Society For American Baseball Research�Baseball Records Committee�

Lyle Spatz, Editor February 2010�

Not everything that counts is counted; not everything that is counted is worth counting.�---Albert Einstein�

MOST CONSECUTIVE MULTI-HIT GAMES�For a long time, Rogers Hornsby of the 1923 Cardinals was thought to hold the record for consecutive multi-hit�games with 13. However,�Trent McCotter�has uncovered a 15-straight multi-hit game in 1890 by Count Campau of�the American Association’s St. Louis Browns. Campau had a mediocre season for Detroit (NL) in 1888 and played�two games for Washington (NL) in 1894, but he had a terrific season in 1890. Along with his streak, he led the�American Association with nine home runs and had the best Power-Speed figure in the league. Here is a list of all�those players with at least 10 consecutive multi-hit games.�

G Player Team LG Year�15 Count Campau STL AA 1890�13 Rogers Hornsby STL NL 1923�12 Paul Hines PRO NL 1879�12 Willie Keeler BAL NL 1897�12 Billy Herman CHI NL 1935�11 Ross Barnes CHI NL 1876�11 Jack Glasscock CIN UA 1884�11 Dan Brouthers BOS NL 1889�11 Jim O'Rourke NY PL 1890�11 Ed Delahanty PHI NL 1894�11 Tuck Turner PHI NL 1894�11 Jesse Burkett CLE NL 1894�11 Hugh Duffy BOS NL 1894�11 Ed Delahanty PHI NL 1896�11 Joe Jackson CLE AL 1912�11 Sam Rice WAS AL 1925�11 Paul Waner PIT NL 1927�11 Tony Perez CIN NL 1973�10 Orator Shaffer STL UA 1884�10 Billy Taylor STL UA 1884�10 Lave Cross PHI NL 1894�10 Billy Hamilton PHI NL 1894�10 Jesse Burkett CLE NL 1895�10 Joe Jackson CLE AL 1911�10 Baby Doll Jacobson STL AL 1920�10 Clyde Barnhart PIT NL 1927�10 Rip Repulski STL NL 1954�10 Bob Nieman BAL AL 1958�10 Rich Dauer BAL AL 1978�10 Chuck Knoblauch MIN AL 1996�10 Bernie Williams NYY AL 2002�

MORE THAN 100 STRIKEOUTS, FEWER THAN 10 WALKS�

Al Blumkin� reports that Miguel Olivo of the 2003 Florida Marlins became the first�and only player to strike out more than 100 times in a season while having fewer�than 10 walks. What is even more amazing, says Al, is that four of the walks were�intentional.�

Charles “Count” Campau�

TEAM TOTALS FOR TRIPLE PLAYS: BY AND AGAINST�Courtesy of� Jim Smith.�Teams are listed by current location.�

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS�

39 NY AL 1926-1964�18 BAL AL 1968-1985�17 CHI AL 1951-1967�17 NY AL 1993-2009�16 BOS AL 1967-1982�15 PIT NL 1899-1913�15 STL NL 1939-1953�15 ATL NL 1991-2005�14 CHI NL 1878-1891�14 CHI NL 1926-1939�14 MIL* NL 1953-1966�14 SF NL 1958-1971�13 BOS NL 1887-1899�13 PIT NL 1918-1930�13 BRO NL 1945-1957�12 CHI NL 1903-1914�12 BOS AL 1998-2009�11 DET AL 1978-1988�11 TOR AL 1983-1993�10 BOS AL 1909-1918�10 CLE AL 1947-1956�10 LA NL 1969-1978�10 CIN NL 1972-1981�10 PHI NL 1975-1984�

