Society For American Baseball Research Baseball Records Committee Lyle Spatz, Editor August 2009

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1 Society For American Baseball Research Baseball Records Committee Lyle Spatz, Editor August 2009 Not everything that counts is counted; not everything that is counted is worth counting. ---Albert Einstein PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ~ BATTERS WITH MOST SEASONS This is Ev Cope s list of batters with the most seasons accomplishing various offensive benchmarks for the Philadelphia Phillies. The numbers are through the 2008 season. RECORD CATEGORY BATTER SEASONS 100 Games Mike Schmidt Games Richie Ashburn 10 Mike Schmidt Total Bases Chuck Klein At Bats Mike Schmidt At Bats Richie Ashburn 7 Jimmy Rollins At Bats Juan Samuel 1 Jimmy Rollins Runs Sam Thompson 8 Ed Delahanty Singles Richie Ashburn Doubles Ed Delahanty Doubles Ed Delahanty 4 Chuck Klein 4 Bobby Abreu 4 50 Doubles Chuck Klein 2 10 Triples Ed Delahanty Triples Triples Ed Delahanty Sam Thompson 6 2 Ed Delahanty 20 Home Runs Mike Schmidt Home Runs Mike Schmidt Home Runs Mike Schmidt 3 Ryan Howard 3 50 Home Runs Ryan Howard 1 50 Extra BH Mike Schmidt Extra BH Chuck Klein Total Bases Mike Schmidt Total Bases Chuck Klein RBI Mike Schmidt BA Ed Delahanty SLG Mike Schmidt OBP Ed Delahanty OPS Ed Delahanty Hits Chuck Klein 5 50 Stolen Bases Billy Hamilton Walks Roy Thomas 7 Bobby Abreu 7 Mike Schmidt Strikeouts Mike Schmidt GDIP Granny Hamner 3 Richie Ashburn Chuck Klein Mike Schmidt PITCHERS WHO SPENT 15 SEASONS OR MORE WITH ONE AMERICAN LEAGUE TEAM Ron Liebman notes that Paul Splittorff should be added to the June issue s list of those who pitched 15 years for one AL team. Splittorff pitched 15 years for the Kansas City Royals ( ). Ron also believes that Bob Lemon should have a footnote. Although Lemon spent 15 years with Cleveland, only 13 ( ) were as a pitcher. In 1941 and 1942, he played in five games each year, one as a 3rd baseman and four as as pinch hitter/pinch runner in each year. Paul Splittorff Bob Lemon

2 MOST CAUGHT STEALING IN A GAME BY ONE TEAM The Elias Book of Baseball Records (2009 edition, p. 103) lists the American League and post-1900 National League record for Most Caught Stealing, Game as 6. It s happened three times, once in the NL--Brooklyn caught 6 St. Louis Cardinals runners on August 23, and twice in the AL--Philadelphia caught 6 St. Louis Browns runners on May 12, 1915, and the A s also caught 6 Chicago White Sox runners a month later, on June 18, But thanks to Retrosheet's remarkable work on the 1920s, Jim Charlton came across another game in which 6 players were caught stealing. In the first game of a May 29, 1920 doubleheader, Philadelphia caught 6 Washington Senators to tie the record. MOST CAREER 20+GAME HITTING STREAKS This list, from Trent McCotter, includes the still active Ichiro Suzuki s 27-game streak in 2009) 8-Willie Keeler (45,26,26,25,25,25,24,21) 8-Ty Cobb (40,35,23,22,21,21,21,20) 8-Pete Rose (44,25,23,22,22,21,20,20) 7-George Sisler (41,35,26,25,23,22,21) 7-Ichiro Suzuki (27,25,23,21,21,20,20) 6-Pete Browning (26,24,24,23,20,20) 6-Nap Lajoie (31,23,23,22,21,20) 6-Tris Speaker (30,27,23,22,20,20) 6-Chuck Klein (26,26,25,22,21,20) 6-Paul Waner (23,22,21,20,20,20) 6-Stan Musial (30,24,22,20,20,20). LONGEST CAREER HITTING STREAKS BY FOREIGN-BORN PLAYERS From Trent McCotter 35-Luis Castillo, 2002, Dominican Republic 34-Benito Santiago, 1987, Puerto Rico 31-Rico Carty, 1970, Dominican Republic 31-Vladimir Guerrero, 1999, Dominican Republic 30-Sandy Alomar Jr., 1997, Puerto Rico 30-Albert Pujols, 2003, Dominican Republic 30-Willy Taveras, 2006, Domican Republic 29-Dick Higham, , England 29-Mel Almada, 1938, Mexico Luis Castillo DUSTY RHODES Peter Ridges thinks that the late Dusty Rhodes holds one record that may never be broken or tied: In the 1954 World Series Rhodes, of the Giants, had three games where he did not start, but still managed at least two RBI. No-one else has had more than one such game in a single World Series: Carl Furillo is the only player with two games like that--both with Brooklyn-- one came in 1947 and one in The Giants swept the Indians in 1954: Monte Irvin started all four games in left field for the Giants, but Rhodes pinch-hit for him in the first three games, then did not play in Game 4. In six at-bats, Rhodes hit two home runs and drove in seven runs. The other Giants had 124 at-bats, zero home runs and 13 RBI. No-one else on either team had more than three RBI or one home run.

