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You have to be a very good pitcher to lose 20 games in one season. Why would a manager keep putting you out there to pitch, time after time, if you didn't have a chance to win the game? More than 25 percent of the pitchers in the National Baseball Hall of Fame are pitchers who lost 20 or more games in a single season. One of them even lost 20 or more games for 10 years in a row!The names in this book are often well-known names. Cy Young lost more than 20 games in three different seasons. Other 20-game losers were Steve Carlton, Walter Johnson, Phil Niekro, Robin Roberts, and Red Ruffing, to name a few.We've included here every one of the 23 Hall of Famers who are 20-game losers, as well as some lesser-known names, over sixty biographies in all. Mike Maroth and Brian Kingman, the two most recent pitchers to lose 20 games, are here. So is Jack Nabors thanks to his 1-20 season. You will find Guy Hecker, whose record of 52-20 constituted the best winning percentage of any 20-game loser. And we feature one woebegone pitching staff which had four 20-game losers in the same season.By our count 499 major-league pitchers have had seasons in which they lost 20 or more games. Only two of them had ERAs over 6.00. This take on pitching records offers plenty of quirks to explore. 53 members of SABR combined their efforts to create this truly fascinating book.

A collaboration of 34 SABR members. This book includes biographies of all the umpires in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, other notable arbiters, essays about professional female umpires, umpiring in the Negro Leagues, explorations of the baseball rules, umpire equipment, and much more.During the work on this book, we interviewed 56 major league umpires, former umpires, supervisors and umpire administrators, and others whose jobs cause them to interact with umpires. We hope to shed light on the umpiring profession past and present, the work involved on the field, and the arduous challenges and sacrifices it takes to become an umpire at the top of the profession.We have tried to look at the occupation from many different angles. No book can cover all facets of the job, but we hope to give readers a fuller appreciation of baseball and those charged with the integrity of the game.HALL OF FAME UMPIRESAl BarlickNestor ChylakJocko ConlanTommy ConnollyBilly EvansDoug HarveyCal HubbardBill KlemBill McGowanHank O'DayOTHER NOTABLE UMPIRESEmmett AshfordCharlie BerryAugie DonatelliTom GormanSteve PalermoBabe PinelliErnie QuigleyBeans ReardonRev. Dr. Crew Chief Ted BarrettChris GuccioneHISTORICAL DATARetired Numbers (and un-retired) from the Umpires Media GuideHonor Rolls of BaseballUmpires who Played and/or Managed in the Major LeaguesUmpire RecordsUmpires and No-HittersHistorical Timeline of Major League Umpiring from the Umpires Media GuideUmpires in PostseasonOTHER UMPIRES, OTHER PLACESUmpires in the Negro LeaguesThree Arizona League UmpiresAround the World of Umpiring by Clark G. "Red" MerchantLarry Young and International UmpiringCuban UmpiringUmpiring in KoreaPROFESSIONAL WOMAN UMPIRESAmanda Clement: The Lady in BlueThe Stained Grass Window by Perry BarberYanet Moreno, the First Woman Umpire in Any Country's Major LeagueMore essays:Umpire Schools: Training Grounds for the Guardians of the GameAn Umpire School DiaryA Visit to the Wendelstedt Umpire School in 2017The Evolution of Umpires' Equipment and UniformsTed Barrett's Chest Protector and Plate BrushWhat Do Umpires Do Exactly?When the Rules Aren't the RulesBaseball Q & A - Applying the RulesUmpire MechanicsUmpire Changes During A GameA History of Umpire EjectionsThrowing Out 17 Players In One GameDave Mellor, Director of Grounds, Fenway ParkDean Lewis, Umpires Room AttendantChris Cundiff, BatboyReplay As An Umpiring ToolLarry Vanover - the first umpire to make a call at the Replay Operations CenterRich Rieker, Director of Umpire DevelopmentUmpire Observer Kevin O'ConnorRoss Larson, Instant Replay CoordinatorReplay Behind the Scenes - At the BallparkAndy Andres, Field Timing CoordinatorDan Fish, Replay Headset CoordinatorJeremy Almazan, Replay Headset CoordinatorJohn Herrholz, Ballpark Camera TechnicianUmpire AnalyticsThe Chest Protector