Red Barrett - wikipedia Red Barrett For other people named Charles Barrett, see Charles Barrett ( disambiguation ). Red Barrett Barrett 's 1949 Bowman Gum baseball card Pitcher Born : ( 1915 - 02 - 14 ) February 14, 1915 Santa Barbara, California Died : July 28, 1990 ( 1990 - 07 - 28 ) ( aged 75 ) Wilson, North Carolina Batted : Right Threw : Right MLB debut September 15, 1937, for the Cincinnati Reds Last MLB appearance September 29, 1949, for the Boston Braves MLB statistics Win -- loss record 69 -- 69 Earned run average 3.53 Strikeouts 333 Teams Cincinnati Reds ( 1937 -- 1940 ) Boston Braves ( 1943 -- 1945 ) St. Louis Cardinals ( 1945 -- 1946 ) Boston Braves ( 1947 -- 1949 ) Career highlights and awards All - Star ( 1945 ) NL wins leader ( 1945 ) Charles Henry `` Red '' Barrett ( February 14, 1915 -- July 28, 1990 ) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 total career seasons in the National League. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. He pitched the shortest complete game by fewest pitches ( 58 ) in history. He died at the age of 75 in Wilson, North Carolina. Contents 1 Career 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Career Barrett was right - handed. He stood 5'11 '' and weighed 183 lbs. Playing for three teams over 11 years, Barrett was a. 500 pitcher, winning and losing 69 games. Career totals for 253 games include 149 games started, 67 complete games, 11 shutouts, 62 games finished, and 7 saves. His lifetime ERA was 3.53. On August 10, 1944, throwing for the Boston Braves against his former team Cincinnati Reds, Barrett pitched a 2 -- 0 shutout at Crosley Field. He faced 29 batters ( two more than the minimum, having surrendered two hits, walked no one and struck out no one, with no defensive errors behind him ), setting a complete game ( and a nine - inning game ) record by throwing only 58 pitches, an average of exactly two pitches per batter. It was also the shortest night game in history, and the shortest road - team win in history, lasting just 1 hour and 15 minutes. The game was umpired behind home plate by the noted umpire Jocko Conlan. In 1945, he led the Cardinals to second place in the National League, posting a team best 21 wins and 9 losses. For the year, his combined 23 -- 12 record for the Braves and Cardinals with a 3.00 earned run average led the league in wins. He was named to the AP National League All - Star team and finished third in NL Most Valuable Player voting. He appeared on the cover of Life Magazine on April 1, 1946. In 1948, Barrett was a relief pitcher for the Braves in two games of the World Series, allowing no runs in ​ 3 ⁄ innings. See also List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders References ^ Jump up to : `` Fewest Pitches ( By a Single Pitcher ) in a Complete Game ''. Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012. ^ Jump up to : Barrett, Charles ( 1990 - 08 - 02 ). `` Charles ( Red ) Barrett, Pitcher, 75 ''. NY Times. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` 1945 St. Louis Cardinals ''. Baseball Library. Archived from the original on 2008 - 07 - 24. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Life Magazine in Baseball ''. Life Magazine. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 07. External links Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball - Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball - Reference ( Minors ) Retrosheet National League season wins leaders 1876 : Spalding 1877 : Bond 1878 : Bond 1879 : Ward 1880 : J. McCormick 1881 : Corcoran & Whitney 1882 : J. McCormick 1883 : Radbourn 1884 : Radbourn 1885 : Clarkson 1886 : Baldwin & Keefe 1887 : Clarkson 1888 : Keefe 1889 : Clarkson 1890 : Hutchinson 1891 : Hutchinson 1892 : Hutchinson & Young 1893 : Killen 1894 : Rusie 1895 : Young 1896 : Killen & Nichols 1897 : Nichols 1898 : Nichols 1899 : Hughes & McGinnity 1900 : McGinnity 1901 : Donovan 1902 : Chesbro 1903 : McGinnity 1904 : McGinnity 1905 : Mathewson 1906 : McGinnity 1907 : Mathewson 1908 : Mathewson 1909 : Brown 1910 : Mathewson 1911 : Alexander 1912 : Cheney & Marquard 1913 : Seaton 1914 : Alexander 1915 : Alexander 1916 : Alexander 1917 : Alexander 1918 : Vaughn 1919 : Barnes 1920 : Alexander 1921 : W. Cooper & Grimes 1922 : Rixey 1923 : Luque 1924 : Vance 1925 : Vance 1926 : Donohue, Kremer, Meadows & Rhem 1927 : Root 1928 : Benton & Grimes 1929 : Malone 1930 : Kremer & Malone 1931 : Elliott, Hallahan & Meine 1932 : Warneke 1933 : Hubbell 1934 : Dean 1935 : Dean 1936 : Hubbell 1937 : Hubbell 1938 : Lee 1939 : Walters 1940 : Walters 1941 : Higbe & Wyatt 1942 : M. Cooper 1943 : M. Cooper, Riddle & Sewell 1944 : Walters 1945 : Barrett 1946 : Pollet 1947 : Blackwell 1948 : Sain 1949 : Spahn 1950 : Spahn 1951 : Jansen & Maglie 1952 : Roberts 1953 : Roberts & Spahn 1954 : Roberts 1955 : Roberts 1956 : Newcombe 1957 : Spahn 1958 : Friend & Spahn 1959 : Burdette, S. Jones & Spahn 1960 : Broglio & Spahn 1961 : Jay & Spahn 1962 : Drysdale 1963 : Koufax & Marichal 1964 : L. Jackson 1965 : Koufax 1966 : Koufax 1967 : M. McCormick 1968 : Marichal 1969 : Seaver 1970 : Gibson & Perry 1971 : Jenkins 1972 : Carlton 1973 : Bryant 1974 : Messersmith & P. Niekro 1975 : Seaver 1976 : R. Jones 1977 : Carlton 1978 : Perry 1979 : J. Niekro & P. Niekro 1980 : Carlton 1981 : Seaver 1982 : Carlton 1983 : Denny 1984 : Andújar 1985 : Gooden 1986 : Valenzuela 1987 : Sutcliffe 1988 : Hershiser & D. Jackson 1989 : Scott 1990 : Drabek 1991 : Glavine & Smiley 1992 : Glavine & Maddux 1993 : Burkett & Glavine 1994 : Hill & Maddux 1995 : Maddux 1996 : Smoltz 1997 : Neagle 1998 : Glavine 1999 : Hampton 2000 : Glavine 2001 : Morris & Schilling 2002 : Johnson 2003 : Ortiz 2004 : Oswalt 2005 : Willis 2006 : Harang, Lowe, Penny, Smoltz, Webb & Zambrano 2007 : Peavy 2008 : Webb 2009 : Wainwright 2010 : Halladay 2011 : Kennedy & Kershaw 2012 : González 2013 : Wainwright & Zimmermann 2014 : Kershaw 2015 : Arrieta 2016 : Scherzer 2017 : Kershaw International League MVP Award 1932 : Owen 1933 : Rolfe 1934 : Boone 1935 : Puccinelli 1936 : McGowan 1937 : Crouse 1938 : Carnegie 1939 : Witek 1940 : Ryba 1941 : Hutchinson 1942 : Barrett 1943 : Schoendienst 1944 : Moss 1945 : Lollar 1946 : Robinson 1947 : Sauer 1948 : Bloodworth 1949 : B. 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Question: what's the least amount of pitches thrown in a complete game
Answer: 58