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MorseMoose · 10-08-2006, 10:26 PM

From Elias Says... (on ESPN):

• Brad Radke made 377 regular-season starts in his career, all for the Twins. If Radke's career is indeed finished, as speculated, he's in some lofty company. To date, the only pitcher to end his major league playing career with a postseason appearance after starting at least 300 games, all for one franchise, was Sandy Koufax (314 major league starts, all for the Dodgers). Koufax's swan song was a Game 2 loss in the 1966 World Series against the Orioles.

Radke participated in only one regular-season game after Aug. 25. Only one other pitcher had ever started a postseason game after appearing in no more than one of his team's final 35 games of the season. In 1945, Detroit's Virgil Trucks was released from the Navy 10 days before starting and winning Game 2 of the World Series. His only previous appearance that year was in the Tigers' regular-season finale.

10-08-2006, 10:26 PM	#1346
MorseMoose Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6,023 Infractions: 1/1 (1)	From Elias Says... (on ESPN): • Brad Radke made 377 regular-season starts in his career, all for the Twins. If Radke's career is indeed finished, as speculated, he's in some lofty company. To date, the only pitcher to end his major league playing career with a postseason appearance after starting at least 300 games, all for one franchise, was Sandy Koufax (314 major league starts, all for the Dodgers). Koufax's swan song was a Game 2 loss in the 1966 World Series against the Orioles. Radke participated in only one regular-season game after Aug. 25. Only one other pitcher had ever started a postseason game after appearing in no more than one of his team's final 35 games of the season. In 1945, Detroit's Virgil Trucks was released from the Navy 10 days before starting and winning Game 2 of the World Series. His only previous appearance that year was in the Tigers' regular-season finale.