Good morning!
Erick Fedde and Garrett Crochet have been pleasant surprises thus far in a season lacking many. As Josh noted on the most recent podcast, Fedde in particular has already managed to amass 2.3 bWAR and Crochet is exactly 1.0 bWAR behind him at 1.3. Both pitchers have also managed to log games where they each struck out 10 or more batters and didn't allow a single walk. Not too shabby!
That particular feat, though --10 Ks and 0 BBs-- isn't particularly common in franchise history. Entering Friday night's game against the Yankees there have been just 55 instances since 1901. Your task today? Attempt to name them all: how many can you get? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I’ve allotted 10 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I’ve provided the date of the game and the opponent faced.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The White Sox are 38-17 when this feat occurs. The largest loss was a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Cleveland in 1909 while the largest victory was either a 14-6 blowout of the Browns in 1911 or an 11-3 drubbing of the Royals in 2007.
- The most strikeouts in these performances is 14, both by the same pitcher. Both resulted in losses, a 3-1 defeat against the Mariners in 2016 and a 2-1 heartbreaker against Texas in 2015. (David Robertson with the 2-run blown save)
- The longest drought between these performances is 48 years, from 1913-1961.
- The pitcher with the most performances of this type in MLB history: Randy Johnson with 36 such games. He went 27-4 with a 1.40 ERA.
All data from stathead.com
