Posted on 08/22/2007 8:21:06 PM PDT by MassRepublicanFlyersFan
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Texas Rangers rounded the bases at a dizzying pace, touching the plate so often it became almost embarrassing to make an out.
The Rangers became the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a game, setting an American League record Wednesday in a 30-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles.
Trailing 3-0 in the opener of a doubleheader, Texas scored five runs in the fourth inning, nine in the sixth, 10 in the eighth and six in the ninth.
It was the ninth time a major league team scored 30 runs, the first since the Chicago Colts set the major league mark in a 36-7 rout of Louisville in a National League game on June 28, 1897, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
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If he is he’s the only one left!
Kinda blew it off when down 0-3, enjoyed the lead when it came.
Local talking heads were laughing about beating the 26-7 lashing that Baltimore gave the stRangers years ago. No one expected anything close to this.
Hope that they saved a few runs for the nightcap.
Typical Rangers - now watch em score 4 runs total in the next six games.
They’ve scored six, but Baltimore has 7.
Global Warming. Isn’t every 100 year old record that’s broken the result of GW?
This is the same team that days before had 17 batters whiff against Julio Santana.
At least it takes the spotlight off of the Phillies’ 15-3 loss to the Dodgers......
Michael Young's a good player, but he's not a difference maker worth $16 million a year.
Reads like a football score .... the Hawks got beat by Green Bay 48 to 13 ..... but then there’s seven points per score (counting field goal) which would have been equivalent to about 6 to 1 which doesn’t sound all that bad .....
Now there’s a ball game!...no time to take a wizz!
They figured if they were losing with a lot of high priced "talent", they'd be ahead if they were losing with a lower cost payroll, so they got rid of most of non-performing stars, and brought up their minor league players.
The Rangers are slipping, they’ve only scored 9 runs in the nightcap.
Which proves the adage, "It's the Pitching, Stupid"! ;^)
Just glad they didn’t do this when they played my Royals.
For Royals fans, times they are a changin’. The signs are all there and it’s going to be exciting to be a Royals fan.
They’ve scored as much as Mike Modano. (check your pings)
:-)
What is the record for most runs by one team in a doubleheader? The Rangers have 39, so that’s got to be real close.
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Baseball-Trivia-General-2552/runs-double-header.htm
Here are numbers:
Most runs, doubleheader, by one team NL—43—Boston vs Cincinnati, Aug 21, 1894 AL—36—Detroit vs St. Louis, Aug 14, 1937
Most runs, doubleheader, by both teams AL—54—Boston 35, Philadelphia 19, July 4, 1939 NL—54—Boston 43, Cincinnati 11, Aug 21, 1894
Johan!
Oh man, what was I thinking?
How could you forget the name of my guy who will next year be making 1 billion dollars for the yankees. Everyone here in MN has come to terms with the notion that there’s no way the Twinks can resign him.
Who is that? Ryan vs Ventura?
I was present as an eager 9 year old at one of the most amazing games ever, when the Reds beat the Phillies 19-17:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=196908030PHI
Cincinnati Reds vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 3, 1969 Box Score
The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1969 at Connie Mack Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is “ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye.”
Cincinnati Reds 19, Philadelphia Phillies 17
Game played on Sunday, August 3, 1969 at Connie Mack Stadium
Cincinnati Reds ab r h rbi
Rose rf 4 3 3 4
Tolan cf 7 1 1 0
Johnson lf 6 3 4 4
Stewart lf 0 0 0 0
Perez 3b 5 3 4 3
May 1b 6 2 2 4
Bench c 6 2 5 1
Woodward ss 6 2 3 2
Ruiz 2b 6 2 2 1
Pascual p 0 0 0 0
Fisher p 2 0 0 0
Carroll p 2 1 1 0
Ramos p 1 0 0 0
Granger p 1 0 0 0
Totals 52 19 25 19
Philadelphia Phillies ab r h rbi
Taylor 2b 6 1 2 5
Hisle cf 3 2 1 0
Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Harmon ph 1 0 0 0
Allen 1b 6 2 2 2
Callison rf 5 3 4 1
Johnson 3b 6 2 5 2
Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
Stone lf,cf 6 2 2 1
Money ss 5 1 1 2
Ryan c 4 2 1 1
Champion p 1 0 0 0
Raffo p 0 0 0 0
Rojas ph 1 1 1 3
Boozer p 0 0 0 0
Farrell p 0 0 0 0
Palmer p 1 0 1 0
Barry ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Totals 47 17 21 17
Cincinnati 1 1 3 1 10 2 0 1 0 – 19 25 1
Philadelphia 3 1 5 0 0 7 1 0 0 – 17 21 2
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Pascual 0.1 3 3 3 1 0
Fisher 1.2 5 4 4 0 3
Carroll 3.1 6 6 6 2 2
Ramos 0.2 4 4 4 0 1
Granger W (5-4) 3.0 3 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
21
17
17
4
6
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Champion 2.0 5 3 3 1 2
Raffo 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Boozer 1.0 4 3 2 1 1
Farrell L (3-3) 0.1 6 6 6 0 0
Palmer 1.2 5 4 4 0 1
Wilson 3.0 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
25
19
18
4
5
E–Woodward (4), Callison (2), Boozer (1). DP–Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 1. 2B–Cincinnati Woodward (5,off Raffo); Tolan (19,off Boozer); Perez (20,off Farrell); Bench 2 (13,off Farrell,off Palmer), Philadelphia Allen (14,off Pascual); Callison (17,off Pascual); D Johnson (12,off Pascual); Taylor (14,off Carroll). 3B–Philadelphia Rojas (1,off Carroll). HR–Cincinnati May (30,5th inning off Farrell 2 on, 1 out); Rose (11,5th inning off Palmer 2 on, 2 out); Johnson (12,6th inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out); Perez (27,8th inning off Wilson 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Ryan (11,2nd inning off Fisher 0 on, 0 out); Taylor (2,6th inning off Ramos 3 on, 2 out); Allen (23,7th inning off Ramos 0 on, 0 out). IBB–Ryan (3,by Carroll). SB–D Johnson (2,2nd base off Carroll/Bench). WP–Palmer (3). IBB–Carroll (14,Ryan). U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Ken Burkhart. T–3:29. A–13,181.
