Rounding Off the 14+ Run Innings
Posted by Raphy on July 6, 2009
In my post yesterday I discussed 2 games that involved 14 run first innings. In the comments of that post, reader ImAShark noted that aside from those 2 there have been very few times when a team scored 14+ runs in any inning. I didn't realize it at the time, but ImAShark is quite correct. In fact, unless I'm missing something, there have only been 2 other 14+ run innings since 1954. One is famous for being so large and the other for happening this season. However, just to round things out, I will post those games as well. (EDIT- For a more complete list, please see whiz's comment here)
Texas Rangers - 04/19/1996 - 8th Inning - 16 Runs
| Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 10-7, Orioles' Armando Benitez facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| Armando Benitez replaces Roger McDowell pitching; Jeffrey Hammonds moves from PH to LF; Mike Devereaux moves from LF to RF | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | 6,(3-2) | 0% | 97% | 10-7 | TEX | D. Hamilton | A. Benitez | Single to 3B (Pop Fly to Deep 3B) | |
| b8 | 0 | 1-- | 3,(2-0) | 0% | 98% | 10-7 | TEX | D. Valle | A. Benitez | Hamilton Steals 2B | |
| b8 | 0 | -2- | 7,(3-2) | 0% | 98% | 10-7 | TEX | D. Valle | A. Benitez | Walk | |
| b8 | 0 | 12- | 5,(2-2) | 1% | 99% | 10-7 | TEX | W. Clark | A. Benitez | Wild Pitch; Hamilton to 3B; Valle to 2B | |
| b8 | 0 | -23 | 8,(3-2) | 0% | 99% | 10-7 | TEX | W. Clark | A. Benitez | Walk | |
| Jesse Orosco replaces Armando Benitez pitching | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | 123 | RR | 4,(1-2) | 1% | 100% | 10-7 | TEX | J. Gonzalez | J. Orosco | Double to CF (Line Drive); Hamilton Scores; Valle Scores; Clark to 3B |
| b8 | 0 | -23 | RO | 5,(3-1) | 0% | 100% | 12-7 | TEX | M. Tettleton | J. Orosco | Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Clark Scores; Gonzalez to 3B |
| b8 | 1 | --3 | RR | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 100% | 13-7 | TEX | D. Palmer | J. Orosco | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gonzalez Scores |
| b8 | 1 | --- | 4,(2-1) | 0% | 100% | 15-7 | TEX | R. Greer | J. Orosco | Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B) | |
| b8 | 1 | 1-- | 4,(2-1) | 0% | 100% | 15-7 | TEX | M. McLemore | J. Orosco | Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Greer to 2B | |
| b8 | 1 | 12- | R | 7,(1-2) | 0% | 100% | 15-7 | TEX | K. Elster | J. Orosco | Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Greer Scores; McLemore to 2B |
| b8 | 1 | 12- | 6,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 16-7 | TEX | D. Hamilton | J. Orosco | Walk; McLemore to 3B; Elster to 2B | |
| b8 | 1 | 123 | R | 7,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 16-7 | TEX | D. Valle | J. Orosco | Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); McLemore Scores; Elster to 3B; Hamilton to 2B |
| b8 | 1 | 123 | R | 9,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 17-7 | TEX | W. Clark | J. Orosco | Walk; Elster Scores; Hamilton to 3B; Valle to 2B |
| Manny Alexander replaces Jesse Orosco pitching; Damon Buford pinch runs for Will Clark (1B) batting 3rd | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | 123 | R | 5,(3-1) | 0% | 100% | 18-7 | TEX | J. Gonzalez | M. Alexander | Walk; Hamilton Scores; Valle to 3B; Buford to 2B |
| Craig Worthington pinch runs for Juan Gonzalez (RF) batting 4th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | 123 | R | 6,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 19-7 | TEX | M. Tettleton | M. Alexander | Walk; Valle Scores; Buford to 3B; Worthington to 2B |
| b8 | 1 | 123 | R | 6,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 20-7 | TEX | D. Palmer | M. Alexander | Walk; Buford Scores; Worthington to 3B; Tettleton to 2B |
| Kurt Stillwell pinch runs for Dean Palmer (3B) batting 6th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | 123 | RO | 2,(1-0) | 0% | 100% | 21-7 | TEX | R. Greer | M. Alexander | Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Worthington Scores; Tettleton to 3B |
