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Starts with A on 4/2/1998, vs COL, 1 (Anderson)
on 158 occasions, most recently on 8/4/2004, vs FLO, 1 (Alomar)
Contains A on 7/17/2001, at SEA, 8 (Anderson, Barajas, Durazo, Gonzalez, Grace, Sanders, Williams, Womack)
on 7 occasions, most recently on 5/27/2004, at SFN, 8 (Bautista, Gonzalez, Hairston, Hillenbrand, Kata, Mayne, Sparks, Tracy)
Ends with A on 8/7/2003, vs MON, 4 (Baerga, Batista, Bautista, Kata)
Starts with B on 4/3/1998, vs SFN, 4 (Batista, Bell, Benitez, Brede)
on 18 occasions, most recently on 8/7/2003, vs MON, 4 (Baerga, Barajas, Batista, Bautista)
Contains B on 4/10/1998, at SDN, 5 (Bell, Benes, Benitez, Brede, Fabregas)
on 6 occasions, most recently on 6/25/2004, at DET, 5 (Bautista, Brito, Colbrunn, Hillenbrand, Webb)
Ends with B on 4/27/2003, at NYN, 1 (Webb)
on 163 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2007, at COL, 1 (Webb)
Starts with C on 5/21/2005, at DET, 5 (Cintron, Clark, Clayton, Counsell, Cruz)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/26/2005, at MIL, 5 (Cintron, Clark, Clayton, Counsell, Cruz)
Contains C on 6/30/2002, at CLE, 6 (Counsell, Dellucci, Grace, McCracken, Schilling, Womack)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/26/2005, vs DET, 6 (Cintron, Clark, Clayton, Counsell, Cruz, Tracy)
Starts with D on 8/9/2001, at FLO, 3 (Dellucci, Difelice, Durazo)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 9/23/2002, at SLN, 3 (Dellucci, Donnels, Durazo)
Contains D on 5/2/2007, at LAN, 5 (Barden, Davis, Drew, Hudson, Snyder)
on 19 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2007, at PIT, 5 (Davis, Drew, Ojeda, Reynolds, Snyder)
Ends with D on 6/4/2003, vs CHA, 2 (Good, Hillenbrand)
on 5 occasions, most recently on 7/3/2004, vs MIN, 2 (Good, Hillenbrand)
Starts with E on 4/9/2006, at MIL, 2 (Easley, Estrada)
on 20 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2006, at SFN, 2 (Easley, Estrada)
Contains E on 6/21/2001, at COL, 9 (Bell, Bierbrodt, Counsell, Finley, Gonzalez, Grace, Moeller, Sanders, Spivey)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/19/2001, at COL, 9 (Bell, Counsell, Finley, Gonzalez, Grace, Lopez, Miller, Sanders, Spivey)
Ends with E on 3/31/1998, vs COL, 3 (Brede, Lee, White)
on 39 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2002, vs COL, 3 (Grace, Jose, Little)
Starts with F on 7/1/1999, at CIN, 3 (Finley, Fox, Frias)
on 6 occasions, most recently on 6/3/2000, at TEX, 3 (Figueroa, Finley, Frias)
Contains F on 7/1/1999, at CIN, 3 (Finley, Fox, Frias)
on 6 occasions, most recently on 6/3/2000, at TEX, 3 (Figueroa, Finley, Frias)
Starts with G on 7/10/2005, vs CIN, 4 (Glaus, Gonzalez, Gosling, Green)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2005, at SFN, 4 (Glaus, Gonzalez, Green, Green)
Contains G on 9/30/2005, at SFN, 5 (Glaus, Gonzalez, Green, Green, Vargas)
Ends with G on 9/26/1999, at SFN, 1 (Young)
on 308 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2007, at COL, 1 (Young)
Starts with H on 5/20/2004, at ATL, 3 (Hairston, Hammock, Hillenbrand)
on 34 occasions, most recently on 7/24/2007, vs FLO, 3 (Hairston, Hernandez, Hudson)
Contains H on 6/2/2004, vs SFN, 4 (Hairston, Hammock, Hillenbrand, Johnson)
on 8 occasions, most recently on 4/29/2007, vs SFN, 4 (Hairston, Hammock, Hudson, Johnson)
Ends with H on 8/17/2004, vs PIT, 1 (Randolph)
on 7 occasions, most recently on 5/17/2007, at COL, 1 (Smith)
