Pedro Martinez once went 32
starts and 325 innings without allowing a home run with a man on base.
Brent Mayne pitched an inning
of relief in August of 2000 vs Atlanta and became the first position
player to be a winning pitcher since 1968.
Doug Mientkiewicz hit
.229 in 1999. He was on the verge of quitting the game. But he
listened to the Metallica song "Hero of the Day", which inspired
him to keep playing.
Mark McGwire is a career 3 for
23 versus Mike Mussina, with 7 K's.