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When did the Arizona Diamondbacks use a starting lineup with the most players whose surname...

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 63 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs SDN, 1 (Webb)
Starts with C on 7/9/2000, at OAK, 3 (Colbrunn, Conti, Counsell)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2003, vs SLN, 3 (Capuano, Cintron, Counsell)
Contains C on 6/30/2002, at CLE, 6 (Counsell, Dellucci, Grace, McCracken, Schilling, Womack)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 5/17/2003, vs PIT, 6 (Capuano, Cintron, Dellucci, Grace, McCracken, Womack)
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 5/17/2001, at CIN, 4 (Anderson, Dellucci, Durazo, Sanders)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2004, at SDN, 4 (DeVore, Hillenbrand, Randolph, 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 4/16/2001, at SLN, 1 (Ellis)
  on 20 occasions, most recently on 4/18/2004, at SDN, 1 (Estalella)
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 4/5/2002, at MIL, 3 (Gonzalez, Grace, Guillen)
  on 16 occasions, most recently on 9/9/2004, at LAN, 3 (Gil, Gonzalez, Green)
Contains G on
4/5/2002, at MIL, 4 (Gonzalez, Grace, Guillen, Helling)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on
9/9/2004, at LAN, 4 (Gil, Gonzalez, Green, Kroeger)
Ends with G on 9/26/1999, at SFN, 1 (Young)
  on 144 occasions, most recently on 10/1/2004, vs SDN, 1 (Gosling)
Starts with H on 5/20/2004, at ATL, 3 (Hairston, Hammock, Hillenbrand)
  on 24 occasions, most recently on 9/24/2004, at SDN, 3 (Hairston, Hammock, Hillenbrand)
Contains H on 6/2/2004, vs SFN, 4 (Hairston, Hammock, Hillenbrand, Johnson)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 8/17/2004, vs PIT, 4 (Hairston, Hill, Hillenbrand, Randolph)
Ends with H on
8/17/2004, vs PIT, 1 (Randolph)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on
9/25/2004, at SDN, 1 (Randolph)
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 2 occasions, most recently on 9/19/2003, at MIL, 2 (Johnson, Jose)
Contains J on 4/8/2001, vs SLN, 2 (Barajas, Johnson)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on
9/19/2003, at MIL, 2 (Johnson, Jose)
Starts with K on 7/4/1998, at HOU, 1 (Klassen)
  on 178 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2004, vs SDN, 1 (Kroeger)
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 9 occasions, most recently on 6/22/2003, vs CIN, 2 (Hammock, Womack)
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 35 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2004, vs MIL, 1 (Fossum)
Contains N on 7/7/2000, at OAK, 7 (Conti, Counsell, Gonzalez, Klassen, Reynoso, Ryan, Stinnett)
  on 31 occasions, most recently on 8/24/2004, at PIT, 7 (Cintron, Gonzalez, Green, Hairston, Hillenbrand, McCracken, Snyder)
Ends with N on 6/11/2002, at NYA, 5 (Anderson, Cintron, Colbrunn, Guillen, McCracken)
Starts with O on 3/31/2003, vs LAN, 1 (Overbay)
  on 92 occasions, most recently on 8/14/2004, at NYN, 1 (Olson)
Contains O on
6/11/2002, at NYA, 7 (Anderson, Cintron, Colbrunn, Counsell, Durazo, Gonzalez, Womack)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on
9/29/2004, vs MIL, 7 (Brito, Cintron, DeVore, Fossum, Hairston, Kroeger, Terrero)
Ends with O on 8/8/1999, at PHI, 2 (Durazo, Reynoso)
  on 43 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs SDN, 2 (Brito, Terrero)
Starts with P on
4/9/1999, at ATL, 1 (Powell)
  on 18 occasions, most recently on 7/7/2003, vs COL, 1 (Patterson)
Contains P on 8/2/2001, vs MON, 2 (Lopez, Spivey)
  on 14 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2003, vs SLN, 2 (Capuano, Spivey)
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 9/27/2000, at COL, 6 (Bautista, Counsell, Frias, Schilling, Stinnett, Williams)
  on 16 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2003, at COL, 6 (Barajas, Batista, Bautista, Counsell, Mondesi, Spivey)
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 46 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2004, vs SDN, 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)
Contains U on 8/29/2000, at MON, 4 (Bautista, Colbrunn, Counsell, Guzman)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 6/11/2002, at NYA, 4 (Colbrunn, Counsell, Durazo, Guillen)
Starts with V on 4/8/2003, at LAN, 1 (Villarreal)
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)
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 3 occasions, most recently on 9/30/1999, vs SDN, 1 (Young)
Contains Y on 4/6/1999, at LAN, 3 (Finley, Gilkey, Stottlemyre)
  on 63 occasions, most recently on 7/28/2004, at HOU, 3 (Finley, Mayne, Tracy)
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 4/9/1998, at LAN, 2 (Benitez, Stankiewicz)
  on 227 occasions, most recently on 8/1/2004, at COL, 2 (Gonzalez, Gonzalez)
Ends with Z on
4/9/1998, at LAN, 2 (Benitez, Stankiewicz)
  on 34 occasions, most recently on
8/1/2004, at COL, 2 (Gonzalez, Gonzalez)
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 9/27/1999, vs COL, 2 (Anderson, Young)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 7/1/2004, vs SDN, 2 (Alomar, Olson)
Contains nary an E on 6/26/2004, at DET, 7 (Alomar, Bautista, Cintron, Fossum, Hairston, Hammock, Tracy)
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 8/10/2004, at MON, 4 (Brito, Green, Olson, Tracy)
Contains 6 letters on 9/15/1999, vs PIT, 5 (Durazo, Finley, Harris, Miller, Womack)
  on 30 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2002, at SLN, 5 (Durazo, Finley, Miller, Spivey, Womack)
Contains 7 letters on
5/12/2002, at PHI, 5 (Barajas, Batista, Cintron, Donnels, Guillen)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2003, at COL, 5 (Barajas, Batista, Cintron, Mondesi, Overbay)
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 26 occasions, most recently on
7/22/2003, at SFN, 2 (McCracken, Schilling)
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)

When did the surnames in the starting lineup combine for...

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)
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)

Unique occurrences in bold.
Includes all games played 1998-2004.
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