Sunday Trivia!

[Quincy Varnish]

Sonny Gray’s Friday performance tied Bob Gibson for the fourth highest game score for a 9 inning game in Cardinals history - 96.

For those unfamiliar with game score, it was developed by Bill James… explained here - https://www.mlb.com/glossary/advanced-stats/game-score

For reference, Gibson’s 17 K game 1 in ‘68 scored a 93. The highest all time for a 9 inning game was Kerry Wood’s 20 K game - 105.

Any guesses of the top 3 Cardinals pitching performances?

Here are the years they were pitched -

1960
2013
2016

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Sonny Gray’s Friday performance tied Bob Gibson for the fourth highest game score for a 9 inning game in Cardinals history - 96.

For those unfamiliar with game score, it was developed by Bill James… explained here - https://www.mlb.com/glossary/advanced-stats/game-score

For reference, Gibson’s 17 K game 1 in ‘68 scored a 93. The highest all time for a 9 inning game was Kerry Wood’s 20 K game - 105.

Any guesses of the top 3 Cardinals pitching performances?

Here are the years they were pitched -

1960
2013
2016

I will guess
Broglio in 1960
Wainwright in '13
Martinez in '16

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Sonny Gray’s Friday performance tied Bob Gibson for the fourth highest game score for a 9 inning game in Cardinals history - 96.

For those unfamiliar with game score, it was developed by Bill James… explained here - https://www.mlb.com/glossary/advanced-stats/game-score

For reference, Gibson’s 17 K game 1 in ‘68 scored a 93. The highest all time for a 9 inning game was Kerry Wood’s 20 K game - 105.

Any guesses of the top 3 Cardinals pitching performances?

Here are the years they were pitched -

1960
2013
2016

Two guesses Broglio and Shelby.

[Quincy Varnish]

Sonny Gray’s Friday performance tied Bob Gibson for the fourth highest game score for a 9 inning game in Cardinals history - 96.

For those unfamiliar with game score, it was developed by Bill James… explained here - https://www.mlb.com/glossary/advanced-stats/game-score

For reference, Gibson’s 17 K game 1 in ‘68 scored a 93. The highest all time for a 9 inning game was Kerry Wood’s 20 K game - 105.

Any guesses of the top 3 Cardinals pitching performances?

Here are the years they were pitched -

1960
2013
2016

I will guess
Broglio in 1960
Wainwright in '13
Martinez in '16

Broglio is correct! He struck out 14 Cubs, allowed 1 hit & walked 2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 7150.shtml

No on the other 2.

[Quincy Varnish]

Sonny Gray’s Friday performance tied Bob Gibson for the fourth highest game score for a 9 inning game in Cardinals history - 96.

For those unfamiliar with game score, it was developed by Bill James… explained here - https://www.mlb.com/glossary/advanced-stats/game-score

For reference, Gibson’s 17 K game 1 in ‘68 scored a 93. The highest all time for a 9 inning game was Kerry Wood’s 20 K game - 105.

Any guesses of the top 3 Cardinals pitching performances?

Here are the years they were pitched -

1960
2013
2016

Two guesses Broglio and Shelby.

Both right.

Shelby Miller’s 1-hit shutout (struck out 13) against the Rockies was the highest game score in a 9-inning game in Cardinals history - 98.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 5100.shtml

One left…

[WLTFE]

Jaime?

[Quincy Varnish]

Jaime?

Yes!

Another 1-hit SHO - struck out 13, walked 1… tying Broglio with a 97 score. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 4140.shtml

[Quincy Varnish]

Lifting the 9-inning criteria, the highest Cardinals pitching game score was thrown by household name Roy Parmelee in 1933.

17 IP
1 ER
6 H
4 BB
9 K

Game score - 116

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxe ... 4290.shtml