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What is the biggest lead in MLB history?
Baseball (MLB).
The modern record (i.e., post-1900) for margin of victory was set in 2007, when the Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 30–3. (The 30 runs are also a modern-era record for runs scored in a nine-inning MLB game by one team.)
What's the biggest comeback in World Series history?
The 1968 World Series between the Tigers and Cardinals is the greatest series comeback in World Series history. St. Louis had a 3-1 series lead on the Tigers, having dominated Games 3 and 4 by a margin of 17-4.
What is the longest losing streak in MLB history?
The 1889 Louisville Colonels hold the record for the longest losing streak in official MLB history at 26 games, though the 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics lost 31 consecutive games in the National Association, a number that is not considered official by MLB.
What is the best record in MLB history?
Best MLB Regular Season Records
Team | Record | |
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1 | Chicago Cubs | 116-36 |
2 | Seattle Mariners | 116-46 |
3 | New York Yankees | 114-48 |
4 | Cleveland Indians | 111-43 |
Who came back from 3 0 MLB?
Red Sox Crush Yankees in Historic Comeback The Boston Red Sox made history on Wednesday night, becoming the first baseball team to win a best-of-seven series after trailing 3-0. The unbelievable comeback over the New York Yankees sends Boston to the World Series.
Has anyone ever came back from 3 0 in MLB?
In the history of these leagues, teams that were down 3–0 in a series have come back to win the series five times; four times in the NHL and once in MLB. The most recent example is the Houston Astros of MLB in the 2020 American League Championship Series.
Has any team blew a 3 0 lead NBA?
The NBA is the only major North American sport with a seven-game playoffs series where no team has overcome a 3–0 deficit. The Celtics won two games on the road during the comeback, and also won the NBA Finals.
What pitcher has the most wins in 2021?
Wins | W |
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1 Julio UriasLAD | 20 |
2 Adam WainwrightSTL | 17 |
3 Walker BuehlerLAD | 16 |
3 Gerrit ColeNYY | 16 |
What is the most MLB wins in a row?
The longest winning streak in MLB history is a contentious topic. The 1916 New York Giants technically hold the record at 26 straight wins, but it came with an unofficial tie during the run.
Who has never won a World Series?
Longest current World Series championship droughts
Seasons | Team | Last World Series championship won |
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61 | Texas Rangers | Never (franchise began 1961) |
53 | Milwaukee Brewers | Never (franchise began 1969) |
53 | San Diego Padres | Never (franchise began 1969) |
45 | Seattle Mariners | Never (franchise began 1977) |
What baseball records will never be broken?
These 10 baseball records (and some related ones) will never be broken.
Has there ever been an undefeated MLB team?
Pct. The all-time best single season record belongs to the Cincinnati Red Stockings, who posted baseball's only perfect record at 67–0 (57–0 against National Association of Base Ball Players clubs) in 1869, prior to Major League baseball.
Which MLB team has the most wins 2021?
Team | Win Total |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 102.5 |
New York Yankees | 95.5 |
San Diego Padres | 94.5 |
Atlanta Braves | 91.5 |
Who won the 2004 World Series?
2004 World Series
Who has more wins Yankees or Red Sox?
The first-place tie came after the Red Sox had a 14-game lead over the Yankees more than halfway through the season.
Yankees–Red Sox rivalry.
Statistics | |
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Meetings total | 2,303 |
Regular season series | Yankees, 1,232–1,033–14 |
Postseason results | Tied, 12–12 |
Largest victory | Yankees, 22–1 (2000) Red Sox, 19–3 (2019) |
Who has the most World Series wins?
The New York Yankees of the AL have played in 40 World Series, winning 27 — the most championship appearances and most victories by any team in the four major North American professional sports leagues.
Is NLCS best of 5 or 7?
Beginning with the 2012 season, the wild card team that advances to the Division Series was to face the number 1 seed, regardless whether or not they are in the same division. The two series winners move on to the best-of-seven NLCS.
Has an NHL team ever went 16 0 in the playoffs?
The momentum did not stop for the regular-season champion Montreal Canadiens as they played the minimum number of games to win the Stanley Cup. Montreal, in the process, became the last Cup winners in NHL history to go undefeated in the playoffs to date.
What player holds the record for most hits in a season?
Rank | Player (age that year) | Year |
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1. | Ichiro Suzuki (30) | 2004 |
2. | George Sisler+ (27) | 1920 |
3. | Lefty O'Doul (32) | 1929 |
Bill Terry+ (31) | 1930 |
What percentage of teams that win Game 1 win the series?
