This Did Happen: Sandy Koufax Pitches Indoors

Sandy Koufax had a short, but successful career. The left-handed pitcher only was in the big leagues for a dozen seasons. Worse still, Sandy's first three years (1955-1957) were token appearances on the hill. Injuries plagued him in 1958-1959. And again in 1962 and '64. What might have been had Koufax stayed healthy? Imagine the lefty going beyond 1966? Oh, to wonder!

However, that's for another discussion. In Sandy Koufax's last two seasons, the Houston Astros played in a new ballpark, the first of it's kind. A domed stadium, apply named, The Astrodome! For 1965, they tried out traditional grass, before moving on with astroturf in Koufax's last year.

So did the Los Angeles Dodger great ever pitch indoors? And on astroturf? Yes. To both. 

And Koufax certainly found Houston to his liking.

Pitching at the Astrodome for the first time, the game was close. So close, this thing was going past nine innings. The game was still tied 1-1 after ten. The reason being was Sandy Koufax was pitching so well. And so was Houston's Bob Bruce. Bruce sported a 1-4 record in the 1965 season heading into this tough test.

It was too bad, really, that poor Bob Bruce had to pitch against Sandy Koufax. He'd been 15-9 in 1964, but would slip ultimately to just 9-18 the next season. His earned run average wasn't bad, 3.72. But with that ERA, you aren't likely to beat Sandy Koufax.

And Bruce did not. The May game ended for Bob Bruce in frustration. Through nine innings, a grand total of six hits were recorded by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Bruce, pitching heroically, allowed them two more in the top of the tenth, but put up a "0" on the scoreboard.

But that was equaled by Sandy Koufax. Sandy was working on a three-hitter through nine. Then, he got the Astros down in the tenth, giving up just a walk. That bases on balls didn't do Houston any good. Eddie Kasko had led off the last of the tenth by drawing the third free pass of the contest off Sandy Koufax. Sandy just shrugged and got the next three men out.

Bob Bruce wasn't so lucky in the top of the eleventh. With one out, Sandy Koufax was up. He wasn't a good hitter. But here, Sandy singled. Maury Wills followed suite. Bob Bruce was out of the game, but new pitcher Hal Woodeshick had a tough row to hoe. Facing the Dodgers' Wes Parker, the Houston pitcher issued a walk. That loaded 'em up. Ron Fairly singled home Koufax and Wills to break the 1-1 deadlock.

The inning ended with Los Angeles scoring two more times. Koufax, believe it or not, had quite the adventure himself in the bottom of the eleventh. His control eluded him. With one out, Joe Morgan singled. Then Sandy hit Jim Wynn. Bob Aspromonte then ended the pitcher's night with a run-scoring single.

It was Miller Time.

Bob Miller came in to save this thing. He had three runs to work with. And Miller got Walt Bond to ground out. However, that scored Jim Wynn and moved Bob Aspromonte to second. 5-3.

It came down to Eddie Kasko, who'd coaxed that walk off Sandy Koufax an inning earlier. Perhaps that was the start of Koufax slowing down. But here, with two away and Bob Aspromonte in scoring position, it was time to settle this nonsense one way or another. Kasko popped out to Jim Lefebvre at second to end the game. The Los Angeles Dodgers were 5-3 winners. And Koufax? Well, Sandy had win number five on the season against two losses. You can't beat him outdoors. You can't beat 'em indoors.

And The Artful Dodger was more like his usual self the next time he took the mound at the Astrodome. So was Los Angeles. Koufax beat Houston 3-1 on July 3rd, but this time, it took him just nine innings. The Dodgers looked like they'd make things a little easier for him, as it looked like "One of those days" for the home team. LA knocked out Houston's starting pitcher, Larry Dierker, in the fourth inning. Dierker wasn't a bad pitcher, and was in his rookie season. He'd finish 1965 only 7-8, but showed promise with his 3.50 earned run average. By 1969, Larry was a twenty game winner for Houston.

Dierker's bullpen stopped the visitors after that. Don Nottebart relieved him with two away and a man on second in the top of the fourth. By getting Maury Wills out, Nottebart averted further trouble. From there, it was a dazzling relief effort on his part. No runs, two hits in four and a third innings pitched. Canadian Ron Taylor followed that with a scoreless ninth.

