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Richard Riegler

@richardriegler

Baseball, Math, Music, Chess, Cycling, Art, Wildlife

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OTD August 12, 1966: Art Shamsky records highest Win Probability Added (WPA=1.503) in a MLB game (1901-). Shamsky entered the game in 8th inning & went 3-for-3 (3HR 5 RBI). SABR Games Project Baseball Reference stathead.com/tiny/pZhel

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Brett Gardner has more career WAR as a NY Yankee (44.4) than 6 "retired number" NY #Yankees players. as Casey Stengel said, "You could look it up." Stathead @YankeesWFAN Bryan Hoch ⚾️

Brett Gardner has more career WAR as a NY Yankee (44.4) than 6 "retired number" NY #Yankees players.  as Casey Stengel said, "You could look it up."
<a href="/Stathead/">Stathead</a> @YankeesWFAN <a href="/BryanHoch/">Bryan Hoch ⚾️</a>
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.keith Hernandez The #MLB All-time All-#Hernandez Team: C Ramon* 1B Keith* 2B Cesar 3B Yonny SS Jose* LF Teoscar* CF Kiké RF Gorkys SP Liván* SP Felix* SP Orlando* RP Roberto* RP Willie* *All-Star

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#Mets recently played 10 straight games of length >= 210 min (3:30). only other team 2 play >5 consec such games is 2017 LAA (6). odds of #MLB team playing 10 straight 210+ min games in 2021 ~4,000,000 to 1. odds in 1980 ~61 trillion to 1! Baseball Reference stathead.com/tiny/Tc4ZI

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11 MLB pitchers won 200+ games and played for only one team. two of them were born on October 15: Jim Palmer & Mel Harder. Baseball Reference Jim Palmer stathead.com/sharing/2u6tQ

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Most career MLB hits prior to MLB pitching debut: Albert Pujols 3312 Ichiro 2935 Wade Boggs 2776 Ty Cobb 2516 Mark Grace 2406 Jake Beckley 2357 Dave Concepción 2307 Jimmie Foxx 2171 José Reyes 2122 Gary Gaetti 2098 data: Baseball Reference

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Most career MLB HR prior to MLB pitching debut: Albert Pujols 681 Adam Dunn 457 Jimmie Foxx 456 Gary Gaetti 332 Mark Reynolds 291 Robin Ventura 289 Bobby Bonilla 283 Ian Kinsler 256 Adam LaRoche 252 José Canseco 243 data: Baseball Reference

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a #MLB batter has never been *more* likely to record a hit, on a struck fair ball, than now. conclusion: strikeout frequency is much more responsible for lower Batting Averages than "The Shift."

a #MLB batter has never been *more* likely to record a hit, on a struck fair ball, than now.  conclusion: strikeout frequency is much more responsible for lower Batting Averages than "The Shift."
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i know this is a longshot, but can anyone identify the singer in this audio from the (January) 1961 NY BBWAA awards dinner? i'm assuming it's a NY sportwriter. #BBWAA John Thorn New York BBWAA youtube.com/watch?v=Ibz_da…

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Managerial Ancestry: All 2023 MLB managers, who played MLB, can be traced back to Harry Wright through their managers. No connection path requires more than 5 managers. Dusty Baker connects in 3!

Managerial Ancestry: All 2023 MLB managers, who played MLB, can be traced back to Harry Wright through their managers.  No connection path requires more than 5 managers.  Dusty Baker connects in 3!
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MLB teamates with 3000+ career strikeouts: 1987 CLE Phil Neikro, Steve Carlton 1987-88 MIN Bert Blyleven, Steve Carlton 2023 #Mets Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander Baseball Reference