Letters in the Chicago Cubs Lineup

Letters in the Lineup

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ANA

ARI

ATL

BAL

BOS

CHA

CHN

CIN

CLE

COL

DET

FLO

HOU

KCA

LAN

MIL

MIN

MON

NYA

NYN

OAK

PHI

PIT

SDN

SEA

SFN

SLN

TBA

TEX

TOR

When did the Chicago Cubs use a starting lineup with the most players whose surname...

Starts with A on 5/30/1960, at SFN, 4 (Altman, Anderson, Ashburn, Averill)
Contains A on 10/2/1991, at PHI, 9 (Dascenzo, Dawson, Grace, Landrum, Maddux, Salazar, Sanchez, Sandberg, Villanueva)
  on 51 occasions, most recently on 6/27/2004, at CHA, 9 (Alou, Bako, Hollandsworth, Maddux, Martinez, Patterson, Ramirez, Sosa, Walker)
Ends with A on 9/10/2000, vs HOU, 3 (Ojeda, Sosa, Zuleta)
  on 9 occasions, most recently on 6/13/2001, at ARI, 3 (Ojeda, Sosa, Zuleta)
Starts with B on 7/2/1963, vs NYN, 6 (Banks, Bertell, Brock, Buhl, Burke, Burton)
Contains B on 7/2/1963, vs NYN, 6 (Banks, Bertell, Brock, Buhl, Burke, Burton)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 9/11/1964, vs SLN, 6 (Banks, Bertell, Broglio, Burton, Campbell, Gabrielson)
Ends with B on 8/21/1968, vs ATL, 1 (Bobb)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 9/29/1976, at PIT, 1 (Tabb)
Starts with C on 9/28/1964, at LAN, 3 (Campbell, Clemens, Cowan)
  on 5 occasions, most recently on 6/11/1978, vs SDN, 3 (Clines, Cox, Cruz)
Contains C on 9/16/1963, at PIT, 5 (Boccabella, Brock, Cowan, Jackson, Schaffer)
  on 74 occasions, most recently on 6/9/1997, at MON, 5 (Castillo, Clark, Grace, McRae, Sanchez)
Ends with C on 4/12/1981, vs NYN, 1 (Kravec)
  on 14 occasions, most recently on 8/15/1982, at NYN, 1 (Kravec)
Starts with D on 4/7/1987, vs SLN, 6 (Davis, Dawson, Dayett, Dernier, Dunston, Durham)
  on 9 occasions, most recently on 6/15/1987, vs PHI, 6 (Davis, Dawson, Dayett, Dernier, Dunston, Durham)
Contains D on 4/12/1987, at PHI, 9 (Davis, Dawson, Dayett, Dernier, Dunston, Durham, Maddux, Moreland, Sandberg)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 5/30/1987, at ATL, 9 (Davis, Dawson, Dayett, Dernier, Dunston, Durham, Maddux, Moreland, Sandberg)
Ends with D on 9/6/2000, at COL, 4 (Buford, Gload, Reed, Wood)
Starts with E on 5/4/1960, vs PIT, 1 (Ellsworth)
  on 376 occasions, most recently on 9/24/2003, at CIN, 1 (Estes)
Contains E on 6/28/1977, at MON, 9 (Biittner, Buckner, DeJesus, Kelleher, Morales, Murcer, Ontiveros, Reuschel, Swisher)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 9/28/1996, vs PIT, 9 (Gomez, Gonzalez, Grace, Jennings, McRae, Sanchez, Sandberg, Servais, Trachsel)
Ends with E on 4/2/1997, at FLO, 4 (Glanville, Grace, McRae, Orie)
  on 33 occasions, most recently on 8/7/1997, vs SFN, 4 (Glanville, Grace, McRae, Orie)
Starts with F on 9/10/1971, vs SLN, 2 (Fanzone, Fernandez)
  on 17 occasions, most recently on 4/25/1981, vs PHI, 2 (Fletcher, Foote)
Contains F on 6/3/1964, vs SLN, 2 (Amalfitano, Schaffer)
  on 44 occasions, most recently on 4/17/2000, vs FLO, 2 (Buford, Farnsworth)
Ends with F on 7/29/2001, vs SLN, 1 (McGriff)
  on 187 occasions, most recently on 9/22/2002, at PIT, 1 (McGriff)
Starts with G on 8/12/2000, vs CIN, 5 (Garibay, Girardi, Grace, Greene, Gutierrez)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/8/2000, vs HOU, 5 (Girardi, Gload, Grace, Greene, Gutierrez)
Contains G on 9/26/1996, at CIN, 6 (Glanville, Grace, Jennings, Magadan, Sandberg, Swartzbaugh)
  on 14 occasions, most recently on 9/8/2000, vs HOU, 6 (Girardi, Gload, Grace, Greene, Gutierrez, Young)
Ends with G on 9/9/1965, at LAN, 2 (Krug, Young)
  on 60 occasions, most recently on 6/7/1994, at PHI, 2 (Sandberg, Young)
