Marlins’ incredible week of walk-off wins
Posted by Andy on July 26, 2010
Check out all the games the Marlins have one this year in their final plate appearance:
| Yr# | Date ▾ | Batter | Tm | Opp | Pitcher | Score | Inn | RoB | Out | Pit(cnt) | RBI | Play Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2010-07-25 | Wes Helms | FLA | ATL | Jesse Chavez | tied 4-4 | 1B | b11 | 123 | 0 | 2 (0-1) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Ramirez Scores; Uggla to 3B; Ross to 2B |
| 5 | 2010-07-23 | Donnie Murphy | FLA | ATL | Billy Wagner | tied 6-6 | 1B | b 9 | -23 | 2 | 4 (2-1) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Sanchez Scores/unER; Ramirez to 3B |
| 4 | 2010-07-22 | Ronny Paulino | FLA | COL | Jhoulys Chacin | tied 2-2 | 1B | b 9 | 123 | 0 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bonifacio Scores; Ross to 3B; Stanton to 2B |
| 3 | 2010-07-19 | Donnie Murphy | FLA | COL | Huston Street | down 7-8 | HR | b 9 | 1-- | 2 | 2 (1-0) | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Uggla Scores |
| 2 | 2010-06-29 | Dan Uggla | FLA | NYM | Pedro Feliciano | tied 6-6 | 1B | b 9 | -2- | 2 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cantu Scores |
| 1 | 2010-04-10 | Jorge Cantu | FLA | LAD | George Sherrill | tied 6-6 | Out | b 9 | 123 | 0 | 2 (0-1) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Coghlan Scores |
That's right--the last 4 walk-off wins have all come in the last week.
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So far this season there have been 131 walk-off wins in all of MLB, or an average of about 4.5 per team. The Marlins had nearly that many in just the last week!
Since July 19th, there have been 7 other walk-off wins by the rest of the teams combined:
| Date ▾ | Batter | Tm | Opp | Pitcher | Score | Inn | RoB | Out | Pit(cnt) | RBI | Play Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-24 | James Loney | LAD | NYM | Oliver Perez | tied 2-2 | HR | b13 | --- | 1 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) |
| 2010-07-24 | Ryan Braun | MIL | WSN | Drew Storen | tied 3-3 | 1B | b 9 | 12- | 1 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Weeks Scores; Inglett to 2B |
| 2010-07-21 | Franklin Gutierre | SEA | CHW | Bobby Jenks | down 0-1 | 1B | b11 | -23 | 1 | 6 (2-2) | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to CF (Line Drive); Wilson Scores; Figgins Scores |
| 2010-07-21 | Chris Snyder | ARI | NYM | Fernando Nieve | tied 3-3 | 1B | b14 | 12- | 1 | 5 (2-2) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Upton Scores; Montero to 2B |
| 2010-07-20 | Kevin Kouzmanoff | OAK | BOS | Michael Bowden | tied 4-4 | 1B | b10 | 12- | 2 | 5 (2-2) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to RF (Line Drive); Barton Scores; Suzuki to 2B |
| 2010-07-20 | Julio Lugo | BAL | TBR | Lance Cormier | tied 10-10 | 1B | b13 | -2- | 1 | 1 (0-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Izturis Scores |
| 2010-07-19 | Alberto Callaspo | KCR | TOR | Kevin Gregg | tied 4-4 | 1B | b10 | 12- | 2 | 3 (2-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Getz Scores; Guillen to 2B |
The Padres have the most walk-off wins so far this year, with 9 already:
| Yr# | Date | Batter | Tm | Opp | Pitcher | Score | Inn | RoB | Out | Pit(cnt) | RBI | Play Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-04-16 | Chase Headley | SDP | ARI | Juan Gutierrez | tied 3-3 | HR | b 9 | 12- | 2 | 3 (1-1) | 3 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Eckstein Scores; Gonzalez Scores |
| 2 | 2010-04-19 | David Eckstein | SDP | SFG | Jeremy Affeldt | tied 2-2 | HR | b10 | --- | 0 | 3 (1-1) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line) |
| 3 | 2010-05-04 | Chase Headley | SDP | COL | Franklin Morales | tied 2-2 | 1B | b 9 | 12- | 2 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Zawadzki Scores; Gonzalez to 2B |
| 4 | 2010-05-26 | Jerry Hairston | SDP | STL | Mitchell Boggs | tied 1-1 | HR | b13 | --- | 2 | 1 (0-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF) |
| 5 | 2010-05-30 | Nick Hundley | SDP | WSN | Matt Capps | tied 2-2 | 1B | b11 | -2- | 2 | 5 (2-2) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to LF (Line Drive); Zawadzki Scores/unER |
| 6 | 2010-06-02 | Adrian Gonzalez | SDP | NYM | Raul Valdes | tied 1-1 | HR | b11 | 123 | 1 | 3 (1-1) | 4 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garland Scores; Hairston Scores; Eckstein Scores |
| 7 | 2010-06-11 | Nick Hundley | SDP | SEA | David Aardsma | tied 3-3 | Out | b 9 | 123 | 1 | 1 (0-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Headley Scores |
| 8 | 2010-06-18 | Adrian Gonzalez | SDP | BAL | David Hernandez | tied 2-2 | 1B | b 9 | 123 | 2 | 1 (0-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Cunningham Scores; Eckstein to 3B; Gwynn to 2B |
| 9 | 2010-07-04 | Tony Gwynn | SDP | HOU | Brandon Lyon | tied 2-2 | 1B | b 9 | 123 | 1 | 1 (0-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Torrealba Scores; Cabrera to 3B; Stairs to 2B |
The Braves and Brewers are next up with 8 each.
