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Who won the most games against the Boston Red Sox?
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| MIL | MIN | NYA | NYN | OAK | PHI | PIT | SDN | SEA | SFN | SLN | TBA | TEX | TOR | WAS |
Most wins, career
44 Mel Harder (5/3/19307/13/1947[g1]
39 Ted Lyons (7/30/19246/21/1942[g1]
39 Early Wynn (5/28/19424/29/1962[g2]
38 Eddie Rommel (9/24/19209/6/1931
35 Lefty Grove (4/19/1926[g1]8/8/1933
34 Jim Perry (6/28/1959[g1]9/30/1974
33 Bob Feller (8/25/1937[g1]5/1/1955[g1]
31 Stan Coveleski (5/26/19196/30/1928[g2]
31 Bob Lemon (7/31/19477/14/1957[g1]
30 Herb Pennock (4/23/19249/23/1933
30 Earl Whitehill (6/15/19248/3/1938[g2]
29 Firpo Marberry (9/3/1923[g2]5/28/1934
29 Red Ruffing (5/30/1930[g2]8/2/1945
29 George Uhle (8/20/19198/6/1933
28 Tommy Bridges (9/10/19317/2/1943
27 Red Faber (5/16/19195/7/1933[g1]
27 Willis Hudlin (6/17/1927[g1]9/15/1939
27 Tommy Thomas (5/20/19269/12/1936[g1]
26 Elam Vangilder (6/9/19218/21/1928
25 Rip Collins (6/26/19207/17/1931
25 General Crowder (9/6/19266/22/1936
25 Pedro Ramos (5/21/19555/18/1965
25 Allie Reynolds (8/24/1943[g1]9/6/1954[g1]
Most wins, relief
14 Johnny Murphy (4/24/19378/10/1946
13 Rollie Fingers (8/1/19697/2/1985
12 Mariano Rivera (9/22/19968/28/2008
10 Eddie Rommel (9/24/19209/7/1928[g2]
8 Clint Brown (7/19/19337/27/1939
8 Ron Davis (7/1/19798/28/1984
8 Jim Kern (7/28/19768/14/1981
8 Firpo Marberry (5/30/1924[g2]5/28/1934
Most wins, 1910s |
1919 |
|---|---|
| 5 Eddie Cicotte | |
| 5 Stan Coveleski | |
| 3 Hooks Dauss | |
| 3 Red Faber | |
| 3 Harry Harper | |
| 3 Lefty Leifield | |
| 3 Guy Morton | |
| 3 Jack Quinn | |
| 3 Lefty Williams |
Most wins, 1920s |
1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 Eddie Rommel | ||||||||||
| 26 Stan Coveleski | ||||||||||
| 26 Elam Vangilder | ||||||||||
| 23 Urban Shocker | ||||||||||
| 22 Bob Shawkey | ||||||||||
| 21 Red Faber | ||||||||||
| 20 George Uhle | ||||||||||
| 19 Walter Johnson | ||||||||||
| 19 Ted Lyons | ||||||||||
| 19 Herb Pennock |
Most wins, 1930s |
1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mel Harder | ||||||||||
| 24 Red Ruffing | ||||||||||
| 21 Tommy Bridges | ||||||||||
| 21 Lefty Gomez | ||||||||||
| 21 Bump Hadley | ||||||||||
| 20 Willis Hudlin | ||||||||||
| 18 George Earnshaw | ||||||||||
| 18 Earl Whitehill |
Most wins, 1940s |
1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Bob Feller | ||||||||||
| 18 Johnny Niggeling | ||||||||||
| 17 Hal Newhouser | ||||||||||
| 16 Mel Harder | ||||||||||
| 15 Dizzy Trout | ||||||||||
| 14 Allie Reynolds | ||||||||||
| 13 Bobo Newsom | ||||||||||
| 12 Tiny Bonham | ||||||||||
| 12 Spud Chandler | ||||||||||
| 12 Russ Christopher | ||||||||||
| 12 Mickey Haefner | ||||||||||
| 12 Bob Muncrief |
Most wins, 1950s |
1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Bob Lemon | ||||||||||
| 23 Early Wynn | ||||||||||
| 19 Mike Garcia | ||||||||||
| 19 Billy Pierce | ||||||||||
| 17 Pedro Ramos | ||||||||||
| 14 Vic Raschi | ||||||||||
| 13 Jim Bunning | ||||||||||
| 13 Virgil Trucks |
Most wins, 1960s |
1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jim Perry | ||||||||||
| 18 Dean Chance | ||||||||||
| 18 Jim Kaat | ||||||||||
| 17 Mudcat Grant | ||||||||||
