While Lucas Giolito's last two starts haven't gone exactly as planned, the right-handed starter with Frost as his middle name (why isn't his nickname Frosty?) still enters the weekend series against the Twins vying for a league-leading 11th win.
Pitching wins, of course, aren't everything, but it's still notable as Giolito is just the 11th Sox pitcher to record 10 wins in the first half of a season since 2000. Today's Sporcle celebrates that accomplishment: in franchise history, there have been 72 instances of at least 10 pitching wins before the All-Star game: how many can you name? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 15 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints I've provided the year and the number of wins.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The highest ERA of pitchers on this list came in 2006, at 4.91.
- The lowest ERA, amazingly, is 0.00, which was accomplished three times: twice in 1908 and once in 1909. Different era and all, sure, but still.
- The average triple-slash against: .238/.294/.337. That's the equivalent of Steve Sax's 1992 season.
All data from baseballreference.com
