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About this Board

On Wednesday, September 30, 1 player took on MLB Deep Cut #7: “Name a left-handed pitcher with 200+ career wins.” The prompt had 31 valid answers, and players found 3 of them. Correct answers score more the fewer people name them, so the deepest cuts are the ones worth the most.

Answers and recap (spoilers)

The most popular answer was Lefty Grove, named by 100% of players. The rarest correct answer anyone found was Jon Lester (1 player, 79 points). Nobody found the day's Sleeper: Rube Marquard.

Named by players

  1. Lefty Grove (Lefty Grove (P · ATH, BOS · 1925–1941)): 1 player, 100%, 55 points
  2. CC Sabathia (CC Sabathia (P · CLE, MIL, NYY · 2001–2019)): 1 player, 100%, 60 points
  3. Jon Lester (Jon Lester (P · BOS, ATH, CHC, WSH, STL · 2006–2021)): 1 player, 100%, 79 points

Nobody named

Jim Kaat, Warren Spahn, Tom Glavine, Steve Carlton, Tommy John, Randy Johnson, Jamie Moyer, Kenny Rogers, David Wells, Eppa Rixey, Andy Pettitte, Eddie Plank, Herb Pennock, Frank Tanana, Jerry Reuss, Jerry Koosman, Clayton Kershaw, Billy Pierce, Whitey Ford, Mickey Lolich, Carl Hubbell, Vida Blue, Rube Marquard, Earl Whitehill, Mark Buehrle, Chuck Finley, Wilbur Cooper, Hal Newhouser.

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