Question #37

This HOFer is the only HOFer to ever hold the single season saves record.

posted by Ironman92

Question #37

This HOFer is the only HOFer to ever hold the single season saves record.

Eck

posted by Ironman92

Was that the year Clemens his teammate went 20-3 but had great run support while Mussina was hard luck?

That was his last year in Baltimore.  He was second on the team in wins, as teammate Jose Mercedes had a career-high 14 wins that year.

posted by Al Bundy

Eck

Nope....his big year Thigpen went for 57

Smoltz? Hoffman?

The goose

posted by Ironman92

Nope....his big year Thigpen went for 57

That's not far off the record now, as I recall, and Thigpen isn't in the Hall, so this has to be pre-Thigpen.

Goose

Fingers

I’m confused. I think it’s still Eck? If Thigpen is the one who kept it from him, we are looking at someone in the 80s. And he would’ve likely had it with a different season before his bigger ones, no?

posted by Laley23

Smoltz? Hoffman?

Nope....Thigpen has 57 in 90 and held it until K rod passed him 

So pre 1990

Lee Smith

Sutter?  Didn't he lead the league a bunch in saves in the '80s?  Nasty splitter.

posted by Laley23

I’m confused. I think it’s still Eck? If Thigpen is the one who kept it from him, we are looking at someone in the 80s. And he would’ve likely had it with a different season before his bigger ones, no?

Eck had 45 in 1988....Dave Righetti had 46 in 1986

posted by O-Trap

Sutter?  Didn't he lead the league a bunch in saves in the '80s?  Nasty splitter.

Bruce Sutter 45 in 1984...great job

I’ll do some later this evening. Been a good thread guys

I cheated, because I got mad about Eck lol. But I am through BBREF save seasons and I must’ve missed something. As far as I can tell, of what they list (top 550 of so seasons), no HOFer ever had all time season. I’m into the 60s.

Well that’s a trick question since he only tied Quisenberry who did it the year before!

posted by Laley23

Well that’s a trick question since he only tied Quisenberry who did it the year before!

He’s the only one to hold the title 🤷🏻‍♂️

posted by Ironman92

He’s the only one to hold the title 🤷🏻‍♂️

I would’ve never guessed that. Just ignore my petulant complaining lol.

posted by Laley23

I would’ve never guessed that. Just ignore my petulant complaining lol.

You’re good man. You’re that student that makes sure the teacher is on top of his shit lol.

Anyways, Justin already told me to fuck off today and he didn’t get detention haha

Question #38:

Of all the players in MLB history with at least 380 career HRs, only six of them had fewer than 1,000 strikeouts in their careers.  Four of them came before 1970: Stan Musial (696 career SOs), Lou Gehrig (790), Mel Ott (896), and Ted Williams (709)

Of the two since 1970, only one is in the Hall of Fame.  The other is not.

Name the last two.

posted by O-Trap

Question #38:

Of all the players in MLB history with at least 380 career HRs, only six of them had fewer than 1,000 strikeouts in their careers.  Four of them came before 1970: Stan Musial (696 career SOs), Lou Gehrig (790), Mel Ott (896), and Ted Williams (709)

Of the two since 1970, only one is in the Hall of Fame.  The other is not.

Name the last two.

Sheffield JUST went over I think. Pujols likely over. Frank Thomas seems a decent guess

I like this question...the 380 has to be a hint.

Ripken