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Showing posts with label wins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wins. Show all posts

Friday, March 7, 2008

NBA Teams with Longest Winning Streaks

The Houston Rockets are on verge of making history, as they climb the list of longest winning streaks in NBA history (without Yao Ming). Here are the basketball teams to compare them with:

1. Los Angeles Lakers - 33 wins from 11/5/71 - 1/7/72
2. Milwaukee - 20 wins from 2/6/71 - 3/8/71
3. Los Angeles Lakers - 19 wins from 2/4/00 - 3/13/00

see the rest of the list, including where the Houston Rockets are located, here

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Actors/Actresses With the Most Oscars

32 actors/actresses have won 2 Academy Awards, and, surprisingly, half have been men and half women. Three actors have won 3, and one actor has won 4. They are as follows:

  • 4 - Katherine Hepburn
  • 3 - Ingrid Bergman
  • 3 - Walter Brennan
  • 3 - Jack Nicholson
  • 2 - Marlon Brando

    see the rest of the list AND more Oscar lists here

    Thursday, February 14, 2008

    WKC Dog Show - "Best in Show" Winners thru History

    These are the winner of "Best in Show" each year since 1950. (Year - Breed - Name - Owner)



  • 1950 - Scottish Terrier - Ch Walsing Winning Trick of Edgerstoune - Mrs J G Winant


  • 1951 - Boxer - Ch Bang Away of Sirrah Crest - Dr & Mrs R C Harris


  • 1952 - Doberman Pinscher - Ch Rancho Dobe's Storm - Mr & Mrs Len Carey

    to see the rest of the list, including the 2008 "Best in Show" winner... click here


    Tuesday, October 16, 2007

    Pitchers Who Won the MLB MVP Award

    Its rare, but occasionally a pitcher will actually win the MLB MVP award. These are those pitchers, followed by their stats (season - player, team - wins-losses, strikeouts, saves, ERA)
    • 1992 - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics - 7 wins-1 loss, 93 SO, 51 saves, 1.91 ERA
    • 1986 - Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox - 21 wins- 7 losses, 292 SO, 2.05 ERA
    • 1984 - Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers - 9 wins-3 losses, 112 SO, 32 saves, 1.92 ERA
    • 1981 - Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers
    • 1971 - Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics
    • 1968 - Gibson, StL - 22 wins- 9 losses, 268 SO, 1.12 ERA
    • 1968 - Denny McLain*, Detroit Tigers
    • 1963 - Koufax, LA - 25 wins- 5 losses, 306 SO, 1.88 ERA
    • 1956 - Newcombe, Bkn - 27 wins- 7 losses, 139 SO, 3.06 ERA
    • 1952 - Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics
    • 1950 - Konstanty, Phi - 16 wins- 7 losses, 56 SO, 22 saves, 2.66 ERA
    • 1945 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers
    • 1944 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers, P
    • 1943 - Spud Chandler, New York Yankees, P
    • 1942 - Cooper, Stl - 22 wins- 7 losses, 152 SO, 1.78 ERA
    • 1939 - Walters, Cin - 27 wins- 11 losses, 137 SO, 2.29 ERA
    • 1936 - Hubbell, NY - 26 wins- 6 losses, 123 SO, 2.31 ERA
    • 1934 - Dean, StL - 30 wins- 7 losses, 195 SO, 2.66 ERA
    • 1933 - Hubbell, NY - 23 wins- 12 losses, 156 SO, 1.66 ERA
    • 1931 - Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics