A-Rod & Damon (?) Getting Big Hits For Yankees
Posted by Steve Lombardi on July 25, 2007
One the the fun things that you can do with Player Index is looking at when hits came, via the Batter Events Finder.
For example, to date, in 2007, when the Yankees have 2 outs against them, and they're behind in the score, with runners on base, who has gotten hits to put them ahead in the score? Here's the answer:
Alex Rodriguez 3 times
Johnny Damon 2 times
Derek Jeter 1 time
Bobby Abreu 1 time
Yr# G# Date Batter Tm Opp Pitcher Score Result Inn RoB Out Cnt Pit RBI Play Desc. ------+---+-------------+-----------------+---+----+-----------------+-----------+------+---+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------- 1 1 2007-04-07 Alex Rodriguez NYY BAL Steve Trachsel down 0-1 HR b 1 1-- 2 2-1 4 2 Home Run (Fly Ball to LF); Abreu Scores 2 2 Alex Rodriguez NYY BAL Chris Ray down 6-7 HR b 9 123 2 1-2 4 4 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to CF); Cano Scores; Jeter Scores; Abreu Scores 3 1 2007-04-19 Alex Rodriguez NYY CLE Joe Borowski down 5-6 HR b 9 -23 2 1-0 1 3 *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Jeter Scores; Abreu Scores 4 1 2007-04-27 Johnny Damon NYY BOS Daisuke Matsuzak down 1-2 1B b 4 123 2 3-2 6 2 Single to RF (Line Drive); Giambi Scores; Matsui Scores; Posada to 3B 5 1 2007-05-20 Johnny Damon NYY @NYM John Maine down 0-1 2B t 4 -23 2 1-2 6 2 Double to 2B (Pop Fly); Abreu Scores; Mientkiewicz Scores 6 1 2007-06-16 Derek Jeter NYY NYM Tom Glavine down 4-5 HR b 4 1-- 2 0-0 1 2 Home Run (Fly Ball to LF); Damon Scores 7 1 2007-07-14 Bobby Abreu NYY @TBD Andy Sonnanstine down 2-3 HR t 5 -2- 2 0-1 2 2 Home Run (Fly Ball to RF); Thompson Scores
How about with 2 outs against them, and they're behind in the score, with runners on base, who has gotten hits to tie the score? Here's the answer:
Miguel Cairo 2 times
Hideki Matsui 1 time
Robinson Cano 1 time
Johnny Damon 1 time
Jorge Posada 1 time
Melky Cabrera 1 time
Alex Rodriguez 1 time
Yr# G# Date Batter Tm Opp Pitcher Score Result Inn RoB Out Cnt Pit RBI Play Desc. ------+---+-------------+-----------------+---+----+-----------------+-----------+------+---+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------- 1 1 2007-04-05 Hideki Matsui NYY TBD Ruddy Lugo down 4-6 1B b 7 123 2 1-1 3 2 Single to RF (Ground Ball); Jeter Scores; Abreu Scores; Giambi to 2B 2 1 2007-04-06 Robinson Cano NYY BAL Adam Loewen down 1-2 2B b 2 1-- 2 1-2 4 1 Double to RF (Line Drive); Matsui Scores; Cano to 3B/Adv on throw 3 1 2007-04-14 Jorge Posada NYY @OAK Joe Blanton down 2-3 2B t 7 1-- 2 1-2 4 1 Double to RF (Line Drive); Cano Scores 4 1 2007-05-16(1) Melky Cabrera NYY @CHW John Danks down 1-2 2B t 6 12- 2 3-1 5 1 Double to LF (Ground Ball); Posada Scores; Abreu to 3B 5 1 2007-06-05 Miguel Cairo NYY @CHW Mark Buehrle down 0-1 1B t 5 -2- 2 1-2 4 1 Single to CF (Ground Ball); Cano Scores 6 1 2007-06-16 Johnny Damon NYY NYM Tom Glavine down 1-2 1B b 2 --3 2 3-2 6 1 Single to LF (Line Drive); Cano Scores 7 1 2007-07-05 Miguel Cairo NYY MIN Kevin Slowey down 1-2 2B b 2 --3 2 3-2 6 1 Double to LF (Line Drive); Phillips Scores 8 1 2007-07-17 Alex Rodriguez NYY TOR Roy Halladay down 0-1 1B b 1 --3 2 1-2 4 1 Single to RF (Line Drive); Damon Scores
Who would have thought that, to date, Johnny Damon has one less "big" two-out hit for the Yankees this season than Alex Rodriguez? Well, now you know.