* 1966 season was in Atlanta.�

MOST CONSECUTIVE LOSING SEASONS�

17 PIT NL 1993-2009�16 PHI NL 1933-1948�15 KC* AL 1953-1967�15 BOS AL 1919-1933�14 SEA AL 1977-1990�14 PHI NL 1918-1931�13 PHI AL 1934-1946�12 BAL AL 1998-2009�12 DET AL 1994-2005�12 MIL# AL-NL 1993-2004�12 STL AL 1930-1941�11 STL+ AL 1946-1956�11 CIN NL 1945-1955�11 BRO NL 1904-1914�11 BOS NL 1903-1913�11 WAS AL 1901-1911�10 TB AL 1998-2007�10 MON NL 1969-1978�10 CHC NL 1953-1962�10 BOS NL 1922-1931�10 PHI AL 1915-1924�

* 1953-54 seasons were in Philadelphia.�# 1993-97 in AL. 1998-2004 in NL.�+ 1954-56 season was in Baltimore.�

TEAMS WITH MOST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS AND LOSING SEASONS�

These lists, compiled by�Brian Wood� with an assist from�Ev Cope,� show teams who have had streaks of ten or more�consecutive winning or losing seasons.�

National League�Team Years By Against�Arizona 1998-2009 2 0�Atlanta 1876-2009 39 39�Chicago 1876-2009 40 37�Cincinnati 1890-2009 29 38�Colorado 1993-2009 2 3�Florida 1993-2009 1 4�Houston 1962-2009 9 7�Los Angeles 1890-2009 21 35�Milwaukee 1998-2009 2 0�New York 1962-2009 9 9�Philadelphia 1883-2009 33 32�Pittsburgh 1887-2009 36 35�St. Louis 1892-2009 37 30�San Diego 1969-2009 7 12�San Francisco 1879-2009 42 31�Washington 1969-2009 11 2�Extinct Clubs 1876-1899� 36 42�Total� 270 270�

American League�Team Years By Against�Baltimore 1901-2009 36 33�Boston 1901-2009 29 33�Chicago 1901-2009 30 20�Cleveland 1901-2009 30 27�Detroit 1901-2009 33 26�Kansas City 1969-2001 6 5�Los Angeles 1961-2009 6 9�Milwaukee 1969-1997 3 3�Minnesota 1901-2009 31 32�New York 1901-2009 24 26�Oakland 1901-2009 20 32�Seattle 1977-2009 9 9�Tampa Bay 1998-2009 2 1�Texas 1961-2009 8 8�Toronto 1977-2009� 3 6�Total� 356 356�

SHUTOUTS CAUGHT BY KING KELLY�

King Kelly caught for�Cincinnati (NL)�1878-79; Chicago (NL) 1880-86; Boston�(NL) 1887-89, 1891-92; Boston (PL)�1890; Cincinnati (AA) 1891; Boston�(AA) 1891; and New York (NL) 1893.�Overall, Kelly caught 583 games, 28 of which�were shutouts.�

Starts� Shutouts�John Clarkson       73      9�Jim McCormick       53       5�Charley Radbourn    39       1�Larry Corcoran      36       2�Kid Madden          27      3�Kid Nichols         24       2�Harry Staley        21       1�Jack Stivetts       18       1�Mark Baldwin        10       1�Bobby Mitchell       9       1�John Hibbard        � 2       1�Total                   28�

One of Kelly's shutouts was with more�than one pitcher.�

SHUTOUTS CAUGHT BY BUCK EWING�

Buck Ewing caught for�Troy (NL) 1880-82;�New York (NL) 1883-89, 1891-92; New�York (PL) 1890; Cleveland (NL) 1893-�94; and Cincinnati (NL) 1895-97.�Overall, Ewing caught 636 games, 46 of which�were shutouts.�

Starts� Shutouts�Mickey Welch       277      28�Tim Keefe      164      15�Ed Crane       42       1�John Ewing         � 28       1�Total                   46�

