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Post by chiyankee on Mar 23, 2024 14:29:22 GMT -5
Michael wasn't the GM when the Yankees won the world series. But former MLB player Bob Watson was. So, that’s who I missed….🫥 That's why I said technically. Michaels and Buck Showalter built the majority of that roster that won the 4 World Series but neither one was the GM when they actually won. I do give Watson credit, because he made the trade with Seattle that brought in Tino and Nelson. |
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Post by inger on Mar 23, 2024 15:11:12 GMT -5
So, that’s who I missed….🫥 That's why I said technically. Michaels and Buck Showalter built the majority of that roster that won the 4 World Series but neither one was the GM when they actually won. I do give Watson credit, because he made the trade with Seattle that brought in Tino and Nelson. On one hand, that looks like a short list, but on the other it looks long considering they’re former players. Not every athlete is scholarly enough to tackle a job like being the GM… |
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Post by inger on Mar 24, 2024 17:30:02 GMT -5
1,889 MLB players have no hits and at least one strikeout, for an infinite ratio. They are “led” by Daniel Cabrera who managed to strike out 24 times. Cabrera was an average pitcher for six seasons from 2004 to 2009 and in 32 plate appearances managed 2 walks, 1 HBP, 3 sacrifices, two other outs, 24 strikeouts and no hits.
Among players with one career hit, so the ratio is defined, the record is 40 strikeouts by Fred Gladding, a relief pitcher from 1961 to 1973. He had 63 plate appearances with one single and 40 strikeouts. He had no walks or HBP, grounded into one double play, but did have five sacrifices. Remarkably, he had three RBIs and scored one run...
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Post by inger on Mar 24, 2024 17:31:29 GMT -5
5,987 players have at least one hit, and more strikeouts than hits. Among them, Reggie Jackson has the most hits. Here are the top 10 by number of hits.
Reggie Jackson 2,584 hits, 2,597 strikeouts, 1.005 ratio
Jim Thome 2,328 hits, 2,548 strikeouts, 1.095 ratio
Jose Canseco 1,877 hits, 1,942 strikeouts, 1.035 ratio
Curtis Granderson 1,800 hits, 1,916 strikeouts, 1.064 ratio
Justin Upton 1,754 hits, 1,971 strikeouts, 1.124 ratio
Mike Cameron 1,700 hits, 1,901 strikeouts, 1.118 ratio
Adam Dunn 1,631 hits, 2,379 strikeouts, 1.459 ratio
Dave Kingman 1,575 hits, 1,816 strikeouts, 1.153 ratio
Ryan Howard 1,475 hits, 1,843 strikeouts, 1.249 ratio
Greg Vaughn 1,475 hits, 1,513 strikeouts, 1.026 ratio
The list is changed a bit if we rank by number of strikeouts, but Jackson is still on top.
Reggie Jackson 2,584 hits, 2,597 strikeouts, 1.005 ratio
Jim Thome 2,328 hits, 2,548 strikeouts, 1.095 ratio
Adam Dunn 1,631 hits, 2,379 strikeouts, 1.459 ratio
Justin Upton 1,754 hits, 1,971 strikeouts, 1.124 ratio
Jose Canseco 1,877 hits, 1,942 strikeouts, 1.035 ratio
Mark Reynolds 1,283 hits, 1,927 strikeouts, 1.502 ratio
Curtis Granderson 1,800 hits, 1,916 strikeouts, 1.064 ratio
Mike Cameron 1,700 hits, 1,901 strikeouts, 1.118 ratio
Chris Davis 1,160 hits, 1,852 strikeouts, 1.597 ratio
Ryan Howard 1,475 hits, 1,843 strikeouts, 1.249 ratio
Among players with at least 100 hits, here are the top ratios:
Milt Pappas 132 hits, 510 strikeouts, 3.864 ratio
Jerry Koosman 109 hits, 418 strikeouts, 3.835 ratio
Jim Lonborg 105 hits, 330 strikeouts, 3.143 ratio
Lefty Grove 202 hits, 593 strikeouts, 2.936 ratio
Pedro Ramos 109 hits, 316 strikeouts, 2.899 ratio
Andy Benes 106 hits, 307 strikeouts, 2.896 ratio
Bob Knepper 115 hits, 333 strikeouts, 2.896 ratio
Bill Doak 115 hits, 332 strikeouts, 2.887 ratio
Red Faber 170 hits, 479 strikeouts, 2.818 ratio
Bob Friend 138 hits, 375 strikeouts, 2.717 ratio…
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Post by inger on Mar 25, 2024 8:33:22 GMT -5
Dave Winfield and Mookie Betts are the only outfielders to win multiple gold gloves in the AL and the NL…
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Post by inger on Mar 25, 2024 8:54:20 GMT -5
Burt Hooton was drafted in the MLB draft in 1971 and was in MLB by the end of the season, pitching a 2-hit shut out for the Cubs in his final start of the season.
On April 16th, 1972 Hooton pitched a no-hitter in his first start of the year.
In a very special event on September 16th of that year, Mets starter Tom Seaver was pitching vs. Hooten and in the 3rd inning Seaver walked Ron Santo and Rick Monday and then decided to walk Ellie Hendricks to get to Hooton, who hit his first of 4 career HR, the first Grand Slam of three Seaver would allow in his career. Yogi Berra, Mets manager immediately pulled Seaver from the game.
