‘Stall a little longer next time, Skip’
Posted by John Autin on October 24, 2011
Since 1974*, B-R's Event Index finds four World Series relievers who allowed a multi-run HR on their first pitch of the game:
| Date 6 | Series | Gm# | Pitcher | Tm | Opp | Batter | Score | Inn | RoB | Out | Pit(cnt) | R | WPA | RE24 | Play Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-23 | WS | 4 | Mitchell Boggs | STL | @TEX | Mike Napoli | down 0-1 | b6 | 12- | 1 | 1 (0-0) | 3 | -0.17 | -2.33 | 1.77 | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Cruz Scores; Murphy Scores |
| 2007-10-27 | WS | 3 | Hideki Okajima | BOS | @COL | Matt Holliday | ahead 6-2 | b7 | 1-3 | 0 | 1 (0-0) | 3 | -0.18 | -1.65 | 2.14 | Home Run (Fly Ball); Matsui Scores; Tulowitzki Scores |
| 2005-10-23 | WS | 2 | Chad Qualls | HOU | @CHW | Paul Konerko | ahead 4-2 | b7 | 123 | 2 | 1 (0-0) | 4 | -0.58 | -3.31 | 5.22 | Home Run (Fly Ball); Uribe Scores; Iguchi Scores; Dye Scores |
| 1987-10-24 | WS | 6 | Ken Dayley | STL | @MIN | Kent Hrbek | down 5-6 | b6 | 123 | 2 | 1 (0-0) | 4 | -0.22 | -3.30 | 2.64 | Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); Gagne Scores; Puckett Scores; Baylor Scores |
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* These 4 events are not presented as a comprehensive list. WS pitch-count data are not consistently available before 1974, and there are scattered outages even in the years when we should have them (e.g., 1999).
October 24th, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Not often TLR gets criticized for staying too long with a pitcher, but that shoe fits for yesterday's game.
October 24th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
I am doing a project on the number 12. I was wondering if I could get a list of all the players who have worn the number 12.
October 24th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
Kinda cool that Napoli hit his homer over the head of one of the players who had accomplished the feat before him (Holliday).
October 24th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
Of course, it wasn't the World Series, but my favorite rude greeting to a reliever was Johnny Damon's grand slam off of Javier Vazquez's third pitch in Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200410200.shtml
October 24th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
How about 3rd time in WS history* that a pitcher has been brought on solely to issue an intentional walk?
October 24th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
All 4 served up by the visiting team to the home team.
October 25th, 2011 at 2:07 am
That was pretty much my exact sarcastic response. More specifically, LaRussa should have ordered Edwin Jackson to throw over to first 3 or 4 times then go get him (would have been extremely amusing considering there was also a runner on 2nd at the time).
October 25th, 2011 at 8:44 am
That's amazing to me that we don't have WS pitch data until 1974. But how are there outages in 1999? Someone has to know the exact pitch data right?
October 25th, 2011 at 10:10 am
@8, Douglas -- I don't know what the story is with the 1999 postseason pitch data, but it's 100% missing. I'll bring it up to Sean & Neil.
October 25th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Boy, Tony's got some fun things to discuss today. Things like, "Hey, Lilliquist, the phrase 'Get Motte up' does NOT sound like 'Do nothing, I'm gonna leave Rzepczynski in to face the hottest hitter in the game!'"