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Daily Archives: October 29, 2010

The Curious Case of Curly Ogden, or How Bucky Harris Tricked John McGraw in the 1924 World Series

As mentioned in the previous post about Matt Cain’s somewhat historic World Series performance, the Giants’ right hander became only the fourth starter to have a scoreless World Series debut, but fail to throw a complete game. Two of the … Continue reading →

October 29, 2010 3 Replies

Cain Is Able: A New Postseason Pitching Star Is Born

One night after Cliff Lee bombed in the first game of the 2010 World Series, a new postseason pitching star was born. Just as he has done all October, Matt Cain shut down the Rangers’ offense for 7 2/3 innings, … Continue reading →

October 29, 2010 1 Reply

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2012 Top-10 Pitching Performances

Player Date Opp GSc
Kuroda 8/14 TEX 86
Sabathia 9/21 OAK 85
Pettitte 5/18 CIN 82
Pettitte 6/5 TBR 82
Kuroda 6/8 NYM 81
Kuroda 6/30 CHW 81
Hughes 6/3 DET 80
Sabathia 8/3 SEA 78
Kuroda 4/13 LAA 76
Kuroda 5/27 OAK 76

Upcoming Yankee Milestones

Career Hits (MLB)
10. Eddie Collins 3315
11. Derek Jeter 3304

Career HRs (MLB)
3. Babe Ruth 714
4. Willie Mays 660
5. Alex Rodriguez 647

Career RBIs (MLB)
5. Lou Gehrig 1995
6. Stan Musial 1951
7. Alex Rodriguez 1950

Career Runs (MLB)
9. Stan Musial 1949
10. Alex Rodriguez 1898

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