Today is November 11, in other words, 11/11.
To celebrate this, here’s your 11 to Know:
1. The following pitchers were 11-11 in 2012:
| Rk | Player | Year | W | L | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinson Volquez | 2012 | 11 | 11 | SDP |
| 2 | Matt Moore | 2012 | 11 | 11 | TBR |
| 3 | Lucas Harrell | 2012 | 11 | 11 | HOU |
| 4 | Blake Beavan | 2012 | 11 | 11 | SEA |
Okay, I know you’re curious...
2. The following pitchers were 11-11 on 11/11/11
| Rk | Player | Year | W | L | Tm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Billingsley | 2011 | 11 | 11 | LAD |
| 2 | Zach Britton | 2011 | 11 | 11 | BAL |
| 3 | A.J. Burnett | 2011 | 11 | 11 | NYY |
| 4 | Luke Hochevar | 2011 | 11 | 11 | KCR |
| 5 | Brandon Morrow | 2011 | 11 | 11 | TOR |
| 6 | Jonathon Niese | 2011 | 11 | 11 | NYM |
| 7 | Brad Penny | 2011 | 11 | 11 | DET |
| 8 | Wandy Rodriguez | 2011 | 11 | 11 | HOU |
3. The following pitchers are 11-11 for their career
| Rk | Player | Year | W | L | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Choate | 2012 | 11 | 11 | 2000 | 2012 |
| 2 | Chuck Smith | 2001 | 11 | 11 | 2000 | 2001 |
| 3 | Billy Brewer | 1999 | 11 | 11 | 1993 | 1999 |
| 4 | Ed Bahr | 1947 | 11 | 11 | 1946 | 1947 |
4. Here’s one: On 11/11/1961 – Frank Funk had finished his season, 11-11 with 11 saves.
5. In the 2012 season, Ty Wigginton and Rod Barajas had 11 homers and 11 doubles.
6. Orlando Cepeda had two seasons of 111 RBI, including 1967 when he had 11 steals.
7. Javier Vazquez and Sid Fernandez each had 11 games of 11 strikeouts.
8. In 1954, Bob Turley had two games in which he walked 11 batters in each, but in total he gave up 11 hits.
9. There were 65 games in which a pitcher allowed 11 hits in 2012, but out 11/11 Award goes to Derek Lowe who let it happen 11 times.
These pitchers allowed 11 hits 11 times in their career:
10. In 1997, Danny Darwin hit .111 with 11 strikeouts, Dave Mlicki did the save in 2001.
11. On 8/13/1961, Steve Barber walked 11, struck out 11, and, wait for it… did it in 11 innings.