3 RETIRED BATTERIES WITH 40 OR MORE STARTS TOGETHER WITHOUT A SHUTOUT This list, courtesy of Walt Wilson, is part of an ongoing project. Walt expects he will find other batteries to add. BATTERY STARTS Tom Candiotti-Mike Piazza* 106 Bobby Witt-Ivan Rodriguez* 95 John Burkett-Ivan Rodriguez* 89 Orel Hershiser-Mike Piazza 79 Brickyard Kennedy-Con Daily* 72 Grover Alexander-Gabby Hartnett 64 Orel Hershiser-Sandy Alomar 60 Jimmy Ring-Butch Henline 59 Bill Hutchison-Pop Schriver 58 Kevin Gross-Mike Piazza* 54 Charlie Hough-Don Slaught 53 Kevin Brown-Paul LoDuca 52 Phil Niekro-Chris Bando 51 Jesse Barnes-Frank Snyder 50 Adonis Terry-Tim Donahue 48 Tommy John-Bob Boone 48 Bill Lee-Clyde McCullough 47 Doyle Alexander-Bruce Benedict 46 Kevin Gross-Ivan Rodriguez 45 Nolan Ryan-Ivan Rodriguez 44 Andy Benes-Mike Matheny 44 Kevin Brown-Geno Petralli 44 John Burkett-Charles Johnson 44 Tom Candiotti-A.J. Hinch 44 Eppa Rixey-Clyde Sukeforth 43 Wes Ferrell-Glenn Myatt 43 Rick Reuschel-Barry Foote 43 Dave Stewart-Pat Borders 43 Bret Saberhagen-Mike Macfarlane 42 Frank Tanana-Mickey Tettleton 41 Todd Stottlemyre-Greg Myers 41 Jouett Meekin-Parke Wilson 40 George Uhle-Glenn Myatt 40 Frank Tanana-Jim Sundberg 40 *Indicates catcher who caught the most games for that pitcher. Note that Hall of Famer Grover Alexander made 64 starts with Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett without throwing a shutout. A DECADE-BY-DECADE LOOK AT HIT BY PITCH TOTALS This data comes from Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, though Juan says credit should go John Dewan s Stat of the Week. A look at the decade-to-decade changes seems to indicate that contrary to popular opinion, pitchers of the past twenty years do throw inside, and of course the current decade is not yet over. Hit By Pitch Plate Appearances PA per HBP 1900s 7, , s 7, , s 5, , s 3, , s 3, , s 4, , s 6,991 1,209, s 7,688 1,510, s 7,255 1,551, s 12,060 1,667, s 15,948 1,690,

4 MOST PRODUCTIVE PLAYERS WHO MADE THEIR DEBUTS IN THE YEARS David Frank has compiled lists 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 Games: Carl Yastrzemski, 3308; Lou Brock, 2616; Boog Powell, 2042; Jim Fregosi, 1902; Bill Freehan, 1845 Runs: Carl Yastrzemski, 1816; Lou Brock, 1610; Boog Powell, 889; Jim Fregosi, 844; Bill Freehan, 706 RBI: Carl Yastrzemski, 1844; Boog Powell, 1187; Lou Brock, 900; Bill Freehan, 758; Jim Fregosi, 706 Hits: Carl Yastrzemski, 3419; Lou Brock, 3023; Boog Powell, 1776; Jim Fregosi, 1726; Bill Freehan, B: Carl Yastrzemski, 646; Lou Brock, 486; Boog Powell, 270; Jim Fregosi, 264; Bill Freehan, 241 3B: Lou Brock, 141; Jim Fregosi, 78; Carl Yastrzemski, 59; Donn Clendenon, 57; Chuck Hinton, 47 HR: Carl Yastrzemski, 452; Boog Powell, 339; Bill Freehan, 200; Donn Clendenon, 159; Tom Tresh, Games: Willie Stargell, 2360 Bob Bailey, 1931; Ed Kranepool, 1853; Cookie