Gerrit Cole\u2019s consecutive winning-decision streak stopped a twenty.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n![\"cole\"](\"https:\/\/baseballroundtable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cole-300x213.jpg\")
<\/a>The Braves topped the Yankees and Gerrit Cole yesterday (August 26) by a 5-1 score \u2013 behind the arm of rookie righty Ian Anderson (making his first MLB appearance) and the bats of Ronald Acuna Jr., Dansby Swanson and Marcell Ozuna (who all homered of Cole).\u00a0 Anderson went six innings in his MLB debut, giving up just one run on one hit, while walking two and fanning six in the seven-inning contest. Cole gave up five runs on five hits over five innings.\u00a0 He walked two and fanned nine.<\/p>\nThe loss was Cole first after twenty consecutive regular-season winning decisions.\u00a0 With that in mind, let\u2019s take a look at the pitchers with steaks of twenty of more consecutive\u00a0 regular-season winning decisions. First a few trivia tidbits and the obligatory Baseball Roundtable chart.<\/p>\n
\n- Carl Hubbell’s streak included 19 complete games (the most of any of the streakers). He notched 21 wins as a starter and three as a reliever.\u00a0 So, Hubbell holds the overall record for consecutive winning decisions at 23, as well as the record for pitchers in a starting role at 21.<\/li>\n
- Jake Arrieta’s 20-win streak included a pair of no-hitters. His 0.97 earned run average during his streak is the lowest in-streak earned run average of any of the pitchers on this list.<\/li>\n
- Roy Face is the only reliever to notch 20 consecutive positive decisions, obviously giving him the record for consecutive winning decisions in relief (22). He spread his victory streak over 75 appearances.\u00a0 Face has 20 saves during his streak.<\/li>\n
- 19 of Rube Marquard\u2019s 20 consecutive winning decision came in 1912, giving him the records for the most connective wining decisions within a single season and to start a season.<\/li>\n
- Gerrit Cole\u2019s streak included only one complete game \u2013 and that was a five-inning (weather-shortened) performance on Opening Day (July 23) of this season.<\/li>\n
- Roger Clemens pitched for two teams during his streak \u2013 with 15 wins for the Blue Jays in 1998 and five for the Yankees in 1999.<\/li>\n
- After his 20 consecutive winning decisions, Rube Marquard went 0-3, 6.08 in his next three appearances (two starts).<\/li>\n
- In the first 13 wins his streak (August 4, 2015 \u2013 April 4, 2016), Jake Arrieta gave up just four earned runs in 95 1\/3 innings pitched in 14 starts \u2013 a 0.38 earned runs average.<\/li>\n
- Gerrit Cole averaged 13.3 strikeouts per nine innings during his steak \u2013 the highest on the list. Next is Roger Clemens at 10.2 whiffs per nine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Here are the stats put up by these streakers during their streaks – from the first victory to the final win recorded.\u00a0 Stats from no decisions within the streak are counted, while those from a no decisions just before the first win or after the final win in the streak, but before the first loss, are\u00a0 NOT counted.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nPrimary Resources:\u00a0 Baseball-Reference.com; Stathead.com; MLB.com<\/em><\/p>\n![\"100\"](\"https:\/\/baseballroundtable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/100-1-150x150.jpg\")
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![\"cole\"](\"https:\/\/baseballroundtable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/cole.jpg\")
<\/a>The Braves topped the Yankees and Gerrit Cole yesterday (August 26) by a 5-1 score \u2013 behind the arm of rookie righty Ian Anderson (making his first MLB appearance) and the bats of Ronald Acuna Jr., Dansby Swanson and Marcell Ozuna (who all homered of Cole).\u00a0 Anderson went six innings in his MLB debut, giving up just one run on one hit, while walking two and fanning six in the seven-inning contest. Cole gave up five runs on five hits over five innings.\u00a0 He walked two and fanned nine.<\/p>\nThe loss was Cole first after twenty consecutive regular-season winning decisions.\u00a0 With that in mind, let\u2019s take a look at the pitchers with steaks of twenty of more consecutive\u00a0 regular-season winning decisions. First a few trivia tidbits and the obligatory Baseball Roundtable chart.<\/p>\n
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- Carl Hubbell’s streak included 19 complete games (the most of any of the streakers). He notched 21 wins as a starter and three as a reliever.\u00a0 So, Hubbell holds the overall record for consecutive winning decisions at 23, as well as the record for pitchers in a starting role at 21.<\/li>\n
- Jake Arrieta’s 20-win streak included a pair of no-hitters. His 0.97 earned run average during his streak is the lowest in-streak earned run average of any of the pitchers on this list.<\/li>\n
- Roy Face is the only reliever to notch 20 consecutive positive decisions, obviously giving him the record for consecutive winning decisions in relief (22). He spread his victory streak over 75 appearances.\u00a0 Face has 20 saves during his streak.<\/li>\n
- 19 of Rube Marquard\u2019s 20 consecutive winning decision came in 1912, giving him the records for the most connective wining decisions within a single season and to start a season.<\/li>\n
- Gerrit Cole\u2019s streak included only one complete game \u2013 and that was a five-inning (weather-shortened) performance on Opening Day (July 23) of this season.<\/li>\n
- Roger Clemens pitched for two teams during his streak \u2013 with 15 wins for the Blue Jays in 1998 and five for the Yankees in 1999.<\/li>\n
- After his 20 consecutive winning decisions, Rube Marquard went 0-3, 6.08 in his next three appearances (two starts).<\/li>\n
- In the first 13 wins his streak (August 4, 2015 \u2013 April 4, 2016), Jake Arrieta gave up just four earned runs in 95 1\/3 innings pitched in 14 starts \u2013 a 0.38 earned runs average.<\/li>\n
- Gerrit Cole averaged 13.3 strikeouts per nine innings during his steak \u2013 the highest on the list. Next is Roger Clemens at 10.2 whiffs per nine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Here are the stats put up by these streakers during their streaks – from the first victory to the final win recorded.\u00a0 Stats from no decisions within the streak are counted, while those from a no decisions just before the first win or after the final win in the streak, but before the first loss, are\u00a0 NOT counted.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nPrimary Resources:\u00a0 Baseball-Reference.com; Stathead.com; MLB.com<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/a>Baseball Roundtable is on the Feedspot list of the Top 100 Baseball Blogs.\u00a0 To see the full list, click\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nI tweet baseball @DavidBBRT<\/h3>\n