One of Ewing's shutouts was with more�than one pitcher.�

SHUTOUTS CAUGHT BY KING KELLY AND BUCK EWING�

For the past few years the newsletter has been running�Walt Wilson�’s lists of starts and shutouts for pitchers. We�started with Hall of Famers and continued on with other noteworthy pitchers. Walt has now looked at shutouts from the�catchers’ perspective and has begun compiling lists of shutouts caught by specific catchers. As with pitchers, we will�begin with Hall of Famers, starting with two from the nineteenth century: King Kelly and Buck Ewing.�

Pitchers that had a Game Started with a catcher but no shutouts with him will not be shown. Such a list would be way�too lengthy.�

MOST PRODUCTIVE PLAYERS WHO MADE THEIR DEBUTS IN THE YEARS 1976-1980�

The following is a list of players who debuted in a specific year and went on to compile the highest totals in various�career categories: games, hits, home runs, etc. This list covers the top five for the years 1977-1980.�

1976�Games�:�Andre Dawson, 2627; Dale Murphy, 2180; Willie Wilson, 2154; Garry Templeton, 2079; Alfredo Griffin, 1962�Runs�:�Andre Dawson, 1373; Dale Murphy, 1197; Willie Wilson, 1169; Garry Templeton, 893; Alfredo Griffin, 759�RBI�:�Andre Dawson, 1591; Dale Murphy, 1266; Tony Armas, 815; Jason Thompson, 782; Garry Templeton, 728�Hits�: Andre Dawson, 2774; Willie Wilson, 2207; Dale Murphy, 2111; Garry Templeton, 2096; Jim Gantner, 1696�2B�:�Andre Dawson, 503; Dale Murphy, 350; Garry Templeton, 329; Willie Wilson, 281; Jim Gantner, 262�3B�:�Willie Wilson, 147; Garry Templeton, 106; Andre Dawson, 98; Andre Griffin, 74; Dale Murphy, 39; Tony Armas, 39�HR�:�Andre Dawson, 438; Dale Murphy, 398; Tony Armas, 251; Jason Thompson, 208; Ruppert Jones, 147�

1977�Games�:�Eddie Murray, 3026; Lou Whitaker, 2390; Alan Trammell, 2293; Lance Parrish, 1988; Ken Oberkfell, 1602�Runs�:�Eddie Murray, 1627; Lou Whitaker, 1386; Alan Trammell, 1231; Lance Parrish, 856; Terry Puhl, 676�RBI�:�Eddie Murray, 1917; Lou Whitaker, 1084; Lance Parrish, 1070; Alan Trammell, 1003; Jeffrey Leonard, 723�Hits�: Eddie Murray, 3255; Lou Whitaker, 2369; Alan Trammell, 2365; Lance Parrish, 1782; Terry Puhl, 1361�2B�:�Eddie Murray, 560; Lou Whitaker, 420; Alan Trammell, 412; Lance Parrish, 305; Ken Oberkfell, 237�3B�:�Lou Whitaker, 65; Gene Richards, 63; Terry Puhl, 56; Alan Trammell, 55; Steve Henderson, 49�HR�:�Eddie Murray, 504; Lance Parrish, 324; Lou Whitaker, 244; Alan Trammell, 185; Jeffrey Leonard, 144�

1978�Games�:�Paul Molitor, 2683; Ozzie Smith, 2573; Carney Lansford, 1862; Lonnie Smith, 1613; Pedro Guerrero, 1536�Runs�:�Paul Molitor, 1782; Ozzie Smith, 1257; Carney Lansford, 1007; Lonnie Smith, 909; Pedro Guerrero, 730�RBI�:�Paul Molitor, 1307; Pedro Guerrero, 898; Carney Lansford, 874; Ozzie Smith, 793; Bob Horner, 685�Hits�: Paul Molitor, 3319; Ozzie Smith, 2460; Carney Lansford, 2074; Pedro Guerrero, 1618; Bob Horner, 1488�2B�:�Paul Molitor, 605; Ozzie Smith, 402; Carney Lansford, 332; Lonnie Smith, 273; Pedro Guerrero, 267�3B�:�Paul Molitor, 114; Ozzie Smith, 69; Lonnie Smith, 58;�Willie Upshaw, 45;�Carney Lansford, 40�HR�:�Paul Molitor, 234; Bob Horner, 218; Pedro Guerrero, 215; Dwayne Murphy, 166; Carney Lansford, 151�

