Tag: Ryan Madson

13 May, 2002

After the offensive explosion of 2001, the pendulum may have swung too far the other way, as the WBL saw 14 shutouts in 66 games this week. The incessant rain contributed, as a few were shortened games, but still.

Most impressively, Kansas City‘s Jock Menefee came within a single out of the first perfect game in WBL history. More detail on that, and the overall pitching dominance, below.

#Awards

Memphis‘s Ted Williams is the AL Player of the Week for the second time this season: 9-for-22 with 5 homeruns, 11 runs, 11 RBI and 7 walks in 6 games, slugging 1.091. He also pitched 2 innings. On the year he’s at 417/537/945 with 20 homeruns and 50 RBI, and is threatening to obliterate all sorts of records.

The NL Player of the Week is Birmingham‘s Eddie Mathews, who went 12-for-23 with 5 homeruns, 9 RBI and 8 runs, slugging 1.217. He came into the week hitting .188 and leaves it at .252, with 12 homeruns. Mathews has never hit for average–if he can maintain even something around .250, he’ll be among the best 3B in the league.

In the minors: Bill Doran (Los Angeles) took the award at AAA Las Vegas, going 13-for-25 with 2 homeruns and 10 RBI; Mike Tiernan (New York Gothams) won at AA Troy, going 7-for-10 with 3 doubles and 2 homeruns; and Kevin Young (Memphis) won at A-ball Pine Bluff, where the 31-year-old first baseman drove in 12 runs in 6 games.

Note that none of them are pitchers. So what’s the big deal on the mound?

#The Big Deal On the Mound

#One Out Away

Jock Menefee, Kansas City’s fifth starter, started against Houston and retired the first 26 batters, striking out 11 on the way and doing it so efficiently that he entered the 9th having thrown only 95 pitches. Carlos Correa grounded out weakly back to the mound and George Brett was Menefee’s 12th strikeout victim, bringing the 40,962 fans in attendance to their feet, holding their collective breath. Jim O’Rourke absolutely smoked the first pitch dealt to him, sending it back the other way at 115 mph and into the outfield for a clean single, releasing a collective moan from the crowd.

That brought Craig Biggio to the plate as the tying run, but he flew out to left to end it.

Menefee’s final line: 9 innings, 1 hit, no walks, 12 strikeouts, 111 pitches. Both Kansas City runs came in the 5th off Stephen Strasburg on a single by Boog Powell and a bases-loaded walk to Albert Pujols.

HOU 0 (Strasburg 3-1) @ KAN 2 (Menefee 2-2)
HRs: none.
Box Score

#The Next Day …

… Roger Clemens and Smokey Joe Wood would face off, and neither team could touch either ace. Clemens and Wood each survived a near-hour-long rain delay to throw 8 scoreless innings (Clemens 4 hits and 6 strikeouts, Wood 3 and 7), and the bullpens took over from there, keeping the game scoreless through the 15th, meaning Houston had now gone 24 innings without scoring against the Monarchs.

In the 16th, pinch-hitter Craig Biggio walked, Jeff Bagwell singled him to third, and Paul Goldschmidt singled him home. That was enough: Houston’s Sparky Lyle closed the game out for his 6th save of the year.

HOU 1 (Kern 1-0; Lyle 6 Sv) @ KAN 0 (Thatcher 0-1) [16 Innings]
HRs: none.
Box Score

#The Stars At Night

No, not more about Houston. Instead, we take a glance at the emergent juggernaut of the Philadelphia Stars‘ staff. The New York Gothams came into the week leading the WBL in scoring at 5.24 runs a game. They left Philadelphia managing only 13 hits over 3 games. And no–zero, nada, zilch–runs.

Philadelphia right now is a staff missing its ace due to Charles Rogan‘s injury. Steve Carlton has stepped right into a leading role, with 5 victories and a sub-3.00 ERA coming into the series.