Starts with H on 9/12/1969, at SLN, 4 (Hall, Hands, Hickman, Hundley)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/20/1970, vs SLN, 4 (Hall, Hands, Hiatt, Hickman)
Contains H on 6/11/1960, vs PHI, 6 (Ashburn, Bouchee, Ellsworth, Hegan, Johnson, Thomas)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 9/2/2002, vs MIL, 6 (Bellhorn, Echevarria, Hermansen, Hill, Mahoney, Smyth)
Ends with H on 6/22/1969, vs MON, 3 (Popovich, Rudolph, Smith)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 9/26/1971, vs PHI, 3 (North, Popovich, Rudolph)
Contains I on 7/5/1970, vs PIT, 8 (Callison, Hiatt, Hickman, Jenkins, Kessinger, Popovich, Smith, Williams)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 9/6/1971, at PIT, 8 (Davis, Hickman, Kessinger, Martin, Pepitone, Pizarro, Popovich, Williams)
Ends with I on 8/25/1998, at CIN, 3 (Gaetti, Morandini, Tapani)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 8/7/1999, vs HOU, 3 (Gaetti, Morandini, Tapani)
Starts with J on 4/27/1967, vs NYN, 2 (Jenkins, Jones)
  on 62 occasions, most recently on 9/17/1997, vs SLN, 2 (Jennings, Johnson)
Contains J on 4/27/1967, vs NYN, 2 (Jenkins, Jones)
  on 118 occasions, most recently on 9/17/1997, vs SLN, 2 (Jennings, Johnson)
Starts with K on 6/13/1965, vs CIN, 4 (Kessinger, Koonce, Krug, Kuenn)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/17/1965, at LAN, 4 (Kessinger, Koonce, Krug, Kuenn)
Contains K on 6/13/1965, vs CIN, 6 (Banks, Beckert, Kessinger, Koonce, Krug, Kuenn)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 8/23/1965, at SLN, 6 (Banks, Beckert, Jackson, Kessinger, Krug, Kuenn)
Ends with K on 9/11/1974, at MON, 3 (LaCock, Madlock, Stelmaszek)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/25/1974, vs MON, 3 (LaCock, Madlock, Stelmaszek)
Starts with L on 4/17/1980, vs NYN, 2 (Lamp, Lezcano)
  on 40 occasions, most recently on 7/26/2002, at SLN, 2 (Lewis, Lieber)
Contains L on 6/12/1976, vs HOU, 8 (Cardenal, LaCock, Madlock, Mitterwald, Morales, Reuschel, Rosello, Trillo)
  on 14 occasions, most recently on 9/10/1976, at PHI, 8 (Cardenal, Kelleher, Madlock, Mitterwald, Morales, Reuschel, Trillo, Wallis)
Ends with L on 6/2/1960, at LAN, 4 (Averill, Cardwell, Kindall, Will)
Starts with M on 4/9/1974, vs PHI, 4 (Madlock, Mitterwald, Monday, Morales)
  on 119 occasions, most recently on 10/4/1987, at MON, 4 (Martinez, Moreland, Moyer, Mumphrey)
Contains M on 7/8/1987, vs SDN, 7 (Brumley, Durham, Martinez, Moreland, Moyer, Mumphrey, Palmeiro)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 7/10/1987, vs LAN, 7 (Brumley, Durham, Maddux, Martinez, Moreland, Mumphrey, Palmeiro)
Ends with M on 5/29/1981, at NYN, 2 (Durham, Lum)
  on 5 occasions, most recently on 9/21/1981, vs SLN, 2 (Durham, Lum)
Starts with N on 5/3/1960, vs PHI, 2 (Neeman, Noren)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 9/28/2000, vs PHI, 2 (Nation, Nieves)
Contains N on 7/5/1972, at ATL, 8 (Cardenal, Fanzone, Hundley, Jenkins, Kessinger, Monday, Pepitone, Santo)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 7/6/1992, vs CIN, 8 (Daniels, Dascenzo, Dawson, Morgan, Sanchez, Sandberg, Vizcaino, Wilkins)
Ends with N on 6/29/1980, vs SLN, 6 (Henderson, Johnson, Kingman, Martin, McGlothen, Tyson)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 5/8/1990, vs ATL, 6 (Dawson, Dunston, McClendon, Walton, Wilkerson, Wilson)
Starts with O on 8/10/2003, at LAN, 2 (O'Leary, Ojeda)
Contains O on 9/15/1971, at NYN, 8 (Bourque, Fanzone, Hooton, North, Popovich, Rudolph, Santo, Torres)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 9/11/2003, at MON, 8 (Alou, Bako, Gonzalez, Goodwin, Karros, Prior, Sosa, Womack)
