Recondite Baseball

An open collection of baseball's little-known records and curiosities.

"He would have been among the league leaders in batting average for a majority of the season had he had enough plate appearances."
-- 2008 St. Louis Cardinals Media Guide about non-roster invitee Mark Johnson

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Completing Every Start

Have you ever seen something online, decided to pursue more information on the topic, and realize an hour later that you've wandered int...

Sunday, January 4, 2009

A Errors by Position

It's been a while since I've done one of these posts. I've already done similar posts for the three higher levels of minor leagu...

Monday, December 29, 2008

Stolen Base Streaks

Consecutive Games With Stolen Bases 1956-2008 12 games Bert Campaneris, 15 SB, 6/10/1969 to 6/21/1969 11 games Rickey Henderson, 19 SB, 8/14...

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Consecutive Games Without a Run Scored

Since I posted on Monday about players scoring runs in consecutive games, I though it'd be interesting to look at the opposite record. T...

Monday, December 22, 2008

Consecutive Games With a Run Scored Since 1956

Unless a player is a home run hitter or speed demon, moving along the basepaths and scoring requires some luck. It all starts out with getti...

Friday, December 19, 2008

Whiffing at Second

Baseball has stereotypes about the offense provided by players at each defensive position. First basemen and designated hitters are expected...

Sunday, December 14, 2008

A+ Errors by Position

Check out my AAA errors by position and AA errors by position posts for more numbers and information. Those higher levels are straightforw...

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