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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Chicago Cubs	97	64	.602	C1
2	Philadelphia	92	70	.568	E1
3	Los Angeles Dodgers	84	78	.519	W1
4	Milwaukee	90	72	.556	C2
5	New York Mets	89	73	.549	E2
6	Houston	86	75	.534	C3
7	St. Louis	86	76	.531	C4
8	Florida	84	77	.522	E3
9	Arizona	82	80	.506	W2
10T	Colorado	74	88	.457	W3
10T	Cincinnati	74	88	.457	C5
12T	Atlanta	72	90	.444	E4
12T	San Francisco	72	90	.444	W4
14	Pittsburgh	67	95	.414	C6
15	San Diego	63	99	.389	W5
16	Washington	59	102	.366	E5

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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	100	62	.617	W1
2	Tampa Bay	97	65	.599	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	89	74	.546	C1
4	Boston	95	67	.586	E2
5	New York Yankees	89	73	.549	E3
6	Minnesota	88	75	.540	C2
7	Toronto	86	76	.531	E4
8	Cleveland	81	81	.500	C3
9	Texas	79	83	.488	W2
10	Oakland	75	86	.466	W3
11	Kansas City	75	87	.463	C4
12	Detroit	74	88	.457	C5
13	Baltimore	68	93	.422	E5
14	Seattle	61	101	.377	W4

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NL Baseball 2K in one inning

2008-07-22 06:00

by Bob Timmermann

Back on this day in 1916, the National League had its first instance of a batter striking out twice in the same inning. And it was no slouch who did it. It was future Hall of Famer Edd Roush of the Cincinnati Reds, who was rung up twice by Philadelphia's George Chalmers in the sixth inning.

The Reds would win the game 4-2 and scored all four of their runs in the sixth inning. The Reds had six of their ten hits in the sixth and Roush struck out the second time with the bases loaded. Roush did hit a triple in the game, but he also committed an error.

Roush had been acquired by the Reds just two days earlier as part of a big trade that saw the Giants send three future Hall of Famers to Cincinnati: Roush, Christy Mathewson (who would take over as Reds manager), and Bill McKechnie (who would make it to Cooperstown as a manager). Heading back to New York were Buck Herzog and Red Killefer.

Roush had a brief tryout with the White Sox in 1913, but made his name in the Federal League in 1914 and 1915, having good seasons for Indianapolis and Newark. After the Federal League folded, Roush ended up with the Giants where he and John McGraw developed an instant and lifelong dislike for each other.

Most players would not have liked going to Cincinnati, one of the lesser lights of the NL, but Roush thrived. In 69 games in Cincinnati, Roush had an OPS+ of 132 and he would put up an OPS+ well above 100 until 1927 when the Giants reacquired him at age 34. And Roush still hated McGraw.

Roush was not an easy player to strike out either. He fanned just 260 times in 18 big league seasons. In 1916, Roush struck out just 23 times in 108 games. But on this day in 1916, Chalmers got him twice in one inning.

Billy Purtell of the White Sox was the first player in either league to strike out twice in one inning. He did it in the sixth inning of a game on May 10, 1910 at Washington. And Purtell was facing Walter Johnson.

Comments

2008-07-22 09:14:34

1. ToyCannon

How does a guy who only struck out 260 times in 18 seasons become the 1st guy to strike out twice in an inning?
Any current comparable players?

2008-07-22 09:19:51

2. Bob Timmermann

Even guys who have a reputation for not striking out now, like Yadier Molina or Juan Pierre strike out more.

Buckner and Boggs may have been the last two guys who were that tough to fan.

2008-07-22 10:47:45

3. Travis08

Tony Gwynn is probably the modern hitter who struck out the least often (once per 21.4 at-bats).

Boggs (once per 12.3 AB) struck out more often than Pierre (16.7) or Don Mattingly (15.8).

2008-07-22 10:54:19

4. Travis08

Nellie Fox has the post-WWII record - one strikeout per 42.7 AB, and only 216 in 19 seasons.