So all that promise and only three runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers. But you know Sandy Koufax: That's all he needed!

Actually, Sandy needed only two runs. The only Houston scoring play happened in the bottom of the eighth as Joe Morgan hit a solo home run. It was too little, too late. Koufax's pitching line showed him allowing just five hits and fanning ten. The win was Sandy's fourteenth of 1965. And against just three losses.

Oddly enough, the great pitcher seemed to be a little bit more human after that outing. In Koufax's next fifteen appearances, he went 7-4, picked up a save, but posted a 2.56 earned run average. Koufax had thoughts of something amiss.

So when he faced the Astros in Houston on September 5th, was Sandy human? He'd lost his last three decisions. A start on August 18th against Philly resulted in a no decision. Los Angeles went on to lose 6-3.

The start on September 5th was another no decision, but Los Angeles eventually won. Koufax looked like himself for six innings (With the exception of only five strikeouts), protecting a 2-0 lead. But then the wheels came off the chariot. Ron Brand led off with a single. A bunt moved him to second. Bob Lillis singled, scoring Brand. Lillis moved into scoring position because of an error by Willie Davis. When pitcher Robin Roberts batted for himself and singled, this thing was all tied up.

Sandy got Eddie Kasko out on a grounder to shortstop Maury Wills. But in the top of the eighth, Wally Moon batted for Sandy Koufax, ending his night. Howie Reed came in to pitch for Los Angeles and did a splendid job, retiring all six men to face him. The Dodgers eventually won, 5-3.

But could Koufax get back to where he was earlier in the season? The answer came in Sandy's next start, at home versus Chicago on September 9th. All 27 men he faced were retired. A perfect game. And the Dodgers gave him just one run to work with.

Koufax was brilliant in that outing, fanning eight of the last ten men to come to the dish. The Cubs, though, actually beat the Dodgers 2-1 a week later. Bob Hendley, who'd given up just one hit over eight innings in that heartbreaking 1-0 on the ninth, went all the way, limiting the Dodgers to just one run on four hits over nine innings.

The Los Angeles lefty kept pace with Hendley until the bottom of the sixth, when Billy Williams hit a two-run shot off Koufax, breaking a scoreless deadlock. It was Sandy's eight loss of the season. But, he also had twenty-two wins. And it was still early in September.

From there, though, Sandy looked unbeatable. He even picked up a save just two nights after losing to the Cubs. That September 16th outing was a rare relief appearance, but seemed to get Sandy Koufax back on track. He shutout the Cardinals in his next start. After getting routed by the Milwaukee Braves on the September 22nd, Koufax won his last three starts to finish the season 26-8. In those 27 innings pitched, the opposition scored one run, total against him. Sandy had 38 strikeouts.

After losing game two of the World Series against the Minnesota Twins, Sandy Koufax pitched a shutout on a nice four-hitter in game five. The Fall Classic of 1965 went the distance, with Koufax winning game seven, again with a shutout. The poor Twins managed just three hits in the finale.

1966 appeared to be "Just another excellent year" for Sandy Koufax. Sadly, though, it would be his last. Koufax had a brilliant season. He won 27 games. Posted a league-leading 1.73 earned run average. His 317 strikeouts led the National League. It was the fourth time he'd topped the Senior Circuit in that stat. He was only 30 years ago, and clearly at the peak of his career. But the arthritis in his left arm was too much, and after the season, the great Dodger announced his retirement.

The Houston Astros did not have a good season in 1966. They did win a franchise-best (To that point) 72 games. However, they were clearly not in the class of Los Angeles Dodgers. But, the grass of the Astrodome was gone, so it was sort of a new ballpark. Replacing it was astroturf, a new artificial surface that wasn't easy on the body.

Koufax would pitch twice in Houston in '66, and won both his appearances. On June 22nd, Sandy beat Houston 5-2, despite allowing ten hits in nine innings. The complete game victory ran his win-loss record to an amazing 13-2.

August 5th was a bit easier. But Sandy Koufax lasted just six innings. However, he fanned ten, allowed just a single run on five hits, and was the winning pitcher in a 12-1 rout. His record was now 18-5.

