Comments on: 2009 scoring streaks http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4324 This and that about baseball stats. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:57:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Baseball-Reference Blog » Blog Archive » Consecutive games with 5+ runs http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4324/comment-page-1#comment-10927 Baseball-Reference Blog » Blog Archive » Consecutive games with 5+ runs Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:39:59 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4324#comment-10927 [...] commenter on yesterday's post pointed out that the Nats had two long streaks of scoring at least 5 runs per game. That's correct [...] [...] commenter on yesterday's post pointed out that the Nats had two long streaks of scoring at least 5 runs per game. That's correct [...]

]]> By: DoubleDiamond http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4324/comment-page-1#comment-10921 DoubleDiamond Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:51:07 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4324#comment-10921 The parenthetical portion, "although keep in mind they must have won the games right before and right after the streak, so you can add two more wins," would not have been true in every case if any of these streaks had been at the beginning or end of the season. However, it looks like none of them were. In 1993, the Phillies set a National League record of most consecutive games not shut out, a streak that actually began in the 1992 season. (They didn't come anywhere near the major league record, yet one more great Yankee accomplishment.) They were finally shut out two games after clinching the NL East, and they were even shut out one more time before the season ended. With those two late season whitewashings, they actually ended up being shut out more times in the regular season that year than their World Series opponents, the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays were only shut out once that season, but it came in mid-season and thus they didn't experience as long a period of not being shut out as the Phillies did. The parenthetical portion, "although keep in mind they must have won the games right before and right after the streak, so you can add two more wins," would not have been true in every case if any of these streaks had been at the beginning or end of the season. However, it looks like none of them were.

In 1993, the Phillies set a National League record of most consecutive games not shut out, a streak that actually began in the 1992 season. (They didn't come anywhere near the major league record, yet one more great Yankee accomplishment.) They were finally shut out two games after clinching the NL East, and they were even shut out one more time before the season ended. With those two late season whitewashings, they actually ended up being shut out more times in the regular season that year than their World Series opponents, the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays were only shut out once that season, but it came in mid-season and thus they didn't experience as long a period of not being shut out as the Phillies did.

]]> By: Gerry http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4324/comment-page-1#comment-10916 Gerry Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:03:57 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4324#comment-10916 "Seriously, can you imagine your team getting shutout twice in a row three different times in the same season?" For what it's worth, the Cardinals got shutout twice in a row *seven* different times in the 1908 season. I don't know if that's the record (though I wouldn't be surprised if it were). "Seriously, can you imagine your team getting shutout twice in a row three different times in the same season?" For what it's worth, the Cardinals got shutout twice in a row *seven* different times in the 1908 season. I don't know if that's the record (though I wouldn't be surprised if it were).

]]> By: bdunc8 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/4324/comment-page-1#comment-10910 bdunc8 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:07:49 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/?p=4324#comment-10910 The Nationals were the only team in 2009 to have a streak of at least 9 games where they scored at least 5 runs in each game, and they did it twice. In one streak they went 8-1. In the other streak they went 1-9. The Nationals were the only team in 2009 to have a streak of at least 9 games where they scored at least 5 runs in each game, and they did it twice. In one streak they went 8-1. In the other streak they went 1-9.

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