Fourteen Ejected As Tempers Flare, A Six Hour Epic Settled by Position Player Pitching – BtBS, Week of 7/4

Finally! Ejections, and plenty of them. With 14 last week, the second highest number of ejections in a week this season, the umpires league-wide kept themselves busy. The high for the week belonged to both the Blue Jays, who have an astonishing 14 ejections on the season thus far, and the Pirates, who have the league’s second highest total of 10 ejections. The next closest team? The White Sox, with six ejections on the year.  The National League made a bit of progress in catching up to the junior circuit, with nine ejections to the American League’s five, narrowing the ejection gap between the two leagues to merely nine.

In regards to pace of play, only one team averaged below three hours this week, with the Mariners clocking in at 2:54. A majority of teams ended up between 3:00-3:10, with only two teams averaging above 3:30.  One of those teams was the Blue Jays, who participated in a 19 inning, 6:13 marathon against the Indians, won by Cleveland and bringing the Indians their fourteenth straight victory in front of 45,825 fans in Toronto. The game was lost by Darwin Barney, who was thrust onto the mound for the 19th inning, having played the first 18 innings at second base. After giving up a home run to the first batter he faced, Barney settled down and got three quick outs on nine pitches, including striking out Mike Napoli to finish the inning.

In attendance, the same story as most weeks. The Rays with the lowest, Braves, A’s, D-backs, White Sox all drawing fewer than 20,000 in one game this week, with the Rays and Braves averaging below 20,000 for the week.  On the top end, the Blue Jays, Dodgers, Cardinals, and Giants all averaged above 40,000.

On the weather front, a steamy week in Atlanta, with one game at 94 degrees, and the Braves averaging 86.3 degrees all week. On the chilly end, the Bay Area continues to dominate, with the A’s and Giants both playing the two coldest games of the week on both sides of the bay on Tuesday in San Francisco and Wednesday in Oakland. The Giants also dealt with the strongest winds of the week, though they were fairly calm across the league.

And as always: the miscellany and below that the raw data to look at yourself. Note there are three tables, the top being all games, the second home games, and the last being away games. Enjoy!

Attendance:

Lowest attendance last week: Rays (vs Tigers), Thursday, June 30th. 10,729

Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Dodgers (vs Rockies), Sunday, July 3rd. 41,836

Highest attendance last week: Dodgers (vs Rockies), Saturday, July 2nd. 46,608

Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Rays (vs Red Sox), Wednesday, June 29th. 24,110

 

Game time:

Longest game last week: Blue Jays (vs Indians), Friday, July 1st. 6:13 (2-1 Indians, 19 innings)

Shortest game last week: Braves (vs Marlins), Saturday, July 2nd. 2:28 (9-1 Braves)

Longest average game for the week: Reds, 3:39 average over 7 games.

Quickest average game for the week: Mariners, 2:54 average over 6 games.

 

Weather:

Warmest game last week: Braves (vs Marlins), 94 degrees, Saturday, July 2nd.

Coldest game last week: TIE Giants (vs Athletics), 59 degrees, Tuesday, June 28th, and then the next day across the Bay: Athletics (vs Giants), 59 degrees, Wednesday, June 29th.

Warmest average for the week: Braves, 86.3 degrees over 7 games.

Coldest average for the week: Giants, 62.0 degrees over 4 games.

Windiest game last week: Yankees vs Rangers, 19 mph, Monday, June 27th.

Windiest week: Giants, 14.0 MPH over 2 games.

 

Ejections:

Total ejections last week: 14 (99 total this season)

Ejections by league: AL 5, NL 9.  (Season: AL 54, NL 45)

 

Raw data:

