Today we are going to look at the Twins starting pitchers that went to the mound to pitch and they didn’t let pitch counts and innings pitched stop them. Here we have a list of Twins starting pitchers that started a game and pitched a minimum of 11 innings, Jim Merritt is the top man on the list and will probably remain there forever.
Since 1961 starting pitchers have stayed in a game 11 or more innings on 430 occasions but the last pitcher to do so was Dave Stewart who went 11 very efficient innings throwing just 129 pitches in his start and complete game 1-0 shutout of the Seattle Mariners in August 1, 1990. Can it happen again? Sure, but the chances are slim to none with today’s coddled and pampered pitchers.
| Rk | Player | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | App,Dec | IP | H | R | ER | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Merritt | 1967-07-26 (2) | MIN | NYY | W 3-2 | GS-13 | 13.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Camilo Pascual | 1963-07-23 | MIN | CLE | L 2-3 | CG(13), L | 12.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Dave Boswell | 1969-07-14 | MIN | CHW | W 4-3 | GS-12 | 12.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Jim Kaat | 1969-05-20 | MIN | BAL | W 3-2 | GS-13, W | 12.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Camilo Pascual | 1964-10-01 | MIN | KCA | L 4-5 | CG(12), L | 12.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Jim Roland | 1964-05-19 | MIN | NYY | W 7-2 | GS-12, W | 12.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Camilo Pascual | 1962-09-12 | MIN | CHW | L 1-2 | CG(12), L | 12.0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Dave Goltz | 1977-07-25 | MIN | OAK | W 2-1 | CG(11), W | 11.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Bill Singer | 1976-09-01 | MIN | MIL | W 3-2 | GS-11 | 11.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Dave Goltz | 1976-05-18 | MIN | OAK | W 4-3 | CG(11), W | 11.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Bert Blyleven | 1975-08-27 | MIN | MIL | W 1-0 | SHO(11), W | 11.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Jim Kaat | 1973-06-23 | MIN | CAL | L 1-3 | CG(11), L | 11.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Jim Kaat | 1972-05-24 | MIN | KCR | W 1-0 | GS-11, W | 11.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Jim Perry | 1970-08-07 | MIN | OAK | W 2-1 | CG(11), W | 11.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Jim Kaat | 1969-04-09 | MIN | KCR | L 3-4 | GS-12 | 11.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Jim Kaat | 1964-04-26 | MIN | DET | W 3-2 | CG(11), W | 11.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 17 | Jim Kaat | 1962-08-01 | MIN | BAL | W 3-1 | CG(11), W | 11.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | Pedro Ramos | 1961-04-28 | MIN | LAA | L 5-6 | GS-11 | 11.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Jim Kaat did it six times while wearing a Twins uniform and the all-time leader in these kinds of starts since 1961 is Gaylord Perry with 17 starts of 11 innings or more. Bill Singer (1973), Mickey Lolich (1971) and Mark Fidrych (1976) each did it four times in a single season.