The Baseball Maniac's Almanac

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ISBN: 9780071429504 | 0071429506
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Copyright: 5/2/2005

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A fantastic and far-flung compilation of stats, figures, and little-known nuggets about our national pastimeAn addictive read, sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, The Baseball Maniac's Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser--and absolutely the greatest, most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever compiled-- all verfied for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Renowned sportswriter Bert Sugar, with his trademark tough-guy swagger, presents thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts about:* Individual players and teams* Managers* Player relatives* The Hall of Fame* Annual awards* The World Series* All-Star Games* A list of the all-time statistical leaders for all all the major league teams PLUS: A truly unforgettable "miscellany" section answers such mind-boggling questions as, "Which major-leaguers have palindromic surnames?" and "Which players born under each zodiac sign have hit the most career home runs?"

Preface

XXVII

Part 1 Individual Statistics

(202)

1 Batting

(82)

Base Hits

(9)

Most Hits by Decade

(1)

Evolution of Singles Record

(1)

Base Hit Leaders by State of Birth

(1)

Players with 200 Hits and 40 Home Runs, Season

(1)

Players with 200 Base Hits and Fewer Than 40 Extra-Base Hits, Season (Post-1900)

(1)

Players with 3000 Hits, Career

(1)

Most Hits by Position, Season

(1)

Most Times at Bat Without a Hit, Season

(1)

Players with 200 Hits in Each of First Three Major League Seasons

(1)

Players with 200-Hit Seasons in Each League

(1)

Players with 200 Hits in Five Consecutive Seasons

(1)

Rookies with 200 or More Hits

(1)

Teammates Finishing One-Two in Base Hits

(1)

Players Getting 1000 Hits Before Their 25th Birthday

(1)

Players with 10000 At Bats and Fewer Than 3000 Hits, Career

(1)

Players with 200 Hits, Batting Under .300, Season

(1)

Players with 2500 Hits and Career .300 Batting Average, Never Winning Batting Title (Post-1900)

(1)

Players with 2500 Career Hits, Never Having a 200-Hit Season

(1)

Most Hits by Switch-Hitter, Career

(1)

Most Hits by Catcher, Career

(1)

Most Singles, Career

(1)

Fewest Singles, Season (Min. 150 Games)

(1)

Most Singles, Season

(1)

Largest Differential Between League Leader in Hits and Runner-Up

(1)

Batting Average

(7)

Evolution of Batting Average Record

(1)

Highest Batting Average by Position, Season

(1)

Highest Batting Average by Decade (2000 At Bats)

(1)

Top 10 Rookie Batting Averages, Each League (Min. 100 Games)

(1)

Lifetime Batting Averages of 20-Year Players (Not Including Pitchers)

(1)

Players Never Hitting Below .270 in Career (Min. 10 Years)

(1)

.400 Hitters and How Their Team Finished

(1)

.400 Hitters Versus League Batting Average (Post-1900)

(1)

Players Hitting .370 Since Ted Williams's .406 Season (1941)

(1)

Players Hitting .300 in Rookie and Final Seasons (Post-1900; Min. Five Years)

(1)

Players Hitting .300 in Their Only Major League Season (Post-1900; Min. 100 Games, 300 At Bats)

(1)

Players 40 or Older Hitting .300 (Min. 50 Games)

(1)

Batters Hitting .325 for Two or More Different Clubs (Post-1945)

(2)

Batting Title

(7)

Closest Batting Races

(1)

Teammates Finishing One-Two in Batting Race

(1)

Switch-Hitting Batting Champions

(1)

Catchers Winning Batting Titles

(1)

Batting Champions on Last-Place Teams

(1)

Batting Title Winners Without a Home Run

(1)

Batting Champions Driving in Fewer Than 40 Runs

(1)

Batting Champions with 100 Strikeouts in Year They Led League

(1)

Lowest Batting Averages to Lead League

(1)

Highest Batting Average Not to Win Batting Title

(1)

Runners-Up for Batting Titles in Both Leagues

(1)

Players Winning Batting Title in Season After Joining New Club

(1)

Players Changing Team in Season After Winning Batting Title

(1)

Largest Margin Between Batting Champion and Runner-Up

(1)

Champions Whose Next Season's Batting Average Declined the Most

(1)

Lowest Lifetime Batting Averages for Players Who Led League

(1)

Two-Time Batting Champions with Lifetime Batting Averages Below .300

(1)

Years in Which Right-Handed Batters Won Batting Titles in Both Leagues

(1)

Home Runs

(21)

Evolution of Home Run Record

(1)

Most Home Runs by Decade

(1)