All games

TeamCount of GamesMin AttendanceMax AttendanceAvg AttendanceMin Time of GameMax Time of GameAvg Time of GameMin TempMax TempAvg TempMin WindMax WindAvg WindEjections
Angels63655238781371293:073:523:31758680.55129.7
Astros63037938781349612:583:383:11788682.35107.71
Athletics71571041730312052:433:533:14596962.7101813.2
Blue Jays73391746197411562:336:133:35629076.72117.93
Braves71258232036193582:284:053:07759486.32148.32
Brewers62656642987363542:303:483:04658073.33129
Cardinals73135544840398022:324:283:07659080.43107.71
Cubs73176241151366652:564:433:25718778.13188.4
Diamondbacks61860330683237552:523:533:231
Dodgers72656646608360612:303:323:06718375.76129.31
Giants72485941730333952:433:533:13596662101814
Indians71553846197329562:336:133:25688978.82149.2
Mariners62371533006279672:353:152:54657371153.5
Marlins61258232036244552:284:053:136794825118.8
Mets72991841151354452:473:333:087282783188.5
Nationals72763137328322792:474:303:23748278.6196.9
Orioles62371533006290372:353:153:00657570.2194.7
Padres52522142315365012:433:123:04637569797.81
Phillies61860340331253142:423:533:137880795118
Pirates61571028846239382:453:353:08618375.54138.83
Rangers72146639934312912:373:433:09728176.62198.3
Rays71072924110163392:493:293:09
Red Sox61698637117282652:493:523:25758178.7111211.7
Reds72763137328334983:074:433:39718778.91106.8
Rockies63391746608401392:483:513:08629076.92116.7
Royals72047344840349962:324:283:02789082.75118.11
Tigers61072931760196372:533:253:0867737091110
Twins61857126942234572:513:063:01707774.83127.9
White Sox61857135116273772:513:093:00707774.37129
Yankees73237342315386952:373:433:08638172.82198.6

Home games

TeamCount of GamesMin AttendanceMax AttendanceAvg AttendanceMin Time of GameMax Time of GameAvg Time of GameMin TempMax TempAvg TempMin WindMax WindAvg WindEjections
Angels33668338781374343:073:383:21788682.35107.7
Astros33037935116324872:583:093:011
Athletics51571036067270532:443:433:13596963.8101812.4
Blue Jays44136546197448372:336:133:48687773.7811103
Braves71258232036193582:284:053:07759486.32148.32
Brewers32656633819311382:303:253:04717875.3111211.3
Cardinals54057344840428702:404:283:18658074.23107.41
Diamondbacks61860330683237552:523:533:231
Dodgers34183646608440292:523:112:58727774697.7
Giants24144241730415862:433:533:18596461.5121614
Mariners62371533006279672:353:152:54657371153.5
Mets43429441151379262:563:223:10728177.33189.3
Nationals72763137328322792:474:303:23748278.6196.9
Padres52522142315365012:433:123:04637569797.81
Phillies32047340331303562:423:062:517880795118
Pirates12692526925269253:323:323:32838383999
Rays71072924110163392:493:293:09
Red Sox33655237117368233:363:523:42758178.7111211.7
Reds33176237188349833:144:433:46718779.33107.3
Rockies33391738412362492:483:513:18629079.72115.7
Royals23135532909321322:322:502:41839086.58881
Tigers23080831760312843:003:133:0667737091110
Twins32146626942246463:043:063:04737775.33116.7
White Sox31857126158222672:513:032:59707774.37129
Yankees43237339934362742:373:433:12728177.52199.5

Away games

TeamCount of GamesMin AttendanceMax AttendanceAvg AttendanceMin Time of GameMax Time of GameAvg Time of GameMin TempMax TempAvg TempMin WindMax WindAvg WindEjections
Angels33655237117368233:363:523:42758178.7111211.7
Astros33668338781374343:073:383:21788682.35107.7
Athletics24144241730415862:433:533:18596461.5121614
Blue Jays33391738412362492:483:513:18629079.72115.7
Brewers34057342987415692:403:483:05658071.33106.7
Cardinals23135532909321322:322:502:41839086.5888
Cubs73176241151366652:564:433:25718778.13188.4
Dodgers42656633819300852:303:323:11718377.391210.81
Giants52485936067301182:443:473:12596662.5101814
Indians71553846197329562:336:133:25688978.82149.2
Marlins61258232036244552:284:053:136794825118.8
Mets32991833386321382:473:333:07748278.7797.7
Orioles62371533006290372:353:153:00657570.2194.7
Phillies31860322567202723:183:533:35
Pirates51571028846233402:453:353:036173684138.63
Rangers72146639934312912:373:433:09728176.62198.3
Red Sox31698624110197072:493:293:09
Reds42763137328323853:074:303:35758178.5186.3
Rockies34183646608440292:523:112:58727774697.7
Royals52047344840361422:424:283:10788078.85118.2
Tigers41072917861138132:533:253:08
Twins31857126158222672:513:032:59707774.37129
White Sox33037935116324872:583:093:01
Yankees34132142315419222:433:123:02637168787.7