Around the majors reports--Sep 30

[nyy26wc]

1) Yesterday's results--

AL
Orioles 7, Yankees 2
Indians 9, Twins 8
Devil Rays 5, BlueJays 2
Tigers 7, Redsox 2
Whitesox 10, Royals 2
Angels 13, Rangers 2
A's 8, Mariners 4

NL
Reds 7, Expos 4
Cubs 6, Astros 2
Braves 8, Mets 5
Cardinals 2, Pirates 0
Rockies 14, Brewers 12
Giants 3, Padres 1
Diamondbacks 8, Dodgers 1
Phillies 5, Marlins 4

2) Standings--

AL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
x--Yankees 91 62 .595 - 48-28 43-34 49-21 20-13 12-20 LOST 1
e--Redsox 76 77 .497 15 41-40 35-37 36-32 15-20 15-17 LOST 3
e--BlueJays 74 80 .481 17 1/2 37-41 37-39 34-38 16-12 16-20 LOST 4
e--Orioles 62 92 .403 29 1/2 29-44 33-48 30-38 16-16 10-26 WON 1
e--Devil Rays 57 97 .370 34 1/2 32-41 25-56 24-44 13-19 10-26 WON 3

AL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
z--Indians 88 66 .571 - 43-36 45-30 21-11 45-27 15-17 WON 1
Twins 81 74 .523 7 1/2 45-33 36-41 13-19 43-26 16-20 LOST 1
Whitesox 81 74 .523 7 1/2 46-35 35-39 16-13 40-32 13-23 WON 1
e--Tigers 64 91 .413 24 1/2 35-39 29-52 17-18 22-48 15-17 WON 2
e--Royals 61 94 .394 27 1/2 33-44 28-50 13-19 26-43 14-22 LOST 1

AL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
x--Mariners 110 45 .710 - 53-23 57-22 33-12 31-10 34-17 LOST 1
y--A's 96 59 .619 14 51-28 45-31 31-14 27-14 26-25 WON 1
e--Angels 75 80 .484 35 39-35 36-45 24-17 24-21 17-34 WON 1
e--Rangers 71 84 .458 39 41-41 30-43 21-20 17-28 25-26 LOST 1

NL EAST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Braves 84 71 .542 - 36-38 48-33 38-31 22-14 15-17 WON 2
Phillies 82 73 .529 2 47-34 35-39 40-32 16-17 19-13 WON 1
Mets 79 76 .510 5 42-33 37-43 41-31 14-19 14-18 LOST 2
e--Marlins 72 83 .465 12 43-33 29-50 30-39 19-17 11-21 LOST 1
e--Expos 65 90 .419 19 34-47 31-43 27-43 14-21 16-16 LOST 1

NL CENTRAL WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Astros 91 64 .587 - 44-34 47-30 18-12 48-32 16-14 LOST 2
Cardinals 89 66 .574 2 52-26 37-40 19-11 45-32 17-16 WON 4
Cubs 84 71 .542 7 44-30 40-41 16-14 44-33 15-18 WON 2
e--Brewers 65 90 .419 26 33-42 32-48 15-15 36-45 09-20 LOST 4
e--Reds 64 91 .413 27 26-51 38-40 15-11 31-50 14-19 WON 1
e--Pirates 58 97 .374 33 38-43 20-54 05-22 34-46 11-22 LOST 3

NL WEST WON LOST PCT GB HOME ROAD EAST CENT WEST STREAK
Diamondbacks 88 67 .568 - 45-32 43-35 18-14 21-15 42-30 WON 4
Giants 86 69 .555 2 48-29 38-40 18-14 18-18 40-32 WON 3
Dodgers 81 74 .523 7 44-37 37-37 17-15 23-16 35-34 LOST 3
e--Padres 76 79 .490 12 33-42 43-37 17-15 24-15 29-40 LOST 3
e--Rockies 70 85 .452 18 40-40 30-45 15-17 23-18 30-40 WON 3

d--mathematically eliminated from winning the division title
e--mathematically eliminated from the postseason
x--clinched division title
y--clinched wild card
z--clinched tie for division title

3) Wild card standings--

NL WON LOST PCT GB
Cardinals 89 66 .574 -
Giants 86 69 .555 3
Cubs 84 71 .542 5
Phillies 82 73 .529 7

4) The Indians clinched a tie for the AL Central title. They will clinch the title if the beat the Twins.

