Bleacher Report · May 3, 2019
Cubs' Kyle Hendricks Tosses 81-Pitch Complete Game; Fewest in MLB Since 2012
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks accomplished something in Friday's 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that hadn't been done in Major League Baseball since 2012.
Per STATS, Hendricks' 81 pitches were the fewest in a nine-inning complete-game shutout since Aaron Cook of the Boston Red Sox in 2012.
Stats By STATS The @Cubs' Kyle Hendricks threw 81 pitches in today's complete game shutout of the Cardinals. That's the fewest in a non-shortened CG SO since Aaron Cook did it with 81 pitches in 2012, and just the 8th with 81 pitches or fewer since 1988 (pitch-count era). #EverybodyIn https://t.co/istWuU8Fkd