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RoyalsBlue · 02-10-2013, 01:19 PM

In 2010, Joe Mauer became the first person to bat .400 in a season (.408) since Lou Gehrig hit .404 in 1927. The highest all time single season batting average of .421 was set by Candy LaChance in 1894. The first .400 hitter after the turn of the 20th century was Rogers Hornsby with .406 in 1924. There are 7 hitters who have surpassed the magical .400 mark (Mauer, LaChance, Gehrig, Hornsby, Tuck Turner .410 in 1894, Wee Willie Keeler .407 in 1894, and Jesse Burkett .409 in 1895) and 5 are in the Hall of Fame. Only Mauer, who is still active, and Candy LaChance are not enshrined.

Ted Williams has the distinction of hitting the most homers in a single season with 62, but three players have each hit 61 (Mark McGwire in 1987, Francisco Cabrera in 1994 and Prince Fielder in 2007). Cabrera, in fact, also hit 60 in 1993 and slammed another 58 in 1999 and another 53 in 2000. Fielder has been knocking on the door as well hitting 58 in 2009, 56 in 2008, 54 in 2010, and 53 in both 2006 and 2012. The first man to ever hit 50 homers in a season was Lou Gehrig with 53 in 1931 and that was the record until Williams blew by him in 1942.

No one has ever hit 4 homers in a game. The most recent to hit 3 in a game was done by Seattle's Bobby Crosby against the Los Angeles Angels on 31-Aug-2012. The very first hitter to club 3 homers in a game was Pittsburgh's Earl Smith against the Cincinnati Reds on 24-June-1922.

The most hits in one game was done by Florida's John Olerud on 14-April-1995 as he went 7 for 7 against the San Diego Padres. This was his first season with the Marlins after sigining a free agent deal after the 1994 season. Olerud was drafted by Kansas City and spent his first six seasons with the Royals.

There have been 13 perfect games tossed in this replay, the most recent by Russ Ortiz on 04-August-2010 for the Cardinals as he struck out 7 Houston Astros.

The longest hitting streak orf 42 consecutive games this go around is in the hands of two men, Boston Beaneaters right fielder George Van Haltren who was the first man to string them together in 1893 and New York Yankees first sacker Jim Bottomley who matched the feat in 1922. There are only two others to reach 40 games with consecutive hits and they are the Boston Braves' shortstop Rogers Hornsby with 41 in 1924 and New York Giants' left fielder Goose Goslin with 40 in 1931.

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RoyalsBlue Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Section 406, Row A, Seat 1 Posts: 375	Random tidbits throughout this replay In 2010, Joe Mauer became the first person to bat .400 in a season (.408) since Lou Gehrig hit .404 in 1927. The highest all time single season batting average of .421 was set by Candy LaChance in 1894. The first .400 hitter after the turn of the 20th century was Rogers Hornsby with .406 in 1924. There are 7 hitters who have surpassed the magical .400 mark (Mauer, LaChance, Gehrig, Hornsby, Tuck Turner .410 in 1894, Wee Willie Keeler .407 in 1894, and Jesse Burkett .409 in 1895) and 5 are in the Hall of Fame. Only Mauer, who is still active, and Candy LaChance are not enshrined. Ted Williams has the distinction of hitting the most homers in a single season with 62, but three players have each hit 61 (Mark McGwire in 1987, Francisco Cabrera in 1994 and Prince Fielder in 2007). Cabrera, in fact, also hit 60 in 1993 and slammed another 58 in 1999 and another 53 in 2000. Fielder has been knocking on the door as well hitting 58 in 2009, 56 in 2008, 54 in 2010, and 53 in both 2006 and 2012. The first man to ever hit 50 homers in a season was Lou Gehrig with 53 in 1931 and that was the record until Williams blew by him in 1942. No one has ever hit 4 homers in a game. The most recent to hit 3 in a game was done by Seattle's Bobby Crosby against the Los Angeles Angels on 31-Aug-2012. The very first hitter to club 3 homers in a game was Pittsburgh's Earl Smith against the Cincinnati Reds on 24-June-1922. The most hits in one game was done by Florida's John Olerud on 14-April-1995 as he went 7 for 7 against the San Diego Padres. This was his first season with the Marlins after sigining a free agent deal after the 1994 season. Olerud was drafted by Kansas City and spent his first six seasons with the Royals. There have been 13 perfect games tossed in this replay, the most recent by Russ Ortiz on 04-August-2010 for the Cardinals as he struck out 7 Houston Astros. The longest hitting streak orf 42 consecutive games this go around is in the hands of two men, Boston Beaneaters right fielder George Van Haltren who was the first man to string them together in 1893 and New York Yankees first sacker Jim Bottomley who matched the feat in 1922. There are only two others to reach 40 games with consecutive hits and they are the Boston Braves' shortstop Rogers Hornsby with 41 in 1924 and New York Giants' left fielder Goose Goslin with 40 in 1931. __________________ A bad day at the ballpark is still better than the best day in the office!