Ray’s Ramblings: Wrapping Up the Regular Season

For the first time in 30 years as a franchise, the #Rockies did not hit a grand slam homer.

— Patrick Saunders (@psaundersdp) October 5, 2022

There were four 100-loss teams this season for the 4th time in #MLB history, but the third time since 2019.
There were four 100-win teams, the second time in #MLB history, with the other in 2019.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) October 6, 2022

#Dodgers win 6-1. 111 wins is tied with 1954 Indians for 4th-most in MLB history. First NL team to lead MLB in runs scored and fewest runs allowed since 1944 Cardinals. 10th team in MLB history with a run differential over 300.
It has been a historic year, people.

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) October 5, 2022

The Dodgers have now led the NL in runs scored (most) AND runs allowed (fewest) in 5 straight seasons

That's the longest such streak by a team leading its league in both categories, breaking a tie at 4 with the 1936-39 Yankees

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 6, 2022

Mariners done for the day. Castillo to start tomorrow as we knew, Ray in game 2, Gilbert game 3 with the possibility of switching things up depending on what happens Fri. although I have heard it is unlikely they will do that. Roster will be released between 9 and 10 ET Fri.

— Shannon Drayer (@shannondrayer) October 6, 2022

This season, the White Sox have been:

1-1
6-6
13-13
14-14
15-15
16-16
17-17
18-18
19-19
20-20
21-21
22-22
23-23
33-33
45-45
46-46
48-48
49-49
50-50
51-51
56-56
63-63
66-66
67-67
68-68
76-76
80-80
81-81

— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) October 5, 2022

#Angels Shohei Ohtani is now officially the first player to ever qualify for the league leaders as both a hitter and a pitcher in the same season

— Matt Birch (@MattBirch12) October 5, 2022

"Number of games played" is part of the rules of the MVP ballots.

Nobody has ever played more than Ohtani in one season.

157 games as a hitter + 28 pitching starts. He'll rank in the Top 10 in the AL in plate appearances AND qualify for the pitching leaderboards!

— Matt Birch (@MattBirch12) October 5, 2022

2022 Shohei Ohtani:

219 strikeouts as pitcher, 6th-most in @MLB

34 HR as batter, T-11th-most in MLB

He's the 1st player to finish top-15 in MLB in both categories in a season since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 5, 2022

Kyle Schwarber finished the season with an NL-leading 46 homers. First Phillies player to lead the league in homers since Ryan Howard (48) in 2008.

— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) October 5, 2022

This year the @Dodgers' Freddie Freeman & Trea Turner each finished with:

– 190+ hits
– 100+ RBI
– 35+ 2B
– 20+ HR
– 10+ SB
– multiple 12+ game hit streaks

The only other duo in MLB history to do all of those in the same season was Babe Ruth & Bob Meusel for the 1921 Yankees.

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 6, 2022

2022 José Iglesias:

.264 batting average at home
.315 on the road

+.051 road BA vs home!!

That is the largest difference between road & home BA by a Rockies player in a season (min 450 PA)@CespedesBBQ 1st brought this to my attention on 7/11!! baseball!

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 6, 2022

Francisco Lindor’s 2022 season is over:

.270/.339/.449, 98 R, 25 2B, 5 3B, 26 HR, 107 RBI, 16 SB

He will finish top 10 in fWAR among MLB players.

— Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) October 6, 2022

In addition to winning the batting title (it's now official), McNeil finishes with the sixth-highest average in Mets history.

1. J. Olerud, .354 (1998)
2. C. Jones, .340 (1969)
3. J. Reyes, .337 (2011)
4. L. Johnson, .333 (1996)
5. D. Magadan, .328 (1990)
6. McNeil, .326 (2022)

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) October 5, 2022

On their way to steal your base.

• Jorge Mateo (35) and Cedric Mullins (34) are the first pair of teammates to lead their league in stolen bases since 1992.
• They are the first pair of O's teammates to lead the league in team history. pic.twitter.com/JPfg0J0RMF

— Birdland Insider (@BirdlandInsider) October 5, 2022

Albert Pujols of the @Cardinals led the NL in home runs after the All-Star break this year with 18.

He's the first player in MLB history to lead his league in homers after the break in his final season. pic.twitter.com/CPBJf5kMX4

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 6, 2022

Both Julio Rodríguez of the @Mariners and Bobby Witt Jr. of the @Royals finished the season with 75+ RBI & 25+ stolen bases.

It is the first time since RBI became an official stat in 1920 that two different rookies have accomplished that feat in the same season.

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) October 5, 2022

40+ HR seasons with fewer than 120 games played:

Matt Williams 1994
Ken Griffey Jr. 1994
JD Martinez 2017
Mike Trout 2022

— Jeremy Frank (@MLBRandomStats) October 5, 2022

Andrew Vaughn's 17 home runs are the lowest for a White Sox team leader since Iván Calderon led the Sox with 14 in 1989.

— Christopher Kamka (@ckamka) October 6, 2022

Stephen Vogt is the 10th player to debut in the Expansion Era (1961) to have a HR for his first AND last career hit, with the last coming 10+ seasons after the 1st

h/t @EliasSports

He joins: ⬇️

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 6, 2022

Cubs bullpen has set a new franchise record with 715 strikeouts this season, surpassing the mark set by last year's bullpen.

That strikeout total leads all MLB bullpens, 40 more strikeouts than the second-most (Twins).

— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) October 5, 2022

#Dodgers Clayton Kershaw passed 2800 career strikeouts today. He is one of only 6 players in MLB history to have 2800-plus strikeouts with one team

— Bill Plunkett (@billplunkettocr) October 5, 2022

Erasmo Ramirez finished the season with 80 2/3 relief innings pitched, most in the NL, and he finished with a 2.46 ERA in those outings. Talk about an unexpected, and pleasant, performance.

— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) October 6, 2022

The news that people want to hear: Strider felt real good today, Snitker said, day after his flat-ground throwing session. They'll ramp it up, and there's a real chance he'll be ready for NLDS, though they won't know more until he throws off the mound, which will likely be soon.

— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) October 6, 2022

Justin Verlander's 1.75 ERA was the lowest among qualified MLB pitchers this season.

It's the lowest ERA posted by an AL pitcher in a 162-game season since Pedro Martínez had a 1.74 ERA in his Cy Young season of 2000 for the Red Sox. pic.twitter.com/UJ7WX26emf

— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) October 6, 2022