5) The Whitesox will be mathematically eliminated from winning the division title, even if the Indians don't clinch, if they lose to the Royals.

6) The Astros will clinch a tie for a postseason spot if they beat the Cubs and the Giants lose to the Padres.

7) The Mets will be mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason if they lose to the Braves and the Phillies beat the Marlins.

7) The Cubs will be mathematically eliminated from winning the division title if they lose to the Astros.

8) The Dodgers will be mathematically eliminated from winning the division title and from the postseason if they lose to the Diamondbacks.

9) The Expos will clinch last place in the NL East if they lose to the Reds or the Marlins beat the Phillies.

10) The Rockies will clinch last place in the NL West if they lose to the Brewers or the Padres beat the Giants.

11) Mariners watch--they have to go 7-0 in their remaining 7 games to break the 1906 Cubs's record of 116 wins

12) Magic numbers--

AL Central--Indians, 1

NL East--Braves, 6
NL Central--Astros, 6
NL West--Diamondbacks, 6
NL wild card--Cardinals, 5

13) Race for postseason seeds--

AL--The Mariners have clinched the top seed. The Yankees have a 3 1/2 game lead over the Indians for the 2nd seed.

NL--The Astros have a 3 game lead over the Diamondbacks for the top seed. The Diamondbacks have a 4 game lead over the Braves for the 2nd seed.

The Astros and Diamondbacks have smaller leads over the Cardinals and Giants, respectively, and both of those teams are thus closer to the top and 2nd seeds than the other division winners. But, rather than have the preceding lines be redundant with the division standings, they only address the races among 1st place teams.

14) Today's schedule--

AL
Orioles (Jose Mercedes 8-17) at Yankees (Roger Clemens 20-2), 1:05 PM
Twins (Rick Reed 4-4) at Indians (Bartolo Colon 13-11), 1:05 PM
Redsox (Frank Castillo 8-9) at Tigers (Jose Lima 5-8), 1:05 PM
BlueJays (Chris Carpenter 10-11) at Devil Rays (Joe Kennedy 6-8), 1:15 PM
Whitesox (Gary Glover 4-4) at Royals (Chris George 4-6), 2:05 PM
Rangers (Doug Davis 10-9) at Angels (Scott Schoeneweis 10-10), 4:05 PM
A's (Tim Hudson 17-8) at Mariners (Aaron Sele 14-5), 4:35 PM

NL
Mets (Kevin Appier 9-10) at Braves (Kevin Millwood 6-6), 1:05 PM
Expos (Carl Pavano 1-5) at Reds (Joey Hamilton 1-1), 1:15 PM
Pirates (Tony McKnight 3-4) at Cardinals (Woody Williams 14-9), 2:10 PM
Astros (Wade Miller 16-8) at Cubs (Jason Bere 11-10), 2:20 PM
Brewers (Jeff D'Amico 2-3) at Rockies (John Thomson 2-5), 3:05 PM
Phillies (Dave Coggin 5-6) at Marlins (Josh Beckett 1-1), 4:05 PM
Padres (Brian Tollberg 8-4) at Giants (Livan Hernandez 13-14), 4:05 PM
Dodgers (Chan Ho Park 14-11) at Diamondbacks (Albie Lopez 3-7), 4:35 PM

