Random Facts Part II

By Alan Schuster

August 25, 2011

Back by popular demand, here's some more Random Facts that I've uncovered after digging deep into the myGameBalls.com database:

Ballhawks who've snagged the most Hit baseballs On the Fly (since the "on the fly" checkbox was implemented):

1. zackhample - 127
2. jqfc - 103
3. bbshagger - 72

Most Balls Snagged On the Fly in a single game:

1. zackhample - 8 (August 17, 2011 at Nationals Park)
2. zackhample- 6 (August 18, 2011 at Nationals Park)
3. bbshagger - 6 (May 6, 2011 at Angel Stadium)
4. NicholasPNC - 6 (April 23, 2011 at PNC Park)
5. bbshagger - 6 (July 1, 2011 at Angel Stadium)
6. NicholasPNC - 6 (July 4, 2011 at Rangers Ballpark)
7. zackhample - 6 (August 2, 2011 at Tropicana Field)

Most Balls Snagged With a Ball Retriever in a single game:

1. Ballguy - 13 (May 27, 2011 at Rangers Ballpark)
2. Ballguy - 8 (April 4, 2011 at Rangers Ballpark)
3. zackhample - 8 (June 18, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium)
4. zackhample - 8 (April 24, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Field)
5. dhaltom - 8 (June 17, 2009 at Minute Maid Park)
6. zackhample - 8 (June 16, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium)

Most Hit Balls Snagged in a single game:

1. twins47 - 23 (March 28, 2010 at Spring Training)
2. Shawn77 - 22 (March 10, 2010 at Spring Training)
3. mike357 - 20 (February 16, 2007 at Spring Training)
4. mike357 - 19 (February 26, 2006 at Spring Training)
5. Shawn77 - 19 (March 9, 2010 at Spring Training)
6. mike357 - 18 (February 16, 2008 at Spring Training)
7. BBALLMARK - 17 (March 7, 2011 at Spring Training)
8. zackhample - 16 (September 15, 2009 at Camden Yards)

Most Lifetime Hit Balls Snagged:

1. zackhample - 910
2. erikj - 709
3. NicholasPNC - 526
4. BBALLMARK - 516
5. jqfc - 505
6. mike357 - 470
7. bbshagger - 441
8. PadreLeigh - 269
9. DevoT - 220
10. gbarasch - 212

Most Game Home Runs Snagged in a single game:

1. 23 people - 2

Most Foul Balls snagged in a single game:

1. mike357 - 3 (February 28, 2009 at Spring Training)
2. zackhample - 3 (August 29, 2007 at Camden Yards)
3. zackhample - 3 (May 12, 2011 at Camden Yards)
4. mike357 - 3 (March 27, 2008 at Spring Training)

Games with the highest combined total of snags by myGameBalls members:

1. July 29, 2011 at Nationals Park - 48
2. July 27, 2011 at Nationals Park - 46
3. May 10, 2011 at Camden Yards - 42
4. July 23, 2011 at Camden Yards (BallhawkFest!) - 42
5. June 15, 2011 at Safeco Field - 37

Days with the highest combined total of snags by myGameBalls members (at all ballparks):

1. June 7, 2011 - 103
2. July 1, 2011 - 95
3. May 10, 2011 - 84
4. June 3, 2011 - 82
5. July 29, 2011 - 82

Ballhawks Who Have Outsnagged Zack Hample at a game:

1. mhersl - May 12, 2010 at Camden Yards
2. ysballhawkec - April 4, 2011 at Yankee Stadium
3. piazza - April 4, 2011 at Yankee Stadium
4. bhuff - April 7, 2011 at Camden Yards
5. NoamSaul - April 22, 2011 at Citi Field
6. bhuff - May 10, 2011 at Camden Yards
7. gu3 - May 10, 2011 at Camden Yards
8. gbarasch - June 28, 2011 at Yankee Stadium
9. akopp1 - August 10, 2011 at Camden Yards
10. yankees - August 19, 2011 at Nationals Park
11. schrag5 - June 7, 2011 at Yankee Stadium

Most Stadiums With at Least One Ball Snagged:

1. zackhample - 46
2. gbarasch - 28
3. cooknsonbats - 27
4. piazza - 26
5. jqfc - 20

And one final parting fact: In my last Random Facts column I mentioned that Tim Wakefield and Derek Lowe had never thrown a single toss-up to a myGameBalls member. Congratulations to Nick Pelescak, who somehow convinced Lowe to toss him a ball on September 7, 2010.

We're still waiting on Mr. Wakefield.

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