Contains I on 4/12/1998, at SDN, 7 (Batista, Benitez, Blair, Garcia, Stinnett, White, Williams)
on 5 occasions, most recently on 6/10/2004, at BAL, 7 (Bautista, Brito, Cintron, Finley, Hairston, Hillenbrand, Zinter)
Ends with I on 9/20/2000, at LAN, 2 (Conti, Dellucci)
Starts with J on 9/4/2003, at KCA, 2 (Johnson, Jose)
on 12 occasions, most recently on 6/28/2007, vs LAN, 2 (Jackson, Johnson)
Contains J on 6/28/2007, vs LAN, 3 (Jackson, Johnson, Ojeda)
Starts with K on 7/4/1998, at HOU, 1 (Klassen)
on 183 occasions, most recently on 8/14/2007, at FLO, 1 (Kim)
Contains K on 8/1/1998, at MIL, 3 (Gilkey, Klassen, Sodowsky)
on 19 occasions, most recently on 5/4/2004, at CHN, 3 (Hammock, Kata, Sparks)
Ends with K on 4/15/2003, vs COL, 2 (Hammock, Womack)
on 10 occasions, most recently on 4/24/2007, vs SDN, 2 (Clark, Hammock)
Starts with L on 3/31/1998, vs COL, 1 (Lee)
on 315 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2002, vs COL, 1 (Little)
Contains L on 4/6/1999, at LAN, 8 (Bell, Finley, Gilkey, Gonzalez, Lee, Miller, Stottlemyre, Williams)
on 10 occasions, most recently on 7/12/2002, at LAN, 8 (Colbrunn, Counsell, Finley, Gonzalez, Guillen, Miller, Schilling, Williams)
Ends with L on 4/9/1999, at ATL, 3 (Bell, Daal, Powell)
on 2 occasions, most recently on 6/4/2000, at TEX, 3 (Bell, Counsell, Daal)
Starts with M on 8/16/2003, at ATL, 3 (McCracken, Moeller, Mondesi)
Contains M on 4/16/1999, vs SFN, 4 (Miller, Stottlemyre, Williams, Womack)
on 35 occasions, most recently on 8/16/2003, at ATL, 4 (Hammock, McCracken, Moeller, Mondesi)
Ends with M on 9/26/2000, at COL, 1 (Kim)
on 37 occasions, most recently on 8/14/2007, at FLO, 1 (Kim)
Starts with N on 9/8/2005, at PIT, 1 (Nippert)
on 5 occasions, most recently on 8/5/2006, vs HOU, 1 (Nippert)
Contains N on 5/2/2006, vs LAN, 8 (Byrnes, Counsell, Gonzalez, Green, Green, Hernandez, Jackson, Snyder)
on 30 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2007, at COL, 8 (Bonifacio, Byrnes, Gonzalez, Jackson, Reynolds, Snyder, Upton, Young)
Ends with N on 6/11/2002, at NYA, 5 (Anderson, Cintron, Colbrunn, Guillen, McCracken)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 5/20/2007, at PIT, 5 (Hairston, Hudson, Jackson, Johnson, Quentin)
Starts with O on 6/15/2007, at BAL, 2 (Ojeda, Owings)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2007, at PIT, 2 (Ojeda, Owings)
Contains O on 6/11/2002, at NYA, 7 (Anderson, Cintron, Colbrunn, Counsell, Durazo, Gonzalez, Womack)
on 12 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2007, at COL, 7 (Bonifacio, Gonzalez, Jackson, Ojeda, Reynolds, Upton, Young)
Ends with O on 8/8/1999, at PHI, 2 (Durazo, Reynoso)
on 59 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, at COL, 2 (Bonifacio, Montero)
Starts with P on 4/9/1999, at ATL, 1 (Powell)
on 28 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, at COL, 1 (Petit)
Contains P on 8/2/2001, vs MON, 2 (Lopez, Spivey)
on 19 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, at COL, 2 (Petit, Upton)
Starts with Q on 7/20/2006, vs LAN, 1 (Quentin)
on 106 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, at COL, 1 (Quentin)
Contains Q on 4/4/2005, vs CHN, 1 (Vazquez)
on 139 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, at COL, 1 (Quentin)
Starts with R on 8/23/1999, at PIT, 2 (Reynoso, Ryan)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/11/2000, vs LAN, 2 (Reynoso, Ryan)
Contains R on 8/15/2004, at NYN, 8 (Brito, Cintron, DeVore, Hairston, Hillenbrand, McCracken, Terrero, Tracy)
on 6 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2004, vs MIL, 8 (Brito, Cintron, DeVore, Hairston, Hillenbrand, Kroeger, Terrero, Tracy)
Ends with R on 9/12/2004, vs SFN, 3 (Kroeger, Snyder, Zinter)
Starts with S on 4/14/1998, at SLN, 3 (Stankiewicz, Stinnett, Suppan)
on 11 occasions, most recently on 9/5/2001, at SFN, 3 (Sanders, Schilling, Spivey)
Contains S on 6/3/2007, at NYN, 8 (Byrnes, Callaspo, Davis, Hairston, Hudson, Jackson, Reynolds, Snyder)
Ends with S on 4/21/2001, vs COL, 4 (Barajas, Ellis, Sanders, Williams)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/19/2001, at SDN, 4 (Barajas, Ellis, Sanders, Williams)
Starts with T on 7/10/2004, at SFN, 2 (Terrero, Tracy)
on 66 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2005, at LAN, 2 (Terrero, Tracy)
Contains T on 6/10/2004, at BAL, 6 (Bautista, Brito, Cintron, Hairston, Tracy, Zinter)
on 6 occasions, most recently on 9/18/2004, at SLN, 6 (Bautista, Brito, Cintron, Hairston, Terrero, Tracy)
Ends with T on 6/5/1998, at OAK, 2 (Stinnett, Wolcott)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 8/20/1998, at PHI, 2 (Stinnett, Wolcott)
Starts with U on 8/3/2007, at LAN, 1 (Upton)
on 38 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, at COL, 1 (Upton)
Contains U on 8/29/2000, at MON, 4 (Bautista, Colbrunn, Counsell, Guzman)
on 20 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2006, vs SDN, 4 (Counsell, Cruz, Hudson, Quentin)
Starts with V on 4/8/2003, at LAN, 1 (Villarreal)
on 83 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2006, at SFN, 1 (Vargas)
Contains V on 4/8/2003, at LAN, 3 (Overbay, Spivey, Villarreal)
Starts with W on 6/5/1998, at OAK, 3 (White, Williams, Wolcott)
on 20 occasions, most recently on 5/23/2003, vs SDN, 3 (Webb, Williams, Womack)
Contains W on 4/7/1998, at LAN, 3 (Stankiewicz, White, Williams)
on 48 occasions, most recently on 5/23/2003, vs SDN, 3 (Webb, Williams, Womack)
Ends with W on 7/15/2006, vs MIL, 1 (Drew)
on 195 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2007, at COL, 1 (Drew)
Contains X on 4/4/1998, vs SFN, 1 (Fox)
on 240 occasions, most recently on 5/22/2004, at FLO, 1 (Sexson)
Ends with X on 4/4/1998, vs SFN, 1 (Fox)
on 217 occasions, most recently on 6/4/2000, at TEX, 1 (Fox)
Starts with Y on 9/26/1999, at SFN, 1 (Young)
on 162 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2007, at COL, 1 (Young)
Contains Y on 6/12/2007, at NYA, 5 (Byrnes, Reynolds, Snyder, Tracy, Young)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/20/2007, at CHN, 5 (Byrnes, Reynolds, Snyder, Tracy, Young)
Ends with Y on 3/31/2003, vs LAN, 3 (Finley, Overbay, Spivey)
on 28 occasions, most recently on 9/13/2003, vs COL, 3 (Finley, Overbay, Spivey)
Starts with Z on 6/10/2004, at BAL, 1 (Zinter)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 9/12/2004, vs SFN, 1 (Zinter)
Contains Z on 4/4/2005, vs CHN, 3 (Cruz, Gonzalez, Vazquez)
on 16 occasions, most recently on 7/14/2005, at SDN, 3 (Cruz, Gonzalez, Vazquez)
Ends with Z on 4/4/2005, vs CHN, 3 (Cruz, Gonzalez, Vazquez)
on 16 occasions, most recently on 7/14/2005, at SDN, 3 (Cruz, Gonzalez, Vazquez)
Contains any double letter on 6/5/1998, at OAK, 7 (Bell, Dellucci, Lee, Miller, Stinnett, Williams, Wolcott)
Ends with any double letter on 6/5/1998, at OAK, 4 (Bell, Lee, Stinnett, Wolcott)
on 16 occasions, most recently on 8/29/2001, vs SFN, 4 (Bell, Colbrunn, Counsell, Witt)
Starts with any vowel on 9/18/2007, vs SFN, 4 (Ojeda, Owings, Upton, Young)
