Starters Setting the Tone
Posted by Raphy on October 29, 2009
Starting pitchers have dominated the first 2 games of this year's World Series. Cliff Lee, CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Pedro Martinez have all turned in impressive performances and have a combined game score of 273 . This total is the highest total game score for the first 2 games of the World Series since 1967. Overall, it is 12th among the best starting performances in the first 2 games of the World Series.
Here are the top 5:
1949: Yankees vs. Dodgers : 314
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Don Newcombe 1949-10-05 WS 1 BRO @NYY L 0-1 CG 9 ,L 8 5 1 1 0 11 1 79 29 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.12 2 Allie Reynolds 1949-10-05 WS 1 NYY BRO W 1-0 SHO9 ,W 9 2 0 0 4 9 0 88 33 28 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 Vic Raschi 1949-10-06 WS 2 NYY BRO L 0-1 GS-8 ,L 8 6 1 1 1 4 0 69 29 28 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.12 4 Preacher Roe 1949-10-06 WS 2 BRO @NYY W 1-0 SHO9 ,W 9 6 0 0 0 3 0 78 34 33 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
1905: Giants vs. Athletics: 296
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Eddie Plank 1905-10-09 WS 1 PHA NYG L 0-3 CG 9 ,L 9 10 3 3 2 5 0 58 39 35 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3.00 2 Christy Mathewson 1905-10-09 WS 1 NYG @PHA W 3-0 SHO9 ,W 9 4 0 0 0 6 0 85 31 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 3 Joe McGinnity 1905-10-10 WS 2 NYG PHA L 0-3 GS-8 ,L 8 5 3 0 0 2 0 68 30 29 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 Chief Bender 1905-10-10 WS 2 PHA @NYG W 3-0 SHO9 ,W 9 4 0 0 3 9 0 85 34 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.00
1950: Phillies vs. Yankees: 295
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Jim Konstanty 1950-10-04 WS 1 PHI NYY L 0-1 GS-8 ,L 8 4 1 1 4 0 0 66 33 28 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.12 2 Vic Raschi 1950-10-04 WS 1 NYY @PHI W 1-0 SHO9 ,W 9 2 0 0 1 5 0 87 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 Allie Reynolds 1950-10-05 WS 2 NYY @PHI W 2-1 CG 10 ,W 10 7 1 1 4 6 0 76 39 33 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.90 4 Robin Roberts 1950-10-05 WS 2 PHI NYY L 1-2 CG 10 ,L 10 10 2 2 3 5 1 66 43 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
1911: Athletics vs. Giants: 292
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Chief Bender 1911-10-14 WS 1 PHA @NYG L 1-2 CG 8 ,L 8 5 2 1 4 11 0 73 34 28 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.12 2 Christy Mathewson 1911-10-14 WS 1 NYG PHA W 2-1 CG 9 ,W 9 6 1 1 1 5 0 75 33 31 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 3 Eddie Plank 1911-10-16 WS 2 PHA NYG W 3-1 CG 9 ,W 9 5 1 1 0 8 0 81 31 30 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 4 Rube Marquard 1911-10-16 WS 2 NYG @PHA L 1-3 GS-7 ,L 7 4 3 2 0 4 1 63 26 25 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.57
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Paul Derringer 1939-10-04 WS 1 CIN @NYY L 1-2 CG 9 ,L 8.1 6 2 2 1 7 0 69 32 31 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.16 2 Red Ruffing 1939-10-04 WS 1 NYY CIN W 2-1 CG 9 ,W 9 4 1 1 1 4 0 78 29 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 3 Monte Pearson 1939-10-05 WS 2 NYY CIN W 4-0 SHO9 ,W 9 2 0 0 1 8 0 90 29 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 4 Bucky Walters 1939-10-05 WS 2 CIN @NYY L 0-4 CG 8 ,L 8 9 4 4 0 5 1 53 31 30 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
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Recently, there haven't been many back to back pitching duels to start the Series. Even the best recent performances include dominant games mixed in with some stinkers. Here are the top 5 since 1990:
2009: Phillies vs. Yankees: 273
