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| Oldest WS Starting Pitcher? | 10/21/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Will Jamie Moyer be the oldest picher to start a world series game?
A: Barry, No, Moyer will not be the oldest. That distinction belongs to Jack Quinn, who started Game 4 ...
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| Runs Scored by Inning, Total, 2008 | 10/20/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: i am in a baseball pool and would like to now what which innings in baseball produced the most and ...
A: Steve: Here is a breakout of the runs scored in each of the first nine innings in MLB in 2008. I'm ...
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| Manny Ramirez | 10/10/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: will manny ramirez qualify for a ring if the sox win it all and what are the stats how many games ...
A: Yes, Manny Ramirez will qualify for a World Series ring. He has played 53 games this season with the ...
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| No-Hitter with No Recorded Ks | 10/8/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Has there ever been a no-hitter where the pitcher fails to record a strike-out?
A: Fred, I can only go back to 1956 on this one. During that time, from then to now, there's only been ...
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| Home Post Season Wins at Wrigley | 10/3/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Mike and Mike said the Cubs have only seven home post season wins since the went to Wrigley in 1916. ...
A: Mark, I'm so sorry. I checked my figures that I gave you the other day and both of them were ...
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| Best team to NOT make the playoffs | 9/27/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Tom, Can you tell me what team (during the Wild Card era, and before) had the best record of teams ...
A: Jeremy, Good question. The best record for a team not making the playoffs or winning the pennant ...
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| Tallest 2nd Baseman | 9/21/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Who holds the record as the tallest mlb player for the field position of second base?
A: Ann, The tallest player ever to play a full season at second base was a guy named George Kelly, who ...
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| Games Back | 9/16/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Tonight as the Red Sox and the Rays begin to play their records are 88-61 and 88-59 respectively. ...
A: Games behind are figured like this: add the number of wins of the leading team to the number of ...
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| LA Dodgers Ballparks | 9/14/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Tom, Do you know if the LA Dodgers ever played a game in a small stadium 'before' playing in the LA ...
A: Roger, The Dodgers have never played a regularly scheduled season game in LA anywhere but Dodger ...
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| 1,000+ hits in the same stadium? | 9/13/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: What players have over 1,000 hits in the same stadium? There was an article in Newsday today saying ...
A: Rob, I have completed the research on this. Very interesting. I've put the data in a Word document. ...
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| fair or foul | 9/11/2008 | Ed Spindler |
Q: If a ball is hit right back to the pitchers mound and hits the pitching rubber without touching the ...
A: The ball is foul. I'm betting if this happened in a game the crowd, coaches and players would have ...
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| Most HRs in a Game | 9/8/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Which player has hit the most home runs in a single game. MLB baseball?
A: Llana, The answer is four home runs, and fifteen players in major league baseball, 13 since 1900, ...
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| Pitched No-Hitter But Got Shut Out and Lost | 9/1/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Heard of a game some years ago, maybe 10 or so, where the winning pitcher had a shutout and the ...
A: Dennis, This has actually happened twice since 1956. Below are the pitchers who pitched a no-hitter ...
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| Stealing Home Record & Most Recent | 8/29/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: When was the last time a major league player stoel home-- not as a part of a double steal but as a ...
A: Darrell, Most steals of home, lifetime: Ty Cobb, 54 see: ...
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| Most ABs in a Game w/o a Hit | 8/28/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Pat Burrell's 0 for 7 last night (other highlights: golden sombrero, 10 LOB, and 0 for 5 the night ...
A: Matt, Double digits is possible, indeed. There have been five players in MLB who have gone 0 for 10 ...
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| MLB baseball in Wheeling, W.Va. | 8/27/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: I read or heard somewhere that the Pirates once played a game in Wheeling, W.Va., and that a ball ...
A: Ted, I cannot answer this question precisely, but it is quite probably true. Baseball teams used to ...
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| Pitcher Warm-Up | 8/25/2008 | Ed Spindler |
Q: Is a starting pitcher or a relief pitcher permitted to throw off the bullpen mound between innings ...
A: In the pros you are not allowed to go back to the bullpen. It would delay the game, plus managers ...
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| .300 switch hitters | 8/23/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: During a broadcast of a Cubs-Braves game, the announcers said only 4 men who were switch hitters hit ...
A: John, That cannot possibly be right. Even without research I know that Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose, ...
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| Team w/Most Runs Allowed in 9th | 8/21/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: I'm wondering if you know which baseball team statistically gives up the most runs in the ninth ...
A: Scott, I could not help myself and went on and got the numbers for all the teams. Here's the ...
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| What was the Longest At Bat? | 8/19/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: what is the longest at bat in mlb history?
A: Jon, I've been able to locate one account that can at least be documented. Bill James in his ...
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| 1 or fewer HRs in 118.2+ IP | 8/5/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: My son, Chris Volstad, 21 yrs old, has pitched 91 innings in AA as well as 27.2 innings in MLB so ...
