Phigment said:
Scott Podsednik was the first player to hit a postseason walkoff home run following a season in which he didn't hit any homers. Podsednik was 0-for-507 at-bats during the 2005 season, although he homered in Game 1 of the White Sox's Division Series win over the Red Sox.
For the curious, George Vukovich hit a walkoff home run in Game 4 of the Phillies' loss to the Expos in the first round of the 1981 playoffs. He hit only one during the regular season, which had been the lowest total pre-Podsednik.
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more quiz:
name how many times this has happened and relief pitcher/pitchers involved in the following situation:
in World Series history in which a team got a runner to third base with nobody out, didn't score and had the three hitters strike out in the process of stranding the runner at 3rd?
more quiz:
name how many times this has happened and relief pitcher/pitchers involved in the following situation:
in World Series history in which a team got a runner to third base with nobody out, didn't score and had the three hitters strike out in the process of stranding the runner at 3rd?
looks like you're the only guesser wil....got the # right...it is one and it happened in Game 1 with Neal Cotts striking out two batters and Jenks the third. It has happened 2 other times thann that and both times it was a starter and early in the game....
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there have been only two previous innings in World Series history in which a team got a runner to third with nobody out, didn't score and had three hitters strike out in the process of stranding him.
But both of those innings involved starting pitchers, not relievers. They occurred in back-to-back games in the 1972 World Series. And both happened much earlier in those games -- first when Catfish Hunter punched out the side in the second inning of Game 2, the second time when Blue Moon Odom whiffed the side in the fifth inning of Game 3.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there have been only two previous innings in World Series history in which a team got a runner to third with nobody out, didn't score and had three hitters strike out in the process of stranding him.
But both of those innings involved starting pitchers, not relievers. They occurred in back-to-back games in the 1972 World Series. And both happened much earlier in those games -- first when Catfish Hunter punched out the side in the second inning of Game 2, the second time when Blue Moon Odom whiffed the side in the fifth inning of Game 3.
