I was reading a post on the Batters Box site and the topic was on Roy Halliday's lack of run support in previous seasons when Dave Stieb's 1985 season was brought up. Dave Stieb led the league in ERA but only won 14 games that year (and this was for a Jay's team that won 99 that year).

Apr 8 - LOSS 2-1 to KC.

Apr 13 - ND. Turned a 6-2 lead over to the pen. They couldn't hold it.

Apr 22 - LOSS 2-0 to KC.

May 2 - LOSS. Took a 2-1 in the 9th. Gave up the tie and left the winning run on base. The pen couldn't strand it.

May 17 - ND. Turned a 6-0 lead over to the pen. They couldn't hold this one, either.

Jun 12 - ND. 2-2 tie after 9, bullpens decided it.

Jun 17 LOSS. Pitched a 4-hitter, lost 2-1.

Jul 3 - ND. See June 12. A 2-2 tie after 9. Game went to the pen.

Jul 17 - ND. Turned a 3-2 lead over to the pen in the 8th. Bad idea.

Jul 30 - ND. Turned a 3-2 lead over to the pen in the 9th. Still a bad idea.

Aug 28 - ND. Turned a 5-2 lead over to the pen. Whoops. At least they won in extra innings.

Sep 12 - ND. Ahead 4-1 in the 7th, when first the defense and then the pen imploded.

September 22 - LOSS 2-1 on an unearned run.

He lost 4 games when his team scored 0, 1, 1, 1 run for him. His bullpen coughed up 7 leads he had turned over to them. That's why he won 14 instead of 21. If his luck had been just average, he would have gone around 18-9. If his luck had been good, he might have won 23 or 24 games. If Tom Henke had just arrived a few years earlier...

There's of full writeup on Stiebs bad luck here.

So why is Russell Martin's jersey "J. Martin" and not just "Martin"?