The "Did You Know" Facts found on our home page:
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Although Roger Clemens has won the most Cy Young awards (7), Randy Johnson ('99-'02) and Greg Maddux ('92-'95)
have won the most consecutive Cy Young (4).
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Greg Maddux has won the National League Gold Glove every year since 1990 except 2003, when Mike Hampton (Atlanta)
won.
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Only 2 pitchers have averaged 10+ strikeouts per 9 innnings over their career: Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez.
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The MLB record for single season batting average is .426 by Nap Lajoie (1901), which is the longest standing single
season record in baseball.
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Four different players in MLB history have recorded 40 HR - 40 SB seasons: Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez
and Alfonso Soriano.
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Since RBI became an official statistic (1920), the only player to win the triple crown AND hit .400+ was Rogers Hornsby. In
fact, he did it twice: 1922 and 1925.
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The last National League player to win the Triple Crown was Joe Medwick in 1937.
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Sammy Sosa has hit a HR in the most ballparks (45). Fred McGriff and Ken Griffey Jr trail Sosa with 43 parks each.
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Rennie Stennett, Pittsburgh, went 7-7 on September 16, 1975.
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Craig Biggio leads active players in HBP with 285. He only trails Hughie Jennings on the all-time list.
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Cal Ripken Jr is the all-time leader in times grounding into a double play with 350. Hank Aaron is 2nd all-time with 328.
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Not only did Cy Young win 511 games, but he threw 749 complete games. Jim Galvin is 2nd all-time with 646.
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4 K's in 1 inning? Chuck Finley has done it 3 times in his career.
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3 players have hit HRs in 8 consecutive games: Ken Griffey Jr, Don Mattingly and Dale Long.
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The single season record for wins in a season is 41 by Jack Chesbro in 1904.
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Sam Crawford is the all-time leader in triples with 309.
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