Cubs (Minor Leaguers) Saves Laddie Renfroe 104 Brian Schlitter 94 Blake Parker 91 Frank Batista 85 Steve Rain 81 Jeff Hirsch 55 Travis Willis 54 Adalberto Mendez 53 Heathcliff Slocumb 51 Justin Speier 50 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Michael…

Conceivably, the greatest leadoff man of all-time, Rickey Henderson’s most glaring attribute was his knack for disrupting a game with a stolen base.  Maury Wills was the first player to reach the century mark (104) in 1962 for the Dodgers.  It took another 12…

Red Sox (Minor Leaguers) Saves Dave Schoppee 81 Cory Bailey 78 Mike W. James 64 Daryl Irvine 63 Mike Dalton* 53 Charlie Mitchell 51 Jeff Taglienti 51 Chuck Dale 49 Mark Cisar 46 Tito Stewart* 46 Correctly answered by Rod…

Orioles (Minor Leaguers) Saves Chris Lemp 91 Ryan Kohlmeier 74 Oliver Drake 73 Aaron Rakers 65 Julio Manon 62 Joe Borowski 61 Gabe Molina 61 Derek Brown 59 Marino Salas 54 David Walters 54 Correctly answered by Michael Danes, Rod…

Braves (Minor Leaguers) Saves Don Strange 86 Billy Sylvester 85 Jairo Asencio 81 Adam Butler* 78 Carl Schutz* 60 Billy Taylor 60 William Wright 58 Brad Clontz 57 Mark Wohlers 56 David Cortes 55 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Brian…

How do ballplayers fare in different ball-strike counts? Is there a substantial variation in batting and slugging percentages as one goes deeper in the count? In which counts does the batter or pitcher gain a significant advantage? Revisiting the Retrosheet…

Diamondbacks (Minor Leaguers) Saves Silvino Bracho 87 Jake Barrett 82 Matt Elliott 69 Jimmie Sherfy 66 Enrique Burgos 63 Reid Mahon 57 Daniel Stange 57 Jose Valverde 55 Matty Wilkinson 54 Brian Bruney 53 Zac Curtis* 53 Correctly answered by…

Angels (Minor Leaguers) Saves Anthony Chavez 85 Joel Peralta 78 Mike Freehill 71 Mike Overy 66 Ryan Brasier 64 Eddie McKiernan 62 Greg Jones 61 Bart Miadich 60 Eduardo Paredes 58 Dave Sells 57 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey Select…

Expos / Nationals (Minor Leaguers) Wins Joe Keener 66 Kent Bottenfield 59 Mario Brito 58 Rick Ramos 57 Larry Landreth 56 Troy Mattes 56 Tommy Shimp 56 Mike Hinckley* 55 Tommy Phelps* 55 Steve Ratzer 54 Sergio Valdez 54 Correctly…

Steve Carlton, otherwise known as “Lefty”, will turn 74 this December.  In today’s age of specialization and analytics driven pitching decisions, it seems a lifetime ago since we saw a pitcher amass 280 innings.  Carlton managed to do it 5…