These problems are not just in the older records. Here is a problem in 1999 that makes it tough to know how to handle this Hall of Famer's career record. The...
I can speak to part of it. There are 2 numbers at Retrosheet. The POs in the OF are his official number which matches TSN Guide. If you look at Gwynn's...
Thanks, Clem. I am going to go with 147 since that makes Tony's career totals for PO 4512 which matches TSN, Retro and Pete's Encyclopedia. There must be...
... The short answer is that we don't know who is correct. There will be cases where video or audio accounts of the disputed games exist, but this will not be...
The straight answer is that individual fielder totals, except for errors, are not vetted by anyone. A one-PO error is not unusual. Mike Emeigh Via mobile Sent...
Ichiro currently has a 27g hitting streak, his 7th career such streak. Not sure if I've listed the top 'streakers' before, but here they are: MOST CAREER...
... Trent, was this always the rule, and does this exception only include walks? I note that in 1931 Joe Cronin had an 18-game hitting streak through June 10,...
I'm not sure of the history behind the current rule 10.23(b), which defines hitting streaks as not ending if all a player's PA's result in walks, HBP, SH, or...
Trent: I am not at home, so can't look up the implementation of the official rule, but as I recall, the Sac Fly didn't become an official statistic until 1950...
The rule was put in place in 1974. Previously, the rule book did not define a consecutive game batting streak.  Wayne McElreavy  ==============  Trent...
On the subject of the 1974-present hitting streak rule, here's something I wrote in 2006: The Yankees' Derek Jeter was credited with a 25-game hitting streak...
If Pedro Martinez is finished, he is the second pitcher ever to finish with at least 200 wins and double-figure losses: he's 214-99, and Bob Caruthers was...
This is a call for suggestions of topics to be discussed at our committee meeting in Washington. Also, if anyone has any research projects they would like to...
Dusty Rhodes died on June 17. He holds one record that may never be broken or tied: in the 1954 World Series he had three games where he did not start, but...
I created these lists a few days ago when Joe Mauer was hitting .425, including an amazing .507 at home. I thought they might be of interest: Mauer's going...
Noticed two errors in my list for highest home average ever, over a full season: .488: Joe Jackson in 1912 at League Park #2 .479: Tip O'Neill in 1887 at...
This is Ron Liebman. In 1959, Chuck Essegian hit 2 home runs as a pinch-hitter in the World Series (not starting a game) and tied with Charlie Neal for...
My nephew asked me this question recently and I didn't know the answer: is a quality start usually awarded to a pitcher who pitches a run-shortened complete...
There are of course a variety of possible answers for an unofficial category, but when I do these, I simply look at ">= 6 IP, <= 3ER" no matter how long the...
Regarding Tom Ruane's comment on quality starts, I would credit a "quality start" if someone pitched 5 innings (in a 5-inning game) and allowed 3 runs or less....
With a hit last night (saturday), Ichiro has a hit in 92 of his last 100 games, dating back to Sept 7, 2008. Derek Jeter did this over 2006-2007 without any...
Ichiro also has gone 121 games since he last had two straight hitless games. Here are the longest such streaks I could find since 1954: LONGEST STRETCH...
A recent suspended-game-resumption made me think of this; any idea how this theoretical scenario would work: 1)On May 30th, the Dodgers play a game that has to...
I doubt a suspended player would be allowed to play. Players who were not on the roster when the game started but are on the roster when the game is completed...
Can Trent or someone else supply a list of players (1876 to date) with 2 or more 20-game hitting streaks in an individual season. Thanks, from Rick.. Can...
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