Adam Dunn and triple-W games

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In a recent post, John Autin identified that Jim Thome has the most career games with at least one of each of the TTO components – a walk, a strikeout and a home run. John called this phenomenon the “Thome Trifecta”, but I’m going to try a different moniker – triple-W, for a walk, a whiff and a whallop.

The leader in this category for 2012 is Adam Dunn of the White Sox, with 14 triple-W games so far this season, including 3 in a row against the Royals coming out of the All-Star break. After the jump, I’ll take a closer look at this phenomenon.

As mentioned, Jim Thome has the most triple-W games in a career. Here’s that list.

Rk Player #Matching PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS IBB
1 Jim Thome 154 Ind. Games 713 517 224 15 2 162 276 191 203 .433 .588 1.410 1.998 25
2 Mark McGwire 133 Ind. Games 632 461 187 8 0 142 270 167 162 .406 .565 1.347 1.912 32
3 Babe Ruth 125 Ind. Games 627 454 204 18 2 135 257 166 138 .449 .597 1.390 1.987 0
4 Barry Bonds 125 Ind. Games 582 421 191 20 0 134 234 157 139 .454 .600 1.456 2.056 40
5 Harmon Killebrew 111 Ind. Games 508 374 152 6 0 114 203 131 132 .406 .561 1.337 1.898 15
6 Adam Dunn 108 Ind. Games 503 360 153 19 0 113 202 137 138 .425 .586 1.419 2.006 14
7 Manny Ramirez 105 Ind. Games 492 360 167 18 1 112 228 126 123 .464 .601 1.453 2.054 20
8 Sammy Sosa 97 Ind. Games 470 352 157 11 1 103 188 117 122 .446 .585 1.361 1.946 19
9 Alex Rodriguez 97 Ind. Games 473 349 153 11 2 109 192 113 115 .438 .579 1.418 1.998 12
10 Frank Thomas 94 Ind. Games 463 342 140 9 0 99 188 116 110 .409 .557 1.304 1.861 12
11 Ken Griffey 92 Ind. Games 453 341 138 9 0 97 174 105 109 .405 .547 1.284 1.832 27
12 Mickey Mantle 87 Ind. Games 410 303 131 5 1 92 155 104 103 .432 .575 1.366 1.941 7
13 Mike Schmidt 85 Ind. Games 399 292 125 9 2 89 162 104 107 .428 .575 1.387 1.962 15
14 Frank Robinson 84 Ind. Games 402 303 138 11 5 90 170 96 94 .455 .590 1.416 2.005 18
15 Willie Stargell 82 Ind. Games 385 292 126 9 3 87 170 91 110 .432 .569 1.377 1.946 17
16 Fred McGriff 81 Ind. Games 370 275 107 6 1 85 150 93 92 .389 .546 1.345 1.891 14
17 Eddie Mathews 81 Ind. Games 390 292 115 6 2 85 154 96 98 .394 .544 1.301 1.845 8
18 Reggie Jackson 81 Ind. Games 382 292 128 13 0 85 157 89 97 .438 .571 1.356 1.927 11
19 Jeff Bagwell 81 Ind. Games 394 287 119 11 0 83 170 101 100 .415 .571 1.321 1.892 8
20 Jim Edmonds 80 Ind. Games 376 282 116 9 0 83 139 90 104 .411 .553 1.326 1.879 14
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Interesting that Ruth and Bonds ended tied on this list. For the record, Hank Aaron had 58 triple-W games (less than half as many) in his career.

For a single season, Dunn needs 7 more games the rest of the way to match Mark McGwire’s total in 1999.

