Comments on: Percentage of walks coming with the bases loaded

By: Raphy

Raphy — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:38:26 +0000

Here's an article that describes the difficulty in ascertaining which old-time bases-loaded walks were intentional:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_5_59/ai_64150752/?tag=content;col1

By: Johnny Twisto

Johnny Twisto — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:38:24 +0000

I don't. It's just something I remember hearing, probably around the time it happened to Bonds. On a quick internet search, I can't find anything to confirm it. I'll assume SABR's done its research. Not sure if I'm imagining Mize or it's an old story that was debunked.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:25:04 +0000

Bill Deane and friends have looked into bases-loaded intentional walks. In a post to the SABR list in August 2008 Deane wrote, "As far as we can determine, there have been only five clear instances of a batter being intentionally walked with the bases loaded:
Napoleon Lajoie, May 23, 1901
Del Bissonette, May 2, 1928
Bill Nicholson, July 23, 1944
Barry Bonds, May 28, 1998
Josh Hamilton, August 17, 2008

Deane et al. "have examined numerous other tales involving bases-loaded intentional passes, including alleged ones to Hugh Duffy (1893), Jimmy Ryan (1896), Babe Ruth (1919 and '23), Mel Ott (1929), Joe Medwick (1937), Ted Williams (1939), and Willie McCovey. Each was either debunked or thrown out for lack of evidence."

Johnny Twisto, if you have some reference on Mize...?

By: bdunc8

bdunc8 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:16:57 +0000

Josh Hamilton in 2008: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX200808170.shtml

By: Johnny Twisto

Johnny Twisto — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:23:24 +0000

This seems a good place to compile the list of intentional walks with the bases loaded. I know Bonds and Mize received them. Who else? I'm sure it's been listed somewhere before.