MLB's Strangest Records

[nolemmings]

"Eric Gagne (HBP w/ Bases Loaded to End WS): In a truly bizarre and devastating moment, Eric Gagne (pitching for the Texas Rangers against the San Francisco Giants) recorded the only HBP with bases loaded to end a World Series in 2002. A walk-off hit-by-pitch is a uniquely painful way to lose."

Huh? Those two teams did not face each other in the 2002 World Series; Gagne pitched for Texas less than one season in 2007 and appeared for Boston in the World Series that year against Colorado. He recorded no HBP and his team won. It was his only World Series.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

"Eric Gagne (HBP w/ Bases Loaded to End WS): In a truly bizarre and devastating moment, Eric Gagne (pitching for the Texas Rangers against the San Francisco Giants) recorded the only HBP with bases loaded to end a World Series in 2002. A walk-off hit-by-pitch is a uniquely painful way to lose."

Huh? Those two teams did not face each other in the 2002 World Series; Gagne pitched for Texas less than one season in 2007 and appeared for Boston in the World Series that year against Colorado. He recorded no HBP and his team won. It was his only World Series.

Good catch. A Google search indicates that no World Series game has ever ended on a hit by pitch.

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Good catch. A Google search indicates that no World Series game has ever ended on a hit by pitch.

The fact that it was wrong on so many of the details made me wonder if it was somehow AI generated. AI does say that such an event occurred, without identifying the circumstances. Sure enough, when I googled "world series end on hbp" AI said this:


The video they show is also artificially created-- a video game that never happened. Finally, the reddit reference to the HBP walk-off sends you to another video game, where some player beat another in a World Series game between the Minnesota Twins and the Miami Marlins! I have a better chance of being present for the apocalypse than those two teams have in meeting in the World Series.

AI is the future-- things don't have to exist or ever have existed-- we will create reality for you.

[KJA]

Sammy doesn't hold the record of 5 K's in a game. The record is 6 in a game and it's been done by 8 hitters, with Geoff Jenkins being the last to do it. But if we are talking most in a 9 inning game then it is 5 times but it has been by quite a few hitters, I believe Cal Raleigh was the last to do it this month.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by KJA

Sammy doesn't hold the record of 5 K's in a game. The record is 6 in a game and it's been done by 8 hitters, with Geoff Jenkins being the last to do it. But if we are talking most in a 9 inning game then it is 5 times but it has been by quite a few hitters, I believe Cal Raleigh was the last to do it this month.

Is Sosa the only one to do it 3 times?

[KJA]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Is Sosa the only one to do it 3 times?

Sosa has actually done it 4 times. A couple have done it 3 times, those being Ray Lankford, Aaron Judge and Javier Baez.

I'm Surprised players like Adam Dunn, Mark Reynolds or Chris Davis aren't on that list. Adam Dunn does have the most 3 strikeout games though.

[edtiques]

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