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These are just a few baseball facts/stats that I know that Ithink are REALY COOL/INTERESTING!Brandon Moss is the first player EVER to hit his first MajorLeague Home Run in the western Hemisphere Tokyo Dome vs OaklandDerek Lowe once threw 41 pitches in a game before he recorded an OUT....May 4th 2008The largest gap (In carear victories) between opposing starting pitchers was when Greg Maddux (350 Wins) faced Clayton Kershaw (0 Wins) in 2008Speaking of Maddux, he is the oldest pitcher to EVER steal abase at age 42 years 3months.Willy Tavares once stole 5 bases in one game but NEVER scored a runTexas Starting Pitcher Scott Feldman once allowed 12 runs ina game but did NOT get the loss...Speaking of Feldman....David Dejesus of KC went 5 for 5 with4 walks in his first 9 plate appearances against him...The Oakland A's once had a streak where they started a left handed starting pitcher 19 games in a row...In 2008 the Seattle Mariners became the first team with a 100 million dollar payroll to lose 100 games.....Gary Sheffield is the ONLY member of the 500 Home Run club to have ONLY one 40 (+) home run season Nick Swisher of the Chicago White Sox hit his weight last season .219 AVE 219lbsThe New York Yankees starters only had one complete game last season....CC Sabathia is 1 -5 with an ERA above 8.00 over the past 2 April'sLast season Dice-K led the A.L. in most walks per 9 innings AND fewest hits allowed per 9 innings....FREAKY