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1) Yesterday, Angels CF Mike Trout passed Ted Williams (and also Bob Horner) for most HR for ages 20-22 and he is 8th vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 20 82 76 6 .399 .564 .963 .817 9.34 .326 30 83 49 139 Angels 2013 21 87 85 2 .432 .557 .988 .811 9.85 .323 27 97 33 157 Angels 2014 22 67 67 0 .379 .568 .947 .785 8.27 .290 35 109 14 150 Angels CAREER 236 227 9 .396 .551 .947 .792 8.75 .306 97 305 100 486 LG AVG 0 0 0 .313 .396 .710 .500 4.21 .252 46 196 31 MOST CAREER HOMERUNS, AGES 20-22 1 Eddie Mathews 112 Braves 2 Alex Rodriguez 101 Mariners 3 Frank Robinson 98 Reds 4 Mel Ott 96 Giants 5 Giancarlo Stanton 93 Marlins 6 Mike Trout 92 Angels T7 Bob Horner 91 Braves T7 Ted Williams 91 Red Sox 9 Johnny Bench 86 Reds 10 Jimmie Foxx 83 A's MOST CAREER HOMERUNS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, AGES 20-22 HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Eddie Mathews 79 112 33 Braves 2 Ted Williams 62 91 29 Red Sox T3 Giancarlo Stanton 60 93 33 Marlins T3 Mel Ott 60 96 36 Giants T5 Jimmie Foxx 57 83 26 A's T5 Bob Horner 57 91 34 Braves 7 Joe DiMaggio 53 75 22 Yankees 8 Mike Trout 49 92 43 Angels 9 Johnny Bench 47 86 39 Reds 10 Juan Gonzalez 46 74 28 Rangers
2) Yesterday, Red Sox DH David Ortiz tied Rafael Palmeiro for 6th place for most career HR above the league average, among AL left handed hitters, and tied the Red Sox record with his 5th season with 35+ HR. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) On Friday, Red Sox DH Ortiz set the team record for most HR against the Orioles, since they moved to Baltimore (39) (old: Jim Rice, 38) and is 3rd in Red Sox history vs. the Browns/Orioles. (Red Sox team notes, playindex) Ortiz also hit 3 HR vs. the Orioles, with the Twins, and his 42 HR against them is tied for 4th all time (since the move to Baltimore). (playindex)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 36 40 40 0 .415 .611 1.026 .769 9.70 .318 23 60 0 90 Red Sox 2013 37 47 47 0 .395 .564 .959 .737 7.73 .309 30 103 4 137 Red Sox 2014 38 29 29 0 .356 .520 .877 .667 6.26 .264 35 104 0 141 Red Sox CAREER 501 502 -1 .379 .547 .926 .668 7.47 .285 466 1533 15 2110 LG AVG 0 0 0 .338 .423 .761 .500 5.07 .273 213 994 128 MOST CAREER HOMERUNS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, AMERICAN LEAGUE, LEFT HANDED HITTERS HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Babe Ruth 603 708 105 Red Sox/Yankees T2 Lou Gehrig 365 493 128 Yankees T2 Ted Williams 365 521 156 Red Sox 4 Reggie Jackson 327 563 236 A's/Orioles/Yankees/Angels/A's 5 Jim Thome 288 511 223 Indians/White Sox/Twins/Indians/Orioles T6 David Ortiz 253 466 213 Twins/Red Sox T6 Rafael Palmeiro 253 544 291 Rangers/Orioles/Rangers/Orioles 8 Ken Griffey Jr. 239 420 181 Mariners/White Sox/Mariners 9 Jason Giambi 203 418 215 A's/Yankees/A's/Indians 10 Yogi Berra 193 358 165 Yankees MOST YEARS WITH 35+ HOMERUNS, RED SOX T1 Jimmie Foxx 5 T1 David Ortiz 5 T1 Manny Ramirez 5 T1 Ted Williams 5 T5 Jim Rice 4 T5 Mo Vaughn 4 7 Carl Yastrzemski 3 8 Tony Armas 2 T9 Jason Bay 1 T9 Tony Conigliaro 1 T9 Nomar Garciaparra 1 T9 Ken Harrelson 1 T9 Jackie Jensen 1 T9 Fred Lynn 1 T9 Rico Petrocelli 1 T9 Vern Stephens 1 T9 Dick Stuart 1 MOST HOMERUNS, RED SOX, VS. ORIOLES 1 David Ortiz 39 2 Jim Rice 38 3 Carl Yastrzemski 33 4 Dwight Evans 31 5 Mo Vaughn 28 6 Kevin Youkilis 22 T7 Rico Petrocelli 21 T7 Manny Ramirez 21 T9 Ted Williams 20 T9 Jason Varitek 20 MOST HOMERUNS, RED SOX, VS. BROWNS/ORIOLES 1 Ted Williams 80 2 Bobby Doerr 46 3 David Ortiz 39 4 Jim Rice 38 5 Jimmie Foxx 36 6 Carl Yastrzemski 33 7 Dwight Evans 31 8 Mo Vaughn 28 9 Kevin Youkilis 22 T10 Rico Petrocelli 21 T10 Manny Ramirez 21 MOST HOMERUNS VS. ORIOLES 1 Harmon Killebrew 68 2 Alex Rodriguez 61 3 Mickey Mantle 44 T4 David Ortiz 42 T4 Frank Thomas 42 6 Al Kaline 40 7 Rocky Colavito 39 T8 Reggie Jackson 38 T8 Jim Rice 38 T10 Manny Ramirez 36 T10 Vernon Wells 36
