There have been some unusual occurrences the last few days - strangely enough, the ones I noticed were all against the Yankees.
"Houck is the eighth pitcher - and sixth* starter - since 1901 to throw as many as five innings while allowing two hits or fewer in his first two MLB starts. And he's the first pitcher in Red Sox history to achieve that feat."
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Also in that game on Sunday, Chavis homered in consecutive at-bats in consecutive innings. What I really noticed, though, was that they both came on long at-bats. 6 pitches and 8 pitches for a total of 14. I wonder if that approaches a record for total pitches on home runs in consecutive at-bats? This is one that might not be answerable.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
And last night, a 21-year rookie catcher for the Jays named Alejandro Kirk had 4 hits, including a home run and a double. They said on the telecast (not making this up) he was the first 21-year rookie catcher since 1936 to have 4 hits including a home run in a game.
The other amazing thing is that all 4 hits came leading off innings, and the first 3 came in consecutive innings.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
One I like from this season is when the Padres became the first team ever to hit grand slams in 4 consecutive games.
Ian Anderson beat the Red Sox and Yankees in his first two career starts. I believe he’s the first pitcher to do that in a long time...
Jays #1 catcher Danny Jansen had 4 hits last night against the Yankees. It's the first time in franchise history that 2 Jays catchers have each had 4 hits in a series.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
The Yankees and Jays have played 6 consecutive games in which the winning team scored in double figures.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
In the Yankees' last 16 games, the winning team has scored in double figures 9 times.
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Shaughnessy actually passed on an interesting piece of trivia in yesterday's column (which he got from Tyler Kepner of the NYT).
The 'golden pitch'!
The golden pitch is a pitch that could either win or lose a World Series. 8 pitchers have thrown one:
Christy Mathewson, NY Giants, 1912, Loss (to the Red Sox-in the 8th game!)
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Cardinals, 1926, Win
Ralph Terry, Yankees, 1962, Win
Rollie Fingers, A's, 1972, Win
Jose Mesa, Indians, 1997, Loss
Mariano Rivera, Yankees, 2001, Loss
Madison Bumgarner, Giants, 2014, Win
Mike Montgomery, Cubs, 2016, Win
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
What constitutes a game winning/losing pitch, like 3-2 count with bases loaded in the 9th?
I’m guessing any pitch that could win end the game (so two strikes) but is against the winnng run at the plate. Obviously we’re talking 9th inning, 2 outs, game 7.Originally Posted by bkzwhitestrican
The lack of a base runner was why Will McEnaney did not have one in 1975…
McEnaney trivia: kicked off high school team for drinking, out partying when Reds called with news they drafted him. After mom informed him the next morning, said, "Hell, I thought she meant the Army..."
Since this was 1970 or so, when McEnaney heard he’d been drafted by the Reds, did he actually think it was the VC?
The Season of Steven Kwan continues. So far Kwan
1. Became the first player in MLB history to reach base 14 times in his first 3 games.
2. Became only one of 6 players in history to reach base 15 times in his first four games.
3. Through the first four games of his career has not swung and missed a pitch!!
Last edited by notin; 04-12-2022 at 10:10 AM.
934 OPS in AA/AAA last season. He'll be interesting to follow.
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