The opener saw Ray Collins (7 innings, 3 hits) beat New York’s Christy Mathewson, who had been 6-0. Chase Utley‘s RBI triple in the 3rd and Harmon Killebrew‘s 2-run homer (his 12th) in the 6th were all Philadelphia needed, and Ryan Madson and Mark Melancon (his 5th save as he deputizes for the injured Bob Howry) finished the 3-0 win.

The next day Hardie Henderson went the distance: 5 hits, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts, 137 pitches, and no runs allowed in a 6-0 victory. Bill Dickey drove in 4, with a 2-run homer in the 2nd and a 2-run single in a 4-run 7th that Willie Davis capped with his first homerun of the year.

In the finale Carl Hubbell matched Carlton through 6 scoreless innings, but we’ve already revealed how it ends. Utley broke it open with a 2-run homer (his 3rd) in the 7th. Carlton went 8.1 innings (4 hits, no walks, 11 strikeouts, 130 pitches) and joined Mathewson atop the WBL with 6 wins.

NYG 0 (Mathewson 6-1) @ PHI 3 (Collins 2-2; Melancon 5 Sv)
HRs: NYG – none; PHI – Killebrew (12).
Box Score

NYG 0 (Sutton 2-3) @ PHI 6 (Henderson 2-3)
HRs: NYG – none; PHI – Dickey (4), Davis (1).
Box Score

NYG 0 (Raschi 1-2) @ PHI 3 (Carlton 6-1; Melancon 6 Sv)
HRs: NYG – none; PHI – Utley (3).
Box Score

Philadelphia has the best record in the NL, and leads the Effa Manley Division by 2.5 games.

#Performance

#Team Performance

Figured it was time to glance at how the stats were building up at the team level.

First, in a sentence nobody saw coming, Memphis has the best record in the WBL (25-13). They are not doing it with mirrors, sporting the best run differential (+68), leading the league in runs per game (5.71), and in OPS (.813). AND, they lead the league in overall ERA (3.22) and bullpen ERA (2.49). Dominance. Totally unexpected, and, if it holds, a significant message about just how thoroughly a team can be transformed in a single offseason.

On the mound, they are joined by Kansas City, who lead the league in WHIP (1.09) and in BA allowed (a minuscule .210), Houston (2nd-best ERA at 3.25, a full .40 in front of the #3 team) and, perhaps surprisingly, Ottawa (pedestrian-looking numbers, but the second-best FIP in the WBL, behind Kansas City).

Memphis is 2nd in the WBL in homers, trailing–who else–the New York Black Yankees, who have 68 to the Red Sox’s 62. The Big Apple’s 3 teams sit 2-4 in the league in OPS, with the Black Yankees, the Gothams, and the Brooklyn Royal Giants all between .779 and .789.

And then we have the other end of the lists.

Kansas City has hit only 25 homeruns on the year, with Houston and the Birmingham Black Barons the only other teams with under 40. Baltimore is pretty miserable offensively across the board, last in the league in BA (.206, .019 worse than Houston) and OPS (.628, .025 worse than, yes, Houston). Unlike Houston, Baltimore is just bad, last in the league in WHIP (1.45, with Detroit and Birmingham at 1.39 and 1.40), tied with the House of David for last in BA allowed (.264), and last in ERA at 5.42, with only Detroit joining them over 5.00.

#Player Performance

Six weeks in, qualifying is 3.1 plate appearances or 1 inning per team game: about 115 PA and 37 innings.

#Batters

Ted Williams leads the WBL in batting average, on-base, slugging, homeruns, runs, RBI, walks, hits and WAR. Doubles, triples and steals belong to others.