Rk Player Year #Matching PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS IBB
1 Mark McGwire 1999 21 Ind. Games 98 74 33 1 0 24 45 24 23 .446 .582 1.432 2.014 6
2 Mark McGwire 1998 20 Ind. Games 104 75 30 2 0 21 41 29 28 .400 .567 1.267 1.834 10
3 Adam Dunn 2004 17 Ind. Games 81 59 26 4 0 18 31 21 20 .441 .593 1.424 2.016 3
4 Babe Ruth 1921 16 Ind. Games 76 54 22 2 1 16 30 22 17 .407 .579 1.370 1.949 0
5 Barry Bonds 2001 16 Ind. Games 73 52 25 5 0 19 40 21 17 .481 .630 1.673 2.303 3
6 Carlos Pena 2007 15 Ind. Games 68 50 24 1 1 16 25 17 18 .480 .618 1.500 2.118 2
7 Carlos Pena 2008 15 Ind. Games 74 53 18 2 0 15 26 20 21 .340 .527 1.226 1.753 2
8 Mark McGwire 1997 15 Ind. Games 72 54 18 1 0 16 27 17 19 .333 .500 1.241 1.741 4
9 Ryan Howard 2008 15 Ind. Games 74 58 21 1 0 16 30 16 20 .362 .500 1.207 1.707 2
10 Jim Thome 2002 14 Ind. Games 65 47 25 2 0 16 28 18 16 .532 .662 1.596 2.257 2
11 Sammy Sosa 2001 14 Ind. Games 69 52 22 1 0 15 32 16 18 .423 .565 1.308 1.873 1
12 Manny Ramirez 2003 14 Ind. Games 63 46 24 4 0 15 28 17 15 .522 .651 1.587 2.238 3
13 Mark McGwire 1996 14 Ind. Games 66 48 20 1 0 15 29 17 16 .417 .576 1.375 1.951 4
14 Harmon Killebrew 1964 14 Ind. Games 63 48 19 0 0 15 28 15 19 .396 .540 1.333 1.873 0
15 Harmon Killebrew 1969 14 Ind. Games 69 52 20 2 0 15 32 17 15 .385 .536 1.288 1.825 2
16 Ryan Howard 2007 14 Ind. Games 69 49 18 0 0 16 36 18 20 .367 .536 1.347 1.883 5
17 Jim Edmonds 2000 14 Ind. Games 67 49 19 1 0 15 27 17 21 .388 .537 1.327 1.864 2
18 Adam Dunn 2012 14 Ind. Games 61 44 16 0 0 14 22 17 20 .364 .541 1.318 1.859 0
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Earlier this season (highlighted below), the Mariners and Diamondbacks combined to have 5 players with a triple-W game, only the second time in the game-searchable era with that many. In the game with 6 such players, one was backup catcher Ron Slocum of San Diego, who had his first PA in the 8th inning (the Padres won 17-16 in 15 innings).

Rk Tm Opp Date #Matching
1 SDP SFG 1970-05-23 6
2 ARI SEA 2012-06-19 5
3 DET MIN 2009-05-13 4
4 TBR DET 2008-09-28 4
5 CIN SDP 2008-05-25 4
6 TOR CLE 2007-05-01 4
7 BOS TEX 2001-08-25 4
8 BOS BAL 2001-08-12 4
9 BAL TBD 2001-04-22 4
10 BAL TBD 2000-08-04 4
11 CHC PHI 2000-07-26 4
12 ARI TEX 1999-07-17 4
13 BOS OAK 1999-05-03 4
14 TOR BAL 1998-06-19 4
15 LAD CIN 1996-08-11 4
16 DET BAL 1993-09-26 (1) 4
17 SEA CLE 1993-07-24 4
18 CHC ATL 1992-07-05 4
19 ATL CHC 1990-05-08 4
20 DET CHW 1989-05-30 4
21 CIN CHC 1977-07-28 4
22 SDP ATL 1977-04-18 4
23 WSA DET 1966-04-16 4
24 BOS CHW 1960-06-26 (2) 4
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The highlighted entry at no. 18 in the list above is the only searchable game with 4 players on the same team with a triple-W game. There are 65 games with 3 such players on a team.

