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[DOUGHBOYS]

A player has to be a pretty good player to play in both the All-Star game and World Series in the same year.

What about losing both games as a pitcher?

CJ Wilson has done both this year.

It is the eighth time it has happened.

The first pitcher to do it was Mort Cooper for the Cardinals and he did it in back to back years in 1942 and 43.

The last before Wilson to lose both games was Al Leiter for the Mets in 2000.



The Cardinals are the third team to have four relievers pitch less than an inning giving up zero runs. Not surprisingly, the other two teams were also managed by Tony LaRussa.



Game one winners are 19-4 in the last 23 World Series.



Even with playoff teams in three of the last four years, here are the Tampa attendance rankings over the last few years:

2011- 29th

2010- 22nd

2009- 23rd

2008-26th

2007- 29th



Terry Francona managed the Red Sox for eight years. Although the Red Sox are a fixture among Major League teams for over 100 years, Fancona's tenure was the second longest (Joe Cronin) in Red Sox history.



Hack Wilson's 191 rbi in a season withstood the steroid era and has now gone 81 years without being broken.



Three of the four top rbi hitters in the American League this year, were Yankees.

Granderson- 119

Cano- 118

Teixeira- 111



The 1936 Yankees put five over the top of 100 rbi:

Lou Gehrig- 152

Joe DiMaggio- 125

Tony Lazzeri- 109

Bill Dickey- 107

George Selkirk- 107



21 teams have had four 100 rbi hitters in the same season



Incredibly, 54 hitters had 90 rbi or more just four years ago in 2007.

But it is a pitchers era now.

In 2011, everybody's favorite whipping boy, Alfonso Soriano was 35th in rbi with 88.



Some think that Jacoby Ellsbury's 105 rbi as a leadoff hitter broke Jimmy Rollins record of 100 rbi.

Ellsbury had eight rbi batting out of the eight and nine spots in the lineup.



Walker Cress pitched in 1948 for the Cincinnati Reds.

Here is a dubious record for you.

Cress pitched in 30 games that year.

Every game that Cress pitched in, the Reds lost.

30 out of 30.



In more modern times, the closest to that distinction of 'biggest loser' may be Will Ohman in 2006 while pitching for the Cubs.

Ohman pitched in 78 ball games that year.

The Cubs lost 59 of them.

The surprising twist is that neither Cress or Ohman pitched badly.

For all the losses that their teams racked up, Cress and Ohman only had one loss on their individual records.

Cress had an acceptable 4.50 E.R.A. in 60 innings

Ohman struck out 74 over 65 innings and had a 4.13 E.R.A.

[Likewhat17]

Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:





Some think that Jacoby Ellsbury's 105 rbi as a leadoff hitter broke Jimmy Rollins record of 100 rbi.

Ellsbury had eight rbi batting out of the eight and nine spots in the lineup.



Jimmy Rollins career high for RBI is only 94 though..

[DOUGHBOYS]

Originally posted by Likewhat17:

quote:Originally posted by DOUGHBOYS:





Some think that Jacoby Ellsbury's 105 rbi as a leadoff hitter broke Jimmy Rollins record of 100 rbi.

Ellsbury had eight rbi batting out of the eight and nine spots in the lineup.



Jimmy Rollins career high for RBI is only 94 though.. [/QUOTE]You are correct. I should have used my usual source.