The two most prolific world series winners to date, the new york yankees and the st. Boston upset pittsburgh by five games to three, winning with pitching depth behind cy young and bill dinneen. In six world series starts during the decade, koufax produced a sensational 0. Justin verlander becomes first pitcher to lose first 5. The following is a list of the pitchers that have the most wins in the world series. Major league baseballs top 10 starting pitchers of all time. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. The next closest player is walter johnson with 417. Top 10 most dominant pitching seasons ever therichest.
From 192534, he finished with at least 12 losses each season yet only reached double digits in wins five times, with a low of 2 compared to losses in 1931. Mlb specials pitcher with most regular season wins odds. Larsen won another world series game in the 1958 world series. Nobody but verlander has more than four losses without a win in the world series, and the only pitcher overall with more world series losses than verlander is whitey ford, who lost eight times but. The giants are tied with the dodgers for the most world series appearances by an nl club 20, but they suffered a championship lull after moving to san francisco prior to the 1958 season. World series career records of every type appear in the following chart. Most pitchers in todays game of fiveman rotations start fewer than 35 games per season, and thus do not start enough games to break the record. No nl pitcher had struck over 300 batters over one season in the 606 era until koufax whiffed 306 in 1963. Justin verlander is the only pitcher in mlb history to lose. They only appeared in the fall classic three times in their first 41 years out west, before winning it three times in five seasons to form a minidynasty. Tied for second most world series losses are the dodgers and.
George frazier, nyy 1981 most strikeouts, one inning. Often referred to as the fall classic, the modern world series has. Mar 15, 2007 whitey ford has the most wins in the world series. Apr 08, 2020 for most of us, its things like wins and losses, as well as batting average and earned runs that are the most vital of those stats when it comes time to wager. With a major league baseballbest 27 world series championships, the yankees have had the most chances to register world series wins with 40 pennants. The most wins by a pitcher who played his entire career in the post1920 liveball era is warren spahns 363. But for much of the 1950s, pierce was an alist ace who made three starts in the allstar game, twice won 20 games, produced the decades longest. Pierce was demoted to the bullpen, making the most of his sole world series appearance of the decade by throwing four shutout innings. Justin verlander becomes first pitcher to lose first 5 world.
Face led the nl three times each in saves and relief losses, and twice in appearances. He has the distinction of having played with the most hall of fame players and managers of all time. Regarded as a workhorse at the age of 36, morris was transcendent in the world series, winning two games while posting a 1. Randy johnson, ari 2001 only pitcher to lose three games, series. After taking the loss in game 5, he got the win in relief in game 6 and then got the. Don larsen, thanks to his perfect game on october 8, 1956, holds the career world series record for consecutive hitless innings with eleven. With that in mind, we thought it might be fun to look at some of the mlb specials wagers available at mybookie ahead of the upcoming season. The world series has given us some fantastic moments through the years and.
The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. List of major league baseball career records wikipedia. The 5 most intense rivalries in major league baseball. Decisions listed indicate lifetime world series wl records as a starting pitcher. Overall, here are the 10 worst series losses of the decade by comeback score with the losing team listed first. His 21 wins were the most in major league baseball and he is a contender for the american league cy young award. Ranking the 10 best world series of all time before the dodgers and astros face off. Tj i dont know if you count this as recent history or not. Decisions listed indicate lifetime world series w l records as a starting pitcher. Nov 05, 2019 the new york yankees are the mlb team with the most world series wins. What pitcher has lost the most world series answers. Yogi berra of the new york yankees holds the record for most world series championships by a player with 10. Major league baseball pitchers with the most wins in the.
And while carlton would eventually go on to win four cy young awards and a second world series win, his 1972 season was unquestionably his best. Tom glavine has 16 postseason losses record is 1416 and greg maddux has 14 postseason losses 1114. Unlike the current version of the as, who are 111 in their last 12 playoff series includes two wild card game losses, the as of the late 1980s made three straight world series from 198890. No pitcher in the modern era has hit more batters with pitches during a major league career. As of the 2011 season, the new york yankees have lost the most world series and won the most world series. The result ended up dropping verlanders world series record to 05, having lost every appearance he has made in the fall classic during his career. Not only are the yanks the only team to win the world series at least four times in a row, but they did it twice, winning four in a row from 193639, and five in a row from 194953. Justin verlander is the only pitcher in mlb history to. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. He started seven world series games in his career, going 41 and he would have won game 4 of the 2001 world series, if not for byunghyun kim. World series career pitching records by baseball almanac.
Whitey ford also has the most losses in the world series, 8. Verlander could laugh about hitting his own leg, at least. After a marathon of a baseball season, two teams face off for their place in immortality. He owns the nl career records for most games finished 574 and most games pitched for one club 802, for pittsburgh.
Atlanta lost three of those games, the secondmost losses for a pitcher in baseball history when a hurler had an outing with a game score of 60 or higher in the world series. Not surprisingly, new york also holds the record for most world series appearances 40. There have been only two fivehit games in world series history. Houston astros starting pitcher justin verlander tries to make a play on a ball hit by washington nationals ryan zimmerman during the fourth inning of game 2 of the baseball world series. Many historical player head shots courtesy of david davis. Most world series appeared in with different teams, 4 lonnie smith phi, stl, kc, atl. The most wins by a pitcher who played his entire career in the post1920 liveball era is warren spahns 363 for a player to accomplish this, he would have to. Even after two straight losses, the cards were the favorites to. Through the 2009 season, pettitte is tied with randy johnson for 3rd most postseason losses. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Molitors five safeties were matched on october 22, 2011.
