Thursday, October 3, 2013

How Dandy Was Sandy?

Just how great was Sandy Koufax in game 1 of the 1963 World Series? Here is a 50-point breakdown of Sandy's performance:

1) Number of strikeouts: 15

2) Number of walks: 3

3) Number of hits: 6

4) Number of runs allowed: 2

5) Number of earned runs allowed: 2

6) Number of homeruns allowed: 1 (Tommy Tresh)

7) Number of batters faced: 36

8) Number of double plays opponents hit into: 0

9) Number of pinch-hitters faced: 3

10) Number of pinch-hitters fanned: 3

11) Hits allowed in first 4.2 innings: 0

12) Hits allowed in last 4.1 innings: 6

13) Walks allowed in first 4.2 innings: 0

14) Walks allowed in last 4.1 inning: 3

15) Runs allowed in first 4.2 innings: 0

16) Runs allowed in last 4.1 innings: 2

17) Strikeouts in the first 4.2 innings: 10

18) Strikeouts in the last 4.1 innings: 5

19) Strikeouts looking in the game: 3

20) Strikeouts swinging in the game: 12

21) Number of times striking out the side: 2

22) Number of innings with at least 1 K: 8

23) Number of innings without at least 1 K: 1 (6th)

24) Strikeout breakdown by innings:

1st, 3 (3 batters faced)

2nd, 2 (3 batters faced)

3rd, 1 (3 batters faced)

4th, 3 (3 batters faced)

5th, 2 (6 batters faced)

6th, 0 (5 batters faced)

7th, 1 (3 batters faced)

8th, 2 (6 batters faced)

9th, 1 (4 batters faced)

25) Strikeout breakdown by batters:

Tony Kubek (SS), 2 in 4 AB

Bobby Richardson (2B), 3 in 3 AB

Tommy Tresh (LF), 2 in 3 AB

Mickey Mantle (CF), 2 in 3 AB

Roger Maris (RF), 1 in 4 AB

Elston Howard (C), 1  in 4 AB

Joe Pepitone (1B), 1  in 4 AB

Clete Boyer (3B), 0  in 4 AB

Whitey Ford (P), 0 in 1 AB

Hector Lopez (PH), 1  in 4 AB

Phil Linz (PH), 1  in 4 AB

Harry Bright (PH), 1  in 4 AB

26) Hit breakdown by innings:

1st, 0

2nd, 0

3rd, 0

4th, 0

5th, 3

6th, 0

7th, 0

8th, 2

9th, 1

27) Hit breakdown, by batters:

Tony Kubek, 1

Bobby Richardson, 0

Tommy Tresh, 1

Mickey Mantle, 0

Roger Maris, 0

Elston Howard, 1

Joe Pepitone, 1

Clete Boyer, 0

Whitey Ford, 0

Hector Lopez, 1

Phil Linz, 1

Harry Bright, 1

28) Walk breakdown by innings:

1st, 0

2nd, 0

3rd, 0

4th, 0

5th, 0

6th, 2

7th, 0

8th, 1

9th, 0

29) Walk breakdown by batters:

Kubek, 0 in 4 PA

Richardson, 1 in 4 PA

Tresh, 1 in 4 PA

Mantle, 1 in 4 PA

Maris, 0 in 4 PA

Howard, 0 in 4 PA

Pepitone, 0 in 4 PA

Boyer, 0 in 4 PA

Ford, 0 in 1 PA

Lopez, 0 in 1 PA

Linz, 0 in 1 PA

Bright, 0 in 1 PA

30) Number of ground outs, 3

31) Number of fly ball outs: 1 (Boyer, 9th)

32) Number of pop-ups, for outs (fair territory) : 3

33) Number of pop-ups, for outs (foul territory): 4

34) Number of line drive outs: 1 (Howard, 9th)

35) Number of sacrifice bunts: 0

36) Number of sacrifice flies: 0

37) Opponent's batting average against, game: .182

38) Opponent's batting average, first 4.2 innings: .000

39) Opponent's batting average, last 4.1 innings: .286

40) Opponent's on-base percentage, game: .273

41) Opponent's on-base percentage, first 4.1 innings: .000

42) Opponent's on-base percentage, last 4.2 innings: .409

43) Stolen bases allowed: 0

44) Caught stealing: 0

45) Game score: 79

46) Win probability added by pitcher: .211

47) Number of times Koufax batted himself: 4

48) Number of hits Koufax himself got: 0

49) Number of times Koufax himself struck out: 1

50) Number of times Koufax himself drew a walk: 0


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