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Originally posted on 07/17/2014:

• 2014 is just the 4th MLB season in the past 100 years (1992, 1958, 1943) where every team in baseball had a winning percentage at or over .400 at the end of the first half.

• Five teams (Astros, White Sox, Braves, Marlins, Cubs) have struck out at least 800 times this year. Prior to 2014 there were only four instances EVER that a team had at least 800 whiffs in the first half.

• As a team, the Orioles have stolen just 26 bases this year, the fewest steals by any AL team in the first half since the Rangers in 2006.

• Charlie Morton is the first player in MLB history to hit at least 16 batters in the first half.

• Phil Hughes joined Bret Saberhagen in 1994 as the only pitchers in MLB history to strikeout out over 100 batters while walking fewer than 12 in the first half.

• Tyson Ross is the first player since Jim Abbott in 1992 to lose 10 games in the first half with an ERA under 3.00.

• Aroldis Chapman is just the 2^nd pitcher in MLB history (Mariano Rivera in 1998) to save over 20 games while finishing fewer than 25 games in the first half.

• David Price has set a new franchise record for most games started (20), most innings pitched (147.2), and most strikeouts (164) in the first half by a Rays pitcher.

• Troy Tulowitzki is the first Rockies player to score at least 70 runs in the first half since Todd Helton in 2003.