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Cliff Lee 2009-10-28 WS 1 PHI @NYY W 6-1 CG 9 ,W 9 6 1 0 0 10 0 122 80 83 32 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 C.C. Sabathia 2009-10-28 WS 1 NYY PHI L 1-6 GS-7 ,L 7 4 2 2 3 6 2 113 70 64 27 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.57 3 Pedro Martinez 2009-10-29 WS 2 PHI @NYY L 1-3 GS-7 ,L 6 6 3 3 2 8 2 107 72 54 26 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 4 A.J. Burnett 2009-10-29 WS 2 NYY PHI W 3-1 GS-7 ,W 7 4 1 1 2 9 0 108 68 72 26 24 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29
2001: Diamondbacks vs. Yankees: 258
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Curt Schilling 2001-10-27 WS 1 ARI NYY W 9-1 GS-7 ,W 7 3 1 1 1 8 0 102 68 74 26 24 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 2 Mike Mussina 2001-10-27 WS 1 NYY @ARI L 1-9 GS-3 ,L 3 6 5 3 1 4 2 68 47 34 18 14 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 3 Randy Johnson 2001-10-28 WS 2 ARI NYY W 4-0 SHO9 ,W 9 3 0 0 1 11 0 110 76 91 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 Andy Pettitte 2001-10-28 WS 2 NYY @ARI L 0-4 GS-7 ,L 7 5 4 4 0 8 1 80 64 59 26 25 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.14
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Andy Pettitte 2000-10-21 WS 1 NYY NYM W 4-3 GS-7 6.2 8 3 3 1 4 0 96 66 49 28 25 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4.05 2 Al Leiter 2000-10-21 WS 1 NYM @NYY L 3-4 GS-7 7 5 2 2 3 7 0 126 76 63 28 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2.57 3 Mike Hampton 2000-10-22 WS 2 NYM @NYY L 5-6 GS-6 ,L 6 8 4 4 5 4 1 124 65 39 31 25 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 4 Roger Clemens 2000-10-22 WS 2 NYY NYM W 6-5 GS-8 ,W 8 2 0 0 0 9 0 112 78 87 28 27 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Orel Hershiser 1995-10-21 WS 1 CLE @ATL L 2-3 GS-7 ,L 6 3 3 3 3 7 1 101 61 58 23 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 2 Greg Maddux 1995-10-21 WS 1 ATL CLE W 3-2 CG 9 ,W 9 2 2 0 0 4 0 95 63 83 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 Tom Glavine 1995-10-22 WS 2 ATL CLE W 4-3 GS-6 ,W 6 3 2 2 3 3 1 99 54 58 25 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3.00 4 Dennis Martinez 1995-10-22 WS 2 CLE @ATL L 3-4 GS-6 ,L 5.2 8 4 4 3 3 1 98 57 37 28 23 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.35
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Greg Maddux 1999-10-23 WS 1 ATL NYY L 1-4 GS-7 ,L 7 5 4 2 3 5 0 57 29 24 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2.57 2 Orlando Hernandez 1999-10-23 WS 1 NYY @ATL W 4-1 GS-7 ,W 7 1 1 1 2 10 1 79 23 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.29 3 Kevin Millwood 1999-10-24 WS 2 ATL NYY L 2-7 GS-2 ,L 2 8 5 4 2 2 0 22 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 4 David Cone 1999-10-24 WS 2 NYY @ATL W 7-2 GS-7 ,W 7 1 0 0 5 4 0 74 26 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
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As you can imagine, the worst total ever consists of some pretty putrid performances:
Cnt Player Date Series G Tm Opp GmReslt App,Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR Pit Str GmSc IR IS BF AB 2B 3B IBB HBP SH SF GDP SB CS Pk BK WP ERA +----+-----------------+-------------+------+-+---+----+-------+---------+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+----+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+---+--+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+------+ 1 Jarrod Washburn 2002-10-19 WS 1 ANA SFG L 3-4 GS-6 ,L 5.2 6 4 4 2 5 3 106 63 44 25 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.35 2 Jason Schmidt 2002-10-19 WS 1 SFG @ANA W 4-3 GS-6 ,W 5.2 9 3 3 1 6 2 91 66 44 27 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.76 3 Kevin Appier 2002-10-20 WS 2 ANA SFG W 11-10 GS-2 2 5 5 5 2 2 3 48 28 26 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 4 Russ Ortiz 2002-10-20 WS 2 SFG @ANA L 10-11 GS-2 1.2 9 7 7 0 0 1 46 29 9 14 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 37.80
October 30th, 2009 at 9:46 am
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