Letters in the Florida Marlins 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 Florida Marlins use a starting lineup with the most players whose surname...

Starts with A on 4/19/1997, at SFN, 3 (Abbott, Alou, Arias)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 7/26/1997, at SLN, 3 (Abbott, Alou, Arias)
Contains A on 4/22/1993, vs ATL, 8 (Arias, Armstrong, Carr, Destrade, Fariss, Magadan, Renteria, Santiago)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 7/20/1999, at BOS, 8 (Aven, Bautista, Castillo, Fabregas, Gonzalez, Hernandez, Kotsay, Millar)
Ends with A on 8/18/1997, vs PIT, 3 (Bonilla, Ojala, Renteria)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2004, at PHI, 3 (Aguila, Cabrera, Lo Duca)
Starts with B on 6/1/1993, vs SFN, 3 (Barberie, Berroa, Bowen)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 7/20/2000, vs ATL, 3 (Bako, Berg, Burnett)
Contains B on 4/6/1994, at LAN, 4 (Abbott, Barberie, Bowen, Browne)
  on 34 occasions, most recently on 10/1/1995, vs PHI, 4 (Abbott, Bowen, Browne, Colbrunn)
Starts with C on 4/6/2004, vs MON, 5 (Cabrera, Castillo, Castro, Choi, Conine)
  on 20 occasions, most recently on 6/1/2004, vs CIN, 5 (Cabrera, Castillo, Castro, Choi, Conine)
Contains C on 5/9/2004, vs SDN, 7 (Beckett, Cabrera, Castillo, Castro, Choi, Conine, Mordecai)
Starts with D on 4/11/1993, vs SDN, 2 (Decker, Destrade)
  on 47 occasions, most recently on 9/7/1999, vs LAN, 2 (Dempster, Dunwoody)
Contains D on 9/27/1998, vs PHI, 5 (Daubach, Dunwoody, Floyd, Medina, Redmond)
Ends with D on 5/7/1997, vs ATL, 3 (Floyd, Milliard, Sheffield)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 5/12/1998, at HOU, 3 (Floyd, Hammond, Sheffield)
Starts with E on 8/7/2004, vs MIL, 2 (Easley, Encarnacion)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 9/21/2004, vs PHI, 2 (Easley, Encarnacion)
Contains E on 6/29/2003, at BOS, 9 (Cabrera, Encarnacion, Gonzalez, Lee, Lowell, Penny, Pierre, Redmond, Rodriguez)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/12/2004, at DET, 9 (Cabrera, Conine, Easley, Gonzalez, Lowell, Nunez, Penny, Pierre, Redmond)
Ends with E on 4/5/1993, vs LAN, 4 (Barberie, Conine, Destrade, Pose)
  on 55 occasions, most recently on 7/24/1994, at COL, 4 (Barberie, Browne, Conine, Whitmore)
Starts with F on 4/27/1999, vs CHN, 3 (Fabregas, Fernandez, Floyd)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 5/29/1999, vs CIN, 3 (Fabregas, Fernandez, Floyd)
Contains F on 5/1/1997, at SLN, 3 (Fernandez, Floyd, Sheffield)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on 5/29/1999, vs CIN, 3 (Fabregas, Fernandez, Floyd)
Ends with F on 10/2/1993, vs NYN, 1 (McGriff)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 10/3/1993, vs NYN, 1 (McGriff)
Starts with G on 6/18/1995, at PHI, 2 (Gardner, Gregg)
  on 9 occasions, most recently on 5/1/2001, vs SLN, 2 (Gonzalez, Grilli)
Contains G on 7/25/1999, vs MIL, 4 (Berg, Fabregas, Gonzalez, Springer)
Ends with G on 4/6/1993, vs LAN, 1 (Armstrong)
  on 287 occasions, most recently on 9/22/2004, vs PHI, 1 (Kensing)
Starts with H on 6/6/1999, at TBA, 2 (Hernandez, Hyers)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/24/1999, at NYN, 2 (Hernandez, Hyers)
Contains H on 6/1/1997, vs COL, 5 (Eisenreich, Helling, Johnson, Sheffield, White)
Ends with H on 8/1/2000, vs HOU, 2 (Smith, Smith)