Among all triple-W games, the highest accomplishment is the double triple (or triple double, if you prefer), with 2 or more of each component. Here are those games.

Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO WPA BOP
1 George Foster 1978-10-01 CIN ATL W 10-8 8 5 4 3 1 0 2 3 3 1 2 0.520 4
2 Bernie Williams 2002-05-17 NYY MIN W 13-12 8 6 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 3 0.509 3
3 Manny Ramirez 2000-07-29 (1) CLE BAL W 14-3 6 4 3 2 0 0 2 6 2 0 2 0.312 4
4 Alex Rodriguez 2004-06-22 NYY BAL W 10-4 6 4 3 2 0 0 2 5 2 0 2 0.214 3
5 Bret Boone 2002-05-02 SEA CHW W 15-4 6 4 2 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 0.179 2
6 Richie Sexson 2006-09-22 SEA CHW W 11-6 6 4 3 2 0 0 2 3 2 1 2 0.159 5
7 Ted Williams 1949-06-24 BOS SLB W 21-2 7 5 4 3 0 0 2 7 2 0 2 0.127 3
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The most of each triple-W component are in these games:

Most Strikeouts

Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO WPA BOP
1 Evan Longoria 2009-08-04 TBR BOS W  4-2 7 6 2 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 4 0.535 3
2 Mark Reynolds 2009-06-07 ARI SDP W  9-6 9 7 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 0.102 5
3 Kelly Johnson 2005-06-29 ATL FLA L  5-6 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -0.008 2
4 Pat Burrell 2002-08-06 PHI SDP W  5-4 8 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0.156 4
5 Preston Wilson 2002-07-12 FLA CHC L  4-5 7 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -0.086 3
6 Todd Hollandsworth 2002-05-23 COL SDP W 16-3 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 -0.114 6
7 Carl Everett 2001-08-25 BOS TEX L  7-8 9 7 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 -0.184 4
8 Edgard Clemente 1999-08-19 COL ATL L  7-9 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0.002 7
9 Glenn Davis 1989-06-03 HOU LAD W  5-4 10 9 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 -0.195 4
10 Willie Stargell 1971-07-15 PIT SDP W  4-3 7 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0.178 4
11 Willie McCovey 1970-04-16 SFG HOU W 11-9 6 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0.298 4
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Most walks

Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO WPA BOP
1 Hank Aaron 1972-07-11 ATL STL W  5-4 8 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 5 2 1 0.442 3
2 Derrek Lee 2002-06-10 FLA KCR W 15-8 8 4 4 3 0 0 2 3 4 0 1 0.530 6
3 Mark McGwire 1998-08-08 STL CHC W  9-8 7 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0.152 3
4 Barry Bonds 1992-07-22 PIT HOU W 10-7 7 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 2 0.289 4
5 Warren Newson 1991-07-14 CHW MIL W 15-1 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 0.241 5
6 Pat Dodson 1987-09-18 (2) BOS BAL W 10-7 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 1 1 0.239 3
7 Bobby Bonds 1979-09-09 CLE TOR W 14-10 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 4 0 1 0.469 3
8 Dave Winfield 1979-08-31 SDP STL L  7-8 8 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 0.158 4
9 Ron Fairly 1973-06-05 MON ATL W  7-6 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0.535 3
10 Hank Thompson 1954-04-30 NYG CHC W  4-2 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0.325 4
11 Bob Johnson 1941-05-30 (2) PHA WSH W 14-4 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 0.000 4
12 Babe Ruth 1930-06-15 NYY CLE W 17-10 6 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0.000 3
13 Babe Ruth 1921-07-18 NYY DET W 10-1 6 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 0.000 3
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Notice Hank Thompson on this list. Thompson was the youngest of the African Americans (just 21) who debuted in 1947. He and Browns teammate Willard Brown were the first of those pioneers to play together in the same game, in a July 20 doubleheader against Boston. Thompson and Jackie Robinson both played their final career games on the same day, Sep 30, 1956.

