Way back on April 16, I saw a crazy pitching line, hit Baseball Reference's amazing Stathead, and (as I sometimes do) emailed the oddity-obsessed Stark:
You'll probably hear this elsewhere, but Luis Cessa (3-14-11-3-0, 88 vs the Reds today) is the FIRST pitcher since at least 1900 to allow 11+ runs, 14+ hits, and get 9 or fewer outs.Stark has a good filing system – although being more organized than I am would not take much effort, planning, or thought – because this appeared more than eight months later in one of his year-end wrap-ups:
How is it possible no one did that before? Ralph Comstock allowed 12 runs and 14 hits in 1913 but he lasted 3.1 innings!
https://stathead.com/tiny/W8FOK
Here are Stark's 2023 wrap-up columns:
Strange But True: MLB's Wackiest Moments And Minutia Under The New Rules In 2023
Strange But True Reader Favorites: Mets' Big-Money Futility, Julio RodrÃguez's Feat
MLB's Weirdest Injuries Of 2023, From A Pool Basketball Mishap To A Toilet Setback
The Year In Strange But True: MLB's Weirdest & Wildest Teams And Games Of 2023
The Year In Strange But True: MLB's 20 Most Mind-Blowing Hitting And Pitching Feats Of 2023
The Incomparable Shohei Ohtani: 10 Magic Numbers That Reflect His Rare Greatness