Now that HostingMatters has fixed the comments, let’s try a little trivia. Hard-core baseball fans know the single-season record holders for a variety of records – but in most cases, there is also a best-ever in the other league. Let’s see how many of these you can guess. The ones listed below include some easy and some hard – a few of these formerly held the overall record – but most of these guys are either recently active or in Cooperstown, and none of them is hugely obscure.
Questions: The Single-Season League Records
Batting:
1. AL, Batting Average
2. NL, Doubles
3&4. AL, Triples (two players tied)
5. AL, Home Runs
6. AL, Runs
7. AL, RBI
8&9. NL, Hits (two players tied)
10. NL, Steals
11&12. NL, GIDP (two players tied)
13. NL, At Bats
14. AL, Strikeouts
Pitching
15. NL, ERA (Post-1893, so this doesn’t include Tim Keefe in 102 innings in 1880)
16&17. NL, Saves
18. AL, Games
19. AL, Innings Pitched
20. NL, Strikeouts
21. AL, Shutouts
Scoring:
1-5: Softballs Only
6-9: Not embarrassed
10-14: Good showing
15-17: In the zone
18-21: En fuego
Answers below the fold
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1. Nap Lajoie, .426
2. Paul Waner, 62 Joe Medwick, 64 (my bad)
3&4. Sam Crawford and Joe Jackson, 26
5. Roger Maris, 61
6. Babe Ruth, 177
7. Lou Gehrig, 184
8&9. Bill Terry & Lefty O’Doul, 254
10. Lou Brock, 118
11&12. Brad Ausmus & Ernie Lombardi, 30
13. Juan Samuel, 701
14. Rob Deer, 186
15. Three Finger Brown, 1.04
16&17. Eric Gagne & John Smoltz, 55
18. Mark Eichhorn, 89
19. Ed Walsh, 464
20. Sandy Koufax, 382
21. Jack Coombs, 13
Mike Marshall appeared in 90 games for the Twins in 1979.
Simon,
That would be Dr. Mike Marshall to you. 🙂 He even has a website/business devoted to preventing pitching injuries to young arms.
https://drmikemarshall.com/
Let’s give this a shot…
AL, Batting average- Nap Lajoie, 1901- .426
NL, Doubles- Ducky Medwick sometime in the 30s but I’m not sure how many- 63 many? 64?
Al Triples- I’m pretty sure the record is 26 but can’t remember who did it. was one of the players Cobb? Or Sam Crawford, baseball’s all-time triples record holder?
Al, Home Runs- Roger Maris- 61
Al, Runs- Babe Ruth, 177- still the major league record
Al, RBI- Lou Gehrig, 184
NL, Hits- I”m going to say Lefty O’Doul (254 I think) but I can’t think of the other
Nl, Steals- Lou Brock 118 in 1974
NL, GIDP- no idea
NL, at bats- Juan Samuel, 701- can’t believe I know this
AL, Strikeouts- 186 Pete Incaviglia no? Or is that Rob Deer?
NL ERA- Bob Gibson 1.12 in 1968
NL, Saves- Eric Gagne and John Smoltz both reached 55
AL, Games- who knows?
AL, Innings Pitched- who knows?
NL, Strikeouts- Sandy Koufax 382
AL, Shutouts- Pete Alexander, 16
OK- these are off the top of my head….how did I do?
OK got between 11 and 13…..not too bad, eh? “Good showing” as Crank says.
Let me give it a go:
1. AL, Batting Average — Ty Cobb, .420
2. NL, Doubles — George Kell, 64 (am I confusing people here?)
3&4. AL, Triples (two players tied) — Speaker & Jackson, 26.
5. AL, Home Runs — Maris
6. AL, Runs — Wait a sec, isn’t the Babe’s record of 177 the MLB record too?
7. AL, RBI — Gehrig, 184
8&9. NL, Hits (two players tied) — Bill Terry & Rogers Hornsby — 250
10. NL, Steals — Brock, 118
11&12. NL, GIDP (two players tied) — No idea, won’t even try to guess
13. NL, At Bats — Samuel, 705
14. AL, Strikeouts — Hmm, is it Rob Deer or Inky? I go with Incaviglia, 185.
15. NL, ERA (Post-1893, so this doesn’t include Tim Keefe in 102 innings in 1880) — Three Finger Brown.
16&17. NL, Saves — Smoltz, Gagne
18. AL, Games — Marshall (he has it in both leagues, right?)
19. AL, Innings Pitched — Walter Johnson
20. NL, Strikeouts — Koufax, 382
21. AL, Shutouts — Johnson
I got 11. A good showing, supposedly.
Oh, you went pre-1900, so Billy Hamilton has the runs scored record, right?