Comments on: Most Consecutive Games with a Stolen Base http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1628 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Raphy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1628/comment-page-1#comment-6764 Raphy Wed, 20 May 2009 01:49:38 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1628#comment-6764 The '76 A's had 2 streaks just short of the above list. (You can see them in the link). They had streaks of 17 games and 14 games (also 11 a little bit further down). The '76 A's had 2 streaks just short of the above list. (You can see them in the link). They had streaks of 17 games and 14 games (also 11 a little bit further down).

]]> By: gerry http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1628/comment-page-1#comment-6763 gerry Wed, 20 May 2009 01:18:05 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1628#comment-6763 So the Pirates' streak lasted almost three months - of course, they missed a few days' play during that period.... I'm surprised the 1976 As don't show up on this list. They stole 341 bases, led by North (75), Campaneris (54), Baylor (52), Washington (37), Garner (35), Lintz (31), and Alexander and Bando at 20. So the Pirates' streak lasted almost three months - of course, they missed a few days' play during that period.... I'm surprised the 1976 As don't show up on this list. They stole 341 bases, led by North (75), Campaneris (54), Baylor (52), Washington (37), Garner (35), Lintz (31), and Alexander and Bando at 20.

]]> By: tomepp http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1628/comment-page-1#comment-6761 tomepp Tue, 19 May 2009 22:46:07 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1628#comment-6761 ...btw, when I satated in the previous comment that "Their ERA and WHIP were above the league average more often than not...", I meant "...were <i>better</i> than the league average..." I did not mean to imply that they were numerically higher than the league average. ...btw, when I satated in the previous comment that "Their ERA and WHIP were above the league average more often than not...", I meant "...were better than the league average..." I did not mean to imply that they were numerically higher than the league average.

]]> By: tomepp http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1628/comment-page-1#comment-6760 tomepp Tue, 19 May 2009 22:42:36 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1628#comment-6760 Yeah, the St. Louis teams of the mid-1980's were classic "pitching, speed, and defense" teams - but mostly speed and defense. The Cards led the league in stolen bases every year from 1982 through 1988, and in triples from 1981 through 1983 and again in 1985. (They finished 4th in 3B in 1984, and 2nd in 1986 & 1987.) They also finished first in fielding percentage every year from 1981 through 1989 except in 1983 (when they inexplicably finished 8th). They were one of the top two teams in the league in defensive efficiency 5 times in the decade, and lead the league in defensive zone rating four times. Their ERA and WHIP were above league average more often than not, but they never lead the league in the major pitching averages. With guys like Ozzie Smith, Vince Coleman, Willie McGee, Terry Pendleton, Tommy Herr, and Jack Clark (also guys like Lonnie Smith, George Hendrick, Andy Van Slyke, and Keith Hernandez for part of that era), they were the bane of many an opposing pitching staff - especially the Mets. Yeah, the St. Louis teams of the mid-1980's were classic "pitching, speed, and defense" teams - but mostly speed and defense. The Cards led the league in stolen bases every year from 1982 through 1988, and in triples from 1981 through 1983 and again in 1985. (They finished 4th in 3B in 1984, and 2nd in 1986 & 1987.)

They also finished first in fielding percentage every year from 1981 through 1989 except in 1983 (when they inexplicably finished 8th). They were one of the top two teams in the league in defensive efficiency 5 times in the decade, and lead the league in defensive zone rating four times.

Their ERA and WHIP were above league average more often than not, but they never lead the league in the major pitching averages.

With guys like Ozzie Smith, Vince Coleman, Willie McGee, Terry Pendleton, Tommy Herr, and Jack Clark (also guys like Lonnie Smith, George Hendrick, Andy Van Slyke, and Keith Hernandez for part of that era), they were the bane of many an opposing pitching staff - especially the Mets.

]]> By: whiz http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/1628/comment-page-1#comment-6756 whiz Tue, 19 May 2009 21:10:12 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/?p=1628#comment-6756 Wow, the Cards streak in '85 really stands out. I looked it up and Vince Coleman had a SB in only 14 of the 29 games, so the rest of the team could motor, too -- five players with at least 30 SB, and Coleman had only just over 1/3 of the total for the team. Wow, the Cards streak in '85 really stands out. I looked it up and Vince Coleman had a SB in only 14 of the 29 games, so the rest of the team could motor, too -- five players with at least 30 SB, and Coleman had only just over 1/3 of the total for the team.

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