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Major League Baseball
Category: Sports and Recreation > Team Sports Asked by: carolinablue-ga List Price: $10.00 |
Posted:
06 Sep 2005 13:27 PDT
Expires: 06 Oct 2005 13:27 PDT Question ID: 564912 |
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Re: Major League Baseball
From: omnivorous-ga on 06 Sep 2005 14:11 PDT |
Carolinablue -- Many argue that it's DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. Indeed, MLB has a fantasy game called "Beat the Streak" and winners selecting batters each day have only achieved 35-41 game streaks in the past 3 years, an indication of how hard it is to accomplish, even with batters hitting 4 times or more each game and hitting for averages above .300. Others argue that it's Cal Ripken's 2,632 consecutive games -- if only because that's more than 16 consecutive seasons without an injury, death in the family, or day off. Inasmuch as players are routinely rested by the managers for performance reasons, this one may be tougher: National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/programs/wesat/features/2001/011004.ripken.html Net: I think that this is in the realm of highly debatable sports questions. Best regards, Omnivorous-GA |
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Re: Major League Baseball
From: justaskscott-ga on 06 Sep 2005 18:52 PDT |
Nap LaJoie's .426 batting average in 1901 (or Hugh Duffy's pre-1900 .440) seems unbreakable now, since no one has even hit .400 since Ted Williams in 1941. "Batting Average" Baseball Almanac http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_bavg1.shtml |
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Re: Major League Baseball
From: tutuzdad-ga on 06 Sep 2005 19:20 PDT |
Ron Hunt of the Montreal Expos (and San Francisco Giants) was beaned by a pitch 50 times in 1971. Because no one in his right mind WANTS to break that record, it's considered to be one of baseball's untouchable records. One quote attributed to Hunt on this subject is: "Everything worthwhile in life is worth a price. Some people give their bodies to science, I give mine to baseball." Missoula Mavericks have mastered the art of getting hit by a pitch http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2004/07/25/sports/sports01.txt Incidentnally, Hunt was beaned 243 time in his career second only to Don Baylor who got branded 267 times. But Hunt still holds the record for the most bull's-eyes in a single season. I'll bet even Baylor was ok with that. Let me know if this works as an answer for you. tutuzdad-ga |
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Re: Major League Baseball
From: maceo24-ga on 07 Sep 2005 13:05 PDT |
Craig Biggio is now the major league leader in career Hit-By-Pitch. He passed Don Baylor earlier this year. But again, never 50 times in one season. |
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Re: Major League Baseball
From: myoarin-ga on 07 Sep 2005 18:30 PDT |
What about oldest player? Wasn't there a Negro pitcher that ... Yeah, of course, Satchel Paige: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=45648 |
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Re: Major League Baseball
From: badger75-ga on 08 Sep 2005 15:49 PDT |
Not impossible but highly unlikely: 1. pitching a perfect game 2. pitcher winning 30+ games in one season. Since Denny McLain hasn't been done. 3. triple crown hitter |
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Re: Major League Baseball
From: rhodyram-ga on 01 Oct 2005 17:12 PDT |
what are the odds of someone breaking Johnny Vandermeer record of consecutive no hitters. To break it would you have to pitch three in a row? |
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