So far this year, the Amazin' Mets have yielded the most walk-off wins to their opponents (11):
| Yr# | Date | Batter | Tm | Opp | Pitcher | Score | Inn | RoB | Out | Pit(cnt) | RBI | Play Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010-04-14 | Chris Iannetta | COL | NYM | Jenrry Mejia | tied 5-5 | HR | b10 | --- | 0 | 4 (2-1) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF) |
| 2 | 2010-05-03 | Laynce Nix | CIN | NYM | Manny Acosta | tied 2-2 | HR | b11 | --- | 1 | 5 (2-2) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF) |
| 3 | 2010-05-05 | Orlando Cabrera | CIN | NYM | Pedro Feliciano | tied 4-4 | HR | b10 | --- | 0 | 5 (3-1) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line) |
| 4 | 2010-05-18 | Melky Cabrera | ATL | NYM | Jenrry Mejia | tied 2-2 | 1B | b 9 | 12- | 0 | 4 (1-2) | 0 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Clevlen Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Escobar to 2B |
| 5 | 2010-05-28 | Corey Hart | MIL | NYM | Ryota Igarashi | tied 0-0 | HR | b 9 | 1-- | 2 | 3 (1-1) | 2 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Braun Scores |
| 6 | 2010-06-02 | Adrian Gonzalez | SDP | NYM | Raul Valdes | tied 1-1 | HR | b11 | 123 | 1 | 3 (1-1) | 4 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Garland Scores; Hairston Scores; Eckstein Scores |
| 7 | 2010-06-29 | Dan Uggla | FLA | NYM | Pedro Feliciano | tied 6-6 | 1B | b 9 | -2- | 2 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cantu Scores |
| 8 | 2010-07-01 | Ryan Zimmerman | WSN | NYM | Ryota Igarashi | tied 1-1 | Out | b 9 | 123 | 1 | 3 (2-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Harris Scores |
| 9 | 2010-07-03 | Ivan Rodriguez | WSN | NYM | Francisco Rodrig | tied 5-5 | 1B | b 9 | 123 | 1 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Zimmerman Scores; Dunn to 3B; Willingham to 2B |
| 10 | 2010-07-21 | Chris Snyder | ARI | NYM | Fernando Nieve | tied 3-3 | 1B | b14 | 12- | 1 | 5 (2-2) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Upton Scores; Montero to 2B |
| 11 | 2010-07-24 | James Loney | LAD | NYM | Oliver Perez | tied 2-2 | HR | b13 | --- | 1 | 2 (1-0) | 1 | *ENDED GAME*:Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF) |
July 26th, 2010 at 8:55 am
Bah! Humbug!
July 26th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Wow that's impressive! Exciting!
Question: Yesterday all 9 starters got a hit for the Twins, and 8 of the 9 scored. When's the last time something like that happened? How often does it occur? Sorry to ask it here, but I couldn't find an e-mail address to send to the bloggers. Also, I'm not sure how to look that up in the Play Index.
July 26th, 2010 at 10:14 am
The Marlins love the drama. In their 2 postseason appearances, they have 5 walk-off hits. Games 1 and 2 vs. the Giants in 1997, and the Edgar Renteria walkoff in Game 7 of the WS. Interestingly, Renteria was the hero in the Marlins' first and final postseason games that year because of Devon White's failures. In both games, White came up with the bases loaded and 1 out but grounded into force plays at the plate. Both failures set up Renteria's heroics.
In 2003, the Marlins victimized the Giants again, this time in Game 3. Game 4 of the WS gave the fish another walkoff with Alex Gonzalez's well-placed HR.
One of the most exciting plays of the Marlins' postseason in 2003 wasn't a walkoff hit, but a perfect throw to the plate to clinch the Giants series. Conine fielded a base hit to LF and uncorked a perfect throw to Pudge, nailing the potential tying run at the plate. Awesome ending to a series.
July 26th, 2010 at 10:20 am
#2 - I'm guessing that it has occurred often. The first game that came to mind was the high-scoring Phillies-Cubs game on 5/17/1979. I looked at the boxscore, and sure enough, all 9 Phillies starters got a hit and 8 scored. The Cubs didn't achieve the same feat, because starter Dennis Lamp was knocked out in the top of the 1st and didn't bat. However, all 8 position players for the Cubs got a hit and scored that day.
July 26th, 2010 at 10:24 am
#2 I'll post a full list later today.
July 26th, 2010 at 10:47 am
there are even 44 instances where every starter gets an RBI
http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/bHWZB
but there is incredibly ONE game where all 18 starters (including 2 DH´s) of both teams recorded a hit and scored a run
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199906120.shtml
July 26th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
[T]he [Marlins'] last 4 walk-off wins have all come in the last week . . . [and t]he Padres have the most walk-off wins so far this year, with 9 already
. . . to make up for neither team's ever having had a player hit for the cycle.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
The Phillies had three walk-off wins in a row July 8-10, all against Cincinnati. All were in extra innings. In order, they were a game in which they blew the lead in the ninth, one in which the Reds blew the lead in the ninth, and one that was 0-0 after 9. The first two ended with walk-off homers.
July 27th, 2010 at 7:56 am
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