A: There have been many pitchers since 1901, the beginning of the modern era, who have given up one or ...
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| Most Hits but no Runs | 8/4/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: What team has scored the most hits in a game, without scoring a run ?
A: Randy, NL: New York (vs. Chicago), Oct 3, 1999, 14 hits AL: Cleveland (vs. Washington), July 10, ...
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| weird call after foul fly | 8/1/2008 | Ed Spindler |
Q: I was at a minor league game last night(Rockford Riverhawks v. Washington Wild Things - Frontier ...
A: John... There MUST be more to the play than that. I'm betting that the ball was hit straight down ...
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| HR & RBI Leaders, 1950-1959 | 7/30/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: what player hit the most ome runs and rbi's in the decade of the 1950's
A: Mark, Leader for both home runs and RBIs was Duke Snider. HOME RUNS HR ...
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| Error in foul territory | 7/29/2008 | Ed Spindler |
Q: If a batter hits a pop up in foul territory and let's say the firstbaseman should have easily caught ...
A: In part one... The batter is declared out for passing a runner. He is awarded a single if the runner ...
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| Most HRs, Consecutive At Bats | 7/28/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: I know Mike hit four consecutive homeruns against the Cubs in a extra inning game, but didn't he ...
A: Frank, I don't have the box scores of the Kiner games. Note what I said originally. Kiner hit 4 HRs ...
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| Error in foul territory | 7/24/2008 | Ed Spindler |
Q: If a batter hits a pop up in foul territory and let's say the firstbaseman should have easily caught ...
A: Kim... The error stays on the books even if the hitter is retired following the dropped fould pop. ...
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| Most HRs, Consecutive At Bats | 7/24/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: I know Mike hit four consecutive homeruns against the Cubs in a extra inning game, but didn't he ...
A: Frank, You're right about Schmidt hitting 4 HRs in consecutive plate appearances. He is the only ...
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| Pitchers Giving Up HR to Maris & McGwire | 7/21/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: recently given this trivia question by a very reputable "sports guy". would never question his ...
A: Nick, If anybody did this, it's not the pitchers named. Not a single one of these pitchers gave up ...
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| Most Runs Scored by a Losing Team | 7/20/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: On July 4th, Florida scored 17 runs and lost. What is the most runs scored by a team in a losing ...
A: Several people did worse than Mazerowski in this department: RUNS YEAR ...
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| official pitch count | 7/16/2008 | Patrick Clevenger |
Q: Do two-strike foul balls count towards the pitchers official pitch count even though they don't ...
A: Any ball that the pitcher throws to home plate in the course of an at-bat is considered as part of ...
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| Most rare: 3-pitch inning or triple play? | 7/16/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: What is rarer, a triple play or a three pitch inning? I don't think I've ever seen a three pitch ...
A: Jerry, Three-pitch innings would be more rare. I cannot get precise figures for the triple plays, ...
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| Ballplayer name correction | 7/14/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Tom, I have an unusual question for you. I will try to be as specific as possible. This is in ...
A: Mike, This time I did turn up a "Pinnance," but he played long before the 40's and 50's. He was a ...
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| Most Runs Scored in Extra Innings | 7/11/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: I just finished watching the Nationals vs. the D-Backs game where there were 8 runs scored ...
A: Chris, I assume your question is how many runs by both teams together after 9 innings. But a team ...
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| Did a "Harston" play for a Louisville pro bb team? | 7/9/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Tom, I have a friend turning 60 this wk. He thinks his grandfather played for a professional ...
A: Michael, Louisville had a major league team from 1876-77 and 1882-99. I'm sorry to tell you that no ...
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| Most Runs Scored by a Losing Team | 7/5/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: After last nights marlins scored 17 runs in a losing effort I was wondering if that was a record ...
A: Michael, Amazingly enough, 17 runs and losing is far from the record. The most runs scored by a ...
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| Fewest 3B's, Career, 3000+ ABs | 7/5/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: On July 4th, Florida scored 17 runs and lost. What is the most runs scored by a team in a losing ...
A: Steve, Giambi is far from the worst. Mark McGwire and Mike Piazza are worse. So is Cecil Fielder, ...
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| Most Runs Scored by a Losing Team | 7/5/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: On July 4th, Florida scored 17 runs and lost. What is the most runs scored by a team in a losing ...
A: Steve, The most runs scored by a loser that I've been able to find is 23, in a game on Aug 25, ...
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| Win without a pitch | 7/3/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: I'm looking for the last pitcher to win a game without throwing a pitch. I think it's Al Osuna on ...
A: Hey Marco, Last guy to do it was a few years ago. B.J. Ryan got a win on May 1, 2003 by coming in a ...
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| >500 H w/3 Teams, Since 1950 | 7/1/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: players who have 500 hits with 3 different teams since 1950 ( I think there are 10 ) thnx in ...
A: Actually, I could only find 9--I may have missed one, though--this is tedious and time-heavy ...
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