• 140+ Games Started By Pitchers 26 Or Younger

    Posted by on February 24th, 2013 · Comments (0)

    Here are the teams since 1916 to have 140+ games in a season started by a pitcher who was 26-years old or younger:

    Rk Tm Year #Matching ▾
    1 OAK 1968 163 Ind. Games
    2 TBR 2008 162 Ind. Games
    3 DET 2003 162 Ind. Games
    4 CHW 1990 162 Ind. Games
    5 MIN 1999 161 Ind. Games
    6 OAK 1969 160 Ind. Games
    7 FLA 2009 160 Ind. Games
    8 KCR 1969 158 Ind. Games
    9 KCA 1967 157 Ind. Games
    10 CHC 1961 156 Ind. Games
    11 OAK 2009 154 Ind. Games
    12 TOR 1982 150 Ind. Games
    13 CLE 1961 150 Ind. Games
    14 CHC 1974 150 Ind. Games
    15 CHC 1960 147 Ind. Games
    16 WSN 2009 146 Ind. Games
    17 FLA 1998 146 Ind. Games
    18 BOS 1984 146 Ind. Games
    19 STL 1976 145 Ind. Games
    20 MON 1999 144 Ind. Games
    21 CLE 1960 144 Ind. Games
    22 CHW 1980 144 Ind. Games
    23 PIT 2008 143 Ind. Games
    24 MON 1970 143 Ind. Games
    25 TBD 2007 142 Ind. Games
    26 FLA 2008 142 Ind. Games
    27 SFG 1974 141 Ind. Games
    28 SDP 1974 141 Ind. Games
    29 NYM 1969 141 Ind. Games
    30 FLA 2006 141 Ind. Games
    31 BAL 1968 141 Ind. Games
    32 BOS 1917 140 Ind. Games
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    Generated 2/24/2013.

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    That 1968 A’s staff was interesting:

    Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G ▾ GS GF CG SHO IP ERA+
    1 Chuck Dobson 24 12 14 .462 3.00 35 34 1 11 3 225.1 93
    2 Catfish Hunter 22 13 13 .500 3.35 36 34 2 11 2 234.0 83
    3 Jim Nash 23 13 13 .500 2.28 34 33 0 12 6 228.2 122
    4 Blue Moon Odom 23 16 10 .615 2.45 32 31 0 9 4 231.1 113
    5 Lew Krausse 25 10 11 .476 3.11 36 25 7 2 0 185.0 89
    6 Tony Pierce* 22 1 2 .333 3.86 17 3 5 0 0 32.2 73
    7 Warren Bogle* 21 0 0 4.30 16 1 7 0 0 23.0 66
    8 Paul Lindblad* 26 4 3 .571 2.40 47 1 20 0 0 56.1 117
    9 Ed Sprague 22 3 4 .429 3.28 47 1 16 0 0 68.2 85
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 2/24/2013.

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    There’s some interesting background stories and/or career events for most of these guys.

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    Batters With 11+ Total Bases In A Post-Season Game

    Posted by on October 25th, 2012 · Comments (0)

    It’s a small list -

    Rk Player Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt PA R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO BOP Pos. Summary
    1 Albert Pujols 2011-10-22 WS 3 STL TEX W 16-7 6 4 5 0 0 3 14 6 0 0 3 1B
    2 Bob Robertson 1971-10-03 NLCS 2 PIT SFG W 9-4 5 4 4 1 0 3 14 5 0 1 5 1B
    3 Pablo Sandoval 2012-10-24 WS 1 SFG DET W 8-3 4 3 4 0 0 3 13 4 0 0 3 3B
    4 Hideki Matsui 2004-10-16 ALCS 3 NYY BOS W 19-8 6 5 5 2 0 2 13 5 0 0 4 LF
    5 Adam Kennedy 2002-10-13 ALCS 5 ANA MIN W 13-5 4 3 4 0 0 3 13 5 0 0 9 2B
    6 Adrian Beltre 2011-10-04 ALDS 4 TEX TBR W 4-3 4 3 3 0 0 3 12 3 0 0 5 3B
    7 George Brett 1978-10-06 ALCS 3 KCR NYY L 5-6 5 3 3 0 0 3 12 3 0 0 1 3B
    8 Reggie Jackson 1977-10-18 WS 6 NYY LAD W 8-4 4 4 3 0 0 3 12 5 1 0 4 RF
    9 Babe Ruth 1928-10-09 WS 4 NYY STL W 7-3 5 3 3 0 0 3 12 3 0 0 3 LF
    10 Babe Ruth 1926-10-06 WS 4 NYY STL W 10-5 5 4 3 0 0 3 12 4 2 0 3 LF
    11 John Valentin 1999-10-10 ALDS 4 BOS CLE W 23-7 5 2 4 1 0 2 11 7 0 1 2 3B
    12 Will Clark 1989-10-04 NLCS 1 SFG CHC W 11-3 5 4 4 1 0 2 11 6 1 0 3 1B
    13 George Brett 1985-10-11 ALCS 3 KCR TOR W 6-5 4 4 4 1 0 2 11 3 0 0 3 3B
    14 Steve Garvey 1978-10-04 NLCS 1 LAD PHI W 9-5 5 3 3 0 1 2 11 4 0 1 4 1B
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    Generated 10/25/2012.

