With a full year of baseball on tap after last year’s troubles due to a combination of the corona virus and needless labor squabbles, I thought it would be interesting to look at the all time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for each month in games that I have attended.
Thanks to the recent collective bargaining agreement adding more off days during the regular season, opening day has been moving earlier into March over the past couple of seasons. Despite that, I have only attended 2 March games coming in to this year, with both of them coming on the 31st, in 2003 and 2014.
Home Runs
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Alejandro de Aza | 2 |
| Corey Patterson | 2 |
Hits
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Corey Patterson | 4 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 3 |
| 11 tied with | 2 |
Runs
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Sammy Sosa | 3 |
| Hee Seop Choi | 3 |
| 5 tied with | 2 |
RBI
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Corey Patterson | 7 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 4 |
| Alejandro de Aza | 3 |
| Kurt Suzuki | 3 |
Doubles
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Jeromy Burnitz | 2 |
| 8 tied with | 1 |
Triples
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Mark Bellhorn | 1 |
Batting Average (> 2 AB)
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Mark Grudzielanek | 1.000 |
| Moises Alou | 0.667 |
| Aaron Hicks | 0.667 |
| Corey Patterson | 0.667 |
| Alexei Ramirez | 0.667 |
Stolen Bases
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Mark Bellhorn | 1 |
And now, the defensive side of the ball.
Wins
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Kerry Wood | 1 |
| Chris Sale | 1 |
Losses
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Tom Glavine | 1 |
| Ricky Nolasco | 1 |
ERA (> 1 IP)
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Juan Cruz | 0.00 |
| Kerry Wood | 3.60 |
| Chris Sale | 3.68 |
Strikeouts
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Chris Sale | 8 |
| Juan Cruz | 6 |
| Kerry Wood | 5 |
Appearances
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| 17 tied with | 1 |
Saves
| Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Matt Lindstrom | 1 |