Most home runs

Rk Player Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO WPA BOP
1 Pat Seerey 1948-07-18 (1) CHW PHA W 12-11 7 6 4 4 0 0 4 7 1 0 1 0.000 4
2 Vernon Wells 2006-05-30 TOR BOS W 8-5 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 0.282 3
3 J.T. Snow 2004-08-13 SFG PHI W 16-6 6 4 5 3 0 0 3 4 2 0 1 0.218 2
4 Richard Hidalgo 2003-09-16 HOU COL W 14-4 5 4 4 3 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0.212 6
5 Jose Valentin 2003-07-30 CHW KCR W 15-4 6 4 3 3 0 0 3 5 2 0 1 0.366 7
6 Russell Branyan 2002-08-04 CIN SDP W 15-10 5 4 4 3 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0.687 6
7 Jeromy Burnitz 2001-09-25 MIL ARI W 9-4 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0.264 5
8 Barry Bonds 2001-09-09 SFG COL W 9-4 6 5 3 3 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0.227 3
9 Luis Gonzalez 2001-06-08 ARI KCR W 11-4 6 5 3 3 0 0 3 4 1 1 1 0.129 3
10 Bret Boone 2000-06-23 SDP CIN W 10-7 5 4 4 3 0 0 3 6 1 1 1 0.458 6
11 Alex Rodriguez 2000-04-16 SEA TOR W 19-7 6 5 5 4 0 0 3 7 1 0 1 0.241 3
12 Lee Stevens 1998-04-13 TEX DET W 10-1 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 0.165 7
13 Steve Finley 1997-05-19 SDP CIN W 13-6 6 5 3 3 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0.185 1
14 Tino Martinez 1997-04-02 NYY SEA W 16-2 7 6 5 4 0 0 3 7 1 0 1 0.378 4
15 Frank Thomas 1996-09-15 CHW BOS L 8-9 5 4 4 3 0 0 3 3 1 1 1 0.250 3
16 Cecil Fielder 1996-04-16 DET TOR W 13-8 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 5 1 1 1 0.216 4
17 Mark McGwire 1995-06-11 OAK BOS W 8-1 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0.280 4
18 Jeff Blauser 1992-07-12 ATL CHC W 7-4 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0.651 7
19 Jack Clark 1991-07-31 BOS OAK W 11-10 8 7 4 4 0 0 3 6 1 0 2 0.693 4
20 Jose Canseco 1988-07-03 OAK TOR W 9-8 8 7 3 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 2 0.578 3
21 Dave Kingman 1979-05-17 CHC PHI L 22-23 7 6 4 3 0 0 3 6 1 0 1 -0.123 4
22 Dave Kingman 1978-05-14 CHC LAD W 10-7 8 7 3 4 0 0 3 8 1 0 1 1.031 4
23 Dick Allen 1968-09-29 PHI NYM W 10-3 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 7 1 0 1 0.460 4
24 Stan Musial 1962-07-08 STL NYM W 15-1 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 0.122 4
25 Don Demeter 1961-09-12 PHI LAD W 19-10 6 5 5 4 0 0 3 7 1 0 1 0.303 4
26 Larry Doby 1950-08-02 CLE WSH W 11-0 5 4 4 3 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0.250 3
27 Tony Lazzeri 1936-05-24 NYY PHA W 25-2 6 5 4 4 0 1 3 11 1 0 1 0.000 8
28 George Harper 1928-09-20 (1) STL NYG W 8-5 5 4 3 3 0 0 3 5 1 0 1 0.000 6
29 Goose Goslin 1925-06-19 WSH CLE W 7-5 6 5 3 3 0 0 3 4 1 0 1 0.000 4
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Note 41 year-old Stan Musial on this list, the oldest player (by more than a year) with a 3-homer game, and the first 3-homer game by a player over 40 since Babe Ruth hit the final 3 homers his career in 1935. Only Reggie Jackson, and Jason Giambi last season also have a 3-homer game after age 40.