1979�Games�:�Rickey Henderson, 3081; Tim Raines, 2502; Kirk Gibson, 1635; Tommy Herr, 1514; Dickie Thon, 1387�Runs�:�Rickey Henderson, 2295; Tim Raines, 1571; Kirk Gibson, 985; Tommy Herr, 676; Gary Ward, 594�RBI�:�Rickey Henderson, 1115; Tim Raines, 980; Kirk Gibson, 870; Gary Ward, 597; Tommy Herr, 574�Hits�: Rickey Henderson, 3055; Tim Raines, 2605; Kirk Gibson, 1553; Tommy Herr, 1450; Gary Ward, 1236�2B�:�Rickey Henderson, 510; Tim Raines, 430; Kirk Gibson, 260; Tommy Herr, 254; Gary Ward, 196�3B�:�Tim Raines, 113;�Rickey Henderson, 66; Kirk Gibson, 54; Dickie Thon, 42;�Tommy Herr, 41; Gary Ward, 41�HR�:�Rickey Henderson, 297; Kirk Gibson, 255; Tim Raines, 170; Gary Ward, 130; Tony Bernazard, 75�

1980�Games�:�Harold Baines, 2830; Tim Wallach, 2212; Tony Pena, 1988; Hubie Brooks, 1645; Lloyd Moseby, 1588�Runs�:�Harold Baines, 1299; Tim Wallach, 908; Lloyd Moseby, 869; Mookie Wilson, 731;�Tony Pena, 667�RBI�:�Harold Baines, 1628; Tim Wallach, 1125; Hubie Brooks, 824; Lloyd Moseby, 737; Tony Pena, 708�Hits�: Harold Baines, 2866; Tim Wallach, 2085; Tony Pena, 1687; Hubie Brooks, 1608; Lloyd Moseby, 1494�2B�:�Harold Baines, 488; Tim Wallach, 432; Tony Pena, 298; Hubie Brooks, 290; Lloyd Moseby, 273�3B�:�Mookie Wilson, 71; Lloyd Moseby, 66; Harold Baines, 49; Leon Durham, 40; Tim Wallach, 36�HR�:�Harold Baines, 384; Tim Wallach, 260; Lloyd Moseby, 169; Hubie Brooks, 149; Leon Durham, 147�

Dale Murphy Eddie Murray Paul Molitor Tim Raines Harold Baines�

MOST GAMES WON IN A SEASON�

Ted DiTullio� has compiled a list of most�total� games�won in season by adding together wins in the Regular�Season (RS), Division Series (DS), League�Championship Series (LCS) and the World Series (WS)�to come up with a grand total.�While I’m not enamored of team or individual lists that�lump seasons that had multiple playoffs with those that�had only the World Series, I am impressed that ten of�the 22 teams here are pre-1969.�

RS DS LCS WS Total�NY AL 1998 114 3 4 4 125�SEA AL 2001 116 3 1 0 120�CHI NL 1906 116 0 0 2 118�NY NL 1986 108 0 4 4 116�BAL AL 1970 108 0 3 4 115�CIN NL 1975 108 0 3 4 115�PIT NL 1909 110 0 0 4 114�NY AL 1927 110 0 0 4 114�NY AL 2009 103 3 4 4 114�NY AL 1961 109 0 0 4 114�BAL AL 1969 109 0 3 1 113�STL NL 2004 105 3 4 0 112�CHI NL 1907 107 0 0 4 111�NY AL 1932 107 0 0 4 111�CLE AL 1954 111 0 0 0 111�DET AL 1984 104 0 3 4 111�ATL NL 1998 106 3 3 0 111�PHI AL 1931 106 0 0 3 110�NY AL 1939 107 0 0 4 110�STL NL 1942 106 0 0 4 110�ANA AL 2002 99 3 4 4 110�NY AL 2003 101 3 4 2 110�

