Even in just five games, the 2018 World Series produced some all-time statistics. Game 3 alone could be the subject of a case study, going 18 innings and involving virtually every player on each team’s roster.
In the end, the Red Sox emerged victorious. Boston, a 108-win team during the regular season, was a statistical masterpiece.
Still, their World Series win also produced a plethora of offbeat stats. To that end, here’s a look at some of the stranger stats from the 2018 Fall Classic:
First and last
Chris Sale became the first pitcher since Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser of the Detroit Tigers in 1945 to get the first and last outs of a World Series.