Career Home Run Leaders by Zodiac Sign

(1)

All-Time Home Run Leaders by First Letter of Last Name

(1)

Home Run Leaders by State of Birth

(1)

Most Home Runs in First Three Seasons in Majors

(1)

Most Home Runs for One Club

(1)

Most Home Runs by Position, Career

(1)

Most Home Runs Not Leading League, Season

(1)

Most Home Runs, Never Leading League, Career

(1)

Most Inside-the-Park Home Runs, Career (Post-1898)

(1)

Players with 10 or More Letters in Last Name, Hitting 40 or More Home Runs in Season

(1)

Most Home Runs, Month by Month

(1)

Most Home Runs by Position, Season

(1)

Players Leading League in Home Runs for Different Teams

(1)

Players Hitting a Total of 100 Home Runs in Two Consecutive Seasons

(1)

Players with First 20-Home Run Season After 35th Birthday

(1)

Shortstops with at Least Seven Consecutive 20-Home Run Seasons

(1)

Players Hitting Four Home Runs in One Game

(1)

Players with Three Home Runs in One Game, Fewer Than 10 in Season

(1)

Rookies Hitting 30 or More Home Runs

(1)

Players with 50 Home Runs, Batting Under .300, Season

(1)

Players Hitting 49 Home Runs in Season, Never Hitting 50

(1)

Most Consecutive Seasons Hitting Grand Slams

(1)

Most Home Runs by Age

(1)

Teenagers Hitting Grand Slams

(1)

Oldest Players to Hit Grand Slams

(1)

Oldest Home Run Champions

(1)

Most Career Home Runs by Players Hitting Home Run on First Pitch in Majors

(1)

Players Hitting Home Run in First At Bat, Never Hitting Another

(1)

Most At Bats, No Home Runs, Career

(1)

Most Consecutive At Bats Without a Home Run

(1)

Lowest Batting Average for Home Run Leaders, Season (Post-1900)

(1)

Players Hitting 30 or More Home Runs in First Three Seasons

(1)

Reverse 30-30 Club: Players with 30 Home Runs and 30 Errors, Season

(1)

Players Increasing Their Home Run Production in Seven Consecutive Seasons

(1)

Most Home Runs by Switch-Hitters, Career

(1)

Most Home Runs by Catcher, Season

(1)

Most Home Runs by Catcher, Career

(1)

100 Home Runs, Both Leagues

(1)

Most Home Runs Hit in One Ballpark, Career

(1)

Players with the Highest Percentage of Team's Total Home Runs, Season

(1)

Shortstops Leading League in Home Runs

(1)

Most Home Runs by Left-Handed Hitting Shortstops

(1)

Players Hitting Home Runs in 20 Consecutive Seasons Played

(1)

Career Home Runs by Players Hitting Four Home Runs in One Game

(1)

Players with 100 Home Runs, Three Different Teams

(1)

Players with 40-Home Run Seasons Before 25th Birthday

(1)

Players with More Home Runs Than Strikeouts, Season (Min. 10 Home Runs)

(1)

Largest Differential Between Leader in Home Runs and Runner-Up

(1)

Most Home Runs, Last Season in Majors

(1)

Fewest Career Home Runs for League Leader (Post-1920)

(1)

Runs Batted In

(10)

Evolution of RBI Record

(1)

Most RBIs by Decade

(1)

Career RBI Leaders by First Letter of Last Name

(1)

Teammates Finishing One-Two in RBIs

(1)

Largest Differential Between League Leader in RBIs and Runner-Up

(1)

Players Driving in 100 Runs in First Two Seasons in Majors

(1)

Catchers with 100 RBIs and 100 Runs Scored, Season

(1)

Catchers Hitting .300 with 30 Home Runs and 100 RBIs, Season

(1)

Players with 40 or More Home Runs and Fewer Than 100 RBIs, Season

(1)

Players with More Than 100 RBIs and Fewest Home Runs, Season

(1)

Players with Most Career RBIs, Never Leading League

(1)

Players with 1000 Career RBIs, Never Driving in 100 in One Season

(1)

Players Driving in 130 Teammates During Season

(1)

Players Driving in 100 Runs, Season, in Each League

(2)

Players with More RBIs Than Games Played, Season (Min. 100 Games)

(1)

Players Driving in 20 Percent of Their Team's Runs, Season

(1)

Players with Lowest Batting Average for 100-RBI Season

(1)

Players Driving in 100 Runs in Season, Three Different Teams

(1)

Players on Last-Place Teams Leading League in RBIs, Season

(1)

Players Driving in 95 or More Runs in Season Three Times, Never 100

(1)