John Briggs (MEM). 238/315/462. 15 2B.
Dan Brouthers (BRK). 374/422/634.
Pete Browning (HOD). 369/420/553. 52 H, 11 SB.
Oscar Charleston (IND). 303/342/690. 16 HR, 38 RBI, 2.4 WAR.
Eric Davis (NYY). 262/373/438. 30 R, 12 SB.
Hank Greenberg (DET). 269/346/504. 4 3B.
Rickey Henderson (SFS). 226/331/339. 12 SB.
Grant Johnson (NYG). 348/381/674. 48 H, 10 HR, 15 2B.
Joe Morgan (IND). 252/426/411. 32 BB.
Jackie Robinson (BRK). 341/388/541. 16 2B.
Babe Ruth (NYY). 237/387/605. 12 HR, 26 BB.
Chino Smith (CAG). 290/331/718. 15 HR, 35 R, 37 RBI, 2.2 WAR.
Ted Williams (MEM). 417/537/945. 20 HR, 44 R, 50 RBI, 34 BB, 53 H, 3.5 WAR.

#Pitchers

#Starters

Christy Mathewson lost for the first time this year, and Steve Carlton joins him at 6 wins. Charles Radbourn‘s 1.43 ERA leads the league; Dwight Gooden leads in FIP and WAR, despite a 3.80 ERA.

Brett Anderson (HOD). 5-2, 2.49.
Ray Brown (HOM). 2-1, 2.15.
Steve Carlton (PHI). 6-1, 2.50. 61 K.
Dwight Gooden (LAA). 2-2, 3.80. 1.90 FIP, 2.0 WAR.
Lefty Grove (SFS). 5-1, 2.87. 76 K, 59 IP.
Walter Johnson (POR). 3-3, 2.55. 72 K, 0.91 WHIP.
Christy Mathewson (NYG). 6-1, 2.93. 70 K, 55 IP.
Jock Menefee (KAN). 2-2, 2.51. 0.81 WHIP, 2.22 FIP.
Charles Radbourn (OTT). 3-1, 1.43. 0.91 WHIP, 2.27 FIP, 1.7 WAR.
Toad Ramsey (HOU). 2-3, 3.33. 2.80 FIP, 1.6 WAR.
Tom Seaver (MEM). 3-1, 1.54.
Smokey Joe Wood (KAN). 3-1, 2.32. 54 IP, 0.77 WHIP.

#Relievers

Brian Wilson and Eric Gagné lead with 10 saves each. Detroit’s Mike Henneman has 8, with a 9.82 ERA. Several relievers, led by Memphis’ Tommy de la Cruz (4-0, 1.23), have 4 wins, but aren’t listed below.

Rate stats below require 10 IP, meaning Ottawa’s Billy Koch qualifies without allowing a run so far this year. Both Chicago‘s Joe Horlen (now in the rotation) and Birmingham’s Kerry Ligtenberg were touched for their first runs this past week, but both remain dominant so far.

Rod Beck (SFS). 1-2, 3.75. 8 Sv.
Jack Billingham (POR). 1-2, 3.46. 8 Sv.
Chad Bradford (DET). 3-2, 3.18. 6 Hld.
Jeurys Familia (LAA). 2-0, 2.45. 6 Hld.
Eric Gagné (BRK). 1-0, 0.64. 10 Sv, 45.5% K.
Mike Henneman (DET). 0-2, 9.82. 8 Sv.
Joe Horlen (CAG). 1-1, 0.34.
Billy Koch (OTT). 1-0, 0.00. 1 Sv, 2 Hld.
Kerry Ligtenberg (BBB). 1-0, 0.47. 1 Sv, 5 Hld.
Ryan Madson (PHI). 2-1, 1.02. 1.02 FIP.
Jeff Pfeffer (LAA). 0-1, 1.47. 8 Sv.
Johan Santana (POR). 1-1, 0.83. 31 K in 21.2 innings.
Vito Tamulis (NYG). 1-1, 5.40. 6 Hld.
Brian Wilson (NYG). 1-1, 1.46. 10 Sv.

#Hardest Shots

Three balls left the bat at 121 mph this week, all solo homeruns: Mike Schmidt (New York Black Yankees), Paul Molitor (Portland) and Hank Aaron (Birmingham).

