Starts with on 4/9/1977, vs CHA, 2 (Ashby, Ault)
on 123 occasions, most recently on 6/6/1991, at BAL, 2 (Acker, Alomar)
Contains on 5/14/1998, vs ANA, 9 (Canseco, Delgado, Fernandez, Gonzalez, Samuel, Sprague, Stanley, Stewart, Williams)
on 2 occasions, most recently on 6/18/1998, at BAL, 9 (Canseco, Carpenter, Dalesandro, Delgado, Fernandez, Gonzalez, Sprague, Stanley, Stewart)
Ends with on 5/3/1980, vs CLE, 3 (Garcia, Macha, Mirabella)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 8/1/2000, at OAK, 3 (Batista, Cordova, Loaiza)
Starts with on 4/6/1988, at KCA, 4 (Barfield, Bell, Beniquez, Borders)
on 30 occasions, most recently on 9/23/1999, at BOS, 4 (Batista, Blake, Brumfield, Bush)
Contains on 4/20/1988, vs KCA, 7 (Barfield, Bell, Beniquez, Borders, Gruber, Moseby, Stieb)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 4/16/1989, vs KCA, 7 (Barfield, Bell, Borders, Brenly, Gruber, Moseby, Stieb)
Ends with on 6/29/1979, at BAL, 1 (Stieb)
on 408 occasions, most recently on 9/15/1998, at CLE, 1 (Stieb)
Starts with on 9/14/1997, at SEA, 4 (Carpenter, Carter, Crespo, Cruz)
on 15 occasions, most recently on 7/29/2000, at SEA, 4 (Castillo, Castillo, Cordova, Cruz)
Contains on 9/19/2010, at BOS, 7 (Arencibia, Buck, Encarnacion, Escobar, Marcum, McCoy, McDonald)
Ends with on 4/12/1994, at OAK, 1 (Spoljaric)
on 15 occasions, most recently on 6/6/2002, vs TBA, 1 (Prokopec)
Starts with on 9/13/1997, at SEA, 3 (Daal, Delgado, Duncan)
Contains on 9/6/1977, vs BOS, 5 (Darr, Nordbrook, Rader, Woods, Woods)
on 24 occasions, most recently on 6/22/2003, at MON, 5 (Bordick, Delgado, Halladay, Hudson, Woodward)
Ends with on 4/9/1992, at DET, 3 (Olerud, Ward, Winfield)
on 24 occasions, most recently on 4/15/2010, vs CHA, 3 (Eveland, Lind, Reed)
Starts with on 4/10/2010, at BAL, 2 (Encarnacion, Eveland)
on 47 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2010, at MIN, 2 (Encarnacion, Escobar)
Contains on 4/16/1988, vs MIN, 10 (Barfield, Bell, Beniquez, Borders, Fernandez, Fielder, Gruber, Lee, Moseby, Stottlemyre)
on 41 occasions, most recently on 5/13/1999, at KCA, 10 (Brumfield, Dalesandro, Delgado, Fernandez, Gonzalez, Green, Hentgen, Kelly, Matheny, Stewart)
Ends with on 5/25/1991, at CAL, 4 (Lee, Sprague, Stottlemyre, White)
on 10 occasions, most recently on 8/2/1993, at NYA, 4 (Canate, Sprague, Stottlemyre, White)
Starts with on 7/22/1985, vs SEA, 3 (Fernandez, Fielder, Filer)
on 71 occasions, most recently on 9/2/2001, vs DET, 3 (Fletcher, Frye, Fullmer)
Contains on 5/2/1988, at SEA, 5 (Barfield, Fernandez, Fielder, Flanagan, McGriff)
on 8 occasions, most recently on 8/26/1988, at TEX, 5 (Barfield, Fernandez, Fielder, Flanagan, McGriff)
Ends with on 4/25/1977, vs BOS, 1 (Roof)
on 642 occasions, most recently on 7/4/1996, at DET, 1 (Huff)
Starts with on 4/10/1997, at CHA, 4 (Garcia, Gonzalez, Green, Guzman)
