We’re back with a World Series edition of Fun with Numbers.  No game focuses more on numbers than baseball so we had plenty of stuff to work with here.  Almost too much.  Our heads are still spinning.

Without further ado, here are your numbers.

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We’re back with a World Series edition of Fun with Numbers.  No game focuses more on numbers than baseball so we had plenty of stuff to work with here.  Almost too much.  Our heads are still spinning.

Without further ado, here are your numbers.

2: World Series Championships in Phillies history

2: Number of times the Yankees have won 4 straight World Series Championships (’36-’39 and ‘49-’53 when they won 5 straight)

31: World Series games played by the Phillies in the franchise’s 116-year history

32: World Series games played by Derek Jeter

10,167: Losses in Phillies franchise history, making Philly the only team in American sports history to surpass the 10,000 loss plateau

16.7: Consecutive 0-win, 162-loss seasons the Yankees would need to reach 10,000 losses

1: Number of times Cy Young winners have faced off in Game 1 of the World Series before CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee tonight (In 1995, Greg Maddux of the Braves faced the Indians Orel Hersheiser)

0: Teams that have started pitchers in World Series Games 1 and 2 who weren’t on their Opening Day roster (Lee and Martinez are scheduled to pitch games 1 & 2)

5 2/3: World Series innings pitched by Phillies Closer Brad Lidge

9: World Series games saved by Mariano Rivera, the most all-time

1.89: Cliff Lee’s ERA in his last 3 starts (2-1) versus the Yankees, including a 10-2 win on Opening Day this year

0.74: Lee’s ERA in 3 starts this postseason (2-0 with 1 no-decision)

8: Consecutive postseason games with an RBI by Ryan Howard and Alex Rodriguez, an all-time record shared with Lou Gehrig

1976: Year the last National League team repeated as World Champs (Cincy’s Big Red Machine in ‘75-’76)

Here’s a look at some other numbers you should know.

2009 Postseason Numbers

• Alex Rodriguez: .438 AVG, .548 OBP, 5 HR, 12 RBI
• Ryan Howard: .355 AVG, .462 OBP, 2 HR, 14 RBI

Yankees World Series Numbers

• Derek Jeter: 32 G, .302 AVG, .375 OBP, 27 R, 3 HR, 8 RBI
• Johnny Damon: 4 G, .286 AVG, .286 OBP, 4 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
• Jorge Posada: 23 G, .208 AVG, .337 OBP, 6 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI
• Mariano Rivera: 20 G, 31 IP, 4 ER, 1.16 ERA, 9 SV, 29 K, 6 BB

Phillies World Series Numbers

• Jimmy Rollins: 5 G, .267 AVG, .261 OBP, 4 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI
• Chase Utley: 5 G, .167 AVG, .375 OBP, 5 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI
• Ryan Howard: 5 G, .286 AVG, .375 OBP, 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI
• Brad Lidge: 5 G, 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 3.18 ERA, 2 SV, 9 K, 0 BB

-7: Passing Yards by Kerry Collins and Vince Young in yesterday’s 59-0 loss to the Patriots

0: Pitchers in MLB history with 10k, 0R and 0BB in a postseason game before Cliff Lee did it on Sunday night

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-7: Passing Yards by Kerry Collins and Vince Young in yesterday’s 59-0 loss to the Patriots

0: Pitchers in MLB history with 10k, 0R and 0BB in a postseason game before Cliff Lee did it on Sunday night

3: Home runs by Alex Rodriguez that have either tied the game or put the Yankees ahead this postseason, the most by any player in 1 postseason and tying all-time MLB record

3 1/3: Innings pitched by Washington Nationals #1 pick Steven Strasburg in his Fall League debut (11 batters faced, 2K, no runner reached 2nd base)

4: BCS ranking for Boise State, the highest in school history

5: Touchdown passes by Tom Brady in the 2ND QUARTER of Sunday’s 59-0 shellacking of the Titans

6: Hits in 45 at-bats by the Angels 1-5 hitters through the first 2 ALCS games

7: Hits in 21 at-bats by Derek Jeter and Johnny Damon

9: Completions in 24 attempts by Browns QB Derek Anderson after going 2-for-17 last week

48: Rushes by the Carolina Panthers (totaling 267 yards) in Sunday’s 28-21 win over Tampa Bay; they attempted just 17 passes completing 9

114: Games it took Kurt Warner to reach 30,000 career passing yards, joining Dan Marino as the only QBs in NFL history to accomplish the feat

0: 2nd half points surrendered by the Broncos in their last 4 games

.131: Red Sox team batting average in the ALDS

1: Playoff baseball game postponed by snow and cold in Denver

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0: 2nd half points surrendered by the Broncos in their last 4 games

.131: Red Sox team batting average in the ALDS

1: Playoff baseball game postponed by snow and cold in Denver

2: Number of passes completed by Browns QB Derek Anderson in the Browns 6-3 win against Buffalo on Sunday

3: Earned runs given up Sunday by Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon who hadn’t given up an earned run in 26 career postseason innings

20: Combined losses by the Chiefs, Rams, Titans and Bucs who are each 0-5

34: Points scored by the St. Louis Rams in 5 games this season

45: Points scored by the Falcons on Sunday

146: Points given up the Rams in those 5 games

250: Receiving yards by Cowboys WR Miles Austin in Sunday’s 26-20 OT win against the Chiefs, a franchise record