| 15 Steve Barber | ||||||||||
| 14 Camilo Pascual | ||||||||||
| 14 Gary Peters | ||||||||||
| 13 Jim Bouton |
Most wins, 1970s |
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jim Palmer | ||||||||||
| 16 Gaylord Perry | ||||||||||
| 13 Stan Bahnsen | ||||||||||
| 12 Mickey Lolich | ||||||||||
| 11 Jim Perry | ||||||||||
| 10 Joe Coleman | ||||||||||
| 10 Catfish Hunter | ||||||||||
| 9 Doyle Alexander | ||||||||||
| 9 Mike Cuellar | ||||||||||
| 9 Ed Figueroa | ||||||||||
| 9 Al Fitzmorris | ||||||||||
| 9 Dave Goltz | ||||||||||
| 9 Jim Slaton | ||||||||||
| 9 Wilbur Wood |
Most wins, 1980s |
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jack Morris | ||||||||||
| 11 Frank Viola | ||||||||||
| 10 Dave Stieb | ||||||||||
| 9 Richard Dotson | ||||||||||
| 9 Mark Gubicza | ||||||||||
| 9 Dennis Leonard | ||||||||||
| 8 Ron Guidry | ||||||||||
| 8 Charlie Hough | ||||||||||
| 8 Frank Tanana |
Most wins, 1990s |
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Scott Erickson | ||||||||||
| 11 Bobby Witt | ||||||||||
| 10 Kevin Appier | ||||||||||
| 10 Jimmy Key | ||||||||||
| 10 Jack McDowell | ||||||||||
| 10 Jaime Navarro | ||||||||||
| 10 Dave Stewart | ||||||||||
| 9 Chuck Finley | ||||||||||
| 9 Pat Hentgen | ||||||||||
| 9 Kenny Rogers | ||||||||||
| 9 Scott Sanderson | ||||||||||
| 9 Kevin Tapani |
Most wins, 2000s |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Andy Pettitte | |||||||||||
| 14 Roy Halladay | |||||||||||
| 13 Mike Mussina | |||||||||||
| 10 Rodrigo Lopez | |||||||||||
| 9 Mariano Rivera | |||||||||||
| 8 Freddy Garcia | |||||||||||
| 8 Randy Johnson | |||||||||||
| 8 Scott Kazmir |
Fewest days to win 8 games
307 Lefty Grove (9/1/1928-7/4/1929[g1])
330 Eddie Rommel (8/30/1924[g1]-7/25/1925)
337 Lefty Grove (8/2/1930[g2]-7/4/1931[g1])
359 Lefty Grove (9/7/1928[g1]-8/31/1929)
359 Lefty Grove (7/2/1928[g1]-6/25/1929[g1])
Fewest days to win 7 games
103 Eddie Rommel (4/14/1925, 4/16/1925, 4/24/1925, 6/2/1925, 6/23/1925, 7/23/1925, 7/25/1925
104 Lefty Grove (5/26/1930, 8/2/1930[g2], 8/4/1930, 8/30/1930, 9/3/1930, 9/4/1930, 9/6/1930
123 Lefty Grove (5/1/1929, 5/2/1929, 5/22/1929, 5/30/1929[g1], 6/25/1929[g1], 7/4/1929[g1], 8/31/1929
298 Lefty Grove (9/1/1928-6/25/1929[g1])
301 Lefty Grove (9/7/1928[g1]-7/4/1929[g1])
Fewest days to win 6 games
36 Lefty Grove (8/2/1930[g2], 8/4/1930, 8/30/1930, 9/3/1930, 9/4/1930, 9/6/1930
65 Lefty Grove (5/1/1929, 5/2/1929, 5/22/1929, 5/30/1929[g1], 6/25/1929[g1], 7/4/1929[g1]
92 Tommy Thomas (5/17/1931, 6/14/1931, 7/2/1931, 7/22/1931[g2], 7/25/1931, 8/16/1931[g1]
101 Eddie Rommel (4/14/1925, 4/16/1925, 4/24/1925, 6/2/1925, 6/23/1925, 7/23/1925
101 Eddie Rommel (4/16/1925, 4/24/1925, 6/2/1925, 6/23/1925, 7/23/1925, 7/25/1925
102 Lefty Grove (5/26/1930, 8/2/1930[g2], 8/4/1930, 8/30/1930, 9/3/1930, 9/4/1930
117 Pedro Ramos (4/25/1956, 5/25/1956, 5/27/1956[g2], 8/11/1956, 8/17/1956, 8/19/1956[g2]
122 Lefty Grove (5/2/1929, 5/22/1929, 5/30/1929[g1], 6/25/1929[g1], 7/4/1929[g1], 8/31/1929
135 Johnny Murphy (4/29/1943, 5/5/1943, 5/6/1943[g2], 6/19/1943, 8/29/1943[g1], 9/10/1943
136 Bob Keegan (4/30/1954, 5/11/1954, 6/4/1954, 6/25/1954, 8/5/1954, 9/12/1954[g1]
137 Elam Vangilder (5/12/1923, 6/18/1923[g2], 7/15/1923[g1], 8/22/1923[g1], 8/24/1923, 9/25/1923
