| Statistics - I love 'em | | | | |
| | | | He never hit more than 12 home runs in a |
| I have been fascinated by some of the | | | | single year |
| statistics that have been amassed by some of | | | | |
| the major leaguers. Viewing some players | | | | Seven times he knocked in over 100 runs |
| numbers has amazed me. My Baseball | | | | |
| memorabilia are these amazing stats. | | | | Runs Batted In |
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| Here are a few achievements I thought might | | | | This following stats are based on a per game |
| interest you. | | | | basis |
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| Rogers Hornsby | | | | Here are a few of the highest numbers |
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| From 1921 to 1925 he batted 2679 times - | | | | As you can see - no one player averaged one |
| | | | run per game |
| He hit safely 1078 times | | | | |
| | | | Lou Gehrig .921 |
| And averaged .402 during this five year run. | | | | |
| Not too shabby | | | | Hank Greenburg .915 |
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| From ages 36 to 41 - his final six years in | | | | Joe Dimaggio .885 |
| the Majorshe batted 350 times total | | | | |
| | | | Jimmy Foxx .859 |
| Hit safely 105 times and fell 70 hits short | | | | |
| of | | | | Hey where's The Babe? |
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| 3000 hits for his career. Maybe he could have | | | | These RBIs are based on a per at bat basis |
| planned better. | | | | |
| | | | Here are some of the highest numbers |
| Lou Gehrig | | | | |
| | | | Babe Ruth .263 |
| From 1930 to 1934 he drove in 813 runs | | | | |
| | | | Lou Gehrig .249 |
| An average of 162 RBIs per year - Enough said | | | | |
| | | | Hank Greenburg .249 |
| The man was a run producing machine | | | | |
| | | | I hope you enjoyed these unusual stats. |
| Ty Cobb | | | | |
| | | | I will randomly provide unusual stats like |
| He had 1937 RBIs in his career | | | | these in the future. |