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...Also Mickey Mantle's string of five straight MVP awards from 1931-1935 will end in 1936 after he sustained a herniated disc in his neck on August 1st of 1936. He's still in the discussion, but he will not win it.
...And I finally have a 300 game winner as Steve Carlton reached the milestone on April 15th, 1936, and finished the year with 312 wins following his age 40 season.
Reggie Smith is closing in on 600 HR, as he reached 596 this year. My HR leaderboard is now: Frank Robinson 643, Reggie Smith 596, Mike Schmidt 527, Rocky Colavito 517, Dave Kingman 511, and Darryl Strawberry 511.
Hits leaderboard: Frank Robinson 3,578, Reggie Smith 3,305, Ken Griffey Sr. 3,256, Derrek Lee 3,197, Tillie Shaffer 3,022.
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