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No-hit run

What is the most runs scored in a certain duration of time without a single hit? (This is about baseball.) 71.146.10.213 (talk) 05:13, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Not sure offhand, but in the game of April 22, 1959, the White Sox scored 11 runs on one hit in the 7th against the K.C. Athletics.[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:34, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Googling [most runs scored without hit] starts to turn up some interesting items. This item[2] indicate 4 runs in an 8-inning "no-hitter" (the type of game no longer considered an official no-hitter), although that's not quite what the OP is asking for. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 06:46, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

There have been five occasions where a team has lost a game without giving up a hit, the most infamous being the one Baseball Bugs referred to.: July 1, 1990 — Andy Hawkins pitching for the Yankees gave up 4 runs without a hit to lose to the White Sox 4-0. (box) (I remember watching that game. It was during the Yankees' last chasm, between the Reggie Jackson / Thurman Munson era and the current string of winning seasons. They were always finding new ways to lose.) Other teams losing without giving up a hit were: June 21, 1890 — Brooklyn 1 Chicago 0 (Players League) (no box available); April 23, 1964 — Reds 1 Colt .45s 0 (box); April 12, 1992 — Indians 2 Red Sox 1 (box); June 28, 2008 — Dodgers 1 Angels 0 (box).    → Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 12:19, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

There have also been a bunch of other games where the losing team in a no-hitter scored a run. See here for recent cases [3] --Xuxl (talk) 13:08, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

What's the record for most runs in an inning without a hit? I think that's closer to what the OP wants.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:36, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

In Andy Hawkins' quasi no-hitter mentioned above, all four runs were scored in the same inning without the benefit of a hit. It's the only such major league inning I can find through my googling. I'm surprised; I thought there would have been at least a couple of times when 5 runs were scored without a hit, but I can't find any examples. --Xuxl (talk) 13:08, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

In that 1959 White Sox game, 9 of the 11 runs came after the one and only hit, and before there were any outs. If you erase the runner who got the hit, that's still 8 consecutive runs scored without anyone getting a hit. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:50, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

That is the tricky thing about this question. There are no official records kept of partial innings. Who knows if there are cases where a team gets one out, scores some runs without a hit, then gets another out. Details of such incidents would be anecdotal in newspapers, etc., but not in official records.    → Michael J Ⓣ Ⓒ Ⓜ 14:35, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Many thanks to all. I found the first box score provided by Michael J to be quite interesting. 71.146.10.213 (talk) 19:11, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Films set in post-war Berlin

Can anyone recommend, or list a few films set in post-WW2 Berlin, right around 1945-46? They don't need to be in English, but the more modern the better. I can't think of any myself. Shadowjams (talk) 16:30, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

We have List of films set in Berlin which is arranged chronologically. It suggests one term you might try searching on: Trümmerfilm, for rubble film -- films dealing with the impact of the war, using battle-damaged cities for exteriors. --some jerk on the Internet (talk) 19:04, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

That list is organized by date of creation, not setting, but it's a good start as is the "rubble film". I'm hoping for a story set against that backdrop more a film that focuses on the "rubble". Thank you for your help. Shadowjams (talk) 20:57, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Included in that list is one I would recommend, Ten Seconds to Hell. It's black and white and mono, though, so isn't particularly modern. However, color might not suit a backdrop of rubble, like it doesn't suit film noir. StuRat (talk) 21:13, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Shadowjams, you're right, and I should have been more clear when I suggested the link. What I was trying to point you toward were films set in Berlin, with the assumption that no film set in post-WWII Berlin could have been made *before* the 40s, but not that every film on the list was set both in Berlin and immediately post-WWII -- that there would be some trawling through that would have to be done for that. Glad it was of some help, anyway. Good luck with your search! --some jerk on the Internet (talk) 21:43, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Germany Year Zero is highly rated. I taped it recently from TCM, so I guess I better watch it. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:19, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Did you really tape it ? Or did you record it by a more modern method ? StuRat (talk) 01:04, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

When I say "tape", I mean good old God-fearing tape. None of those newfangled works of the Devil for me. Why, if I could find my slide rule, I'd rap you smartly across the knuckles. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:35, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

See, I'm not the only one who chooses not to live in "modern times". There are more than enough people keeping up with progress; but 100% of everything's that's ever happened in the Universe has happened in the past. -- ♬ Jack of Oz ♬ ^{[your turn]} 06:27, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

While I agree that not everything new is automatically better, I definitely think VHS sucked, always going off track, adding static, and needing rewinds. StuRat (talk) 21:33, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Meh, Germany Year Zero was just okay, but there was an impressive amount of real rubble. Clarityfiend (talk) 03:38, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Not recent, but there's A Foreign Affair. Deor (talk) 01:02, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

The Good German is recent, with big-name actors, directed by Steven Soderbergh. Staecker (talk) 11:55, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

European Championship Music

Good evening,

first of all: Congrats to win the group. ;)

I am searching for a specific song, which is played at (all?) Euro-Stadiums so far, before the kickoff, while (on TV) showing the line-ups. We've discussed a lot on dewp, but didn't find an answer so far. The following ones are not meant (mixture of titles and performers):

Burn it Down

Endless Summer

Heart of Courage

Sirius (Parson Project)

Requiem for a Dream

Los Colorados

It is kind of calmative sound, with a choral sung by men at the beginning. Does anyone know what I am talking about? Would be very nice... =)

Best regards sent to you by your semifinal-opponent. --Hephaion (talk) 22:01, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

As one of the English Wikipedia editors round here, I shall accept your congratulations and refer the others to Euro 2012, and presume you're from Italy. I can't place the song you're referring to, it's quite possible different television companies use different songs. ITV in England, for example, use the orchestral introduction to Bitter-Sweet Symphony by the Verve. I suspect it's not that you're referring to. --TammyMoet (talk) 08:58, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

I think you misunderstood my question. The song is not played by the broadcasting company, but in the stadium itself. Therefore, it is difficult to unterstand due to commentators and spectators, but nevertheless I thought somebody could help me indeed. Kind regards. --Hephaion (talk) 10:50, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure it's Heart of Courage by Two Steps from Hell, particularly the section starting at 1:10 here. Nanonic (talk) 23:20, 24 June 2012 (UTC)