on 13 occasions, most recently on 6/17/1998, at TBA, 4 (Gonzalez, Grebeck, Green, Guzman)
Contains on 4/1/1997, vs CHA, 7 (Delgado, Garcia, Gonzalez, Green, Hentgen, Santiago, Sprague)
on 8 occasions, most recently on 7/15/1997, at BAL, 7 (Delgado, Garcia, Gonzalez, Green, Guzman, Santiago, Sprague)
Ends with on 8/22/1977, at OAK, 2 (Bowling, Ewing)
on 18 occasions, most recently on 7/10/1982, vs CHA, 2 (Iorg, Revering)
Starts with on 5/21/2005, vs WAS, 6 (Halladay, Hill, Hillenbrand, Hinske, Huckaby, Hudson)
Contains on 6/16/2004, at SFN, 7 (Cash, Hentgen, Hinske, Hudson, Johnson, Menechino, Phelps)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 8/8/2005, vs DET, 7 (Bush, Hill, Hillenbrand, Hinske, Huckaby, Hudson, Johnson)
Ends with on 9/11/2002, at CLE, 3 (Cash, Smith, Werth)
Starts with on 4/9/1978, at DET, 1 (Iorg)
on 759 occasions, most recently on 9/12/2009, at DET, 1 (Inglett)
Contains on 8/12/2010, vs BOS, 8 (Bautista, Encarnacion, Hill, Lewis, Lind, Mills, Molina, Snider)
Ends with on 8/2/1989, vs KCA, 2 (Cerutti, Mazzilli)
on 8 occasions, most recently on 7/12/2009, at BAL, 2 (Dellucci, Rzepczynski)
Starts with on 6/27/1978, vs BAL, 2 (Jefferson, Johnson)
on 17 occasions, most recently on 7/24/2006, at SEA, 2 (Janssen, Johnson)
Contains on 6/27/1978, vs BAL, 2 (Jefferson, Johnson)
on 26 occasions, most recently on 6/8/2009, at TEX, 2 (Barajas, Janssen)
Starts with on 4/15/1992, vs NYA, 2 (Kent, Key)
on 13 occasions, most recently on 10/4/1992, vs DET, 2 (Key, Knorr)
Contains on 7/6/2003, at BAL, 4 (Bordick, Clark, Hendrickson, Hinske)
on 9 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2003, vs TBA, 4 (Bordick, Hinske, Kielty, Walker)
Ends with on 9/7/1977, vs BOS, 2 (Lemanczyk, Nordbrook)
on 17 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2010, vs NYA, 2 (Buck, Drabek)
Starts with on 10/7/2001, vs CLE, 4 (Latham, Lopez, Lopez, Lyon)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 5/25/2002, vs CLE, 4 (Lawrence, Lesher, Loaiza, Lopez)
Contains on 5/5/1990, vs DET, 8 (Bell, Felix, Hill, Liriano, Mulliniks, Olerud, Stottlemyre, Wilson)
on 5 occasions, most recently on 9/16/2006, vs TBA, 8 (Catalanotto, Glaus, Hill, Lilly, McDonald, Molina, Phillips, Wells)
Ends with on 5/25/1980, vs NYA, 3 (Bonnell, Howell, Leal)
on 31 occasions, most recently on 9/17/1989, vs CLE, 3 (Bell, Hill, Virgil)
Starts with on 5/31/1981, vs OAK, 4 (Macha, Martinez, Mayberry, Moseby)
on 20 occasions, most recently on 9/3/2010, at NYA, 4 (McCoy, McDonald, Molina, Morrow)
Contains on 7/3/1988, vs OAK, 5 (Campusano, McGriff, Moseby, Mulliniks, Stottlemyre)
on 7 occasions, most recently on 9/15/1991, vs OAK, 5 (Alomar, Maldonado, Mulliniks, Myers, Stottlemyre)
Ends with on 7/19/2001, vs BOS, 1 (Latham)
on 119 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2010, at MIN, 1 (Marcum)
Starts with on 9/3/1977, vs SEA, 1 (Nordbrook)
