{"id":3309,"date":"2014-10-21T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.baseballroundtable.com\/?p=3309"},"modified":"2014-10-21T16:41:33","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T21:41:33","slug":"more-world-series-marks-to-consider-at-the-2014-fall-classic-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballroundtable.com\/more-world-series-marks-to-consider-at-the-2014-fall-classic-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"More World Series’ Marks to Consider as the 2014 Fall Classic Opens"},"content":{"rendered":"

In my previous post, BBRT looked at some single-game World Series\u2019 records that may be on players\u2019 radar as the 2014 World Series gets under way click here for that pos<\/a>t. \u00a0As promised, In this post, we\u2019ll look at some overall World Series records.<\/p>\n

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Bobby Richardson – added a surprising bat to a polished glove in the post season.<\/p><\/div>\n

We\u2019ll start with the hitting marks.\u00a0 As BBRT looked at the Fall Classic\u2019s top accomplishments at the plate, one name really jumped out \u2013 Yankees\u2019 2B Bobby Richardson.<\/strong> Richardson drove in a World Series\u2019 record 12 runs in 1960 (seven games).\u00a0 This is particularly surprising in light of the fact that Richardson drove in only 26 runs in the entire 1960 regular season and never reached 60 RBI in a season in his career. Richardson also showed his post-season mettle in 1964, when the career .266 hitter (with a .267 average in 1964) banged out a record 13 World Series hits (later tied), averaging .406 for the seven games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at some World Series hitting records.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Batting Average<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Four-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

.750<\/strong> \u2013 Reds\u2019 CF Bill Hatcher (1990, 9-for-12).<\/p>\n

Five-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

.529<\/strong> \u2013 Tigers\u2019 1B\/DH Sean Casey (2006, 9-for-17).<\/p>\n

Six-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

.688<\/strong> \u2013 Red Sox\u2019 1B\/DH David Ortiz (2013, 11-for-16).<\/p>\n

Seven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

.500<\/strong> \u2013 Cardinals\u2019 CF Pepper Martin (1931, 12-for-24).<\/p>\n

.500<\/strong> \u2013 Pirates\u2019 2B Phil Garner (1979, 12-for-24).<\/p>\n

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Base Hits<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Four-Game Series<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

10<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 LF Babe Ruth (1928).<\/p>\n

Five-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

9<\/strong> \u2013 by many players, only Phillies\u2019 3B Frank Baker notched two nine-hit, five-game Series (1910, 1913).<\/p>\n

Six-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n

12<\/strong> – Accomplished four times: First by Yankees\u2019 2B Billy Martin (1953).\u00a0 Forty years later (1993), two players on the same team tied the six-game Series hits record: Blue Jays\u2019 2B Roberto Alomar and DH\/3B\/1B Paul Molitor. In 1996, Braves\u2019 CF Marquis Grissom also enjoyed a six-game, 12-hit World Series.<\/p>\n

Seven-Game Series<\/span><\/p>\n

13<\/strong> \u2013 Three players have managed 13 hits in a seven-game World Series: Yankees 2B Bobby Richardson (1964); Cardinals\u2019 LF Lou Brock (1968); Red Sox\u2019 2B Marty Barrett (1986).<\/p>\n

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Home Runs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Four-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

4<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 1B Lou Gehrig (1928).<\/p>\n

Five-Game Series<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

3<\/strong> \u2013 Mets\u2019 1B Donn Clendenon (1969).<\/p>\n

Six-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

5<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 RF Reggie Jackson (1977); Phillies\u2019 2B Chase Utley (2009).<\/p>\n

Seven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

4<\/strong> \u2013 Achieved six times. Dodgers\u2019 CF Duke Snider is the only player to reach four homers in a seven-game World Series twice (1952, 1955). Others on this list: Yankees\u2019 LF\/RF Babe Ruth (1926); Yankees\u2019 RF Hank Bauer (1958); Athletics\u2019 C\/1B Gene Tenace (1972); Giants\u2019 LF Barry Bonds (2002).<\/p>\n

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RBI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Four-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n