| b8 | 2 | 1-3 | 7,(3-2) | 0% | 100% | 22-7 | TEX | M. McLemore | M. Alexander | Walk; Stillwell to 2B | |
| b8 | 2 | 123 | RRRR | 1,(0-0) | 0% | 100% | 22-7 | TEX | K. Elster | M. Alexander | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tettleton Scores; Stillwell Scores; McLemore Scores |
| b8 | 2 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | 0% | 100% | 26-7 | TEX | D. Hamilton | M. Alexander | Groundout: 2B-1B |
| 16 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 7, Rangers 26. | |||||||||||
Cleveland Indians - 04/18/2009 - 2nd Inning 14 Runs
| Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | 2,(1-0) | 4% | 35% | 0-2 | CLE | T. Hafner | C. Wang | Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B) | |
| t2 | 0 | 1-- | 5,(1-2) | 6% | 40% | 0-2 | CLE | J. Peralta | C. Wang | Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Hafner to 2B | |
| t2 | 0 | 12- | RRR | 5,(3-1) | 19% | 60% | 0-2 | CLE | S. Choo | C. Wang | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hafner Scores; Peralta Scores |
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2,(0-1) | -2% | 58% | 3-2 | CLE | R. Garko | C. Wang | Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home) |
| t2 | 1 | --- | 5,(2-2) | 4% | 62% | 3-2 | CLE | B. Francisco | C. Wang | Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line) | |
| t2 | 1 | -2- | R | 4,(1-2) | 8% | 69% | 3-2 | CLE | A. Cabrera | C. Wang | Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Francisco Scores |
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | 3,(0-2) | 7% | 76% | 4-2 | CLE | G. Sizemore | C. Wang | Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Cabrera to 3B | |
| t2 | 1 | -23 | RR | 6,(2-2) | 9% | 84% | 4-2 | CLE | M. DeRosa | C. Wang | Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cabrera Scores; Sizemore Scores |
| t2 | 1 | -2- | 2,(1-0) | 1% | 86% | 6-2 | CLE | V. Martinez | C. Wang | Wild Pitch; DeRosa to 3B | |
| t2 | 1 | --3 | R | 4,(3-0) | 3% | 88% | 6-2 | CLE | V. Martinez | C. Wang | Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); DeRosa Scores |
| Anthony Claggett replaces Chien-Ming Wang pitching | |||||||||||
| t2 | 1 | 1-- | 5,(1-2) | 3% | 91% | 7-2 | CLE | T. Hafner | A. Claggett | Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Martinez to 3B | |
| t2 | 1 | -23 | RR | 2,(0-1) | 4% | 95% | 7-2 | CLE | J. Peralta | A. Claggett | Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Martinez Scores; Hafner Scores |
| t2 | 1 | -2- | 5,(3-1) | 0% | 95% | 9-2 | CLE | S. Choo | A. Claggett | Walk | |
| t2 | 1 | 12- | 2,(1-0) | 1% | 96% | 9-2 | CLE | R. Garko | A. Claggett | Single to CF (Line Drive); Peralta to 3B; Choo to 2B | |
| t2 | 1 | 123 | O | 5,(2-2) | -1% | 95% | 9-2 | CLE | B. Francisco | A. Claggett | Strikeout Swinging |
| t2 | 2 | 123 | RRRR | 5,(3-1) | 4% | 99% | 9-2 | CLE | A. Cabrera | A. Claggett | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Peralta Scores; Choo Scores; Garko Scores |
| t2 | 2 | --- | R | 5,(2-2) | 0% | 99% | 13-2 | CLE | G. Sizemore | A. Claggett | Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 4,(1-2) | 0% | 99% | 14-2 | CLE | M. DeRosa | A. Claggett | Strikeout Swinging |
| 14 runs, 13 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 14, Yankees 2. | |||||||||||
July 6th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Thanks for posting this.
July 8th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I was at the Yankees game earlier this year. Part-way through that inning, everybody was chanting "We Want Swisher". If you remember, earlier in the week, Nick Swisher pitched a shutout inning. Part-way through Claggett's performance, I tried leading a chant of "We Want Wang".
A lot of people in my section wanted their money back. Probably because many people in my section in the middle level near the LF foul poll had previously owned better season ticket seats but were bumped back due to the fact that the good seats were only eligible to season ticket holders who had full season packages. This was the third game of the season at Yankee Stadium II and the first one for Saturday and Weekend packages.