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Preface xxvii
Part 1
Individual Statistics 1
1 Batting 3
Base Hits 3
Most Hits by Decade 3
Evolution of Singles Record 4
Base Hit Leaders by State of Birth 4

Players with 200 Hits and 40 Home Runs, Season 5
Players with 200 Base Hits and Fewer Than 40 Extra-Base Hits,
Season (Post-1900) 5
Players with 3000 Hits, Career 6
Most Hits by Position, Season 6
Most Times at Bat Without a Hit, Season 6
Players with 200 Hits in Each of First Three Major League Seasons 7
Players with 200-Hit Seasons in Each League 7
Players with 200 Hits in Five Consecutive Seasons 7
Rookies with 200 or More Hits 7
Teammates Finishing One-Two in Base Hits 7
Players Getting 1000 Hits Before Their 25th Birthday 8
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Players with 10000 At Bats and Fewer Than 3000 Hits, Career 8
Players with 200 Hits, Batting Under .300, Season 8
Players with 2500 Hits and Career .300 Batting Average, Never
Winning Batting Title (Post-1900) 8
Players with 2500 Career Hits, Never Having a 200-Hit Season 9
Most Hits by Switch-Hitter, Career 9
Most Hits by Catcher, Career 9
Most Singles, Career 9
Fewest Singles, Season (Min. 150 Games) 10
Most Singles, Season 11
Largest Differential Between League Leader in Hits and Runner-Up 12
Batting Average 12
Evolution of Batting Average Record 12
Highest Batting Average by Position, Season 12
Highest Batting Average by Decade (2000 At Bats) 13

Top 10 Rookie Batting Averages, Each League (Min. 100 Games) 14
Lifetime Batting Averages of 20-Year Players (Not Including Pitchers) 14
Players Never Hitting Below .270 in Career (Min. 10 Years) 15
.400 Hitters and How Their Team Finished 15
.400 Hitters Versus League Batting Average (Post-1900) 16
Players Hitting .370 Since Ted Williams’s .406 Season (1941) 16
Players Hitting .300 in Rookie and Final Seasons (Post-1900; Min.
Five Years) 16
Players Hitting .300 in Their Only Major League Season (Post-1900;
Min. 100 Games, 300 At Bats) 16
Players 40 or Older Hitting .300 (Min. 50 Games) 17
Batters Hitting .325 for Two or More Different Clubs (Post-1945) 17
Batting Title 19
Closest Batting Races 19
Teammates Finishing One-Two in Batting Race 19
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Switch-Hitting Batting Champions 20
Catchers Winning Batting Titles 20
Batting Champions on Last-Place Teams 20
Batting Title Winners Without a Home Run 21
Batting Champions Driving in Fewer Than 40 Runs 21
Batting Champions with 100 Strikeouts in Year They Led League 21
Lowest Batting Averages to Lead League 21
Highest Batting Average Not to Win Batting Title 21
Runners-Up for Batting Titles in Both Leagues 22
Players Winning Batting Title in Season After Joining New Club 22
Players Changing Team in Season After Winning Batting Title 23
Largest Margin Between Batting Champion and Runner-Up 23
Champions Whose Next Season’s Batting Average Declined the Most 24

Lowest Lifetime Batting Averages for Players Who Led League 24
Two-Time Batting Champions with Lifetime Batting Averages
Below .300 25
Years in Which Right-Handed Batters Won Batting Titles in Both
Leagues 25
Home Runs 26
Evolution of Home Run Record 26
Most Home Runs by Decade 26
Career Home Run Leaders by Zodiac Sign 27
All-Time Home Run Leaders by First Letter of Last Name 27
Home Run Leaders by State of Birth 28
Most Home Runs in First Three Seasons in Majors 29
Most Home Runs for One Club 29
Most Home Runs by Position, Career 29
Most Home Runs Not Leading League, Season 30
Most Home Runs, Never Leading League, Career 30
Most Inside-the-Park Home Runs, Career (Post-1898) 31
Players with 10 or More Letters in Last Name, Hitting 40 or More
Home Runs in Season 31
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Most Home Runs, Month by Month 31
Most Home Runs by Position, Season 31
Players Leading League in Home Runs for Different Teams 32
Players Hitting a Total of 100 Home Runs in Two Consecutive Seasons 33
Players with First 20-Home Run Season After 35th Birthday 33
Shortstops with at Least Seven Consecutive 20-Home Run Seasons 33
Players Hitting Four Home Runs in One Game 34
Players with Three Home Runs in One Game, Fewer Than 10 in Season 35
Rookies Hitting 30 or More Home Runs 35

