Anaheim's Kevin Gregg threw four wild pitches—count 'em—in the eighth inning today, tying the "modern" record set by Walter Johnson (1914) and previously tied by Phil Niekro (1979). That is the last time you will hear Gregg's name mentioned with two Hall-of-Famers.

Gregg already had 6 wild pitches in 54-2/3 innings in 2004. Ten wild pitches ties him for first in the AL with Jose Contreras though they are second in the majors (with Matt Clement) to Brandon Webb. Of course, The rest are starting pitchers while Gregg projects to 93 innings on the year.

In those 93 innings, he would have between 16 and 17 wild pitches. The most wild pitches by someone throwing less than 100 innings was 22 by Ed Crane (Not Kranepool) in just 70 innings for the Washington Nationals in 1886. 1886 was the National's inaugural year, and they went 28-92. The franchise would only last four years and were 46-76 at their best.

In 2000 Jason Grimsley threw 16 wild pitches in 96-1/3 innings. Hector Carrasco had 15 in 1995 in 87-1/3 innings. Those are the only two with 15 wild pitches in fewer than 100 innings since 1936. Here is the complete list: