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{{short description|Baseball statistic}} [[File:Jesse orosco.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jesse Orosco]] is the career leader in games pitched among [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) players.]] In [[baseball statistics]], '''games pitched''' (denoted by Games '''G''' in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a [[pitcher]]. The statistic is also referred to as '''appearances''', especially to refer to the number of games a [[relief pitcher]] has pitched in. Normally, a pitcher must [[batters faced|face]] at least one batter (or three batters in some relief situations), but exceptions are made in the case of injury.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/three-batter-minimum |title=Three Batter Minimum |website=MLB.com |accessdate=April 26, 2023}}</ref> A notable example was [[Larry Yount]], who suffered an injury while throwing warmup pitches after being summoned as a reliever in a [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) game on September 15, 1971.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20566686/astros_rookie_in_brief_stint/ |title=Astros' Rookie in 'Brief' Stint |agency=[[Associated Press|AP]] |newspaper=[[Odessa American]] |location=[[Odessa, Texas]] |page=1-B |date=September 16, 1971 |access-date=May 31, 2018 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> He did not face a batter, but was credited with an appearance because he had been announced as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09150HOU1971.htm |title=Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2 |website=[[Retrosheet]] |date=September 15, 1971 |access-date=May 31, 2018}}</ref> Yount never appeared in (or actually played in) any other MLB game.
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