The hardest out was Ted Williams‘ 121-mph ground ball to second.

#Longest Homeruns

Kansas City’s Doug Rader hit the second-longest homerun of the season, a 505-foot 2-run shot. Willie McCovey (Cleveland) hit one 485 feet, and Rico Carty‘s grand slam against Memphis went 484.

#Injuries

The Wandering House of David lost Jim Clinton (2.88 ERA over his first 4 starts) for about a year. The Gothams’ Mike Norris, 37 and the 2000 Reliever of the Year, is out 4-5 months. Birmingham lost two relievers for about 3 months each: setup man Akinori Otsuka, and Alejandro Peña, who tore a finger tendon on a rehab assignment.

See the team notes for details and related roster moves.

TWIWBL 101.5: Year 3, Week 4 – Effa Manley Division

By mknn

On September 21, 2026

In TWIWBL

Team	W/L	Pct	GB
Ottawa Mounties	16-8	.667	—
Philadelphia Stars	16-10	.615	1
Homestead Grays	13-11	.542	3
New York Gothams	13-11	.542	3
Brooklyn Royal Giants	13-12	.520	3.5

Effa Manley Division | 29 April

Brooklyn Royal Giants

A 12-run fifth inning carried Brooklyn past Baltimore 18-6. The game was tied 4-4 when the inning started and it was 16-4 when it ended: Brooklyn scored 12 runs on 11 hits in the frame. In that game, Dan Brouthers went 5-for-6 with a homerun and 2 doubles and Roy White reached 5 times and scored 4 runs.

Ron Cey hit 2 homeruns and drove in 5 in the second game of a doubleheader, an 8-6 win over Philadelphia. Smokey Joe Williams struck out 12 in the game, but gave up all 6 runs (3 of them on homeruns, which are plaguing the young right-hander). Williams was 2-for-4 with a double as the DH, and did manage to get the victory, thanks to Cey’s heroics.

Homestead Grays

Andrew McCutchen hit 2 homeruns and drove in 3 against San Francisco in a game the Grays took 10 innings to win, 5-3.

New York Gothams

Christy Mathewson struck out 10 in 6 innings to beat Detroit 3-2 at the Polo Grounds, which was (foreshadowing here) his 4th win without a loss. The next day, HR Johnson hit 2 homeruns and drove in 5 in a 9-8 win over the Wolverines.

Don Buford hit 2 homeruns and a double the next afternoon in a 6-2 win over Baltimore. Mathewson took that one too, moving to 5-0.

Dave Righetti is out about 2 weeks. This may hurt, as Righetti posted a 2.84 ERA over his 4 starts, making an argument that he was more than a throw-in in the Gaylord Perry for HR Johnson trade. Vic Raschi was recalled to cover it.

Ottawa Mounties

Charles Radbourn threw a 2-hit shutout of Cleveland, for a game score of 87. The 2-0 win improved Radbourn’s record to 2-0 with a microscopic 1.38 ERA.

Dupee Shaw has begun a rehab assignment.

Philadelphia Stars

The injuries keep being the news in Philadelphia, with a couple big ones.

Charles Rogan is out about 2 weeks–a massive loss, but it is only 2 weeks. Obviously, nobody replaces both halves of Rogan, with the Stars opting to recall an arm in the form of John Burkett.

Closer Bob Howry is being shut down for about a month after a rocky start. Mark Melancon becomes the Stars’ closer, although expect Philadelphia to use Ryan Madson in that role as well.

But wait, there’s more: Ted Kennedy, recalled only a few days prior, hits the DL for a week and Bill Gatewood is out for a little more than that. All of this results in, in addition to Burkett, John Clarkson and Tommy Hunter being recalled.

On the other side of the seesaw, Jack Kralick has begun a rehab assignment.

