Howard breaks record for strikeouts in a Series

Nov 4, 11:23 pm EST

NEW YORK (AP)—Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard(notes) struck out swinging against Yankees reliever Damaso Marte(notes) in the eighth inning Wednesday night, setting a record with his 13th strikeout of the World Series.

Howard, who was MVP of the Phillies’ NL championship series victory over Los Angeles, passed Willie Wilson’s old mark. Wilson struck out 12 times for Kansas City against Philadelphia in 1980.

Howard went 2 for 5 in the opener, but got two hits the rest of the Series, including a two-run homer in the sixth inning in Game 6. He fanned four times in Game 2 and three times in Game 3.

Updated Nov 4, 11:23 pm EST
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  1. MikeM
    70. Posted by MikeM Thu Nov 5 5:49pm EST

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    Howard has been a hack for years and has been a hinderance to the Phillies since 07. Clearly Fielder and Albert are the best 1b's in baseball and all other players are fighting for a distant 3rd. The strikeouts are indicative of flaws in his swing. He will quickly become another Adam Dunn; lots of power but strikes out too often to be useful.
  2. Mark R
    69. Posted by Mark R Thu Nov 5 4:07pm EST

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    Like I said when the Anaheim series started. Yankees in 6 over Anaheim, then Yankees in 6 over the Phillies! Go Yanks! See ya tomorrow at the Parade! Oh, and someone please tell JRoll he's welcome to come watch.
  3. The King
    68. Posted by The King Thu Nov 5 2:32pm EST

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    like i said before the series started the YANKEES in six.
  4. SB
    67. Posted by SB Thu Nov 5 2:11pm EST

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    Both franchises suck. The Yankees/Phillies fans are all classless. Phillies fans actually KILLED another Phillies fan and Yankees fans swear they have been around to see all 27 championships. Your loyalty means absolutely nothing, you are simply rooting on the right team at the right team, were you this happy last year, no. So the team changed but you are still idiots.
  5. JP
    66. Posted by JP Thu Nov 5 2:00pm EST

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    Howard will be a bloated has-been come spring training.He'll be like the "fat-baztard" on Austin Powers,"J-Roll Gettttttttt in myyyy belllllllllllllllly!!!!"
  6. Joseph M
    65. Posted by Joseph M Thu Nov 5 1:45pm EST

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    While we are talking about strikeouts, consider that in his entire career Joe Dimaggio hit 361 home runs and struck out just 369 times.

    The only other player close is Yogi Berra, who had 387 HR and 414 Ks. I had the pleasure of mentioning this stat to Dimaggio in 1983. He was thrilled. He didn't care that his lifetime batting average was .315 in Yankee Stadium and .339 on the road, he just said that he wished he had been left-handed.

    Has Ryan Howard reached 369 strikeouts yet. He's a good guy, but for a cleanup hitter this performance was a little ridiculous. Agree? Disagree?
  7. Danny
    64. Posted by Danny Thu Nov 5 1:43pm EST

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    #50 Mom of 2
    First I feel bad for those kids. Ryan Howard is a star player in the league, who had a bad series. Look at your 180 mil 1B who hit about 130 in the series.
    You are a true Yankme fan who rather root for cheaters like Aroid and Petit, was that a syringe I saw in Petits ass or Clemens .
    Aroid is kissing his Avatar right know, probably blowing it since Kate bailed on him for Jeter.
  8. Dharck
    63. Posted by Dharck Thu Nov 5 1:43pm EST

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    Omg!!!!!!!!!!!can sum1 call rollins and let him know that the phillies didnt win in
    5 as predicted or being nice enuf to let us hang around while they win in 6...lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol
    normally i dont do the rub it in ur face thing,but i couldnt take the b.s of his brashness......
  9. Ken
    62. Posted by Ken Thu Nov 5 1:41pm EST

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    Congrats Philly for getting to the WS 2 years in a row. Congrats to the Yanks for winning the whole damn thing.
  10. voice of reason
    61. Posted by voice of reason Thu Nov 5 1:27pm EST

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    Ryan Howard is not a bad player, and slumps can happen to anyone. At least, he did hit one monster shot in the series. It might be a case of too little too late, but he did his best. No member of the Phillies needs to hang their head. They played well. Maybe they did not play as good as last year, but that's life.

