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kairos12

(13,355 posts) Tue Dec 19, 2023, 05:17 PM Dec 2023

Only two pitchers in baseball history

have 3000 SOs, 300 Wins, and an ERA under 3.00.

Answers in a bit.

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Only two pitchers in baseball history (Original Post) kairos12 Dec 2023 OP

Seaver.... Maybe Walter Johnson or Cy Young? NoMoreRepugs Dec 2023 #1

Warren Spahn. brush Dec 2023 #5

Very good sir. kairos12 Dec 2023 #8

Seaver was dominant. Took a guess on the two geezers. NoMoreRepugs Dec 2023 #10

Nolan Ryan has to be one of them. rubbersole Dec 2023 #2

I looked it up. usonian Dec 2023 #3

Gibson. /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 2023 #4

did he win 300? rurallib Dec 2023 #6

The answer kairos12 Dec 2023 #7

We Shouldn't Be Shocked On Johnson ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #12

I KNEW IT!!! Diamond_Dog Dec 2023 #9

For u k12 - NBA player that averaged 48+ mins played per game over a season. NoMoreRepugs Dec 2023 #11

NoMoreRepugs

(10,732 posts)

1. Seaver.... Maybe Walter Johnson or Cy Young?

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 05:22 PM

Dec 2023

brush

(58,333 posts)

5. Warren Spahn.

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 05:33 PM

Dec 2023

kairos12

(13,355 posts)

8. Very good sir.

Reply to NoMoreRepugs (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 06:15 PM

Dec 2023

NoMoreRepugs

(10,732 posts)

10. Seaver was dominant. Took a guess on the two geezers.

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #8)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 07:45 PM

Dec 2023

rubbersole

(8,821 posts)

2. Nolan Ryan has to be one of them.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 05:32 PM

Dec 2023

Gibson? Fingers? I'm looking it up...

usonian

(15,172 posts)

3. I looked it up.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 05:33 PM

Dec 2023

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/120610463

OOPS, that's this post.

Reddit has it. No spoiler. (well, one is in the URL)
One in the "dead ball" era.

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/30ej68/til_tom_seaver_is_the_only_liveball_era_pitcher/

bucolic_frolic

(47,958 posts)

4. Gibson. /nt

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 05:33 PM

Dec 2023

rurallib

(63,332 posts)

6. did he win 300?

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 05:37 PM

Dec 2023

Pretty sure one is Spahn.
My guess on the other is Christy Mathewson, Cy Young or Walter Johnson - I will go with Johnson.

kairos12

(13,355 posts)

7. The answer

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 06:14 PM

Dec 2023

Tom Seaver and Walter Johnson.

ProfessorGAC

(71,052 posts)

12. We Shouldn't Be Shocked On Johnson

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #7)

Wed Dec 20, 2023, 06:39 PM

Dec 2023

He won 412 games. 110 of them were Shutouts. Over 26% of his wins involved ZERO runs.
Amazing.

Diamond_Dog

(35,467 posts)

9. I KNEW IT!!!

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 06:16 PM

Dec 2023

Well after I read your answer ….

Great trivia question, kairos12!

NoMoreRepugs

(10,732 posts)

11. For u k12 - NBA player that averaged 48+ mins played per game over a season.