3) Yesterday, Astros 2B Jose Altuve set the MLB records for hits and hits vs. the league average, in a season, by a Venezuelan born player. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) On Friday, Altuve set the Astros record for singles in a season and he easily holds the record vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Yesterday, Altuve moved up to a tie for 5th all time for hits in a season by a player whose last name starts with A and is closing in on the MLB record vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 22 13 7 6 .340 .399 .740 .540 5.02 .290 7 37 33 147 Astros 2013 23 -27 -20 -7 .316 .363 .678 .384 3.63 .283 5 52 35 152 Astros 2014 24 40 45 -5 .380 .457 .836 .712 6.92 .344 7 55 54 151 Astros CAREER 17 23 -6 .340 .401 .742 .539 4.94 .303 21 156 129 507 LG AVG 0 0 0 .321 .407 .728 .500 4.55 .255 59 239 34 MOST HITS, SINGLE SEASON, BORN IN VENEZUELA 1 Jose Altuve 2014 218 Astros 2 Magglio Ordonez 2007 216 Tigers 3 Miguel Cabrera 2012 205 Tigers 4 Cesar Tovar 1971 204 Twins T5 Miguel Cabrera 2005 198 Marlins T5 Miguel Cabrera 2009 198 Tigers T7 Carlos Gonzalez 2010 197 Rockies T7 Miguel Cabrera 2011 197 Tigers T9 Cesar Tovar 1970 195 Twins T9 Miguel Cabrera 2006 195 Marlins MOST HITS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, SINGLE SEASON, BORN IN VENEZUELA HITS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Jose Altuve 2014 75 218 143 Astros 2 Magglio Ordonez 2007 74 216 142 Tigers 3 Miguel Cabrera 2013 64 193 129 Tigers 4 Miguel Cabrera 2011 60 197 137 Tigers 5 Miguel Cabrera 2012 57 205 148 Tigers T6 Andres Galarraga 1993 54 174 120 Rockies T6 Miguel Cabrera 2006 54 195 141 Marlins T6 Victor Martinez 2014 54 180 126 Tigers 9 Melvin Mora 2004 51 187 136 Orioles T10 Pablo Sandoval 2009 49 189 140 Giants T10 Miguel Cabrera 2005 49 198 149 Marlins T10 Miguel Cabrera 2009 49 198 149 Tigers MOST SINGLES, SINGLE SEASON, ASTROS SINGLES YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Jose Altuve 2014 76 164 88 2 Willy Taveras 2005 50 152 102 3 Greg Gross 1974 46 156 110 4 Sonny Jackson 1966 44 160 116 5 Derek Bell 1995 42 120 78 6 Jose Altuve 2013 41 139 98 7 Craig Biggio 1991 37 130 93 8 Jose Cruz 1983 36 139 103 9 Bob Watson 1973 34 136 102 10 Rusty Staub 1967 33 127 94 MOST SINGLES ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, SINGLE SEASON, ASTROS SINGLES YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Jose Altuve 2014 76 164 88 2 Willy Taveras 2005 50 152 102 3 Greg Gross 1974 46 156 110 4 Sonny Jackson 1966 44 160 116 5 Derek Bell 1995 42 120 78 6 Jose Altuve 2013 41 139 98 7 Craig Biggio 1991 37 130 93 8 Jose Cruz 1983 36 139 103 9 Bob Watson 1973 34 136 102 10 Rusty Staub 1967 33 127 94 MOST HITS, SINGLE SEASON, LAST NAME STARTS WITH "A" 1 Earl Averill 1936 232 Indians 2 Matty Alou 1969 231 Pirates 3 Hank Aaron 1959 223 Braves 4 Richie Ashburn 1951 221 Phillies T5 Felipe Alou 1966 218 Braves T5 Jose Altuve 2014 218 Astros T7 Dale Alexander 1929 215 Tigers T7 Richie Ashburn 1958 215 Phillies 9 Felipe Alou 1968 210 Braves 10 Earl Averill 1931 209 Indians MOST HITS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, SINGLE SEASON, LAST NAME STARTS WITH A HITS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Hank Aaron 1959 77 223 146 Braves 2 Jose Altuve 2014 75 218 143 Astros 3 Matty Alou 1969 71 231 160 Pirates 4 Richie Ashburn 1958 68 215 147 Phillies 5 Richie Ashburn 1951 67 221 154 Phillies T6 Earl Averill 1936 66 232 166 Indians T6 Luke Appling 1936 66 204 138 White Sox 8 Felipe Alou 1968 62 210 148 Braves 9 Matty Alou 1967 60 186 126 Pirates T10 Luke Appling 1943 59 192 133 White Sox T10 Hank Aaron 1963 59 201 142 Braves