Ends with O on 6/20/1964, at PIT, 3 (Amalfitano, Broglio, Santo)
  on 37 occasions, most recently on 4/13/1993, at ATL, 3 (Castillo, Maldonado, Vizcaino)
Starts with P on 6/7/1971, vs PIT, 3 (Pappas, Pepitone, Popovich)
  on 15 occasions, most recently on 9/20/2004, at FLO, 3 (Patterson, Perez, Prior)
Contains P on 4/15/1967, at PIT, 3 (Culp, Phillips, Popovich)
  on 62 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2004, vs CIN, 3 (Garciaparra, Patterson, Prior)
Ends with P on 4/15/1967, at PIT, 1 (Culp)
  on 133 occasions, most recently on 6/3/1990, at SLN, 1 (Blankenship)
Starts with Q on 4/17/1969, at SLN, 1 (Qualls)
  on 64 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2000, at PIT, 1 (Quevedo)
Contains Q on 4/17/1969, at SLN, 1 (Qualls)
  on 130 occasions, most recently on 9/30/2000, at PIT, 1 (Quevedo)
Starts with R on 10/2/1972, vs PHI, 3 (Reuschel, Rosello, Rudolph)
Contains R on 9/16/1975, vs PIT, 9 (Cardenal, Kessinger, Mitterwald, Morales, Reuschel, Rosello, Thornton, Trillo, Tyrone)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on 6/10/1998, at MIN, 9 (Alexander, Blauser, Brown, Grace, Hernandez, Morandini, Rodriguez, Servais, Trachsel)
Ends with R on 6/22/1977, at SFN, 5 (Biittner, Buckner, Kelleher, Murcer, Swisher)
  on 13 occasions, most recently on 7/18/1978, vs SFN, 5 (Biittner, Buckner, Kelleher, Murcer, Rader)
Starts with S on 5/12/1992, at HOU, 5 (Salazar, Sandberg, Smith, Sosa, Strange)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 4/22/1997, at MON, 5 (Sanchez, Sandberg, Servais, Sosa, Swartzbaugh)
Contains S on 8/16/1964, vs PIT, 9 (Banks, Clemens, Gabrielson, Rodgers, Roznovsky, Santo, Slaughter, Stewart, Williams)
Ends with S on 9/19/1962, at PHI, 6 (Banks, Hubbs, Mathews, Rodgers, Steevens, Williams)
Starts with T on 4/29/1960, at SLN, 3 (Taylor, Taylor, Thomas)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 9/23/1980, vs NYN, 3 (Thompson, Tracy, Tyson)
Contains T on 7/17/1960, at SLN, 6 (Altman, Ellsworth, Heist, Santo, Tappe, Thomas)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 6/13/1980, vs ATL, 6 (Biittner, Foote, Martin, McGlothen, Thompson, Tyson)
Ends with T on 8/22/1965, vs HOU, 3 (Beckert, Hoeft, Stewart)
Starts with U on 8/18/1968, vs CIN, 1 (Upham)
Contains U on 4/13/2001, vs PIT, 6 (Buford, Gutierrez, Hundley, Mueller, Young, Zuleta)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 8/31/2001, at ATL, 6 (Cruz, Gutierrez, Hundley, Mueller, Tucker, Young)
Ends with U on 4/18/1983, at PHI, 1 (Moskau)
  on 436 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs ATL, 1 (Alou)
Starts with V on 5/5/1991, at ATL, 2 (Villanueva, Vizcaino)
  on 19 occasions, most recently on 6/20/1992, at PHI, 2 (Villanueva, Vizcaino)
Contains V on 6/24/1983, at MON, 3 (Davis, Ruthven, Veryzer)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 9/14/1996, vs PHI, 3 (Glanville, Navarro, Servais)
Starts with W on 4/9/1989, vs PIT, 4 (Walton, Webster, Wilkerson, Wrona)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 4/28/1990, at LAN, 4 (Walton, Wilkerson, Wilson, Wynne)
Contains W on 4/9/1989, vs PIT, 5 (Dawson, Walton, Webster, Wilkerson, Wrona)
  on 5 occasions, most recently on 4/28/1990, at LAN, 5 (Dawson, Walton, Wilkerson, Wilson, Wynne)
Ends with W on 4/27/1963, vs PHI, 1 (Ranew)
  on 445 occasions, most recently on 9/30/1989, at SLN, 1 (Law)
Contains X on 9/6/1973, at MON, 1 (Alexander)
  on 417 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs ATL, 1 (Maddux)
Ends with X on 4/26/1978, at PHI, 1 (Cox)
  on 283 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs ATL, 1 (Maddux)
