Good morning!
While Carlos Rodón's no-hitter rightfully made waves over the last couple of days, another White Sox pitcher made history (albeit smaller) of his own following his Thursday pitching appearance. Despite the lackluster loss, Lance Lynn became the first White Sox pitcher to post back-to-back starts with 10+ strikeouts and nary a walk to be had. I found that a touch surprising given some of the runs of dominance Sox starting pitchers have had over the years, but it truly hasn't happened and it really hasn't been all that close: one guy has done it with a couple of starts between, and that's it. Thus, I assign this accomplishment the "Lance Lynn Special", which it shall remain named until proven otherwise.
Panning out a bit further: in all, which White Sox pitchers in franchise history have recorded even a single game where they struck out at least 10 and didn't allow a walk? Turns out, the answer is 43 entries. Your task today? Attempt to name them all: how many can you get? Good luck! (By the way, if you feel cheated that we're not doing no-hitters, here's my White Sox no-hitter Sporcle from last season)
Quiz Parameters
- I've allotted 10 minutes for completion attempts.
- For hints, I've provided the date of the game and the opponent faced.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The White Sox are 31-12 when this feat occurs. The largest loss was a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Cleveland in 1909 while the largest victory was either a 14-6 blowout of the Browns in 1911 or an 11-3 drubbing of the Royals in 2007.
- The most strikeouts in these performances is 14, both by the same pitcher. Both resulted in losses, a 3-1 defeat against the Mariners in 2016 and a 2-1 heartbreaker against Texas in 2015. (David Robertson with the 2-run blown save)
- The longest drought between these performances is 48 years, from 1913-1961.
- The pitcher with the most performances of this type in MLB history: Randy Johnson with 36 such games. He went 27-4 with a 1.40 ERA.
(Photo by Andrew Dieb/Icon Sportswire)
All data from stathead.com
