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by **grammysboy** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 1:55 pm

Just read on MLB.com that both the Cardinals and the Red Sox combined for 0 wins from left-handed starters last year. I can understand why the Sox could be succussful with out a lefty starter, but I didn't realize the Cards didn't have one win a game. Both have picked up left-handers for this season in Mulder and Wells. I'm not a great stat geek, but does anyone know when the last time the neither team in the World Series had a win from a feft handed startrer?

by **xtrm84** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 3:40 pm

dont know

by **SHOCKandAWE** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:44 pm

Hehe..nice stat! You may spend just a tad bit too much in fantasy baseball

by **Madison** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:59 pm

I bet Tavish can find the answer to this one. Personally, I have no clue. Good question for the Trivia Blitz forum though! ;-D

by **Tavish** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:11 pm

You'll be lucky to find many teams at all who made the WS without a LH starter win. Without checking I'm guessing the chances of both WS teams having that in common is almost nil. I don't think the '84 Tigers had a LH starter.

by **GEBaseball3** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:19 pm

obviously its not a bad thing, look at my royals, they had three soft tossing lefties and im not sure if they picked up a win combined either, lol. Did the yanks have a lefty? maybe Halsey picked up a win not sure

by **Tavish** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:33 pm

Alright, my curiosity was caught by the question, so here you go. Teams who made the WS without a single win earned by a LH starter (not in relief).

03 Boston Pilgrims
22 NYY (Ruth won the only game he started in 1921)
32 Cubs
41 Dodgers
54 Indians
84 Tigers
04 BoSox
04 Cardinals

by **grammysboy** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:44 pm

Thanks for the research Tav. It just kind of caught my interest and I thought some here might get a kick out of it too.

by **curious_george_43545** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:13 am

actually the three best teams..yankees sox and cards had 1 total win from lefties...can't remember the lefty who won a game for the yanks...anyway guess this disproves you need both lefty and righty starters 8-o

by **Tavish** » Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:17 am

curious_george_43545 wrote:actually the three best teams..yankees sox and cards had 1 total win from lefties...can't remember the lefty who won a game for the yanks...anyway guess this disproves you need both lefty and righty starters

Brad Halsey, but I think it goes more to show that there are very few good LHP out there right now. All three teams decided they needed to add a LHP to the rotation this offseason.

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