Baseball Almanac Updates (Archive)

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October 2009 Updates

10-19: Mariano Rivera extends his Games Pitched Record for

1 Updated Baseball Record

10-19: Most Games Pitched in a Career With One Team.

10-19: Frank Francisco ties the N.L. Saves Record for

1 Updated Baseball Record

10-19: Most Saves on Any Given Day. Our free downloadable file

10-19: of EVERY pitcher with 2 Saves on the Same Day is updated.

10-19: Mariano Rivera extends his Relief Pitching Record for

1 Updated Baseball Record

10-19: Most Consecutive Appearances as a Relief Pitcher and sets a

10-19: new A.L. mark for Most Games as a Relief Pitcher passing

10-19: the previous total of 891 set by Mike Timlin.

10-19: Mariano Rivera & Trevor Hoffman extend their Saves Records

1 Updated Baseball Record

10-19: for Most Saves in a Career (each is #1 in their respective lg).

10-18: Ichiro Suzuki ends the season singles tie with Nellie Fox.

1 Updated Baseball Record

10-18: Singles Records Fast Fact #1 and Fast Fact #2 updated.

10-18: Matt Cain & Tim Lincecum tie the Complete Games Record

1 Updated Baseball Record

10-18: for Fewest Complete Games by the League Leader.

10-18: Chris Carpenter & Aaron Hill win Comeback Player of the Year.

1 Updated Baseball Award

10-18: Tabs updated: Chris Carpenter Awards & Aaron Hill Awards.

2 Updated Baseball Players

10-18: A Ray Grimes Grave & Hy Myers Grave page added.

2 New Baseball Graves

10-18: Site tip: Player pages with graves have a tiny gravestone link

Baseball Almanac Tips

10-18: next to the cemetery name. Ex: Jackie Robinson / Babe Ruth.

10-18: Hundreds of other pages updated w/2009 data last week.

Webmaster Comments

10-07: Brian Powell added to Players Who Died in 2009.

1 Updated Year of Death

10-07: Baseball Suicides sadly gets updated again: Brian Powell.

1 Updated Legendary List

10-03: Don Thompson added to Players Who Died in 2009.

1 Updated Year of Death

10-03: No A.L. 20 Game Winner or N.L. 20 Game Winner in 2009.

2 Updated Pitching Charts

10-03: Only 2nd time in modern history not counting '81, '94 & '95.

10-03: B.J. Upton hits 5th A.L. Cycle this year and first for Rays.

2 Updated Baseball Team Pgs

10-03: Del Bates added to Players Who Died in 2009.

1 Updated Year of Death

10-03: Typo on Branch Rickey Quotes fixed (thanks Bill).

1 Updated Baseball Quotes Pg

10-02: Albert Pujols breaks Assists in a Season by a 1B Record.

1 Updated Baseball Record

10-02: Carlos Guillen's 4th HR from Both Side of the Plate added.

1 Updated Fabulous Feat

10-02: New quote: Clyde Barnhart & Sherry Maggee (thanks Josh).

2 Updated Baseball Players

10-02: New quote: Stuffy McInnis & Orval Overall (thanks Josh).

2 Updated Baseball Players

10-02: Two early Yankee Team Captains verified (thanks Cliff).

1 Updated Baseball Team Pg

10-02: New quote & three fast facts added to Bruce Kison page.

1 Updated Baseball Player

10-02: September upgrades moved to Baseball Almanac Updates.

1 Updated Archive Page

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September 2009 Updates

09-23: New quotes on: Barry Bonnell, Milt Wilcox & Dizzy Trout.

3 Updated Baseball Players

09-22: Ross Ohlendorf has a 9 Pitch / 9 Strike Inning — congrats!

1 Updated Fabulous Feat

09-22: New baseball autographs / baseball cards / pictures on...

35 Updated Baseball Players

(5,725 Images To Date!)

09-22: Brian Simmons, Brian Shouse, Wally Whitehurst, Matt Diaz.

09-22: Bill Harrelson, Matt Macri, Kevin Wickander, Jose Cabrera.

09-22: Jeff Mutis, Chad Zerbe, Bryan Kelly, Dick Hall, Jesus Flores.

09-22: Anthony Swarzak, Guillermo Velasquez, Ted Wieand.

09-22: Jason Thompson, Allen Levrault, Danny Walton, Jim Price.

09-22: Dick LeMay, Eugenio Velez, Alex Hinshaw, Merkin Valdez.