5) Yesterday, Angels 1B Albert Pujols reached 100 RBI for the 12th time, which is tied for 5th all time. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 32 40 33 7 .343 .516 .859 .667 6.05 .285 30 105 8 154 Angels 2013 33 2 0 2 .330 .437 .767 .500 4.44 .258 17 64 1 99 Angels 2014 34 10 14 -4 .329 .470 .799 .580 4.87 .275 27 100 5 152 Angels CAREER 940 810 130 .404 .589 .993 .741 8.52 .318 519 1598 98 2110 LG AVG 0 0 0 .332 .420 .751 .500 4.77 .262 215 927 134 MOST YEARS WITH 100+ RBI 1 Alex Rodriguez 14 T2 Jimmie Foxx 13 T2 Lou Gehrig 13 T2 Babe Ruth 13 T5 Barry Bonds 12 T5 Albert Pujols 12 T5 Manny Ramirez 12 T5 Al Simmons 12 T9 Hank Aaron 11 T9 Miguel Cabrera 11 T9 Goose Goslin 11 T9 Frank Thomas 11
6) Yesterday, Rangers 3B Adrian Beltre tied the major league record, for 3B, with his 13th year with 50+ extra base hits. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) It was the 4th time he’s done it with the Rangers and Beltre has had a 50+ extra base hit season with a record tying, for 3B, 4 teams. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Yesterday, Beltre became the 5th different 3B (11 times) to have 150+ hits above the league average over a 3 year span. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Beltre has moved into the Senators/Rangers top 10 for RCAA over a 3 year span. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 33 36 42 -6 .359 .561 .921 .687 7.65 .321 36 102 1 156 Rangers 2013 34 35 40 -5 .371 .509 .880 .687 6.88 .315 30 92 1 161 Rangers 2014 35 31 36 -5 .390 .496 .886 .701 7.13 .327 18 75 1 140 Rangers CAREER 247 191 56 .337 .479 .816 .564 5.64 .285 394 1382 117 2416 LG AVG 0 0 0 .333 .427 .760 .500 4.89 .263 279 1141 164 MOST YEARS WITH 50+ EXTRA BASE HITS, 3B T1 Adrian Beltre 13 T1 Eddie Mathews 13 T1 Mike Schmidt 13 4 Chipper Jones 11 5 Scott Rolen 10 T6 George Brett 9 T6 Gary Gaetti 9 T6 Aramis Ramirez 9 T6 Ron Santo 9 T10 Wade Boggs 8 T10 Ken Boyer 8 T10 Vinny Castilla 8 T10 Brooks Robinson 8 MOST TEAMS WITH 50+ EXTRA BASES, SINGLE SEASON, 3B T1 Adrian Beltre 4 Dodgers (4), Mariners (4), Rangers (4), Red Sox T1 Troy Glaus 4 Angels (4), Diamondbacks, Blue Jays, Cardinals T3 Tony Batista 3 Blue Jays, Orioles, Expos T3 Vinny Castilla 3 Rockies (6), Astros, Braves T3 Gary Gaetti 3 Twins (6), Royals, Cardinals T3 Dean Palmer 3 Rangers (3), Tigers (2), Royals T3 Aramis Ramirez 3 Cubs (6), Pirates, Brewers T3 Scott Rolen 3 Phillies (5), Cardinals (3), Reds T3 Matt Williams 3 Giants (4), Indians, Diamondbacks T10 24 tied 2 MOST HITS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE OVER A 3 YEAR SPAN, 3B HITS YEARS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Wade Boggs 1985-87 231 647 416 Red Sox 2 Wade Boggs 1986-88 220 621 401 Red Sox 3 Wade Boggs 1984-86 205 650 445 Red Sox 4 Wade Boggs 1983-85 201 653 452 Red Sox 5 Wade Boggs 1987-89 197 619 422 Red Sox 6 Home Run Baker 1912-14 171 572 401 A's 7 Home Run Baker 1911-13 162 588 426 A's 8 Wade Boggs 1988-90 160 606 446 Red Sox 9 George Brett 1979-81 152 496 344 Royals T10 Adrian Beltre 2012-14 151 563 412 Rangers T10 Pete Rose 1975-77 151 629 478 Reds MOST RCAA, 3 YEAR SPAN, SENATORS/RANGERS 1 Alex Rodriguez 2001-03 183 2 Frank Howard 1968-70 165 3 Rafael Palmeiro 1999-01 154 4 Frank Howard 1969-71 140 5 Frank Howard 1967-69 135 6 Alex Rodriguez 2000-02 130 7 Rafael Palmeiro 1991-93 129 8 Rafael Palmeiro 2000-02 128 9 Josh Hamilton 2010-12 121 10 Adrian Beltre 2012-14 118
7) Yesterday, Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen became the 5th CF in MLB history and the 4th player in Pirates history with 3 consecutive years with 75+ times reached base above the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Yesterday, McCutchen became the 2nd player in Pirates history (since 1914) to have 2 BB and 2 HBP in a game (vs. Brewers) (Starling Marte, 6/2/13). (@AceballStats)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 25 55 65 -10 .400 .553 .953 .778 8.26 .327 31 96 20 157 Pirates 2013 26 45 54 -9 .404 .508 .911 .745 7.75 .317 21 84 27 157 Pirates 2014 27 50 57 -7 .402 .532 .935 .767 8.43 .309 23 75 17 138 Pirates CAREER 204 245 -41 .384 .496 .880 .703 7.24 .298 126 454 142 872 LG AVG 0 0 0 .324 .402 .726 .500 4.54 .259 77 365 54 MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH 75+ TIMES REACHED BASE ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, CF 1 Ty Cobb 1910-19 10 T2 Roy Thomas 1900-05 6 T2 Tris Speaker 1912-17 6 4 Mickey Mantle 1954-58 5 5 Andrew McCutchen 2012-14 3 T6 Ty Cobb 1921-22 2 T6 Tris Speaker 1922-23 2 T6 Larry Doby 1950-51 2 T6 Duke Snider 1954-55 2 T6 Richie Ashburn 1954-55 2 T6 Mickey Mantle 1961-62 2 T6 Mike Trout 2012-13 2 (Trout is at +72 vs. league average in 2014, so he's closing on joining McCutchen with 3.) MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH 75+ TIMES REACHED BASE ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, PIRATES 1 Honus Wagner 1904-09 6 T2 Arky Vaughan 1934-36 3 T2 Elbie Fletcher 1940-42 3 T2 Andrew McCutchen 2012-14 3 T5 Honus Wagner 1900-01 2 T5 Paul Waner 1927-28 2 T5 Paul Waner 1936-37 2 T5 Barry Bonds 1991-92 2
8) Yesterday, Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista moved into a tie for 4th place on the Blue Jays career HR list and is 2nd vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Bautista became the 3rd player in MLB history to hit 7+ HR against the Yankees in a season, after the all star break (Carlos Pena, 2007, 8; Mark Reynolds, 2012, 7). (Elias)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 31 18 17 1 .358 .527 .886 .644 6.32 .241 27 65 5 92 Blue Jays 2013 32 10 19 -9 .358 .498 .856 .618 6.18 .259 28 73 7 118 Blue Jays 2014 33 45 47 -2 .405 .527 .931 .728 7.60 .284 34 101 5 148 Blue Jays CAREER 152 181 -29 .367 .492 .859 .621 6.36 .257 245 677 49 1243 LG AVG 0 0 0 .331 .422 .753 .500 4.87 .265 131 541 79 MOST CAREER HOMERUNS, BLUE JAYS 1 Carlos Delgado 336 2 Vernon Wells 223 3 Joe Carter 203 T4 Jose Bautista 202 T4 George Bell 202 6 Jesse Barfield 179 7 Edwin Encarnacion 157 8 Lloyd Moseby 149 9 Adam Lind 146 10 Ernie Whitt 131 MOST CAREER HOMERUNS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, BLUE JAYS HOMERUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Carlos Delgado 176 336 160 2 Jose Bautista 113 202 89 3 George Bell 84 202 118 4 Jesse Barfield 81 179 98 5 Joe Carter 78 203 125 T6 Fred McGriff 77 125 48 T6 Edwin Encarnacion 77 157 80 8 John Mayberry 50 92 42 9 Vernon Wells 43 223 180 10 Shawn Green 42 119 77
9) Yesterday, Indians 1B Carlos Santana took over the MLB lead for BB over the past 4 years. He will become just the 2nd player in Indians history to lead the majors in BB over a 4 year span, while playing the entire team with the team, and the 3rd to do it while playing any of that span with the team. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Yesterday, Santana moved into the top 10 in AL Central history for BB over a 4 year span and he is 13th vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 26 9 10 -1 .365 .420 .785 .562 4.97 .252 18 76 3 143 Indians 2013 27 31 32 -1 .377 .455 .832 .674 6.49 .268 20 74 3 154 Indians 2014 28 23 21 2 .362 .435 .797 .623 5.57 .231 27 82 5 145 Indians CAREER 90 90 0 .366 .444 .810 .620 5.71 .248 98 333 19 643 LG AVG 0 0 0 .317 .405 .722 .500 4.37 .254 68 271 42 MOST WALKS, 2011-14 1 Carlos Santana 387 Indians 2 Joey Votto 386 Reds 3 Jose Bautista 362 Blue Jays 4 Adam Dunn 325 White Sox/A's 5 Miguel Cabrera 324 Tigers 6 Ben Zobrist 320 Rays 7 Andrew McCutchen 313 Pirates 8 Prince Fielder 292 Brewers/Tigers/Rangers 9 Nick Swisher 285 Yankees/Indians T10 David Ortiz 284 Red Sox T10 Giancarlo Stanton 284 Marlins INDIANS WHO LED THE MAJORS IN WALKS OVER A 4 YEAR SPAN 1916-19 Jack Graney 329 Indians 1941-44 Roy Cullenbine 396 Browns/Senators/Yankees/Indians 1942-45 Roy Cullenbine 387 Browns/Senators/Yankees/Indians/Tigers 2011-14 Carlos Santana 387 Indians MOST WALKS OVER A 4 YEAR SPAN, AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL 1 Jim Thome 1999-02 478 Indians 2 Frank Thomas 1995-98 464 White Sox 3 Frank Thomas 1994-97 463 White Sox 4 Jim Thome 1996-99 459 Indians 5 Jim Thome 1997-00 454 Indians 6 Jim Thome 1998-01 445 Indians 7 Jim Thome 1995-98 