Sandy Koufax actually lost three games in August, but was simply lights out in September. 6-1, 1.50 earned run average. Batters hit .187 off him. The Los Angeles Dodgers won the pennant again that year. For Sandy, it was the sixth pennant-winning team he'd be a part of in his twelve-year career. The Dodgers went into the World Series that season against Baltimore, looking for their fifth World Championship in the last twelve years. Koufax's arrival in 1955 had been a good luck charm. But it was the Dodgers that had suddenly ran out of luck in the 1966 World Series.

Don Drysdale took the hill in game one (At home)) and was quickly knocked out. In two innings, Don allowed four hits and four runs. Baltimore pitcher Dave McNally faired no better, however. In less than three innings (Two and a third), the lefty allowed two hits, two runs and walked five. That's when reliever Moe Drabowski came in and shut the door on the Dodgers. The Baltimore Orioles were about to apply a humiliation on their opponents. The bases were loaded, and the O's were clinging a to a 4-1 lead, but the Dodgers offence was about to die, right there in the third frame.

Drabowski went to work. Wes Parker fanned. Jim Gilliam walked. It was the fourth walked that an Oriole pitcher had permitted in the inning. But Johnny Roseboro popped out, and that was it, believe me!

Moe went on to fan eleven batters in his 6 2/3 innings pitched (And Drabowski tied a Fall Classic record with six of those in a row, in addition to recording the most K's of any reliever in a single World Series contest), and Baltimore had themselves the game they needed on the road, 5-2.

Koufax trotted to the hill in the second contest and looked like he could get the Dodgers even. Through four innings he put nothing but goose eggs on the scoreboard. But the Orioles Jim Palmer was doing the same to the Dodgers. Three errors by centre fielder Willie Davis led to three unearned runs. Los Angeles did not score in the bottom of the fifth. But Baltimore went back to work against Sandy Koufax in the top of the sixth. They did not benefit from any errors by Los Angeles in this half-inning. However, they tacked on a fourth run.

Frank Robinson greeted Koufax with a leadoff triple to right. Brooks Robinson (Not related to Frank) popped up. But then Boog Powell singled home Frank Robinson. Davey Johnson singled. Ron Fairly, the Los Angeles right fielder, tried to stop Powell from getting to third. But a bad throw saw Baltimore end up with two more runners in scoring position. The poor Los Angeles Dodgers had committed four errors in two innings.

Paul Blair was put on first, loading 'em up. But Sandy Koufax got Andy Etchebarren via the strikeout. As it turns out, this would be the last batter Sandy Koufax ever faced. And it was fitting that he'd fan 'em.

Ron Perranoski relieved Koufax after Jim Palmer got the Dodgers out 1-2-3 in the bottom of the sixth. Perranoski had a nice 1-2-3 inning of his own in the top of the seventh, but where was the offence of Los Angeles? It was nowhere.

Certainly the offence of the Orioles was not lacking, as Perranoski would soon find out. Actually, it was Ron who made the sixth Dodger error of the contest in the eighth inning. It came when Davey Johnson singled, the ball hitting the Los Angeles' pitcher. Frank Robinson scored from third. In desperation, Perranoski tried to at least get Johnson at first. The throw went wide. That enabled the other Robinson, Brooks, to score. 6-0, O's. That ended up being the final score.

Baltimore didn't stop there. They ended up sweeping Los Angeles after beating 'em by the score of 1-0 in the next two games. A shocking sweep against a team that had thoroughly dominated the National League with it's pitching.

And a big part of the pitching was Sandy Koufax. The arthritis had been bothering him since August of 1964. You wouldn't know that from his stats. Sandy won 53 games. But the team doctor had told Koufax he could not pitch past this (1966) season, given the damage to his arm. So, it was on November 18th that the great Dodger announced his retirement.


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No Jenks For Bobby In 2008, Part 2

Now, for some serious meat and potatoes on Bobby Jenks' 2008 outstanding relief season for the Chicago White Sox.

First, I should get out of the way that Bobby was not the most overpowering pitcher in the Sox's bullpen that year. I'd be talking about Octavio Dotel if you wanted strikeouts. Dotel fanned 92 batters in just 67 innings of work. Our boy Bobby Jenks managed just 38 in 61 2/3 innings. 

