Loading ...Now, let’s work on the Reds pitching loss leaders; alphabetically, of course. There’s no U and no X pitchers in Reds history, but we’re looking for the other leaders by surname for each of the remaining letters of the alphabet. Good luck to you!!
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–Career losses (pitcher) by alphabet (MLB)
–Career strikeouts (batter) by alphabet (MLB, Reds)
–Career stolen bases by alphabet (MLB, Reds)
–Career doubles by alphabet (MLB, Reds)
–Career RBI leaders by alphabet (MLB, Reds)
–Career batting average leaders by alphabet (MLB, Reds)
–Pitching Strikeouts by alphabet (MLB, Reds)
–Career homers by alphabet (MLB, Reds)
–Pitching wins by alphabet (MLB, Reds)
One guess and out for me. I’ll check back tomorrow:
Browning
Soto
Rijo
Harang
Arroyo
Luque
Vandermeer
Gullet
That’s all I’ve got, and I doubt those are all right. This is going to be a tough list.
I’ll go with Nux, Maloney, Zachary, Harang or Hume, Browning or Billingham, Walters (bet Weathers is close), Pastore, and Derringer. I’ll puzzle over this awhile and try again.
With a couple of responses registered, I’ll update you….
Bronson Arroyo is the A with 50
Paul Derringer is the D with 150
Dolf Luque is the L with 152
Jim Maloney is the modern L leader with 81, but not the all-time leader
Joe Nuxhall is the N with 109
Mario Soto is the S with 92
Johnny Vander Meer is the V with 116
Bucky Walters is the W with 107
Pat Zachry is the Z with 14
the others mentioned:
Jack Billingham is fourth with 63
Tom Browning is second with 88
Don Gullett is second with 44
Aaron Harang is second with 73
Tom Hume is third with 66
Frank Pastore is third with 57
Jose Rijo is fourth with 61
David Weathers is not in the top five
A Bronson Arroyo 50
B
C
D Paul Derringer 150
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L Dolf Luque 152
M
N Joe Nuxhall 109
O
P
Q
R
S Mario Soto 92
T
U No U
V Johnny VanderMeer 116
W Bucky Walters 107
X No X
Y
Z Pat Zachry 14
Pat Zachary
Eppa Rixey
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Si Johnson
Sorry I listed some already tagged — spent a while working on that small post…
KY Chip has picked up a couple of more…
Eppa Rixey is the R leader with 148
And, I didn’t think this would happen so soon….Si Johnson is the J leader with 86. Si’s record with the Reds was only 46-86, including a 22 loss season and a 19 loss season.
What, no mention of Danny Graves yet? I don’t really imagine he’s the leader, but I had to say it.
For “T” – Brett Tomko
For “H” – Noodles Hahn
For “K” – Clay Kirby or Johnny Klippstein (sp?)
For “C” – Clay Carrol or Jonny Cueto
For “P” – Ted Power or Bob Purkey?
For “O” – Gotta be Jim O’Toole
Gotta go to church now. Bad part is, I know I’ll be thinking about this list now instead of the sermon!
Thanks for your hard work! I love this site.
M – Tony Mullane (pre-1900)
E – Bob Ewing?
B – Rube Benton?
F – Benny Frey?
More correct answers….
Noodles Hahn is the H with 92
Clay Carroll is the “modern” leader with 43…who’s the all-time leader?
Bob Purkey is the P with 76
Jim O’Toole is the O with 81
Tony Mullane is the M with 124
Bob Ewing is the E with 103
Rube Benton is the B with 91
Benny Frey is the F with 80
As for others:
Danny Graves is third with 43
Brett Tomko is fourth with 26
Clay Kirby is fifth with 15
Johnny Klippstein is second with 40
Johnny Cueto is not in the top five
Ted Power is fourth with 40
Open Letters: C G I K Q T Y
A Bronson Arroyo 50
B Rube Benton 91
C
D Paul Derringer 150
E Bob Ewing 103
F Benny Frey 80
G
H Noodles Hahn 92
I
J Si Johnson 86K
K
L Dolf Luque 152
M Tony Mullane 124
N Joe Nuxhall 109
O Jim O’Toole 81
P Bob Purkey 76
Q
R Eppa Rixey 148
S Mario Soto 92
T
U No U
V Johnny VanderMeer 116
W Bucky Walters 107
X No X
Y
Z Pat Zachry 14
I think Eric Milton should take L-O
Q – Mel Queen?
T – Fred Toney?
K – Ray Kolp?
Believe it or not, Eric Milton is not in the top five…
Mel Queen is the Q with 9 losses
Fred Toney is the T with 49
Ray Kolp is the K with 65…
Remaining letters: C G I Y
Clay Carroll is the modern C leader, but who’s the all-time leader? He was a “cool” customer….
A Bronson Arroyo 50
B Rube Benton 91
C
D Paul Derringer 150
E Bob Ewing 103
F Benny Frey 80
G
H Noodles Hahn 92
I
J Si Johnson 86
K Ray Kolp 65
L Dolf Luque 152
M Tony Mullane 124
N Joe Nuxhall 109
O Jim O’Toole 81
P Bob Purkey 76
Q Mel Queen 9
R Eppa Rixey 148
S Mario Soto 92
T Fred Toney 49
U No U
V Johnny VanderMeer 116
W Bucky Walters 107
X No X
Y
Z Pat Zachry 14
I think we all know that Milton is top five in our hearts. All five spots.
Bert Inks had one loss, so I’ll go with him for I.
For Y I’ll go with the “Y Man”: Earl Yingling.
It’s interesting how for most losses, the right guesses are mostly good pitchers and the wrong guesses are mostly bad pitchers. At the end, we should look at how many times (in the alphabet game) the career Reds leader for losses was different from the leader for wins.
For C I’ll go with Elton Chamberlain. Everyone knows Wilt was cool, I didn’t know Elton was.
Elton P. “Icebox” Chamberlain, had to be one cool dude.
Here’s a shocker….Bert Inks is NOT the I…he is second with the one loss. Another pre-1900 I pitcher lost more games…
Earl Yingling is the Y with 13.
Elton “Icebox” Chamberlain is the all-time C loser leader with 44.
Two letters remain…I and G. The G is modern day pitcher, but was early in the century. His best season was his rookie season when he went 19-11 with a 2.01 ERA and did not allow a home run in 260 innings pitched.
The I leader was pre-1900…and over 40% of the runs he allowed were unearned….
G – Harry Gaspar
I – Bill Irwin (2 losses)
Thanks for the clues.
Yes, Bill Irwin, apparently of no relation to Charlie Irwin (our 19th Century known hitting leader) is the I with 2 losses.
Harry Gaspar is the G with 48 losses.
The entire list
A Bronson Arroyo 50
B Rube Benton 91
C Elton Chamberlain 44
D Paul Derringer 150
E Bob Ewing 103
F Benny Frey 80
G Harry Gaspar 48
H Noodles Hahn 92
I Bill Irwin 2
J Si Johnson 86
K Ray Kolp 65
L Dolf Luque 152
M Tony Mullane 124
N Joe Nuxhall 109
O Jim O’Toole 81
P Bob Purkey 76
Q Mel Queen 9
R Eppa Rixey 148
S Mario Soto 92
T Fred Toney 49
U No U
V Johnny VanderMeer 116
W Bucky Walters 107
X No X
Y Earl Yingling 13
Z Pat Zachry 14