Not only did Jamie Moyer beat the Padres last night, becoming the oldest pitcher in baseball history to record a victory, the 49-year-old left-hander did so without cracking even 80 miles per hour on any pitch.
In allowing just two unearned runs over seven innings Moyer threw 87 pitches, 54 of them for strikes.
According to the pitch breakdown at Brooks Baseball he threw 21 four-seam fastballs that averaged 77.2 mph, 19 cutters at 76.2 mph, 25 changeups at 72.1 mph, eight sinkers at 78.6 mph, and four curveballs at 68.2 mph.
And his fastest pitch on a night when the Padres managed zero extra-base hits in 27 plate appearances versus a man twice their age--and at Coors Field, no less--was 79.0 miles per hour.
UPDATE: On a related note, how many people can throw harder than Moyer? (Hint: Not many.)
