Cliff lee 10 inning shutout book

In 2016, baseball americas ultimate draft book retrospectively called it the years best. At age 34, cliff lee is as good or better than ever. The contest was for all intents and purposes over in the second inning, and the dodgers never even mustered a threat off of cliff lee, who threw eight masterly shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks while racking up 10 strikeouts. Giants win duel between cain, lee in 11th inning sfgate. A standard major league baseball game consists of nine innings, unless. Ranking worst mlb playoff losses of the decade after. John montgomery ward 1882, ed summers 1909, walter johnson 1918, and carl hubbell 1933. His agent has since stated that he doesnt anticipate him playing at this point. The following article is part of jay jaffes ongoing look at the candidates on the bbwaa 2020 hall of fame ballot. Back with phillies, lee continues to dominate ardmore, pa patch. Jun 07, 20 since 2011 only kershaw and doc halladay have more complete games than lees seven, and all seven of those have been shutouts not including his 10inning performance last year in which he gave up no runs but it neither counted as a shutout nor a complete game.

For the mathematically inclined, well go over the definition of game score at the end of the stat of the week, but first lets show some examples of what a 65 looks like. What is the mlb team record for scoreless innings answers. Cliff lee baffles the yanks, again by will leitch in the sixth inning of tonights 80 rangers game 3 win over the yankees, yankee stadium was louder than its been all season. Cliff lee followed that up with a two hit 80 shutout over the new york yankees in the 2010 alcs while striking out thirteen men. He scattered six hits while striking out seven and of course, walking none. Phillies pitcher cliff lee was unable to throw sunday or monday, and was placed on the 60day disabled list with a left forearm strain the same.

According to gamescore, this particular start was the fifth best start of roy. San francisco giants beat philadelphia phillies in 11. Ruth set a world series record that still stands when he went 14 innings for the boston red sox in game 2 on october 9, beating the brooklyn dodgers 21. The blowbyblow account of the unexpected deal that brought cliff lee back to.

Milwood probably wasnt the pick for a 10 inning masterpiece out. Since 2011 only kershaw and doc halladay have more complete games than lees seven, and all seven of those have been shutouts not including his 10inning performance last year in which he gave up no runs but it neither counted as a shutout nor a complete game. Clifton phifer lee born august 30, 1978 is an american former professional baseball starting. Sep 14, 2012 a 10inning outing by a starting pitcher is virtually unheard of these days, let alone a 10inning shutout. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. On april 18, in a game against the san francisco giants, lee pitched ten shutout innings, but the phillies eventually lost the game. Win expectancy, run expectancy, and leverage index calculations provided by tom tango of, and coauthor of the book.

Cliff lee pitches 10 innings against giants, gets nodecision. Cliff lee acknowledges career may be over usa today. The phillies are using caution, hoping the strain doesnt become a tear. For a tentative schedule and a chance to fill out a hall of fame ballot for our crowdsourcing project, see here. Cliff lee, the phillies southpaw coace is hotcertifiably hot right now. Lee threw and batted lefthanded and could count on three different fastballs, the fourseam, twoseam, and cutter, in his pitching arsenal. Jack morris pitches a 10inning shutout gem to lead the twins to a world series championship check out for our full archive. In doing so, lee became the first pitcher in major league history. In the very first world series game played, on oct. The lessons of cliff lee, one of baseballs greatest. We hoped you liked reading jaws and the 2020 hall of fame ballot. He shut out the dodgers while striking out 10 over eight innings in game 3 of the. If the home team is ahead, the game can be called in the bottom of the fifth inning and it would. If you had 7 wins as his overunder for the year with a full season of starts and without him being traded midseason to the astros, you might win yourself a lot of money.

The following season, lee led the rangers to a shutout win, defeating the. Lee each more than one inning in the allstar game while resting his starters. Lee won the control game, walking none and striking out batters. You better not have blinked because if you did, you would have missed pitching taken to an art form and about three innings. Since being placed on the 60day disabled list last spring for a tear in his elbow and electing a restandrehab. Medlen walked two and struck out seven before craig kimbrel came on for his. The phillies placed cliff lee on the 15day dl with an oblique strain suffered in the 10th inning of his outing in san francisco.

