Cardinals-Phillies by the Numbers
by Bill Baer on September 19th, 2007Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | Print | 2 Comments »
In case you missed it, the Phillies came out victorious in one of the most exciting games of the season (after that 11-10 win over the Mets).
0 – Number of reasons for ever having Abraham Nunez in the lineup
1 – Number of Rod Barajas’ at-bats, hits, runs, and RBI
1 – Number of position players still available in the 14th inning — Rod Barajas, who delivered the game-winning RBI single
1 – Number of Cardinal extra-base hits
1.5 – Number of games the Phillies trail the Mets and Padres by in the NL East and Wild Card, respectively
2 – Number of pinch-runners used each by the Phillies and Cardinals
2 – Number of triples and stolen bases for Jayson Werth (the last person to achieve this feat in the same game was Larry Walker in 1996)
2 – Number of pitchers used by Tony LaRussa to pinch-run
2 – Number of blown saves in this game
3 – Number of 14th inning runs the Phillies scored
3 – Number of innings the Phillies’ ace pitched in his return from the disabled list
3 – Number of pinch-hitters used by the Cardinals
3 – Number of Cardinals pitchers who were in the game, but did not pitch (Wainwright as a pinch-hitter; Reyes and Piniero as pinch-runners)
4 – Number of Phillies relievers used after Cole Hamels to not yield any runs
4 – Number of hits the Phillies had through 12 innings of play
5 – Number of hitless at-bats for Ryan Howard
5 – Number of pinch-hitters used by the Phillies
5 – Number of consecutive losses for the Mets
6 – Number of Phillies fans confident in Jose Mesa when he came in to pitch in the 12th and 13th innings
6 – Number of consecutive wins for the Phillies
6 – Number of catchers used (Ruiz, Coste, Barajas, LaForest; Molina, Stinnett)
7 – Number of people still awake watching the game at its conclusion, around 1:15 AM EST
8 – Number of total hits in the game for the Phillies in 49 at-bats
8 – Number of pitchers used by the Phillies
8 – Number of combined pinch-hitters used
9 – Number of strikeouts from the Phillies’ #1-5 hitters
9 – Number of Phillies relievers to earn a save this season (Clay Condrey earned it in this particular game)
10 – Number of scoreless innings pitched by the Phillies bullpen (Myers allowed one run in the 10th inning)
11 – Number of pitchers used by the Cardinals, a National League record
19 – Number of total pitchers used by both teams
21 – Number of scoreless innings of 28
25 – Number of Phillies players used
28 – Number of Cardinal players used, tying the National League record
53 – Number of combined players used, tying the National League record
168 – Number of days passed since the Phillies were this close to the lead in the NL East
304 – Number of minutes the game lasted
481 – Number of combined pitches thrown
42,170 – Paid attendance at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO
2 Responses to “Cardinals-Phillies by the Numbers”
By TC on Sep 19, 2007
Fun post, but with one error. You missed a catcher: Pete LaForest, who pinch hit for Hamels in the 4th. He also plays 3rd base, but the Phils have him listed on their roster as a catcher.
By billbaer on Sep 19, 2007
TC — good call.