Finally, here are the oldest and youngest players with triple-W games.

Rk Player Age Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO WPA BOP
1 Julio Franco 48.254 2007-05-04 NYM ARI W  5-3 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0.131 6
2 Julio Franco 46.318 2005-07-07 (1) ATL CHC W  6-0 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0.097 5
3 Julio Franco 45.323 2004-07-11 ATL PHI W  6-4 5 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 0.180 6
4 Carl Yastrzemski 43.325 1983-07-13 BOS SEA L  4-6 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0.042 6
5 Rickey Henderson 43.205 2002-07-18 BOS TBD W  4-3 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.149 1
6 Carlton Fisk 43.187 1991-07-01 CHW MIN W  5-4 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0.532 5
7 Carlton Fisk 43.182 1991-06-26 CHW SEA L  4-5 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 -0.089 4
8 Carlton Fisk 43.164 1991-06-08 CHW KCR W 14-7 5 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 0.200 5
9 Rickey Henderson 43.159 2002-06-02 BOS NYY W  7-1 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.119 1
10 Rickey Henderson 43.123 2002-04-27 BOS TBD W 10-0 5 4 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.121 1
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Rk Player Age Date Tm Opp Rslt PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO WPA BOP
1 Harmon Killebrew 18.362 1955-06-26 (2) WSH DET W 12-4 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0.087 7
2 Whitey Lockman 19.007 1945-08-01 NYG BSN W 9-2 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.000 1
3 Harmon Killebrew 19.017 1955-07-16 WSH KCA W 8-7 5 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0.086 6
4 Bobby Del Greco 19.063 1952-06-09 PIT BSN L 2-3 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.150 2
5 Harmon Killebrew 19.088 1955-09-25 WSH BAL L 4-5 5 4 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.147 3
6 Rusty Staub 19.106 1963-07-16 HOU NYM L 3-4 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.037 5
7 Ken Griffey 19.140 1989-04-10 SEA CHW W 6-5 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.065 2
8 Tony Conigliaro 19.162 1964-06-17 BOS NYY W 4-3 5 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.146 2
9 Ken Griffey 19.186 1989-05-26 SEA MIL W 7-2 5 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 0.031 5
10 Tony Conigliaro 19.194 1964-07-19 (1) BOS WSA W 11-10 5 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0.166 2
11 Tony Conigliaro 19.201 1964-07-26 (1) BOS CLE W 6-1 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0.092 2
12 Robin Yount 19.208 1975-04-12 MIL CLE W 6-5 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.046 9
13 Bryce Harper 19.224 2012-05-27 WSN ATL W 7-2 5 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.010 2
14 Paul Ratliff 19.239 1963-09-19 MIN DET L 6-8 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.086 7
15 Harmon Killebrew 19.336 1956-05-30 (2) WSH NYY L 5-12 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0.099 8
16 Aramis Ramirez 19.352 1998-06-12 PIT MIL L 2-4 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 -0.037 7
17 Billy Consolo 19.358 1954-08-11 (1) BOS WSH W 10-1 4 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 -0.010 8
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Dalton M
Dalton M
12 years ago

A 4-HR game and 0% WPA? Go figure.

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Dalton M
Dalton M
12 years ago
Reply to  Dalton M

Actually, there probably isn’t WPA data for that far back…

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Doug
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Doug
12 years ago
Reply to  Dalton M

Correct. WPA starts about 1950, I believe.

Note that Dave Kingman has both the highest and lowest WPA on that list. He managed a negative WPA with 3 home runs by twice making an out and failing to advance any runners with the score close and two runners on with nobody out. First time, he hit GIDP with runners and 1st and 3rd, failing even to score the runner at 3rd.

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Ed
Ed
12 years ago
Reply to  Doug

In the other Kingman game, his two big hits were a two-run home run in the top of the 9th to tie the game, and a 3 run shot in the top of the 15th to win it.