If managers always managed like that, we wouldnt have had jack morris pitching his 10inning shutout in the 1991 world series or chris carpenter beating roy halladay 10. This page is for cliff lee, the cy young awardwinning pitcher. How the 1993 phillies lived hard, played hard, and bonded in unforgettable season. Bob gibson, cliff lee and the postseason of the pitcher st. That never happened again in the world series until cliff lee did it for the phillies on wednesday night in a 61 victory over the yankees. Yesterday, cliff lee gave the line 8 ip, 1 er, 8 baserunners, 10 ks to move his record to 67 in 190 innings. Total zone rating and initial framework for wins above replacement calculations provided by sean smith. Morris was named the series mvp for his 10 inning effort. Feb 23, 2016 the lessons of cliff lee, one of baseballs greatest pitchers. But then again, bumgarner doesnt need to add to his postseason to make it one for the books. It was an impressive duel with kris medlen, who pitched eight shutout innings. Get the latest updated stats for philadelphia phillies starting pitcher cliff lee on. The lessons of cliff lee, one of baseballs greatest pitchers. Lee fanned new york batters across eight shutout innings as the rangers won, 80, to take a 21 lead over the yankees in the american league championship series.

Apr 19, 2012 the phillies cliff lee went to san francisco and threw 10 innings against the giants, and all he got for it was a lousy tshirt actually, lee probably didnt get a tshirt at all, but if he had. We publish thousands of articles a year, host multiple podcasts, and have an ever growing database of baseball stats. Aug 23, 2011 gee had his worst outing of the year on a night when cliff lee was. Gee had his worst outing of the year on a night when cliff lee was. Starting pitchers who have gone more than nine innings in. Back with phillies, lee continues to dominate marple. Nineteen scoreless innings in san francisco jayson stark. Cliff lee followed that up with a two hit 80shutout over the new york yankees in the 2010 alcs while striking out thirteen men. Cliff lee pitched a masterful 10 shutout innings with 7 strikeouts and 0 walks, but the philadelphia phillies still lost to matt cain and san. Noah syndergaard threw seven shutout innings in the wildcard. On april 21, lee was placed on the disabled list with an oblique strain. There is a very real possibility cliff lee has thrown his last pitch for the phillies or any other team. The longest completegame shutout is 18 innings pitched by a single pitcher, which has occurred four times in major league history.

Feb 23, 2016 todays news has been inevitable for over 11 months now. Jun 23, 2011 cliff lee, the phillies southpaw coace is hotcertifiably hot right now. Lee received poor run support throughout the entire 2012 season. Cliff lee philadelphia major league baseball yahoo. The giants matt cain and philadelphias cliff lee hooked up in a classic duel, matching strike for strike in a game in which. By game score, the best world series pitching performance came in 1916 by babe ruth with a 97. On april 18, in a game against the san francisco giants, lee pitched ten shutout innings, but.

The phillies cliff lee went to san francisco and threw 10 innings against the giants, and all he got for it was a lousy tshirt actually, lee probably didnt get a tshirt at all, but if he had. For a detailed introduction to this years ballot, and other candidates in the series, use the tool above. Cc sabathia, roy halladay, cliff lee and felix hernandezhave achieved five or. If you doubled down with the bet, roy halladays era would be. Sep 24, 2019 posts about cliff lee written by nate regan. He began by tossing seven onerun innings in a 71 victory in game 1, and his game 5. Some of the biggest holes in the texas ballclub were exposed monday in a 1410 loss to philadelphia at globe life park, chief among them a depleted rotation and bullpen staff that struggled with command against a patient phillies lineup. The following season, lee led the rangers to a shutout win, defeating the yankees 80 in the 2010 alcs, en route to reaching the 2010 world series. Oct 19, 2009 the contest was for all intents and purposes over in the second inning, and the dodgers never even mustered a threat off of cliff lee, who threw eight masterly shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks while racking up 10 strikeouts. Acquiring cliff lee wouldve given the indians a big boost in their pursuit of a. Back with phillies, lee continues to dominate ardmore. I believe the last man to post a 10inning shutout is none other than roy halladays current teammate cliff lee, who did it on april 18th this season. How about hotter than a summer afternoon in benton, arkansas. A gem is a game in which the starting pitcher earns a game score of at least 65 or throws six or more innings of shutout baseball.

Cliff lee ends his season with an eight inning, complete game, 10 loss to the braves. Sep 18, 2012 yesterday, cliff lee gave the line 8 ip, 1 er, 8 baserunners, 10 ks to move his record to 67 in 190 innings. Remembering how cliff lee was supposed to be a yankee. Todays news has been inevitable for over 11 months now. Cliff lee pitched 10 shutout innings the first phillies pitcher to do so since terry mulholland in 1993 and the phillies lost, 10. This was the majors first extra inning shutout since jack morris famous game 7 of the 1991 world series. The phillies veteran lefthander is hoping his elbow is fine, but as. Lee dominant again in game 3 win cliff lee struck out batters and lowered his career postseason earned run average to 1. Bob gibson, cliff lee and the postseason of the pitcher. Apr 18, 2012 san francisco giants beat philadelphia phillies in 11 innings. Cliff lee pitched a masterful 10 shutout innings with 7 strikeouts and 0 walks, but the philadelphia phillies still lost to matt cain and san francisco giants. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Lee, who gets standing ovations for almost anything he does in. Some of the biggest holes in the texas ballclub were exposed monday in a 14 10 loss to philadelphia at globe life park, chief among them a depleted rotation and bullpen staff that struggled with command against a patient phillies lineup.