on 312 occasions, most recently on 8/12/1997, vs MIN, 1 (Nixon)
Contains on 6/5/2005, at OAK, 8 (Catalanotto, Gaudin, Hillenbrand, Hinske, Hudson, Johnson, McDonald, Zaun)
on 2 occasions, most recently on 6/17/2005, vs MIL, 8 (Catalanotto, Chacin, Hillenbrand, Hinske, Johnson, McDonald, Menechino, Zaun)
Ends with on 8/1/1997, at DET, 5 (Duncan, Green, Hentgen, Nixon, O’Brien)
Starts with on 4/5/1996, at CLE, 2 (O’Brien, Olerud)
on 55 occasions, most recently on 8/27/2007, at OAK, 2 (Olmedo, Overbay)
Contains on 4/17/1978, vs KCA, 8 (Bailor, Bosetti, Cerone, Gomez, Howell, Iorg, Jefferson, Woods)
on 14 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs NYA, 8 (Delgado, Gomez, Hudson, Johnson, Menechino, Quiroz, Rios, Towers)
Ends with on 9/18/1996, at MIL, 4 (Brito, Cairo, Crespo, Delgado)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/20/1998, at BAL, 4 (Canseco, Crespo, Dalesandro, Delgado)
Starts with on 9/5/1982, at CLE, 2 (Petralli, Powell)
on 80 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2009, at BAL, 2 (Phillips, Purcey)
Contains on 9/24/1996, at DET, 4 (Crespo, Perez, Perez, Sprague)
Ends with on 8/27/1984, at MIN, 1 (Lamp)
on 7 occasions, most recently on 8/5/1986, vs KCA, 1 (Lamp)
Starts with on 9/4/1990, at DET, 1 (Quinlan)
on 49 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2005, vs KCA, 1 (Quiroz)
Contains on 9/5/1981, at CHA, 1 (Manrique)
on 98 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2005, vs KCA, 1 (Quiroz)
Starts with on 8/5/2006, vs CHA, 3 (Rios, Roberts, Rosario)
on 35 occasions, most recently on 7/28/2009, at SEA, 3 (Rios, Rolen, Rzepczynski)
Contains on 9/7/1993, vs OAK, 10 (Alomar, Borders, Carter, Fernandez, Henderson, Molitor, Olerud, Sprague, Stewart, Ward)
Ends with on 7/18/1994, vs MIN, 6 (Alomar, Butler, Carter, Knorr, Leiter, Molitor)
Starts with on 5/28/1997, vs NYA, 4 (Samuel, Santiago, Sierra, Sprague)
on 6 occasions, most recently on 7/4/1998, vs TBA, 4 (Samuel, Sprague, Stanley, Stewart)
Contains on 8/10/2002, vs ANA, 8 (Hinske, Hudson, Parris, Phelps, Stewart, Wells, Wilson, Wise)
on 13 occasions, most recently on 6/4/2008, at NYA, 8 (Barajas, Eckstein, Litsch, Rios, Scutaro, Stairs, Stewart, Wilkerson)
Ends with on 4/10/2007, vs KCA, 7 (Glaus, Phillips, Rios, Stairs, Thomas, Towers, Wells)
Starts with on 6/17/2007, vs WAS, 3 (Thigpen, Thomas, Towers)
on 2 occasions, most recently on 7/2/2007, at OAK, 3 (Thigpen, Thomas, Towers)
Contains on 9/27/2000, at BAL, 6 (Batista, Castillo, Castillo, Fletcher, Martinez, Stewart)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 4/22/2008, at TBA, 6 (Eckstein, Inglett, Litsch, Scutaro, Stairs, Stewart)
Ends with on 8/15/1977, vs CAL, 3 (Ault, Scott, Whitt)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 5/22/2008, vs ANA, 3 (Burnett, Inglett, Stewart)
Starts with on 5/2/1978, at OAK, 2 (Underwood, Upshaw)
