Comments on: Most saves, first 4 games of the season http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1385 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: tomepp http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1385/comment-page-1#comment-6529 tomepp Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:31:38 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1385#comment-6529 Correction; the O's 3rd game in 1997 was saved by Armando Benitez, not Benito Santiago. (Santiago was a catcher who played for Toronto thaty year). Correction; the O's 3rd game in 1997 was saved by Armando Benitez, not Benito Santiago. (Santiago was a catcher who played for Toronto thaty year).

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1385/comment-page-1#comment-6455 Andy Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:40:10 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1385#comment-6455 Actually they called me to ask if they could reference this post when talking about Bell. Actually they called me to ask if they could reference this post when talking about Bell.

]]> By: JohnnyTwisto http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1385/comment-page-1#comment-6453 JohnnyTwisto Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:35:02 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1385#comment-6453 MLB Network flashed a stat last night that Heath Bell (I think) had 5 saves now in the first 10 games...quickest ever to 5. MLB Network flashed a stat last night that Heath Bell (I think) had 5 saves now in the first 10 games...quickest ever to 5.

]]> By: cboone21 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1385/comment-page-1#comment-6441 cboone21 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:51:03 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1385#comment-6441 Just a guess, but no one WILL EVER get 5 saves in the first four games. ;) Just a guess, but no one WILL EVER get 5 saves in the first four games. ;)

]]> By: jackfish http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1385/comment-page-1#comment-6437 jackfish Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:42:04 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1385#comment-6437 In 1997 the Orioles started the season off with 4 straight saves. The first two games were saved by Randy Myers. The 3rd game was saved by Benito Santiago & the 4th by Myers again. Jack In 1997 the Orioles started the season off with 4 straight saves. The first two games were saved by Randy Myers. The 3rd game was saved by Benito Santiago & the 4th by Myers again.

Jack

]]> By: JohnnyTwisto http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1385/comment-page-1#comment-6434 JohnnyTwisto Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:21:47 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1385#comment-6434 I have a vague memory that the longest consecutive game streak by a reliever (just appearances, not saves) was 10 or 11 in the '60s or '70s. Lemme see if I can search for this... Well, unless I'm missing something, the best you can do is search for consecutive games with Days Rest = 0, and I found Kent Tekulve in '87 had 8 (which means he actually pitched in 9 games in a row). But this search will miss streaks which surround off-days. Any other ideas? John Wetteland got saves in 24 straight appearances in '96, but that's not 24 straight team games. Here we go...use the Team Pitching Streak finder for consecutive games with a save, then check to see which were done by only 1 player. There are 4 streaks of 7 games. And...none of them were by only 1 player. So Andy is correct (and good guess by Bluestraggler), the record for one player is 6. There look to be about 25 team streaks of 6 saves in a row, and I don't have time right now to check all of them to see which were done by just 1 guy. I have a vague memory that the longest consecutive game streak by a reliever (just appearances, not saves) was 10 or 11 in the '60s or '70s. Lemme see if I can search for this... Well, unless I'm missing something, the best you can do is search for consecutive games with Days Rest = 0, and I found Kent Tekulve in '87 had 8 (which means he actually pitched in 9 games in a row). But this search will miss streaks which surround off-days. Any other ideas?

John Wetteland got saves in 24 straight appearances in '96, but that's not 24 straight team games.

Here we go...use the Team Pitching Streak finder for consecutive games with a save, then check to see which were done by only 1 player. There are 4 streaks of 7 games. And...none of them were by only 1 player. So Andy is correct (and good guess by Bluestraggler), the record for one player is 6. There look to be about 25 team streaks of 6 saves in a row, and I don't have time right now to check all of them to see which were done by just 1 guy.

]]> By: Andy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1385/comment-page-1#comment-6433 Andy Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:50:23 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1385#comment-6433 I found a streak of 6 by Eric Gagne in 2003 and a streak of 6 by rod Beck in 1998...didn't look further than that. I found a streak of 6 by Eric Gagne in 2003 and a streak of 6 by rod Beck in 1998...didn't look further than that.

]]> By: bluestraggler http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1385/comment-page-1#comment-6431 bluestraggler Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:22:42 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1385#comment-6431 Well, now I'm curious. What's the longest save streak in consecutive games at any time during a season? It's hard to imagine it being more than maybe 6 or 7 - you'd need the opportunities every day and a player would need to be willing to come in every time. Especially now. Managers are hesitant to use a closer more than two or three days in a row. Well, now I'm curious. What's the longest save streak in consecutive games at any time during a season? It's hard to imagine it being more than maybe 6 or 7 - you'd need the opportunities every day and a player would need to be willing to come in every time. Especially now. Managers are hesitant to use a closer more than two or three days in a row.

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