From 18761916, 10 shutouts or more a season was recorded 19 times. Joe savery, already up and down once this season, returns to. It was the ninth inning of the first world series start in the 31yearold lifetime of clifton phifer lee. Lefthander cliff lee set a new majorleague record monday by recording his third game of 10 or more strikeouts in a single postseason. As the 105th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff contested between the philadelphia phillies, champions of the national league nl and defending world series champions, and the new york yankees, champions of the american league al.

The latest stats, facts, news and notes on cliff lee of the philadelphia. Phillies lose to san francisco giants, 10, in 11 innings. Cliff lee beats sox with a twohitter the berkshire eagle. San francisco giants beat philadelphia phillies in 11 innings. Neighbor news back with phillies, lee continues to dominate. The 2009 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2009 season. Cliff lee tossed a completegame shutout in a 10 win over the reds on friday night.

Jack morris pitches a 10 inning shutout gem to lead the twins to a world series championship check out for our full archive. Cliff lee is still something of a question mark for some teams. Cliff lee took the mound for the third and final game and dominated, pitching eight shutout innings, striking out eight and allowing 0 walks in a 20 phillies victory. Perhaps the most interesting section of the book deals with the complicated negotiations and maneuvering to sign cliff lee after having sent him to seattle. They stumbled out of the gate, dropping the first two and were faced with getting swept in their first series of the season. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. There were a number of great moments to choose from this week. Cliff lee, at the top of his game, faced matt cain, at the top of his. Philadelphia phillies at san francisco giants box score. The only way to be credited with a shutout is to pitch a complete game without allowing a run to cross the plate.

With pitching, youre in control of everything thats going on in the game, says lee, who, after ten seasons in major league baseball. Oct 29, 2009 in the very first world series game played, on oct. In mlb, the team that is losing must have five full innings of at bats for the game to be complete. Despite 10 shutout innings from cliff lee, the phillies bullpen gave up the games only run in the 11th inning, resulting in a 10 loss to the giants in san francisco. Apr 04, 2020 they stumbled out of the gate, dropping the first two and were faced with getting swept in their first series of the season. Tower grove sometime around the moment lefty cliff lee struck out his ninth or 10th new york yankee on monday night and it was abundantly clear that the texas rangers ace wasnt just going to.

Philadelphia cliff lee tossed a twohitter for his third consecutive shutout and the philadelphia phillies beat josh beckett and the boston red sox 50 tuesday night. Give much credit for the phillies lack of offense to the newly filthy rich matt cain, who threw nine shutout innings. In major league baseball, a shutout refers to the act by which a single pitcher pitches a. Madison bumgarners game 5 shutout cements alltimegreat. No pitcher in baseball has more shutouts over that span. Oct 08, 2014 if managers always managed like that, we wouldnt have had jack morris pitching his 10inning shutout in the 1991 world series or chris carpenter beating roy halladay 10 in game 5 of the 2011 nl. Cliff lee lands on the disabled list with an oblique strain. A 10inning outing by a starting pitcher is virtually unheard of these days, let alone a 10inning shutout. On april 18th, 2012, cliff lee and matt cain combined for 19 shutout innings in a legendary pitchers duel. Cliff lee beats sox with a twohitter the berkshire. Jul 06, 2011 this post was contributed by a community member.

Cliff lee pitches 10 innings against giants, gets no. Babe ruth and the greatest world series game ever pitched. Lee talks about his 10 shutout innings against the giants. Schmidts 500th home run and his fourhomer game in wrigley field in 1976, cliff lees 10inning shutout loss to the giants in. Earlier this week, rumors amounted that former ace cliff lee would not return to the major leagues. Cliff lee was born clifton phifer lee on august 30, 1978, in benton, arkansas. Giants manager bruce bochy pitching halladay and lee each more than one inning in the allstar game while resting his starters. Cliff lee struck out 10 and walked none in his 122 pitch. It looks like clifton phifer lee, one of the best pitchers of his generation, is calling it a career.