Runs Scored

(3)

Evolution of Runs Scored Record

(1)

Most Runs Scored by Decade

(1)

Players with More Runs Scored Than Games Played, Season (Min. 100 Games)

(1)

Players Scoring 1000 Runs in Career, Never 100 in One Season

(1)

Most Runs Scored by Position, Season

(1)

Walks

(3)

Evolution of Batters' Walks Record

(1)

Players with 1000 Walks, 2000 Hits, and 300 Home Runs, Career

(1)

Players Leading League in Base Hits and Walks, Season

(1)

Players with 200 Base Hits and 100 Walks, Season

(1)

Players with More Walks Than Hits, Season (Min. 100 Walks)

(1)

Players Hitting 40 or More Home Runs, with More Home Runs Than Walks, Season

(1)

Players with 90 Walks in Each of First Two Seasons

(1)

Strikeouts

(3)

Players with More Career Strikeouts Than Hits (Min. 1000 Base Hits)

(1)

Players with 500 At Bats and Fewer Than 10 Strikeouts, Season

(1)

Players with 200 Hits and 100 Strikeouts, Season

(1)

Players with 40 Home Runs and Fewer Than 50 Strikeouts, Season

(1)

Players with 100 More Strikeouts Than RBIs, Season

(1)

Toughest Batters to Strike Out, Career

(1)

Pinch Hits

(1)

Highest Batting Average for Pinch Hitter, Season (Min. 25 At Bats)

(1)

Extra-Base Hits

(6)

Evolution of Total Bases Record

(1)

Players with 100 Extra-Base Hits, Season

(1)

Players with 400 Total Bases, Season

(1)

Evolution of Doubles Record

(1)

Players Hitting 40 Home Runs and 40 Doubles, Season

(1)

Evolution of Triples Record

(1)

Leaders in Doubles and Triples, Season

(1)

Leaders in Doubles and Home Runs, Season

(1)

Leaders in Triples and Home Runs, Season

(1)

Players Hitting 20 Home Runs, 20 Triples, and 20 Doubles, Season

(1)

Players Leading League in Doubles, Triples, and Home Runs During Career (Post-1900)

(1)

Players Since World War II with 100 Doubles, Triples, Home Runs, and Stolen Bases, Career

(1)

Players with 200 Hits and Fewer Than 40 Extra-Base Hits, Season

(1)

Most Doubles by Position, Season

(1)

Most Triples by Position, Season

(1)

Most Total Bases by Position, Season

(1)

Stolen Bases

(6)

Evolution of Stolen Base Record

(1)

Most Stolen Bases by Position, Season

(1)

Most Stolen Bases by Decade

(1)

Teammates Combining for 125 Stolen Bases, Season

(1)

Players Stealing 30 Bases for 10 Consecutive Seasons

(1)

Players Leading League in Stolen Bases and Total Bases, Season

(1)

Players with 200 Home Runs and 200 Stolen Bases, Career

(1)

Players with 400 Home Runs and 10 Steals of Home, Career

(1)

Players with 200 Hits, 20 Home Runs, and 20 Stolen Bases, Season

(1)

Players with 10 Doubles, Triples, Home Runs, and Steals in Each of First Three Seasons in Majors

(1)

Players Who Have Stolen Second, Third, and Home in Same Inning

(1)

Most Stolen Bases by Catcher, Season

(1)

Most Stolen Bases by Catcher, Career

(1)

Players with 50 Stolen Bases and 100 RBIs, Season

(1)

Most Stolen Bases by Home Run Champion, Season

(1)

Players Stealing Bases in Four Decades

(1)

Batting Miscellany

(6)

Most Times Leading League in Offensive Category

(1)

Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Offensive Category

(1)

Players Leading in All Triple Crown Categories, but Not in Same Year

(1)

Highest Offensive Career Totals by Players Who Never Led League

(1)

Career Offensive Leaders by Players Under Six Feet Tall

(1)

Largest Margin Between League Leaders and Runners-Up

(1)

Evolution of Slugging Percentage Record

(1)

Players Hitting Safely in at Least 135 Games in Season

(1)

Players Hitting for the Cycle in Natural Order (Single, Double, Triple, Home Run)

(1)

Highest Slugging Average by Position, Season

(1)

Most Times Awarded First Base on Catcher's Interference or Obstruction

(1)

Winners of Two "Legs" of Triple Crown Since Last Winner

(1)

2 Pitching

(50)

Wins

(16)

Most Victories by Decade

(1)

Pitchers with the Most Career Wins by First Letter of Last Name

(1)

Pitchers with the Most Career Victories by Zodiac Sign

(1)

