Baseball records.

[Will E Worm]

This is an offshoot of the other thread about sports records.

Johnny Vander Meer two consecutive no-hitters 6/11/38 3-0 over
Boston in Cincinnati.

The second no-hitter came in Brooklyn on 6/15/38, in the first ever
night game in Ebbets Field, 6-0.

Consecutive Games Played: Cal Ripken Jr, 2632

Career Stolen Bases: Rickey Henderson, 1395

Single Season Triples: Chief Wilson, 36 (1912)

Career Wins: Cy Young, 511

Most No Hitters - Nolan Ryan (7)

Lee Smith is the relief pitcher who holds the record for most career saves (478)

Pete Rose, 4256 hits

I found this site, so some of these records maybe wrong.
http://www.baseball-fever.com/archive/index.php/t-277.html

 

[member987]

^ Trevor Hoffman is the saves leader with 524.

 

[ChefChiTown]

Wil Cordero actually holds the record for most career hits with 5,316...although, most of those were directed at his wife.

 

[Will E Worm]

Wil Cordero actually holds the record for most career hits with 5,316...although, most of those were directed at his wife.

Owww! :spin:

Darryl Strawberry holds the coke record. :jester:

And, yet Pete Rose is not in the Hall.

Strawberry should have had a better career. He never lived up to his potential.

 

[Becks...poamr]

And, yet Pete Rose is not in the Hall.

Christ, the man agreed to his ban. He's a bitch.

 

[Will E Worm]

:nono: He should be in the Hall.

Batting
Last Triple Crown winner: Carl Yastrzemski, BOS, 1967.
Last American League Triple Crown Winner (lead AL in all 3 categories): Carl Yastrzemski, BOS, 1967.
Last National League Triple Crown Winner (lead NL in all 3 categories): Joe Medwick, STL-N, 1937.
Only Two-Time Winners: Rogers Hornsby, STL-N, 1922, 1925; Ted Williams, BOS-A, 1942, 1947.

Pitching
Last Triple Crown Winner: Jake Peavy, San Diego, 2007.
Last American League Triple Crown Winner (lead AL in all 3 categories): Johan Santana, MIN, 2006.
Last National League Triple Crown Winner (lead NL in all 3 categories): Jake Peavy, San Diego, 2007.
Most Triple Crowns: Grover Cleveland Alexander, 3 (PHI-N, 1915, 1916; CHI-N, 1920); Walter Johnson, 3 (WSH, 1913, 1918, 1924); Sandy Koufax, 3 (LAD, 1963, 1965, 1966).

Source...Wikipedia

 

[Christmas_Ape]

Most hated Cubs fan

Steve Bartman

 

[KungFuDude]

Consecutive hotel rooms to bang his mistress in: Wade Boggs, 8344

 

[D-rock]

Most Vaseline used by a player in their lifetime: Gaylord Perry.

Most potential heart attacks that were avoided during a game: Tommy Lasorda

Most grungy player with the best beer gut: Rod Beck

Player with the best ability to make the umpire give him a strike zone that was an extra foot wide: Tom Glavine

 

[ChefChiTown]

Most hated Cubs fan

Steve Bartman

If he was a real fan, he would've been holding other people back instead of reaching out for the ball himself. That mother fucker.

 

[KungFuDude]

Most cigarettes smoked while signing autographs during batting practice: John Kruk, pack and a half

 

[Christmas_Ape]

Most cigarettes smoked while signing autographs during batting practice: John Kruk, pack and a half

Hmm, I think he might actually be tied with Rod Beck for that one.

 

[YMIHERE]

The record for the shortest major league baseball player is held by Edward Gaedel. His height was 3 feet 7 inches and his uniform number was 1/8.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel

 

[KungFuDude]

The record for the shortest major league baseball player is held by Edward Gaedel. His height was 3 feet 7 inches and his uniform number was 1/8.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Gaedel

:wtf: His number was 1/8? That's just mean. lol

 

[senob44]

Consecutive hotel rooms to bang his mistress in: Wade Boggs, 8344

Boggs also holds the record for "Most Hair-Transplant Infomercials Appeared In" with 240 and counting.

:wtf: His number was 1/8? That's just mean. lol

Sorry to go off-topic a bit, but I once made a jersey for my dog, Patches. She was number 1/2. But she wasn't a midget.:dunno:

Interesting fact: The last player to play in MLB who was under the age of 18 was Larry Dierker who, at age 17 played for Houston in 1964.

 

[bodie54]

Most arrests for soliciting tranny hookers: Dave Stewart