Unlike most knuckleballers, Hooton truly threw the ball with his knuckles instead of his fingertips…
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Post by inger on Mar 25, 2024 9:52:59 GMT -5
Over his career, Daniel Vogelbach has a drastic set of splits — 74 home runs and a .240/.362/.452 slash line in 1555 PA against righties, and a dismal .129/248/.215 slash in 323 PA against southpaws.
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Post by inger on Mar 25, 2024 21:50:20 GMT -5
Almost 40 years have passed since Pete Incaviglia finished his his college seasons he still owns the NCA single season record and career record for HRs. He hit 100 from 1983-85 and 48 in 1995 alone.
Incy was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Game in Lubbock, TX in 1995 with a pretty impressive group, including Lou Gehrig. See the list of that year’s inductees below:
Jim Abbott
Jack Barry
Bobo Brayton
Jim Brock
Bibb Falk
Lou Gehrig
Pete Incaviglia
Jerry Kindall
Fred Lynn
Christy Mathewson
John Olerud
Joe Sewell
Dick Siebert
Phil Stephenson
Derek Tatsuno…
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 26, 2024 11:37:13 GMT -5
Almost 40 years have passed since Pete Incaviglia finished his his college seasons he still owns the NCA single season record and career record for HRs. He hit 100 from 1983-85 and 48 in 1995 alone. Incy was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Game in Lubbock, TX in 1995 with a pretty impressive group, including Lou Gehrig. See the list of that year’s inductees below: Jim Abbott Jack Barry Bobo Brayton Jim Brock Bibb Falk Lou Gehrig Pete Incaviglia Jerry Kindall Fred Lynn Christy Mathewson John Olerud Joe Sewell Dick Siebert Phil Stephenson Derek Tatsuno… Although Lou Gehrig only played two seasons at Columbia, he held the single-season HR record for 55 years until it was broken in an expanded season in 1977. He also batted .444. And as a pitcher he still holds the single-game strikeout record for the Lions with 17. I've never been able to find Christy Mathewson's collegiate baseball records at Bucknell, but he was actually better known for his football exploits. The originator of the All-American teams, Walter Camp, said that Matty was the best drop-kicker he had ever seen. He was honored as "the twelfth man" on Camp's 1900 All-American team. That year he also had a 65-yard touchdown run and a 75-yard punt return for a TD. He was Captain of the football team, President of his senior class, head of the literary society, and a member of the glee club. He also met his future wife Jane there. Of all things, he was a forestry major. The archetypal Golden Boy who, of course, died at the age of 45 from the effects of a mustard gas attack he endured during a training exercise in World War I. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 26, 2024 16:01:28 GMT -5
History made...1st Rainout at Chase Field (Phoenix)The Diamondbacks’ penultimate spring training game, against the Cleveland Guardians at Chase Field, was called due to rain after six innings. The game was the first of two exhibitions at Chase Field before Thursday’s Opening Day. The ballpark has a retractable roof, but the roof cannot be opened and closed with fans in attendance due to issues with the cables. Since the start of the 2022 season, the club has had to determine before gates open whether the roof will be open or closed on a given night. This is the first time that the issue has led to a rain delay or cancellation. www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/diamondbacks-game-at-chase-field-canceled-in-franchises-first-rainout/ar-BB1kwT5G
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Post by inger on Mar 26, 2024 16:58:14 GMT -5
20,532 people have played in a major league baseball game. Eleven of them have played all nine defensive positions in their career.
Five have done it in a single game as a stunt: Shane Halter, Bert Campaneris, Andrew Romine, Scott Sheldon and Cesar Tovar.
Six have done it over multiple games: Steve Lyons, Jake Elmore, Don Kelly, José Oquendo, Cookie Rojas and Bill Pecota...
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Post by inger on Mar 26, 2024 17:14:04 GMT -5
This is from yesterday’s “This Day In Baseball History”, but I found it interesting enough to post a day late. My, how the game has changed…
1882 - A fence has been erected on the Recreation Ground in San Francisco which forces the left fielder "to play over the fence, causing the players much inconvenience."… 😂
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Post by inger on Mar 26, 2024 17:27:07 GMT -5
In case you lost count, YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO is the 78th player from Japan to play in MLB.
In 1964 20 year old Masanori Murakami was the first, and pitched decently for the Giants. He only stayed in MLB for that one season, as he has a contractual obligation to return to Japan, where he enjoyed another 17 seasons playing…
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Post by inger on Mar 26, 2024 22:48:56 GMT -5
When Jim Abbott tossed his no-hitter it was against a strong Cleveland line up that boasted six all stars and a future Hall of Famer.
Abbott no-hit CLE on 03-Sep-1993 in Yankee Stadium. Among those not getting a hit against him that day were Kenny Lofton, Carlos Baerga, Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome & Sandy Alomar…
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Post by inger on Mar 26, 2024 22:58:02 GMT -5
Bob Horner is the only player in MLB history to hit four home runs in a game that his team lost…
Montreal hit 3 home runs that day to beat the Braves 11-8. Al Newman* (226 .304 .266 .570 58) hit his only career HR in 2,409 career plate appearances to help Montreal out-slug Atlanta…There were two outs and a runner on second base when he victimized Zane Smith with a drive to deep left field…
*Al Newman, not Alfred E. Neuman from Mad Magazine…
For the legacy posters here who recall JWildfogel, this would have set him off on 4,308 word post about Spy vs. Spy, 43-man Squamish and who-knows-what else…and then he would have followed up with at least six posts of another 800 words or more recalling particular episodes and historic anniversary issues, etc…
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