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Post by inger on Aug 28, 2024 0:49:23 GMT -5
PETE ROSE
Okay, I knew this was coming. You knew it too. Pete Rose had a 44 game streak. Now I have to find some good things to say. One of the earlier signs that I was going to stop liking Rose was hit quote about Gene Garber, who ended Rose’s steak. “He was pitching to me like it was the 7th game of the World Series” was his whine…I also hated it when he started spiking the ball after the third out on rubber infields.
From 1963 when he was the NL ROY, through 1985, Rose never had a season with fewer than 100 G played, 5 X leading the NL, 4 X leading MLB. In that time, he won the 1973 NL MVP, 3 WS rings, 2 GG, 3 BA titles, a WS MVP and a Silver Slugger award.
Rose won the RCA in 1976. A Roberto Clemente Award. He did some good in the world if he won this…
Pete Rose, Jr. played 11 G for the 1997 Reds. (Turns out Gertrude Stein’s dictum “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” might have been overstating the case.)…
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 28, 2024 9:50:52 GMT -5
PETE ROSE Pete Rose, Jr. played 11 G for the 1997 Reds. (Turns out Gertrude Stein’s dictum “Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose” might have been overstating the case.)… I grew up around a lot of Phillies fans and this Fleer baseball card was popular back in the day.  |
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Post by inger on Aug 29, 2024 17:18:34 GMT -5
Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs set the MLB record of 191 RBI in 1930, a record that has stood for nearly 100 years.
Wilson was not your prototypical slugger, standing only 5′6 and weighing a hefty 190–200 lbs, yet he still led the NL in home runs four times and RBI twice.
In 1930, Wilson put up a season for the ages. He collected 208 hits, with 35 doubles, 6 triples, 56 HR, 191 RBI, 146 runs scored, 97 extra base hits, 423 total bases, 105 walks, 84 strikeouts, an 8.4 WAR and a .356/.454/.723 slash line. He finished in the top 10 in every offensive category except triples and stolen bases, winning the unofficial NL MVP.
He batted fourth in the Cubs lineup all season, behind Kiki Cuyler (134 RBI) and ahead of Gabby Hartnett (122 RBI). Despite his teammates’ gaudy RBI totals. he still managed to set the record.
He averaged 1.24 RBI per game in the 154 game season. Had he benefited from today’s 162 game schedule, he would have knocked in 201 runs.
With runners on, he slashed .358/.439/.709 collecting 164 RBI. With RISP, .362/.460/.653, 121 RBI.
Although he set the NL record with 56 HR (broken in 1998), his 191 RBI came without the benefit of hitting a single grand slam all season. In fact, in 17 plate appearances with the bases loaded he went 2–15 (.177 avg) with a double, a walk and a sac fly.
With 208 hits, Wilson’s 1930 season is one of only four seasons in which a player collected 200 hits in a 50 HR season. The other three: Babe Ruth (1921), Jimmie Foxx (1932) and Alex Rodriguez (2001).
Lou Gehrig (185 in 1931) and Hank Greenberg (183 in 1937) are the only other players with more than 180 RBI in a season.
Hack Wilson led the National League with 159 RBIs in 1929 a year before his record-breaking 191 RBIs in 1930, giving him a two-year total of 350 RBIs. Incredibly, that is not the two year record. Gehrig holds the record with 358 (173 in 1930 and 185 in 1931).
There have been only 43 seasons in which a player has finished with 150 RBI in the modern era…
Will Judge get there this year?…
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 29, 2024 19:05:04 GMT -5
Hack Wilson of the Chicago Cubs set the MLB record of 191 RBI in 1930, a record that has stood for nearly 100 years. Wilson was not your prototypical slugger, standing only 5′6 and weighing a hefty 190–200 lbs, yet he still led the NL in home runs four times and RBI twice. In 1930, Wilson put up a season for the ages. He collected 208 hits, with 35 doubles, 6 triples, 56 HR, 191 RBI, 146 runs scored, 97 extra base hits, 423 total bases, 105 walks, 84 strikeouts, an 8.4 WAR and a .356/.454/.723 slash line. He finished in the top 10 in every offensive category except triples and stolen bases, winning the unofficial NL MVP. He batted fourth in the Cubs lineup all season, behind Kiki Cuyler (134 RBI) and ahead of Gabby Hartnett (122 RBI). Despite his teammates’ gaudy RBI totals. he still managed to set the record. He averaged 1.24 RBI per game in the 154 game season. Had he benefited from today’s 162 game schedule, he would have knocked in 201 runs. With runners on, he slashed .358/.439/.709 collecting 164 RBI. With RISP, .362/.460/.653, 121 RBI. Although he set the NL record with 56 HR (broken in 1998), his 191 RBI came without the benefit of hitting a single grand slam all season. In fact, in 17 plate appearances with the bases loaded he went 2–15 (.177 avg) with a double, a walk and a sac fly. With 208 hits, Wilson’s 1930 season is one of only four seasons in which a player collected 200 hits in a 50 HR season. The other three: Babe Ruth (1921), Jimmie Foxx (1932) and Alex Rodriguez (2001). Lou Gehrig (185 in 1931) and Hank Greenberg (183 in 1937) are the only other players with more than 180 RBI in a season. Hack Wilson led the National League with 159 RBIs in 1929 a year before his record-breaking 191 RBIs in 1930, giving him a two-year total of 350 RBIs. Incredibly, that is not the two year record. Gehrig holds the record with 358 (173 in 1930 and 185 in 1931). There have been only 43 seasons in which a player has finished with 150 RBI in the modern era… Will Judge get there this year?… Those years of 1929-1930 were the two of the highest years of offensive output in major league history. That doesn't mean Wilson's achievement wasn't amazing -- nobody else did what he did -- but there were a lot of runs being scored. Wilson was a serious alcoholic but his manager with the Cubs, Joe McCarthy, had the perfect balance of carrot and stick to maximize Hack's production. When McCarthy went to the Yankees, Wilson had problems and was never the same player. He ended his days flat broke, managing a municipal swimming pool in Baltimore. He died at age 48 and was buried in a suit donated by the undertaker. He never had a proper funeral until McCarthy heard of the situation and organized a memorial for Hack. One of baseball's sad cases and one more example of why Joe McCarthy was a truly great manager. |
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Post by inger on Aug 29, 2024 21:34:48 GMT -5
Coming up next: select players the played in the All-Star games as Rookies: stay tuned…
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Post by inger on Aug 29, 2024 21:43:49 GMT -5
FERNANDO VALENZUELA
Valenzuela was so successful in his rookie season he garnered almost overnight an enormous following, beginning with fellow Mexican natives. His popularity exploded & was dubbed “Fernandomania”. LAD beat NYY in the 1981 WS after 50 G disappeared from the schedule.