Pitchers with the Most Victories by State of Birth

(1)

Pitchers with Five or More Consecutive 20-Win Seasons (Post-1900)

(1)

100-Game Winners, Both Leagues

(1)

Pitchers with 500 Major League Decisions

(1)

Most Wins, Major and Minor Leagues Combined

(1)

Pitchers with 100 More Wins Than Losses, Career

(1)

Pitchers with the Most Career Wins, Never Leading League in One Season

(1)

200-Game Winners, Never Winning 20 Games in Season

(1)

Players with 100 Wins and 500 Hits, Career

(1)

Victories in Most Consecutive Seasons

(1)

Most Career Wins by Pitcher Six and a Half Feet Tall or Taller

(1)

Most Career Wins by Pitchers Under Six Feet Tall

(1)

Pitchers Winning 20 Games in Season Split Between Two Teams (Post-1900)

(1)

Oldest Pitchers to Win 20 Games for First Time

(1)

Youngest Pitchers to Win 20 Games

(1)

Rookies Winning 20 Games

(1)

Rookie Pitchers with 20 Wins and 200 Strikeouts

(1)

Pitchers Winning 20 Games in Rookie Year, Fewer Than 20 Balance of Career

(1)

20-Game Winners Who Didn't Win 20 More Games in Career (Post-1900)

(1)

Double-Digit Winners in Only Big League Season

(1)

Pitchers Winning 20 Games in Last Season in Majors

(1)

Pitchers on Losing Teams, Leading League in Wins

(1)

20-Game Winners on Last-Place Teams

(1)

20-Game Winners with Worst Lifetime Winning Percentage (Post-1900)

(1)

"Pure" 20-Game Winners (Pitchers with 20 or More Wins Than Losses)

(1)

Lefties Winning 20 Games Twice Since World War II

(1)

Pitchers with 20-Game Seasons After Age 40

(1)

Pitchers Leading Both Leagues in Wins, Season

(1)

20-Game Winners One Season, 20-Game Losers the Next

(1)

20-Game Winners and Losers, Same Season

(1)

Pitchers Who Led League in Wins in Successive Seasons

(1)

Most Total Wins, Two Pitchers on Same Staff, Career Together as Teammates

(1)

Most Wins, Right-Hander and Left-Hander on Same Staff, Season

(1)

Most Wins Without Pitching Complete Game, Season

(1)

Largest Differential Between League Leader and in Wins and Runner-Up

100

(1)

Highest Percentage of Team's Total Wins for Season

100

(1)

Shutouts

101

(2)

Evolution of Shutout Record

101

(1)

20-Game Winners with No Shutouts

101

(1)

Pitchers Leading League in Wins, No Shutouts

101

(1)

Most Career Starts, No Shutouts

102

(1)

Most Career Shutouts, Never Led League

102

(1)

Pitchers with Shutouts in First Two Major League Starts

102

(1)

Most Hits Allowed by Pitcher Pitching Shutout

102

(1)

Players with Highest Percentage of Shutouts to Games Started, Career

103

(1)

Losses

103

(3)

Most Losses by Decade

103

(1)

Evolution of Pitchers' Losses Record

104

(1)

Pitchers with Seven or More Consecutive Losing Seasons

104

(1)

Pitchers with 150 Wins with More Losses Than Wins, Career

105

(1)

Pitchers on Winning Teams, Leading League in Losses, Season

106

(1)

Pitchers Winning 20 Games in Rookie Year, Losing 20 in Second Year

106

(1)

300-Game Winners with Fewer Than 200 Losses

106

(1)

Earned Run Average

106

(5)

Best ERA by Decade (Min. 1000 Innings)

106

(2)

Teammates Finishing One-Two in ERA, Season

108

(1)

Pitchers with 3000 Innings Pitched and an ERA Lower Than 3.00

108

(1)

Pit( hors Leading League in ERA After Their 40th Birthday

109

(1)

Pitchers with Losing Record, Leading League in ERA

109

(1)

20-Game Winners with 4.00 ERA, Season

109

(1)

20-Game Losers with ERA Below 2.00

110

(1)

ERA Leaders with 25 or More Wins, Season

110

(1)

Strikeouts

111

(6)

Evolution of Strikeout Record

111

(1)

Most Strikeouts by Decade

111

(1)

Members of Same Pitching Staff Finishing One-Two in Strikeouts, Season

112

(1)

Pitchers Leading League with 100 More Strikeouts Than Runner-Up

113

(1)

Pitchers with 3000 Strikeouts, Never Leading League

113

(1)

