Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Stat of the Day
The 2008 NBA Playoffs have redefined the importance of home court advantage, but it was the 1990-91 Chicago Bulls who won a record 15 consecutive home games in the playoffs.
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Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Stat of the Day
There were an average of .54 fights per game during the 2007-2008 NHL regular season.Â
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Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Stat of the Day
The most goals scored by a single player in a soccer match is 16 by Panagiotis Pontikos of the Olympos Xylofagou in a game in Cyprus’ third division.
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Stat of the Day
May is the most prolific month for triple plays with 126 occuring during the second month of the season.
May has also hosted 5 out of 14 unassisted triple plays in baseball history, the most of any month.
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Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Stat of the Day
The only Major League player to hit for the cycle with a pink bat is Fred Lewis of the San Francisco Giants who accomplished the feat on May 13, 2007.
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Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Stat of the Day
Beginning in the 1946-47 season, NHL teams were required to announce “last minute of play in this period.”
This is actually code for “go to the bathroom/food stand and miss the last-second, game-winning goal.”Â
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Posted on May 8th, 2008 by Stat of the Day
The tallest player in MLB history is Jon Rauch of the Washington Nationals at a whopping 6′11″ tall.
That means he stands 3′4″ taller than the 3′7″ Eddie Gaedel, the shortest player of all time.Â
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