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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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| .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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| Manufacture of Baseballs | 6/29/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: My dad who saw all the greats said in the 40,s the ball was dead and that their was less rubber in ...
A: False. http://www.fogdog.com/fog-the-history-of-the-baseball--bg-527303.html ...
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| Run Scored, Each Inning, Game | 6/29/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: Has there ever been a major league baseball game where one team scored at least one run in every ...
A: George, It's never happened in the American League for 9 innings. In the National League, three ...
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| Grand Slam Singles | 6/25/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: I believe it was a phillie player who hit a grand slam and ran past the player on first base and was ...
A: Michael, There have been four instances of a "grand slam single" that I've found, one of them by a ...
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| tagging up | 6/25/2008 | Matt Smith |
Q: I was keeping score at a little league game last nite. The runners at 3rd base were not tagging up ...
A: Tagging up is not a courtesy. This must be done everytime a live ball is going to be caught and the ...
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| Baseball Rule--Restarting the game | 6/23/2008 | Matt Smith |
Q: This situation occurred in a Youth baseball game (13 and 14 year olds). In the last inning with two ...
A: Wow. Very interesting stuff. I am not 100% on this ruling but my first thought was probably the same ...
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| Barry Bonds Inside the Park Home Runs | 6/21/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: How many out of all Barry Bonds' home runs have been Inside the Park?
A: Tony, I cannot give you a complete answer, but I can tell you that out of the 292 dingers he hit in ...
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| Fewest 3B, 5000 ABs | 6/19/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: which major league player with at least 5000 at bats had hit the fewest triples. thank you
A: Louie, And the winner is: Mark McGuire. The list is about what you'd expect, although Canseco is a ...
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| Fewest 3B, 5000 ABs | 6/19/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: for those players with at least 5000 at bats, who has the fewest number of triples??
A: Tom, And the winner is: Mark McGuire. TRIPLES 3B AB 1 Mark ...
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| foul ball ruling | 6/16/2008 | Matt Smith |
Q: I'm hoping you can clarify a question regarding a foul ball. If a batter hits a ball into foul ...
A: You are correct. If the ball hits in foul territory first, regardless of the spin it has after the ...
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| unassisted triple play | 6/14/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: my friend thinks this unusual play only happens once every 8-10 years, all teams included. I say an ...
A: Jim, Your friend is much closer to being correct. I assume we're talking about this happening at ...
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| no shut outs | 6/14/2008 | Patrick Clevenger |
Q: What national league team was never shut out in an entire season?
A: The 2000 Cincinnati Reds were not shut out during the season. There was another team to perform ...
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| Most runs given up by a pitcher, game | 6/8/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: In the game today, Andy Petitte gave up ten runs. I thought to myself that you don't see a single ...
A: Although it sounds incredible, Petite is nowhere near the record number of runs given up in a game. ...
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| Rules Question | 6/5/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: My son was playing baseball last night and he was at bat when the picther threw a wild ball. my son ...
A: Zach, No. It's not. The umpire made the right call here. Baseball's rules are unforgiving in ...
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| Baseball | 6/3/2008 | Jamie Selko |
Q: has any pitcher in basball history ever hit for the cycle?
A: Howdy- (I assume that you mean Major League Baseball) The answer is...close. In 1894, Tom Parrott ...
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| Most Foul Balls in One At Bat | 6/1/2008 | Tom Schott |
Q: which player has hit the most foul balls at one time at bat and how many were there? thank you
A: Larry: We cannot be definitive about this one. The number appears to be somewhere in the ...
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