But does that tell the entire story? Jenks converted 30 out of 34 save opportunities for an .882 save percentage. Bobby was exclusively a closer that year, as he picked up not a single save. That duty was for Dotel, who recorded 21 holds. The rest of the bullpen chipped in to for Bobby Jenks. Matt Thornton had 20 and newcomer (To the White Sox) Scott Linebrink had 19.

Back, for a moment, to the subject of saves. Jenks placed eight in the American League, in a year that no one was catching the runaway leader, Francisco Rodríguez, who ended up with a remarkable total of 62. Mariano Rivera had 39, but that was 23 back of the league leader.

Jenks also cracked the top ten in save percentage, as only nine relievers converted better. However, among relievers with thirty or more saves, only five pitchers finished with a higher save percentage than Bobby Jenks.

Jenks 2.63 earned run average was tops on the Chicago White Sox relief corps. Only Matt Thornton's 2.67 was close. Veteran Mike MacDougal finished 2008 with a 2.16 ERA, but in only 16 appearances. So that really shouldn't count.

Walks and hits allowed per inning pitch might be a bit of a harder sell. There were other Chicago relievers better than Jenks' 1.103. Thornton, for instance, was below 1.000 (0.995) and Linebrink was right around that (1.079).

But the only other reliever to come close to Bobby Jenks' 2.5 wins above replacement was Matt Thornton's 2.4. Octavio Dotel, for all of his greatness, was merely a 0.7.

So Bobby Jenks had certainly established himself as The Man from the Chicago White Sox bullpen. But 2008 would prove to be the apex of Jenks' career. Although he added 29 more saves the following season, Bobby's earned run average was 3.71. In 2010, it was 4.44 despite another 27 saves.

From there, Bobby Jenks signed with Boston, but things didn't go as well as the Red Sox and he hoped. Back in 2007, Bobby had been so dominant that at one time, he retired 41 consecutive batters. Suddenly, Jenks was having problems any batter.

After four consecutive scoreless appearances to start 2011, things went downhill fast for Bobby Jenks. In his very next outing on April 15th, he gave up four earned runs to Toronto. He'd end up spending considerable time on the disable list that season (Jenks was on the DL three times that year), finishing it just 2-2 with an ERA of 6.32.

Surgery in the offseason did not go well for Bobby Jenks. And it led to his release from the Red Sox in July of 2012. Bobby then retired.