Players with 50 Home Runs, Batting Under .300, Season 35
Players Hitting 49 Home Runs in Season, Never Hitting 50 36
Most Consecutive Seasons Hitting Grand Slams 36
Most Home Runs by Age 36
Teenagers Hitting Grand Slams 36
Oldest Players to Hit Grand Slams 36
Oldest Home Run Champions 37
Most Career Home Runs by Players Hitting Home Run on First Pitch
in Majors 37
Players Hitting Home Run in First At Bat, Never Hitting Another 38
Most At Bats, No Home Runs, Career 38
Most Consecutive At Bats Without a Home Run 38
Lowest Batting Average for Home Run Leaders, Season (Post-1900) 38
Players Hitting 30 or More Home Runs in First Three Seasons 39
Reverse 30–30 Club: Players with 30 Home Runs and 30 Errors,
Season 39
Players Increasing Their Home Run Production in Seven Consecutive
Seasons 39
Most Home Runs by Switch-Hitters, Career 40
Most Home Runs by Catcher, Season 40
Most Home Runs by Catcher, Career 40
100 Home Runs, Both Leagues 41
Most Home Runs Hit in One Ballpark, Career 41
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Players with the Highest Percentage of Team’s Total Home Runs, Season 41
Shortstops Leading League in Home Runs 42
Most Home Runs by Left-Handed Hitting Shortstops 42
Players Hitting Home Runs in 20 Consecutive Seasons Played 42
Career Home Runs by Players Hitting Four Home Runs in One Game 42

Players with 100 Home Runs, Three Different Teams 43
Players with 40-Home Run Seasons Before 25th Birthday 43
Players with More Home Runs Than Strikeouts, Season (Min.
10 Home Runs) 44
Largest Differential Between Leader in Home Runs and Runner-Up 45
Most Home Runs, Last Season in Majors 46
Fewest Career Home Runs for League Leader (Post-1920) 46
Runs Batted In 47
Evolution of RBI Record 47
Most RBIs by Decade 47
Career RBI Leaders by First Letter of Last Name 48
Teammates Finishing One-Two in RBIs 49
Largest Differential Between League Leader in RBIs and Runner-Up 49
Players Driving in 100 Runs in First Two Seasons in Majors 50
Catchers with 100 RBIs and 100 Runs Scored, Season 50
Catchers Hitting .300 with 30 Home Runs and 100 RBIs, Season 51
Players with 40 or More Home Runs and Fewer Than 100 RBIs, Season 51
Players with More Than 100 RBIs and Fewest Home Runs, Season 51
Players with Most Career RBIs, Never Leading League 52
Players with 1000 Career RBIs, Never Driving in 100 in One Season 52
Players Driving in 130 Teammates During Season 52
Players Driving in 100 Runs, Season, in Each League 52
Players with More RBIs Than Games Played, Season (Min. 100 Games) 54
Players Driving in 20 Percent of Their Team’s Runs, Season 55
Players with Lowest Batting Average for 100-RBI Season 55
Players Driving in 100 Runs in Season, Three Different Teams 56
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Players on Last-Place Teams Leading League in RBIs, Season 57
Players Driving in 95 or More Runs in Season Three Times, Never 100 57