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Richard Chester
Richard Chester
12 years ago
Reply to  Ed

His first homer got him a WPA of .36 and the second one got him .46 WPA.

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Richard Chester
Richard Chester
12 years ago
Reply to  Doug

Also one of Kingman’s 3 homers came with his team behind 17-6 and his WPA was virtually 0.

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Doug
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Doug
12 years ago
Reply to  Dalton M

Actually, I see the Ted Williams 1949 game in the triple double list has WPA, so I guess there are selected games with WPA back at least that far.

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John Autin
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John Autin
12 years ago

Nice presentation, Doug!

That 1970-05-23 game — 5 hrs. 29 minutes in Candlestick — the hospitals must have been swamped with frostbite victims!

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Doug
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Doug
12 years ago
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“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”

I remember attending a double-header at Candlestick in August (1978, I think), with the Giants in the thick of the pennant race. It was a decent crowd, but not huge. The locals knew better, I guess. It really was cold – I left early (which I almost never do) as the second game was a blowout.

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PP
PP
12 years ago

I guess I never really focused in on Dunn’s stat line last year: 66 for 415 with 36 runs scored in 122 games / 496 PAs and a 54 OPS+ / -3.1 WAR, and those other not-so-goodies, that is just crazy

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PP
PP
12 years ago
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and apologies for going off topic

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Ed
Ed
12 years ago

Kudos to Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, Bret Boone, and Richie Sexson for pulling off the triple double in the minimum required PAs of 6.

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birtelcom
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birtelcom
12 years ago

Cool stat, Doug. Mets fans, if you are curious the Mets career franchise list is:
Darryl Strawberry 38 triple-W games
Howard Johnson 32
Todd Hundley 26
Carlos Beltran 25
Dave Kingman 23
David Wright 20

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James Smyth
James Smyth
12 years ago
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I’ll piggyback on the New York-centric post and add the Yankees list:
Babe Ruth 119
Mickey Mantle 87
Alex Rodriguez 44
Jorge Posada 42
Lou Gehrig 35
Bernie Williams 35

That 5-17-02 game that Bernie had one of the seven triple-doubles was a memorable one…down 8-3 Twins score six in the sixth to take lead. Bernie homers off Guardado w one out in ninth to force extras. Twins score three in the 14th, but Giambi answers with walk-off grand slam to win 13-12.

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James Smyth
James Smyth
12 years ago

Working for the Blue Jays, I feel compelled to add their list as well:

Carlos Delago 62
Jose Bautista 26
Fred McGriff 24
Jesse Barfield 20
Willie Upshaw 19

Figured Delgado would have a big lead here, but wow

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DaveKingman
DaveKingman
12 years ago

Jason Giambi is over 40? For some reason, I still have a hard time getting my head around that. Seems like yesterday he was tearing it up as a youngster.

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no statistician but
no statistician but
12 years ago

Pat Seerey: four HRs in a game, 1948.
Out of the big leagues permanently, 1949.
The model later one dimensional players were built upon.

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Doug
Doug
12 years ago
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Pat Seerey – Led the league 4 times in strikeouts, every year in his career that he played 100 games (his max games was 126). Hit only .224, but knew how to take a walk, and had almost 40% of his hits go for extra bases.

In the outfield, his stats indicate he had sub-standard range and too many errors, but a decent arm. Wily Mo Pena is among his top sims.

Clearly, a player before his time. Would have made a nice DH, don’t you think. 🙂

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Jim
Jim
12 years ago

I’m glad to see The Deacon, Warren Newson, on a list with Ruth, Aaron, and Bonds, where he belongs.

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anon
anon
12 years ago

hi, just a suggestion, but if you reference another post a link to that post would be nice. Thanks!

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anon1
anon1
12 years ago

hi, just a suggestion, but if you reference another post a link to that post would be nice. Thanks!

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