300 doesnrsquot make for nearly as good of a drama

Most Runs in a Game, One PlayerDid they used to play with five batters on a team back in the 1800s or something Seven runs in a game is the all-time record, in 1886 Two players had six in the same game in 1887 They were playing wiffle ball in the 1800s.6 Hit Batters in a SeasonKerry Wood should be proud. He hit 21 batters in 2003, making it one of only two appearances in the top 60 by a player after 1911 Good Lord they used to hit a lot of batters Phil Knell hit 54 guys in 1891. If that happened nowadays, the media would be calling for a lifetime suspension, and may even get it.One wonders how many guys Duke Simpson hit in Major League I doubt that it was 54. Bonus: there was a pitch named Phenomenal Smith who pitched for Baltimore in 1888.

It’s too bad that there isn’t a word to describe how awesome that name is.5. 40 Homers in a Season, Fewer than 200 in a CareerFor all of the talk about fluke seasons, you come to realize that there just aren’t that many to go around Just THREE players are on this list. Ryan Ludwick, it should be noted, did not hit 40 homers during his potentially fluke 2008 season. If you hit 40 homers in a season, it means you’re pretty good and you’re going to hit some more.With that in mind, steroids or not, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Mark McGwire ended up hitting 70 home runs in a season after he crushed 49 in his first season in the majors.MORE4. Ted Williams holds this record with 5 times providing all of the offense in a game that his team won by 1.Gary Sheffield did it three times in 2001, which has to be the highest season total to career record ratio ever that’s like someone hitting 450 home runs or getting 2,400 hits in a season.3. .300 BA, 300 home runsJust 24 players are on this list, though Albert Pujols is part of that now (book was published in 2007). This seems like a record that they would make a bigger deal out of, it’s just as select of company as hitting 500 home runs is now.

I guess having a round number that actually occurs makes the moment a little better cheering on a guy to go 1 for 3 in his final game so his average is kept above .300 doesn’t make for nearly as good of a drama.2. Inside the Park Homers, SeasonSam Crawford must have been Usian Bolt before Usian Bolt. Anytime records come up that have to do with triples or inside the parkers, he seems to be at or near the top every time. It could also be that he played in parks with 500-foot fences too Whatever the case, he had 12 inside-the-parkers in 1901 It’s big baseball news now if it happens once.1.