429 Indians 8 Frank Thomas 1997-00 418 White Sox 9 Frank Thomas 1996-99 415 White Sox 10 Carlos Santana 2011-14 387 Indians MOST WALKS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE OVER A 4 YEAR SPAN, AMERICAN LEAGUE CENTRAL WALKS YEARS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Jim Thome 1999-02 282 478 196 Indians 2 Frank Thomas 1994-97 274 463 189 White Sox 3 Jim Thome 1996-99 263 459 196 Indians 4 Jim Thome 1997-00 254 454 200 Indians 5 Frank Thomas 1995-98 253 464 211 White Sox 6 Jim Thome 1998-01 248 445 197 Indians 7 Jim Thome 1995-98 240 429 189 Indians 8 Frank Thomas 1993-96 213 354 141 White Sox T9 Frank Thomas 1996-99 206 415 209 White Sox T9 Jim Thome 2000-03 206 351 145 Indians 11 Jim Thome 1994-97 204 386 182 Indians 12 Frank Thomas 1997-00 203 418 215 White Sox 13 Carlos Santana 2011-14 202 387 185 Indians
10) Yesterday, the Orioles reached 200 HR for the 3rd consecutive year, for the 1st time in team history. (Orioles team notes) It is the 13th time in MLB history that a team has hit 200+ HR in 3 consecutive years. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH 200+ HOMERUNS, ORIOLES 1 Orioles 2012-14 3 2 Orioles 1998-99 2 MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS WITH 200+ HOMERUNS 1 Yankees 2000-07 8 2 White Sox 2000-06 7 3 Rangers 2001-05 5 T4 Mariners 1996-99 4 T4 Phillies 2006-09 4 T4 Yankees 2009-12 4 T7 Rockies 1995-97 3 T7 Indians 1995-97 3 T7 Blue Jays 1998-00 3 T7 Indians 1999-01 3 T7 Reds 2005-07 3 T7 Red Sox 2009-11 3 T7 Orioles 2012-14 3
11) Yesterday, Orioles P Chris Tillman extended his streak to 20 consecutive starts with 3 ER or less, which is tied for 4th in Browns/Orioles history. (Orioles team notes) On September 14, Tillman reached 500 career SO and is the 19th pitcher in Browns/Orioles history with 500+ SO who is below the league average in SO. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM 2012 24 14 2.93 15 15 86 66 6.91 1.05 9 3 0 8 4 Orioles 2013 25 9 3.71 33 33 206.1 179 7.81 1.22 16 7 0 13 10 Orioles 2014 26 11 3.26 33 33 201.1 145 6.48 1.21 13 5 0 10 8 Orioles CAREER 9 3.98 117 117 674.1 506 6.75 1.29 45 30 0 40 35 LG AVG 0 4.10 674.1 548 7.31 1.32 38 37 MOST CONSECUTIVE STARTS WITH 3 ER OR LESS, BROWNS/ORIOLES T1 Dave McNally 1968 25 T1 Carl Weilman 1914 25 3 Eddie Plank 1916 21 T4 Steve Barber 1965-66 20 T4 Chris Tillman 2014 20 6 Milt Pappas 1965 19 T7 Al Hollingsworth 1944-45 18 T7 Steve Barker 1966-67 18 T9 Steve Barber 1964-65 16 T9 Tom Phoebus 1969-70 16 MOST CAREER STRIKEOUTS, BROWNS/ORIOLES, BELOW LEAGUE AVERAGE IN SO STRIKEOUTS SO SO VS LG 1 Jim Palmer 2212 -64 2 Dave McNally 1476 -206 3 Mike Flanagan 1297 -6 4 Mike Cuellar 1011 -176 5 Milt Pappas 944 -80 6 Steve Barber 918 -6 7 Scott McGregor 904 -307 8 Jack Powell 884 -48 9 Dennis Martinez 858 -112 10 Sidney Ponson 836 -113 11 Scott Erickson 699 -205 12 Barney Pelty 678 -155 13 Rodrigo Lopez 614 -2 14 Jeremy Guthrie 602 -120 15 Storm Davis 539 -19 16 Carl Weilman 536 -98 17 George Blaeholder 520 -63 18 Earl Hamilton 513 -81 19 Chris Tillman 506 -42
12) Yesterday, Padres P Andrew Cashner extended his team record streak to 18 consecutive home starts allowing 2 ER or less (old: Randy Jones, 1977-78, 14) and moved into a tie for 4th in NL history. (playindex)
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM 2012 25 -3 4.27 33 5 46.1 52 10.10 1.32 3 4 0 3 4 Padres 2013 26 6 3.09 31 26 175 128 6.58 1.13 10 9 0 10 9 Padres 2014 27 15 2.21 18 18 118.1 89 6.77 1.10 5 7 0 8 4 Padres CAREER 17 3.16 142 50 404.2 327 7.27 1.19 20 26 0 25 21 LG AVG 0 3.55 404.2 349 7.77 1.27 22 23 MOST CONSECUTIVE HOME STARTS ALLOWING 2 ER OR LESS, NATIONAL LEAGUE T1 Orel Hershiser 1985-86 20 T1 Jose Fernandez 2013-14 20 3 Josh Johnson 2010-11 19 T4 Max Lanier 1943-44 18 T4 Don Sutton 1971-72 18 T4 Andrew Cashner 2013-14 18 T7 Pol Perrit 1917-18 17 T7 Bob Tewksbury 1992-93 17 9 Gaylord Perry 1967-68 17 10 Bill Doak 1918-19 15 (Fernandez's streak is also still active.)