15) Yesterday's HRs--

Barry Bonds--#69
Luis Gonzalez--#55
Troy Glaus--#40 & #41
Richie Sexson--#40
Fred McGriff--#30 (#11 in NL)
Eric Chavez--#30
Jose Cruz Jr.--#29
Miguel Tejada--#29
Torii Hunter--#27
Tony Batista--#25
Pat Burrell--#25
Carlos Lee--#24
Jose Hernandez--#24
Edgar Martinez--#23
Brian Jordan--#23
Jeff Kent--#21
Geoff Jenkins--#20
Russell Branyan--#17 & #18
Rondell White--#16
Steve Finley--#13
Todd Hundley--#11
Fernando Vina--#7
Mark Johnson--#5
Jeff Davanon--#5
Angel Echevarria--#5
Julio Franco--#3
Robin Jennings--#3
Matt LeCroy--#2
Brandon Berger--#2
Denny Neagle--#2

16) HR leaders--

AL
1) Alex Rodriguez--50
2) Jim Thome--48
3) Rafael Palmeiro--46
T4) Manny Ramirez--41
T4) Troy Glaus--41**
6) Carlos Delgado--39
T7) Bret Boone--35
T7) Juan Gonzalez--35
T7) Jason Giambi--35
10) Tino Martinez--34

NL
1) Barry Bonds--69*
2) Sammy Sosa--59
3) Luis Gonzalez--55*
4) Shawn Green--48
5) Todd Helton--46
6) Richie Sexson--40*
T7) Jeff Bagwell--38
T7) Phil Nevin--38
T9) Larry Walker--37
T9) Chipper Jones--37
T9) Brian Giles--37

**--hit 2 yesterday
*--hit 1 yesterday

17) Barry Bonds watch--hit #69, is on pace for 72

Bonds tied Reggie Jackson for 7th place on the all time HR list, with 563.

Bonds SLG--.848, 1st all time (Ruth--.847, 1920; .846, 1921--no one else was ever over .800)
Bonds OBA--.504, no one has reached .500 since Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle, in 1957
Bonds OPS--1.352, 3rd all time behind Ruth (1.379, 1920; 1.359, 1921--no one else was ever over 1.300)
Bonds BB--165, 2nd all time, is on pace for 172, record is 170, Ruth, 1923

Bonds set the NL record for BB in a season, breaking the mark of 162, by Mark McGwire, in 1998.

18) Rickey Henderson watch--has 2244 career R, is 2 away from breaking Ty Cobb's record of 2245

had hit #2997, is 3 away from 3000

19) Troy Glaus reached 40 HR and 100 RBI for the 2nd time and the 2nd consecutive year.

Glaus became the first player in Angels history to have consecutive 40+ HR seasons.

Glaus is following up his 1.008 OPS/48 RCAA season in 2000 with a very good season, hitting .532 SLG, .360 OBA, .892 OPS, 27 RCAA, .616 OWP, 7.40 RC/G, 120 RC in 154 games.

20) Richie Sexson reached 40 HR for the 1st time.

Sexson is hitting .525 SLG, .335 OBA, .860 OPS, 10 RCAA, .547 OWP, 6.55 RC/G, 104 RC in 151 games. He came into the year with a .847 career OPS, compared to his league average of .789 and positional average of .856. His 10 RCAA and 2 RCAP both rank 6th worst among 40 HR seasons.

21) Fred McGriff passed Rafael Palmeiro into 25th place on the all time HR list, with 447.

McGriff reached 30 HR for the 9th time and reached 100 RBI for the 7th time and 3rd consecutive year. McGriff became the first player ever to twice hit 30+ HR and have 100+ RBI in seasons in which he was traded.

22) Eric Chavez reached 30 HR for the 1st time in his career.

Chavez is having a good season, hitting .530 SLG, .333 OBA, .863 OPS, 19 RCAA, .597 OWP, 6.84 RC/G, 98 RC in 144 games. His 19 RCAA rank 2nd among AL 3B to Glaus's 27, while his 25 RCAP tie him for Corey Koskie for 2nd, behind Glaus's 35. Chavez came into the year with a .812 career OPS, compared to his league average of .790 and 3B average of .761.

[nyy26wc]

1) A's SS Miguel Tejada hit for the cycle. Previously, on June 30, he hit 3 HR in a game. Tejada became the 14th player to accomplish both feats in the same season.