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    Babe Ruth and George Brett are the only guys to do it twice.

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    Teams With 2 Hits Or Less In A Post-Season Series Ending Game

    Posted by on October 18th, 2012 · Comments (2)

    Prior to the Yankees, today, in Game 4 of the 2012 ALCS, here are the other teams to get 2 hits or less in a post-season series ending game:

    Rk Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt PA R H BB SO LOB
    1 2000-10-08 NLDS 4 SFG NYM L 0-4 30 0 1 2 5 3
    2 1995-10-28 WS 6 CLE ATL L 0-1 30 0 1 3 8 3
    3 1990-10-12 NLCS 6 PIT CIN L 1-2 34 1 1 6 7 6
    4 1974-10-09 ALCS 4 OAK BAL W 2-1 39 2 1 11 4 10
    5 1998-10-14 NLCS 6 ATL SDP L 0-5 34 0 2 5 12 7
    6 1997-10-05 ALDS 4 SEA BAL L 1-3 33 1 2 4 10 5
    7 1990-10-20 WS 4 OAK CIN L 1-2 32 1 2 3 9 4
    8 1963-10-06 WS 4 LAD NYY W 2-1 26 2 2 1 4 0
    9 1913-10-11 WS 5 NYG PHA L 1-3 29 1 2 1 1 1
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used
    Generated 10/18/2012.

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    Top 25 Career Best Post-Season OPS – Min. 150 AB

    Posted by on October 15th, 2012 · Comments (2)

    These stats are through yesterday’s games.  It’s the “Top 25″ best career post-season OPS totals for all players with at least 150 post-season At Bats.  The data was pulled off this query.  Of course, you have to remember that OPS is relative (and this is not OPS+ which is adjusted for era).  So, if someone played in an era when offense was up, he would naturally have a high OPS as compared to someone who played in an era where offense was depressed.  Also, it’s easier for a player today to collect post-season At Bats faster today since there are more rounds of the playoffs compared to the past.

    Rk Player PA AB HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    1 Albert Pujols 321 267 18 52 48 39 .330 .439 .607 1.046
    2 George Brett 184 166 10 23 17 20 .337 .397 .627 1.023
    3 Jayson Werth 206 174 14 27 30 58 .264 .374 .586 .960
    4 Lance Berkman 224 186 9 41 31 41 .317 .417 .532 .949
    5 Manny Ramirez 493 410 29 78 72 91 .285 .394 .544 .937
    6 Barry Bonds 208 151 9 24 52 26 .245 .433 .503 .936
    7 Hideki Matsui 235 205 10 39 27 33 .312 .391 .541 .933
    8 Fred McGriff 218 188 10 37 27 40 .303 .385 .532 .917
    9 Steve Garvey 232 222 11 31 8 32 .338 .361 .550 .910
    10 David Ortiz 289 244 12 47 41 64 .283 .388 .520 .908
    11 Mickey Mantle 273 230 18 40 43 54 .257 .374 .535 .908
    12 Chase Utley 204 164 10 25 34 38 .262 .402 .500 .902
    13 Reggie Jackson 318 281 18 48 33 70 .278 .358 .527 .885
    14 Jim Edmonds 263 230 13 42 30 72 .274 .361 .513 .874
    15 Chipper Jones 417 338 13 47 72 61 .287 .409 .456 .864
    16 Johnny Bench 188 169 10 20 18 29 .266 .335 .527 .862
    17 Bernie Williams 545 465 22 80 71 85 .275 .371 .480 .850
    18 Ryan Howard 199 170 8 33 26 67 .259 .357 .488 .845
    19 Jeff Kent 189 170 9 23 13 37 .276 .340 .500 .840
    20 Derek Jeter 734 650 20 61 66 135 .308 .374 .465 .838
    21 Alex Rodriguez 324 272 13 41 39 75 .265 .372 .467 .838
    22 Rickey Henderson 262 222 5 20 37 32 .284 .389 .441 .831
    23 Roberto Alomar 263 230 4 33 27 32 .313 .381 .448 .829
    24 Paul O’Neill 340 299 11 39 38 41 .284 .363 .465 .828
    25 Pete Rose 301 268 5 22 28 22 .321 .388 .440 .828
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    Top 25 Career Worst Post-Season OPS – Min. 150 AB

    Posted by on October 15th, 2012 · Comments (5)

    These stats are through yesterday’s games.  It’s the “Top 25″ worst career post-season OPS totals for all players with at least 150 post-season At Bats.  The data was pulled off this query.  Of course, you have to remember that OPS is relative (and this is not OPS+ which is adjusted for era).  So, if someone played in an era when offense was down, he would naturally have a low OPS as compared to someone who played in an era where offense was inflated.  Also, it’s easier for a player today to collect post-season At Bats faster today since there are more rounds of the playoffs compared to the past.

