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Edgy DC Jul 18 2007 02:37 PM

Orlando Hernandez' stolen base last night was his second of the year, and third as a Met. It brings the Mets within one of a .500 success rate all-time for stolen base attempts by pitchers, a pretty lousy record on the face of it, but probably not so bad, considering most steal attempts by pitchers are actually broken plays. Who is in first place all time for succssful steals by a Met pitcher? With how many? Who just got knocked by Hernandez from second to third? With how many? Who is the Mets Pitcher Caught Stealing Champ? With how many?

sharpie Jul 18 2007 02:43 PM

Seaver has most steals I'm pretty sure.

Edgy DC Jul 18 2007 02:44 PM

First half of the first question. Correct.

Frayed Knot Jul 18 2007 02:49 PM

The list (for successful ones anyway) was on last night's telecast; Seaver has 4, and Frisella and someone else had 2. Seaver was also the last pitcher anywhere to steal one in 2 consecutive starts. It was his rookie year and he was 22 at the time.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 18 2007 02:57 PM

I think Sid Fernandez also had 2.

Edgy DC Jul 18 2007 02:59 PM

Sorry to be redundant; I had the San Diego feed. I show Frisella and Hernandez as the only ones to have had two. Hernandez, as stated, has now hit three, and chases inmmortality. That's four in a row for the Metskies. They did their most successful pitcher-running during the Hodges and Johnson years. The only two-time loser is Roger Craig, both from 1962. Our four pitcher-thefts in a row bring the franchise to 18 steals in 37 attempts lifetime.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 19 2007 02:01 PM

Stolen Bases and Caught Stealing by Mets Pitchers Name sb cs Tom Seaver 4 0 Orlando Hernandez 3 0 Danny Frisella 2 0 Jerry Koosman 1 0 Dick Selma 1 0 Orel Hershiser 1 0 Jae Seo 1 0 Nolan Ryan 1 0 Tim Leary 1 0 Dwight Gooden 1 1 Ron Darling 1 0 Sid Fernandez 1 0 Wally Whitehurst 0 1 Jack Fisher 0 1 Roger Craig 0 2 Al Jackson 0 1 David Cone 0 1 Roy Lee Jackson 0 1 Craig Swan 0 1 Skip Lockwood 0 1 Masato Yoshii 0 1 Mike Hampton 0 1 Gary Gentry 0 1 Warren Spahn 0 1 Frank Tanana 0 1 Tom Gorman 0 1 Ray Burris 0 1 Jim McAndrew 0 1 Randy Tate 0 1

DocTee Jul 19 2007 02:02 PM

Sid Fernandez? Whoever was catching should be ashamed.

Edgy DC Jul 19 2007 02:14 PM

John Russell, come on down!

sharpie Jul 19 2007 02:23 PM

At that point in the season Sid was in a three-way tie for second on the team with 1 stolen base (tied with HoJo and Backman, 3 behind Dykstra).