Comments on: Ain’t 108 Great? http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3945 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: birtelcom http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3945/comment-page-1#comment-10422 birtelcom Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:41:25 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3945#comment-10422 A list with a somewhat higher recognition factor would be generated by looking for guys with 108 career homers (Gary Matthews, Jr., Carmelo Martinez, Shea Hillenbrand, Jimmy Dykes, George Selkirk, Al Cowens, Jack Howell, Fred Whitfield, Ron Northey) or 108 career wins as a pitcher (Bryn Smith, Ray Burris, Dick Drago, Bob Shaw, Max Lanier, Hank Borowy, Bil Dietrich, Rip Collins, Orval Overall). Each of these two lists produces exactly nine names, generally in the same category of guys who had substantial careers but never reached star level. Ron Kline and Wayne Granger had 108 career saves. A list with a somewhat higher recognition factor would be generated by looking for guys with 108 career homers (Gary Matthews, Jr., Carmelo Martinez, Shea Hillenbrand, Jimmy Dykes, George Selkirk, Al Cowens, Jack Howell, Fred Whitfield, Ron Northey) or 108 career wins as a pitcher (Bryn Smith, Ray Burris, Dick Drago, Bob Shaw, Max Lanier, Hank Borowy, Bil Dietrich, Rip Collins, Orval Overall). Each of these two lists produces exactly nine names, generally in the same category of guys who had substantial careers but never reached star level. Ron Kline and Wayne Granger had 108 career saves.

]]> By: Steve Lombardi http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3945/comment-page-1#comment-10405 Steve Lombardi Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:30:03 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3945#comment-10405 I wonder if this is Red's son: http://www.doctoralia.us/healthpro/bullock+jr+malton+joseph-11135270 I wonder if this is Red's son:

http://www.doctoralia.us/healthpro/bullock+jr+malton+joseph-11135270

]]> By: SJBlonger http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3945/comment-page-1#comment-10404 SJBlonger Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:48:03 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3945#comment-10404 I had never heard of Red Bullock. That's some really bad pitching -- so bad, in fact, that his career WHIP (3.360) is the highest for any pitcher who managed to throw 15 innings or more. I couldn't find much about him on the Web. Surprisingly, though, I was able to find a <a HREF="http://www.dreamstime.com/red-bullock-imagefree397612" rel="nofollow">photo</A>. I had never heard of Red Bullock. That's some really bad pitching -- so bad, in fact, that his career WHIP (3.360) is the highest for any pitcher who managed to throw 15 innings or more.

I couldn't find much about him on the Web. Surprisingly, though, I was able to find a photo.

]]> By: Steve Lombardi http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3945/comment-page-1#comment-10403 Steve Lombardi Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:23:21 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3945#comment-10403 That's a fair point - considering DPs, CS, FC, etc. That's a fair point - considering DPs, CS, FC, etc.

]]> By: statboy http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/3945/comment-page-1#comment-10402 statboy Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:38:49 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=3945#comment-10402 No big deal, but I think the last list is probably incorrect. If a pitcher pitches 36.0 innings, he doesn't necessarily retire 108 batters, right? No big deal, but I think the last list is probably incorrect. If a pitcher pitches 36.0 innings, he doesn't necessarily retire 108 batters, right?

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