Pitchers Striking Out 1000 Batters Before Their 24th Birthday

113

(1)

Most Times Striking Out 10 or More Batters in a Game, Career

114

(1)

Pitchers Averaging 10 Strikeouts per Nine Innings, Season

114

(1)

Pitchers with Combined Total of 500 Strikeouts and Walks, Season

115

(1)

Pitchers Striking Out the Side on Nine Pitches

115

(1)

Pitchers with 200 Strikeouts and Fewer Than 50 Walks, Season

116

(1)

Rookie Pitchers Striking Out 200 Batters

116

(1)

Rookies Leading League in Strikeouts

117

(1)

Pitchers Leading League in Strikeouts, 10 or More Years Apart

117

(1)

Walks

117

(5)

Pitchers Walking 20 or Fewer Batters, Season (Min. 200 Innings)

117

(1)

Pitchers Walking Fewer Than One Batter Every Nine Innings, Season

117

(1)

Highest Percentage of Walks to Innings Pitched, Season

118

(1)

Low-Hit Games

118

(1)

Pitchers Losing No-Hit Games

118

(1)

Pitchers with a No-Hitter in First Major League Start

119

(1)

Pitchers with a One-Hitter in First Major League Start

119

(1)

Last Outs in Perfect Games

119

(1)

Perfect Game Pitchers, Career Wins

120

(1)

26-Batter Perfect Games (Spoiled by 27th Batter)

120

(1)

Most Walks Given Up by No-Hit Pitchers, Game

121

(1)

Pitchers Pitching No-Hitters in 20-Loss Season

121

(1)

Pitchers Hitting Home Runs in No-Hit Games

121

(1)

Pitchers Throwing No-Hitters in Consecutive Seasons

121

(1)

No-Hitters Pitched Against Pennant-Winning Teams

122

(1)

No-Hit Pitchers Going Winless the Next Season After Pitching No-Hitter

122

(1)

Back-to-Back One-Hit Games (Post-1900)

122

(1)

Saves/Reliefs

122

(3)

Evolution of Saves Record

122

(1)

Pitchers with 100 Wins and 100 Saves, Career

123

(1)

Relief Pitchers with the Most Wins, Season

124

(1)

Most Games Won by Relief Pitcher, Career

124

(1)

Teams with Two Pitchers with 20 Saves, Season

124

(1)

Pitchers Having 20-Win Seasons and 20-Save Seasons, Career

124

(1)

Pitchers with 15 Saves and 15 Wins in Relief, Same Season

125

(1)

Pitching Miscellany

125

(10)

Best Winning Percentage by Decade (100 Decisions)

125

(1)

Most Seasons Leading League in Pitching Category

126

(1)

Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Pitching Category

127

(1)

Highest Career Pitching Totals by Pitchers Who Never Led League

127

(1)

Career Pitching Leaders Under Six Feet Tall

128

(1)

Pitching's triple Crown Winners (Led League in Wins, ERA, and Strikeouts, Same Season)

128

(1)

Most Home Runs Given Up, Season

129

(1)

Pitchers with 2000 Innings Pitched, Allowing No Grand Slams

129

(1)

20-Game Winners Batting .300, Same Season

130

(1)

Pitchers with Two Seasons of 1.000 Batting Averages (Post-1900)

130

(1)

Evolution of Complete Games Record

130

(1)

Pitchers Starting 20 Games in 20 Consecutive Seasons

130

(1)

Evolution of Record for Most Games Pitched in a Season 131

Evolution of Innings Pitched Record

131

(1)

Last Legal Spitball Pitchers

131

(1)

Left-Handed Pitchers Appearing in More Than 700 Games, Career

132

(1)

Pitchers Who Pitched for Both Yankees and Mets and Threw No-Hitters

132

(1)

Pitchers Pitching at Least Seven Seasons Without a Losing Season

132

(1)

Pitchers Who Have Stolen Home

133

(2)

3 Hall of Fame

135

(6)

First Players Elected to Hall of Fame from Each Position

135

(1)

Highest Lifetime Batting Average for Hall of Fame Pitchers

135

(1)

Hall of Famers with Lifetime Batting Averages Below .265 (Excluding Pitchers)

135

(1)

Teams with Most Future Hall of Fame Players

136

(1)

Infields with Four Future Hall of Famers

136

(1)

Hall of Fame Pitchers Who Batted Right and Threw Left

136

(1)

Switch-Hitting Pitchers in Hall of Fame

136

(1)

Hall of Fame Pitchers Who Played Most Games at Other Positions

136

(1)

Hall of Fame Pitchers with Losing Records

136

(1)

