Daniel Schneemann struck out 70 times in just 221 PA this season. It was the third most Ks franchise history by a player with fewer than 225 PA.
The list:
Thomas reached 65 in just 187 PA, tying Branyan’s 2002 season for the most strikeouts with fewer than 200 PA.
[update: this streak ended the following day when Hedges went 2-3, snapping his streak at 43 games]Â
Austin Hedges went hitless on Sunday afternoon, his 43rd consecutive start without a multi-hit game, setting a franchise record.
The list:
Fischlin, a utility infielder, is the only non-catcher on the list.
Bo Naylor collected a double and a triple last night at Baltimore. His triple was the first by a Cleveland catcher since Roberto Perez in July 2019 at Kansas City.
Collecting a couple and a triple is even more rare for a catcher, as its happened just four time since 1980:
Last night against the Orioles, Bo Naylor, Gabriel Arias and Brayan Rocchio combined for 7 hits and 5 RBI while occupying the 7-8-9 spots in the order. It was the first time the bottom third of the order collected at least 7 hits and 5 RBI since 2019.
Most recent 7-8-9 hitters with 7+ hits and 5+ RBI:
In his final at bat last night, Bo Naylor struck out against Diamondbacks infielder Josh Rojas.
He’s the 14th Cleveland hitter to strike out against a position player over the last 50 seasons joining:
Martinez’s inclusion gets an asterisk because it was an add situation.
With the Indians leading the A’s 10-2 in the bottom of the 8th, Martinez fouled off a pitch against A’s pitcher Kelly Downs, who then began shouting at Martinez because he swung “too hard.”
Martinez shouted back and both players were ejected with the count at 2-2.
A’s manager Tony La Russa brought third baseman Kevin Seitzer in to pitch, and Mike Hargrove called upon Glenallen Hill, who took the only pitch he saw for a strike, resulting in a strikeout.
Some odd rules apply to this situation, which officially result in Seitzer getting credit for a strikeout of Martinez, even though they never actually faced each other.
It’s also worth mentioning Naylor’s strikeout occurred before collecting his first career hit. While I can’t confirm this, it’s reasonable to guess he may be the first player in MLB history to strike out against a position player before recording a hit.