9<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 1B Lou Gehrig (1928).<\/p>\n

Five-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

8<\/strong> \u2013 Athletics\u2019 RF Danny Murphy (1910); Reds\u2019 1B Lee May (1970).<\/p>\n

Six-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

10<\/strong> \u2013 White Sox\u2019 1B Ted Kluszewski (1959).<\/p>\n

Seven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

12<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 2B Bobby Richardson (1960).<\/p>\n

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Runs Scored<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Four-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n

9<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 RF\/LF Babe Ruth (1928); Yankees\u2019 1B Lou Gehrig (1932).<\/p>\n

Five-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

6<\/strong> – Accomplished eight times.<\/p>\n

Six-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n

10<\/strong> \u2013 Blue Jays\u2019 DH\/1B\/3B Paul Molitor (1993); Yankees\u2019 RF Reggie Jackson (1977).<\/p>\n

Seven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

8<\/strong> \u2013 Accomplished eleven times.\u00a0 Only Yankees\u2019 CF Mickey Mantle had two eight-run, seven-game World Series (1960, 1964).<\/p>\n

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Total Bases<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Four-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

22<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 \u00a0RF\/LF Babe Ruth (1928).<\/p>\n

Five-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

19<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 SS Derek Jeter (2000).<\/p>\n

Six-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

25<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 RF Reggie Jackson (1977).<\/p>\n

Seven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

25<\/strong> \u2013 Pirates\u2019 1B Willie Stargell\u00a0 (1979).<\/p>\n

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Walks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Four-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

7<\/strong> \u2013 Giants\u2019 3B Hank Thompson (1954).<\/p>\n

Five-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

7<\/strong> \u2013 Cubs\u2019 LF Jimmy Sheckard (1910); Athletics\u2019 C Mickey Cochrane (1929); Yankees\u2019 2B Joe Gordon (1941).<\/p>\n

Six-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

9<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 2B Willie Randolph (1981).<\/p>\n

Seven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

13<\/strong> \u2013 Giants\u2019 LF Barry Bonds (2002).<\/p>\n

A few others records of note: Phillies\u2019 1B Ryan Howard holds the record for strikeouts in a World Series (of any length), with 13 whiffs in 2009; Pirates\u2019 CF Max Carey holds the World Series\u2019 (any length) record for being hit by pitches at three (1925); and, while the record for triples in a 4-, 5- or 6-game Series is two, two players have hit three triples in a seven-game World Series (Yankees\u2019 3B Billy Johnson in 1947 and Braves\u2019 2B Mark Lemke in 1991). Lemke, by the way, did not play in Game One of that 1991 World Series<\/p>\n

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PITCHING RECORDS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The pitching records listed do not include the 1903 best-of-nine World Series between Boston and Pittsburgh (which went eight games).\u00a0 In that match-up, Pittsburgh’s Deacon Phillipes set records for a World Series of any length in games pitched (5); innings pitched (44); hits allowed (38); and runs allowed (19) \u2013 while winning three, losing two and putting up a 2.86 ERA.<\/p>\n