Leading Career Pitching Marks by Those Eligible for Hall of Fame but Not In

137

(1)

Leading Career Batting Marks by Those Eligible for Hall of Fame but Not In

137

(1)

Most Career Hits by Players Eligible for Hall of Fame but Not In

137

(1)

Most Career Wins by Pitchers Eligible for Hall of Fame but Not In

137

(1)

Most Career Home Runs by Players Eligible for Hall of Fame but Not In

138

(1)

Hall of Fame Inductees Receiving 90 Percent of Vote

138

(1)

Won-Lost Percentage of Hall of Famers Elected as Players Who Managed in Majors

138

(2)

Hall of Famers Born Outside Continental United States

140

(1)

Hall of Famers Who Played for the Harlem Globetrotters

140

(1)

Hall of Famers Who Died on Their Birthday

140

(1)

4 Awards

141

(8)

Most Valuable Player

141

(4)

Unanimous Choice for MVP

141

(1)

Closest Winning Margins in MVP Voting

141

(1)

Widest Winning Margins in MVP Voting

142

(1)

Won MVP Award in Consecutive Years, by Position

142

(1)

Teammates Finishing One-Two in MVP Balloting

142

(1)

Triple Crown Winners Not Winning MVP

143

(1)

MVPs on Nonwinning Teams

143

(1)

MVPs Not Batting .300, Hitting 30 Home Runs, or Driving in 100 Runs (Not Including Pitchers)

143

(1)

Pitchers Winning MVP Award

144

(1)

Players Winning MVP Award First Season in League

144

(1)

Most MVPs on One Team (Past, Present, and Future)

144

(1)

Teams with Most Consecutive MVP Awards

145

(1)

Players Winning MVP Award with Two Different Teams

145

(1)

Switch-Hitting MVPs

145

(1)

Cy Young Award

145

(2)

Pitchers Winning 25 Games, Not Winning Cy Young Award

145

(1)

Pitchers Winning 20 Games Only Once and Cy Young Award Same Season

146

(1)

Cy Young Winners Not in Top 10 in League in ERA, Season

146

(1)

Relief Pitchers Winning Cy Young Award

146

(1)

Cy Young Winners Increasing Their Number of Victories the Following Season

146

(1)

Cy Young Winners with Higher Batting Averages Than That Year's Home Run Leader

147

(1)

Rookie of the Year

147

(1)

Rookie of the Year Winners on Team Other Than the One First Played On

147

(1)

Relief Pitchers Winning Rookie of the Year

147

(1)

Rookie of the Year on Pennant-Winning Teams

147

(1)

Gold Gloves

148

(1)

Most Gold Gloves, by Position

148

(1)

5 Managers

149

(8)

Winningest Managers by First Letter of Last Name

149

(1)

Winningest Managers by Zodiac Sign

149

(1)

Managers Winning 1000 Games with One Franchise

150

(1)

Managers with Most Career Victories for Each Franchise

150

(1)

Managers with Lower Won-Lost Percentages Than Lifetime Batting Averages as Players (Post-1900)

151

(1)

Best Winning Percentage as Manager with One Team (Post-1900; Min. 150 Games)

151

(1)

Played in 2000 Games, Managed in 2000 Games

152

(1)

Managers Managing 100-Loss Teams After 1000th Career Victory

152

(1)

Former Pitchers Winning Pennants as Managers (Post-1900)

152

(1)

Managers Taking Over World Series Teams in Midseason

152

(1)

Managers Replaced While Team Was in First Place

152

(1)

Managers Undefeated in World Series Play

152

(1)

Managers with the Fewest Career Wins to Win World Series

153

(1)

Managers with the Most Career Wins Never to Manage a World Series Team (Post-1903)

153

(1)

Most Times Managing the Same Club

153

(1)

Managers with Best Winning Percentage for First Five Full Years of Managing

153

(1)

Managers Never Experiencing a Losing Season (Post-1900; Min. Two Full Seasons)

154

(1)

Career One-Game Managers

154

(1)

Managers Managing in Civilian Clothes

155

Managers Who Were Lawyers

154

(1)

Pennant-Winning Managers Who Won Batting Titles

155

(1)

Managers with Same Initials as Team They Managed

155

(1)

Playing Managers After 1950

155

(2)

6 Fielding

157

(4)

Most Games Played by Position, Career

157

(1)

Most Consecutive Games Played at Each Position

157

(1)

Players Who Played 1000 Games at Two Positions, Career

157

(1)

Unassisted Triple Plays

158

(1)

Most No-Hitters Caught

158

(1)

Games Caught by Left-Handed Catchers

159

(1)

