Nuggets from Sunday's game

[StatManDu]

The last two Sox pitchers scored in a game prior to Mark Buehrle and Clayton Richard on Sunday was on May 19, 1968 when Bob Priddy scored as a pinch-runner and Tommy John launched a three-run homer off Catfish Hunter as the Sox beat the A’s 6-2 in the first game of a doubleheader sweep before 11,708 at Comiskey Park.

 

Here are some other nuggets I gleaned from the goings on in Milwaukee Sunday.

 

… Buehrle was the first Sox pitcher to homer since Jon Garland went deep at Cincinnati June 18, 2006

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… Buehrle was the first Sox pitcher to bat lefthanded and homer since Danny Murphy went deep against the Twins on June 28, 1970 at Comiskey Park

... Buehrle was the first Sox left-handed pitcher (Murphy threw right) to homer since Gary Peters went deep on Aug. 2, 1969 at Detroit

… Buehrle was the first Sox player to hit his first Major League homer at and against Milwaukee since Warren Newson accomplished the feat on July 14, 1991 at County Stadium (I actually researched this stat in anticipation of Gordon Beckham’s first career homer)

… Buehrle batted again after homering. He had a chance (but didn’t) to become the first Sox pitcher to post a multi-homer game in 52 years. On June 16, 1957, Dixie Howell hit two solo shots w hile getting the win with 3.2 shutout innings of relief in a Game 2 victory over Washington at Comiskey Park.

… Prior to Clayton Richard on Sunday, the last Sox pitcher to score as a pinch-runner was Chuck McElroy on Aug. 15, 1997 against Oakland at New Comiskey Park … That was also the last time a Sox pitcher scored a run in the ninth inning.

… Richard was the first Sox pitcher to score the winning run in the ninth inning or later since Joel Horlen crossed with the decisive tally in the 11th inning of the Sox 1-0 victory over Boston on Aug. 27, 1967 at Comiskey Park.

 

[IamPabloOzuna]

Don't know if this was mentioned anywhere else on soxtalk, but AJ's 9th inning hit was the first time in Trevor Hoffman's career that he has given up a hit on a 3-0 count.

[StatManDu]

I heard that ... Amazing

 

The last two Sox pitchers scored in a game prior to Mark Buehrle and Clayton Richard on Sunday was on May 19, 1968 when Bob Priddy scored as a pinch-runner and Tommy John launched a three-run homer off Catfish Hunter as the Sox beat the A’s 6-2 in the first game of a doubleheader sweep before 11,708 at Comiskey Park.

 

Here are some other nuggets I gleaned from the goings on in Milwaukee Sunday.

 

… Buehrle was the first Sox pitcher to homer since Jon Garland went deep at Cincinnati June 18, 2006

0A

… Buehrle was the first Sox pitcher to bat lefthanded and homer since Danny Murphy went deep against the Twins on June 28, 1970 at Comiskey Park

... Buehrle was the first Sox left-handed pitcher (Murphy threw right) to homer since Gary Peters went deep on Aug. 2, 1969 at Detroit

… Buehrle was the first Sox player to hit his first Major League homer at and against Milwaukee since Warren Newson accomplished the feat on July 14, 1991 at County Stadium (I actually researched this stat in anticipation of Gordon Beckham’s first career homer)

… Buehrle batted again after homering. He had a chance (but didn’t) to become the first Sox pitcher to post a multi-homer game in 52 years. On June 16, 1957, Dixie Howell hit two solo shots w hile getting the win with 3.2 shutout innings of relief in a Game 2 victory over Washington at Comiskey Park.

… Prior to Clayton Richard on Sunday, the last Sox pitcher to score as a pinch-runner was Chuck McElroy on Aug. 15, 1997 against Oakland at New Comiskey Park … That was also the last time a Sox pitcher scored a run in the ninth inning.

… Richard was the first Sox pitcher to score the winning run in the ninth inning or later since Joel Horlen crossed with the decisive tally in the 11th inning of the Sox 1-0 victory over Boston on Aug. 27, 1967 at Comiskey Park.

