Sunday, October 28, 2007

Unexpected Sources

2 or more RBIs in the World Series by an AL pitcher since the inception of the DH:

Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston, 2007 Game 3
Chad Ogea, Cleveland 1997 Game 6
Mike Moore, Oakland, 1989 Game 4

World Series RBIs by Mets Pitchers:

Jesse Orosco, 1986 Game 7, bottom of the 8th. After pitching a scoreless 7th in the final game of the '86 Series, Roger McDowell could get nobody out in the top of the 8th, surrendering three straight hits and two runs, as the Red Sox moved from down 6-3 to down 6-5. Orosco came in and got three straight outs, allowing no more runs to score. Then in the bottom of the 8th, Darryl Strawberry led off with a homer and after Ray Knight singled and moved to second on a Dykstra groundout, Jesse singled to center to bring in an additional insurance run before pitching a flawless three up, three down 9th inning. That was the 11th and final hit of Orosco's career, although he was a major leaguer for another 17 seasons thereafter.

Gary Gentry, 1969, Game 3, bottom of the second. Tommie Agee put the Mets up 1-0 with a leadoff homer, off future Hall-of-Famer Jim Palmer, to start the bottom of the first inning. In the second Gentry came up with two outs and Jerry Grote and Bud Harrelson on base. Gentry doubled off Palmer deep into the gap in right center to drive in two runs. The Mets never looked back and won the game 5-0 on 6 and two thirds innings of three-hit ball from Gentry and two and a third innings of one-hit ball from Nolan Ryan. Gentry's double was one of only five extra base hits of his MLB career. His career regular season batting average was .095 and his career regular season slugging percentage was .109. The only other 2-RBI game of Gentry's career came against another future Hall-of-Famer, when he doubled to drive in two off Phil Niekro in a regular season game in 1972.

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