Starts with Y on 9/9/1965, at LAN, 1 (Young)
  on 432 occasions, most recently on 10/7/2001, vs PIT, 1 (Young)
Contains Y on 6/16/1985, vs SLN, 4 (Bosley, Cey, Dayett, Eckersley)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 10/4/1987, at MON, 4 (Berryhill, Brumley, Moyer, Mumphrey)
Ends with Y on 5/2/1972, vs ATL, 3 (Hundley, Monday, Shamsky)
  on 35 occasions, most recently on 8/31/1986, at ATL, 3 (Cey, Eckersley, Mumphrey)
Starts with Z on 4/12/1960, at LAN, 1 (Zimmer)
  on 441 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2004, vs ATL, 1 (Zambrano)
Contains Z on 6/10/1992, at SLN, 4 (Dascenzo, Salazar, Sanchez, Vizcaino)
  on 47 occasions, most recently on 9/17/2004, at CIN, 4 (Grudzielanek, Perez, Ramirez, Zambrano)
Ends with Z on 5/27/1998, vs PHI, 4 (Gonzalez, Hernandez, Martinez, Rodriguez)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on 8/31/2003, vs MIL, 4 (Cruz, Gonzalez, Martinez, Ramirez)
Contains any double letter on 7/25/1976, at SLN, 7 (Biittner, Kelleher, Mitterwald, Rosello, Summers, Trillo, Wallis)
Ends with any double letter on 5/30/1960, at SFN, 5 (Averill, Bouchee, Drott, Kindall, Will)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 6/2/1960, at LAN, 5 (Averill, Bouchee, Cardwell, Kindall, Will)
Starts with any vowel on 5/28/1960, vs LAN, 4 (Altman, Ashburn, Averill, Ellsworth)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/9/1960, at SFN, 4 (Altman, Ashburn, Averill, Ellsworth)
Contains nary an E on 5/15/1962, at NYN, 9 (Altman, Banks, Barragan, Brock, Buhl, Hubbs, McKnight, Santo, Williams)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 6/17/1970, at SFN, 9 (Banks, Callison, Gagliano, Hiatt, Hickman, Holtzman, Popovich, Santo, Williams)
Ends with any vowel on 5/4/1992, vs ATL, 7 (Castillo, Dascenzo, Girardi, Grace, May, Sosa, Strange)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 6/8/2001, at CHA, 7 (Bere, Cairo, Girardi, Ojeda, Sosa, White, Zuleta)
Contains 3 letters on 9/5/1962, at CIN, 1 (Ott)
  on 1378 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs ATL, 1 (Lee)
Contains 4 letters on 9/8/2002, at SLN, 6 (Alou, Choi, Hill, Orie, Sosa, Wood)
Contains 5 letters on 5/31/1962, vs HOU, 6 (Banks, Brock, Hubbs, Santo, Tappe, White)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 8/17/1963, at CIN, 6 (Baker, Banks, Brock, Hubbs, Ranew, Santo)
Contains 6 letters on 4/12/1960, at LAN, 5 (Altman, Neeman, Taylor, Thomas, Zimmer)
  on 37 occasions, most recently on 9/15/1999, at CIN, 5 (Lieber, Meyers, Molina, Nieves, Porter)
Contains 7 letters on 6/5/1960, at LAN, 6 (Ashburn, Bouchee, Freeman, Gernert, Kindall, Thacker)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 6/7/1995, at ATL, 6 (Bullett, Dunston, Johnson, Navarro, Sanchez, Wilkins)
Contains 8 letters on 8/8/1987, at NYN, 7 (Martinez, Moreland, Mumphrey, Palmeiro, Quinones, Sandberg, Sundberg)
Contains 9 letters on 7/22/1979, vs CIN, 4 (Blackwell, Henderson, McGlothen, Ontiveros)
  on 29 occasions, most recently on 7/1/1999, vs MIL, 4 (Alexander, Hernandez, Morandini, Rodriguez)
Contains 10 letters on 6/5/1964, at MLN, 2 (Amalfitano, Gabrielson)
  on 56 occasions, most recently on 5/13/1997, vs LAN, 2 (Kieschnick, Mulholland)
Contains 11 letters on 10/1/1988, vs PIT, 1 (Blankenship)
  on 54 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs ATL, 1 (Garciaparra)
Contains 12 letters on 7/10/1974, vs CIN, 1 (Grabarkewitz)
  on 208 occasions, most recently on 10/3/2004, vs ATL, 1 (Grudzielanek)
Contains 13 letters on 4/10/2004, at ATL, 1 (Hollandsworth)
  on 35 occasions, most recently on 6/27/2004, at CHA, 1 (Hollandsworth)