  on 5 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2000, vs PHI, 2 (Smith, Smith)
Starts with I on 5/9/2002, vs SDN, 1 (Izquierdo)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 6/22/2002, vs DET, 1 (Izquierdo)
Contains I on 8/18/1996, at SLN, 8 (Arias, Castillo, Conine, Leiter, Renteria, Sheffield, Siddall, White)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 7/2/1997, at BOS, 8 (Bonilla, Cangelosi, Castillo, Conine, Eisenreich, McMillon, Renteria, Sheffield)
Ends with I on 5/9/2004, vs SDN, 2 (Choi, Mordecai)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 6/27/2004, at TBA, 2 (Choi, Mordecai)
Starts with J on 3/31/1998, vs CHN, 2 (Jackson, Johnson)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 4/27/1998, at COL, 2 (Jackson, Johnson)
Contains J on 8/18/1997, vs PIT, 2 (Johnson, Ojala)
  on 27 occasions, most recently on 9/6/2002, at PIT, 2 (Johnson, Tejera)
Starts with K on 8/25/1998, at SLN, 2 (Knorr, Kotsay)
  on 12 occasions, most recently on 9/20/1998, at NYN, 2 (Knorr, Kotsay)
Contains K on 4/3/1998, vs MIL, 3 (Jackson, Kotsay, Ludwick)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 4/22/2000, vs PHI, 3 (Bako, Clapinski, Kotsay)
Ends with K on 4/23/1996, vs SDN, 2 (Grebeck, Orsulak)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 5/28/1996, vs CIN, 2 (Grebeck, Orsulak)
Starts with L on 4/3/1998, vs MIL, 2 (Lee, Ludwick)
  on 583 occasions, most recently on 10/2/2004, at PHI, 2 (Lo Duca, Lowell)
Contains L on 6/10/2000, at TBA, 8 (Castillo, Cornelius, Floyd, Gonzalez, Lee, Lowell, Millar, Wilson)
  on 9 occasions, most recently on 9/22/2001, at PHI, 8 (Castillo, Clement, Floyd, Gonzalez, Lee, Lowell, Millar, Wilson)
Ends with L on 5/31/1999, vs SLN, 2 (Counsell, Lowell)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 6/6/1999, at TBA, 2 (Counsell, Lowell)
Starts with M on 6/26/2001, vs MON, 3 (Mabry, McGuire, Millar)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 8/5/2001, at SLN, 3 (Mabry, Millar, Mottola)
Contains M on 8/5/2001, at SLN, 5 (Dempster, Mabry, Millar, Mottola, Redmond)
Ends with M on 7/6/2004, vs PIT, 1 (Willingham)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on 7/24/2004, at MON, 1 (Willingham)
Starts with N on 7/25/1993, vs CIN, 2 (Natal, Nen)
Contains N on 7/2/1997, at BOS, 8 (Bonilla, Brown, Cangelosi, Conine, Eisenreich, McMillon, Renteria, Zaun)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 8/13/1997, at HOU, 8 (Bonilla, Conine, Counsell, Daulton, Eisenreich, Fernandez, Renteria, Zaun)
Ends with N on 5/20/1995, at ATL, 4 (Colbrunn, Dawson, Johnson, Pendleton)
  on 44 occasions, most recently on 7/13/1996, at ATL, 4 (Brown, Colbrunn, Johnson, Pendleton)
Starts with O on 8/2/1998, vs CIN, 2 (Ojala, Orie)
  on 21 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2002, at MON, 2 (Owens, Ozuna)
Contains O on 9/16/1998, at MON, 9 (Castillo, Dunwoody, Floyd, Gonzalez, Jackson, Knorr, Kotsay, Ojala, Orie)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 9/20/1998, at NYN, 9 (Castillo, Dunwoody, Floyd, Gonzalez, Jackson, Knorr, Kotsay, Meadows, Orie)
Ends with O on 4/9/2004, vs PHI, 4 (Castillo, Castro, Cordero, Pavano)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 5/13/2004, at HOU, 4 (Castillo, Castro, Cordero, Pavano)
Starts with P on 4/2/2003, vs PHI, 2 (Pavano, Pierre)
  on 126 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2004, at MON, 2 (Pavano, Pierre)