On 19-Feb-1983, Valenzuela was awarded $1,000,000 through salary arbitration. The very first arbitration-process $1,000,000 man.
On 29-Jun‑1990, he stopped St. Louis 6-0 with a no-hitter in L.A. Any kudos due him that day were ever so slightly diminished because former teammate Dave Stewart had thrown his 1st no-hitter just 3 hours earlier in Toronto. Valenzuela debuted with LAD in 1981. Then, after he’d won a CYA, ROY, AS X 6, SS X 2 & MVP votes X 4, the Dodgers released him in spring training 1991. He pitched successful professional baseball for 7 more seasons.
Despite a reputation as a good hitter, his slash was only .200/.205/.267 (30+). He only walked 8 times in his long career…
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Post by inger on Aug 29, 2024 21:52:31 GMT -5
FRANK ROBINSON
First player to appear in the All-Star game and WS FOR BOTH LEAGUES (hard to believe?)
NL ASG = 1956, 1957, 1959(1), 1959(2), 1962(1), 1962(2), 1963, 1965 & 1974
AL ASG = 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971*
NL WS = 1961; AL WS = 1966*, 1969, 1970, 1971
Hit hit the 400th HR in WS history
400th WS HR = 4th & last G of the 1966 WS.
The first Reds OF to win a gold glove.
GG in 1958—his only one.
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Post by inger on Aug 29, 2024 22:00:01 GMT -5
HIDEO NOMO
Nomo’s windup included a hesitation on every pitch. No-hitters on 17-Sep-1996 (1st one thrown at Coors Field) & 04-Apr-2001(Missed by one game of tying Bob Feller for a no-hitter on Opening Day.) He did not throw one when he played for the Mets, but he was the first to throw no‑hitters both before and after he was a New York Met!
He was called “The Tornado”.
His 500th K came in his 444⅔rd inning. The fewest ever at that time to 500…
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 29, 2024 22:18:30 GMT -5
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Post by inger on Aug 30, 2024 9:40:28 GMT -5
JOE DiMAGGIO
Only Yogi had 10 rings. 10 may never be matched, but DiMaggio had 9, 2 more than the 5-way tie for 3rd place. He was on the winning WS team in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950 & 1951. He played in every game of all 9.
DiMag was the first rookie to homer twice in one innning. Two HR/inning = 24-Jun-1936, 5th inning off CHW’s Ray Phelps then Red Evans.
His cycles were nearly 11 years apart. Cycles: 09-Jul-1937; & 20-May-1948…
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Post by inger on Aug 30, 2024 9:48:50 GMT -5
AARON JUDGE
Just a reminder that Judge was one of those rookie All-Star game starters.
The Yankees 16th captain, Judge earned the honor in December 2022. The position had been empty since Derek Jeter’s retirement in 2014.does anybody even CARE who captains the other 29 teams?
In 2017, Judge was AL ROY, but walked back to the dugout an eye-brow-raising 208 times. Judge stuck out more in his 1st 3 full seasons than Joe DiMaggio did in his career: 441 to 369.
Judge reached the milestone in an impressive 955 G—his 3,431st at-bat. He beat Kiner by 132 G. I know. This one’s boring, we’ve heard it a billlion times as the media has spilled it over and over…
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Post by inger on Aug 30, 2024 10:38:50 GMT -5
Taking a break from Rookies that played in the ASG…
For his career, Ruth was
342/474/690 overall
356/486/718 vs. RHP
326/459/679 vs. LHP
His 1.138 OPS is the highest All-Time vs. LHP…
Astounding…
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Post by inger on Aug 30, 2024 10:46:22 GMT -5
In 1938 when Hank Greenberg hit 58 HR, 39 were hit at home…
Even Bonds (37) can’t top that. Stick it, cheater!…
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Post by bomberhojoe on Aug 30, 2024 13:13:48 GMT -5
I say, "Yes" to Guidry. A stat that was omitted was his lifetime winning percentage of .651. That ranks him above such pitchers as Lefty Gomez, Randy Johnson, Dizzy Dean, Grover Alexander, Justin Verlander, Jim Palmer, and Juan Marichal. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 30, 2024 13:15:52 GMT -5
I say, "Yes" to Guidry. A stat that was omitted was his lifetime winning percentage of .651. That ranks him above such pitchers as Lefty Gomez, Randy Johnson, Dizzy Dean, Grover Alexander, Justin Verlander, Jim Palmer, and Juan Marichal. If Jack Morris is in the HOF, why not Guidry? |
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