For those of you who've been disappointed at my recent lack of updates, I have some exciting news. I'm finally ready to release the results of my research project where I've attempted to find the best player at each position for each season. No, I haven't abandoned Profiling the World Series Winners, I've just set it aside temporarily.
It all started at the end of last season, when the debate over Albert Pujols vs. Ryan Howard for MVP raged. Those in the "traditional" community favored Howard, as he led the league in homers and RBI, and his great September gave the appearance that he led his team to the postseason. The "stathead" community, on the other hand, favored Pujols. Pujols, as most of us know, had much, much better rate stats, was a vastly superior defender, and provided more overall value despite the fact that his team missed the Playoffs. I thought it'd be fun to find a first baseman who offered comparable value to Howard in order to demonstrate that he wasn't all that. Originally I just ranked all the first basemen in baseball by OPS+, but I eventually realized defense had to be taken into account. I found a stat that showed Pujols was far ahead of the pack there on Beyond the Box Score, but I never got around to posting my findings over at my old blog (probably because the debate had run its course by the time I was finished compiling my stats). Still, it's telling that Joey Votto provided more value than Howard in 2008.
After that I thought it'd be fun to see what results I got at other positions, which then progressed to me looking up other years. Eventually I discovered Sean Smith's Wins Above Replacement and Fangraphs' Value Dollars, which made determining a player's overall value much easier. I only have them from 1954 to 2008, since that's as far back as Sean Smith's data goes. I use Value Dollars for seasons after 2002 except for catchers, since WAR gives a more complete picture. Since the entire project began as a way of emphasizing rate over counting stats, I decided to rank the players by value stat per game.
To qualify for consideration at his position, I used the criterion that infielders must have played 58.7% of their team's innings at the position, and catchers and outfielders must have played at least 50.9%. I know those numbers seem fairly random (there were rhyme and reason to them at the time I set them), but they were better than the minimum number of innings I originally set. I basically wanted to avoid letting platoon players come out on top and to find guys who did more than get off to a hot start (I may have ended up with a few of those anyway, but nobody's perfect). If it's clear that a player's value is skewed by a significant amount of time at another position, I attempted to account for that as well. If the per-game values were close enough that rounding off could've made a difference, I called it a tie.
Check back soon to see the results. You might find them interesting.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Hall of Famers' First Major League Home Runs
Most ballplayers remember their first Major League home run. They can tell you the pitcher and in some cases the exact date. A long time ago I set out to compile a list of each Major Leaguer's first gopher ball victim, but the project fell by the wayside for whatever reason. I remember Kevin Gross' name showing up a lot, and there was the oddity of David Ross hitting his off Mark Grace pitching mop-up in a blowout. I don't see myself continuing it anytime soon, but it was fun while it lasted.
Now that Baseball-Reference has incorporated home run data into its player pages, a list like that isn't necessary. Still, I got curious to find out which pitchers gave up the first home runs of each Hall of Famer. If anything interesting could come from looking up this stuff, then dagnabbit, I was going to find it.
The BB-Ref database doesn't include homers hit in the National Association, so Jim O'Rourke, Al Spalding, George Wright and Harry Wright had to have their names left off the list. Of the other enshrinees though, here's what I found:
No fewer than 16 pitchers show up twice. These doubly-victimized hurlers are: Pete Alexander, Tommy Bond, George Bradley, Rube Geyer, George Haddock, Earl Hamilton, Walter Johnson, Lindy McDaniel, Hal Newhouser, Vic Raschi, Slim Sallee, Urban Shocker, Warren Spahn, Don Sutton, Will White and Earl Whitehill.
Only one pitcher shows up more than twice, and that's Gerry Staley, tater-allower to the stars. If you don't count the NA as a Major League, George Bradley was Jim O'Rourke's first victim in the NL.
Both players who hit theirs against Rube Geyer made the Hall as managers rather than players (Bill McKechnie and Casey Stengel).
