Historical Significance of 6 Home Run Loss?
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Re: Historical Significance of 6 Home Run Loss?
[ Author: Guest: gotigersredsox | Posted: Aug 2, 2010 7:40 PM
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What made this odd game even more intriguing is that until the 9th inning, those 6 home runs were the Dragons' only hits! Too bad they got those singles in the 9th to ruin that, but still quite a remarkable game.
You know things are going our way when we can win a game like that! You would think it was just one of those nights with the wind blowing out at Koshien, but even funnier that the Tigers scored 8 runs without a home run!
You know things are going our way when we can win a game like that! You would think it was just one of those nights with the wind blowing out at Koshien, but even funnier that the Tigers scored 8 runs without a home run!
Re: Historical Significance of 6 Home Run Loss?
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Aug 2, 2010 11:51 PM
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According to Sponichi, the last time is Aug. 5th, 1981. The Dragons (L) vs. the Giants (W) 8-10. Yesterday was the second time.
Your second question may become more interesting in the MLB because this is so rare in the NPB. For example, this game [Baseball-Reference] has 7 HRs by the Tigers, who managed to lose, and 5 HRs by the White Sox.
Your second question may become more interesting in the MLB because this is so rare in the NPB. For example, this game [Baseball-Reference] has 7 HRs by the Tigers, who managed to lose, and 5 HRs by the White Sox.
Re: Historical Significance of 6 Home Run Loss?
[ Author: Guest: Intrigued | Posted: Aug 3, 2010 9:21 AM
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Thank you kindly for both replies. It certainly was a game for the ages and a great way for the Tigers to finish their home stand against a team very much on a tear at the moment.
Re: Historical Significance of 6 Home Run Loss?
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Aug 13, 2010 5:52 PM
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Just a follow up for those who may be interested. Stat guru Mark Simon discussed this game on the ESPN baseball podcast dated Wed, August 11. Apparently no team in the history of the MLB has ever done what Hanshin did; ie win a game after giving up 6 home runs and not scoring one themselves. An extremely rare feat indeed.
Re: Historical Significance of 6 Home Run Loss?
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Aug 15, 2010 8:49 PM
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Congrats on getting them interested in picking up your e-mail. Here is the link [ESPN] for those interested (about 2/3 into the August 11 show).
I wonder what the biggest deficit of HRs is for a winning team, not limiting it to zero HRs.
I wonder what the biggest deficit of HRs is for a winning team, not limiting it to zero HRs.
Re: Historical Significance of 6 Home Run Loss?
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Aug 18, 2010 12:14 AM
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Oh, it wasn't my e-mail. I just regularly listen to the show and thought it was neat that a bit of J-ball got mentioned on this podcast. As a bit of a lurker on this site, I thought I would just follow up.
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On a further note, and an even more intriguing anomaly, when was the last time a team gave up 6 home runs and went on to win while hitting no home runs themselves?
Thanks to anyone who might have access to these kinds of statistics.