    There is always next year which is what the fans of all the other teams have now.
  11. DJ Chaz
    60. Posted by DJ Chaz Thu Nov 5 1:16pm EST

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    I realize now how the Yankthese got all those championships. They just go out every year and buy the best players because they have more money then any other team. Babe Ruth is playing great for Boston? Ok lets go buy his contract out. CC is pitching great for Milwaukee? Ok lets go buy him out. A-Rod is the best hitter in baseball? Ok lets go buy him out. Just throw ungodly amounts of money at the best players. What small market team can compete with that? Is baseball fair then if one team can do that and others cannot afford too? I think not! We definitely need a salary cap in baseball to level the playing field.
  12. jp
    59. Posted by jp Thu Nov 5 1:14pm EST

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    tough break...seems like all the bad AB's hit him at once...maybe he needed a Tony Luke's like Popeye needed spinach...too bad Jared was probably too busy on someone's joint to bring it to him
  13. DJ Chaz
    58. Posted by DJ Chaz Thu Nov 5 1:10pm EST

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    Yeah if I had a Billion dollar payroll greater then any other team in the leaque I could win a World Series too.
  14. Rdub
    57. Posted by Rdub Thu Nov 5 1:09pm EST

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    Serves him right. Besides, the guys in front of him are overrated.
  15. Lind
    56. Posted by Lind Thu Nov 5 1:08pm EST

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    Ryan Howard is still a great player, he played well well all season long. He will be back, pride of St. Louis. Ryan Howard is a class act
  16. Donnie
    55. Posted by Donnie Thu Nov 5 1:04pm EST

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    #53 is not a true fan so therefore........BYE-BYE!! Goodluck on someone else bandwagon!!
  17. Yanksfan
    54. Posted by Yanksfan Thu Nov 5 12:42pm EST

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    wow post # 53 so quick to leave his team even though just last year they won it all...../boggle
  18. jeremyb
    53. Posted by jeremyb Thu Nov 5 12:23pm EST

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    i will never root for another team in philly ever. sick to death of disappointment from these @#$%s.
  19. JP
    52. Posted by JP Thu Nov 5 12:22pm EST

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    five...........five dollar............five dollar foot long.............Hey Jared, can you hand me the oregano!
  20. Donnie
    51. Posted by Donnie Thu Nov 5 12:14pm EST

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    13Ks? Oh well, that's baseball. As a matter of fact, that's life. Ryan is going to bounce back and have an MVP year next year!! GO HOWARD & GO PHILLIES!!
  21. Mom of 2
    50. Posted by Mom of 2 Thu Nov 5 10:23am EST

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    Keep swinging and missing fatso. Maybe the breeze from your bat will knock over your overrated shortstop and finally shut his big mouth.

    I do have some advice for Howard...use some of chase utleys hair gel instead of pine tar on your bat---you'll get a better grip.
  22. <i>wowjimi</i>
    49. Posted by wowjimi Thu Nov 5 9:53am EST

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    i bet i could break that record
  23. Gary H
    48. Posted by Gary H Thu Nov 5 9:10am EST

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    as a yankees fan, i have to credit the phillies. to make it to the world series 2 years in a row in this day and age is a great accomplishment. great year for them.
  24. <i>oldeands</i>
    47. Posted by oldeands Thu Nov 5 8:48am EST

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    they beat tampa last year does that even count?
  25. Rich G
    46. Posted by Rich G Thu Nov 5 8:30am EST

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    Ryan will learn from the experience and move forward next year!
    Don't forget, he's still one hell of a hitter!
    Go Ryan!
    Go Phillies in 2010!!

    P.S. I'm sure Yankee fans remember the name Babe Ruth, he struck out many, many times too!
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