Greatest Relief Seasons of All-Time Stat Set 2

Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Bernhard	1899	0	?	?	?	2.65	23	1.6	1.179	2.0
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Walsh	1904	1	?	?	?	2.60	57	4.6	1.102	0.1
Griffith	1905	1	?	?	?	1.68	46	4.1	0.954	3.3
Ferguson	1906	7	?	?	?	2.58	32	5.5	1.280	0.2
Keefe	1907	3	?	?	?	2.50	20	3.1	1.387	2.0
Chappelle	1908	0	?	?	?	1.79	23	2.9	1.095	0.3
Leever	1909	2	?	?	?	2.83	23	3.0	1.257	-0.1
Dygert	1909	0	?	?	?	2.42	79	5.2	1.216	-0.4
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Phillipe	1910	4	?	?	?	2.29	30	2.2	0.986	2.0
Benz	1911	0	?	?	?	2.26	28	4.5	1.168	0.7
Baskette	1912	1	?	?	?	3.18	51	4.0	1.336	2.2
Crandall	1913	6	?	?	?	2.86	42	3.9	1.290	0.5
Wolfgang	1914	0	?	?	?	1.89	50	3.8	1.073	1.8
Bressler	1914	2	?	?	?	1.77	96	5.9	1.138	3.5
Conzelman	1914	2	?	?	?	2.94	39	3.5	1.267	0.8
Mays	1915	7	?	?	?	2.60	65	4.4	1.063	1.0
Hughes	1916	5	1	0.833	?	2.35	97	5.4	1.068	2.5
Danforth	1917	9	?	?	?	2.65	79	4.1	1.324	3.2
Bender	1917	2	?	?	?	1.67	43	3.4	0.973	3.7
Coumbe	1917	5	2	0.714	1	2.14	30	2.0	1.146	1.1
Dubuc	1919	3	?	?	?	2.66	32	2.2	1.182	0.6
Luque	1919	3	0	1.000	?	2.63	26	3.4	1.179	1.1
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Morton	1921	1	?	?	?	2.76	45	3.8	1.207	2.3
Baumgartner	1925	3	?	?	?	3.57	18	1.4	1.368	2.5
Marberry	1926	22	?	?	?	3.00	43	2.8	1.348	3.1
Clark	1927	2	?	?	?	2.32	32	2.3	1.262	2.8
Haid	1928	5	?	?	?	2.30	21	4.0	1.064	0.4
Rommel	1929	4	1	0.800	1	2.85	25	2.0	1.484	1.6
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Lindsey	1931	7	1	0.875	?	2.77	32	3.9	1.634	1.1
Quinn	1932	13	?	?	?	2.66	24	3.5	1.383	1.1
Russell	1933	13	?	?	?	2.69	28	2.0	1.218	3.1
Malone	1936	9	1	0.900	0	3.81	72	4.8	1.515	2.9
Brown	1938	5	?	?	?	3.80	55	3.7	1.500	0.4
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Beggs	1940	7	4	0.636	0	2.00	25	2.9	1.161	2.2
Murphy	1941	15	7	0.682	0	1.98	29	3.4	1.397	2.2
Adams	1943	9	2	0.818	0	2.82	46	3.0	1.254	3.0
Heving	1944	10	?	?	0	1.96	46	3.5	1.228	1.9
Maltzberger	1944	12	?	?	0	2.96	49	4.8	1.095	1.8
Berry	1944	12	4	0.750	0	1.94	44	3.6	0.907	3.7
Karl	1945	15	1	0.938	1	2.99	51	2.5	1.245	3.6
Christopher	1947	12	2	0.857	0	2.90	33	3.7	1.277	1.4
Wilks	1948	13	1	0.929	1	2.62	72	4.9	1.163	4.8
Page	1949	27	11	0.711	0	2.59	99	6.6	1.315	4.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Konstanty	1950	22	4	0.846	0	2.66	56	3.3	1.039	4.7
Aloma	1951	3	1	0.750	0	1.82	25	3.2	1.096	3.2
Wilhelm	1952	11	1	0.917	1	2.43	108	6.1	1.155	2.7
Paige	1952	10	5	0.667	1	3.07	91	5.9	1.254	3.4
Kinder	1953	27	8	0.771	4	1.85	39	3.3	1.140	4.5
Mossi	1954	7	0	1.000	0	1.94	55	5.3	1.022	3.3
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Narleski	1955	19	2	0.905	6	3.71	94	7.6	1.281	2.5
Craig	1955	2	0	1.000	0	2.78	48	4.8	1.368	1.8
Freeman	1956	18	3	0.857	2	3.40	50	4.1	1.344	2.6
Farrell	1957	10	3	0.769	0	2.38	54	5.8	1.320	2.4
Zuverink	1957	9	8	0.529	0	2.48	36	2.9	1.278	2.7
