As a blogger, John Gant is one of my favorite pitchers. From his initial reputation as the guy with the weird double toe tap delivery, as his Cardinals tenure grows so too does the lore surrounding the mythical being. He is the only player in MLB history to homer twice but never reach base in any other manner. I broke math trying to replicate the feat.
As we speak, he stands on the doorstep of once again etching his name into the annals of baseball novelty. Gant’s win-loss record in 2019 stands at a perfect 10-0, matching Howie Krist’s 1941 campaign for both the all-time Cardinals and National League marks for most wins without a loss.