28 batters hit their first homers off a future Hall of Famer. That list includes: Luis Aparicio, Harold Baines, Craig Biggio, Lou Boudreau, George Brett, Willard Brown, Gary Carter, Jack Chesbro, John Clarkson, Red Faber, Frankie Frisch, Goose Goslin, Carl Hubbell, Ferguson Jenkins, Sandy Koufax, Bob Lemon, Willie Mays, Bill Mazeroski, Eddie Plank, Nolan Ryan, Ray Schalk, Al Simmons, Lee Smith, Billy Southworth, Sam Thompson, Pie Traynor, Lloyd Waner and Hack Wilson.
Once again, if you don't count the NA as a major league, the number is higher. George Wright's first NL homer came against Al Spalding.
Nine players on that list were pitchers themselves.
To be fair, Luis Aparicio's homer was against Tommy Lasorda, a Hall of Fame manager but an unsuccessful pitcher. Still, it technically counts.
Ray Schalk, whose career homer total was a mere 11, hit his first one against the legendary Walter Johnson.
I suppose it's nothing groundbreaking, but it's fun all the same. If you're curious about a particular Hall of Famer, here's the full list, in chronological order:
Last updated January 23, 2019
Now that Baseball-Reference has incorporated home run data into its player pages, a list like that isn't necessary. Still, I got curious to find out which pitchers gave up the first home runs of each Hall of Famer. If anything interesting could come from looking up this stuff, then dagnabbit, I was going to find it.
The BB-Ref database doesn't include homers hit in the National Association, so Jim O'Rourke, Al Spalding, George Wright and Harry Wright had to have their names left off the list. Of the other enshrinees though, here's what I found:
No fewer than 16 pitchers show up twice. These doubly-victimized hurlers are: Pete Alexander, Tommy Bond, George Bradley, Rube Geyer, George Haddock, Earl Hamilton, Walter Johnson, Lindy McDaniel, Hal Newhouser, Vic Raschi, Slim Sallee, Urban Shocker, Warren Spahn, Don Sutton, Will White and Earl Whitehill.
Only one pitcher shows up more than twice, and that's Gerry Staley, tater-allower to the stars. If you don't count the NA as a Major League, George Bradley was Jim O'Rourke's first victim in the NL.
Both players who hit theirs against Rube Geyer made the Hall as managers rather than players (Bill McKechnie and Casey Stengel).
28 batters hit their first homers off a future Hall of Famer. That list includes: Luis Aparicio, Harold Baines, Craig Biggio, Lou Boudreau, George Brett, Willard Brown, Gary Carter, Jack Chesbro, John Clarkson, Red Faber, Frankie Frisch, Goose Goslin, Carl Hubbell, Ferguson Jenkins, Sandy Koufax, Bob Lemon, Willie Mays, Bill Mazeroski, Eddie Plank, Nolan Ryan, Ray Schalk, Al Simmons, Lee Smith, Billy Southworth, Sam Thompson, Pie Traynor, Lloyd Waner and Hack Wilson.
Once again, if you don't count the NA as a major league, the number is higher. George Wright's first NL homer came against Al Spalding.
Nine players on that list were pitchers themselves.
To be fair, Luis Aparicio's homer was against Tommy Lasorda, a Hall of Fame manager but an unsuccessful pitcher. Still, it technically counts.
Ray Schalk, whose career homer total was a mere 11, hit his first one against the legendary Walter Johnson.
I suppose it's nothing groundbreaking, but it's fun all the same. If you're curious about a particular Hall of Famer, here's the full list, in chronological order:
Last updated January 23, 2019
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Blog Update, Plus an Old Curiosity
If anyone out there regularly checks this blog (which doesn't appear to be the case according to Google Analytics), I apologize for the lack of updates recently. I've been overwhelmed with work and a baseball research project I've been putting together for a while now, so writing up a season summary for the next World Series winner profile seems like a relatively low priority. I promise I'll get back to that stuff eventually, since, you know, there has to be another internet user out there who finds those types of things interesting.
In the meantime, I thought I'd share something interesting I noticed back in my teenage years. This blog was created for posting baseball junk, and if this item doesn't qualify as "baseball junk" I don't know what does.
When Jermaine Dye was called up by the Atlanta Braves in 1996 he was given uniform number 24. I still remember that he hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat, because it was played on every single highlight show, it seemed. Strange to think that in those days the Braves experienced Yankees-and-Red Sox-like levels of popularity.
Before the 1997 season the Braves traded Dye to the Royals. In that trade they got a new right fielder, Michael Tucker. Tucker's uniform number in Atlanta? 24.