13) Yesterday, Royals CF Jarrod Dyson had his 4th 2B of the season. Prior to that 2B, he would have set the MLB record for fewest 2B in a season by a player with 35+ SB and, now he has to hope that he doesn’t ruin his quest to tie the major league record. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 27 5 -4 9 .328 .322 .650 .452 4.17 .260 0 9 30 102 Royals 2013 28 0 -1 1 .326 .366 .692 .491 4.55 .258 2 17 34 87 Royals 2014 29 6 0 6 .327 .333 .661 .493 4.24 .275 1 24 35 113 Royals CAREER 10 -8 18 .324 .337 .660 .467 4.22 .258 4 58 119 346 LG AVG 0 0 0 .322 .405 .727 .500 4.53 .259 25 109 17 FEWEST DOUBLES, SINGLE SEASON, 35+ STOLEN BASES DOUBLES YEAR 2B SB T1 Roy Thomas 1900 4 37 Phillies T1 Jarrod Dyson 2014 4 35 Royals T3 Rudy Law 1980 5 40 Dodgers T3 Alex Cole 1990 5 40 Indians T5 Bill Collins 1910 6 36 Braves T5 Hans Lobert 1910 6 41 Reds T5 Sonny Jackson 1966 6 49 Astros T5 Otis Nixon 1990 6 50 Expos T5 Otis Nixon 1998 6 37 Twins T5 Dave Roberts 2003 6 40 Dodgers
14) Yesterday, Angels P Joe Smith set the team record with his 64th scoreless appearance of the season. But, he is competing with teammate Kevin Jepsen (63) for the record (also, Francisco Rodriguez, 2008, 63). (Angels team notes)
YEAR AGE RSAA ERA G GS IP SO SO/9 WHIP W L SV NW NL TEAM 2012 28 7 2.96 72 0 67 53 7.12 1.16 7 4 0 7 4 Indians 2013 29 11 2.29 70 0 63 54 7.71 1.22 6 2 3 6 2 Indians 2014 30 14 1.88 73 0 71.2 67 8.41 0.80 7 2 15 7 2 Angels CAREER 59 2.80 512 0 450.1 378 7.55 1.18 34 18 18 35 17 LG AVG 0 3.96 450.1 366 7.31 1.32 25 25 MOST SCORELESS APPEARANCES, SINGLE SEASON, ANGELS 1 Joe Smith 2014 64 T2 Kevin Jepsen 2014 63 T2 Francisco Rodriguez 2014 63 T4 Francisco Rodriguez 2004 58 T4 Francisco Rodriguez 2006 58 T4 Dane De La Rosa 2013 58 7 Scot Shields 2005 57 T8 Mark Eichhorn 1991 55 T8 Scot Shields 2007 55 T10 Scot Shields 2006 54 T10 Kevin Jepsen 2010 54
15) Yesterday, Yankees SS Derek Jeter moved into 9th place on the career runs scored list and is 27th vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 38 8 16 -8 .362 .429 .791 .577 5.38 .316 15 58 9 159 Yankees 2013 39 -8 -6 -2 .288 .254 .542 .168 1.96 .190 1 7 0 17 Yankees 2014 40 -42 -18 -24 .302 .308 .609 .368 3.10 .254 4 42 9 138 Yankees CAREER 80 368 -288 .377 .440 .817 .596 6.18 .309 260 1303 357 2740 LG AVG 0 0 0 .334 .426 .760 .500 4.97 .267 353 1412 195 MOST CAREER RUNS 1 Rickey Henderson 2295 A's/Yankees/A's/Blue Jays/A's/Padres/Angels/A's/Mets/Mariners/Padres/Red Sox/Dodgers 2 Ty Cobb 2245 Tigers/A's 3 Barry Bonds 2227 Pirates/Giants T4 Hank Aaron 2174 Braves/Brewers T4 Babe Ruth 2174 Red Sox/Yankees/Braves 6 Pete Rose 2165 Reds/Phillies/Expos/Reds 7 Willie Mays 2062 Giants/Mets 8 Stan Musial 1949 Cardinals 9 Derek Jeter 1920 Yankees 10 Alex Rodriguez 1919 Mariners/Rangers/Yankees MOST CAREER RUNS SCORED ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE RUNS DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Babe Ruth 1109 2174 1065 Red Sox/Yankees/Braves 2 Barry Bonds 1002 2227 1225 Pirates/Giants 3 Ty Cobb 917 2245 1328 Tigers/A's 4 Rickey Henderson 897 2295 1398 A's/Yankees/A's/Blue Jays/A's/Padres/Angels/A's/Mets/Mariners/Padres/Red Sox/Dodgers 5 Lou Gehrig 819 1888 1069 Yankees 6 Ted Williams 786 1798 1012 Red Sox 7 Willie Mays 767 2062 1295 Giants/Mets 8 Mickey Mantle 764 1677 913 Yankees 9 Hank Aaron 727 2174 1447 Braves/Brewers 10 Mel Ott 663 1859 1196 Giants ... 27 Derek Jeter 437 1920 1483 Yankees