Steve Carlton threw a complete game against the Black Yankees, holding them to a single run and striking out 11 for a game score of 84. With the 6-1 victory, Carlton improves to 4-1 with a 2.01 ERA.

Year III Season Preview: Philadelphia Stars

By mknn

On August 11, 2026

In 2002 Season Previews, Team News

▌ State of the Franchise

Two years ago the Stars lost 98 games and finished dead last, an aging club going nowhere. One year later they won 87 and played in October. So, are the Stars good, or lucky, or both?

It’s not clear. This is a club that bets on the future, handing LF to a talented, but somewhat raw, 21-year-old in Sherry Magee. But it’s also a club that keeps handing PA to Rico Carty, an ageless wonder closer to 40 than not. The fans are done deliberating, and fully believe — they watched a laughingstock turn into a contender behind Aaron Judge‘s 63 home runs and Charles Rogan, a two-way rookie unlike anything the league has ever seen. They’d like more of the same, please. Now, please.

The front office is a little more skeptical, seeing a middle infield that remains unsettled, a center fielder in Willie Davis who may have cratered at 22 (despite a Gold Glove), and a host of bats yet to prove they are more than AAAA quality. So the official line is a build towards 2003.

So much depends on how the first few months of 2002 happen in Philly.

▌ 2001 Revisited

A year ago we said anything approaching .500 would be a significant step forward. Philadelphia won 87, took a Wild Card berth and lost to Houston 4-1. So, significant steps.

The best case had Rogan pairing with Steve Carlton to anchor the rotation, and Bobby Abreu and Judge both taking a step. Judge took several — 278/382/699 with 63 homers and 83 walks; and Rogan was better than anyone had a right to expect, hitting 308/362/620 while making 30 starts, and took home both the NL Rookie of the Year and the organizational MVP. Abreu never really got the chance — 90 plate appearances in Philadelphia, the rest of his year at Triple-A, and then he was traded in August. Carlton is the one who struggled: 12-13 with a 5.05 ERA and 2.26 home runs per 9. But, he did throw the second no-hitter in WBL history, and clearly has talent. The best arm was the surprising Hardie Henderson instead — 18 wins, a 3.78 ERA, 4.7 WAR.

The question we got most wrong was the infield. We asked whether the flashes from Juan Samuel and Roger Peckinpaugh would hold up over a full season, and the answer was a resounding No. Not only did those 2 not make it, César Hernández faded, Jimmy Rollins was miserable at short, and while Chase Utley eventually took over second base and won a Gold Glove there, questions remain about his future.

▌ Key Changes

In: —

Out: Sherm Lollar (FA)

Opening Day Rookies: Richie Ashburn; Odúbel Herrera; Andrew Payne

▌ Best Case for 2002

The pitching was not a fluke. Philadelphia finished 4th in the league in ERA at 4.78. To repeat that, Henderson’s command needs to improve, J.M. Ward, 21, needs to reduce the number of times the ball leaves the yard, Carlton needs to progress, and Ray Collins, the one starter whose command actually beat his ERA, needs to stay healthy for a full year.

And, some questions get answered — whether it’s Magee continuing to impress, Harmon Killebrew and Jung Ho Kang either succeeding or not at the WBL level, or the middle infield pairing of Fregosi and Utley declaring itself good enough for a championship run. Any of that would help. The Stars may or may not win more games, the key is that they know more about their talent at the end of 2002.

▌ Worst Case for 2002

The worst case isn’t a collapse, it’s a shrug.

Nothing clarifies and the existing talent regresses, throwing even more into doubt. This last is a real concern: most of this rotation beat its peripherals, which is not a great sign for the future. But slippage from Judge or Bill Dickey would also hurt, throwing some of what the Stars see as settled into question.