Contains nary an E on 6/26/2004, at DET, 7 (Alomar, Bautista, Cintron, Fossum, Hairston, Hammock, Tracy)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 4/29/2007, vs SFN, 7 (Hairston, Hammock, Hudson, Jackson, Johnson, Tracy, Young)
Ends with any vowel on 8/14/1998, vs NYN, 6 (Batista, Garcia, Gilkey, Lee, Telemaco, White)
on 11 occasions, most recently on 5/16/2004, vs MON, 6 (Baerga, DeVore, Finley, Kata, Mayne, Tracy)
Contains 3 letters on 4/4/1998, vs SFN, 2 (Fox, Lee)
on 175 occasions, most recently on 5/21/2000, at NYN, 2 (Fox, Lee)
Contains 4 letters on 7/23/1999, vs LAN, 3 (Bell, Daal, Diaz)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/4/2000, at TEX, 3 (Bell, Daal, Ward)
Contains 5 letters on 6/13/2005, at CHA, 5 (Clark, Estes, Glaus, Green, Tracy)
on 11 occasions, most recently on 8/9/2007, vs PIT, 5 (Clark, Davis, Tracy, Upton, Young)
Contains 6 letters on 9/15/1999, vs PIT, 5 (Durazo, Finley, Harris, Miller, Womack)
on 39 occasions, most recently on 9/11/2006, vs WAS, 5 (Byrnes, Easley, Hudson, Snyder, Vargas)
Contains 7 letters on 5/12/2002, at PHI, 5 (Barajas, Batista, Cintron, Donnels, Guillen)
on 12 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2005, at LAN, 5 (Cintron, Clayton, Jackson, Nippert, Terrero)
Contains 8 letters on 9/13/2000, vs LAN, 7 (Anderson, Bautista, Colbrunn, Dellucci, Gonzalez, Stinnett, Williams)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 10/1/2000, vs SFN, 7 (Bautista, Colbrunn, Counsell, Dellucci, Gonzalez, Stinnett, Williams)
Contains 9 letters on 5/18/2002, vs PHI, 2 (McCracken, Schilling)
on 28 occasions, most recently on 9/15/2007, at LAN, 2 (Bonifacio, Hernandez)
Contains 10 letters on 4/8/2003, at LAN, 1 (Villarreal)
Contains 11 letters on 4/7/1998, at LAN, 1 (Stankiewicz)
on 294 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs SDN, 1 (Hillenbrand)
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The most distinct letters on 5/16/2002, vs PHI, 24 (Bautista, Counsell, Durazo, Finley, Gonzalez, Johnson, Miller, Spivey, Womack, all but QX)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/3/2003, vs CHA, 24 (Barajas, Batista, Bautista, Finley, Gonzalez, Hillenbrand, Overbay, Spivey, Womack, all but QX)
The fewest distinct letters on 4/5/1998, vs SFN, 14 (Batista, Bell, Benes, Benitez, Jones, Lee, Stinnett, White, Williams, all but CDFGKPQRUVXY)
on 7 occasions, most recently on 7/18/2005, vs FLO, 14 (Clark, Clayton, Counsell, Glaus, Gosling, Green, Stinnett, Terrero, Tracy, all but BDFHJMPQVWXZ)
The most total letters on 9/16/2000, vs ATL, 73 (Bautista, Colbrunn, Counsell, Dellucci, Gonzalez, Stinnett, Stottlemyre, Williams, Womack)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/8/2004, at BAL, 73 (Baerga, Bautista, Cintron, Finley, Gonzalez, Hairston, Hammock, Hillenbrand, Johnson, Tracy)
The fewest total letters on 8/11/1998, vs PHI, 45 (Batista, Bell, Benes, Fox, Garcia, Gilkey, Lee, Miller, White)
The most Scrabble® points on 6/6/2003, vs CLE, 167 (27 Gonzalez, 27 Gonzalez, 21 McCracken, 20 Hammock, 17 Hillenbrand, 17 Womack, 16 Barajas, 14 Spivey, 8 Grace)
The fewest Scrabble® points on 9/8/1998, vs LAN, 76 (13 Dellucci, 11 White, 9 Anderson, 9 Batista, 9 Garcia, 8 Frias, 8 Stinnett, 6 Bell, 3 Lee)
on 2 occasions, most recently on 4/19/2005, at COL, 76 (12 Clayton, 11 Clark, 11 Hairston, 10 Snyder, 8 Kata, 7 Terrero, 6 Glaus, 6 Green, 5 Estes)
Unique occurrences in bold.
Includes all games played 1998-2007.
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