Tejada's hitting .472 SLG, .326 OBA, .798 OPS, 5 RCAA, .524 OWP, 5.81 RC/G, 96 RC in 155 games. He came into the season with a .754 career OPS, compared to his league average of .786 and SS average of .750.

2) Yankees P Orlando Hernandez had to leave yesterday's game, in the 2nd, due to tightness in his elbow. Hernandez says he's "tired" and he'll be reevaluated today.

Hernandez has a 5.06 ERA and -3 RSAA in 16 starts this season. He came into the season with a 4.00 ERA, compared to his league average of 4.84, and 41 RSAA.

3) Mariners RF Ichiro Suzuki broke the major league rookie record with 234 hits, breaking the mark of 233, by Joe Jackson, in 1911. Suzuki also tied the AL record with 187 singles in a season, tying the mark set by Wade Boggs, in 1985.

Meanwhile, Suzuki's rankings, in yesterday's ATM reports, referred to just his rankings on the Mariners, not in the league.

4) Brewers C Henry Blanco has a broken hamate bone in his left wrist and will miss the rest of the season.

Blanco's had a terrible season, hitting .344 SLG, .290 OBA, .634 OPS, -22 RCAA, .286 OWP, 3.59 RC/G, 34 RC in 104 games. This is his 3rd consecutive year with a double digit negative RCAA, his 2nd with less than -20, and his -12 RCAP make this the 2nd time in his 3 year career that he's had a double digit negative figure in that stat (with -9 in the other year). Blanco came into the year with a .707 career OPS, compared to his league average of .796 and C average of .757.

5) Redsox P David Cone was scratched from his start yesterday, due to shoulder stiffness, and is status for the final week is uncertain. Meanwhile, Manny Ramirez missed yesterday's game, after suffering a bruised right hand when he was hit by a pitch on Friday, and is day to day.

Cone has a 4.25 ERA and 10 RSAA in 23 starts this season. He came into the year with a 3.40 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.21, and 230 RSAA. The team would reportedly like to have him return in 2002, but Cone says he hasn't decided whether he's interested in pitching another year or retiring.

6) Rangers 1B Rafael Palmeiro became the 1st player in team history to have back to back 100 BB seasons.

Palmeiro's having another outstanding year, hitting .568 SLG, .384 OBA, .952 OPS, 44 RCAA, .670 OWP, 8.74 RC/G, 137 RC in 153 games. This is his 7th year with 40+ RCAA and the 4th with a .950+ OPS. Palmeiro came into the year with a .888 career OPS, compared to his league average of .752 and 1B average of .822.

7) Mike Piazza recorded his 1500th career hit.

Piazza's having another outstanding year, hitting .566 SLG, .382 OBA, .948 OPS, 39 RCAA, .688 OWP, 8.69 RC/G, 111 RC in 136 games. He's 9th in the NL with 53 RCAP. This could be his 7th year with 40+ RBI and 6th with a .950+ OPS. Piazza came into the year with a .972 career OPS, compared to his league average of .769 and C average of .736.

The .236 difference between Piazza's OPS and the league average at his position is the 4th best figure in baseball history.

8) Bobby Cox reached 1700 career wins.

9) Mariners MGR Lou Piniella of the chances of SS Carlos Guillen being ready for the start of the playoffs--"I think it's probably less than 50-50. We're not sure."

Meanwhile, according to a doctor on the list, while pulmonary tuberculosis is contagious, my reports yesterday that said it was "highly contagious" was inaccurate.

10) Braves 3B Chipper Jones, who was playing LF yesterday, had to leave yesterday's game after fouling a pitch off his left toe.

Jones is having another excellent year, hitting .597 SLG, .423 OBA, 1.020 OPS, 64 RCAA, .739 OWP, 10.33 RC/G, 148 RC in 153 games. He's 5th in the league with 64 RCAP and 7th with 61 RCAA. This could be Jones's 2nd year with 1.000+ OPS and 60+ RCAA. Jones came into the year with a .931 career OPS, compared to his league average of .774 and 3B average of .787.