    Rk Player PA AB HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    1 Tony Womack 167 156 0 6 7 25 .212 .250 .276 .526
    2 Frank White 160 150 2 16 6 21 .213 .241 .287 .527
    3 Alfonso Soriano 186 174 4 18 9 53 .213 .263 .299 .562
    4 Nick Swisher 177 150 4 7 24 44 .167 .284 .300 .584
    5 Reggie Sanders 251 221 7 25 26 79 .195 .283 .326 .609
    6 Sandy Alomar 183 173 5 28 7 26 .214 .247 .364 .611
    7 Craig Biggio 185 167 2 11 13 30 .234 .295 .323 .618
    8 Mariano Duncan 159 152 1 12 5 37 .243 .277 .342 .619
    9 Graig Nettles 207 182 5 27 19 21 .225 .295 .346 .641
    10 Rafael Furcal 285 247 4 16 27 34 .227 .306 .336 .642
    11 Omar Vizquel 264 228 0 20 25 36 .250 .327 .316 .643
    12 Willie Wilson 160 150 1 10 9 32 .267 .308 .340 .648
    13 Phil Rizzuto 219 183 2 8 30 11 .246 .355 .295 .650
    14 Steve Finley 192 165 1 22 21 29 .248 .335 .315 .650
    15 Willie Randolph 184 162 4 14 20 15 .222 .304 .346 .650
    16 Jeff Blauser 197 168 5 16 23 46 .208 .321 .333 .655
    17 Terry Pendleton 244 230 3 23 12 30 .252 .288 .370 .658
    18 Chuck Knoblauch 282 244 2 20 27 31 .258 .339 .324 .663
    19 Vladimir Guerrero 188 171 2 20 14 30 .263 .324 .339 .664
    20 Edgar Renteria 278 242 3 23 24 39 .252 .327 .339 .666
    21 Kenny Lofton 438 392 7 34 38 68 .247 .315 .352 .667
    22 Roger Maris 171 152 6 18 18 21 .217 .298 .368 .667
    23 Tony Perez 189 172 6 25 14 37 .238 .291 .378 .669
    24 Joe Morgan 222 181 5 13 37 19 .182 .323 .348 .671
    25 Tino Martinez 405 356 9 38 41 72 .233 .321 .351 .672
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    Shocking Or Not? Yankees “Hitters” So Far This Post-Season

    Posted by on October 15th, 2012 · Comments (14)

    Here are the Yankees batting stats, this post-season, for the ALDS and ALCS, combined:

    Rk Player #Matching PA AB H HR RBI BB SO BA ▴ OBP SLG
    1 Brett Gardner 3 Ind. Games 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
    2 Eric Chavez 4 Ind. Games 11 11 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000
    3 Robinson Cano 7 Ind. Games 33 32 2 0 4 1 4 .063 .091 .125
    4 Alex Rodriguez 6 Ind. Games 25 23 3 0 0 2 12 .130 .200 .130
    5 Nick Swisher 7 Ind. Games 30 26 4 0 1 3 8 .154 .233 .192
    6 Curtis Granderson 7 Ind. Games 29 26 3 1 1 3 14 .115 .207 .231
    7 Russell Martin 7 Ind. Games 29 26 5 1 1 3 4 .192 .276 .346
    8 Mark Teixeira 7 Ind. Games 32 25 8 0 1 7 2 .320 .469 .360
    9 Eduardo Nunez 3 Ind. Games 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400
    10 Ichiro Suzuki 7 Ind. Games 35 33 9 1 5 1 3 .273 .294 .424
    11 Jayson Nix 4 Ind. Games 7 7 2 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .429
    12 Derek Jeter 6 Ind. Games 30 27 9 0 2 2 10 .333 .379 .444
    13 Raul Ibanez 6 Ind. Games 20 16 7 3 5 4 3 .438 .550 1.063
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    Generated 10/15/2012.

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    It is truly amazing how much Cano, A-Rod, Swisher, Granderson and Martin have been terrible this post-season.  And, now that Jeter is out, it only leaves Teixeira, Ichiro and Ibanez as the sole guys who have provided some support this October in the line-up.

    Could you imagine what would be happening now if George Steinbrenner were still alive and in his prime?  Kevin Long would have been reassigned to the instructional league during the playoffs.

    I suppose that Martin is not a total shock.  For most of the season, he was a joke at the plate.  But, it’s almost impossible to be as bad as Cano, A-Rod, Swisher and Granderson have been this post-season.  Look at their numbers.  Give CC Sabathia a stick and send him to the plate and he could probably do better than the numbers those four have produced so far.

    Then again, maybe we should not be shocked with the others as well?

    Seriously, A-Rod’s been in a decline for a while now and it has really accelerated this year.  Plus, outside of 2009 – where he had help from the Canadian Dr. Feel Good and the benefit of facing the Twins and Angels who never get him out – he’s always been a bust for the Yankees in the post-season.  So, this should not be a surprise.

    And, Granderson, this season, like he was doing in Detroit before he came to New York, turned into Dave Kingman at the plate.  Sure, he can crush a mistake fastball.  But, his swing has more holes to exploit than the Bunny Ranch and these post-season pitchers are having an orgy facing him.