After two seasons of league-average offense from a corner outfield position the Braves traded Tucker to the Reds. In that trade the Braves got Bret Boone, who, like Tucker before him, inherited the Braves' number 24 jersey.
Boone lasted only one season in Atlanta before he was sent to San Diego. One of the players the Braves got back from the Padres was Wally Joyner, who, you guessed it, was assigned number 24.
The string ended when Joyner left as a free agent after the 2000 season, but it was impressive while it lasted. Has there ever been another case where four straight players who were all linked through trades wore the same number for one team?
In the meantime, I thought I'd share something interesting I noticed back in my teenage years. This blog was created for posting baseball junk, and if this item doesn't qualify as "baseball junk" I don't know what does.
When Jermaine Dye was called up by the Atlanta Braves in 1996 he was given uniform number 24. I still remember that he hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat, because it was played on every single highlight show, it seemed. Strange to think that in those days the Braves experienced Yankees-and-Red Sox-like levels of popularity.
Before the 1997 season the Braves traded Dye to the Royals. In that trade they got a new right fielder, Michael Tucker. Tucker's uniform number in Atlanta? 24.
After two seasons of league-average offense from a corner outfield position the Braves traded Tucker to the Reds. In that trade the Braves got Bret Boone, who, like Tucker before him, inherited the Braves' number 24 jersey.
Boone lasted only one season in Atlanta before he was sent to San Diego. One of the players the Braves got back from the Padres was Wally Joyner, who, you guessed it, was assigned number 24.
The string ended when Joyner left as a free agent after the 2000 season, but it was impressive while it lasted. Has there ever been another case where four straight players who were all linked through trades wore the same number for one team?
Friday, July 24, 2009
PTWSW #13: The 1916 Boston Red Sox
Manager: Bill Carrigan
Record: 91-63
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Owner: Joseph Lannin
Coaches: Heinie Wagner
Future Hall of Famers: Harry Hooper, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth
Team Leaders, Batting
BA: Larry Gardner, .308
OBP: Larry Gardner, .372
SLG: Tilly Walker, .394
OPS: Larry Gardner, .759
2B: Duffy Lewis, Tilly Walker, 29
3B: Harry Hooper, Tilly Walker, 11
HR: Del Gainer, Babe Ruth, Tilly Walker, 3
RBI: Larry Gardner, 62
BB: Harry Hooper, 80
SB: Harry Hooper, 27
Team Leaders, Pitching
W: Babe Ruth, 23
SO: Babe Ruth, 170
ERA: Babe Ruth, 1.75 (AL leader)
IP: Babe Ruth, 323.2
CG: Babe Ruth, 23
SHO: Babe Ruth, 9 (AL leader)
K/BB: Dutch Leonard, 2.18
SV: Dutch Leonard, 6
Tidbits
Oldest Player: Heinie Wagner (b. September 23, 1880). Wagner was mainly a coach at this point, but he still got into six games this season.
Youngest Player: Babe Ruth (b. February 6, 1895). For the second year in a row the Babe was actually the baby of the team.
First to Leave Us: Heinie Wagner (d. March 20, 1943)
Last Survivor: Ernie Shore (d. September 24, 1980)
First in Majors: Heinie Wagner (debut July 1, 1902)
Last in Majors: Sam Jones (final game September 28, 1935)
First to Play For the Franchise: Bill Carrigan (July 7, 1906)
Last to Play For the Franchise: Herb Pennock (August 27, 1934)
Pre-union Team: The 1913-15 Philadelphia Athletics with four (Jack Barry, Herb Pennock, Jimmy Walsh, Weldon Wyckoff). Connie Mack built a great team and the Red Sox inherited several pieces of it.
Reunion Team: The 1923 New York Yankees had six (Sam Jones, Carl Mays, Mike McNally, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth, Everett Scott).
Accomplishments
Rube Foster, no-hitter on June 21
Dutch Leonard, no-hitter on August 30
Season Summary
The season started with a bombshell: Tris Speaker, the Red Sox' star center fielder, was traded to the Indians just days before the opener because of a salary dispute. That left Clarence "Tilly" Walker, recently acquired from the Browns, with big shoes to fill. Speaker had perhaps the best year of his career in 1916 (he even beat out Ty Cobb for the batting title!), but the Red Sox managed just fine without him, as they still had a strong core of players and Walker proved a capable replacement.
