Lots of Statistical Fun From Phils 22-1 Win
Posted by Johnny Goodtimes on July 6th, 2009
The Phillies destroyed the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night, 22-1. This blowout lent itself to a lot of statistical goodness.
- Of the 12 Phillies who came to the plate on Monday night, Ryan Howard was the only one who didn’t score at least one run.
- In Cole Hamels previous four starts, the Phils had scored a grand total of 6 runs. They scored 6 or more in two different innings on Monday.
- Cole Hamels knocked in his 2nd and 3rd RBIs of the season. The 3 RBIs ties him for a career high. The 2 RBIs in one game also tied a career high, set in 2006 against the Nationals.
- This was the most runs the Phils had scored in a game since 1985, when they beat the Mets 26-7. (Enjoy this box score. Your boy Von Hayes had 6 RBIs and 4 runs scored.)
- It was the Phillies largest margin of victory since 1900, and 3rd largest ever. In 1894, they defeated the Louisville Colonels, 29-4. They also defeated the Indianapolis Hoosiers 24-0 in 1887.
- The Reds played their first game in 1882, and have played in over 19,000 games since. This was their worst ever defeat. Their previous worse defeat was 26-6, at the hands of the Phillies in 1892.
- The 10 runs tied the Phils record for most runs scored in the first inning, as it was the 4th time they had ever done it.
- This is interesting: The Phils record for most runs scored in any one inning? 13, in the 4th inning of a game against, you guessed it, the Cincinnati Reds in 2003.
- When the Phils had scored 16 through 4 innings, people at the CB Park began to wonder what the record was for most runs scored in a game. The answer in modern times is 30, set just two years ago by the Rangers against the Orioles, in a game the Rangers won, 30-3. (Box score here.)
- Remember those woeful Louisville Colonels, who lost to the Phils by 25? They also gave up the all-time record of 36 runs, losing to the Chicago Colts (now the Cubs) 36-7 in 1897.
- Johnny Cueto had given up a total of 12 earned runs in his previous 6 starts. He gave up 9 earned in 2/3 of an inning on Monday. In his previous 47 games started, he had never been pulled in the first inning, and had never given up more than 6 Earned Runs.
- Backup shortstop Paul Janish pitched the 8th inning for the Reds. He gave up 6 runs, and now has a 49.50 ERA for both his season and career. Janish was a starting pitcher for his high school team. Interestingly, despite becoming a position player by the time he reached the minors, he had to have Tommy John surgery in 2005.
- Reds pitcher Josh Roenicke actually held the Phillies scoreless in his only inning pitched. Talk about mop up duty for Roenicke: he has made appearances in 5 losses for the Reds this year. The Reds have lost those 5 games by a combined score of 53-6. (He also appeared in an 8-1 Reds win, for a total of 6 appearances.)


July 7th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Yeah, that 26-7 Mets game was the game that Von Hayes hit two HRs in the first inning, the 2nd one being a grand slam.
July 7th, 2009 at 10:58 am
How did you know that Von Hayes was my boy?
July 7th, 2009 at 11:50 am
I remember a game in June 1986 where the Phils beat the Cubs 19-1. Juan Samuel had a bunch of RBIs and I know Schmidt and Milt Thompson both homered. Phils pitcher was Shane Rawley. The Cubs starting pitcher, none other than Jamie Moyer.