Players Pitching and Catching, Same Game

160

(1)

Most Times Catchers Charged with Errors Due to Interference

160

(1)

7 Relatives

161

(6)

Father-Son Combinations with 250 Home Runs, Career

161

(1)

Brother Batteries

161

(1)

Twins Who Played Major League Baseball

161

(1)

Hall of Famers Whose Sons Played in Majors

162

(1)

Players with Two Sons Who Played in Majors

162

(1)

Brother Double-Play Combinations

162

(1)

Most Home Runs, Brothers

162

(1)

Pitching Brothers Each Winning 20 Games in Same Season

163

(1)

Hall of Famers' Brothers Who Played 10 or More Seasons in Majors (Post-1900)

163

(1)

Father-Son Tandems Who Both Played for Same Manager

163

(1)

Sons Who Played for Their Fathers

163

(1)

Best Won-Lost Percentage for Pitching Brothers

164

(1)

Most Total Combined Career Wins for Pitching Brothers

165

(1)

Pitching Brothers Facing Each Other, Regular Season

166

(1)

Most Career Victories by Father-Son Combination (Post-1900)

166

(1)

Brothers Who Played Together on Three Major League Teams

166

(1)

8 World Series

167

(14)

Players Hitting .500 in World Series (Min. 10 At Bats)

167

(1)

0-for-the-Series (10 or More At Bats)

167

(1)

Players on World Series-Winning Teams in Both Leagues

168

(1)

Pitchers in World Series with Highest Slugging Average

169

(1)

World Series-Ending Hits

169

(1)

Pitchers in World Series with 300 Career Wins

169

(1)

Players on World Series Teams in Three Decades

170

(1)

Players with World Series Home Runs in Three Decades

170

(1)

Player-Managers on World Series-Winning Teams

171

(1)

Leaders in Offensive Categories, Never Appearing in World Series (Post-1903)

171

(1)

Most Seasons, Never Appearing in World Series (Post-1903)

171

(1)

Playing Most Games, Never Appearing in World Series (Post-1903)

172

(1)

Players with the Most Home Runs, Never Appearing in World Series

172

(1)

Players with Highest Lifetime Batting Average, Never Appearing in World Series (Post-1903; Min. 10 Seasons)

172

(1)

Players with Most Hits, Never Appearing in World Series (Post-1903)

172

(1)

Leaders in Pitching Categories, Never Pitching in World Series (Post-1903)

172

(1)

Pitchers with Most Wins, Never Appearing in World Series (Post-1903)

173

(1)

Players Whose Home Run Won World Series Game 1-0

173

(1)

Brothers Who Were World Series Teammates

173

(1)

Brothers Facing Each Other in World Series

173

(1)

Fathers and Sons in World Series Competition

173

(1)

Players Hitting World Series Home Runs in Each League

174

(1)

World Series Teams Using Six Different Starting Pitchers

174

(1)

Rookies Starting Seventh Game of World Series

174

(1)

Players Playing Four Different Positions in World Series Competition, Career

174

(1)

Players Stealing Home in World Series Game

175

(1)

Pitchers Hitting Home Runs in World Series Play

175

(1)

Cy Young Winners Facing Each Other in World Series Games

175

(1)

World Series in Which Neither Team Had a 20-Game Winner

175

(1)

Pitchers with Lowest ERA in Total World Series Play (Min. 25 Innings)

176

(1)

World Series Grand Slams

176

(1)

Players on Three Different World Series Clubs

176

(1)

Players with Same Lifetime Batting Average as Their World Series Overall Average

177

(1)

Batting Champions Facing Each Other in World Series

177

(1)

Home Run Champions Facing Each Other in World Series

177

(1)

Players Hitting Home Run in First World Series At Bat

178

(1)

World Series Pitchers with Most Losses, Season

178

(1)

Teams' Overall Won-Lost Percentage in World Series Games Played

178

(3)

9 All-Star Game

181

(2)

Players Who Made All-Star Roster After Starting Season in Minors

181

(1)

Pitchers Winning All-Star Game and World Series Game, Same Season

181

(1)

Pitchers Who Pitched More Than Three Innings in One All-Star Game

181

(1)

All-Star Game Managers Who Never Managed in World Series

181

(1)

Brothers Selected to Play in All-Star Game, Same Season

181

(1)

Players Hitting Home Runs in All-Star Game and World Series, Same Season

182

(1)

Fathers and Sons, Both of Whom Played in All-Star Games

182

(1)

Pitchers with No Victories, Named to All-Star Team

182

(1)

Oldest Players Named to All-Star Team

182

(1)

10 Teams

183

(6)

