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The Phillies dominated, taking two of three, highlighted by Cliff Lee's shutout performance in the first game of the series. Lee went 5–0 with a 0.21 ERA in June, which earned him NL Pitcher of the Month. In June, Lee had more RBIs than earned runs (2 RBIs and only 1 earned run). The Phillies finished June with a 52–31 record.
Jake Peavy's 2007 ERA of 2.54 led all National League pitchers. [24] Johan Santana won the ERA title in his first National League season after eight years with the Minnesota Twins. Chris Carpenter had the lowest ERA in the National League in 2009. Clayton Kershaw is the first pitcher in history to lead MLB in ERA for 4 consecutive years (2011 ...
Compared to the team's early days, the Phillies have recently been more successful than not, with two periods of extended success: the first from 1975 to 1983, when they won five East Division championships as well as the first-half championship in the strike-shortened 1981 season, [5] and the second starting in 2001, with a winning percentage ...
James Shields start gave the Rays their 705th consecutive start which broke the record set by the Washington Senators from 1913 to 1917. The last Rays pitcher that was at least 30 years old to start was Jae Seo on May 24, 2007, which happened to be his 30th birthday. Won their 1,000th game against the Texas Rangers on September 7. The Rays have ...
The Philadelphia Phillies are winning at a pace not seen in 23 years. They defeated the Texas Rangers 11-4 on Wednesday to improve their record to 36-14, which isn't just the best record in MLB ...
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jered Weaver pitches a complete-game shutout of the Oakland A's to improve his record to 6–0 with a 0.99 ERA and 49 strikeouts. He is the first pitcher to go 6–0 by April 25, and is the fourth player in Major League history to go 6–0 in March and April, the last being Brandon Webb with the Arizona Diamondbacks ...
N One player, Jack Neagle, was both a pitcher and a left fielder. S Two Phillies played as pitchers and position players; Edgar Smith was both a left fielder and a pitcher, and John Strike played right field in addition to pitching. W One player, Bucky Walters, was both a pitcher and a third baseman.
The Philadelphia Phillies had clinched a playoff berth, the division title, and the best league record for weeks. For most of the season, the Atlanta Braves had been in 2nd place in the National League East by a good margin and well ahead in the wildcard standings. [31] The Phillies had something to play for, a franchise record in wins.