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

The most distinct letters on 9/14/1971, vs PIT, 24 (Bourque, Davis, Fernandez, James, Jenkins, Kessinger, Popovich, Santo, Williams, all but XY)
on 5 occasions, most recently on 6/23/1973, at SLN, 24 (Beckert, Bourque, Cardenal, Fanzone, Jenkins, Kessinger, Monday, Rudolph, Williams, all but VX)
The fewest distinct letters on 4/17/1965, at MLN, 15 (Altman, Banks, Beckert, Bertell, Clemens, Koonce, Pena, Santo, Williams, all but DFGHJQUVXYZ)
on 16 occasions, most recently on 9/3/2003, vs SLN, 15 (Alou, Clement, Gonzalez, Lofton, Martinez, Miller, Ramirez, Simon, Sosa, all but BDHJKPQVWXY)
The most Scrabble® points on 9/4/1973, at MON, 151 (27 Marquez, 20 Popovich, 19 Fanzone, 18 Jenkins, 14 Hundley, 14 Kessinger, 14 LaCock, 13 Williams, 12 Monday)
The fewest Scrabble® points on 6/1/2000, vs ATL, 72 (12 Buford, 9 Girardi, 9 Young, 8 Grace, 8 Huson, 8 Tapani, 7 Greene, 7 Hill, 4 Sosa)

Unique occurrences in bold.
Includes all games played 1960-2004.
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