Rojas, 1822; Tommy Harper, 1810 Runs: Willie Stargell, 1195; Tommy Harper, 972; Tony Oliva, 870; Bob Bailey, 772; Cookie Rojas, 714 RBI: Willie Stargell, 1540; Tony Oliva, 947; Bob Bailey, 773; Joe Pepitone, 721; Ed Kranepool, 614 Hits: Willie Stargell, 2232; Tony Oliva, 1917; Cookie Rojas, 1660; Tommy Harper, 1609; Bob Bailey, B: Willie Stargell, 423; Tony Oliva, 329; Tommy Harper, 256; Cookie Rojas, 254; Bob Bailey, 234 3B: Willie Stargell, 55; Manny Mota, 52: Tony Oliva, 48; Bob Bailey, 43; Denis Menke, 40 HR: Willie Stargell, 475; Tony Oliva, 220; Joe Pepitone, 219; Bob Bailey, 189; Jim Hickman, Games: Pete Rose, 3562; Rusty Staub, 2951; Joe Morgan, 2649; Willie Horton, 2028; Jose Cardenal, 2017 Runs: Pete Rose, 2165; Joe Morgan, 1650; Rusty Staub, 1189; Jim Wynn, 1105; Dick Allen, 1099 RBI: Rusty Staub, 1466; Pete Rose, 1314; Willie Horton, 1163; Joe Morgan, 1133; Dick Allen, 1119 Hits: Pete Rose, 4256; Rusty Staub, 2716; Joe Morgan, 2517; Willie Horton, 1993; Jose Cardenal, B: Pete Rose, 746; Rusty Staub, 499; Joe Morgan, 449; Jose Cardenal, 333; Dick Allen, 320 3B: Pete Rose, 135; Joe Morgan, 96; Dick Allen, 79; Rusty Staub, 47; Jose Cardenal, 46 HR: Dick Allen, 351: Willie Horton, 325; Rusty Staub, 292; Jim Wynn, 291; Joe Morgan, Games: Tony Perez, 2777; Bert Campaneris, 2328; Don Kessinger, 2078; Paul Blair, 1947; Lou Piniella, 1747 Runs: Tony Perez, 1272; Bert Campaneris, 1181; Don Kessinger, 899; Paul Blair, 776; Lou Piniella, 651 RBI: Tony Perez, 1652; Lou Piniella, 766; Bert Campaneris, 646; Paul Blair, 620; Jim Northrup, 610 Hits: Tony Perez, 2732; Bert Campaneris, 2249; Don Kessinger, 1931; Lou Piniella, 1705; Paul Blair, B: Tony Perez, 505; Bert Campaneris, 313; Lou Piniella, 305; Paul Blair, 282; Don Kessinger, 254 3B: Bert Campaneris, 86; Don Kessinger, 80; Tony Perez, 79; Paul Blair, 55; Mickey Stanley, 48 HR: Tony Perez, 379; Tony Conigliaro, 166; Jim Northrup, 153; Johnny Briggs, 139; Paul Blair, Games: Lee May, 2071; Mark Belanger, 2016; Bobby Murcer, 1908; Roy White, 1881; Bud Harrelson, 1533 Runs: Bobby Murcer, 972; Roy White, 964; Lee May, 959; Cesar Tovar, 834; Glenn Beckert, 685 RBI: Lee May, 1244; Bobby Murcer, 1043; Roy White, 758; Davey Johnson, 609; Ken Henderson, 576 Hits: Lee May, 2031; Bobby Murcer, 1862; Roy White, 1803; Cesar Tovar, 1546; Tito Fuentes, B: Lee May, 340; Roy White, 300; Bobby Murcer, 285; Cesar Tovar, 253; Davey Johnson, 242 3B: Cesar Tovar, 55; Roy White, 51; Tito Fuentes, 46; Bobby Murcer, 45; Bud Harrelson, 45 HR: Lee May, 354; Bobby Murcer, 252; Roy White, 160; Davey Johnson, 136; Ken Henderson, 122 Boog Powell Tony Oliva Dick Allen Don Kessinger Roy White