▌ Key Questions

Can Rogan keep doing all of it? 187 innings across 30 starts, 521 plate appearances, including significant time in the OF. Nobody else in the league carries anything like that load, so there is nothing to measure it against — no read on what it costs him in August, or what it leaves of him at 25. And, crucially, if Rogan slips, where does Philadelphia slot him — do they value him at bat more or less than on the mound?
Can they avoid the AAAA trap? First base and designated hitter are being handed to 2 men whose bats have only ever done it in the minors. Kang hit 296/354/692 and then 318/367/709 at Triple-A last year, at 29 — not at all young. Killebrew is the opposite shape: 24, 35 home runs at Triple-A, but with a 229 average. We said last winter that Kang might turn out to be the epitome of a AAAA player, or might not. Still true, still unanswered.
What is the bullpen? Bob Howry saved 25 games with a 3.18 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP, which is a closer’s line, but he is 34 and it came in under 40 innings. The 2 arms behind him are mirror images: Fred Cambria ran a 3.04 while striking out 5.5 per 9, and Brad Kilby ran a 6.20 while striking out 9.2 per 9 and walking 1.2. One of them is getting away with something and the other is being robbed.

▌ Roster Evaluation

Tier = the player’s 2001 positional grade (S best → F worst; color coded S A B C D F). Bold names carry a substantive WBL track; italic names are pure projection — a hope, not a grade — with no qualifying track to anchor them.

Pos	Players
C	Dickey · Scioscia D
1B	Killebrew · Kang
2B	Utley B · Helms D
SS	Fregosi C · Peckinpaugh
3B	Rolen A
LF	Payne · Magee C (IL)
CF	Davis F · Ashburn · Herrera
RF	Judge S
DH	Carty D · Rogan A
SP	Henderson B · Rogan A · Carlton C · Ward C · Collins D
RP	Howry A (CL) · Cambria A · Feliciano B · Melancon D · Madson

With Sherry Magee opening on the injured list, Andrew Payne gets left field on his glove.

▌ Talent Ratings

	WBL	Minors
Raw Power	SP Charles Rogan	1B Prince Fielder
Batting Eye	1B Harmon Killebrew	1B Dolph Camilli
Contact	CF Richie Ashburn	SS Mike Bordick
Running Speed	CF Willie Davis	2B Juan Samuel
Base Stealing	SP Charles Rogan	2B Juan Samuel; RF Gus J Williams
IF Defense	3B Scott Rolen	3B Merrill May
OF Defense	CF Willie Davis	CF Hal Jeffcoat; RF Ryan Sweeney
Stuff	RP Ryan Madson	RP Chris Schroder
Control	RP Mark Melancon	SP Robin Roberts
Velocity	RP Bob Howry	RP Matt Barnes

▌ Best In The Minors

Rank	Age	Pos	Name
1 (71)	21	SP	Mélido Pérez
2 (80)	20	SP	Ben Tincup

Others: P Pete Alexander, OF Harry Hooper, IF Prince Fielder, IF Luis Aparicio, P Scott Garrelts.

Graduated to the active roster since the ranked list: Richie Ashburn (41), Harmon Killebrew (65).

A year ago this list ran 10 deep. It’s down to 2, and mostly for the right reason: the farm graduated onto an 87-win roster. Bill Gatewood, Bill Dickey, Ashburn and Killebrew all made the jump, and Rogan — the 1st overall pick that 98-loss season paid for — is already the best player in the organization. LaTroy Hawkins went to Portland in the Fregosi deal. What’s left is Mélido Pérez and Ben Tincup, both arms, both a way off, and neither particularly exciting.

▌ Superlatives

	Most	Least
Age	Rico Carty, 38	Doc Amole, 18
Height	Aaron Judge, 6’7″	Bill Mountjoy, 5’6″
OPS	Aaron Judge, 1.082	Mitch Webster, 0.483 (A)
HR	Aaron Judge, 63	Mike Bordick, 1 (AA)
SB	Sherry Magee, 47	–
WAR (bat)	Aaron Judge, 5.0	Harry Hooper, -1.8
W	Hardie Henderson, 18	–
SV	Mélido Pérez, 28 (A)	–
ERA	Hardie Henderson, 3.78	Pete Vuckovich, 7.37 (AAA)
WAR (pit)	Hardie Henderson, 4.7	Robin Roberts, -0.5

Stats across all levels, 2001. 200 PA / 75 IP min (SV: all pitchers). Non-WBL levels tagged.