Runs Scored 57
Evolution of Runs Scored Record 57
Most Runs Scored by Decade 58
Players with More Runs Scored Than Games Played, Season (Min.
100 Games) 59
Players Scoring 1000 Runs in Career, Never 100 in One Season 59
Most Runs Scored by Position, Season 60
Walks 60
Evolution of Batters’ Walks Record 60
Players with 1000 Walks, 2000 Hits, and 300 Home Runs, Career 60
Players Leading League in Base Hits and Walks, Season 61
Players with 200 Base Hits and 100 Walks, Season 61
Players with More Walks Than Hits, Season (Min. 100 Walks) 62
Players Hitting 40 or More Home Runs, with More Home Runs Than
Walks, Season 63
Players with 90 Walks in Each of First Two Seasons 63
Strikeouts 63
Players with More Career Strikeouts Than Hits (Min. 1000 Base Hits) 63
Players with 500 At Bats and Fewer Than 10 Strikeouts, Season 64
Players with 200 Hits and 100 Strikeouts, Season 64
Players with 40 Home Runs and Fewer Than 50 Strikeouts, Season 65
Players with 100 More Strikeouts Than RBIs, Season 65
Toughest Batters to Strike Out, Career 65
Pinch Hits 66
Highest Batting Average for Pinch Hitter, Season (Min. 25 At Bats) 66
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Extra-Base Hits 67
Evolution of Total Bases Record 67
Players with 100 Extra-Base Hits, Season 67

Players with 400 Total Bases, Season 67
Evolution of Doubles Record 68
Players Hitting 40 Home Runs and 40 Doubles, Season 68
Evolution of Triples Record 69
Leaders in Doubles and Triples, Season 69
Leaders in Doubles and Home Runs, Season 70
Leaders in Triples and Home Runs, Season 70
Players Hitting 20 Home Runs, 20 Triples, and 20 Doubles, Season 70
Players Leading League in Doubles, Triples, and Home Runs During
Career (Post-1900) 71
Players Since World War II with 100 Doubles, Triples, Home Runs,
and Stolen Bases, Career 71
Players with 200 Hits and Fewer Than 40 Extra-Base Hits, Season 71
Most Doubles by Position, Season 72
Most Triples by Position, Season 72
Most Total Bases by Position, Season 72
Stolen Bases 73
Evolution of Stolen Base Record 73
Most Stolen Bases by Position, Season 73
Most Stolen Bases by Decade 74
Teammates Combining for 125 Stolen Bases, Season 75
Players Stealing 30 Bases for 10 Consecutive Seasons 75
Players Leading League in Stolen Bases and Total Bases, Season 75
Players with 200 Home Runs and 200 Stolen Bases, Career 76
Players with 400 Home Runs and 10 Steals of Home, Career 76
Players with 200 Hits, 20 Home Runs, and 20 Stolen Bases, Season 76
Players with 10 Doubles, Triples, Home Runs, and Steals in Each of
First Three Seasons in Majors 77
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Players Who Have Stolen Second, Third, and Home in Same Inning 77
Most Stolen Bases by Catcher, Season 78
Most Stolen Bases by Catcher, Career 78
Players with 50 Stolen Bases and 100 RBIs, Season 78
Most Stolen Bases by Home Run Champion, Season 78
Players Stealing Bases in Four Decades 79
Batting Miscellany 79
Most Times Leading League in Offensive Category 79
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Offensive Category 80
Players Leading in All Triple Crown Categories, but Not in Same Year 80
Highest Offensive Career Totals by Players Who Never Led League 81
Career Offensive Leaders by Players Under Six Feet Tall 81
Largest Margin Between League Leaders and Runners-Up 82
Evolution of Slugging Percentage Record 82
Players Hitting Safely in at Least 135 Games in Season 83
Players Hitting for the Cycle in Natural Order (Single, Double, Triple,
Home Run) 83
Highest Slugging Average by Position, Season 83
Most Times Awarded First Base on Catcher’s Interference or
Obstruction 83
Winners of Two “Legs” of Triple Crown Since Last Winner 84
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Pitching 85
Wins 85
Most Victories by Decade 85
Pitchers with the Most Career Wins by First Letter of Last Name 86
Pitchers with the Most Career Victories by Zodiac Sign 86
Pitchers with the Most Victories by State of Birth 86
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Pitchers with Five or More Consecutive 20-Win Seasons (Post-1900) 87
100-Game Winners, Both Leagues 87
Pitchers with 500 Major League Decisions 87
Most Wins, Major and Minor Leagues Combined 88
Pitchers with 100 More Wins Than Losses, Career 89
Pitchers with the Most Career Wins, Never Leading League in
One Season 89
200-Game Winners, Never Winning 20 Games in Season 89
Players with 100 Wins and 500 Hits, Career 90
Victories in Most Consecutive Seasons 90
Most Career Wins by Pitcher Six and a Half Feet Tall or Taller 90
Most Career Wins by Pitchers Under Six Feet Tall 90
Pitchers Winning 20 Games in Season Split Between Two Teams
(Post-1900) 91
Oldest Pitchers to Win 20 Games for First Time 91
Youngest Pitchers to Win 20 Games 91
Rookies Winning 20 Games 92
Rookie Pitchers with 20 Wins and 200 Strikeouts 92
Pitchers Winning 20 Games in Rookie Year, Fewer Than 20
Balance of Career 92
20-Game Winners Who Didn’t Win 20 More Games in Career
(Post-1900) 92
Double-Digit Winners in Only Big League Season 93
Pitchers Winning 20 Games in Last Season in Majors 93
Pitchers on Losing Teams, Leading League in Wins 93
20-Game Winners on Last-Place Teams 94
20-Game Winners with Worst Lifetime Winning Percentage
(Post-1900) 94
“Pure” 20-Game Winners (Pitchers with 20 or More Wins Than
Losses) 94

