Good morning!
Entering the weekend series against the Red Sox, Dylan Cease currently sits just three strikeouts shy of 200 on the season. Lucas Giolito isn't far behind him with 180 punchouts. If the duo can both reach the 200 strikeout threshold by season's end, it'd be the first time since 1971 the franchise will have had two of its starting pitchers achieve that particular milestone. After Friday night's game Carlos Rodon is now at 175, so there's an outside shot the White Sox can have an (for the franchise) unprecedented three starting pitchers with 200+ strikeouts in a season.
In any event, even three White Sox pitchers with 170+ Ks in a season sets a precedent. And that is what we'll be examining in today's Sporcle: throughout franchise history, which starting pitchers have notched at least 170 strikeouts in a single season? That provides 48 entries: how many can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 10 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've provided the season and the number of strikeouts.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The longest gap of 170K seasons in franchise history? From 1916 through 1952, no White Sox pitcher accomplished the feat.
- The longest streak of at least one White Sox pitcher recording such a season is 8, from 1905-1912.
- The highest ERA of the pitchers on this list is 4.87 (1985), while the lowest is 1.27 (1910).
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All data from stathead.com
