1-pitch starts
Posted by Andy on March 25, 2008
First of all, note that boxscores on B-R.com now go back to 1956 (instead of 1957) thanks to some hard work by Sean and his team.
And now, here are all the game starts that last just 1 pitch:
Cnt Player Date 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 Wade Miller 2001-08-05 HOU MON W 4-1 GS-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 Pedro Astacio 2000-09-06 COL CHC L 5-8 GS-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 inf 3 Chris Bosio 1993-06-26 SEA @CHW L 4-7 GS-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 Dennis Martinez 1990-09-09 MON @PIT W 9-5 GS-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 51 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5 Al Leiter 1988-05-31 NYY @OAK W 5-0 GS-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 48 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 undef 6 Don Cardwell 1963-09-20 PIT @LAD L 0-2 GS-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 48 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 undef
We talked about that Astacio game recently, and Don Cardwell's name might be familiar to you because he passed away about 2 months ago. It's amazing to me that half these pitchers actually recorded an out. (It looks like 2 of them were involved in the defensive play, probably getting injured in the process.)
March 25th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
It looks like all but Bosio were involved in the play. Astacio was hit. In Cardwell's game it says that Wills singled to pitcher. That could either be a bunt or a shot up the middle where Cardwell was hurt. In Leiter's game, it says that Lansford singled to pitcher and Leiter threw wide of first, so he was probably hit since I can't imagine Carney laying down a bunt. The others were involved either with an assist or putout covering first.
In Bosio's game, Joey Cora hit a grounder to second. I suppose Bosio could have been hurt covering first if the ball was in the hole, but the 1B recorded the putout. He'd been off for 3 weeks, so I'm going to think he either stiffened up or he was afraid to face Ellis Burks and Frank Thomas coming up.
March 25th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Andinator, just a quick question: When are you going to give the in-season gamelogs for each team? Because the first game was today (which you probably know). Just curious, thanks.
March 25th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Uh, when you say "Andinator", are you talking to me?
As for your question, I have no idea. I'm a guest contributor to this blog but I don't have anything to do with the running of the site. You need to ask Sean about that.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Yes, I am talking to you. And thanks.