WBL Year III Statistics

I needed a place to hold statistics that aren’t easily displayed in OOTP. Most of these are game-level performances.

For complete statistics, poke around on the WBL Stats Page.

Batting Statistics

2+ 3B Games

3+ 2B Games

3. Lou Gehrig (NYY); Grant Johnson (NYG); Al Kaline (DET); JD Martinez (DET); Jackie Robinson (BRK); Robin Yount (MCG).

3+ HBP Games

3. Melky Cabrera (BBB).

3+ HR Games

3. Gary Carter (OTT); Oscar Charleston (IND); Lou Gehrig (NYY); Rogers Hornsby (NYY).

3+ OF Assists

4+ BB Games

4+ CS Games

4+ Run Games

4. Oscar Charleston (IND); Andy Van Slyke (HOM); Roy White (BRK); Ted Williams x2 (MEM).

4+ SB Games

5+ Hit Games

6. Rogers Hornsby (NYY).
5. Dan Brouthers (BRK); Charles Rogan (PHI); Andy Van Slyke (HOM).

5+ SO Games

5. Lou Gehrig (NYY); Evan Longoria (CLE); Rick Monday (OTT); Ron Santo (HOD).

6+ RBI Games

8. Lou Gehrig (NYY); Rogers Hornsby (NYY).
6. Gary Carter (OTT); Elrod Hendricks (HOD); Grant Johnson (NYG); Arky Vaughan (CLE).

Cycles

Ty Cobb (DET).

Longest HRs

{ OOTP has, for a long time had a problem with surreally long HR distances. So we threw math at it–these distances are modified based on the game’s projected exit velocity, which puts a cap on how far the ball could actually travel. Far more realistic, although these are probably still running a tad high. }

510. Chuck Klein (POR).
505. Doug Rader (KAN).
497. Willie Mays (NYG).
495. Josh Gibson (HOM).
495. Duke Snider (BRK); Willie Stargell (HOM).
490. Rogers Hornsby (NYY).
485. Willie McCovey (CLE); Buster Posey (NYG); Anthony Rizzo (HOD); Ted Williams (MEM).

Pitching Statistics

80+ Game Scores

97. Jock Menefee (KAN).
94. Joseíto Muñoz (POR).
90. Whitey Ford (NYY); Smokey Joe Williams (BRK).
89. Waite Hoyt (CAG); Mickey Welch (KAN).
88. Christy Mathewson (NYG).
87. Old Hoss Radbourn (OTT).
86. Steve Carlton (PHI).
85. Dupee Shaw (OTT); Smokey Joe Wood (KAN).
84. Steve Carlton (PHI); Hardie Henderson (PHI); José Méndez (MCG); Bill Steen (CLE).
83. Walter Johnson (POR).
82. Walter Johnson (POR); JM Ward (PHI).
81. Bill Byrd (BBB); Smokey Joe Wood (KAN); Kerry Wood (HOD).
80. Watty Clark (SFS).