    Swisher?  Check the career post-season stats on ‘Lish, The Red Light Clown:

    Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp G PA HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG
    2006 25 OAK AL ALDS MIN 3 12 0 1 2 2 .300 .417 .500
    2006 25 OAK AL ALCS DET 4 15 0 0 5 5 .100 .400 .100
    2008 27 CHW AL ALDS TBR 3 6 0 0 2 1 .250 .500 .250
    2009 28 NYY AL ALDS MIN 3 12 0 1 0 4 .083 .083 .167
    2009 28 NYY AL ALCS LAA 6 25 0 0 3 7 .150 .292 .150
    2009 28 NYY AL WS PHI 5 19 1 1 4 4 .133 .316 .400
    2010 29 NYY AL ALDS MIN 3 13 1 1 1 1 .333 .385 .750
    2010 29 NYY AL ALCS TEX 6 25 1 1 3 7 .091 .200 .273
    2011 30 NYY AL ALDS DET 5 20 1 1 1 5 .211 .250 .368
    2012 31 NYY AL ALDS BAL 5 21 0 1 2 5 .111 .190 .111
    2012 31 NYY AL ALCS DET 2 9 0 0 1 3 .250 .333 .375
    6 Yrs (11 Series) 45 177 4 7 24 44 .167 .284 .300
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 10/15/2012.

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    Swisher just may be the worst hitter (with a minimum of 100 PA) in post-season history. Therefore, what he’s doing now is what he always does in October: Choke.

    And, that leaves Cano.  How a guy can hit six-fifteen in his last 9 games of the season, and then set a major league post-season record for going hitless in 26 straight at-bats, the next minute is beyond reason.  Unless, of course, Cano is the new A-Rod for the Yankees.  And, then, naturally, it makes sense.

    For Yankees fans, the good news is that Swisher should soon be gone and Granderson will not be far behind him.  And, for all we know, Cano may leave New York once he becomes a Free Agent.  But, Brian Cashman is the G.M. who brought in Swisher and Granderson.  So, as long as he’s still in charge, their replacements may be more of the same.  And, A-Rod’s not going anywhere, most likely, because of his contract.  (Unless, like he did in Texas, Rodriguez brokers his own deal out of town.)

    Then again, maybe  the Yankees will turn this all around this post-season and make all this lamenting seem silly? Just don’t bet the house on it.  Because, if that happens, then that will be truly shocking.

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    Yankees Have Lost 4 Of Last 5 Sudden Death Post-Sesaon Games

    Posted by on October 12th, 2012 · Comments (16)

    Well, that’s not a good sign. Worse, they have lost 6 of their last 9 sudden death playoff games. And, if not for Grady Little and Billy Beane, these numbers would be even uglier.

    Rk Date ▾ Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt WPA RE24 aLI LOB
    1 2011-10-06 ALDS 5 NYY DET L 2-3 -0.616 -2.962 1.852 11
    2 2005-10-10 ALDS 5 NYY LAA L 3-5 -0.239 -1.662 1.223 11
    3 2004-10-20 ALCS 7 NYY BOS L 3-10 -0.112 -1.955 .307 5
    4 2003-10-16 ALCS 7 NYY BOS W 6-5 0.250 0.664 1.379 8
    5 2001-11-04 WS 7 NYY ARI L 2-3 -0.161 -3.114 1.215 3
    6 2001-10-15 ALDS 5 NYY OAK W 5-3 0.185 0.525 1.067 9
    7 2000-10-08 ALDS 5 NYY OAK W 7-5 0.198 1.836 .659 8
    8 1997-10-06 ALDS 5 NYY CLE L 3-4 -0.506 -2.142 1.491 10
    9 1995-10-08 ALDS 5 NYY SEA L 5-6 0.053 -1.320 1.485 10
    10 1981-10-11 ALDS 5 NYY MIL W 7-3 0.401 3.440 .766 3
    11 1977-10-09 ALCS 5 NYY KCR W 5-3 0.423 0.349 1.649 9
    12 1976-10-14 ALCS 5 NYY KCR W 7-6 0.667 3.455 1.114 9
    13 1964-10-15 WS 7 NYY STL L 5-7 -0.277 0.602 .797 6
    14 1962-10-16 WS 7 NYY SFG W 1-0 -0.321 -3.469 1.070 8
    15 1960-10-13 WS 7 NYY PIT L 9-10 0.752 4.712 1.233 6
    16 1958-10-09 WS 7 NYY MLN W 6-2 0.322 1.934 1.116 7
    17 1957-10-10 WS 7 NYY MLN L 0-5 -0.288 -4.166 .609 9
    18 1956-10-10 WS 7 NYY BRO W 9-0 0.269 4.318 .365 6
    19 1955-10-04 WS 7 NYY BRO L 0-2 -0.623 -4.441 1.440 8
    20 1952-10-07 WS 7 NYY BRO W 4-2 0.191 -0.290 .945 8
    21 1947-10-06 WS 7 NYY BRO W 5-2 0.256 1.314 1.157 9
    22 1926-10-10 WS 7 NYY STL L 2-3 -0.587 -2.751 1.692 10
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    Generated 10/12/2012.

