July 24, 201313 yr Detroit's Victor Martinez and Mets Joe Torre both grounded into 4 double plays in one game. Will anyone break this record? (Insert your own Zach Cozart joke here) In 1997 Craig Biggio played over 150 games and never grounded into a double play. Record will never be broken. Cal Ripken Jr has grounded into the most DP in a career (350). Will this ever be broken?
July 24, 201313 yr Cal Ripken Jr has grounded into the most DP in a career (350). Will this ever be broken? I would have liked Sean Casey's chances if he could have hung around the bigs long enough.
July 24, 201313 yr Detroit's Victor Martinez and Mets Joe Torre both grounded into 4 double plays in one game. Will anyone break this record? IF Votto ever gets five at bats with runners on, in a 1 run game...that record is gone!
July 24, 201313 yr Author I would have liked Sean Casey's chances if he could have hung around the bigs long enough. Funny you should say that. Sean does hold the NL record for GIDPs in a season by a Left-handed batter. (27)
July 24, 201313 yr I've always said that the most unapproachable MLB record is held by Connie Mack. Managed 50 straight years for the same team (Philadelphia As).
July 24, 201313 yr Here is one that I had heard of and had to look it up to make sure I was right. Righthander Red Barrett of the old Boston Braves pitched a 2-hit shutout on August 10,1944 against the Cincinnati Reds, winning 2-0. He threw only 58 pitches, walking nobody and striking out nobody. He didn't fall behind in the count on any batter.
July 24, 201313 yr Author From 1962 until 1977 Jim Katt won a Gold Glove. Will that streak ever be broken?
July 24, 201313 yr From 1962 until 1977 Jim Katt won a Gold Glove. Will that streak ever be broken? It's already been tied. Brooks Robinson won Gold Gloves each season from 1960-75.
July 24, 201313 yr Not sure this qualifies for "obscure," but Mays, Aaron and Stan the Man all played in 24 All-Star games. That record never will be broken unless MLB returns to two All-Star games.
July 25, 201313 yr Author Johnny Mize is the only player to hit 50 home runs, and strike out less than 50 times. 51 HRs, 42 K’s in 1947. Can't see that being broken in this day and age of the K. Don Baylor was the first player to ever be caught stealing twice in the same inning in 1974.
July 25, 201313 yr Johnny Vander Meer back to back No Hitters, not obscure but, I don't think it will ever happen again.
July 25, 201313 yr Author Best winning % by a pitcher on a losing team: Sandy Koufax 1964 19 5 0.792 Team winning% 0.494 Tim Lincecum 2008 18 5 0.783 Team winning% 0.444 Tom Seaver 1977 21 6 0.778 Team winning% 0.489
July 25, 201313 yr Author Nate Colbert Padres 1972: 111 RBI on a team that scored only 488 runs all season. No one else on the team had as many as 50 RBI that year, and no player had ever driven in such a high percentage of his team's runs. 22.75%
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