Pitching and defense were the 1916 BoSox' biggest strengths, as they allowed the fewest runs in the AL and had its best defensive efficiency rating. Their offense was below-average, which probably explains why their final record was a merely-very-good 91-63. Still, in a year of astounding league parity (only 14.5 games separated the first and seventh place teams, with the horrendous Athletics 40 games behind the nearest competitor) it was good enough for a pennant. The Red Sox were never more than seven games out of first (which occurred during a slow start) and never more than 6.5 games ahead of the pack. They ultimately won the league title by just two games.
The World Series matched the Red Sox with the Brooklyn Robins. Like the previous season, the Red Sox borrowed Braves Field from their citymates and won the Series in five games. Game 2 was notable for being a 14-inning pitcher's duel between starters Babe Ruth and Sherry Smith that the Red Sox eventually won on Del Gainer's RBI single. Ernie Shore's three-hitter in Game 5 sealed Beantown's third World Series title of the decade. Two months after the victory player-manager Bill Carrigan retired to become a banker.
Acknowledgements:
Baseball Reference
Baseball Almanac
Google News Archives
Record: 91-63
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Owner: Joseph Lannin
Coaches: Heinie Wagner
Future Hall of Famers: Harry Hooper, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth
Team Leaders, Batting
BA: Larry Gardner, .308
OBP: Larry Gardner, .372
SLG: Tilly Walker, .394
OPS: Larry Gardner, .759
2B: Duffy Lewis, Tilly Walker, 29
3B: Harry Hooper, Tilly Walker, 11
HR: Del Gainer, Babe Ruth, Tilly Walker, 3
RBI: Larry Gardner, 62
BB: Harry Hooper, 80
SB: Harry Hooper, 27
Team Leaders, Pitching
W: Babe Ruth, 23
SO: Babe Ruth, 170
ERA: Babe Ruth, 1.75 (AL leader)
IP: Babe Ruth, 323.2
CG: Babe Ruth, 23
SHO: Babe Ruth, 9 (AL leader)
K/BB: Dutch Leonard, 2.18
SV: Dutch Leonard, 6
Tidbits
Oldest Player: Heinie Wagner (b. September 23, 1880). Wagner was mainly a coach at this point, but he still got into six games this season.
Youngest Player: Babe Ruth (b. February 6, 1895). For the second year in a row the Babe was actually the baby of the team.
First to Leave Us: Heinie Wagner (d. March 20, 1943)
Last Survivor: Ernie Shore (d. September 24, 1980)
First in Majors: Heinie Wagner (debut July 1, 1902)
Last in Majors: Sam Jones (final game September 28, 1935)
First to Play For the Franchise: Bill Carrigan (July 7, 1906)
Last to Play For the Franchise: Herb Pennock (August 27, 1934)
Pre-union Team: The 1913-15 Philadelphia Athletics with four (Jack Barry, Herb Pennock, Jimmy Walsh, Weldon Wyckoff). Connie Mack built a great team and the Red Sox inherited several pieces of it.
Reunion Team: The 1923 New York Yankees had six (Sam Jones, Carl Mays, Mike McNally, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth, Everett Scott).
Accomplishments
Rube Foster, no-hitter on June 21
Dutch Leonard, no-hitter on August 30
Season Summary
The season started with a bombshell: Tris Speaker, the Red Sox' star center fielder, was traded to the Indians just days before the opener because of a salary dispute. That left Clarence "Tilly" Walker, recently acquired from the Browns, with big shoes to fill. Speaker had perhaps the best year of his career in 1916 (he even beat out Ty Cobb for the batting title!), but the Red Sox managed just fine without him, as they still had a strong core of players and Walker proved a capable replacement.
Pitching and defense were the 1916 BoSox' biggest strengths, as they allowed the fewest runs in the AL and had its best defensive efficiency rating. Their offense was below-average, which probably explains why their final record was a merely-very-good 91-63. Still, in a year of astounding league parity (only 14.5 games separated the first and seventh place teams, with the horrendous Athletics 40 games behind the nearest competitor) it was good enough for a pennant. The Red Sox were never more than seven games out of first (which occurred during a slow start) and never more than 6.5 games ahead of the pack. They ultimately won the league title by just two games.