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    Top 25 Post-Season HR By Older Players

    Posted by on October 11th, 2012 · Comments (1)

    Here’s one way to slice it:

    Rk Player Age Date Series Gm# Tm Opp Rslt PA AB H HR RBI WPA RE24 aLI
    1 Tony Pena 38.121 1995-10-03 ALDS 1 CLE BOS W 5-4 2 2 1 1 1 0.341 0.523 2.985
    2 Raul Ibanez 40.130 2012-10-10 ALDS 3 NYY BAL W 3-2 2 2 2 2 2 0.828 2.000 2.465
    3 So Taguchi 37.103 2006-10-13 NLCS 2 STL NYM W 9-6 1 1 1 1 1 0.331 1.000 2.350
    4 Jeff Kent 36.225 2004-10-18 NLCS 5 HOU STL W 3-0 4 4 1 1 3 0.190 1.536 2.035
    5 Andres Galarraga 37.115 1998-10-11 NLCS 4 ATL SDP W 8-3 4 2 1 1 4 0.203 3.087 1.940
    6 Edgar Martinez 37.275 2000-10-03 ALDS 1 SEA CHW W 7-4 5 5 2 1 2 0.253 0.919 1.922
    7 Benito Santiago 37.218 2002-10-13 NLCS 4 SFG STL W 4-3 4 3 1 1 2 0.280 1.061 1.817
    8 Matt Stairs 40.229 2008-10-13 NLCS 4 PHI LAD W 7-5 1 1 1 1 2 0.401 1.874 1.800
    9 Willie Stargell 39.210 1979-10-02 NLCS 1 PIT CIN W 5-2 5 4 1 1 3 0.172 1.549 1.790
    10 Hank Bauer 36.065 1958-10-04 WS 3 NYY MLN W 4-0 4 4 3 1 4 0.279 3.260 1.548
    11 Fred Clarke 37.010 1909-10-13 WS 5 PIT DET W 8-4 4 2 2 1 3 0.293 2.808 1.536
    12 Paul Molitor 37.062 1993-10-23 WS 6 TOR PHI W 8-6 5 5 3 1 2 0.273 2.447 1.524
    13 Tommy Henrich 36.227 1949-10-05 WS 1 NYY BRO W 1-0 4 4 1 1 1 0.261 0.189 1.487
    14 Ken Caminiti 36.167 1999-10-05 NLDS 1 HOU ATL W 6-1 5 4 3 1 3 -0.044 1.259 1.448
    15 Ruben Sierra 39.003 2004-10-09 ALDS 4 NYY MIN W 6-5 5 4 2 1 3 0.295 2.274 1.438
    16 Don Baylor 37.106 1986-10-12 ALCS 5 BOS CAL W 7-6 5 4 1 1 2 0.045 1.412 1.394
    17 Brad Ausmus 36.178 2005-10-09 NLDS 4 HOU ATL W 7-6 7 6 2 1 1 0.391 1.297 1.393
    18 Don Baylor 38.118 1987-10-24 WS 6 MIN STL W 11-5 4 3 2 1 3 0.241 2.114 1.382
    19 Enos Slaughter 40.162 1956-10-06 WS 3 NYY BRO W 5-3 4 3 2 1 3 0.436 2.741 1.335
    20 Raul Ibanez 37.135 2009-10-15 NLCS 1 PHI LAD W 8-6 4 4 2 1 3 0.186 2.310 1.272
    21 Lonnie Smith 36.305 1992-10-22 WS 5 ATL TOR W 7-2 4 4 1 1 4 0.213 2.527 1.247
    22 Jorge Posada 38.055 2009-10-11 ALDS 3 NYY MIN W 4-1 4 4 2 1 2 0.212 1.514 1.213
    23 Larry Walker 37.318 2004-10-14 NLCS 2 STL HOU W 6-4 4 4 1 1 2 0.078 0.849 1.212
    24 Doug DeCinces 36.043 1986-10-11 ALCS 4 CAL BOS W 4-3 5 5 2 1 1 0.041 1.306 1.210
    25 Gary Gaetti 38.052 1996-10-10 NLCS 2 STL ATL W 8-3 5 5 1 1 4 0.174 1.388 1.206
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    Generated 10/11/2012.

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    2012 Yankees 1st Team To HR In 131+ Games In One Season

    Posted by on October 4th, 2012 · Comments (0)

    The Top 26 teams in this feat:

    Rk Tm Year #Matching W L PA HR SLG
    1 NYY 2012 131 88 43 Ind. Games 5073 245 .493
    2 NYY 1961 130 91 38 Ind. Games 5045 240 .473
    3 MIL 2007 130 73 57 Ind. Games 5070 231 .497
    4 SFG 2001 129 78 51 Ind. Games 5177 235 .502
    5 HOU 2000 128 65 63 Ind. Games 5146 249 .527
    6 NYY 2009 127 91 36 Ind. Games 5113 244 .520
    7 TOR 2000 125 74 51 Ind. Games 4920 244 .513
    8 TEX 2001 125 62 63 Ind. Games 4998 246 .517
    9 COL 1997 125 69 56 Ind. Games 4982 239 .523
    10 SEA 1996 124 72 52 Ind. Games 5117 245 .528
    11 NYY 2003 124 86 38 Ind. Games 4958 230 .504
    12 CHW 2006 124 75 49 Ind. Games 4896 236 .508
    13 BOS 2004 124 80 44 Ind. Games 5038 222 .515
    14 TEX 1996 123 70 52 Ind. Games 4963 221 .511
    15 TEX 2005 123 71 52 Ind. Games 4865 260 .524
    16 SEA 1997 123 73 50 Ind. Games 4927 264 .535
    17 PHI 2007 123 78 45 Ind. Games 4972 213 .508
    18 PHI 2006 123 75 48 Ind. Games 5050 216 .494
    19 OAK 2002 123 89 34 Ind. Games 4793 205 .481
    20 OAK 1996 123 67 56 Ind. Games 4992 243 .502
    21 OAK 2000 123 76 47 Ind. Games 4950 239 .508
    22 NYY 2001 123 85 37 Ind. Games 4798 203 .481
    23 CLE 1996 123 78 45 Ind. Games 5010 218 .519
    24 CHW 2004 123 74 49 Ind. Games 4813 242 .512
    25 CHW 2008 123 80 43 Ind. Games 4823 235 .505
    26 BAL 1998 123 67 56 Ind. Games 4860 214 .491
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    Generated 10/4/2012.