[nyy26wc]

1) According to the Arizona Republic, even if the Diamondbacks have already clinched the division title, Randy Johnson would pitch next Sunday, to go after Nolan Ryan's single season SO record. Johnson would then pitch the 3rd game of the Division Series.

In theory, one would expect a manager to manage to try to win, rather than to help his players pad their personal stats. But, all you have to do is look at how bullpens are used to see that managers don't really act that way. Since managers constantly refuse to use pitchers in key situations in the game, since it's not a 9th inning save situation, then it should be no surprise that a manager would put a SO stat ahead of setting up a postseason rotation.

2) Fred McGriff, Rondell White and Todd Hundley hit 3 consecutive HR, on 3 pitches, in the first inning of yesterday's Cubs-Astros game.

3) Brewers 2B Mark Loretta has a strained left knee and may miss the rest of the season.

Loretta's had a bad year, hitting .352 SLG, .346 OBA, .698 OPS, -12 RCAA, .400 OWP, 4.74 RC/G, 50 RC in 102 games. This is the 6th time in his 7 year career that he's had a negative RCAA and his -6 RCAP make this the 5th time he's had a negative RCAP. Loretta came into the year with a .752 career OPS, compared to his league average of .783 and positional average of .745, -29 RCAA and -7 RCAP.

4) The Rockies re-signed INF Terry Shumpert to 1 year, $775,000 contract, with PA incentives.

Shumpert came into the year -42 RCAA and -25 RCAP and has -13 and -8 figures in 2001.

5) Padres 3B prospect Xavier Nady had reconstructive elbow surgery on Friday. According to GM Kevin Towers, he'll probably spend at least the first half of next season DHing in the minors.

6) Padres P Tom Davey had shoulder surgery on Friday. Earlier in the week, Davey said he hopes to be able to return around next year's All Star break, but according to Towers, Davey should be ready by the start of the season.

Davey had a 4.50 ERA and 0 RSAA in 39 games this year. He came into the year with a 4.06 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.84, in 56 career games.

7) Giants P Felix Rodriguez has asked for a trade. Prior to the season, he signed a long term contract, through 2005, but now he's decided he wants to go somewhere where he can be a closer. According to GM Brian Sabean, he won't deal Rodriguez.

Rodriguez has a 1.68 ERA and 22 RSAA in 75 games this season. This is his 2nd consecutive year with a double digit RSAA and he came into the season with a 3.88 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.45, and 9 RSAA.

8) Rangers 3B Mike Lamb had been expected to miss the rest of the season, after suffering a fracture on the tip of his right ring finger, but he returned to the lineup yesterday.

After a .702 OPS/-22 RCAA season as a rookie in 2000, Lamb's hitting .414 SLG, .346 OBA, .759 OPS, -1 RCAA, .486 OWP, 5.76 RC/G, 42 RC in 73 games in 2001.

9) Orioles OF Brady Anderson left yesterday's game, due to a slightly pulled right groin muscle, and is day to day.

10) Redsox P Rod Beck had a MRI on his sore elbow and could miss the rest of the season.

Beck has a 3.90 ERA and 10 RSAA in 68 games this year. He came into the season with a 3.20 career ERA, compared to his league average of 4.12, and 58 RSAA.

[nyy26wc]

1) According to the Boston Globe, "One scout's early shopping list for the Red Sox: ' Johnny Damon. [ Jason] Giambi. Mike Sweeney; he's not a free agent, but he's due to get $8 million next year and the Royals may move him. Jason Schmidt. Rondell White, if the Cubs would move him. Mark McLemore. A great guy to have on a contending team. And Scott Rolen. I think the Phillies will move him if they don't sign him.' ...

"Here are a couple of names that could be in play in Boston if new owners sweep aside the current management team: Gene Michael and Buck Showalter. Michael, who was the Yankees' general manager and is now a special adviser to Steinbrenner, has told friends he'd be interested in running a club again; Showalter, who managed the Yankees and Diamondbacks and now works for ESPN, almost certainly will manage again. And it's not an implausible scenario that Michael and Showalter could work as a tandem again."