Contains P on 4/29/1995, at SFN, 2 (Pendleton, Rapp)
  on 188 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2004, at MON, 2 (Pavano, Pierre)
Ends with P on 7/8/1993, at COL, 1 (Rapp)
  on 117 occasions, most recently on 9/15/2004, vs MON, 1 (Bump)
Contains Q on 4/13/1993, at SFN, 1 (Aquino)
  on 16 occasions, most recently on 6/22/2002, vs DET, 1 (Izquierdo)
Starts with R on 7/16/1993, at CIN, 2 (Rapp, Renteria)
  on 115 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2003, vs NYN, 2 (Redman, Redmond)
Contains R on 6/1/1993, vs SFN, 7 (Arias, Barberie, Berroa, Carr, Destrade, Fariss, Renteria)
  on 11 occasions, most recently on 9/25/1995, vs MON, 7 (Arias, Browne, Burkett, Carr, Colbrunn, Decker, Morman)
Ends with R on 6/18/1995, at PHI, 3 (Carr, Decker, Gardner)
  on 5 occasions, most recently on 8/18/1995, at PIT, 3 (Carr, Decker, Gardner)
Starts with S on 7/7/1994, vs COL, 3 (Santiago, Scheid, Sheffield)
  on 5 occasions, most recently on 8/8/1994, vs SLN, 3 (Santiago, Scheid, Sheffield)
Contains S on 6/22/1999, at NYN, 7 (Bautista, Castillo, Fabregas, Hyers, Kotsay, Springer, Wilson)
Ends with S on 4/27/1993, at CIN, 3 (Arias, Fariss, Weiss)
  on 14 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2003, vs NYN, 3 (Banks, Harris, Williams)
Starts with T on 5/24/1994, vs MON, 2 (Tavarez, Tingley)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/1/2004, at ATL, 2 (Tejera, Treanor)
Contains T on 7/5/1993, at ATL, 6 (Armstrong, Cotto, Destrade, Renteria, Santiago, Whitmore)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 8/13/1996, vs COL, 6 (Abbott, Castillo, Leiter, Natal, Renteria, White)
Ends with T on 5/11/1994, vs PIT, 2 (Abbott, Everett)
  on 61 occasions, most recently on 8/16/2001, at SFN, 2 (Abbott, Burnett)
Contains U on 7/26/1997, at SLN, 4 (Alou, Daulton, Saunders, Zaun)
  on 10 occasions, most recently on 7/13/1998, vs MON, 4 (Counsell, Dunwoody, Ludwick, Zaun)
Ends with U on 4/1/1997, vs CHN, 1 (Alou)
  on 145 occasions, most recently on 9/28/1997, at PHI, 1 (Alou)
Starts with V on 8/28/1995, vs HOU, 2 (Valdes, Veras)
  on 4 occasions, most recently on 7/30/1996, at LAN, 2 (Valdes, Veras)
Contains V on 8/28/1995, vs HOU, 3 (Tavarez, Valdes, Veras)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 9/10/1995, vs ATL, 3 (Tavarez, Valdes, Veras)
Starts with W on 9/6/1993, at SDN, 3 (Weathers, Weiss, Whitmore)
  on 7 occasions, most recently on 10/1/1993, vs NYN, 3 (Weathers, Weiss, Whitmore)
Contains W on 9/3/2002, at NYN, 4 (Lowell, Owens, Wayne, Wilson)
Contains X on 4/5/1993, vs LAN, 1 (Felix)
  on 236 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2003, vs NYN, 1 (Fox)
Ends with X on 4/5/1993, vs LAN, 1 (Felix)
  on 236 occasions, most recently on 9/27/2003, vs NYN, 1 (Fox)
Contains Y on 3/31/1998, vs CHN, 3 (Booty, Floyd, Kotsay)
  on 117 occasions, most recently on 8/26/2001, vs SDN, 3 (Floyd, Mabry, Penny)
Ends with Y on 3/31/1998, vs CHN, 2 (Booty, Kotsay)
  on 154 occasions, most recently on 7/18/2004, at PIT, 2 (Easley, Penny)
Starts with Z on 5/22/1998, vs PIT, 2 (Zaun, Zeile)
  on 39 occasions, most recently on 7/30/1998, at HOU, 2 (Zaun, Zeile)
Contains Z on 5/18/1998, at SLN, 3 (Piazza, Sanchez, Zeile)
  on 24 occasions, most recently on 9/6/2000, at HOU, 3 (Gonzalez, Rodriguez, Sanchez)
Ends with Z on 4/6/2000, vs SFN, 3 (Gonzalez, Martinez, Sanchez)