The World Series matched the Red Sox with the Brooklyn Robins. Like the previous season, the Red Sox borrowed Braves Field from their citymates and won the Series in five games. Game 2 was notable for being a 14-inning pitcher's duel between starters Babe Ruth and Sherry Smith that the Red Sox eventually won on Del Gainer's RBI single. Ernie Shore's three-hitter in Game 5 sealed Beantown's third World Series title of the decade. Two months after the victory player-manager Bill Carrigan retired to become a banker.
Acknowledgements:
Baseball Reference
Baseball Almanac
Google News Archives
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
PTWSW #12: The 1915 Boston Red Sox
Manager: Bill Carrigan
Record: 101-50
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Owner: Joseph Lannin
Future Hall of Famers: Harry Hooper, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker
Team Leaders, Batting
BA: Tris Speaker, .322
OBP: Tris Speaker, .416
SLG: Tris Speaker, .411
OPS: Tris Speaker, .827
2B: Duffy Lewis, 31
3B: Harry Hooper, 13
HR: Babe Ruth, 4
RBI: Duffy Lewis, 76
BB: Harry Hooper, 89
SB: Tris Speaker, 29
Team Leaders, Pitching
W: Rube Foster, Ernie Shore, 19
SO: Dutch Leonard, 116
ERA: Joe Wood, 1.49 (AL leader)
IP: Rube Foster, 255.1
CG: Rube Foster, 21
SHO: Rube Foster, 5
K/BB: Dutch Leonard, 1.73
SV: Carl Mays, 7 (AL leader)
Tidbits
Oldest Player: Heinie Wagner (b. September 23, 1880)
Youngest Player: Babe Ruth (b. February 6, 1895)
First to Leave Us: Heinie Wagner (d. March 20, 1943)
Last Survivor: Joe Wood (d. July 27, 1985)
First in Majors: Heinie Wagner (debut July 1, 1902)
Last in Majors: Babe Ruth (final game May 30, 1935)
First to Play For the Franchise: Bill Carrigan (July 7, 1906). The player-manager had better have some tenure!
Last to Play For the Franchise: Herb Pennock (August 27, 1934). After eleven years with the Yankees Pennock returned to Boston to finish out his career.
Pre-union Team: The 1912-14 Philadelphia Athletics and the 1913 Detroit Tigers had two each.
Reunion Team: The 1923 New York Yankees won the first World Series in franchise history with five former members of this team: Carl Mays, Mike McNally, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth and Everett Scott.
Season Summary
The Red Sox' 1915 season saw an exciting pennant race and the emergence of a new star. That star was none other than Babe Ruth, who became a full-time member of the starting rotation after a brief callup the previous season. He went 18-8 with a 114 ERA+ and also led the team with four home runs, two more than any of his teammates. When he wasn't pitching he was used several times as a pinch-hitter.
As for that pennant race, it was between three teams: the Red Sox, the Tigers and the White Sox. The Tigers took the early lead, but the White Sox overtook them in mid-May and mostly held onto it until a July series with the Red Sox. The Red Sox hadn't been more than 6.5 games out of first all season, and they were gaining momentum after the acquisition of star shortstop Jack Barry from the Athletics (whom they used to plug their hole at second base). The carmine calcetines won four out of five in Chicago to grab first place. The Tigers briefly went on a hot streak in August that put them ahead of Boston for two days, but the Red Sox took first right back and held onto it for the rest of the season. The White Sox faded away down the stretch, but the Tigers battled to the end. They became the first American League team to win 100 games and not the pennant.
Like the Braves the season before, the Red Sox were the worst base-stealing team in the league. Other than that, they were a remarkably well-balanced squadron. The only statistic in which they led the league was Defensive Efficiency (which obviously didn't exist at the time), but they were among leaders in just about every other major stat.