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    Yankees Connection: Hitting For The Cycle With 2+ Walks

    Posted by on August 24th, 2012 · Comments (0)

    As of this morning, there’s only been two times in baseball history, since 1918, when a batter hit for the cycle while also walking at least twice in the game:

    Rk Player #Matching PA AB 1B H 2B 3B HR RBI BB ▾ SO
    1 Joe Gordon 1 Ind. Games 6 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 2 0
    2 Mickey Cochrane 1 Ind. Games 6 4 1 4 1 1 1 4 2 0
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    Generated 8/24/2012.

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    Gordon did it for the Yankees (on the road) and Cochrane did it against the Yankees (in the Bronx).

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    Best Game Scores By Yankees SP At Home Since 2006

    Posted by on August 15th, 2012 · Comments (0)

    Pettitte, Sabathia and Kuroda own this list:

    Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt IP H ER BB SO HR GSc
    1 CC Sabathia 2011-07-10 NYY TBR W 1-0 9.0 4 0 1 9 0 87
    2 Hiroki Kuroda 2012-08-14 NYY TEX W 3-0 9.0 2 0 2 5 0 86
    3 Andy Pettitte 2012-06-05 NYY TBR W 7-0 7.1 2 0 2 10 0 82
    4 Andy Pettitte 2012-05-18 NYY CIN W 4-0 8.0 4 0 1 9 0 82
    5 CC Sabathia 2011-07-26 NYY SEA W 4-1 7.0 1 1 3 14 0 82
    6 CC Sabathia 2010-09-02 NYY OAK W 5-0 8.0 1 0 3 5 0 82
    7 CC Sabathia 2009-08-08 NYY BOS W 5-0 7.2 2 0 2 9 0 82
    8 Chien-Ming Wang 2006-07-28 NYY TBD W 6-0 9.0 2 0 2 1 0 82
    9 Hiroki Kuroda 2012-06-30 NYY CHW W 4-0 7.0 3 0 1 11 0 81
    10 Hiroki Kuroda 2012-06-08 NYY NYM W 9-1 7.0 1 0 1 7 0 81
    11 CC Sabathia 2009-09-26 NYY BOS W 3-0 7.0 1 0 2 8 0 81
    12 Andy Pettitte 2008-07-20 NYY OAK W 2-1 8.0 4 1 0 9 0 79
    13 Andy Pettitte 2008-07-08 NYY TBR W 5-0 8.0 4 0 0 5 0 79
    14 CC Sabathia 2012-08-03 NYY SEA W 6-3 9.0 3 3 1 10 2 78
    15 CC Sabathia 2011-06-30 NYY MIL W 5-0 7.2 6 0 2 13 0 78
    16 CC Sabathia 2011-04-05 NYY MIN L 4-5 7.0 2 0 1 6 0 78
    17 CC Sabathia 2010-06-20 NYY NYM W 4-0 8.0 4 0 2 6 0 78
    18 Chien-Ming Wang 2007-05-05 NYY SEA W 8-1 8.0 2 1 0 4 1 78
    19 Randy Johnson 2006-06-26 NYY ATL W 5-2 7.0 4 0 0 9 0 78
    20 A.J. Burnett 2009-08-07 NYY BOS W 2-0 7.2 1 0 6 6 0 77
    21 Mike Mussina 2008-07-23 NYY MIN W 5-1 8.0 6 0 0 7 0 77
    22 Roger Clemens 2007-07-02 NYY MIN W 5-1 8.0 2 1 1 4 0 77
    23 Hiroki Kuroda 2012-04-13 NYY LAA W 5-0 8.0 5 0 2 6 0 76
    24 Mike Mussina 2007-09-18 NYY BAL W 12-0 7.0 3 0 1 6 0 76
    25 Chien-Ming Wang 2007-08-30 NYY BOS W 5-0 7.0 1 0 4 5 0 76
    26 Randy Johnson 2006-04-23 NYY BAL W 7-1 8.0 3 1 1 5 1 76
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    Generated 8/15/2012.