  on 2 occasions, most recently on 9/6/2000, at HOU, 3 (Gonzalez, Rodriguez, Sanchez)
Contains any double letter on 8/15/1996, vs COL, 7 (Abbott, Castillo, Colbrunn, Hutton, McMillon, Sheffield, Siddall)
Ends with any double letter on 6/11/1995, vs PIT, 5 (Abbott, Carr, Colbrunn, Gregg, Rapp)
  on 8 occasions, most recently on 7/29/1995, vs SLN, 5 (Abbott, Burkett, Carr, Colbrunn, Gregg)
Starts with any vowel on 4/25/1996, at PIT, 3 (Abbott, Arias, Orsulak)
  on 30 occasions, most recently on 9/25/2002, at MON, 3 (Encarnacion, Owens, Ozuna)
Contains nary an E on 6/13/2000, at PHI, 8 (Bako, Castillo, Floyd, Fox, Kotsay, Millar, Smith, Wilson)
Ends with any vowel on 8/7/1998, at SDN, 7 (Castillo, Dunwoody, Kotsay, Lee, Ojala, Orie, Renteria)
  on 24 occasions, most recently on 9/29/2004, at MON, 7 (Aguila, Cabrera, Castillo, Conine, Lo Duca, Pavano, Pierre)
Contains 3 letters on 6/11/2000, at TBA, 2 (Fox, Lee)
  on 168 occasions, most recently on 8/28/2003, at PIT, 2 (Fox, Lee)
Contains 4 letters on 7/27/1994, vs PHI, 3 (Carr, Diaz, Rapp)
  on 18 occasions, most recently on 9/26/1999, vs COL, 3 (Aven, Berg, Orie)
Contains 5 letters on 4/20/1993, vs ATL, 4 (Arias, Bowen, Felix, Weiss)
  on 35 occasions, most recently on 9/20/2002, at ATL, 4 (Banks, Nunez, Ozuna, Wayne)
Contains 6 letters on 9/25/2004, at ATL, 7 (Aguila, Conine, Easley, Lo Duca, Lowell, Pavano, Pierre)
Contains 7 letters on 5/24/1994, vs MON, 4 (Everett, Magadan, Tavarez, Tingley)
  on 3 occasions, most recently on 4/27/1998, at COL, 4 (Bonilla, Jackson, Johnson, Sanchez)
Contains 8 letters on 8/2/1993, at SLN, 5 (Barberie, Destrade, Renteria, Santiago, Whitmore)
  on 24 occasions, most recently on 8/25/1999, vs ARI, 5 (Bautista, Castillo, Dunwoody, Fabregas, Gonzalez)
Contains 9 letters on 5/6/1997, vs PIT, 3 (Cangelosi, Fernandez, Sheffield)
  on 6 occasions, most recently on 8/7/2000, at SLN, 3 (Clapinski, Cornelius, Rodriguez)
Contains 10 letters on 4/4/1997, vs CIN, 1 (Eisenreich)
  on 84 occasions, most recently on 7/24/2004, at MON, 1 (Willingham)
Contains 11 letters on 7/12/2002, at CHN, 1 (Encarnacion)
  on 267 occasions, most recently on 9/24/2004, at ATL, 1 (Encarnacion)
Contains 13 letters on 3/31/2003, vs PHI, 1 (Hollandsworth)
  on 58 occasions, most recently on 8/7/2003, at SLN, 1 (Hollandsworth)

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

The most distinct letters on 6/2/1995, vs CHN, 22 (Arias, Browne, Burkett, Conine, Gregg, Johnson, Pendleton, Sheffield, Tavarez, all but MQXY)
on 13 occasions, most recently on 4/28/2002, vs ARI, 22 (Beckett, Floyd, Fox, Gonzalez, Johnson, Lee, Lowell, Millar, Wilson, all but PQUV)
The fewest distinct letters on 4/22/1993, vs ATL, 13 (Arias, Armstrong, Carr, Conine, Destrade, Fariss, Magadan, Renteria, Santiago, all but BHJKLPQUVWXYZ)
on 2 occasions, most recently on 8/4/1993, at SLN, 13 (Barberie, Bowen, Carr, Conine, Cotto, Destrade, Renteria, Santiago, Weiss, all but FHJKLMPQUVXYZ)
The most Scrabble® points on 8/7/2003, at SLN, 140 (27 Gonzalez, 23 Hollandsworth, 20 Rodriguez, 15 Beckett, 15 Encarnacion, 13 Fox, 10 Castillo, 9 Lowell, 8 Pierre)
The fewest Scrabble® points on 9/7/2001, vs NYN, 71 (11 Redmond, 10 Castillo, 9 Burnett, 9 Wilson, 8 Millar, 8 Owens, 7 Berg, 6 Gulan, 3 Lee)

Unique occurrences in bold.
Includes all games played 1993-2004.
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