Can anyone out there confirm that Dave Foutz (STL AA) had 7 putouts as a pitcher on June 24, 1887, against Cleveland? If he did, I believe he'd tie the record...
22 Feb 2006, hatchersj wrote: quoting himself Steve Hatcher in reply to J.P. Caillault, ... and again a few days later, ... I don't know. Quoting myself, "I...
22 Feb 2006, hatchersj wrote: Subject: Re: [SABR_Records] rule determining champion ... I'm not sure. Here are two quotations from Reach's Guide 1884 ...
Has anyone ever attempted to compile a database of HBP data (other than yearly totals of each pitcher and batter.) I'm aware of the Biggio blog, but was...
... than ... Any ... Many years ago, a lot of info was compiled by Alex Haas, Pete Palmer, and several others for the seasons for which HBP data wasn't...
Here are some players who are close (some closer than others) to setting or tying some major league records this season: Luis A. Gonzalez needs 18 more...
This is probably irrelevant, but I thought it was interesting. The November 2005 issue of Baseball Digest (page 18) has a list of those LEAST likely to be hit...
I was informed by www.baseball-almanac.com's webmaster Sean Holtz that Luis A. Gonzalez's error streak ended last night, just several hours after I sent out...
23 Apr 2006, Trent McCotter wrote: in closing, "Re: Records Watch UPDATE") ... Not really. I know such resources only for a dozen years earlier and half a...
... [versus Baltimore] Hamilton is listed by ICI, the WAS Post, and CHI Tribune as ... I just noticed the change from 192 runs to 198. Is that covered in a ...
... I don't think it was covered in any of the 19th century or Records Committee Newsletters, but I may be wrong. The six runs come from protested games that...
If you count DH as a position, Frank Thomas' 5th HR as DH this season gave him 201 at DH as well as 200+ at 1B to be the newest member of the 200 HRs at each...
All, I throw this out to the list knowing that some of you will be interested and may have additional information or insight. While working on a 1912 game for...
Michael Grahek identified a NEW entry into the record for 3 baserunners caught stealing by a catcher (3 CS Assists). I had already identified this being...
... This is not one of the two that you're looking for, but I was the catcher in a little league game in '69 or '70 in which there were three, catcher-to-third...
Probably you already noticed, but ... Last Sunday (5/14), San Diego's Clay Hensley struck out 5 times, while teammate Brian Giles walked 5 times. Apparently...
... I also saw Giles being credited with the 'all-time' record for walks in a nine-inning game, but Jimmie Foxx (1938) and Walt Wilmot (1891) each had 6 walks...
... About 99% of the time, they get their information from the clubs involved. They in turn get their information from a variety of sources but they do make...
I have just updated the files for Triple Plays on SABR's website, which included the one turned this month (5/14/2006) by the White Sox against the Twins. The...
All, George Ross pitched for the Giants in 1918 and his career lasted all of one appearance. On June 27, which happened to be his birthday, against the...
Thanks, Michael. It's amazing how many errors we find in the records of players who appeared in only one game. Makes you shudder to think of how many there are...
Sorry to bother you with this, but in 1891 Mickey Welch pitched 14 CGs, of which he won 5 and lost 9. The MLB.com, baseball-reference.com, and retrosheet.org...
The first thing we ought to do is determine who was awarded the victory in such cases. If the award was proper under the rules and/or practices of the day,...
Dan: The 1892 Spalding Guide showed Welch with 5-11 for the 1891 season. He was 1-4 vs Boston, 2-1 vs Brooklyn, 0-2 vs Cincinnati, 0-1 vs Cleveland, 0-3 vs...
This should make for some lively conversation... http://tinyurl.com/jc75j Drawing the line at 1969 By Jayson Stark ESPN.com In 1900, there was no such thing as...
Of course, thanks to the new fancy HTML encoding, the URL is not clickable (at least in my mail program.....) (And you would think that it would be EASIER for...
I apologize for asking about yet another W-L decision from long, long ago, but, well, I want to try to understand the rationale behind awarding these Ws and...
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