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On December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball announced that the records of Negro league baseball from 1920 to 1948 would be designated as major league status. As such, seven different leagues that existed in that time period are now recognized as being on the same level as MLB. [ 101 ]
Major League Baseball recognizes this year of service, but this is not universally recognized by all historians. He hit 22 triples that season, giving him a National League career total of 221. Total includes 28 triples in his two years in the Players' League and American Association, giving 177 triples in his National League career.
Fangraphs, a statistical website, likewise noted the lack of modern 100-triple hitters in 2013. [6] Of the 162 Major League Baseball players who have hit 100 or more triples, 69 are members of Baseball's Hall of Fame. [7] Hall of Famer Sam Crawford of the Detroit Tigers holds the Major League Baseball triples record, with 309.
List of Major League Baseball records includes the following lists of the superlative statistics of Major League Baseball (MLB): General.
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)
Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner held the previous record at 1,087 games. Judge made it to 300 homers in just 955 games, per Elias. The Yankees celebrate with Aaron Judge after he hit his 300th career ...
An autopsy revealed Secretariat's heart was nearly three times larger than the average Thoroughbred's heart. It was estimated to be 22 pounds. If you want your average half-pound heart to swell ...
In baseball, completing the cycle is the accomplishment of hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. [1] In terms of frequency, the cycle is roughly as common as a no-hitter; [2] [3] Baseball Digest calls it "one of the rarest feats in baseball". [4] Collecting the hits in the listed order is known as a "natural cycle".