March 7, 2025
By Kevin Glew
Cooperstowners in Canada
I have been posting a “Super Canadian Baseball Stat of the Day” on my Facebook, X and BlueSky accounts.
I wanted to share them from the past week, in case you don’t use social media.
March 3
Ron Taylor (Toronto, Ont.) in the two World Series he pitched in with the St. Louis Cardinals (1964) and New York Mets (1969):
-4 games
-7 innings pitched
-0 hits (!)
-0 runs
-0.00 ERA
-5 strikeouts
-2 World Series rings
March 4
Trail, B.C. native Jason Bay‘s stats with the Montreal Expos’ class-A Clinton LumberKings in 2001:
-87 games
-.362/.449/.572
-1.021 OPS
-115 hits
-13 home runs
-15 stolen bases
*Won Midwest League batting title
**Traded to Mets in spring 2002
March 5
Vancouver, B.C. native Scott Richmond‘s stats in the first month (Apr. 2009) of his rookie season with the Toronto Blue Jays:
– 4 starts
– 3-0 record
– 2.70 ERA
– 23 1/3 innings pitched
– 20 strikeouts
– AL Rookie Pitcher of the Month
March 6
A record 48 Canadians were selected in the 2002 MLB draft, including these future MLBers:
–Adam Loewen (1st round)
–Jeff Francis (1st round)
–Joey Votto (2nd round)
–Jesse Crain (2nd round)
–Chris Leroux (9th round)
–Dave Davidson (10th round)
–Luke Carlin (10th round)
–Scott Mathieson (17th round)
–Russell Martin (17th round)
–George Kottaras (20th round)
–Chris Robinson (30th round)
March 7
Navan, Ont., native Erik Bedard‘s 221 strikeouts in 2007 are the most in a single season by a Baltimore Orioles pitcher.
Yes, that’s more than Hall of Famers Jim Palmer or Mike Mussina ever recorded in a season.
Thanks for the updates.
Thanks for reading this, Bob.
For Ron Taylor I would another Statistic— of Games Saved. He had two. Game 4 of 1964 WS and Game 2 of !969 WS. Of interest the save in game 4 in 1964 is extremely memorable. St Louis was down two games to one, they were behind in YANKEE Stadium 3 to 0 in the top of the 6th. The Cards Ken Boyer then hit a Grand Slam Homer to make it 4 to 3. Ron Taylor came in relief in the bottom of the 6th and pitched, with only a one run lead, FOUR Scoreless innings (final score 4-3) again in YANKEE Stadium in front of the home crowd. They say the turning point in the Series for St Louis (who won the series in 7games) was Boyer’s come from behind grand slam homer. Personally I think Ron Taylor’s pitching 4 scoreless innings with only a one run lead again in Yankee Stadium was just (or almost) as important. P.S. Clete Boyer (Ken’s) brother played 3rd base for the Yankees that day. Someone once asked him what was the most difficult time he had in baseball. His answer was sitting silent in the Yankee dugout when his brother hit the home run. He initially felt like jumping up and cheering wildly , then quickly remembered where he was.
This is great stuff, David. Thanks for sharing it with me.
Wow, those r some GREAT stats! Thanks for showing us. Impressive
Thanks for reading them, Scott.
Those Ron Taylor WS stats are new to me. Amazing. Great post.
Thanks for reading them and for your kind words, Steve.
Of course, Kevin. I never miss one of your posts, unique and one of a kind on the internet.