5 CATCHING GREG MADDUX AND ROGER CLEMENS Courtesy of Walt Wilson, here are the batterymates for two recently retired right-handers who rank among the greatest pitchers ever. CATCHING GREG MADDUX Greg Maddux pitched for Chicago (NL) , ; Atlanta (NL) ; Los Angeles (NL) 2006, 2008; and San Diego (NL) He made 740 starts and threw 35 shutouts. Eddie Perez Henry Blanco 83 0 Damon Berryhill 81 2 Paul Bako 80 5 Michael Barrett 57 0 Javy Lopez 53 3 Joe Girardi 44 4 Jody Davis 42 3 Hector Villanueva 35 1 Charlie O'Brien 25 3 Rick Wilkins 25 4 Josh Bard 24 0 Russell Martin 17 0 Fernando Lunar 14 1 Rick Wrona 8 0 Nick Hundley 7 0 Jim Sundberg 7 0 Rob Bowen 6 0 Luke Carlin 4 0 Steve Torrealba 3 0 Danny Ardoin 2 0 Keith Moreland 1 0 Colt Morton 1 0 Erik Pappas 1 0 Total One of Maddux s shutouts was with more than one catcher. CATCHING ROGER CLEMENS Roger Clemens pitched for Boston (AL) ; Toronto (AL) ; New York (AL) , 2007; and Houston (NL) He made 707 starts and threw 46 shutouts. Jorge Posada Tony Pena Rich Gedman 94 9 Brad Ausmus 83 0 Rick Cerone 38 6 Darrin Fletcher 31 3 Bill Haselman 31 2 John Marzano 26 5 Charlie O'Brien 23 3 Damon Berryhill 20 0 Marc Sullivan 14 2 Mike Macfarlane 13 0 Mike Stanley 12 0 Joe Girardi 11 0 Benito Santiago 11 0 Jeff Newman 5 0 Gary Allenson 4 0 Danny Sheaffer 4 0 Dave Valle 4 1 John Flaherty 3 0 Todd Greene 3 0 Bob Melvin 3 0 Kevin Brown 2 0 Dave Sax 2 0 Alberto Castillo 1 0 Raul Chavez 1 0 Jose Molina 1 0 Rich Rowland 1 0 Chris Turner 1 0 Chris Widger 1 0 Total All of Clemens s shutouts were with one catcher.

6 CATCHING AL ORTH AND CHICK FRASER Courtesy of Walt Wilson, here are the batterymates for two right-handers who began their careers in the mid- 1890s and were teammates on the Philadelphia Phillies. CATCHING AL ORTH Al Orth pitched for Philadelphia (NL) ; Washington (AL) ; and New York (AL) He made 394 starts and threw 31 shutouts. Red Kleinow 97 8 Ed McFarland 67 8 Boileryard Clarke 36 2 Jack Clements 31 1 Lew Drill 26 1 Klondike Douglass 23 2 Deacon McGuire 20 3 Ira Thomas 18 2 Jack Boyle 17 1 Fred Jacklitsch 15 2 Mal Kittredge 14 0 Mike Grady 12 0 Walter Blair 6 0 Morgan Murphy 6 0 Joe Connor 2 1 Branch Rickey 2 0 Dick Buckley 1 0 Newt Fisher 1 0 Total All of Orth s shutouts were with one catcher. CATCHING CHICK FRASER Chick Fraser pitched for Louisville (NL) ; Cleveland (NL) 1898; Philadelphia (NL) , ; Philadelphia (AL) 1901; Boston (NL) 1905; Cincinnati (NL) 1906; and Chicago (NL) He made 388 starts and threw 22 shutouts. Red Dooin 39 3 Ed McFarland 39 3 Pat Moran 34 3 Bill Wilson 33 0 Doc Powers 28 2 Frank Roth 28 1 Charlie Dexter 26 0 Klondike Douglass 25 2 Johnny Kling 18 2 Tom Needham 16 1 Admiral Schlei 16 0 Mal Kittredge 11 0 Chief Zimmer 11 1 Paddy Livingston 9 1 John Warner 8 0 Doggie Miller 7 0 Cooney Snyder 6 1 Farmer Steelman 5 0 Lou Criger 4 0 Fred Jacklitsch 4 0 Morgan Murphy 4 0 Harry Smith 4 0 Larry McLean 3 0 Dick Butler 2 0 Tom Kinslow 2 0 Ossee Schreckengost 2 0 Frank Friend 1 0 Butch Rementer 1 1 Nap Shea 1 0 Gabby Street 1 0 Total One of Fraser s shutouts was with more than one catcher.