In their entire existence, the team has one of the best winning percentages in the sport and would surpass 10,000 total wins in their history with 87 wins this season. Astros verlander 1st pitcher to go 05 in world series fox. Whitey ford was a very good pitcher that played on a very good team throughout his career. The 2017 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 2017 season. Even though he was terrible, gaston was surrounded by greatness throughout his career. Cole allowed five runs in a 54 loss to open the series. List of major league baseball singleseason losses leaders last updated december 08, 2019 john coleman, the singleseason leader in losses in the sport of baseball, a loss is a statistic credited to the pitcher of the losing team who allows the run that gives the opposing team the lead with which the game is won the goahead run.
The five most clutch mlb players in postseason history. Joe mccarthy and casey stengel are tied for the most world series titles by a manager with 7 apiece, all 14 of them with the yankees. Justin verlanders winless world series record, explained by. Series historypitchers who struggled when their teams needed them most. Astros verlander 1st pitcher to go 05 in world series. Oct 30, 2019 nobody but verlander has more than four losses without a win in the world series, and the only pitcher overall with more world series losses than verlander is whitey ford, who lost eight times but. He had also once owned the record for most strikeouts in a world series game, having broken deacon philippes record. The american league pitchers with the fewest losses who still led their league in games lost are. Youngs streak of losses began in 1992 with the mets and stretched into the next season. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the baseball hall of fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. So here is a look through the years of the 40 worst pitching performances in world series historypitchers who struggled when their teams needed them most. Jan 14, 2020 yu darvish was tagged for eight earned runs in 3. Bob gibson was great for his first nine seasons, but he was so dominant in 1968 that major. The yankees most recent world series title came in 2009.
Like the 1957 world series, it went to a seventh game, and larsen was new yorks starting pitcher. In major league baseball mlb, records play an integral part in evaluating a players impact on the sport. Oct 30, 2019 justin verlanders world series woes continue with sixth loss in seven starts. Oct 24, 2019 the result ended up dropping verlanders world series record to 05, having lost every appearance he has made in the fall classic during his career. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. List of worst major league baseball season records wikipedia. Justin verlanders world series woes continue with sixth loss in seven starts. Baseball almanac researches the world series career records set by the pitchers. The new york yankees are the mlb team with the most world series wins. The righty pitcher worked as a starter and reliever in the playoffs, helping the braves win the 1995 world series, and he sits in first place among all pitchers with 199 career strikeouts in the.
Highlights include five 30win seasons and fifteen 20win seasons. In the world series, theyve hardly been so formidable. It was sponsored by the internet television service youtube tv and officially. However, he was not the same pitcher to open the world series, as he was shelled in his game 1 start giving up four first inning runs and another three runs in the third before being lifted.
Justin verlanders winless world series record, explained. Justin verlanders winless world series record, explained by stats. The five most clutch mlb players in postseason history the. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. Find out which players truly perform well in october and who holds every major world series record. Note that seasons prior to 1876 are not included in singleseason marks, but are included in career marks. The following chart lists starting pitchers for each major league baseball world. Whitey ford holds another amazing world series record. For most of us, its things like wins and losses, as well as batting average and earned runs that are the most vital of those stats when it comes time to wager. The following chart lists starting pitchers for each major league baseball world series game.
What pitcher has the most postseason losses answers. Oct 18, 2011 so here is a look through the years of the 40 worst pitching performances in world series historypitchers who struggled when their teams needed them most. All these hurlers had fourteen losses and all led during the 1951 season. Some records may be regarded as unbreakable due to having been initially set by either freak. The 2003 tigers seemed like a sure bet to break the 1962 mets modern record for most losses when they stood at 38118 after 156 games, but they won five of their last six to avoid ignominy. Ted gray, alex kellner, bob lemon, billy pierce, duane pillette, and dizzy trout. Top 10 pitching performances in world series history. Every pitcher with six or more wins is listed and each one of these pitchers was brilliant at times in the world series and each one played a big role in the success of their teams. Overview results and recaps al club summaries nl club summaries championships by club. Jun 27, 2017 youngs streak of losses began in 1992 with the mets and stretched into the next season. The boston red sox have the most world series titles before their first world series loss, winning the championship in their first five appearances1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, and 1918before losing the next series they played, in 1946. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb in north. Newhouser got the last laugh, earning complete game victories in game 5 and game 7 as the tigers won the series. Last pitcher to win three games, series, randy johnson, ari 2001.
Astros vs dodgers, world series batting leaders, world series pitching leaders. The first was by milwaukee brewers leadoff hitter and third baseman paul molitor, who hit five singles in six at bats as the brewers then in the al beat the cardinals 100 on october 12, 1982. The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid and if the hitter is timid, he has to remind the hitter hes timid. The mets went on to finish last or nexttolast for seven years in a row before they shocked the baseball world by winning the 1969 world series. Top 10 teams with the most world series wins thesportster.