16) Yesterday, the Nationals streak of 22 consecutive road games with a HR ended, which is the 2nd longest streak in MLB history. (Nationals team notes)
MOST CONSECUTIVE ROAD GAMES WITH A HOMERUN 1 Orioles 1996 24 2 Nationals 2014 22 3 A's 2013 21 T4 Dodgers 1953 20 T4 Astros 2000 20 T6 Yankees 1961 19 T6 Pirates 2012 19 8 A's 2012 18 T9 Yankees 1941 17 T9 Brewers 1982 17 T9 Tigers 1984 17 T9 Mariners 1994 17 T9 Orioles 1994 17 T9 Rangers 2002 17 T9 Indians 2005 17
17) Yesterday, the Cubs trailed the Dodgers, 7-2, going to the bottom of the 7th, before the Cubs scored 4 in the 7th and 2 in the 8th, for a 8-7 win. It was just the 2nd time (in 805 games) that the Cubs trailed the Dodgers by 5+ runs in the 7th inning or later, in Wrigley Field, and came back to win (5/14/44, also a 8-7 win). (Elias)
18) On Friday, the Dodgers set their team records for SO, both pitching and hitting. (Dodgers team notes) For pitching, the Dodgers are tied for 38th vs. the league average. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia) Offensively, the Dodgers are still below league average in SO and this is the 9th consecutive year they have been below average, which is the 2nd longest streak in Dodgers history. (Dodgers team notes)
MOST STRIKEOUTS, SINGLE SEASON, DODGERS, PITCHING 1 Dodgers 2014 1300 2 Dodgers 2013 1292 3 Dodgers 2003 1289 4 Dodgers 2012 1276 5 Dodgers 2010 1274 6 Dodgers 2009 1272 7 Dodgers 2011 1265 8 Dodgers 1997 1232 T9 Dodgers 1996 1212 T9 Dodgers 2001 1212 MOST STRIKEOUTS ABOVE THE LEAGUE AVERAGE, SINGLE SEASON, DODGERS, PITCHING STRIKEOUTS YEAR DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE 1 Dodgers 1960 286 1122 836 2 Dodgers 1961 251 1105 854 3 Dodgers 1962 181 1104 923 4 Dodgers 1959 177 1077 900 5 Dodgers 2003 159 1289 1130 6 Dodgers 1987 154 1097 943 7 Dodgers 1924 149 638 489 8 Dodgers 1984 146 1033 887 9 Dodgers 1997 141 1232 1091 T10 Dodgers 1988 139 1029 890 T10 Dodgers 1963 139 1095 956 ... T38 Dodgers 2014 79 1300 1221 MOST STRIKEOUTS, SINGLE SEASON, DODGERS, HITTING 1 Dodgers 2014 1200 2 Dodgers 1996 1190 3 Dodgers 2010 1184 4 Dodgers 2012 1156 5 Dodgers 2013 1146 6 Dodgers 2005 1094 7 Dodgers 2004 1092 8 Dodgers 2011 1087 9 Dodgers 2000 1083 10 Dodgers 1997 1079 MOST CONSECUTIVE YEARS LESS THAN THE LEAGUE AVERAGE IN STRIKEOUTS, DODGERS, HITTING 1 Dodgers 1913-25 13 2 Dodgers 2006-14 9 T3 Dodgers 1940-47 8 T3 Dodgers 1969-76 8 5 Dodgers 1961-67 7 6 Dodgers 1998-03 6 7 Dodgers 1991-94 4 T8 Dodgers 1935-37 3 T8 Dodgers 1954-56 3 T10 Dodgers 1949-50 2 T10 Dodgers 1984-85 2
19) On Friday, Mets 3B Daniel Murphy had his 12th career 4+ hit game, which tied him for 3rd in Mets history. (Mets team notes)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 27 3 6 -3 .332 .403 .735 .537 4.79 .291 6 65 10 156 Mets 2013 28 3 11 -8 .319 .415 .733 .562 4.78 .286 13 78 23 161 Mets 2014 29 8 14 -6 .342 .414 .755 .588 4.98 .298 9 54 13 136 Mets CAREER 30 42 -12 .335 .422 .756 .552 4.94 .291 48 326 55 766 LG AVG 0 0 0 .320 .402 .722 .500 4.40 .252 77 308 47 MOST GAMES WITH 4+ HITS, METS 1 Jose Reyes 23 2 David Wright 20 T3 Mookie Wilson 12 T3 Daniel Murphy 12 T3 Kevin McReynolds 12 T3 Edgardo Alfonzo 12 7 Mike Piazza 11 T8 Keith Hernandez 10 T8 Tommie Agee 10 T10 John Olerud 9 T10 Felix Millan 9
