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May 22, 2009

Bay Sets Red Sox HR Record

Jason Bay's home run off the top of the right-center field fence last night was his 11th consecutive home run with at least one runner on base -- a new Red Sox record.

The previous mark: 10, by Tony Conigliaro (1966) and Kevin Youkilis (2008).
You can't do it without guys getting on. I can't do it on my own. That's just one of those stats that they find that makes you look good because who would have ever thought that?
Bay joins Jimmy Bannon (1894), Bob Meusel (1925), Hank Greenberg (1933), Leon Durham (1984) and Chili Davis (1993) with 11 straight men-on dongs. ... The major league record is 12, set by Hank Aaron (1970) and Ken Griffey Jr. (1999).

Bay joked that he fouled out to first in the eighth inning because there were no runners on base.
Date   Opponent    Homer 
0417   Orioles     Two-run 
0424   Yankees     Two-run 
0427   Cleveland   Three-run 
0504   Yankees     Two-run 
0505   Yankees     Three-run 
0507   Cleveland   Three-run 
0508   Rays        Three-run 
0513   Angels      Two-run 
0516   Mariners    Two-run 
0520   Blue Jays   Two-run 
0521   Blue Jays   Two-run
Bay has hit 13 home runs, second only to Carlos Pena (14) in the American League. Adrian Gonzalez and Raul Ibanez lead the NL with 15; Albert Pujols has hit 14.

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John Smoltz started for Greenville (A) last night (box/pbp). He pitched three scoreless innings (29 pitches), allowing one hit and striking out two. Smoltz said he threw at about 85% and his fastball was clocked at 92.

In mop-up duty for Pawtucket last night, reliever Javier Lopez allowed four earned runs on four hits and five walks in two-thirds of an inning in the PawSox' 14-1 loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Mark Kotsay begins his rehab with Pawtucket today. ... Hunter Jones will be sent to Pawtucket when Matsuzaka is activated. ... Updates on Portland's Ryan Kalish and Lars Anderson.
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10 comments:

  1. JoyMay 22, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    Hee, that's two jokes you've documented in 2 days by Bay! (Yesterday's joke about losing the ball in the lights so Ellsbury could get another putout and today's about fouling off the ball with the bases empty.) I like his sense of humor. =)

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  2. 9caseyMay 22, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    That might be one of the most obscure records I have ever seen.....Is it really breaking a record if no one can ever tell you there was a record in the first place...some clever research by the Red Sox PR Dept..

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  3. A ConformerMay 22, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    What's interesting (and entirely irrelevant) is that he didn't hit any grand slams, either. So it's actually 11 straight dongs that are either 2-run or 3-run HRs. I wonder if any of the other ones with 11 can boast THAT record?

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  4. allanMay 22, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    Aaron's HR Log & his 1970 run:

    June 21 to August 7: no grand slams (10 two-run, 2 three-run).

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  5. allanMay 22, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    Griffey's HR Log.

    August 17 to September 22, 1999 (his last 12 dongs of the year): no grand slams, all 12 were two-run shots

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  6. allanMay 22, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    Yook's streak of 10 in 2008

    June 22 to August 12:
    1 grand slam, 1 three-run, 8 two-run

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  7. A ConformerMay 22, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    Griffey's HR LogAugust 17 to September 22, 1999 (his last 12 dongs of the year): no grand slams, all 12 were two-run shotsImpressive. That's a record that has a chance of not being broken in quite a while, I'd say.

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  8. allanMay 22, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    Tony C:

    July 31 to September 23, 1966 (his last 10 HR of the season): 0 grand slams, 1 three-run, 9 two-run

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  9. allanMay 22, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    Chili Davis, 1993

    April 12 to July 4 (1st 11 of year): 1 grand slam, 1 three-run, 9 two-run

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  10. A ConformerMay 22, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    This got me wondering: what event is more common? A solo shot, or a 2-run dong? Any idea how you would research that? My instinct would be 2-run.

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