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1	Chicago Cubs	76	48	.613	C1
2	New York Mets	68	57	.544	E1
3T	Arizona	64	60	.516	W1
3T	Los Angeles Dodgers	64	60	.516	W1
5	Milwaukee	72	54	.571	C2
6	St. Louis	70	57	.551	C3
7	Philadelphia	66	58	.532	E2
8	Florida	64	61	.512	E3
9	Houston	63	62	.504	C4
10	Colorado	57	69	.452	W3
11T	Pittsburgh	56	69	.448	C5
11T	Atlanta	56	69	.448	E4
13	Cincinnati	55	70	.44	C6
14	San Francisco	53	71	.427	W4
15	San Diego	48	76	.387	W5
16	Washington	44	81	.352	E5

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Rank	Team	W	L	PCT	Division
1	Los Angeles Angels	76	47	.618	W1
2	Tampa Bay	76	48	.613	E1
3	Chicago White Sox	71	53	.573	C1
4	Boston	72	53	.576	E2
5	Minnesota	70	54	.565	C2
6	New York Yankees	66	58	.532	E3
7	Toronto	64	60	.516	E4
8	Texas	62	64	.492	W2
9	Detroit	61	64	.488	C3
10	Baltimore	60	64	.484	E5
11	Oakland	57	67	.46	W3
12	Cleveland	56	67	.455	C4
13	Kansas City	55	69	.444	C5
14	Seattle	46	78	.371	W4

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Wainwright's throwback complete game

2008-04-26 13:59

by Bob Timmermann

Adam Wainwright picked up a complete game win over Houston today as the Cardinals won 4-3. Not only was Wainwright's complete game unusual because most pitchers don't throw them anymore (it was the 14th one in the majors this season), but Wainwright also batted in the bottom of the ninth inning.

After Brian Barton led off with a walk as a pinch hitter for Jason LaRue, Wainwright stayed in the game and tried to bunt Barton over. After a Brendan Ryan single sent Wainwright to second, Cesar Izturis pinch ran for him. Skip Schumaker singled home Izturis for the win.

The last pitcher I could find who batted in the bottom of the ninth of a complete game win was Greg Maddux. And that was on May 11, 1988. And the game went 10 innings. But Maddux did bat with a runner on base in the bottom of the ninth.

It's quite possible (and highly likely) that another pitcher has batted in the bottom of the ninth of a complete game win, but checking this was pretty tedious work.

UPDATE - On July 2, 1986, Rick Rhoden of the Pirates led off the bottom of the ninth of a 3-3 tie against the Phillies and got a single. Rick Reuschel(!!!) pinch ran for him and eventually scored the winning run.

Comments

2008-04-26 14:08:51

1. Suffering Bruin

"...but checking this was pretty tedious work."

Oh, really? :)

2008-04-26 15:40:04

2. DXMachina

Maddux can handle a bat at least, and Rhoden was a pretty fair hitter for a pitcher. That said, the only reason I can think of for Reuschel to run for Rhoden was if Rhoden got spiked or something.

2008-04-26 16:20:42

3. Linkmeister

Rhoden's a better golfer than he was a hitter, and that wasn't bad at all.

2008-04-27 07:31:03

4. Suffering Bruin

Reuschel, one of the worst looking athletes I have ever seen in my life, pinch running for an excellent athlete, Rhoden. Why?

Experience. You can't teach experience.

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