on 11 occasions, most recently on 9/26/1978, at NYA, 2 (Underwood, Upshaw)
Contains on 8/21/1996, at KCA, 6 (Brumfield, Guzman, Mosquera, Olerud, Samuel, Sprague)
Starts with on 5/23/1977, vs OAK, 2 (Velez, Vuckovich)
on 5 occasions, most recently on 7/6/1977, at BOS, 2 (Velez, Vuckovich)
Contains on 5/29/1979, vs DET, 3 (Davis, Garvin, Velez)
Starts with on 7/21/2002, vs TBA, 5 (Walker, Wells, Wilson, Wise, Woodward)
on 6 occasions, most recently on 7/11/2003, vs NYA, 5 (Wasdin, Wells, Werth, Wilson, Woodward)
Contains on 7/21/2002, vs TBA, 6 (Lawrence, Walker, Wells, Wilson, Wise, Woodward)
on 5 occasions, most recently on 7/11/2003, vs NYA, 6 (Stewart, Wasdin, Wells, Werth, Wilson, Woodward)
Ends with on 4/27/1978, at KCA, 1 (Upshaw)
on 1004 occasions, most recently on 9/3/2010, at NYA, 1 (Morrow)
Contains on 9/10/1981, vs SEA, 1 (Cox)
on 572 occasions, most recently on 8/12/1997, vs MIN, 1 (Nixon)
Ends with on 9/10/1981, vs SEA, 1 (Cox)
on 241 occasions, most recently on 10/3/1990, at BAL, 1 (Felix)
Contains on 4/7/1978, at DET, 5 (Ashby, Carty, Lemanczyk, Mayberry, McKay)
on 11 occasions, most recently on 8/7/1978, vs BAL, 5 (Ashby, Carty, Clancy, Mayberry, McKay)
Ends with on 6/17/1978, at TEX, 5 (Ashby, Carty, Clancy, Mayberry, McKay)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 8/7/1978, vs BAL, 5 (Ashby, Carty, Clancy, Mayberry, McKay)
Starts with on 9/3/1991, vs BAL, 1 (Zosky)
on 461 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2008, at BAL, 1 (Zaun)
Contains on 7/2/2001, vs BOS, 5 (Cruz, Gonzalez, Izturis, Loaiza, Lopez)
on 5 occasions, most recently on 10/1/2001, at BAL, 5 (Cruz, Gonzalez, Izturis, Loaiza, Lopez)
Ends with on 6/16/1996, at CAL, 4 (Gonzalez, Martinez, Perez, Perez)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 8/8/2001, at SEA, 4 (Cruz, Fernandez, Gonzalez, Lopez)
Contains any double letter on 4/17/1980, vs MIL, 8 (Bonnell, Bosetti, Griffin, Howell, Mayberry, Mirabella, Whitt, Woods)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/1/1980, at NYA, 8 (Bonnell, Bosetti, Griffin, Howell, Mayberry, Mirabella, Whitt, Woods)
Ends with any double letter on 4/27/1989, at SEA, 5 (Bell, Lawless, Lee, McGriff, Whitt)
on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/4/1990, vs CAL, 5 (Bell, Hill, Lawless, Lee, McGriff)
Starts with any vowel on 8/30/1982, vs BAL, 4 (Adams, Eichhorn, Iorg, Upshaw)
on 16 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2010, vs NYA, 4 (Arencibia, Encarnacion, Escobar, Overbay)
Contains nary an on 9/26/2007, at BAL, 10 (Adams, Halladay, Hill, Johnson, Lind, McDonald, Rios, Stairs, Thomas, Zaun)
on 2 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2007, vs TBA, 10 (Hill, Johnson, Lind, Luna, McDonald, McGowan, Rios, Stairs, Thomas, Zaun)
Ends with any vowel on 5/10/1978, vs OAK, 6 (Bosetti, Carty, Cerone, Clancy, Mayberry, McKay)
