who was the first pitcher in MLB to win 20 games the first year and then lose 20 the next.?
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cy young...went 32-16 in 1893 then 25-22 in 1894
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It was in 2004\nAlex Cora batting of the LA dodgers\nMatt Clement pitching of the Chicago Cubs\nAnd it was 18 pitches\n3 balls\n2 strikes\nand 13 fouls\nHe hit a HR on the 18th pitch
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Baseball Reference says Walt Dropo of the '52 Tigers, with 12.\n\nTed Williams has the record for most consecutive times on base, with 16 in '57.
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Jose Contreras is by far my coice for the best pitcher in the major leagues. He has gifted the White Sox with quite a winning streak of 15 games straight this season and hasn't lost since last year!
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1962 NY Mets were 40-120 the first year the National League went to the 162 game season. Two games were rained out.\nLook here:\nhttp://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5587188?GT1=8192
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I would have to guess Walter Johnson, who is second all time in wins, with 417, and played in an 8 team American League his entire career.  Well before inter- league play, also.\n\nThe next most wins in the AL is Roger Clemens with 310 wins and after expansion, so I think Johnson is a safe bet.  Eddy Plank comes in third with 305, and since he was before expansion, so he has a better chance than Clemens, but I'm going with Johnson.
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Every pitcher has his or her own routine. As an example, Mariano Rivera needs work to stay fresh. Last year when he didn't pitch over the winter, he got off to a slow start, eventually saving 20+ consecutive games. To each his own, I suppose.
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The top three:\n\nRoy Face, 1959 W/L record 18-1, 13 saves\nJohn Hiller 1974   17-14, 13 saves\nBill Campbell 1976  17-5, 20 saves\n\n(Also four 16 game winners, six 15 game winners, twelve 14 game winners, fourteen 13 game winners, twenty four 12 game winners, thirty five 11 game winners, and eighty-six 10 game winners who did not start a game)\n\nSince 1900, there have been 184 instances in which a pitcher has won 10 or more games in a season without starting a single game (does not include 2005 data).
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I believe it was over a 22 year span. 2502 Games. He hit 3 Homeruns 712, 713, & 714 that day against Pittsburgh. Then he played one more game in which he injured his knee in the 1st inning and retired at game 2503.
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You mean which steriods-fueled slugger, or real baseball player?\nBecause Barry Bonds hit the first 9, from 5/1/00 to 5/24/01.\nIn fact, Barry hit 23 of the first 25 Giants splashes, with two from Felipe Crespo (5/28/01 and 7/8/01).\nAlso in 2000, Todd Hundley (LA) and Luis Gonzalez (AZ) hit homers into the bay, but the Giants don't count them as Spash Hits.
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Zero. Under "As an Astro":\n\n>>In 1987, Ryan had one of the most bizarre seasons in baseball history. He was by far the most dominant pitcher in the National League, leading the league in ERA (2.76) and strikeouts (270) at the age of 40. However, Ryan received horrendous offensive support all season, and finished with a record of 8-16. The poor record most likely cost him the Cy Young Award, an honor he contended for many times but never won.<<
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Jeter ...his clutch hitting in the World Series always fascinated me. He was the first pro athelete my age I saw have real success, I've always been a little in awe of that.
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Ricky Henderson with 130\n\nNL record is 110 by Vince Coleman (also the rookie record)\n\nVince Coleman also stole 100 bases 3 years in a row (record)\n\nLou Brock Stole 50 bases 12 years in a row (record)\n\nFinally Ty Cobb 8 stolen bases in 1912 (record for steals of Home Plate in a year).
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Whitey Ford - "The Yankees won 11 pennants in Ford's years with them. He ranks first all-time in WS wins (10), losses (8), games and games started (22), innings pitched, hits, bases on balls, and strikeouts. In the 1960, '61, and '62 Series, he pitched 33 consecutive scorelesss innings, breaking Babe Ruth's WS record of 29-2/3."\n\nI would also vote for (in no particular order): Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Christy Mathewson, and Mariano Riveria.
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Yea it was Robert Fick.\nRoger Maris hit the first home run their when he broke a few records in 1961.
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As a baseball pitcher, the record speaks for itself. He has been outstanding. However, as a person and model for young people, he has failed miserably.
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It was Nolan Ryan.  It happened on June 19, 1978 against Los Angeles Dodgers when he was with the Houston Astros.