The Red Sox had lent Fenway Park to their National League citymates during the previous pennant drive when the Braves' aging South End Grounds proved smaller than fan interest demanded. With the opening of Braves Field in 1915 and its Major League-high seating capacity, the Braves were kind enough to return the favor. The young ballpark hosted the Red Sox' World Series home games. The BoSox dropped Game 1 to Pete Alexander and the Philadelphia Phillies, but they proceeded to win four straight one-run games and capture the franchise's third World Series title. Harry Hooper's solo homer in the top of the ninth gave the Red Sox the last run they needed in Game 5.
Acknowledgements:
Baseball Reference
Baseball Almanac
Google News Archives
Record: 101-50
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Owner: Joseph Lannin
Future Hall of Famers: Harry Hooper, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker
Team Leaders, Batting
BA: Tris Speaker, .322
OBP: Tris Speaker, .416
SLG: Tris Speaker, .411
OPS: Tris Speaker, .827
2B: Duffy Lewis, 31
3B: Harry Hooper, 13
HR: Babe Ruth, 4
RBI: Duffy Lewis, 76
BB: Harry Hooper, 89
SB: Tris Speaker, 29
Team Leaders, Pitching
W: Rube Foster, Ernie Shore, 19
SO: Dutch Leonard, 116
ERA: Joe Wood, 1.49 (AL leader)
IP: Rube Foster, 255.1
CG: Rube Foster, 21
SHO: Rube Foster, 5
K/BB: Dutch Leonard, 1.73
SV: Carl Mays, 7 (AL leader)
Tidbits
Oldest Player: Heinie Wagner (b. September 23, 1880)
Youngest Player: Babe Ruth (b. February 6, 1895)
First to Leave Us: Heinie Wagner (d. March 20, 1943)
Last Survivor: Joe Wood (d. July 27, 1985)
First in Majors: Heinie Wagner (debut July 1, 1902)
Last in Majors: Babe Ruth (final game May 30, 1935)
First to Play For the Franchise: Bill Carrigan (July 7, 1906). The player-manager had better have some tenure!
Last to Play For the Franchise: Herb Pennock (August 27, 1934). After eleven years with the Yankees Pennock returned to Boston to finish out his career.
Pre-union Team: The 1912-14 Philadelphia Athletics and the 1913 Detroit Tigers had two each.
Reunion Team: The 1923 New York Yankees won the first World Series in franchise history with five former members of this team: Carl Mays, Mike McNally, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth and Everett Scott.
Season Summary
The Red Sox' 1915 season saw an exciting pennant race and the emergence of a new star. That star was none other than Babe Ruth, who became a full-time member of the starting rotation after a brief callup the previous season. He went 18-8 with a 114 ERA+ and also led the team with four home runs, two more than any of his teammates. When he wasn't pitching he was used several times as a pinch-hitter.
As for that pennant race, it was between three teams: the Red Sox, the Tigers and the White Sox. The Tigers took the early lead, but the White Sox overtook them in mid-May and mostly held onto it until a July series with the Red Sox. The Red Sox hadn't been more than 6.5 games out of first all season, and they were gaining momentum after the acquisition of star shortstop Jack Barry from the Athletics (whom they used to plug their hole at second base). The carmine calcetines won four out of five in Chicago to grab first place. The Tigers briefly went on a hot streak in August that put them ahead of Boston for two days, but the Red Sox took first right back and held onto it for the rest of the season. The White Sox faded away down the stretch, but the Tigers battled to the end. They became the first American League team to win 100 games and not the pennant.
Like the Braves the season before, the Red Sox were the worst base-stealing team in the league. Other than that, they were a remarkably well-balanced squadron. The only statistic in which they led the league was Defensive Efficiency (which obviously didn't exist at the time), but they were among leaders in just about every other major stat.
The Red Sox had lent Fenway Park to their National League citymates during the previous pennant drive when the Braves' aging South End Grounds proved smaller than fan interest demanded. With the opening of Braves Field in 1915 and its Major League-high seating capacity, the Braves were kind enough to return the favor. The young ballpark hosted the Red Sox' World Series home games. The BoSox dropped Game 1 to Pete Alexander and the Philadelphia Phillies, but they proceeded to win four straight one-run games and capture the franchise's third World Series title. Harry Hooper's solo homer in the top of the ninth gave the Red Sox the last run they needed in Game 5.
Acknowledgements:
Baseball Reference
Baseball Almanac
Google News Archives
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