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ipitch
10-09-2007, 02:20 PM
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to look through these five boxscores and name the player and the record that he set in each of these games. A different record was set in each game. They are somewhat interesting records (IMHO), and somewhat obscure. A typical (and fictional) correct answer would be "Pete Rose - most triples in a game (4) while scoring 0 runs".
NOTE: These may or may not be all-time MLB records because I am ONLY considering games from 1957-2007. Also, other players may have tied some or all of these records.
1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN197205120.shtml
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200306110.shtml
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL199308242.shtml
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197706300.shtml
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN196608120.shtml
Gee Walker
10-09-2007, 08:32 PM
In the first game, there were 7 intentional walks, two to Brewers batters and five to Twins batters. This seems to be the record for both teams, with the five to the Twins tying the record for one team.
Baseball Almanac doesn't list this game in its record book for most intentional walks... I wonder if their list only includes nine-inning games.
RuthMayBond
10-09-2007, 09:11 PM
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to look through these five boxscores and name the player and the record that he set in each of these games. A different record was set in each game. They are somewhat interesting records (IMHO), and somewhat obscure. A typical (and fictional) correct answer would be "Pete Rose - most triples in a game (4) while scoring 0 runs".
NOTE: These may or may not be all-time MLB records because I am ONLY considering games from 1957-2007. Also, other players may have tied some or all of these records.
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL199308242.shtml
Most hits in a game with no RBI?
RuthMayBond
10-09-2007, 09:12 PM
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to look through these five boxscores and name the player and the record that he set in each of these games. A different record was set in each game. They are somewhat interesting records (IMHO), and somewhat obscure. A typical (and fictional) correct answer would be "Pete Rose - most triples in a game (4) while scoring 0 runs".
NOTE: These may or may not be all-time MLB records because I am ONLY considering games from 1957-2007. Also, other players may have tied some or all of these records.
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197706300.shtml
Most runs in a game with no hits?
RuthMayBond
10-09-2007, 09:14 PM
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to look through these five boxscores and name the player and the record that he set in each of these games. A different record was set in each game. They are somewhat interesting records (IMHO), and somewhat obscure. A typical (and fictional) correct answer would be "Pete Rose - most triples in a game (4) while scoring 0 runs".
NOTE: These may or may not be all-time MLB records because I am ONLY considering games from 1957-2007. Also, other players may have tied some or all of these records.
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN196608120.shtml
Most HR in extra innings?
ipitch
10-09-2007, 09:39 PM
In the first game, there were 7 intentional walks, two to Brewers batters and five to Twins batters. This seems to be the record for both teams, with the five to the Twins tying the record for one team.
Baseball Almanac doesn't list this game in its record book for most intentional walks... I wonder if their list only includes nine-inning games.
That is a record, but, as I stated, the answers are all individual records.
ipitch
10-09-2007, 09:46 PM
RuthMayBond,
You're right about #3 and #4. For #5, I was looking for "most HRs (3) by a player who didn't start the game", but your answer is probably correct too. It seems unlikely that anyone ever hit more than 2 HRs in extra innings.
Utter Chaos
10-10-2007, 07:07 AM
1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN197205120.shtml
Most at bats in a game with no hits while scoring at least 1 run - Danny Thompson
Utter Chaos
10-10-2007, 07:27 AM
RuthMayBond,
You're right about #3 and #4. For #5, I was looking for "most HRs (3) by a player who didn't start the game", but your answer is probably correct too. It seems unlikely that anyone ever hit more than 2 HRs in extra innings.It's been done 5 times.
Vern Stephens - St. Louis - 9/29/1943 - 11th and 13th innings
Willie Kirkland - Cleveland - 06/14/1963 (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE196306142.shtml) - 11th and 19th innings
Art Shamsky - Cincinnati - 08/12/1966 (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN196608120.shtml)- 10th and 11th innings
Ralph Garr - Atlanta - 05/17/1971 (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197105170.shtml)- 10th and 12th innings
Mike Young - Baltimore - 05/28/1987 (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL198705280.shtml)- 10th and 12th innings
EJetson
10-10-2007, 07:58 AM
2. Most HRs allowed by a pitcher where the HRs were the only hits allowed.
ipitch
10-10-2007, 09:07 AM
Most at bats in a game with no hits while scoring at least 1 run - Danny Thompson
Yeah, I guess that's a record, but not the one I was looking for. The answers are all a little less complicated than that. BTW, the answer involves a different player.
ipitch
10-10-2007, 09:08 AM
2. Most HRs allowed by a pitcher where the HRs were the only hits allowed.
Correct. 5 hits, 5 HRs. Pretty amazing.
EJetson
10-10-2007, 09:40 AM
1. Most putouts?
ipitch
10-10-2007, 09:41 AM
1. Most putouts?
Incorrect. I believe that the putout record is 42.
EJetson
10-10-2007, 09:42 AM
1. Most innings pitched in relief where all of the innings were extra innings?
ipitch
10-10-2007, 10:01 AM
1. Most innings pitched in relief where all of the innings were extra innings?
No. I'm not sure who holds that record, but I know that the record is at least 8 innings. Rick Mahler pitched 8 innings in this game...
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198805140.shtml
The correct answer does not involve a pitcher.
EJetson
10-10-2007, 10:43 AM
1. The only other things I see is that Carew had 5 hits, but 0 runs. Surely, that's happened before. And Ferraro had 7 ABs after entering as a pinch hitter. Maybe that's it?
ipitch
10-10-2007, 10:53 AM
1. The only other things I see is that Carew had 5 hits, but 0 runs. Surely, that's happened before. And Ferraro had 7 ABs after entering as a pinch hitter. Maybe that's it?
Darn it, I knew I shouldn't have included any marathon 22-inning games...there's too many records to be found in them! Ferraro's 7 ABs as a PH is a record, but the record I had in mind involved Carew. You practically have it right, so I'm just going to give it to you. Carew set a record for being on base the most times (8) without scoring a run.