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Amidst all the tumult of the 2008 season, I didn't notice until I received my SABR Baseball Records Committee newsletter that Jason Bergmann of the Nationals set a major league record this year for most at bats in a season without a hit OR a walk.
Bergmann was 0 for 40 on the season although he did have two sacrifices. Bergmann struck out 20 times on the season.
The previous record in this category was 35 at bats by Hal Finney of the 1936 Pirates. Finney was a catcher and he somehow managed to drive in 3 runs and score 3 times, although he does not have any sacrifices on his record. Sacrifice flies were not a statistic at the time.
The AL record is 32 ABs by Ellis Kinder of the 1952 Red Sox. Kinder did not have any sacrifices in 23 games.
In a different record, Rickey Nolasco of the Marlins ended his team's string of 301 consecutive games without a complete game when he tossed a 6-0 2-hit shutout against the Giants on August 19, 2008.
PHEW!
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