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B. J. Ryan (in 2003, with the Baltimore Orioles) and Alan Embree (in 2009, with the Colorado Rockies) were each credited with a victory in a game in which they threw zero pitches. Both relievers picked a runner off a base to end an inning before their offense plated the winning run.
Anthony Castrovince • A Fan's Guide to Baseball Analytics: Why WAR, WHIP, wOBA, and Other Advanced Sabermetrics Are Essential to Understanding Modern Baseball

From 1983 to 2001, 19 straight seasons, Gwynn walked more than he struck out.
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
Charles Joseph from the Kwakwaka’wakw
When Bonds was intentionally walked 120 times in 2004, do you know who was second? Jim Thome. With 26. Intentional walks were not up around the game. They were only up for him. Bonds was playing at his own level.
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
Gwynn hit .309 or better every full season of his career. He hit .351 in his first full season,
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
In 1930, he led the league in wins and saves (though it would be decades before the save became an official statistic).