Game played on Sunday, August 3, 1969 at Connie Mack Stadium
This is the feather in Angelo’s cap. 10 straight years the O’s havent been able to play even .500 ball after meddling; spending millions on mediocrities, now culminating in this humiliation against an awful Rangers team. If he had any dignity whatsoever he’d take the elevator to the top of Alka Seltzer Clock and take a swan dive head first into the Chesapeake Bay Inner Harbor... A totally pathetic owner and team.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI196908030.shtml
Cool, thanks!!
THere were 3 batters with 4 hits and 2 batters with 5 hits..... I wonder how often that has ever happened, given that even a 4-hit game is relatively rare?
Pete Rose was walked several times and would sprint down to first (”Charlie Hustle”) on the off chance that he might see a chance to break for 2nd..... I detest what he did with gambling, etc. but there’s no question it was an amazing experience to watch the intensity of Pete Rose play the game of baseball..... and even though I was a young Phillies fan, seeing Rose, Bench, and Perez play the way they played was what impressed me most, even years before the fame of the “Big Red Machine”......
http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1979/B05170CHN1979.htm
I just got back from both games...
MELTDOWN!!!
Thanks, yeah that was another wild one for the Phillies — at least they won that one!
p.s. I’m really a lifelong Red Sox fan, but since I lived a lot of years near Philly they became my “National League” team. Of course, if it had ever come down to a Red Sox vs. Phillies World Series then the Red Sox would have taken precedence...... :^)
Save the ticket stub.
Ha, sweep for the Rangers, not a good night to be an Orioles fan........
http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B10120CIN1976.htm
I have to say I loved watching the Reds 1969 - 1975, even though I was always rooting for either the Red Sox (’75 World Series) or Phillies. ‘75 World Series was such a heartbreaker!!!!! (except for you fortunate Reds fans)
But no sports fan could fail to admire and enjoy the quality of teams the Reds fielded in those days..... to see Rose, Bench, Morgan, and Perez, et al, on the field was just incredible.
Actually, anyone paying attention to the O's this season would know that, despite this glaring rout, they are playing their best baseball since 1997.
2 out of 3 is not a sweep. Enjoy your games though because, that aside, the Rangers aren’t exactly sittin’ pretty.
You’re right. They are doing alright, although tonight’s abomination puts the bullpen into perspective. They. Must Go.
re: ‘sweep’
It is common in baseball to refer to winning both games of a doubleheader as a ‘sweep’ — that is what I was referring to.
I could not care less about the Rangers, for I am a RED SOX FAN (best record in the majors!!!)
LOL!! That says it all! 9 games under 500 and without a single credible power hitter and some of the worst middle relief pitching ever assembled, yea right! Theyre at the top of their game, it just doesent get much better than this.. (not in Baltimore under the ownership of Asbestos Lawyer Peter Angelos, that is)
The Baltimore Ravens havent given up 30 points since November of 2005!
The funny thing is Texas did all the scoring in 4 out of 9 innings.
Well, just goes to show..Paul Shuey is no Ray Lewis!
I’m a Sox fan, but that will still never not be amusing
And the Ravens are my favorite team next to the Seahawks. It’s going to be hard watching them play each other here soon ....
Red Sox fan, heh? How did you like our bang-up job on Gagne? ;-)
Yeah, Gagne has struggled so far, but I still like our team and our chances. I think we do have a pretty fine pitching staff even if Gagne doesn’t turn it around, but there’s no reason to think he can’t do as well as he’s done elsewhere.
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