09-22: Paul Schreiber, Chris Perez, Pete Craig, Bob Priddy.

09-22: John Herrnstein, Connie Johnson, Brian Dallimore.

09-22: Jim Dorsey, Jason Motte, Yoslan Herrera, Jorge Pedre.

09-21: Highest Batting Average by a Pinch Hitter added to our

1 Expanded Baseball Record

09-21: Pinch Hitting Records book (email suggestion).

09-21: Lonny Frey added to Players Who Died in 2009.

1 Updated Year of Death

09-21: BB, SO, O, A added to Cy Young Perfect Game Box Score.

1 Expanded Perfect Game

09-21: Two new Ichiro Suzuki Quotes added (thanks Josh).

1 Updated Baseball Quotes Pg

09-21: Typo in our 2005 World Series intro fixed (item clarified).

1 Updated World Series

09-21: Most Home Runs in a Game With No Other Runs scored

1 Updated Baseball Record

09-21: by a team is tied (2x Philadelphia & Houston).

09-15:Fast fact #2 on Career Leader for Hits updated (Keeler).

1 Updated Hitting Chart

09-15:Ichiro Suzuki reaches 200+ hits again & baseball records fall:

1 Updated Baseball Record

09-09: Most Seasons With 200+ Hits (ties Ty Cobb).

09-09: Most Seasons With 200+ Hits Consecutively (new ML mark).

09-15: Salary data (1916 & 1922) for Allen "Rubber Arm "Russell

1 Updated Baseball Player

09-09: added to his page (source for data are his actual contracts).

09-15: OF Jason Heyward wins Minor League Player of the Year.

1 Updated Baseball Award

09-15: New nicknames on: Adam Dunn, Joakim Soria, Rick Ankiel,

6 Updated Baseball Players

09-09: Adam Wainwright, Ryan Ludwick & Chris Carpenter.

09-15: Typo & missing player on University of Toledo page fixed.

1 Fixed Baseball College

09-12: New quotes on: Johnny Neun, Ron Washington & Lee Smith.

3 Updated Baseball Players

09-09: The 2009 Phillies are 12th team with four 30 HR hitters.

1 Updated Baseball Record

09-09: Names & HR totals added to every team in record above.

1 Expanded Baseball Record

09-08: Jon Garland was the first National League pitcher to ever...

1 New Baseball First

09-08: Typo on Catcher Double Play Records page fixed.

1 Fixed Baseball Record

09-08: Most home runs by a team in a losing effort added.

1 Expanded Baseball Record

09-08: Ichiro Suzuki is on the new Baseball Digest Cover.

1 Updated Baseball Book List

09-06: Buddy Blattner added to Players Who Died in 2009.

1 Updated Year of Death

09-06: Carlos Fisher added to Lewis-Clark State College Alumnus.

1 Updated Baseball College

09-06: Ryan Howard & Kendry Morales win Player of the Month.

1 Updated Baseball Award

09-06: Tabs also: Ryan Howard Awards & Kendry Morales Awards.

2 Updated Baseball Players

09-06: Andrew Baily & Chris Coghlan win Rookie of the Month.

1 Updated Baseball Award

09-06: Jackie Collum added to Players Who Died in 2009.

1 Updated Year of Death

09-06: Chris Carpenter & C.C. Sabathia win Pitcher of the Month.

1 Updated Baseball Award

09-06: Tabs also: Chris Carpenter Awards & C.C. Sabathia Awards.

2 Updated Baseball Players

09-04: New quotes on: Billy Johnson & Solly Hemus (thanks Josh).

2 Updated Baseball Players

09-04: Yankees tie mark for Most 20 HR Hitters on a Team at once.

1 Updated Baseball Record

09-02: Jack Phillips added to Players Who Died in 2009.

1 Updated Year of Death

09-01: Rookie catcher John Hester hit a Home Run in his 1st At-Bat.

1 Updated Fabulous Feat

08-01: Hester was 7th NL player with a pinch hit HR in his 1st AB.

1 Updated Baseball Record

09-01: New intro quote & two fast facts added to Carroll Hardy page.

1 Updated Baseball Player

08-01: Hardy was the only pinch hitter for Ted Williams (see page).

08-01: Hardy also played in NFL (see Carroll Hardy Football Stats).

09-01: A Howard University page is added (email request).

1 New Baseball College

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August 2009 Updates

08-27: Aaron Poreda added to our list of Jewish Baseball Players.

