During the Guardians 7-0 loss to the Padres on Tuesday night, Nolan Jones struck out four times. Dating back to 1980, he’s the team’s 10th player to record a Golden Sombrero in a shutout.
The others:
With Josh Bell getting shipped to Miami, one of the worst seasons by a Cleveland first baseman/designated hitter has concluded.
There have been 129 instances of a player getting at least 375 plate appearances as a 1B or DH in Cleveland. Bell’s .703 OPS ranked 110th among them.
Dating back to 1980, here are the worst, and their all-time rank:
Only 11.3% of Carlos Santana‘s strikeouts were on three pitches, the team’s lowest rate dating back to 2000.
Here’s the top six, among players with at least 200 total strikeouts in that span:
Carlos Santana, 11.3%
Jim Thome, 12.4%
Travis Hafner, 12.5%
Ryan Garko, 12.8%
Travis Fryman, 12.9%
Matt LaPorta, 13.0%