Four with 10 or more
For the fourth consecutive season, the Boston Red Sox have four starters with more than 10 victories (Tim Wakefield 15-10, Matt Clement 13-4, Bronson Arroyo 12-9, and David Wells 12-7).
To give you some perspective on the rarity of this accomplishment, the Boston Red Sox accomplished this feat only twice during the 1990s. And one of those years was not 1995, when the Boston Red Sox last won a division crown.
The reappearance of Curt Schilling in the starting rotation makes this stat even more compelling. Big Schill possibly has four more starts and if he wins them all, that would make five starting pitchers with 10 or more victories. And that has not happened since 1978 (Dennis Eckersley 20-8, Mike Torrez 16-13, Luis Tiant 13-8, Bill Lee 10-10, and Bob Stanley 15-2).
Don’t expect that one to happen. It says here the Sox clinch well before the last weekend of the season and save Schilling for the opener.
To give you some perspective on the rarity of this accomplishment, the Boston Red Sox accomplished this feat only twice during the 1990s. And one of those years was not 1995, when the Boston Red Sox last won a division crown.
The reappearance of Curt Schilling in the starting rotation makes this stat even more compelling. Big Schill possibly has four more starts and if he wins them all, that would make five starting pitchers with 10 or more victories. And that has not happened since 1978 (Dennis Eckersley 20-8, Mike Torrez 16-13, Luis Tiant 13-8, Bill Lee 10-10, and Bob Stanley 15-2).
Don’t expect that one to happen. It says here the Sox clinch well before the last weekend of the season and save Schilling for the opener.
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