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| 2 Saves in One Day | 5/8/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Have any pitchers saved both games of a double header? Won both? I was surprised that I could not ...
A: James, I just saw that you also asked for wins on the same day. The previous answer was for saves ...
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| Left-handed Knucklers since 1969 | 5/8/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Have their been any left-handed knuckleball pitchers in the past 40 years? If so, who were they?
A: Andrew: From 1969-2009, last 40 years LHP whose primary pitch was the knuckleball: Dan Boone ...
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| Height of Pitcher's Mound | 5/7/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: According to Jonathan Fraser Light in his book, The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball, pitching ...
A: I cannot pinpoint a precise instance where a mound was 20 inches high, but given the propensities of ...
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| Batting Line Up | 5/6/2009 | Ed Spindler |
Q: In the beginning of the game the line up card is given out to the opposing team. Booby Jo is in the ...
A: yup...but the coach needs to let the at-bat play out as something good could come of #6's at bat(a ...
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| not trivia | 5/6/2009 | Ed Spindler |
Q: two questions please.. why doesn't anyone count the amount of pitches thrown by a pitcher when he is ...
A: about the pitch count, almost all pitchers throw about the same number of pitches getting ready and ...
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| Consecutive ABs w/o BB | 5/4/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Bengie Molina has gone over 80 at bats this season without a walk, what is the major league record ...
A: Petr, From 1954 to present, the record is held by Mariano Duncan, who in 77 games from June 24, ...
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| Lead Off Home Runs: Active Players | 4/28/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Rickey Henderson is the all time career leader at 81. Craig Biggio is second at 53. Both now retired ...
A: Steve, Ricky Henderson hit 126 home runs in his first ten years in the major leagues, 1979-1988. ...
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| Career HR Leaders, Switch Hitters | 4/26/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I have been told these two ball players represent each league for homers as switch hitters. American ...
A: Steve, Only partially true. In the National League, the top two guys are: Chipper Jones, 408 home ...
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| Lead Off Home Runs: Active Players | 4/24/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Rickey Henderson is the all time career leader at 81. Craig Biggio is second at 53. Both now retired ...
A: Steve, A follow-up. I just gave you the totals for games when these guys were the first batter of ...
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| Hitting for the Cycle Records | 4/19/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I am composing a paper about hitting for the cycle. I am looking for a source book disc on line etc ...
A: Charlie, Yes. You have to subscribe to the player index at baseball-reference.com. It will let you ...
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| 1-0 Games: P has only run & P loses no-hitter | 4/13/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: In recent history has a national league pitcher ever won a game by throwing a shut-out and scoring ...
A: Mark, The pitcher scoring his team's only run while pitching a shutout has happened several ...
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| Pitcher: 4 or more wins vs. Yankees since 1983 | 4/10/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: !!! In the last 25 years, only five pitchers were successful four times to beat the New York ...
A: Tino: Here they are: Pitcher Year Wins Roy Halladay 2008 5 ...
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| First Recorded Triple play | 4/9/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: What team and players recorded the first ever triple play, and on what date? Thanks
A: Corey, First recorded triple play in baseball history was on: 5/13/1876 -- National League New ...
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| Left-handed Shortstops | 4/8/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: how many left handed short stops in pro baseball?
A: Crystal, There is only one left-handed shortstop who ever played in the big leagues that I can ...
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| HR Every AB, 4 HRs or 3 HRs (partial) | 4/7/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Has any player ever hit a homerun for all of their at bats in a game?
A: Mike, I'm assuming you mean official at bats and not plate appearances. There are many, many ...
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| Lead Off Home Runs | 4/7/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I know that Rickey Henderson holds the All-time record for lead-off home runs. Is that to start the ...
A: Pat, A correction to what I just sent. The 39 lead-off home runs by Henderson were as the FIRST ...
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| Minimum Number of Hitters for Complete Game | 4/2/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: what is the min # of batters faced by a pitcher credited with pitching a complete game?
A: Kyle, According to the Official Rules, a game is a regulation game after completion of ...
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| 30 Combined Hits, 9 inning Game | 3/18/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: how many teams have combined for 30 hits or more in a nine inning game can list a few thanks tom
A: Nick, Many, many, many times has this been done. Every team in the big leagues has been involved. ...
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| Height of Pitcher's Mound | 2/26/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: What is the official major league height of the pitchers rubber over homeplate. What is the slope ...
A: Hey Tom, College (and high school) fields share the same dimensions as the bigs. This site should ...
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| WHIP in Baseball | 2/25/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Can you explain WHIP in the world of baseball and how it is calculated? Thanks!
A: Elizabeth, The WHIP (walks & hits per inning pitched) is a measure of pitching effectiveness. It is ...