2) According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Former Twins pitcher Kevin Tapani has not decided whether he will pitch another season, and the Cubs might not pick up his $6.5 million option anyway."

3) MLB gets a stupidity award for including the Milwaukee Brewers stats in the NL category, for the franchise's entire history, on charts on their website.

4) Diamondbacks P Albie Lopez will become a 20 game loser, if he gets the loss today.

[nyy26wc]

30+ HR IN A SEASON IN WHICH A PLAYER WAS TRADED

PLAYER YEAR HR TEAMS
1 Mark McGwire 1997 58 A's--34, Cardinals--24
T2 Greg Vaughn 1996 41 Brewers--31, Padres--10
T2 David Justice 2000 41 Indians--21, Yankees--20
4 Cecil Fielder 1996 39 Tigers--26, Yankees--13
T5 Goose Goslin 1930 37 Senators--7, Browns--30
T5 Fred McGriff 1993 37 Padres--18, Braves--19
7 Ralph Kiner 1953 35 Pirates--7, Cubs--28
8 Gus Zernial 1951 33 Whitesox--0, A's--33
9 Mike Piazza 1998 32 Dodgers--9, Marlins--0, Mets--23
T10 Hank Sauer 1949 31 Reds--4, Cubs--27
T10 Bobby Bonds 1978 31 Whitesox--2, Rangers--29
T10 Rico Carty 1978 31 BlueJays--20, A's--11
T10 Tony Batista 1999 31 Diamondbacks--5, BlueJays--26
T10 Charles Johnson 2000 31 Orioles--21, Whitesox--10
T15 Andy Pafko 1951 30 Cubs--12, Dodgers--18
T15 Ken Harrelson 1969 30 Redsox--3, Indians--27
T15 Richie Sexson 2000 30 Indians--16, Brewers--14
T15 Fred McGriff 2001 30 Devil Rays--19, Cubs--11

[nyy26wc]

100+ RBI IN A SEASON IN WHICH A PLAYER WAS TRADED

PLAYER YEAR TOTAL TEAMS
1 Goose Goslin 1930 138 Senators--38, Browns--100
2 Gus Zernial 1951 129 Whitesox--4, A's--125
3 Mark McGwire 1997 123 A's--81, Cardinals--42
4 David Justice 2000 118 Indians--60, Yankees--58
T5 Cecil Fielder 1996 117 Tigers--80, Yankees--37
T5 Greg Vaughn 1996 117 Brewers--95, Padres--22
7 Ralph Kiner 1953 116 Pirates--29, Cubs--87
8 Ray Boone 1953 114 Indians--21, Tigers--93
9 Moose Solters 1935 112 Redsox--8, Browns--104
10 Mike Piazza 1998 111 Dodgers--30, Marlins--5, Mets--76
11 Charlie Hickman 1902 110 Redsox--16, Indians--94
12 Buster Adams 1945 109 Phillies--8, Cardinals--101
13 Smead Jolley 1932 106 Whitesox--7, Redsox--99
14 Chuck Klein 1936 104 Cubs--18, Phillies--86
15 Harold Baines 1999 103 Orioles--81, Indians--22
T16 Willie Montanez 1975 101 Phillies--16, Giants--85
T16 Fred McGriff 1993 101 Padres--46, Braves--55
T18 Jack Glasscock 1893 100 Cardinals--26, Colonels--74
T18 Tony Batista 1999 100 Diamondbacks--21, BlueJays--79
T18 Fred McGriff 2001 100 Devil Rays--61, Cubs--39

[nyy26wc]

WORST RCAA, SEASON, 40+ HR

YEAR RCAA HR
1 Vinny Castilla 1996 -9 40
2 Tony Batista 2000 -8 41
3 Tony Armas 1984 4 43
T4 Jose Canseco 1998 5 46
T4 Vinny Castilla 1998 5 46
6 Dick Stuart 1963 6 42
7 Richie Sexson 2001 10 40
8 Vinny Castilla 1997 12 40
9 Sammy Sosa 1996 13 40
10 Jay Buhner 1995 15 40