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<\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 10px; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/83413328\" target=\"_blank\">#83413328<\/a> \/ <a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\" target=\"_blank\">gettyimages.com<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\nAs BBRT looked at pitching records, Braves\u2019 right-hander Lew Burdette\u2019s (photo above)<\/strong> numbers (good and bad) stood out.\u00a0 In the 1957 World Series (against the favored Yankees), Burdette tied the single World Series mark for games won (3) and complete-game shutouts (2) \u2013 tossing three complete games and giving up just two runs (for a 0.67 ERA) and one home run.\u00a0 The very next World Series (1958), against a nearly identical Yankee squad, Burdette set the World Series\u2019 records for runs allowed (17) and home runs allowed (5) \u2013 going 1-2, 5.64 in three starts.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nHere\u2019s a look at a few World Series pitching records.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nGames Pitched<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFour-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n4<\/strong> \u2013 Yankees\u2019 Jeff Nelson (1999); Red Sox\u2019 Keith Foulke (2004).<\/p>\nFive-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n5<\/strong> \u2013 Dodgers\u2019 Mike Marshall (1974).<\/p>\nSix-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n6<\/strong> \u2013 Royals\u2019 Dan Quisenberry (1980).<\/p>\nSeven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n7 \u2013 Athletics\u2019 Darold Knowles (1973).<\/p>\n <\/p>\nGames Won<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFour-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n2<\/strong> \u2013 Many times.<\/p>\nFive-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n3<\/strong> \u2013 Athletics\u2019 Jack Combs (1910); Giants\u2019 Christy Mathewson (1905).<\/p>\nSix-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n3<\/strong> \u2013 White Sox\u2019 Red Faber (1917).<\/p>\nSeven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n3<\/strong> \u2013 Pirates\u2019 Babe Adams (1909); Indians\u2019 Stan Coveleski (1920); Cardinals\u2019 Harry Brecheen (1946); Braves\u2019 Lew Burdette (1957); Cardinals\u2019 Bob Gibson (1967); Tigers\u2019 Mickey Lolich (1968); Diamondbacks\u2019 Randy Johnson (2001).<\/p>\n <\/p>\nInnings Pitched<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFour-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n18<\/strong> \u2013 Braves\u2019 Dick Rudolph (1914); Yankees\u2019 Waite Hoyt (1928); Yankees\u2019 Red Ruffing (1938); Dodgers\u2019 Sandy Koufax (1963).<\/p>\nFive-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n27<\/strong> \u2013 Giants\u2019 Christy Mathewson (1905); Athletics\u2019 Jack Coombs (1910).<\/p>\nSix-Game Seri<\/strong><\/span>es<\/p>\n27<\/strong> \u2013 Giants\u2019 Christy Mathewson (1911); White Sox\u2019 Red Faber (1917); Cubs\u2019 Hippo Vaughn (1918).<\/p>\nSeven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n32<\/strong> \u2013 Tigers\u2019 George Mullin (1909).<\/p>\n <\/p>\nStrikeouts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFour-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n23<\/strong> \u2013 Dodgers\u2019 Sandy Koufax (1963).<\/p>\nFive-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n18<\/strong> \u2013 Giants\u2019 Christy Mathewson (1905).<\/p>\nSix-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n20<\/strong> \u2013 Athletics\u2019 Chief Bender (1911).<\/p>\nSeven-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n35 \u2013 Cardinals\u2019 Bob Gibson (1968).<\/p>\n <\/p>\nWalks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nFour-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n8<\/strong> \u2013 Indians\u2019 Bob Lemon (1954).<\/p>\nFive-Game Serie<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n14<\/strong> \u2013 Athletics\u2019 Jack Coombs (1910).<\/p>\nSix-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n11<\/strong> \u2013 Cubs\u2019 Lefty Tyler (1918); Yankees\u2019 Lefty Gomez (1936); Yankees\u2019 Allie Reynolds (1951).<\/p>\nSeven-Game Series<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n11<\/strong> \u2013 Senators\u2019 Walter Johnson (1924); Yankees\u2019 Bill Bevens (1947).<\/p>\nOther records of note : The record for hit batters in a World Series (any length) is three by the Tigers\u2019 Wild Bill Donovan (1907) and the \u00a0Pirates\u2019 Bruce Kison (1971); the Giants\u2019 Christy Mathewson threw a single World Series’ record three complete-game shutouts in 1905 – \u00a0pitchers with two complete game shutouts in a single World Series include the Red Sox\u2019 Bill Dineen (1903); Braves\u2019 Lew Burdette (1957); Yankees\u2019 Whitey Ford (1960); Dodgers\u2019 Sandy Koufax (1965); Dodgers\u2019 Orel Hershiser (1988); and Diamondbacks\u2019 Randy Johnson (2001).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<h2>I tweet baseball @DavidBBRT<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In my previous post, BBRT looked at some single-game World Series\u2019 records that may be on players\u2019 radar as the 2014 World Series gets under way click here for that post. \u00a0As promised, In this post, we\u2019ll look at some overall World Series records.   We\u2019ll 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