MOST BALLPARKS HOMERED IN, SEASON�Courtesy of�David Vincent�

(Season before 1920)�Harry Stovey PHI AA 1889 8�Harry Stovey BOS NL 1891 8�Mike Tiernan NY NL 1891 8�Ed Delahanty PHI NL 1893 8�Bill Joyce WAS NL 1894 8�Babe Ruth BOS AL 1919 8�Harry Stovey PHI AA 1884 7�Roger Connor NY NL 1887 7�Bill Dahlen CHI NL 1894 7�Ed McKean CLE NL 1894 7�Sam Thompson PHI NL 1894 7�Dusty Miller CIN NL 1895 7�Buck Freeman WAS NL 1899 7�Jesse Burkett STL NL 1901 7�Sam Crawford CIN NL 1901 7�Harry Lumley BRO NL 1906 7�Bobby Veach DET AL 1917 7�

(Season 1920-1960)�Babe Ruth NY AL 1929 9�Babe Ruth NY AL 1930 9�Jimmie Foxx PHI AL 1931 9�Lou Gehrig NY AL 1931 9�Jimmie Foxx PHI AL 1932 9�Joe DiMaggio NY AL 1937 9�Buddy Lewis WAS AL 1937 9�Hal Trosky CLE AL 1938 9�Johnny Rizzo PIT NL 1938 9�Hal Trosky CLE AL 1939 9�Ted Williams BOS AL 1939 9�Sam Chapman PHI AL 1940 9�Jimmie Foxx BOS AL 1940 9�Charlie Keller NY AL 1943 9�Pat Seerey CLE AL 1946 9�Ted Williams BOS AL 1946 9�Eddie Mathews MIL NL 1956 9�Willie Mays NY NL 1956 9�Frank Robinson CIN NL 1956 9�Duke Snider BRO NL 1956 9�Ernie Banks CHI NL 1956 9�

(Season after 1960)�Sammy Sosa CHI NL 1998 18�Mike Piazza NY NL 2000 18�Mark McGwire* 2 Tms 1997 17�Jeff Bagwell HOU NL 1999 17�Tony Batista# 2 Tms 1999 17�Barry Bonds SF NL 2001 17�Albert Pujols STL NL 2006 17�Ken Griffey Jr. SEA AL 1998 16�Juan Gonzalez TEX AL 1999 16�Mark McGwire STL NL 1999 16�Sammy Sosa CHI NL 2000 16�Jason Giambi NY AL 2003 16�Andruw Jones ATL NL 2003 16�Jose Guillen+ 2 Tms 2003 16�David Ortiz BOS AL 2006 16�Ryan Howard PHI NL 2006 16�

*OAK (AL) and STL (NL)�ARI (NL) and TOR (AL)�+CIN (NL) and OAK (AL)�

STEVE YERKES�While researching the career of�Boston Red Sox player Steve�Yerkes for SABR’s Biography�Project,�Tony Bunting�discovered an error in Yerkes’�debut date. Most sources put it�at Sept. 29, 1909, when in fact it�was Sept. 16, 1909. The game�was played at the Huntington�Avenue Grounds against the�Chicago White Sox.�

Both the�Boston Globe� and�Chicago Daily Tribune� show�Yerkes playing shortstop, batting�fourth, and going one-for-four.�

Yerkes did play on September�29, but he had already appeared�in two games by then. His debut�date should be changed to�September 16, 1909.�

CATCHING DEACON PHILLIPPE AND BILL DINNEEN�

Courtesy of�Walt Wilson�, here are the batterymates for two pitchers that between them made nine starts in the�1903 World Series. Deacon Phillippe made five starts for Pittsburgh, and Bill Dinneen made four starts for Boston.�

