Sporcle Saturday: 80+ game scores

Good morning!

Michael Kopech had himself a nice couple of games recently, making history of the most specific kind over two dominant games against the Royals and Guardians. It was quite run, to be sure, even if it was against a couple of rather punch-less offenses.

Still, Kopech managed to record back-to-back game scores of 80 or better, which is nothing to scoff at. I think (?) the last time a White Sox pitcher accomplished that was in 2020. By now, you know where this is going: which other Sox pitchers have logged a game score of 80 or better? That’s what today’s Sporcle is all about: since 1990, there have been 177 pitching performances that have met that 80 game score threshold. Some of the names are pretty obvious, while others are a bit more obscure. How many can you get? Good luck!

Quiz Parameters

• I’ve allotted 15 minutes for completion attempts.
• For hints, I’ve provided the date of the game, the opponent, and the game score.

Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:

• The White Sox are 165-101 when a pitcher records a game score of 80 or better.
• Of the 162 games on this list, 58 of them were complete game shutouts.
• The highest pitch count from the games on this list is a robust 140, coming on 9/5/1995, a 2-1 win over Texas. The lowest count? A miserly 83, a 2-0 shutout against Boston on 5/22/2002.
• The team most victimized has been the Detroit Tigers, appearing 18 times on this list. Kansas City is just one behind with 17 games, and strangely, a non-divisonal opponent, Seattle, also with 15.

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All data from stathead.com

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