Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Trivia Tuesday: Last Postseason Out Edition

Ben made the point the other night that Damon rarely seems to make the last out of the game. With his ABs with two outs in the 9th the past two nights, it really seems like that's true. So I decided to see who has made the last out of the Yankees playoff games recently (thank you Baseball-Reference Play Index!).

Between Ruben Sierra grounding out to end the 2004 ALCS until Mark Teixeira's strikeout last night, the Yankees had 10 different playoff games end where a Yankee batter made the last out. Can you name those games/batters? Bonus points if you can name the pitcher it was against!

Post your answers in the comments below. I'll reveal the answers tonight!

Quick Side Note/Stat of the Day: Jorge Posada leads all Yankees with 6 game-ending postseason outs in his career. He is followed by Mickey Mantle at 5 and Hideki Matsui at 4.

2nd Stat of the Day: Hideki Matsui is the only Yankee in history to end a playoff game with an out that won the game (a 2004 sac fly against the J.C. Romero and the Twins in Game 2 of the ALDS).

3rd Stat of the Day: Johnny Damon, has, in fact, made the last out of the game. He has made the last out of the game for the Yankees 18 times in the regular season and *hint* twice in the postseason *hint*

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