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    Yankees Pitchers To Allow 22+ HR In Team’s First 110 Games Of The Season

    Posted by on August 8th, 2012 · Comments (10)

    Since 1918 -

    Rk Player Year GS IP HR 6
    1 Dennis Rasmussen 1987 Ind. Games 13 78.0 27
    2 Phil Hughes 2012 Ind. Games 17 98.1 26
    3 Ralph Terry 1962 Ind. Games 19 135.1 25
    4 Javier Vazquez 2004 Ind. Games 17 109.2 24
    5 Randy Johnson 2005 Ind. Games 15 99.2 24
    6 Jim Abbott 1994 Ind. Games 15 98.2 24
    7 Catfish Hunter 1976 Ind. Games 19 158.2 23
    8 Ralph Terry 1963 Ind. Games 16 110.2 23
    9 Ivan Nova 2012 Ind. Games 16 100.1 23
    10 Stan Bahnsen 1969 Ind. Games 15 92.0 23
    11 Terry Mulholland 1994 Ind. Games 14 92.0 23
    12 David Wells 1998 Ind. Games 13 85.2 23
    13 Catfish Hunter 1977 Ind. Games 11 63.2 23
    14 Randy Johnson 2006 Ind. Games 16 96.1 22
    15 Jack McDowell 1995 Ind. Games 15 104.2 22
    16 Whitey Ford 1963 Ind. Games 15 103.0 22
    17 Orlando Hernandez 2000 Ind. Games 14 87.0 22
    18 Phil Niekro 1985 Ind. Games 13 84.1 22
    19 David Cone 2000 Ind. Games 13 69.0 22
    20 Jose Contreras 2004 Ind. Games 12 65.0 22
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    Generated 8/8/2012.

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    Hughes and Nova can’t seem to keep the ball in the park this season…

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    Yankees To Bat Lead-Off In Starting Line-Up Since 1996

    Posted by on July 25th, 2012 · Comments (2)

    Add Ichiro to the list today.

    Rk Player #Matching PA
    1 Derek Jeter 922 Ind. Games 4368
    2 Chuck Knoblauch 524 Ind. Games 2448
    3 Johnny Damon 402 Ind. Games 1873
    4 Alfonso Soriano 300 Ind. Games 1442
    5 Brett Gardner 105 Ind. Games 482
    6 Tim Raines 90 Ind. Games 430
    7 Wade Boggs 79 Ind. Games 359
    8 Melky Cabrera 58 Ind. Games 281
    9 Bernie Williams 50 Ind. Games 235
    10 Kenny Lofton 41 Ind. Games 192
    11 Ricky Ledee 15 Ind. Games 72
    12 Jose Vizcaino 12 Ind. Games 56
    13 Luis Polonia 11 Ind. Games 51
    14 Homer Bush 9 Ind. Games 44
    15 Tony Womack 8 Ind. Games 38
    16 Miguel Cairo 8 Ind. Games 37
    17 Scott Pose 6 Ind. Games 25
    18 Chad Curtis 6 Ind. Games 28
    19 Nick Swisher 5 Ind. Games 24
    20 Bobby Abreu 5 Ind. Games 25
    21 Gerald Williams 4 Ind. Games 20
    22 Curtis Granderson 4 Ind. Games 20
    23 Scott Brosius 4 Ind. Games 18
    24 Enrique Wilson 3 Ind. Games 13
    25 Eduardo Nunez 3 Ind. Games 15
    26 Bubba Crosby 3 Ind. Games 13
    27 Tony Tarasco 2 Ind. Games 10
    28 Luis Sojo 2 Ind. Games 9
    29 Lance Johnson 2 Ind. Games 9
    30 Robinson Cano 2 Ind. Games 10
    31 Justin Christian 1 Ind. Games 4
    32 Erick Almonte 1 Ind. Games 5
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    Generated 7/25/2012.

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    Ichiro’s Last 599 PA On The Road

    Posted by on July 24th, 2012 · Comments (22)

    Here is the total on these:

    PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG
    599 565 163 19 5 4 35 28 43 .288 .319 .361
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    Generated 7/24/2012.

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    This should be the baseline expectation, in terms of production rate, that the Yankees should have for their newly acquired outfielder.

    Hey, it’s an upgrade on DeWayne Wise…

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    Pitchers With 3+ Terrible Career Post-Season Starts

    Posted by on July 13th, 2012 · Comments (4)

    “Terrible” here means “requiring IP less than or equal to 5 and ER greater than or equal to 4.” The list:

