After the last game on the evening of August 11, 2015, in which the Seattle Mariners edged the Baltimore Orioles 6-5, Major League Baseball witnessed a first for its history books – all 15 home teams finished the day with a win.
Those teams are: Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, St. Louis, Arizona, Toronto, Tampa Bay, Miami, Cleveland, Mets, Cubs, Dodgers, White Sox, K.C., Minnesota
Reaching that achievement is the first time in nearly a century, where the same feat was accomplished by 12 home teams.
Home teams were 15-0 on Tuesday, the first time that's happened in @MLB history on a day with at least 15 games (via @EliasSports).
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 12, 2015
Entering Tuesday, the most wins on a day where home teams won every game in @MLB was 12 on May 23, 1914. (via @EliasSports)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) August 12, 2015
In a concerted effort, the home teams compiled a final scoreboard of 80-32 and added an ERA of 1.94 (4.90 – away), four shutouts and an average runs scored total of four.
Final Scores for Tuesday, August 11
3 Giants, 1 Astros
5 Dodgers, 0 Nationals
11 Padres, 6 Padres
6 Mariners, 5 Orioles
13 D’Backs, 1 Phillies
4 Cardinals, 3 Pirates
3 Twins, 2 Rangers
3 White Sox, 0 Angels
6 Royals, 1 Tigers
6 Cubs, 3 Brewers
5 Indians, 4 Yankees
4 Mets, 0 Rockies
5 Marlins, 4 Red Sox
2 Rays, 0 Braves
4 Blue Jays, 2 A’s
Also an on-going spectacle in this year’s season is the number of triples being cranked out.
This phenomenon has been cataloged the most by Lana Berry, a diehard Dodgers fan, who recently recorded her first podcast, The Lana Berry Show:
BELTRE TRIPLE BYE #yearofthetriple
— Lana Berry (@Lana) August 4, 2015
EVAN GATTIS HAS 8 TRIPLES EVERYTHING IS BROKEN
— Lana Berry (@Lana) August 12, 2015
Leaders in Triples – 2015 vs 2014
2015 (112 games)
11 – Kevin Kiermaier (TB)
8 – Adam Eaton (CHW), Rajai Davis (DET), Evan Gattis (HOU), Eddie Rosario (MINN), David Peralta (ARI)
7 – Randal Grichuk (STL), Delino DeShields (TEX)
2014 (162 games)
12 – Dee Gordon (LAD)
10 – Michael Bourn (ATL), Adam Eaton (CHW), Adeiny Hechavarria (MIA), Hunter Pence (SF), Brandon Crawford (SF)
9 – Mike Trout (LAA), David Peralta (ARI), Yasiel Puig (LAD)
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