20+ hits just don't go as far as they used to (Recurring feature!)
2008-08-12 20:43
by Bob Timmermann
The St. Louis Cardinals lost at Pittsburgh on July 12 12-11 in 10 innings on a 2-run game-ending homer by Jason Michaels. The Cardinals lost despite piling up 22 hits.
The Cardinals became the fourth team this season to lose a game while getting 20 or more hits, and the third one this month. The Rangers lost to the Angels on July 10 with 20 hits, the Marlins lost with 22 hits to the Rockies on July 4, and the Reds lost to the Padres on May 25.
The only season in the B-R Play Index (1956 on) where four teams lost games with 20+ hits was in 2002.
UPDATE - And you can add yet another 20+ hit loser to the list. The White Sox lost at Texas July 13, 12-11 despite hitting Rangers pitching for 22 hits in 9 innings.
UPDATE 2 - And now another team! The Rockies lose to the Dodgers 16-10 on July 21 while banging out 20 hits at Coors Field. That's now six losses by teams with 20+ hits this year and the FIFTH in July.
UPDATE 3 - The Rangers were the seventh team this year to lose a game with 20 hits, dropping an epic 19-17 game to the Red Sox at Fenway Park on August 12.
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I did that and learned to count correctly too.
FIVE 20+ hit losses in July.
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