    Rk Player #Matching   W L ERA GS IP HR BB SO WHIP
    1 Andy Pettitte 8 Ind. Games 0 4 13.50 8 29.1 9 12 17 2.66
    2 Jaret Wright 4 Ind. Games 0 3 16.05 4 12.1 8 5 16 2.51
    3 Tim Wakefield 4 Ind. Games 0 3 14.59 4 12.1 5 11 12 2.27
    4 Todd Stottlemyre 4 Ind. Games 0 3 16.20 4 11.2 3 7 8 2.83
    5 Bret Saberhagen 4 Ind. Games 0 2 15.75 4 12.0 6 6 9 2.58
    6 Greg Maddux 4 Ind. Games 0 3 12.60 4 15.0 3 6 7 2.53
    7 Tom Glavine 4 Ind. Games 0 4 22.09 4 11.0 5 8 6 3.36
    8 John Tudor 3 Ind. Games 0 2 11.91 3 11.1 4 6 3 2.47
    9 CC Sabathia 3 Ind. Games 0 2 13.50 3 12.0 2 13 11 2.67
    10 Kenny Rogers 3 Ind. Games 0 1 12.54 3 9.1 2 6 9 2.25
    11 Jerry Reuss 3 Ind. Games 0 3 12.54 3 9.1 2 4 4 2.36
    12 Russ Ortiz 3 Ind. Games 0 0 15.43 3 9.1 4 4 4 2.68
    13 Shaun Marcum 3 Ind. Games 0 3 14.90 3 9.2 3 5 5 2.28
    14 Al Leiter 3 Ind. Games 0 0 13.50 3 8.2 2 10 6 2.88
    15 Catfish Hunter 3 Ind. Games 0 3 14.40 3 10.0 6 1 3 1.90
    16 Scott Garrelts 3 Ind. Games 0 2 9.00 3 12.0 5 2 10 1.92
    17 Whitey Ford 3 Ind. Games 0 3 10.66 3 12.2 3 3 8 2.05
    18 David Cone 3 Ind. Games 1 1 13.94 3 10.1 2 7 12 2.52
    19 Roger Clemens 3 Ind. Games 0 3 12.00 3 12.0 3 9 9 2.25
    20 Chris Carpenter 3 Ind. Games 0 1 9.00 3 13.0 3 11 6 2.38
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    Generated 7/13/2012.

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    The Yankees hope that Pettitte and Sabathia don’t add to this list in 2012.

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    All-Star Blow-Out Games Prior To 2012

    Posted by on July 11th, 2012 · Comments (0)

    They’ve always been A.L. wins before this year:

    Date Tm Opp Rslt
    1992-07-14 ALS NLS W 13-6
    1983-07-06 ALS NLS W 13-3
    1946-07-09 ALS NLS W 12-0
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    Generated 7/11/2012.

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    Nice going, Verlander and Harrison.

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    Only All-Star Games With 3+ Triples

    Posted by on July 10th, 2012 · Comments (0)

    There’s tonight and July 11, 1978. That’s it.

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    Players To Hit For The Cycle More Than Once (Since 1918)

    Posted by on June 30th, 2012 · Comments (2)

    Welcome to the club, Aaron Hill:

    Rk Player #Matching  
    1 Bob Meusel 3 Ind. Games
    2 Babe Herman 3 Ind. Games
    3 Brad Wilkerson 2 Ind. Games
    4 Frank White 2 Ind. Games
    5 Wally Westlake 2 Ind. Games
    6 Bob Watson 2 Ind. Games
    7 Arky Vaughan 2 Ind. Games
    8 Chris Speier 2 Ind. Games
    9 George Sisler 2 Ind. Games
    10 John Olerud 2 Ind. Games
    11 Chuck Klein 2 Ind. Games
    12 Aaron Hill 2 Ind. Games
    13 Lou Gehrig 2 Ind. Games
    14 Jim Fregosi 2 Ind. Games
    15 Bobby Doerr 2 Ind. Games
    16 Joe DiMaggio 2 Ind. Games
    17 Joe Cronin 2 Ind. Games
    18 Mickey Cochrane 2 Ind. Games
    19 Cesar Cedeno 2 Ind. Games
    20 George Brett 2 Ind. Games
    21 Ken Boyer 2 Ind. Games
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    Generated 6/30/2012.

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    The 42 Pitchers To Make Their Big League Debut As A Starting Pitcher For The New York Yankees – Since 1973

    Posted by on June 29th, 2012 · Comments (1)

    And, tonight, Mr. Warren makes 43…

    Can’t believe it’s been 5 years since this last happened.

    The list:

    Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt App,Dec IP GSc
    1 Ian Kennedy 2007-09-01 NYY TBD W 9-6 GS-7 ,W 7.0 63
    2 Tyler Clippard 2007-05-20 NYY NYM W 6-2 GS-6 ,W 6.0 65
    3 Matt DeSalvo 2007-05-07 NYY SEA L 2-3 GS-7 7.0 64
    4 Phil Hughes 2007-04-26 NYY TOR L 0-6 GS-5 ,L 4.1 37
    5 Chase Wright 2007-04-17 NYY CLE W 10-3 GS-5 ,W 5.0 45
    6 Kei Igawa 2007-04-07 NYY BAL W 10-7 GS-5 5.0 22
    7 Jeff Karstens 2006-08-22 NYY SEA L 5-6 GS-6 5.2 45
    8 Sean Henn 2005-05-04 NYY TBD L 8-11 GS-3 ,L 2.1 19
    9 Chien-Ming Wang 2005-04-30 NYY TOR W 4-3 GS-7 7.0 55
    10 Brad Halsey 2004-06-19 NYY LAD W 6-2 GS-6 ,W 5.2 53
    11 Alex Graman 2004-04-20 NYY CHW W 11-8 GS-3 2.2 22
    12 Brandon Claussen 2003-06-28 (2) NYY NYM W 9-8 GS-7 ,W 6.1 55
    13 Brett Jodie 2001-07-20 NYY TOR L 4-10 GS-2 ,L 2.0 17
    14 Christian Parker 2001-04-06 NYY TOR L 4-13 GS-3 ,L 3.0 15
    15 Randy Keisler 2000-09-10 NYY BOS W 6-2 GS-5 ,W 5.0 54