on 56 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2010, at MIN, 6 (Arencibia, Bautista, McCoy, Overbay, Rzepczynski, Wise)
Contains letters on 8/27/1986, at CLE, 2 (Key, Lee)
on 121 occasions, most recently on 10/4/1992, vs DET, 2 (Key, Lee)
Contains letters on 9/25/2007, at BAL, 5 (Hill, Lind, Luna, Rios, Zaun)
on 2 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2007, vs TBA, 5 (Hill, Lind, Luna, Rios, Zaun)
Contains letters on 5/6/1977, vs MIN, 7 (Ashby, Mason, McKay, Scott, Velez, Woods, Woods)
Contains letters on 8/7/1991, vs DET, 7 (Alomar, Carter, Gruber, Guzman, Olerud, Snyder, Tabler)
Contains letters on 5/18/1998, vs SEA, 7 (Canseco, Clemens, Delgado, Grebeck, Sprague, Stanley, Stewart)
on 11 occasions, most recently on 8/11/2000, at MIN, 7 (Batista, Cordova, Delgado, Escobar, Fullmer, Grebeck, Stewart)
Contains letters on 9/27/2000, at BAL, 5 (Castillo, Castillo, Fletcher, Gonzalez, Martinez)
Contains letters on 7/6/1985, at OAK, 4 (Alexander, Burroughs, Fernandez, Mulliniks)
Contains 10 letters on 4/8/1979, at KCA, 1 (Lemongello)
on 82 occasions, most recently on 6/23/2007, vs COL, 1 (Taubenheim)
Contains 11 letters on 4/2/2003, vs NYA, 2 (Catalanotto, Hendrickson)
on 180 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2010, at MIN, 2 (Encarnacion, Rzepczynski)

When did the surnames in the starting lineup combine for…

The most distinct letters on 9/22/1984, vs MIL, 24 (Alexander, Bell, Collins, Fernandez, Griffin, Johnson, Moseby, Mulliniks, Upshaw, Whitt, all but QV)
on 17 occasions, most recently on 7/1/1986, at BOS, 24 (Alexander, Barfield, Bell, Fernandez, Garcia, Johnson, Moseby, Mulliniks, Upshaw, Whitt, all but QV)
The fewest distinct letters on 7/25/1977, at DET, 16 (Ashby, Bailor, Byrd, Ewing, Fairly, Howell, Rader, Staggs, Torres, Woods, all but CJKMPQUVXZ)
on 42 occasions, most recently on 8/28/2010, vs DET, 16 (Bautista, Encarnacion, Escobar, Hill, Lewis, Lind, Molina, Morrow, Snider, Wells, all but FGJKPQVXYZ)
The most total letters on 6/13/1998, vs BAL, 76 (Canseco, Carpenter, Dalesandro, Delgado, Fernandez, Gonzalez, Grebeck, Green, Stanley, Stewart)
on 3 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2010, at MIN, 76 (Arencibia, Bautista, Encarnacion, Hoffpauir, Lind, McCoy, McDonald, Overbay, Rzepczynski, Wise)
The fewest total letters on 6/20/2009, at WAS, 46 (Cecil, Chavez, Hill, Lind, Millar, Rios, Rolen, Scutaro, Wells)
The most Scrabble® points on 7/3/2001, at TBA, 155 (27 Gonzalez, 22 Fernandez, 19 Michalak, 16 Izturis, 16 Lopez, 15 Cruz, 10 Castillo, 10 Delgado, 10 Mondesi, 10 Stewart)
The fewest Scrabble® points on 6/16/2009, at PHI, 70 (16 Barajas, 9 Scutaro, 8 Millar, 8 Romero, 8 Wells, 7 Hill, 5 Lind, 5 Rolen, 4 Rios)

Unique occurrences in bold.
Includes all games played 1977-2010.
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