July 14, 2003
Positive Tiger Note
Last week, a reader wrote me to inquire about the Yankees DP's, specifically, did they ground into a lot of double plays. The answer is yes and no. If you look at GDP totals, the Yankees lead the AL, and are tied for 2nd in the majors with 88. However, the Yankees have had many more DP situations than any other team, due to the fact that they get on base so well. If you look at DP's as a percentage of situations, the Yankees have the 12th lowest percentage in the majors, at 10.9%.
The positive not about the Tigers is that they not only have hit into the fewest GDP's in the majors (51), but they have the 2nd lowest percentage per situation. One might expect, that with their anemic offense, Detroit would not have many chance to hit into DP's, and that is true. But at 9.8% of GDP per situation, only the Texas Rangers (9.3%) have done better. Part of this, of course, is that the Tigers strike out a lot (2nd in the AL), and you can't hit into a DP striking out. But, they don't kill rallies with DP's either.
Posted by David Pinto at
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