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0.33 -- Walks per nine innings allowed by David Wells (4 BB, 107 2/3 IP), which makes Dennis Eckersley look like Mark Wohlers.
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Miguel Cabrera, 20, is the sixth-youngest player to homer in his first major league game. AP |
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2 -- Home run titles won by Larry Doby, who died Wednesday at age 79 after a long illness. The first black player in the American League, Doby was a seven-time All-Star during his Hall of Fame career.
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3 -- Players since 1900 who have hit game-ending home runs in their major league debut. Florida's Miguel Cabrera did it Friday night, joining Josh Bard (8/23/02) and Billy Parker (9/9/71).
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4 -- Earned runs allowed by Marlins lefty Dontrelle Willis in his past six starts.
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5 -- American League pitchers who have homered during interleague play. Mark Hendrickson went deep Saturday, joining Esteban Yan (6/4/00), Dwight Gooden (6/11/99), Dave Burba (6/7/98) and Bobby Witt (6/30/97).
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6 -- Hits collected by Red Sox shortstop Nomar Garciaparra in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Phillies, matching a team record shared by Jimmy Piersall (1953), Pete Runnels (1960) and Jerry Remy (1981).
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9 -- Rookies who appear on the Diamondbacks' roster, including infielder Matt Kata, who made his debut last week. The others: RHP Andrew Good, OF Robby Hammock, 1B Lyle Overbay, RHP John Patterson, LHP Stephen Randolph, RHP Oscar Villarreal, RHP Jose Valverde and RHP Brandon Webb.
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11 -- Consecutive starts won by Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, the longest such streak in six years. Only three pitchers have won 12 in a row since 1950: Bob Gibson (1968), Pat Dobson (1971) and Brad Radke (1997).
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15 -- Innings the Pirates needed to beat the Indians on Friday and Saturday night. The last time two teams played consecutive 15-inning games was June 18-19, 1996, when the Marlins and Giants did it.
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36 -- Quality starts (at least six innings, three or fewer earned runs) produced by the Tigers pitching staff. Detroit is 13-23 in those games.
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45 -- Pitches thrown by four Twins pitchers in the sixth inning last Tuesday when the Royals scored a club-record 12 runs.
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69 -- At-bats between home runs for Sammy Sosa, who hit a 464-foot bomb Wednesday night in his first game back from a seven-game suspension.
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226 -- Players in major league history who have 2,000 hits. John Olerud and Ruben Sierra joined the club last week.
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275 -- Career starts for Pat Hentgen before he notched his first career save Sunday in the Orioles' 9-3 win over the Braves.
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11,310 -- Number of miles traveled by the Expos for their 25-day road trip during which they lost 14 of 22 games and also lost Vladimir Guerrero for at least a month with a back injury.
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