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| ERA | 2/22/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: What is the formula for earned runs average? And can you explain what that formula gives me in ...
A: Elizabeth, Sure. The ERA is one of the key measures of pitching performance. It is average that is ...
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| Pete Rose Hit Record | 2/19/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I have heard that Pete Rose actually broke Cobb's record a day earlier at Wrigley field. Is this ...
A: Chuck, As a matter of fact, Cobb's hit total according to Baseball-Reference.com is 4189. So this ...
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| Balls and Strikes | 2/19/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I have a baseball history question for ya: What are the origins of the terms "balls" and "strikes"? ...
A: The term "strike" has been around since the very beginning, at the time of the first rule book, the ...
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| Pete Rose Hit Record | 2/19/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I have heard that Pete Rose actually broke Cobb's record a day earlier at Wrigley field. Is this ...
A: Chuck, There's nothing to the story. Rose broke Cobb's hit record on September 11, 1985 in ...
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| Team Shutouts, Yearly | 2/17/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: Where might I find the number of times a team has been shutout year by year? Thank you, Pete
A: Pete, Use www.baseball-reference.com That site will allow you to pull up a team's yearly record by ...
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| Dave Stieb, Consecutive 1-Hitters | 2/8/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: We all know about johnny vander meer, but i'm convinced that something happened back in the ...
A: Well, your memory is a little skewed, like all of us, but you're close. In 1988, Stieb ended the ...
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| Ted Williams: Consecutive ABs w/o H | 2/2/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: What's the most at bats Ted Williams went w/o getting a hit?
A: Michael, Apparently Ted went 0 for 20 at bats, but I cannot tell you when that was. The source of ...
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| Players w/3 HRs in a game & hit for cycle | 1/19/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: James Hubert "Jim" King hit for the cycle and hit three home runs in a game. Are there any other who ...
A: Steve, Sorry for the delay, but this was quite a little research project. It turns out that about ...
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| SF GIANTS 1958 YEARBOOK? | 1/7/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: I have what appears to be the first official sf giants yearbook the cover is a cartoon illustrated ...
A: Kimberly, I wish I could help you with this question, but without being able to examine the object ...
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| Casey Stengel & Dutch Zwilling | 1/6/2009 | Tom Schott |
Q: My sister has an old picture (from the early - late 1920's) of Casey Stengel and I think the guy's ...
A: Michael, Interesting question! You can find information about Dutch Zwilling at: ...
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| Most IP w/o Decision, Season | 12/14/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: I was just wondering has there been a starting pitcher in the MLB that has gone an entire season ...
A: James, No starter even came close to no decisions in an entire season. The longest any starter has ...
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| Where Did MLB Players Come From before Farm Systems? | 12/12/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Is there a way to find details of how major league ball players were signed in the days before teams ...
A: Michael, A good question. In the days before free agency, ball players were like property, meat. ...
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| Yankee Stadium Dimensions | 12/11/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Did the demensions of the field at Yankee Stadium change at all between its opening through present ...
A: Amazing! You ding me for not spending more of my time on this. Do you realize how many times the ...
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| Records: Vander Meer v Sam Crawford | 12/10/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Whose record do you think will be broke first Johnny Vander Meer or Sam (Alias Wahoo) Crawford's?
A: Wiley, I don't think either of these records will ever be broken, but of the two, as impossible as ...
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| Mickey Owens | 12/5/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: In the game 4 of the 1941 World Series Mickey Owens dropped the ball on the 3rd strike. He is best ...
A: Paul, In 1941, Mickey Owens caught in 128 games and did have a .995 fielding percentage to lead the ...
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| 1935 Boston Braves | 11/19/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: In April of 1935, the Boston Braves stopped in Fayetteville, NC and played an exhibition game with ...
A: Anne, It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to help you out. I spent some time scouring my ...
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| DH & Pitcher Hitting in World Series | 10/29/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: In World Series play, since the DH rule was established,it seems that American League pitchers have ...
A: Mark, You will find three reports at the following sites. I'm sorry that you will have to arrive at ...
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| Pitchers mound | 10/28/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: When was the pitchers mound adopted or called for or invented? Why was it put into the game? I can ...
A: John, Here's as good a discussion of the matter as you'll find: The height of the mound has not ...
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| Pitchers with HR in World Series | 10/27/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Who are the pitchers who hit a home run in the World Series? Did one of them hit two?
A: Sharon, Twelve pitchers, including Philly's Blanton tonight have hit HRs in the World Series. Dave ...
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| Fair or Foul? | 10/22/2008 | Ed Spindler |
Q: This is a question similar to the one asked 9/11/2008, fair or foul - If a ball is hit right back ...
A: Anthony... Now that's a GREAT question...it could only happen on artificial turf i would think but ...
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