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ipitch
10-11-2007, 10:47 AM
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, and somewhat obscure. Some fictional examples of correct answers are "Pete Rose - most triples in a game (4) while scoring 0 runs", or "Mark Prior - most pitches thrown (149) by a pitcher who got a no-decision".
NOTE: These may or may not be all-time 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/DET/DET200408080.shtml
2. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200104100.shtml
3. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN198906090.shtml
(hint: this one has nothing to do with position)
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL199304140.shtml
5. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL200209030.shtml
(hint: ignore Aaron Myette)
RuthMayBond
10-11-2007, 12:50 PM
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, and somewhat obscure. Some fictional examples of correct answers are "Pete Rose - most triples in a game (4) while scoring 0 runs", or "Mark Prior - most pitches thrown (149) by a pitcher who got a no-decision".
NOTE: These may or may not be all-time 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/SFN/SFN198906090.shtml
(hint: this one has nothing to do with position)
Most RBI on only singles?
RuthMayBond
10-11-2007, 12:52 PM
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, and somewhat obscure. Some fictional examples of correct answers are "Pete Rose - most triples in a game (4) while scoring 0 runs", or "Mark Prior - most pitches thrown (149) by a pitcher who got a no-decision".
NOTE: These may or may not be all-time 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/BAL/BAL200209030.shtml
(hint: ignore Aaron Myette)Hairston - most times cussed by Ranger fans?
ipitch
10-11-2007, 01:01 PM
Most RBI on only singles?
Correct. Tracy Jones - 7 RBI with no extra-base hits.
GiambiJuice
10-11-2007, 01:02 PM
In the first boxscore, there are 3 seperate players who each hit 2 home runs in the game. There were 10 total homeruns in the game. Are either of these what you are looking for?
Plus... Tim Wakefield got the win even though he gave up SIX HOMERUNS!!!
ipitch
10-11-2007, 01:02 PM
Hairston - most times cussed by Ranger fans?
:think: You lost me on that one. :think:
ipitch
10-11-2007, 01:04 PM
In the first boxscore, there are 3 seperate players who each hit 2 home runs in the game. There were 10 total homeruns in the game. Are either of these what you are looking for?
No, all of the records involve only one player.
GiambiJuice
10-11-2007, 01:06 PM
No, all of the records involve only one player.
Is it Wakefield giving up 6 homeruns and still getting the win?
ipitch
10-11-2007, 01:14 PM
Is it Wakefield giving up 6 homeruns and still getting the win?
Correct! Most HRs given up by a winning pitcher.
truman
10-11-2007, 01:36 PM
#1
I highly doubt it, but I'll guess anyway. Kevin Brown: Lowest pitch count for a complete game loss?
ipitch
10-11-2007, 01:46 PM
#1
I highly doubt it, but I'll guess anyway. Kevin Brown: Lowest pitch count for a complete game loss?
I assume you mean boxscore #2, not #1. Anyway, that's incorrect. The record low is 62 pitches (a rain-shortened game).
ipitch
10-11-2007, 01:53 PM
By the way, #2 is more obscure than the others. It has something to do with pitch-count.
brett
10-11-2007, 04:20 PM
By the way, #2 is more obscure than the others. It has something to do with pitch-count.
Fewest balls thrown in one game, or highest percentage of pitches for strikes.
I noticed that between Schilling and Brown there were 138 strikes and 43 balls which has to be pretty high.
Or 55 total batters faced by both pitchers in complete games?
brett
10-11-2007, 04:26 PM
#5 has something to do with the starting pitcher throwing zero innings in a combined one-hitter.
brett
10-11-2007, 04:30 PM
I think #4 was an attendance record, or the largest regular season sellout (at the time)
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Utter Chaos
10-11-2007, 07:10 PM
#5 is most innings pitched in a game to earn a save - 7 innings
ipitch
10-11-2007, 07:10 PM
Fewest balls thrown in one game, or highest percentage of pitches for strikes.
I noticed that between Schilling and Brown there were 138 strikes and 43 balls which has to be pretty high.
Or 55 total batters faced by both pitchers in complete games?
Sorry, but those are all incorrect. Don't forget that all of the records involve only ONE player.
ipitch
10-11-2007, 07:14 PM
#5 has something to do with the starting pitcher throwing zero innings in a combined one-hitter.
Incorrect.
ipitch
10-11-2007, 07:18 PM
I think #4 was an attendance record, or the largest regular season sellout (at the time)
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Incorrect. Colorado's attendance record is actually over 80,000.
All of the answers only involve one player (no attendance figures, managers, umpires, time of game, etc).
ipitch
10-11-2007, 07:20 PM
#5 is most innings pitched in a game to earn a save - 7 innings
Good guess, but incorrect. That record is 8 innings, by the way.
RuthMayBond
10-12-2007, 06:46 AM
:think: You lost me on that one. :think:He broke up a no-no in the 9th
ipitch
10-13-2007, 07:16 PM
Numbers 2, 4, and 5 haven't been answered yet. They all have something to do with the number of pitches.
RuthMayBond
10-13-2007, 07:30 PM
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, and somewhat obscure. Some fictional examples of correct answers are "Pete Rose - most triples in a game (4) while scoring 0 runs", or "Mark Prior - most pitches thrown (149) by a pitcher who got a no-decision".
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL199304140.shtml
Aldred's strike %age was pretty pathetic :choke:
EJetson
10-15-2007, 11:35 AM
By the way, #2 is more obscure than the others. It has something to do with pitch-count.
Most strikes thrown per batter faced?
ipitch
10-15-2007, 12:20 PM
Most strikes thrown per batter faced?
The answer I was looking for was "highest pitch-count/game-score match."
Schilling's game score was 93, and he threw 93 pitches. See, I told you it was obscure. :D
brett
10-16-2007, 11:01 AM
The answer I was looking for was "highest pitch-count/game-score match."
Schilling's game score was 93, and he threw 93 pitches. See, I told you it was obscure. :D
Dah! I thought that was too obvious to be the real answer.