Sunday, May 27, 2012

Topes vs. Dodgers


Inspired by this apparently inaccurate tweet, I compiled the "veteraness" of today's Isotopes and Dodgers lineups.  

Tonight's Topes lineup has combined to play in 3,547 Major League games. Today's Dodgers lineup has combined for 2,521 games at MLB

Albuquerque Isotopes Lineup (Games in Majors)
1. Trent Oeltjen RF (99 games)
2. Alex Castellanos 2B (0 games)
3. Matt Kemp CF (821 games)
4. Juan Rivera LF (974 games)
5. Jeff Baisley 1B (14 games)
6. Josh Fields 3B (217 games)
7. Aaron Miles SS (932 games)
8. Jose Bard C (586 games)
9. Fernando Nieve P (99 games)
Total 3742 games

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup (Games in Majors as of Today)
1. Tony Gwynn CF (546 games)
2. Elian Herrera 2B (10 games)
3. Jerry Hairston 3B (1289 games)
4. Andre Ethier RF (899 games)
5. Scott Van Slyke 1B (13 games)
6. Jerry Sands LF (68 games)
7. Matt Treanor C (441 games)
8. Dee Gordon SS (97 games)
9. Chris Capuano P (195 games)
Total 3558

The Dodgers had their fifth walk off win of the season.  This is just amazing.  Indeed, the Dodgers are 20–5 at home.

April 13—Dodgers and Padres are tied 8–8 in the bottom of the ninth.  Cashner records two outs.  Mark Ellis walks and steal second.  Kemp walks.  Loney walks.  Ethier walks in the game-winning run.
April 15—Dodgers and Padres are tied 4–4 in the bottom of the ninth.  Brach walks Rivera.  Loney singles.  Uribe sacrificed.  Brach intentionally walks AJ Ellis.  Hairston fouls out.  Gordon singles in the game-winning run.
April 28—Dodgers and Nationals are tied 3–3 in the bottom of the tenth after a ninth-inning rally by the Dodgers.  Kemp leads off and homers off of Gorzelanny.
May 18—Dodgers and Cardinals are tied 5–5 in the bottom of the ninth.  Salas walks Herrera.  Ethier strikes out.  Kennedy singles.  Salas intentionally walks Loney.  AJ Ellis walks in the game-winning run.
May 26—Dodgers and Astros are tied 3–3 in the bottom of the ninth.  Wright hits Ethier with a pitch.  Van Slyke sacrifices off of Lopez.  Lopez intentionally walks Loney.  AJ Ellis hits a three-run home run.

The 2012 Dodgers have been victimized by four walk-offs (April 17—Kottaras doubles off Guerra; April 18—Braun sacrifices off Guerrier; May 6—DeJesus draws walk off Wright; May 8—Giambi homers off Elbert).  Thus, the 2012 Dodgers have lost only 11 games while batting.

In recent years, here's the number of walk off wins and losses the Dodgers have had:

2011: 8 walk-off wins; 7 walk-off losses
2010: 9 walk-off wins (including the balk-off win); 7 walk-off losses
2009: 12 walk-off wins; 8 walk-off losses
2008: 8 walk-off wins; 7 walk-off losses
2007: 6 walk-off wins; 5 walk-off losses
2006: 8 walk-off wins; 9 walk-off losses

(I know there weren't any game-ending balks.  If there was a game-ending stolen base, I would have missed it.  Any other non-PA events out there?  Balk, SB, CS, PO, CI?)

Oh, and 1988: 5 walk-off wins; 9 walk-off losses.