There is an old saying that goes something like this: “Some days you get the bear, some days the bear gets you, and some days it doesn’t pay to go into the woods.”
Those words could be used to describe all of the pitchers in this article. Most of these guys are not bums or “tomato cans”. Most are decent pitchers while some are even very good.
When things go badly, they tend to bundle up on you. Ask any of these men and I am sure they will concur.
Not all of them completed the inning. They do have much in common however. They all surrendered at least eight hits, at least six earned runs, and they all faced at least 10 batters.
In some instances the “inning” consists of three outs, not necessarily in the same frame. However, that is what history reflects, one inning (or less).
With that as a background let us look at the 10 worst innings by active pitchers.