Good morning!
While Noah Schultz didn't quite have the debut he hoped, there is cause for measured optimism moving forward. A few more strikeouts and a couple fewer walks, across another inning or two? Hey, presto! You've got yourself a start that makes today's Sporcle. If only it could be so easy for us all to make such adjustments.
Today's Sporcle examines rookie starting pitchers of the past who've logged a game score of 50 or better in their MLB debut. I chose not to add an innings limit, so there are a few guys on here who went fewer innings in their start than Schultz, but still logged a higher game score due to more strikeouts and fewer runs allowed.
I hope you'll find it a fun list! There are some recent and older names, as well as some whom I would put into categories such as "Of course", "Remember that guy", and "Who?/Old-Timer". In all, there are 50 names. 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 and the game score.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- The White Sox are 28-21-1 in the games on this list.
- The most innings pitched from these games? 10 innings –a complete game, naturally– on September 6, 1920, a 5-4 victory over Detroit. (There were nine other instances where the pitcher went the full nine innings)
- Two of these efforts were complete game shutouts.
All data from stathead.com