Lefties Winning 20 Games Twice Since World War II 95
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Pitchers with 20-Game Seasons After Age 40 96
Pitchers Leading Both Leagues in Wins, Season 97
20-Game Winners One Season, 20-Game Losers the Next 97
20-Game Winners and Losers, Same Season 97
Pitchers Who Led League in Wins in Successive Seasons 98
Most Total Wins, Two Pitchers on Same Staff, Career Together as
Teammates 98
Most Wins, Right-Hander and Left-Hander on Same Staff, Season 99
Most Wins Without Pitching Complete Game, Season 99
Largest Differential Between League Leader and in Wins and
Runner-Up 100
Highest Percentage of Team’s Total Wins for Season 100
Shutouts 101
Evolution of Shutout Record 101
20-Game Winners with No Shutouts 101
Pitchers Leading League in Wins, No Shutouts 101
Most Career Starts, No Shutouts 102
Most Career Shutouts, Never Led League 102
Pitchers with Shutouts in First Two Major League Starts 102
Most Hits Allowed by Pitcher Pitching Shutout 102
Players with Highest Percentage of Shutouts to Games Started, Career 103
Losses 103
Most Losses by Decade 103
Evolution of Pitchers’ Losses Record 104
Pitchers with Seven or More Consecutive Losing Seasons 104
Pitchers with 150 Wins with More Losses Than Wins, Career 105
Pitchers on Winning Teams, Leading League in Losses, Season 106

Pitchers Winning 20 Games in Rookie Year, Losing 20 in Second Year 106
300-Game Winners with Fewer Than 200 Losses 106
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Earned Run Average 106
Best ERA by Decade (Min. 1000 Innings) 106
Teammates Finishing One-Two in ERA, Season 108
Pitchers with 3000 Innings Pitched and an ERA Lower Than 3.00 108
Pitchers Leading League in ERA After Their 40th Birthday 109
Pitchers with Losing Record, Leading League in ERA 109
20-Game Winners with 4.00 ERA, Season 109
20-Game Losers with ERA Below 2.00 110
ERA Leaders with 25 or More Wins, Season 110
Strikeouts 111
Evolution of Strikeout Record 111
Most Strikeouts by Decade 111
Members of Same Pitching Staff Finishing One-Two in Strikeouts,
Season 112
Pitchers Leading League with 100 More Strikeouts Than Runner-Up 113
Pitchers with 3000 Strikeouts, Never Leading League 113
Pitchers Striking Out 1000 Batters Before Their 24th Birthday 113
Most Times Striking Out 10 or More Batters in a Game, Career 114
Pitchers Averaging 10 Strikeouts per Nine Innings, Season 114
Pitchers with Combined Total of 500 Strikeouts and Walks, Season 115
Pitchers Striking Out the Side on Nine Pitches 115
Pitchers with 200 Strikeouts and Fewer Than 50 Walks, Season 116
Rookie Pitchers Striking Out 200 Batters 116
Rookies Leading League in Strikeouts 117
Pitchers Leading League in Strikeouts, 10 or More Years Apart 117
Walks 117