139 Johnny Niggeling (5/1/1942, 5/14/1942, 7/14/1942, 7/24/1942[g2], 8/30/1942[g1], 9/16/1942
147 Eddie Rommel (4/14/1922, 6/27/1922[g1], 6/27/1922[g2], 8/29/1922, 9/1/1922, 9/7/1922[g2]
155 Lefty Gomez (4/22/1934, 4/29/1934, 7/2/1934, 7/31/1934[g1], 8/10/1934, 9/23/1934[g1]
157 Monk Dubiel (4/19/1945, 5/5/1945, 6/21/1945, 7/31/1945, 8/28/1945, 9/22/1945
Fewest days to win 5 games
34 Lefty Grove (8/2/1930[g2], 8/4/1930, 8/30/1930, 9/3/1930, 9/4/1930
34 Lefty Grove (8/4/1930, 8/30/1930, 9/3/1930, 9/4/1930, 9/6/1930
56 Lefty Grove (5/1/1929, 5/2/1929, 5/22/1929, 5/30/1929[g1], 6/25/1929[g1]
64 Lefty Grove (5/2/1929, 5/22/1929, 5/30/1929[g1], 6/25/1929[g1], 7/4/1929[g1]
64 Tommy Thomas (6/14/1931, 7/2/1931, 7/22/1931[g2], 7/25/1931, 8/16/1931[g1]
Fewest days to win 4 games
8 Lefty Grove (8/30/1930, 9/3/1930, 9/4/1930, 9/6/1930
30 Lefty Grove (5/1/1929, 5/2/1929, 5/22/1929, 5/30/1929[g1]
32 Lefty Grove (8/4/1930, 8/30/1930, 9/3/1930, 9/4/1930
33 Lefty Grove (8/2/1930[g2], 8/4/1930, 8/30/1930, 9/3/1930
34 Ted Blankenship (7/18/1925, 7/21/1925[g2], 8/6/1925, 8/20/1925
Fewest days to win 3 games
4 Lefty Grove (9/3/1930, 9/4/1930, 9/6/1930
6 Lefty Grove (8/30/1930, 9/3/1930, 9/4/1930
6 Jack Russell (6/3/1933, 6/4/1933, 6/8/1933[g2]
8 Johnny Murphy (4/29/1943, 5/5/1943, 5/6/1943[g2]
9 Pedro Ramos (8/11/1956, 8/17/1956, 8/19/1956[g2]
10 Jim Bagby (7/19/1920[g1], 7/20/1920, 7/28/1920
10 General Crowder (8/2/1933, 8/10/1933, 8/11/1933
10 Eddie Rommel (8/29/1922, 9/1/1922, 9/7/1922[g2]
11 Eddie Rommel (4/14/1925, 4/16/1925, 4/24/1925
12 Willis Hudlin (5/9/1937, 5/18/1937, 5/20/1937
Fewest days to win 2 games
1 Dutch Levsen (8/28/1926[g1], 8/28/1926[g2]
1 Eddie Rommel (6/27/1922[g1], 6/27/1922[g2]
2 Jack Aker (6/21/1969[g2], 6/22/1969
2 Luis Arroyo (7/21/1961, 7/22/1961
2 Doc Ayers (9/17/1919[g1], 9/18/1919
2 Jim Bagby (7/19/1920[g1], 7/20/1920
2 Hank Borowy (8/4/1951, 8/5/1951[g2]
2 Doug Brocail (6/28/2008, 6/29/2008
2 Allen Conkwright (9/16/1920, 9/17/1920
2 General Crowder (8/10/1933, 8/11/1933
2 Hooks Dauss (8/9/1924, 8/10/1924
2 Scott Dohmann (4/25/2008, 4/26/2008
2 Rollie Fingers (8/30/1975, 8/31/1975
2 Fred Gladding (6/15/1965, 6/16/1965
2 Lefty Grove (5/1/1929, 5/2/1929
2 Lefty Grove (9/3/1930, 9/4/1930
2 Mel Harder (5/3/1930, 5/4/1930
2 John Hiller (7/26/1973, 7/27/1973
2 Ed Klieman (5/9/1948[g2], 5/10/1948
2 Mickey Lolich (8/10/1968, 8/11/1968[g1]
2 Aurelio Lopez (8/6/1984[g1], 8/7/1984[g2]
2 Guy Morton (9/21/1921, 9/22/1921
2 Johnny Murphy (5/5/1943, 5/6/1943[g2]
2 Jeff Musselman (7/27/1987, 7/28/1987
2 Jesse Orosco (7/9/1998, 7/10/1998
2 Daryl Patterson (9/1/1970, 9/2/1970[g1]
2 Jack Russell (6/3/1933, 6/4/1933
2 Bob Shaw (6/24/1960, 6/25/1960
Longest drought between wins
5006 Terry Forster (8/20/1972[g1]5/6/1986
4325 Mark Portugal (8/19/19866/23/1998
4289 Danny Darwin (10/6/19857/5/1997
3995 Darren Oliver (8/11/19977/20/2008
3950 Joe Dobson (7/21/1940[g2]5/16/1951
3948 Todd Jones (7/15/19975/7/2008
3883 Doug Drabek (10/2/19865/21/1997
3723 Luis Tiant (6/24/1969[g1]9/4/1979
3694 Rick Reed (7/6/19928/18/2002
3682 Tom Gordon (5/31/19946/30/2004
Includes all games played between 1919 and 2010.
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