20) On Friday, Mariners C Mike Zunino became the 1st catcher in MLB with 20+ 2B & 20+ HR in a season, with a last name that starts with Z, and the 2nd such player in Mariners history. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM
2013 22 -8 -8 0 .290 .329 .620 .330 3.04 .214 5 14 1 52 Mariners
2014 23 -14 -14 0 .256 .408 .663 .367 2.97 .199 21 57 0 124 Mariners
CAREER -22 -22 0 .266 .385 .651 .355 2.99 .203 26 71 1 176
LG AVG 0 0 0 .310 .386 .696 .500 4.14 .248 18 71 10
CATCHERS WITH 20+ DOUBLES & 20+ HOMERUNS, LAST NAME STARTS WITH Z
2B HR
2014--Mike Zunino 20 21 Mariners
MARINERS WITH 20+ DOUBLES & 20+ HOMERUNS, LAST NAME STARTS WITH Z
2B HR
1982--Richie Zisk 28 21
2014--Mike Zunino 20 21
21) Nationals 3B-LF Ryan Zimmerman holds the major league record for most 20+ 2B, 20+HR seasons, among players with a last name that starts with Z. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
YEAR AGE TRAA RCAA FRAA OBA SLG OPS OWP RC/G AVG HR RBI SB G TEAM 2012 27 18 12 6 .346 .478 .824 .567 5.51 .282 25 95 5 145 Nationals 2013 28 18 17 1 .344 .465 .809 .598 5.58 .275 26 79 6 147 Nationals 2014 29 6 6 0 .350 .470 .819 .599 5.72 .288 5 37 0 54 Nationals CAREER 122 119 3 .352 .477 .829 .578 5.76 .286 184 709 36 1191 LG AVG 0 0 0 .332 .427 .759 .500 4.85 .266 127 563 81 MOST YEARS WITH 20+ DOUBLES & 20+ HOMERUNS, PLAYERS WHOSE LAST NAMES START WITH Z 1 Ryan Zimmerman 6 T2 Todd Zeile 3 T2 Gus Zernial 3 T2 Richie Zisk 3 T2 Ben Zobrist 3 6 Mike Zunino 1
22) Giants LF Michael Morse’s 16 HR in 2014 makes this the 20th time in the past 22 seasons that the major league leader for HR for players with the alliterative initials MM hit 15+. (Complete Baseball Encyclopedia)
ANNUAL HOMERUN LEADERS, PLAYERS WITH INITIALS OF MM, SINCE 1983 1983--Mike Marshall 17 Dodgers 1984--Mike Marshall 21 Dodgers 1985--Mike Marshall 28 Dodgers 1986--Mike Marshall 19 Dodgers 1987--Mark McGwire 49 A's 1988--Mark McGwire 32 A's 1989--Mark McGwire 33 A's 1990--Mark McGwire 39 A's 1991--Mark McGwire 22 A's 1992--Mark McGwire 42 A's 1993--Mike Macfarlane 20 Royals 1994--Mike Macfarlane 14 Royals 1995--Mark McGwire 39 A's 1996--Mark McGwire 52 A's 1997--Mark McGwire 58 A's/Cardinals 1998--Mark McGwire 70 Cardinals 1999--Mark McGwire 65 Cardinals 2000--Mark McGwire 32 Cardinals 2001--Mark McGwire 29 Cardinals 2002--Melvin Mora 19 Orioles 2003--Melvin Mora 15 Orioles 2004--Melvin Mora 27 Orioles 2005--Melvin Mora 27 Orioles 2006--Melvin Mora 16 Orioles 2007--Melvin Mora 14 Orioles 2008--Melvin Mora 23 Orioles 2009--Miguel Montero 16 Diamondbacks 2010--Michael Morse 15 Nationals 2011--Michael Morse 31 Nationals 2012--Mike Moustakas 20 Royals 2013--Mitch Moreland 23 Rangers 2014--Michael Morse 16 Giants
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Around the majors report: September 21, 2014
Game recaps: Albert Pujols has 3 hits
News report: Ryan Zimmerman comes off the DL
Legends of the Game: Alliterative HR leaders