[nyy26wc]

WORST RCAP, SEASON, 40+ HR

YEAR RCAP HR
1 Vinny Castilla 1996 -11 40
2 Jose Canseco 1998 -10 46
T3 Tony Armas 1984 -3 43
T3 Vinny Castilla 1998 -3 46
5 Dick Stuart 1963 1 42
6 Richie Sexson 2001 2 40
7 Tony Batista 2000 3 41
T8 Sammy Sosa 1996 5 40
T8 Andres Galarraga 1996 5 47
10 Vinny Castilla 1997 6 40

[nyy26wc]

3 HR GAME AND HITTING FOR THE CYCLE IN THE SAME SEASON

Hack Wilson 1930 Cubs
Jimmie Foxx 1933 Athletics
Babe Herman 1933 Cubs
Joe DiMaggio 1937 Yankees
Johnny Mize* 1940 Cardinals
Ted Williams 1946 Redsox
Joe DiMaggio 1948 Yankees
Frank Robinson 1959 Reds
Jim King 1964 Senators
Tony Horton 1970 Indians
John Mayberry 1977 Royals
George Brett 1979 Royals
Andre Dawson 1987 Cubs
Dave Winfield 1991 Angels
Miguel Tejada 2001 A's

*--Mize had 2 3 HR games that season

[nyy26wc]

MOST HITS, SEASON, ROOKIE

1 Ichiro Suzuki 2001 224
2 Lloyd Waner 1927 223
3 Jimmy Williams 1899 219
4 Tony Oliva 1964 217
5 Dale Alexander 1929 215
T6 Nomar Garciaparra 1997 209
T6 Harvey Kuenn 1953 209
8 Kevin Seitzer 1987 207
T9 Johnny Frederick 1929 206
T9 Joe DiMaggio 1936 206
T9 Hal Trosky 1934 206

[nyy26wc]

BIGGEST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OPS AND THE LEAGUE AVERAGE FOR THE PLAYER'S POSITION

DIFF PLAYER LEAGUE
1 Babe Ruth .352 1.164 .812
2 Ted Williams .331 1.115 .784
3 Rogers Hornsby .290 1.010 .720
4 Mike Piazza .236 .972 .736
5 Lou Gehrig .220 1.080 .859
6 Mickey Mantle .214 .977 .764
7 Barry Bonds .211 .979 .768
8 Honus Wagner .208 .857 .649
9 Stan Musial .201 .976 .775
10 Joe Jackson .198 .941 .743

MIN--5000 PA

Stats are through the 2000 season. Piazza didn't have enough PA to qualify for the list, coming into the year, but did pass 5000 PA during this season.

[BuzzBuzzard]

Originally posted by nyy26wc
1) A's SS Miguel Tejada hit for the cycle. Previously, on June 30, he hit 3 HR in a game. Tejada became the 14th player to accomplish both feats in the same season.. He sure did it with an exclamation point. The grand-slam to get the fourth leg was a nice touch.

[NetShrine]

According to the Arizona Republic, even if the Diamondbacks have already clinched the division title, Randy Johnson would pitch next Sunday, to go after Nolan Ryan's single season SO record. Johnson would then pitch the 3rd game of the Division Series.


Oh, THIS is so WRONG! :mad: :rant: :goof: :splat: :bigbarf:

[Duque]

Originally posted by NetShrine
According to the Arizona Republic, even if the Diamondbacks have already clinched the division title, Randy Johnson would pitch next Sunday, to go after Nolan Ryan's single season SO record. Johnson would then pitch the 3rd game of the Division Series.


Oh, THIS is so WRONG! :mad: :rant: :goof: :splat: :bigbarf:

And apparently might pitch out of the bullpen in Game 4 or 5.

[BuzzBuzzard]

What a horrible decision. I hope it comes back to haunt them, big time.

[NetShrine]

Originally posted by BuzzBuzzard
What a horrible decision. I hope it comes back to haunt them, big time.

It should, and when it does, Brenly should fired two days later. What a terrible message this sends.