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Career ERA+ 100 Or Better After 7+ ER In Debut

20th May 2011

Since 1919, there have been 96 pitchers to allow 7 earned runs or more in their first major league game.  Of those 96, how many went on to have a big league career with a lifetime ERA+ of 100 or better?

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Bad Batter Starts To A Season

10th May 2011

How many players, since 1919, had 14+ games within his team's first 25 games of the season where he had 3+ PA in the contest with no hits?

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3+ Players, Same Team, Same Game, With 2+ SB

5th May 2011

Since 1919,  how many teams had a game where at least three of the players in their line-up had 2 stolen bases or more in the same game?

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Batting Teams With 16+ Ks In 9-Inning Game

5th May 2011

The Mets and Blue Jays have each had games this season, of 9 innings or less, where 16+ of their batters struck out. Since 1919, how many teams have had 2+ games in a season, of 9 innings or less, where 16 or more of their batters have whiffed?

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19 Wins Within First 27 Games Since 1993

2nd May 2011

The Cleveland Indians have won 19 of their first 27 games this season.  How many teams had 19+ wins in their first 27 games since 1993?

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Lots of Base Runners; Not Many Hits

1st May 2011

In Yesterday's 2-1 loss to the Giants, the Nationals had 14 base runners, despite only managing 2 hits. Here are the teams since 1919 with at least 13 base runners (including those who reached via error) and at most 2 hits:

Rk Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB TOBwe IBB SO HBP SH SF ROE GDP SB CS WPA RE24 aLI LOB #
1 1996-08-13 BAL MIL W 4-3 38 26 4 2 0 0 0 4 10 15 0 4 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0.232 -0.818 1.777 10 11
2 1994-04-12 OAK TOR W 8-4 37 24 8 2 1 0 1 8 12 15 1 9 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0.508 3.730 .747 5 9
3 1978-04-23 SFG CIN L 1-2 45 31 1 2 1 0 0 0 12 15 1 9 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 -0.631 -3.285 1.926 14 18
4 1956-05-19 CLE WSH W 5-1 39 25 5 2 0 0 0 5 11 15 0 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.213 0.696 .600 10 9
5 1951-04-20 (1) WSH NYY W 5-3 36 23 5 2 0 2 0 5 13 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.178 0.946 .808 7 9
6 2011-04-30 WSN SFG L 1-2 40 28 1 2 1 0 0 1 9 14 0 11 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 -0.683 -3.441 1.990 12 15
7 1977-06-18 CAL MIL L 2-4 40 28 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 14 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 -0.332 -2.561 1.500 11 14
8 1955-06-14 (2) WSH CLE L 1-3 40 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 11 14 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 -0.514 -3.348 1.819 12 18
9 1976-06-12 NYM SFG W 3-1 38 27 3 2 1 0 0 3 10 13 0 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0.021 -1.106 1.017 8 10
10 1974-07-14 BAL CHW L 1-3 36 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 10 13 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 -0.464 -3.229 1.395 8 10
11 1967-04-30 (1) DET BAL W 2-1 40 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 1 3 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 0.191 -1.689 2.148 11 14
12 1936-09-16 BOS CLE L 3-13 29 18 3 2 0 0 0 3 11 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 8 11
13 1926-09-16 (2) NYY CLE L 0-5 38 26 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 13 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 11 11
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Generated 5/1/2011.

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Post ’49 Batting Leaders Highest Game WPA Where PA = 0

27th April 2011

Since 1950, what non-pitcher has the highest WPA in a game where they never officially came to bat?

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Left-handers playing third base (and catcher, second, and shortstop)

25th April 2011

On another recent post we were discussing lefthanders playing third base. The Play Index can easily tell us which players since 1919 threw lefty and also played at 3B:

Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO WPA RE24 aLI BOP Pos. Summary
1 Mario Valdez 1997-07-02 CHW PIT L 1-3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.024 -0.248 .920 7 PH 3B
2 Don Mattingly 1986-08-31 NYY SEA L 2-6 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.040 0.319 1.078 3 3B
3 Don Mattingly 1986-08-30 (1) NYY SEA L 0-1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.109 -0.625 1.073 3 3B 1B
4 Don Mattingly 1986-08-29 NYY SEA W 13-12 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.127 1.882 .858 3 3B 1B
5 Terry Francona 1985-10-06 MON NYM W 2-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.036 -0.300 1.330 4 3B
6 Mike Squires 1984-07-15 CHW BAL L 4-6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -0.036 -0.159 .970 7 3B
7 Mike Squires 1984-07-01 CHW BAL L 3-8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.051 -0.559 .840 2 PH 3B
8 Mike Squires 1984-06-29 CHW BAL W 2-1 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.013 0.127 1.170 6 3B 1B
9 Mike Squires 1984-06-16 CHW OAK L 4-6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.014 -0.294 .265 7 PH 3B
10 Mike Squires 1984-06-12 CHW CAL L 2-3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.281 0.635 3.275 9 3B
11 Mike Squires 1984-06-02 CHW OAK L 3-6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.045 -0.244 1.740 9 PH 3B
12 Mike Squires 1984-05-27 CHW TEX L 3-11 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.003 0.496 .330 8 PH 3B
13 Mike Squires 1984-05-20 CHW TOR W 3-0 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.068 0.272 .880 1 3B 1B
14 Mike Squires 1984-05-12 CHW TEX L 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.026 0.129 .650 7 PH 3B
15 Mike Squires 1984-05-02 CHW NYY W 3-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.006 0.127 .847 7 3B 1B
16 Mike Squires 1984-04-27 CHW BOS L 3-5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.129 -1.248 1.145 7 PH 3B
17 Mike Squires 1984-04-22 CHW DET L 1-9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.010 -0.078 .553 6 3B 1B P
18 Mike Squires 1984-04-08 CHW DET L 3-7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.011 -0.244 .430 7 PH 3B
19 Mike Squires 1983-08-23 CHW KCR L 2-10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 -0.161 .000 7 3B
20 Rube Bressler 1926-04-30 CIN PIT L 4-13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 7 PH 3B
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Generated 4/25/2011.

