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What happened exactly 100 years ago : The great things two men accomplished
One hundred years ago, in 1925, a remarkable event took place in Major League Baseball. This year, 2025, marks the 100th anniversary of that event, yet it's not even mentioned in Japan. What about in the United States? That remarkable event was Rogers Hornsby winning the Triple Crown. This was Hornsby's second Triple Crown. He was the first player in Major League Baseball history to win the Triple Crown twice (later Ted Williams was the only player to do so twice). Furthermo
Oct 31


Home Run Leaders' Doubles
To hit a lot of doubles, you need to consistently hit the ball hard with the bat. This means that players who hit a lot of home runs also...
Sep 26


Home Run Leaders’ Triples and Stolen Bases : Players with Both Power and Speed
All home run leaders (the players with the most home runs in each season in each league) naturally possess incredible power. But are...
Sep 19


Unusual things in the title race
After the 2008 season ended, I was sorting through various records and noticed something unusual. It was something unusual with regard to...
Jun 13


The "mystery" of .400 hitters
Since 1901, when the modern era of Major League Baseball began, eight players have achieved a batting average of .400 a total of 13...
May 16


56-game hitting streak : Why DiMaggio?
In 1941, Joe DiMaggio set a record of 56-game hitting streak. It is incredible that he had 56 consecutive games with at least one hit in...
Apr 18


Jose Altuve: The man who surpassed the records of many great hitters
The Astrodome, the world's first domed stadium, was called “the eighth wonder of the world” and has been in Houston, Texas. It was also...
Mar 14

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