Saturday, October 08, 2011

COMPLETE GAME VICTORIES TO CLINCH DIVISION SERIES (Updated with Chris Carpenter)

























Last year I wrote a post about pitchers who threw a complete game victory to clinch the Division Series.

In the 2010 Division Series I added Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee.
Tonight both Hamels and Lee sat in Citizens Bank Ballpark and saw Chris Carpenter put himself on the list.

Let's update it.

Complete Game Division Series Clinchers

John Smoltz
1997 ATLANTA BRAVES
Game 3
4-1 victory against Houston Astros




Bobby Jones
2000 NEW YORK METS
Game 4
4-0 victory against San Francisco Giants




Curt Schilling
2001 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Game 5
2-1 victory against St. Louis Cardinals



Cole Hamels
2010 PHILADELPHIA PHLLIES
Game 3
2-0 victory against Cincinnati Reds


Cliff Lee
2010 TEXAS RANGERS
Game 5
5-1 victory against Tampa Bay Rays


Chris Carpenter
Game 5
1-0 victory against Philadelphia Phillies

The 2001 Series didn’t end with Schilling on the mound getting the last out. The series ended with a walk off single by Tony Womack.

For sticklers of details, they played the Division Series in 1981 as well and two more complete games clinched series THAT year.







Steve Rogers
1981 MONTREAL EXPOS
Game 5
3-0 victory against Philadelphia Phillies


Jerry Reuss
1981 LOS ANGELES DODGERS
Game 5
4-0 victory against Houston Astros


But while relievers were being used more frequently then, the whole specialization of EVERY bullpen role (and the cheapening of the save) didn’t come around until the late 1980s.


So welcome to Division Series immortality, Chris Carpenter.

And you are welcome Bobby Jones for reminding everyone of your great feat!

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