Pitchers Walking 20 or Fewer Batters, Season (Min. 200 Innings) 117
Pitchers Walking Fewer Than One Batter Every Nine Innings, Season 117
Highest Percentage of Walks to Innings Pitched, Season 118
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Low-Hit Games 118
Pitchers Losing No-Hit Games 118
Pitchers with a No-Hitter in First Major League Start 119
Pitchers with a One-Hitter in First Major League Start 119
Last Outs in Perfect Games 119
Perfect Game Pitchers, Career Wins 120
26-Batter Perfect Games (Spoiled by 27th Batter) 120
Most Walks Given Up by No-Hit Pitchers, Game 121
Pitchers Pitching No-Hitters in 20-Loss Season 121
Pitchers Hitting Home Runs in No-Hit Games 121
Pitchers Throwing No-Hitters in Consecutive Seasons 121
No-Hitters Pitched Against Pennant-Winning Teams 122
No-Hit Pitchers Going Winless the Next Season After Pitching
No-Hitter 122
Back-to-Back One-Hit Games (Post-1900) 122
Saves/Reliefs 122
Evolution of Saves Record 122
Pitchers with 100 Wins and 100 Saves, Career 123
Relief Pitchers with the Most Wins, Season 124
Most Games Won by Relief Pitcher, Career 124
Teams with Two Pitchers with 20 Saves, Season 124
Pitchers Having 20-Win Seasons and 20-Save Seasons, Career 124
Pitchers with 15 Saves and 15 Wins in Relief, Same Season 125
Pitching Miscellany 125
Best Winning Percentage by Decade (100 Decisions) 125

Most Seasons Leading League in Pitching Category 126
Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Pitching Category 127
Highest Career Pitching Totals by Pitchers Who Never Led League 127
Career Pitching Leaders Under Six Feet Tall 128
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Pitching’s Triple Crown Winners (Led League in Wins, ERA, and
Strikeouts, Same Season) 128
Most Home Runs Given Up, Season 129
Pitchers with 2000 Innings Pitched, Allowing No Grand Slams 129
20-Game Winners Batting .300, Same Season 130
Pitchers with Two Seasons of 1.000 Batting Averages (Post-1900) 130
Evolution of Complete Games Record 130
Pitchers Starting 20 Games in 20 Consecutive Seasons 130
Evolution of Record for Most Games Pitched in a Season 131
Evolution of Innings Pitched Record 131
Last Legal Spitball Pitchers 131
Left-Handed Pitchers Appearing in More Than 700 Games, Career 132
Pitchers Who Pitched for Both Yankees and Mets and Threw
No-Hitters 132
Pitchers Pitching at Least Seven Seasons Without a Losing Season 132
Pitchers Who Have Stolen Home 133
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Hall of Fame 135
First Players Elected to Hall of Fame from Each Position 135
Highest Lifetime Batting Average for Hall of Fame Pitchers 135
Hall of Famers with Lifetime Batting Averages Below .265 (Excluding
Pitchers) 135
Teams with Most Future Hall of Fame Players 136
Infields with Four Future Hall of Famers 136