 

[Pants Rowland]

Don't know if this was mentioned anywhere else on soxtalk, but AJ's 9th inning hit was the first time in Trevor Hoffman's career that he has given up a hit on a 3-0 count.

 

REALLY?! That is pretty unbelievable considering the number of innings thrown in his career.

[Steve9347]

REALLY?! That is pretty unbelievable considering the number of innings thrown in his career.

And the fact that with a 3-0 count the hitter has a huge advantage.

[whitesoxbrian]

AJ said in the papers today that that's one of the first times he's ever swung at a 3-0 pitch.

[chw42]

AJ said in the papers today that that's one of the first times he's ever swung at a 3-0 pitch.

Totally not true.

 

In his career on 3-0 counts, he's had a total of 8 at bats while getting that count in 93 PAs. So he swung the bat 3-0 at least 7 times before, if not more.

 

Baseball-Reference is awesome.

Edited June 15, 2009 by chw42

[Pants Rowland]

Don't know if this was mentioned anywhere else on soxtalk, but AJ's 9th inning hit was the first time in Trevor Hoffman's career that he has given up a hit on a 3-0 count.

 

Can we get a source on this? I am having trouble confirming and/or believing this.

[chw42]

Can we get a source on this? I am having trouble confirming and/or believing this.

That's actually the second hit he's ever given up on 3-0.

 

Source

 

The last hit he gave up on 3-0 was back in 1995.

[chw42]

81 times in his career he's gone to a 3-0 count and he's walked 76 of the hitters.....

Trevor doesn't like to mess around.

[Pants Rowland]

That's actually the second hit he's ever given up on 3-0.

 

Source

 

The last hit he gave up on 3-0 was back in 1995.

 

Thanks. Very impressive.

[Chisoxfn]

That is insane (about Hoffman).

[IamPabloOzuna]

Can we get a source on this? I am having trouble confirming and/or believing this.

 

after the game the MLB twitter posted it...although it appears to have been erroneous.

Edited June 15, 2009 by IamPabloOzuna

[Greg Hibbard]

I love it when you analyze

[Reddy]

Totally not true.

 

In his career on 3-0 counts, he's had a total of 8 at bats while getting that count in 93 PAs. So he swung the bat 3-0 at least 7 times before, if not more.

 

Baseball-Reference is awesome.

or... the pitcher just threw a strike...

[chw42]

or... the pitcher just threw a strike...

It does not account for pitches thrown after 3-0. It strictly tracks what he does on a 3-0 count and he's made contact 7 times before he went on and got that hit yesterday. So he has swung on 3-0 at least 7 times before.

Edited June 15, 2009 by chw42

[maki]

It does not account for pitches thrown after 3-0. It strictly tracks what he does on a 3-0 count and he's made contact 7 times before he went on and got that hit yesterday. So he has swung on 3-0 at least 7 times before.

 

 

7 times in 10+ years definitely qualifies as very rare, or even "one of the first times" for a player not sitting there with baseball reference in front of him.

 

the 76 walks in 81 3-0 counts has to be dominated by intentionals.

 

 

[chw42]

7 times in 10+ years definitely qualifies as very rare, or even "one of the first times" for a player not sitting there with baseball reference in front of him.

 

the 76 walks in 81 3-0 counts has to be dominated by intentionals.

 

It could be more than 7 times. He could have fouled the pitch off, swung and missed, etc. Although even if that did happen, it wouldn't be more than 15 times.

 

I think A.J. exaggerated a little bit and players don't remember everything. But for such a sharp guy like A.J., he should probably know.

 

And 51 of the 76 walks were intentional, so yes, it was dominated by intentional walks.

[The Critic]

Prince Fielder read "Nuggets" and went to McDonald's.

[SoxPride56]

What I would like to know is when was the last time someone hit their first Major League home run, and then gave up someone's first major league home run in the same inning?

[chw42]

Prince Fielder read "Nuggets" and went to McDonald's.

Prince said he was turning vegetarian.

[The Critic]

Prince said he was turning vegetarian.

I don't think there's any actual chicken in those nuggets, so he should be okay.