Hyde	1958	18	5	0.783	0	1.75	49	4.3	1.136	4.9
Duren	1959	14	7	0.667	1	1.88	96	11.3	1.200	3.8
Staley	1959	15	4	0.789	2	2.24	54	4.2	1.169	2.5
Face	1959	10	9	0.526	1	2.70	69	6.7	1.243	3.2
Sherry	1959	3	1	0.750	0	2.19	23	6.9	1.251	3.6
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
McDaniel	1960	26	6	0.813	1	1.29	95	8.2	0.863	6.0
Brosnan	1960	12	2	0.857	2	2.36	62	5.6	1.020	2.7
Arroyo	1961	29	10	0.744	1	2.19	87	6.6	1.109	3.3
Fox	1961	12	2	0.857	3	1.41	32	5.0	1.012	2.6
Radatz	1963	25	3	0.893	0	1.97	162	11.0	1.096	5.7
Perranoski	1963	21	8	0.724	0	1.67	75	5.2	1.202	4.5
Baldschun	1963	16	5	0.762	1	2.30	89	7.0	1.240	2.0
Lee	1964	19	8	0.704	1	1.51	111	7.3	1.058	4.3
Ellis	1964	14	2	0.875	1	2.57	125	9.2	1.054	3.1
Hall	1964	9	2	0.818	2	1.85	52	5.3	0.844	3.0
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Miller	1965	24	1	0.960	1	1.89	104	7.8	0.997	4.3
Regan	1966	21	7	0.750	1	1.62	88	6.8	0.934	5.0
Hoerner	1966	13	3	0.813	4	1.54	63	7.5	1.026	3.0
Drabowsky	1967	12	5	0.706	3	1.60	96	9.1	0.955	3.2
Abernathy	1967	28	6	0.824	1	1.27	88	7.4	0.978	6.2
Wyatt	1967	20	4	0.833	2	2.60	68	6.6	1.179	2.2
Wood	1968	16	5	0.762	7	1.87	74	4.2	1.006	5.4
V. Romo	1968	12	3	0.800	1	1.60	54	5.8	0.901	2.8
Segui	1968	6	1	0.857	4	2.39	72	7.8	1.000	1.3
Tatum	1969	22	1	0.957	2	1.36	65	6.8	1.042	4.3
Watt	1969	16	5	0.762	1	1.65	46	5.8	1.056	1.9
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Williams	1970	15	4	0.789	7	1.99	76	6.0	1.032	2.8
McMahon	1970	19	5	0.792	0	2.96	74	7.1	1.219	3.0
Grant	1970	24	3	0.889	2	1.86	58	3.9	1.064	4.9
Richert	1970	13	4	0.765	3	1.98	66	10.9	1.098	2.3
Sanders	1971	31	4	0.886	0	1.91	80	5.3	1.064	4.1
Carroll	1971	15	6	0.714	4	2.50	64	6.1	1.281	1.8
Giusti	1972	22	5	0.815	0	1.93	54	6.5	1.058	2.3
Knowles	1972	11	3	0.786	5	1.37	36	4.9	1.310	2.5
Brewer	1972	17	7	0.708	0	1.26	69	7.9	0.843	3.5
Hiller	1973	38	4	0.905	0	1.44	124	8.9	1.021	8.1
Borbon	1973	14	5	0.737	6	2.16	60	4.5	1.421	2.5
Beene	1973	1	0	1.000	0	1.68	49	4.8	1.033	3.0
Marshall	1974	21	12	0.636	9	2.42	143	6.2	1.186	3.1
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Gossage	1975	26	5	0.839	1	1.84	130	8.3	1.193	8.2
Hrabosky	1975	22	6	0.786	3	1.66	82	7.6	1.097	3.9
McEnaney	1975	15	4	0.789	11	2.47	48	4.7	1.264	1.5
Eastwick	1976	26	9	0.743	1	2.09	70	5.9	1.115	2.8
Lyle	1977	26	8	0.765	1	2.17	68	4.5	1.197	3.7
Sutter	1977	31	9	0.775	0	1.34	129	10.8	0.857	6.5
Johnson	1977	15	7	0.682	1	3.13	87	5.3	1.806	2.5
Stanley	1978	10	5	0.667	1	2.60	38	2.2	1.242	4.1
Blair	1978	28	5	0.848	2	1.97	91	8.2	1.246	4.1
Lolich	1978	1	0	1.000	2	1.56	13	3.4	1.183	1.1
Tekulve	1979	31	6	0.838	8	2.79	75	5.0	1.176	3.2
Lopez	1979	21	5	0.808	1	2.41	106	7.5	1.150	5.3
Davis	1979	9	10	0.474	2	2.85	43	4.5	1.313	2.2
E.Romo	1979	5	8	0.385	12	2.99	106	7.4	1.276	1.8
Monge	1979	19	7	0.731	5	2.40	108	7.4	1.221	3.0
Sosa	1979	18	7	0.720	4	1.96	59	5.5	1.179	3.1