CATCHING DEACON PHILLIPPE�

Deacon Phillippe pitched for Louisville (NL) 1899;�and Pittsburgh (NL) 1900-11. He made 289 starts�and threw 27 shutouts.�

Starts� Shutouts�George Gibson       66      5�Jack O'Connor      54       6�Ed Phelps           49       7�Chief Zimmer        47      1�Heinie Peitz 19    5�Harry Smith         16       1�Mal Kittredge       11       1�Fred Carisch        10       0�Doc Powers           8        1�Tacks Latimer        3       0�Pop Schriver         3       0�Jimmy Archer         1       0�Farmer Steelman      1       0�Art Weaver          � 1      0�Total              289     27�

All of Phillippe’s shutouts were with�one catcher.�

CATCHING BILL DINNEEN�

Bill Dinneen pitched for Washington (NL) 1898-99;�Boston (NL) 1900-01; Boston (AL) 1902-07; and St.�Louis (AL) 1907-09. He made 352 starts and threw�24 shutouts.�

Starts� Shutouts�Lou Criger          89      11�Mal Kittredge       34        0�Duke Farrell        33        3�Deacon McGuire      29        0�John Warner         27        0�Charlie Armbruster  21        2�Jim Stephens        18        3�Billy Sullivan, Sr. 16        0�Tubby Spencer       15        2�Boileryard Clarke   14        1�Pat Moran           11        0�Bill Carrigan        5        0�Charlie Graham       5        0�Jack Clements        4        0�Bob Peterson         4        0�Mike Roach           4        0�Jake Stahl           4        0�Joe Connor           3        0�Bert Blue            2        1�Jim Duncan           2        0�Art McGovern         2        0�Frank McManus        2        0�Aleck Smith          2        0�Syd Smith            2        0�Fritz Buelow         1        0�Dick Butler          1        0�Al Shaw              1        0�Wib Smith           �1        0�Total 352 24�

One of Dinneen’s shutouts was with more�than one catcher.�

CATCHING RUBE WALBERG AND GEORGE EARNSHAW�

Courtesy of�Walt Wilson�, here are the batterymates for two outstanding pitchers who were teammates on the�pennant-winning Philadelphia Athletics of 1929-1931.�

CATCHING GEORGE EARNSHAW�

George Earnshaw pitched for Philadelphia (AL) 1928-�33; Chicago (AL) 1934-35; Brooklyn (NL) 1935-36; and�St. Louis (NL) 1936. He made 249 starts and threw 18�shutouts.�

Starts� Shutouts�Mickey Cochrane      147    12�Ed Madjeski           27       2�Al Lopez              18       1�Ray Berres            13       1�Johnnie Heving         9       0�Wally Schang           7       1�Spud Davis             5       0�Cy Perkins             4       0�Babe Phelps            4       1�Muddy Ruel             4       0�Merv Shea              4       0�Luke Sewell            3       0�Joe Palmisano          2       0�Jimmie Foxx            1       0�Bruce Ogrodowski      �1       0�

Total 249 18�

All of Earnshaw’s shutouts were with one catcher.�

CATCHING RUBE WALBERG�

Rube Walberg pitched for New York (NL) 1923;�Philadelphia (AL) 1923-33; and Boston (AL) 1934-�37. He made 306 starts and threw 15 shutouts.�

Starts� Shutouts�Mickey Cochrane    204    12�Cy Perkins          35       2�Rick Ferrell        25       0�Johnnie Heving      12       0�Gene Desautels       9       0�Ed Madjeski          8       1�Jimmie Foxx          3       0�Gordie Hinkle        3       0�Wally Schang         3       0�Lou Legett           2       0�Moe Berg             1       0�Frank Bruggy        �1       0�Total 306 15�

All of Walberg’s shutouts were with one catcher.