120 years ago, a Reds center fielder named Cy Seymour emblazoned his 10th Major League season with a line so far beyond anything he’d accomplished before and anything he’d do in his final six years after this pinnacle: a startling, awe-inspiring mountain flanked by short, rolling hills. In 1905, left-handed […]
This past season, Royals All-Star Bobby Witt, Jr. – AL batting champ, runner-up in league MVP voting, Silver Slugger, Gold Glover, producer of the second highest extra-base hit tally ever for a shortstop – also enjoyed a flirtation with hitting .400 … at home. The dalliance fell short, leaving the […]
Among all the players who began and ended their careers within the confines of the Divisional Era (since 1969), 11 of them furnished the following lines: at least 5,000 plate appearances, a .300 (or better) batting average and more walks than strikeouts. Four members of the very special .300/.400/.500 club* […]
When he was all done menacing pitchers, Ty Cobb was the all-time leader in hits and runs, total bases, extra-base hits and times on base. A few years later, he would even get to claim pole position among the inaugural Hall of Fame class, with his 98.2% of the […]