Palmer	1979	2	1	0.667	0	2.64	72	5.3	1.141	2.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
McGraw	1980	20	5	0.800	0	1.46	75	7.3	0.921	4.7
Garvin	1980	8	5	0.615	5	2.29	52	5.7	1.173	3.4
Fingers	1981	28	6	0.824	0	1.04	61	7.0	0.872	4.2
Caudill	1982	26	6	0.813	0	2.35	111	10.4	1.045	4.4
Reardon	1982	26	8	0.765	2	2.06	86	7.1	1.128	3.5
L.Smith	1983	29	4	0.879	1	1.65	91	7.9	1.074	4.8
Stewart	1983	8	5	0.615	5	2.60	78	5.2	1.237	3.1
Quisenberry	1983	45	8	0.849	0	1.94	48	3.1	0.928	5.5
Orosco	1983	17	5	0.773	1	1.47	84	6.9	1.036	3.8
Hernandez	1984	32	1	0.970	0	1.92	112	7.2	0.941	4.8
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Lamp	1985	2	5	0.286	8	3.32	68	5.8	1.164	1.3
B.Smith	1985	27	6	0.818	1	2.27	40	4.5	1.084	1.6
Lahti	1985	19	1	0.950	6	1.84	41	5,4	1.302	2.3
D. Moore	1985	31	8	0.795	0	1.92	72	6.3	1.087	3.6
Eichhorn	1986	10	4	0.714	7	1.72	166	9.5	0.955	7.4
Righetti	1986	46	10	0.821	0	2.45	83	7.0	1.153	3.8
Todd Worrell	1986	36	10	0.783	0	2.08	73	6.3	1.225	2.5
Henke	1987	34	8	0.810	1	2.49	128	12.3	0.926	3.3
Burke	1987	18	4	0.818	5	1.19	58	5.7	0.890	4.3
Dayley	1987	4	6	0.400	6	2.66	63	9.3	1.393	1.5
Henneman	1988	22	7	0.759	2	1.87	58	5.7	1.051	3.3
Parrett	1988	6	4	0.600	2	2.65	62	6.1	1.211	1.6
Pena	1988	12	2	0.857	9	1.91	83	7.9	1.081	1.7
Lancaster	1989	8	3	0.727	7	1.36	56	6.9	1.032	3.9
Russell	1989	38	6	0.864	0	1.98	77	9.5	0.950	2.5
McDowell	1989	23	5	0.821	2	1.96	47	4.6	1.272	1.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Eckersley	1990	48	2	0.960	0	0.61	73	9.0	0.614	3.3
Thigpen	1990	57	8	0.877	0	1.83	70	7.1	1.038	3.4
Nelson	1990	5	3	0.625	18	1.57	38	4.6	0.964	2.3
Dibble	1990	11	6	0.647	17	1.74	136	12.5	0.980	4.0
Henry	1991	15	1	0.938	3	1.00	28	7.0	0.833	2.2
Aguilera	1991	42	9	0.824	0	2.35	61	8.0	1.072	2.4
Ward	1992	12	4	0.750	24	1.95	103	9.1	1.135	3.1
Rojas	1992	10	1	0.909	13	1.43	70	6.3	1.043	3.9
Olin	1992	29	7	0.806	0	2.34	47	4.8	1.211	2.7
Wetteland	1993	43	1	0.977	0	1.37	113	12.0	1.008	4.2
Harvey	1993	45	4	0.918	0	1.70	73	9.5	0.841	4.0
Beck	1993	48	4	0.923	0	2.16	86	9.8	0.882	2.4
Martinez	1993	2	1	0.667	14	2.61	119	10.0	1.243	3.0
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Hoffman	1998	53	1	0.981	0	1.48	86	10.6	0.849	4.1
Urbina	1998	34	4	0.895	0	1.30	94	12.2	1.010	3.2
Williamson	1999	19	7	0.731	5	2.41	107	10.3	1.039	2.8
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Rhodes	2001	3	4	0.429	31	1.72	83	11.0	0.853	2.5
Smoltz	2003	45	4	0.918	0	1.12	73	10.2	0.870	3.3
Tim Worrell	2003	38	7	0.844	1	2.87	65	7.5	1.302	0.8
Cormier	2003	1	3	0.250	13	1.70	67	7.1	0.933	2.6
Timlin	2005	13	7	0.650	24	2.24	59	6.6	1.320	2.9
Nathan	2006	36	2	0.947	0	1.58	95	12.5	0.790	3.3
Ryan	2006	38	4	0.905	1	1.37	86	10.7	0.857	3.6
Putz	2007	40	2	0.952	0	1.38	82	10.3	0.698	4.0
Rivera	2008	39	1	0.975	0	1.40	77	9.8	0.665	4.3
Jenks	2008	30	4	0.882	0	2.63	38	5.5	1.103	2.5
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Bell	2010	47	3	0.940	0	1.93	86	11.1	1.200	1.9