10+ Strikeout Games

17. Smokey Joe Williams (BRK).
16. Sid Fernandez (DET).
13. Bob Feller (CLE); Lefty Grove (SFS); Walter Johnson (POR); Christy Mathewson (NYG); Hal Newhouser (DET).
12. Lefty Gomez (BBB); Lefty Grove (SFS); Ron Guidry (NYY); Waite Hoyt (CAG); Pat Malone (CLE); Jock Menefee (KAN); Joseíto Muñoz (POR); Dick Redding (BRK); Jim Whitney (MCG); Smokey Joe Williams (BRK).
11. Steve Carlton x2 (PHI); Bob Feller (CLE); Ned Garvin (BAL); Bump Hadley (SFS); Hardie Henderson (PHI); Walter Johnson (POR); Joseíto Muñoz (POR); Luis Padrón (IND); Charlie Root (DET); Red Ruffing (MEM); Tom Seaver (MEM); Bob Shawkey (KAN); Bill Steen (CLE); Smokey Joe Williams (BRK).
10. Don Drysdale x2 (MEM); Ned Garvin (BAL); Cole Hamels (MCG); Connie Johnson (DET); Walter Johnson x2 (POR); Pat Malone (CLE); Christy Mathewson (NYG); Luis Padrón (IND); Toad Ramsey (HOU); José Rijo (LAA); Sam Streeter x2 (CAG); Fernando Valenzuela (BRK); Justin Verlander (DET); Jim Whitney x2 (MCG); Smokey Joe Wood x2 (KAN); Cy Young x2 (CLE).

8+ Walk Games

8. Hardie Henderson (PHI).

Shutouts

1 Hit. Mark Buehrle (CAG, 6 IP); Whitey Ford (NYY); Jock Menefee (KAN).
2 Hits. Lefty Grove (SFS, 6 IP); Joseíto Muñoz (POR); Old Hoss Radbourn (OTT); Mickey Welch (KAN).
3 Hits. Smokey Joe Williams (BRK, 5 IP)
4 Hits. Dupee Shaw (OTT).
5 Hits. Hardie Henderson (PHI).

Shutouts (Combined)

1 Hit. Old Hoss Radbourn / Kevin Gross / Ryan Dempster / Billy Koch (OTT).
3 Hits. David Price / Babe Adams (HOM, 7 IP); Charlie Root / Dick Donovan / Jason Frasor / Troy Percival (DET); Dave Righetti / George Jeffcoat / Vito Tamulis / Brian Wilson (NYG); Whitey Ford / Hoyt Wilhelm / Goose Gossage (NYY); Jock Menefee / Jeff Reardon / Lee Smith (KAN); Pete Donohue / Masahiro Tanaka / Kent Tekulve / Brian Wilson (NYG; 10 IP); Bump Hadley / Charlie Ferguson (SFS); Watty Clark / Joe Nathan (SFS); Waite Hoyt / AJ Minter (CAG); Bert Blyleven / Johan Santana / Jack Billingham (POR); Red Ruffing / Jon Lester / Bucky Walters (MEM); Brett Anderson / Scott Downs / Dellin Betanecs (HOD).
4 Hits. Mel Harder / Whit Wyatt / Ron Reed / Aroldis Chapman / Terry Adams (CLE); Brett Anderson / Jimmy Key / Dellin Betances / Karl Spooner / Ed Bauta (HOD); Toad Ramsey / Jim Kern / Billy Wagner / Tug McGraw (HOU); Smokey Joe Wood / Lee Smith (KAN); Randy Johnson / Kevin Gross / BJ Ryan (OTT); Tony Brizzolara / Tony Mullane / Rheal Cormier / Goose Gossage (NYY); Roy Oswalt / Andrew Chafin / Sparky Lyle (HOU); Ray Collins / Ryan Madson / Mark Melancon (PHI); Steve Carlton / Mark Melancon (PHI).
5 Hits. Cy Young / Ron Reed / Cory Gearrin (CLE); Greg Maddux / Kerry Ligtenberg / Bruce Chen / Akinori Otsuka / Harley Young (BBB); Waite Hoyt / Wilbur Wood / Will Smith (CAG); Joseíto Muñoz / John Wetteland (POR); Gaylord Perry / Hoyt Wilhelm (NYY); Lefty Grove / Ken Howell / Mark Davis / Steve Ontiveros (SFS); Luis Padrón / Willie Mitchell / Luke Gregerson / Rob Dibble (IND); Kerry Wood / Karl Spooner / Dellin Betances (HOD).