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Out of the 67 pitchers enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, there is only 1 who has never recorded a save in his career. Who is that one pitcher?
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I'll ask a question, whoever gets it right asks their own question, etc.
Out of the 67 pitchers enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame, there is only 1 who has never recorded a save in his career. Who is that one pitcher?
Babe Ruth
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by haveacigar
Note: This doesn't include guys who pitched only a couple of innings (i.e. Ted Williams), the list includes all guys with at least 450 IP who are HOFers
Hint: This guy pitched before 1900
I'm looking for a modern era starter, but am not finding one :D
I'm going to go with Tom Seaver. IIRC he came up as a starter and finished as a starter. He's one of the youngest pitchers in the HOF (surprisingly) so he's the least likely to have been used in relief when he was starting.
Nope. Seaver had 1 career save (in 1968).Quote:
Originally Posted by gosensgo101
Note: I said, he pitched before 1900.
I looked it up now that I see that and Tom Seaver's Baseball HOF page says I'm right. Baseball-Reference says I'm wrong though.Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...96807072.shtmlQuote:
Originally Posted by gosensgo101
Seaver's save.
I was posting before I saw your post. I trust B-R more than the HOF website though. I let them know of their error.
So does anyone have another guess? Remember, this pitcher played his entire career before 1900.
Reported.Quote:
Originally Posted by KowboyKoop
And the answer is Candy Cummings. Someone else ask a question now.
Ah, 19th century baseball. Look at his 1872 line. 497 IP. Did they still throw underhand back then? (And if he did get a save, would it have been recorded?)Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
Code:Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1872 23 NYU NA 33 20 .623 2.52 55 55 53 3 0 497.0 600 347 139 2 30 43 0 137 1.268 10.9 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.43
B-R has save stats even for pitchers who pitched before the save came into being.Quote:
Originally Posted by gosensgo101
Even in the 19th century? I would think they'd need a boxscore/game log to do that. I don't see any before 1950.Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
They have a save listed for Cy Young in 1893.Quote:
Originally Posted by gosensgo101
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Originally Posted by metsguy234
crap I just found it.
OK ask the next question then.Quote:
Originally Posted by kellys11
Isn't Candy one of a handful of guys who get credited with throwing the first curve ball?
He was also the first baseball player to have a porn star name. Shannon Stewart is the most recent.
Previously a ball that was hit and bounced over the fence was considered a home run. In what year was the ground rule double created.
1884Quote:
Originally Posted by kellys11
Who are the only two American League outfielders to win the Gold Glove in this decade to not win a Silver Slugger in their career.
nopeQuote:
Originally Posted by haveacigar
1930Quote:
Originally Posted by kellys11
mike cameron and torii hunterQuote:
Originally Posted by bleyton94
OTHER ONE WAS CLOSER....http://www4.stat.ncsu.edu/~reiland/baseball.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by bleyton94
I found this out when I was about 10 and was looking for a picture of Shannon Stewart. Google safesearch isn't all its cracked up to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by haveacigar
Go awayQuote:
Originally Posted by haveacigar
YupQuote:
Originally Posted by kellys11
Name the baseball player I'm thinking of.
Who was the last major league player who won a batting title without hitting a single homerun?
George Bell?Quote:
Originally Posted by 200tang
Rod Carew in '72?
Quote:
Originally Posted by StreetMedic
Or even tougher ... Who was the last major league player who won a batting title without hitting a single steriod injection.
Bingo, Rage. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ragecage
Anyone else ever do it? :confused:
Nap Lajoie?Quote:
Originally Posted by StreetMedic
Nope, but you're around the right time. You do have to go back about that far.Quote:
Originally Posted by gosensgo101
Ichiro! or FelixQuote:
Originally Posted by 200tang
He was the first to come to mind. I don't recognize enough of the names from that era to make a guess, looking at the battng title winners of that era.Quote:
Originally Posted by StreetMedic