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30-3!

2007-08-22 22:08

by Mike Carminati

The Rangers scored by a ginourmous—hey, Webster's says it's a word now—amount of runs tonight, 30-3 over the Orioles. They then won the nightcap, 9-3.

39 runs in one day. Earl Weaver would be rolling over in his grave if he were dead.

The Rangers became the first American League club to score 30 in a game and the first major-league club to do so since Chicago Colts (now Cubs) did it on June 29, 1897. It has only been done 24 times in major-league history, and here they are:

Date	Team	H/A	Opponent	R	RA
18710712	Boston Red Stockings	A	Fort Wayne Kekiongas	30	9
18710628	Philadelphia Athletics	A	Troy Haymakers	49	33
18721005	Baltimore Canaries	A	Brooklyn Atlantics	39	14
18900626	Philadelphia Athletics	A	Buffalo Bisons	30	12
18710902	Boston Red Stockings	H	Cleveland Forest Citys	31	10
18710628	Troy Haymakers	H	Philadelphia Athletics	33	49
18710703	Troy Haymakers	H	New York Mutuals	37	16
18710707	Washington Olympics	H	Fort Wayne Kekiongas	32	12
18720622	Middletown Mansfields	H	Brooklyn Eckfords	36	6
18720501	Philadelphia Athletics	H	Baltimore Canaries	34	19
18720518	Philadelphia Athletics	H	Cleveland Forest Citys	31	7
18730630	Baltimore Canaries	H	Baltimore Marylands	35	1
18730704	Boston Red Stockings	H	Elizabeth Resolutes	32	3
18731013	Boston Red Stockings	H	Baltimore Canaries	32	13
18730726	Philadelphia Athletics	H	Washington Blue Legs	30	19
18740618	New York Mutuals	H	Chicago White Stockings	38	1
18760722	Chicago White Stockings	H	Louisville Grays	30	7
18820724	Chicago White Stockings	H	Cleveland Blues	35	4
18830609	Boston Beaneaters	H	Detroit Wolverines	30	8
18830703	Chicago White Stockings	H	Buffalo Bisons	31	7
18910910	Milwaukee Brewers	H	Washington Statesmen	30	3
18930618	Cincinnati Reds	H	Louisville Colonels	30	12
18970629	Chicago Colts	H	Louisville Colonels	36	7

You may also notice that the Rangers are the first road team to score thirty in a game since the old Philly A's did it on June 28, 1890.

With 39 runs, the Rangers become just the fourth team to score that many in a day and the first since 1894. Only one team has done it since the founding of the National League. Here are three previous (Note: the two 1870s teams did it in one game, the two since, in a double header):

Date	Team	H/A	Opponent	Tot R	Tot RA
18710628	Philadelphia Athletics	A	Troy Haymakers	49	33
18940821	Boston Beaneaters	H	Cincinnati Reds	43	11
18721005	Baltimore Canaries	A	Brooklyn Atlantics	39	14

Comments

2007-08-23 06:41:38

1. Murray

We were following this closely on the Shea Stadium scoreboard, fully aware that the modern-day record is considered to be 29. As my brother noted, maybe Dave Trembley wants to re-consider. It's also a pathetic moment for the Orioles, a team I respected as a solid contender well into the 1980s and for a brief window in the late 90s. It's usually hard to identify the low point for a team, but this stands out.

2007-08-23 07:16:25

2. williamnyy23

It's a little odd (or is it?), that home teams dominate the list above as they get one fewer turn at bat.

2007-08-23 07:22:35

3. Mike from Hoboken

Texas left eight men on base in Game 1 last night. Shameful.

2007-08-23 07:31:13

4. Ember Nickel

The final in the second game was 9-7, was it not?

2007-08-23 11:45:23

5. Chyll Will

NY Daily News back page bit: "Rangers Hold Off Orioles"

Meh!!

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