But in neither this game nor the 5-meltdown game I mentioned was there any indication of a pitcher's injury. Nor did either involve pitchers who were brought up from the minors. They were just examples where every single option I put out there fell apart.
What are the odds that 11 straight batters reach base? Assuming a .333 OBP, a 1 in 3 chance of reaching, we're looking at:
Reach base once: 1 in 3 times.
Twice in a row: 1 in 9
Three times: 1 in 27
Four times: 1 in 81
Five times: 1 in 243
Six times: 1 in 729
Seven times: 1 in 2,187
Eight times: 1 in 6,561
Nine times: 1 in 19,683
Ten times: 1 in 59,049
Eleven times: 1 in 177,047
The major league record is apparently 19 times, against 4 pitchers, May 21, 1952, Dodgers against Reds, 1st inning, resulting in 15 runs. Odds: 1 in 1,162,261,467.
Groundout, BB, HR, 2B, BB, 1B, CS, BB, 1B, 1B, 1B, 1B, BB, HBP, 1B, BB, BB, 1B, 1B, HBP, BB, K.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/b...95205210.shtml
So maybe it wasn't so bad after all.