Trivia Tuesday: D-backs’ complete-game shutouts
Jun 14, 2016, 6:00 AM
Seattle Mariners shortstop Ronnie Cedeno fields a ball in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday, July 6, 2009, in front of the mechanical scoreboard at Safeco Field in Seattle. The old-fashioned board was the only tally of the Mariners' 5-0 win and Mariners pitcher Jarrod Washburn's one-hit shutout, as the electronic scoreboards at the park were broken during the game. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
One upon a time, the complete-game shutout was a pretty common occurrence in Major League Baseball.
In 1980 alone, there were 189 such pitching performances. By comparison, in 2015, there were only 51.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have played 2,982 regular-season baseball games since joining the big leagues in 1998.
Arizona has a total of 48 complete-game shutouts combined from 18 different pitchers.
That’s your Trivia Tuesday challenge this week — name all 18 D-backs’ pitchers that have blanked an opponent for nine innings.
You’ve got five minutes … have at it!
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