Author Topic: Freaky Baseball Stat (Freddy Garcia) (Read 123 times)

eS El Duque · « **on:** August 31, 2005, 03:43:18 PM »

BOX SCORE LINE OF THE WEEK

It might have been the best game of the season. It just might have been the most exciting pitching matchup in the Metrodome since Jack Morris dueled John Smoltz in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. It definitely was good enough to win this week's award.

Cy Young champion Johan Santana faced fellow Venezuelan Freddy Garcia on Aug. 23 and neither disappointed. Garcia held the Twins hitless for the first seven innings but unfortunately for the White Sox, Santana held Chicago scoreless for eight innings. So when Minnesota's Jacque Jones led off the eighth inning with a home run, that was enough to send Garcia home with a 1-0 loss.

And Roger Clemens thinks he has it rough? Check out Freddy's disheartening line:

8 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (L)

Thanks to the amazing database available at Retrosheet.org, we can tell you this was only the second time in the past decade that a pitcher has thrown a complete-game one-hitter and lost. The only other time in the past 10 seasons was when Ted Lilly did it with the Yankees in April of 2002.

The winning pitcher that day? Garcia.

Baseball is a great game, isn't it?

Mo Z. Dizzle · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2005, 07:46:24 PM »

that is a heart-breakin loss.
mustve taken him a whyle to get over it.
i wudnt be able to get over it for a long tyme if it happened to me lol.

WestCoasta · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2005, 11:07:08 PM »

I'd be heated

Low Key · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2005, 11:24:58 PM »

I remember watching that game. He threw great, but they are 11 games ahead of the Twins so too bad so sad. I'm sure he's already over it. He's a great pitcher who just didn't have luck on his side that night.

TeeRaySix9Teen · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2005, 02:38:42 AM »

Quote from: eS El Duque Ridin' Dirty on August 31, 2005, 03:43:18 PM

BOX SCORE LINE OF THE WEEK

It might have been the best game of the season. It just might have been the most exciting pitching matchup in the Metrodome since Jack Morris dueled John Smoltz in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. It definitely was good enough to win this week's award.

Cy Young champion Johan Santana faced fellow Venezuelan Freddy Garcia on Aug. 23 and neither disappointed. Garcia held the Twins hitless for the first seven innings but unfortunately for the White Sox, Santana held Chicago scoreless for eight innings. So when Minnesota's Jacque Jones led off the eighth inning with a home run, that was enough to send Garcia home with a 1-0 loss.

And Roger Clemens thinks he has it rough? Check out Freddy's disheartening line:

8 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (L)

Thanks to the amazing database available at Retrosheet.org, we can tell you this was only the second time in the past decade that a pitcher has thrown a complete-game one-hitter and lost. The only other time in the past 10 seasons was when Ted Lilly did it with the Yankees in April of 2002.

The winning pitcher that day? Garcia.

Baseball is a great game, isn't it?

i think that would make Garcia the LOSING pitcher that day

Wouldnt that be similar to dominating a championship fight for 11 rounds...and then getting knocked out in the 12th lol. It sucks...but you still lose. Besides, sounds like his teammates were backin him up pretty well in the field...8 innings pitched, only 3 K's