Game 1 winners have gone 367-164 -- a 69.1 percent winning percentage. Teams that have won both games to go up, 2-0, have gone 254-37 -- 87.2 percent.
How many MLB teams came back 3-1?
Here's a look at each of the 14 "miracle" clubs to overcome a 3-1 series deficit and how they came all the way back to win. L.A. had the best record in the Majors in 2020 and swept the Brewers in the Wild Card Series and Padres in the Division Series before running into a stiff test against Atlanta.
Who has hit the most home runs?
Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Home Runs |
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1. | Barry Bonds (22) | 762 |
2. | Henry Aaron+ (23) | 755 |
3. | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 714 |
4. | Alex Rodriguez (22) | 696 |
Who was the first pitcher to hit a homerun?
Babe Ruth started his major league career as a pitcher before moving to the outfield. Only 14 of his 714 career home runs were hit as a pitcher, however. The first pitcher to officially hit a home run was Jack Manning, who accomplished the feat on August 3, 1876.
Who hit the most home runs in 1998?
MLB Season History - 1998
HOME RUNS | |
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1. Mark McGwire | 70 |
2. Sammy Sosa | 66 |
3. Ken Griffey Jr. | 56 |
4. Greg Vaughn | 50 |
Who won the 2003 World Series?
2003 World Series
Who won the 2002 World Series?
2002 World Series
What is Cubs longest winning streak?
The victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field extended their winning streak to 16 games, the longest by a team in the National League since the New York Giants also won 16 in a row in 1951. It's also the longest streak after Sept. 1 since the Cubs won 21 consecutive games in 1935.
Has a black manager won World Series?
Last season, Dave Roberts became the second black manager to win a World Series when his Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Tampa Bay Rays in six games. Prior to Roberts, Cito Gaston was the only black manager to win a World Series, taking the Toronto Blue Jays to the 1992 and 1993 titles.
Which sports team has gone the longest without winning a championship?
#1 — Chicago Cubs (MLB)
There may never be another championship drought that comes close to the one endured by Chicago Cubs fans for more than a century. After the franchise won back-to-back World Series in 1907 and 1908, it was 107 seasons before they'd finally be on top of baseball again.
What is the oldest major league baseball team?
In 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings became America's first professional baseball club.
Does Babe Ruth still hold any baseball records?
At the time of his retirement, Ruth held many of baseball's most esteemed records, including the career records for home runs (714 — since broken), slugging percentage (0.690), runs batted in (2,213 — since broken), bases on balls (2,062 — since broken) and on-base plus slugging (1.164).
Do any of Babe Ruth’s records still stand?
No.
His records leave baseball historians shaking their heads. Ruth won a league record 12 home run crowns (one while primarily still a pitcher), was the first to 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 home run seasons, is second all-time in on-base percentage, first in slugging, first in OPS and second in at-bats per home run.
Has anyone ever swept the World Series?
21. There have been twenty-one World Series sweeps in Major League history. The American League has won / swept thirteen Fall Classics. In the National League the New York Giants / San Francisco Giants (3x) and Cincinnati Reds (2x) have had more than one sweep.
Who won the 2001 World Series?
2001 World Series
What place are the Cubs in?
NL CENTRAL
NL CENTRAL | GB | |
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1 | Brewers Y | - |
2 | Cardinals X | 5.0 |
3 | Reds | 12.0 |
4 | Cubs | 24.0 |
What MLB team has hit the most batters?
Rank | Team | 2020 |
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1 | Cincinnati | 0.55 |
2 | LA Dodgers | 0.47 |
3 | Oakland | 0.61 |
4 | NY Mets | 0.75 |
What is BSV baseball?
A blown save occurs when a relief pitcher enters a game in a save situation, but allows the tying run to score. The run does not have to be charged to that pitcher. If a reliever enters with a man already on third base, and he allows that runner to score the tying run, he is charged with a blown save.
Who broke the Curse of the Bambino?
Red Sox break the curse
On Dec. 26, 1919, the Boston Red Sox made the controversial and eminently regrettable decision to sell Babe Ruth -- one of the great sports heroes in American culture and the so-called “Bambino” -- to the New York Yankees.
Who won the 2005 World Series?
2005 World Series
Five of them won it all.
Best MLB Regular Season Records
Team | Record | |
---|---|---|
1 | Chicago Cubs | 116-36 |
2 | Seattle Mariners | 116-46 |
3 | New York Yankees | 114-48 |
4 | Cleveland Indians | 111-43 |