Clubs Winning 100 Games, Not Winning Pennant

183

(1)

Largest Increase in Games Won by Team Next Season

184

(1)

Largest Decrease in Games Won Next Season

184

(1)

Teams with Worst Won-Lost Percentage

184

(1)

Teams Hitting .300

185

(1)

Teams with Three 20-Game Winners

186

(1)

Teams with 30-Game Winners, Not Winning Pennant

186

(1)

Teams Leading or Tied for First Place Entire Season

187

(2)

11 Miscellany

189

(14)

Olympians (in Sports Other Than Baseball) Who Played Major League Baseball

189

(1)

Babe Ruth's Yearly Salary

189

(1)

Players Leading N.Y. Yankees in Home Runs One Season, Playing Elsewhere Next Season

189

(1)

Billy Martin's Fights

190

(1)

Four-Decade Players

190

(1)

First Players Chosen in Draft by Expansion Teams

191

(1)

Last Active Player Once Playing for...

191

(1)

Last Players Born in Nineteenth Century to Play in Majors

191

(1)

First Players Born in Twentieth Century to Play in Majors

192

(1)

Second African American to Play for Each of 16 Original Major League Teams

192

(1)

Players Having Same Number Retired on Two Different Clubs

192

(1)

Major Leaguers Who Played Pro Football in Same Year(s)

192

(1)

Performances by Oldest Players

193

(1)

Oldest Players, by Position

194

(1)

Youngest Players to Play in Majors

194

(1)

Youngest Players, by Position

194

(1)

Players Who Played During Most Presidential Administrations

194

(1)

Players Playing Most Seasons with One Address (One Club, One City in Majors)

195

(1)

Players Who Played 2500 Games in One Uniform (Post-1900)

196

(1)

Players Playing Most Seasons in City of Birth

196

(1)

Players with Same Surname as Town of Birth

196

(1)

Players with Longest Given Names

196

(1)

Players with Palindromic Surnames

196

(1)

Most Common Last Names in Baseball History

196

(1)

Number of Major League Players by First Letter of Last Name

197

(1)

Third Basemen on Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance Chicago Cubs Teams

197

(1)

First Designated Hitter for Each Major League Team

197

(1)

Players Killed as Direct Result of Injuries Sustained in Major League Games

198

(1)

Players Who Played for Three New York Teams

198

(1)

Players Who Played for Both Original and Expansion Washington Senators

199

(1)

Players Who Played for Both K.C. A's and K.C. Royals

199

(1)

Players Who Played for Both Milwaukee Braves and Milwaukee Brewers

199

(1)

Pitchers Who Gave Up Most Hits to Pete Rose

199

(1)

Pitchers Who Gave Up Home Runs to Both Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds in Their Record-Breaking Seasons (1998 and 2001)

200

(1)

Major League Shortstops from San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

200

(1)

Players Born on Leap Year Day (February 29)

200

(1)

Players Who Played on Four of California's Five Major League Teams

200

(1)

Tallest Players in Major League History

201

(1)

Shortest Players in Major League History

201

(1)

Teammates with 300 Wins and 500 Home Runs

201

(2)

Part 2 Team-by-Team Histories

203

American League

205

(50)

Baltimore Orioles

205

(3)

Boston Red Sox

208

(6)

Chicago White Sox

214

(5)

Cleveland Indians

219

(5)

Detroit Tigers

224

(5)

Kansas City Royals

229

(2)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

231

(3)

Minnesota Twins

234

(3)

New York Yankees

237

(7)

Oakland A's

244

(3)

Seattle Mariners

247

(2)

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

249

(1)

Texas Rangers

250

(2)

Toronto Blue Jays

252

(3)

National League

255

(56)

Arizona Diamondbacks

255

(2)

Atlanta Braves

257

(4)

Chicago Cubs

261

(6)

Cincinnati Reds

267

(5)

Colorado Rockies

272

(2)

Florida Marlins

274

(2)

Houston Astros

276

(3)

Los Angeles Dodgers

279

(3)

Milwaukee Brewers

282

(2)

Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals

284

(2)

New York Mets

286

(3)

Philadelphia Phillies

289

(5)

Pittsburgh Pirates

294

(6)

St. Louis Cardinals

300

(6)

San Diego Padres

306

(2)

San Francisco Giants

308

(3)

Franchises No Longer in Existence

311

Boston Braves

311

(4)

Brooklyn Dodgers

315

(4)

New York Giants

319

(5)

Philadelphia Athletics

324

(3)

St. Louis Browns/Milwaukee Brewers

327

(3)

Washington Senators

330

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The Baseball Maniac's Almanac

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