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kairos12

(12,842 posts) Sat Jun 12, 2021, 03:29 PM Jun 2021

Only 2 pitchers in the HOF have losing records.

Rollie Fingers and Bruce Sutter.

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Only 2 pitchers in the HOF have losing records. (Original Post) kairos12 Jun 2021 OP

I would have guessed Fingers but I didn't know Sutter had a losing record. Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 2021 #1

I bet BGBD Jun 2021 #2

True and the reason Prof. Toru Tanaka Jun 2021 #3

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(1,943 posts)

1. I would have guessed Fingers but I didn't know Sutter had a losing record.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Sat Jun 12, 2021, 03:51 PM

Jun 2021

BGBD

(3,282 posts)

2. I bet

Reply to Prof. Toru Tanaka (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 13, 2021, 03:58 PM

Jun 2021

most guys who spent a significant amount of time as a reliever has a losing record. A closer will almost never enter a game in a situation where they could get a W, but could get a loss in basically every game they enter.

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(1,943 posts)

3. True and the reason

Reply to BGBD (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 13, 2021, 05:20 PM

Jun 2021

HOFer Dennis Eckersley has a winning record is because he was a starter for some years before becoming a lights-out closer.

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