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Originally Posted by jim255
Agreed. Pitchers are supposed to be able to field bunts, and I don't think many pitchers give hitters a break, to, say, keep a record-breaking hitting streak going, etc. Same thing! The sport is supposed to be about competition, not legend-building statistics. Some of these so-called "unwritten rules" date back to the spitball, spikes-flashing era. (Also, the all-White era!)
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I think the "you can't bunt to break up a no-hitter" is a relatively new one, though. Pete Rose bunted to break up Ken Johnson's no-hitter. He failed to get a hit but reached on a throwing error but ended up scoring and giving him the loss.