Soriano	2010	45	3	0.938	0	1.73	57	8.2	0.802	2.1
Aceves	2011	2	3	0.400	11	2.61	80	6.3	1.105	2.7
Axford	2011	46	2	0.958	0	1.95	86	10.5	1.140	2.3
Downs	2011	1	3	0.250	26	1.34	35	5.9	1.006	2.0
Cook	2012	14	7	0.667	21	2.09	80	9.8	0.941	2.6
Chapman	2012	38	5	0.884	6	1.51	122	15.3	0.809	3.6
Johnson	2012	51	3	0.944	0	2.49	41	5.4	1.019	2.4
Smyly	2013	2	4	0.333	21	2.37	81	9.6	1.039	2.6
Davis	2014	3	3	0.500	33	1.00	109	13.6	0.847	3.7
Clippard	2014	1	6	0.143	40	2.18	82	10.5	0.995	1.5
Rondon	2015	30	4	0.882	8	1.67	69	8.6	1.000	2.2
O'Day	2015	6	5	0.545	18	1.52	82	11.3	0.934	2.7
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Britton	2016	47	0	1.000	0	0.54	75	9.9	0.836	4.2
Osuna	2016	36	6	0.857	0	2.68	82	10.0	0.932	2.1
Brach	2016	2	5	0.286	24	2.05	92	10.5	1.038	2.5
Miller	2016	12	2	0.857	25	1.45	123	14.9	0.686	3.8
Robertson	2017	14	2	0.875	8	1.84	98	12.9	0.849	2.9
Jansen	2017	41	1	0.976	1	1.32	109	14.4	0.746	2.9
Albers	2017	2	4	0.333	14	1.62	63	9.3	0.852	2.5
Kimbrel	2017	35	4	0.897	1	1.43	126	16.4	0.681	3.6
Morrow	2018	22	2	1.158	0	1.47	31	9.1	1.076	1.4
Trivino	2018	4	5	0.444	23	2.92	82	10.0	1.135	1.5
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Treinen	2018	38	5	0.884	5	0.78	100	11.2	0.834	4.1
Jeffress	2018	15	5	0.750	18	1.29	89	10.4	0.991	3.3
Yarbrough	2018	0	0	0.000	1	3.91	128	7.8	1.290	1.1
Hader	2018	12	5	0.706	21	2.43	243	15.8	0.811	2.1
Strop	2018	13	4	0.765	9	2.26	57	8.6	0.989	2.1
Workman	2019	16	6	0.727	15	1.88	104	13.1	1.033	3.2
Robles	2019	23	4	0.852	2	2.48	75	9.3	1.018	2.6
Walden	2019	2	4	0.333	8	3.81	76	8.8	1.192	1.2
W.Smith	2019	34	4	0.895	0	2.76	96	13.2	1.026	0.4
Oberg	2019	5	3	0.625	8	2.25	58	9.3	1.107	2.4
Littell	2019	0	1	0.000	1	2.68	32	7.8	1.162	0.9
Whitlock	2021	2	3	0.400	15	1.96	81	9.9	1.105	2.9
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR

Notes

Hughes appeared as a starter thirteen times.

Baumgartner and Bernhard appeared as a starter twelve times.

Wolfgang and Baskette appeared as a starter eleven times.

Craig and Coumbe appeared as a starter ten times.

Danforth, Malone, Stewart, Sherry, Luque and Conzelman appeared as a starter nine times.

Phillipe and Walsh appeared as a starter eight times.

Morton and Griffith appeared as a starter seven times.

Paige, Mays, Chappelle, Rommell and Yarbrough appeared as a starter six times.

Marberry, Mossi, Lee, Ellis and Dubuc appeared as a starter five times.

Leever, Aceves and Beene appeared as a starter four times.

Russell, Stanley, Adams and Keefe appeared as a starter three times.

Brown, McDaniel, Wood, Crandall, Brosnan, Lindsey, Karl, Wilks, Martinez, Clark and Lolich appeared as a starter two times.

Beggs, Quinn, Narleski, McGraw, Aloma, Robles, Ferguson, Vincente Romo, and Trivino appeared once as a starter.

Maltzberger, Hyde, Konstanty, Duren, Brosnan, Tekulve and Henke all wore glasses.

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