These numbers — while impressive — are almost meaningless compared to what he's doing for the District and what he will do for the game of baseball in general.
LeBron James gave the NBA a kick in the pants. Sidney Crosby saved hockey and gave the NHL a new fresh face. Strasburg is going to give America's Pastime the jot it needs. Take what Pedro Martinez did in Boston, what Ricky Henderson and the Bash Brothers did in Oakland and multiply that by what Albert Pujols is doing in St. Louis and you'll have Strasburg's impact in D.C. and across National League ballparks across the country.
Below is a detailed pitch count courtesy of mlb.com, followed by a photo gallery of the ace's momentous night.
No. | Type | MPH | Ball/Strike | Result
1st inning
1 FB 97 B
2 FB 97 B
3 FB 98 K in play Lineout
4 CB 82 B
5 FB 98 B
6 FB 99 K foul
7 FB 97 B
8 FB 99 K in play Groundout
9 FB 99 K look
10 CB 82 K look
11 CB 83 K swing K swing
2nd inning
12 CU 91 B
13 FB 98 B
14 FB 99 B
15 FB 97 K look
16 FB 99 K swing
17 FB 99 K swing K swing
18 FB 99 K look
19 CU 91 B
20 CU 91 K foul
21 FB 100 B
22 CB 83 K swing K swing
23 CB 82 K look
24 FB 99 B
25 FB 100 K in play Single
26 FB 97 K foul
27 CB 82 K swing
28 FB 97 K foul
29 CB 81 B
30 CU 89 K swing K swing
3rd inning
31 FB 97 K look
32 CU 90 B
33 CU 90 K look
34 CB 83 K look K look
35 FB 97 K look
36 CB 82 K look
37 CB 82 B
38 FB 98 K swing K swing
39 FB 99 B
40 FB 98 K in play Groundout
4th inning
41 FB 96 K foul
42 CB 82 B
43 CB 82 K in play Single
44 FB 96 B
45 CU 89 B
46 FB 95 K foul
47 FB 96 K in play Single
48 CU 89 K swing
49 CB 81 K foul
50 FB 97 B
51 FB 97 B
52 CB 82 B
53 FB 96 K in play Double play
54 FB 96 B
55 CU 90 K in play HR
56 FB 98 K in play Popout
5th inning
57 FB 97 K look
58 FB 98 B
59 FB 97 K swing
60 FB 99 K swing K swing
61 FB 99 K look
62 FB 97 K look
63 FB 97 B
64 CB 82 K in play Groundout
65 FB 98 K look
66 FB 98 B
67 FB 98 K look
68 CB 82 K foul
69 FB 99 K foul
70 FB 99 K look K look
6th inning
71 FB 98 K look
72 CB 81 K look
73 CB 82 B
74 CU 91 K swing K swing
75 FB 99 K look
76 FB 98 K foul
77 FB 99 K swing K swing
78 CB 84 B
79 CB 82 K look
80 CB 82 K look
81 CU 92 K swing K swing
7th inning
82 FB 96 B
83 FB 96 K foul
84 CB 81 K look
85 FB 98 K foul
86 FB 97 B
87 FB 98 K foul
88 CB 83 K swing K swing
89 FB 98 K look
90 FB 98 K swing
91 FB 99 K swing K swing
92 CB 83 K look
93 CB 83 K swing
94 FB 99 K swing K swing