Hall of Fame Pitchers Who Batted Right and Threw Left 136
Switch-Hitting Pitchers in Hall of Fame 136
Hall of Fame Pitchers Who Played Most Games at Other Positions 136
Hall of Fame Pitchers with Losing Records 136
Leading Career Pitching Marks by Those Eligible for Hall of Fame but
Not In 137
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Leading Career Batting Marks by Those Eligible for Hall of Fame but
Not In 137
Most Career Hits by Players Eligible for Hall of Fame but Not In 137
Most Career Wins by Pitchers Eligible for Hall of Fame but Not In 137
Most Career Home Runs by Players Eligible for Hall of Fame but Not In 138
Hall of Fame Inductees Receiving 90 Percent of Vote 138
Won–Lost Percentage of Hall of Famers Elected as Players Who Managed
in Majors 138
Hall of Famers Born Outside Continental United States 140
Hall of Famers Who Played for the Harlem Globetrotters 140
Hall of Famers Who Died on Their Birthday 140
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Awards 141
Most Valuable Player 141
Unanimous Choice for MVP 141
Closest Winning Margins in MVP Voting 141
Widest Winning Margins in MVP Voting 142
Won MVP Award in Consecutive Years, by Position 142
Teammates Finishing One-Two in MVP Balloting 142
Triple Crown Winners Not Winning MVP 143
MVPs on Nonwinning Teams 143
MVPs Not Batting .300, Hitting 30 Home Runs, or Driving in 100

Runs (Not Including Pitchers) 143
Pitchers Winning MVP Award 144
Players Winning MVP Award First Season in League 144
Most MVPs on One Team (Past, Present, and Future) 144
Teams with Most Consecutive MVP Awards 145
Players Winning MVP Award with Two Different Teams 145
Switch-Hitting MVPs 145
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Cy Young Award 145
Pitchers Winning 25 Games, Not Winning Cy Young Award 145
Pitchers Winning 20 Games Only Once and Cy Young Award
Same Season 146
Cy Young Winners Not in Top 10 in League in ERA, Season 146
Relief Pitchers Winning Cy Young Award 146
Cy Young Winners Increasing Their Number of Victories the
Following Season 146
Cy Young Winners with Higher Batting Averages Than That Year’s
Home Run Leader 147
Rookie of the Year 147
Rookie of the Year Winners on Team Other Than the One First
Played On 147
Relief Pitchers Winning Rookie of the Year 147
Rookie of the Year on Pennant-Winning Teams 147
Gold Gloves 148
Most Gold Gloves, by Position 148
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Managers 149
Winningest Managers by First Letter of Last Name 149
Winningest Managers by Zodiac Sign 149

Managers Winning 1000 Games with One Franchise 150
Managers with Most Career Victories for Each Franchise 150
Managers with Lower Won–Lost Percentages Than Lifetime Batting
Averages as Players (Post-1900) 151
Best Winning Percentage as Manager with One Team (Post-1900;
Min. 150 Games) 151
Played in 2000 Games, Managed in 2000 Games 152
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Managers Managing 100-Loss Teams After 1000th Career Victory 152
Former Pitchers Winning Pennants as Managers (Post-1900) 152
Managers Taking Over World Series Teams in Midseason 152
Managers Replaced While Team Was in First Place 152
Managers Undefeated in World Series Play 152
Managers with the Fewest Career Wins to Win World Series 153
Managers with the Most Career Wins Never to Manage a World Series
Team (Post-1903) 153
Most Times Managing the Same Club 153
Managers with Best Winning Percentage for First Five Full Years of
Managing 153
Managers Never Experiencing a Losing Season (Post-1900; Min. Two
Full Seasons) 154
Career One-Game Managers 154
Managers Managing in Civilian Clothes 155
Managers Who Were Lawyers 154
Pennant-Winning Managers Who Won Batting Titles 155
Managers with Same Initials as Team They Managed 155
Playing Managers After 1950 155
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Fielding 157

