Among the many pleasures afforded by the "Play Index" (subscription required) at Baseball-Reference.com is the ability to rank the best-pitched games of a particular season -- or of all-time -- by an objective measure, created by Bill James, called "game s
Among the many pleasures afforded by the "Play Index" (subscription required) at Baseball-Reference.com is the ability to rank the best-pitched games of a particular season -- or of all-time -- by an objective measure, created by Bill James, called "game score." To calculate it, start with 50 points, then add one point for each out recorded, two more points for every inning completed past the four
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JON LESTER
RED SOX
May 19 vs. Royals
Game score: 94
No surprise that Lester's no-hitter, which included nine strikeouts against only two walks, took the top prize. Interestingly, the 130 pitches he threw were the second-most by any pitcher in the first half.
JAMES SHIELDS
RAYS
May 9 vs. Angels
Game score: 93
One of two complete-game one-hitters thrown in the first half, Shields's gem included eight strikeouts, no walks and only 92 pitches.
HIROKI KURODA
DODGERS