Mario Valdez came in as a pinch-hitter and then played the 9th inning as the 3rd baseman, getting no chances.

Don Mattingly, mustache and all, is the last player to start a game at third.

As long as we're at it...left-handed catchers:

Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO WPA RE24 aLI BOP Pos. Summary
1 Benny Distefano 1989-08-18 PIT ATL L 6-13 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.063 1.919 .670 7 PH C
2 Benny Distefano 1989-06-13 PIT PHI L 2-10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.001 -0.201 .020 9 C
3 Benny Distefano 1989-05-14 PIT ATL L 2-5 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0.116 0.676 1.600 6 C 1B
4 Mike Squires 1980-05-07 CHW KCR L 5-12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.385 .040 9 C
5 Mike Squires 1980-05-04 CHW MIL L 1-11 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.009 -0.412 .650 1 C 1B
6 Tom Chism 1979-09-19 BAL DET L 0-5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.074 -0.820 1.400 2 C
7 Chris Short 1961-06-29 (1) PHI SFG L 7-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 7 C
8 Dale Long 1958-09-21 CHC LAD L 1-2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 -0.060 -0.560 1.935 6 C 1B
9 Dale Long 1958-08-20 (1) CHC PIT L 2-4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.049 0.209 1.145 7 C 1B
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Generated 4/25/2011.

Left-handed 2B:

Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO WPA RE24 aLI BOP Pos. Summary
1 Don Mattingly 1983-07-24 NYY KCR L 4-5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.104 -0.456 2.075 7 PH 2B 1B
2 Gonzalo Marquez 1973-05-05 OAK CLE L 5-6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.015 -0.157 .620 2 2B
3 Gonzalo Marquez 1973-05-04 OAK CLE W 11-4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.055 0.608 1.450 2 2B
4 Sam McDowell 1970-07-06 CLE WSA W 6-4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -0.046 -0.538 .617 9 2B P
5 George Crowe 1958-06-14 CIN CHC L 3-4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 -0.276 -2.839 1.725 4 2B 1B
6 Lefty Stewart 1933-07-11 WSH CHW L 3-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 3 2B
7 Jim Bottomley 1924-08-29 STL CHC W 12-5 5 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 0.000 0.000 4 2B 1B
8 Edd Roush 1920-10-03 CIN STL L 3-6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000 0.000 4 2B CF
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Generated 4/25/2011.

Left-handed shortstops:

Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO WPA RE24 aLI BOP Pos. Summary
1 Mark Ryal 1987-09-04 CAL NYY L 4-8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.023 -0.254 .870 1 SS
2 Tom Chism 1979-09-13 BAL TOR W 10-4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.033 -0.369 1.420 2 SS
3 Royle Stillman 1975-09-27 (1) BAL NYY L 2-3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.022 -0.225 .870 1 SS
4 Royle Stillman 1975-09-17 BAL BOS W 5-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.023 -0.247 .870 1 SS
5 Royle Stillman 1975-09-16 BAL BOS L 0-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.267 .620 2 SS
6 Royle Stillman 1975-09-14 BAL DET W 9-3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.055 0.609 1.440 2 SS
7 Royle Stillman 1975-09-12 BAL DET W 6-4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.022 -0.235 .870 1 SS
8 Royle Stillman 1975-09-11 BAL CLE W 10-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.252 .620 2 SS
9 Nino Escalera 1954-05-22 CIN STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 2 SS
10 Lou Gehrig 1934-07-14 NYY DET L 11-12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 1 SS
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Generated 4/25/2011.

I think we can all agree that the final two words of this post should be:

LOU GEHRIG?!?!?!?!?!?!??!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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Team 3+ HR Games Within First 17 Of Season

24th April 2011

Within their first 17 games this season, the Yankees have 5 games where they've hit 3 or more homeruns in the contest. Since 1919, how many teams have 5+ games within their first 17 games where they had 3+ homeruns?

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Since 1919, 15+ Hits In 9-Inning Game, All Singles

23rd April 2011

Just for the fun of it, I ran a PI query this morning asking for: From 1919 to 2011, only 9-inning games, where XBH=0*H, sorted by greatest H

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