Most Games Played by Position, Career 157
Most Consecutive Games Played at Each Position 157
Players Who Played 1000 Games at Two Positions, Career 157
Unassisted Triple Plays 158
Most No-Hitters Caught 158
Games Caught by Left-Handed Catchers 159
Players Pitching and Catching, Same Game 160
Most Times Catchers Charged with Errors Due to Interference 160
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Father-Son Combinations with 250 Home Runs, Career 161
Brother Batteries 161
Twins Who Played Major League Baseball 161
Hall of Famers Whose Sons Played in Majors 162
Players with Two Sons Who Played in Majors 162
Brother Double-Play Combinations 162
Most Home Runs, Brothers 162
Pitching Brothers Each Winning 20 Games in Same Season 163
Hall of Famers’ Brothers Who Played 10 or More Seasons in Majors
(Post-1900) 163
Father-Son Tandems Who Both Played for Same Manager 163
Sons Who Played for Their Fathers 163
Best Won–Lost Percentage for Pitching Brothers 164
Most Total Combined Career Wins for Pitching Brothers 165
Pitching Brothers Facing Each Other, Regular Season 166
Most Career Victories by Father-Son Combination (Post-1900) 166
Brothers Who Played Together on Three Major League Teams 166
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World Series 167

Players Hitting .500 in World Series (Min. 10 At Bats) 167
0-for-the-Series (10 or More At Bats) 167
Players on World Series–Winning Teams in Both Leagues 168
Pitchers in World Series with Highest Slugging Average 169
World Series–Ending Hits 169
Pitchers in World Series with 300 Career Wins 169
Players on World Series Teams in Three Decades 170
Players with World Series Home Runs in Three Decades 170
Player-Managers on World Series–Winning Teams 171
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Leaders in Offensive Categories, Never Appearing in World Series
(Post-1903) 171
Most Seasons, Never Appearing in World Series (Post-1903) 171
Playing Most Games, Never Appearing in World Series (Post-1903) 172
Players with the Most Home Runs, Never Appearing in World Series 172
Players with Highest Lifetime Batting Average, Never Appearing in
World Series (Post-1903; Min. 10 Seasons) 172
Players with Most Hits, Never Appearing in World Series (Post-1903) 172
Leaders in Pitching Categories, Never Pitching in World Series
(Post-1903) 172
Pitchers with Most Wins, Never Appearing in World Series
(Post-1903) 173
Players Whose Home Run Won World Series Game 1–0 173
Brothers Who Were World Series Teammates 173
Brothers Facing Each Other in World Series 173
Fathers and Sons in World Series Competition 173
Players Hitting World Series Home Runs in Each League 174
World Series Teams Using Six Different Starting Pitchers 174
Rookies Starting Seventh Game of World Series 174

Players Playing Four Different Positions in World Series Competition,
Career 174
Players Stealing Home in World Series Game 175
Pitchers Hitting Home Runs in World Series Play 175
Cy Young Winners Facing Each Other in World Series Games 175
World Series in Which Neither Team Had a 20-Game Winner 175
Pitchers with Lowest ERA in Total World Series Play (Min. 25 Innings) 176
World Series Grand Slams 176
Players on Three Different World Series Clubs 176
Players with Same Lifetime Batting Average as Their World Series
Overall Average 177
Batting Champions Facing Each Other in World Series 177
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Home Run Champions Facing Each Other in World Series 177
Players Hitting Home Run in First World Series At Bat 178
World Series Pitchers with Most Losses, Season 178
Teams’ Overall Won–Lost Percentage in World Series Games Played 178
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All-Star Game 181
Players Who Made All-Star Roster After Starting Season in Minors 181
Pitchers Winning All-Star Game and World Series Game, Same Season 181
Pitchers Who Pitched More Than Three Innings in One All-Star Game 181
All-Star Game Managers Who Never Managed in World Series 181
Brothers Selected to Play in All-Star Game, Same Season 181
Players Hitting Home Runs in All-Star Game and World Series, Same
Season 182
Fathers and Sons, Both of Whom Played in All-Star Games 182
Pitchers with No Victories, Named to All-Star Team 182
Oldest Players Named to All-Star Team 182

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Teams 183
Clubs Winning 100 Games, Not Winning Pennant 183
Largest Increase in Games Won by Team Next Season 184
Largest Decrease in Games Won Next Season 184
Teams with Worst Won–Lost Percentage 184
Teams Hitting .300 185
Teams with Three 20-Game Winners 186
Teams with 30-Game Winners, Not Winning Pennant 186
Teams Leading or Tied for First Place Entire Season 187
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