Good morning!
It took until August 26, but a White Sox pitcher finally logged a game score of 80 this season. Unfortunately, the White Sox wasted Martín Pérez's fine effort, falling to the Royals 5-4. Still, Pérez became the 74th pitcher in MLB this season to record a game score of 80 or higher; entering Friday's action there have now been 78 such instances. (For those scoring at home, Tarik Skubal has five all by himself, and next-closest are a couple of guys with three)
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 180 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 167-13 when a pitcher records a game score of 80 or better.
- Of the 180 games on this list, 59 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 have been the Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals, each appearing 18 times on this list. Meanwhile the top non-divisional opponent is Seattle, with 16.
All data from stathead.com