1 Updated Legendary List

08-27: New quotes on Dave Wickersham, Joe Taylor & Terry Moore.

3 Updated Baseball Players

08-27: A new nickname & intro quote on Ian Kinsler (thanks Chris).

1 Updated Baseball Player

08-26: Every baseball award winner on our site now has their

115 Baseball Awards Are
Now In a New Database!

(5,074 Ballplayers Updated)

08-26: respective awards integrated on their page in an Awards tab.

08-26: Example: Pedro Martinez, seventh tab over says Awards and

08-26: when clicked a Pedro Martinez Awards page appears.

08-26: Eric Bruntlett added to our Unassisted Triple Plays page.

1 Updated Fabulous Feat

08-26: Delay in updating due to being out of town until Tuesday night.

08-26: An amazing video from Baseball Tonight discussing the

1 Updated Box Score

08-26: Asdrubal Cabrera Unassisted Triple Play is integrated.

08-14: New nickname on Bill Campbell, Brian Dayett & Grady Hatton.

3 Updated Baseball Players

08-14: The Adrian Gonzalez sweet Six Hits in One Game added.

1 Updated Fabulous Feat

08-14: Former hurler Dallas Green wins the Roland Hemond Award.

1 Updated Baseball Award

08-14: Nick Swisher's 9th HR from Both Side of the Plate added.

1 Updated Fabulous Feat

08-14: Bad link on Baseball's 100 Greatest Players fixed (thx Johan).

1 Updated Legendary List

08-14: Munson/Fisk fight photo added to August 1, 1973 box score.

1 Updated Baseball Box

08-13: New historical intro quote on Harry Hooper & Al Bridwell.

4 Updated Baseball Players
(1,904 Quotes To Date!)

08-13: New historical intro quote on George Stovall & Davy Jones.

08-13: Sox ace Mark Buehrle wins Clutch Performer of the Month.

1 Updated Baseball Award

08-13: Rookie hurler Neftali Feliz joins 100 MPH Club in his debut.

1 Updated Baseball Article

08-13: Typo on Eastern Michigan University Baseball Players fixed.

1 Updated Baseball College

08-13: New nickname on Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Nick Swisher.

3 Updated Baseball Players

08-11: Billy Butler & Mark Reynolds win Player of the Week.

1 Updated Baseball Award

08-11: Troy Tulowitzki hit for the cycle yesterday.

2 Update Baseball Team Pgs

08-11: Tulo now on both the Rockies page & the N.L. Cycles page.

08-06: Josh Fields & Mark Buehrle get a famous first (from 07-23).

2 New Famous Firsts

08-06: New baseball autographs / baseball cards / pictures on...

18 Updated Baseball Players

(5,690 Images To Date!)

08-06: Hector Cruz, Dave Lemonds, Steve Holm & Brian Denman.

08-06: Ron Stone, Jonathan Herrera, Kelvin Jimenez & Rod Allen.

08-06: Nelson Cruz, Joe Inglett, Dennis Lewallyn & Mike Nagy.

08-06: Mike Glavine, Denard Span & Burke Badenhop.

08-06: Marco Scutaro, Ryan Ludwick, Ray Narleski.

08-05: Albert Pujols ties the Grand Slams in a Season Record.

1 Updated Baseball Record

08-05: Kendry Morales wins A.L. Player of the Week.

4 Updated Baseball Award

08-05: Tim Lincecum & Josh Willingham win Player of the Week.

08-05: Gordon Beckham & Garrett Jones win Rookie of the Month.

08-05: Wandy Rodriguez & Jarrod Washburn win Pitcher of the Month.

08-05: Ryan Ludwick & Bobby Abreu win Player of the Month.

08-03: Melky Cabrera hit for the cycle yesterday.

2 Update Baseball Team Pgs

07-18: Both the Yankees page & A.L. Cycles page are updated.

08-03: A few updates / changes made during previous week.

Webmaster Comments
& Older Updates

07-18: [Updated daily, not listed until now as I was out of town.]

07-18: Josh Willingham joined the 2 Grand Slams in 1 Game club.

07-18: New nickname on Juan Espino & quote on Jerry Spradlin.

07-18: Most consecutive retired batters now on No Hitter Records.

08-03: A Carl Mays Grave & Roy Parmelee Grave page added.

2 New Baseball Graves

08-03: Ted Williams salary from 1960 found and added (last one).

1 Updated Baseball Player

08-03: Source is HBO Pictures documentary, Ted Williams.

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