CONTENTS

Foreword

Part 1     Individual Statistics

1     Batting

Base Hits

Most Hits by Decade

Evolution of Singles Record

Most Hits, Season

Base Hit Leaders by State of Birth

Players with 200 Hits and 40 Home Runs, Season

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

Players with 3000 Hits, Career

Most Hits by Position, Season

Players Hitting for the Cycle Two or More Times (Post-1900)

Most Times at Bat Without a Hit, Season

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

Players with 600 Total Hits in First Three Major League Seasons

Players with 200-Hit Seasons in Each League

Players with 200 Hits in Five Consecutive Seasons

Rookies with 200 or More Hits

Teammates Finishing One-Two in Base Hits

Players Getting 1000 Hits Before Their 25th Birthday

Players with 10,000 At-Bats and Fewer Than 3000 Hits, Career

Players with 200 Hits, Batting Under .300, Season

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

Former Negro Leaguers with 1500 Major League Hits

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

Latino Players with 2500 Hits

3000 Hits, 500 Home Runs, and a .300 Batting Average, Career

Most Hits by Switch-Hitter, Career

Most Hits by Catcher, Career

Most Singles, Career

Fewest Singles, Season (Min. 140 Games, Min. 300 At-Bats)

Most Singles, Season

20 Triple Seasons (Since 1930)

Largest Differential Between League Leader in Hits and Runner-Up

Batting Average

Evolution of Batting Average Record

Highest Batting Average by Position, Season

Highest Batting Average by Decade (Min. 2000 At-Bats)

Highest Batting Batting Average for a Rookie, Each League (Min. 100 Games)

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

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

Players Batting .300 for 10 or More Consecutive Seasons From Start of Career

.400 Hitters and How Their Team Finished

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

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

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

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

Players Batting .350 with 50 Home Runs

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

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

Batting Title

Closest Batting Races

Teammates Finishing One-Two in Batting Race

Switch-Hitting Batting Champions

Catchers Winning Batting Titles

Batting Champions on Last-Place Teams

Batting Title Winners Without a Home Run

Batting Champions Driving in Fewer Than 40 Runs

Batting Champions with 100 Strikeouts in Year They Led League

Lowest Batting Averages to Lead League

Highest Batting Average Not to Win Batting Title

Runners-Up for Batting Titles in Both Leagues

Players Winning Batting Title in Season After Joining New Club

Players Changing Team in Season After Winning Batting Title

Largest Margin Between Batting Champion and Runner-Up

Champions Whose Next Season’s Batting Average Declined the Most

Lowest Lifetime Batting Averages for Players Who Led League

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

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

Fewest Strikeouts For Batting Champions

Home Runs

Evolution of Home Run Record

Most Home Runs by Decade

Career Home Run Leaders by Zodiac Sign

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

Home Run Leaders by State of Birth

500th Home Run of 500 Home Run Hitters

Most Home Runs in First Three Seasons in Majors

Most Home Runs for One Club

Most Home Runs by Position, Career

Most Home Runs Not Leading League, Season

Most Home Runs, Never Leading League, Career

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

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

Most Home Runs by Visiting Player, by Stadium,

Most Home Runs, Month by Month

Most Home Runs by Position, Season

Players Leading League in Home Runs for Different Teams

Players with 40 Home Run Seasons in Each League

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

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

Shortstops with at Least Seven Consecutive 20-Home Run Seasons

Players Hitting Four Home Runs in One Game

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

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

Rookies Hitting 30 or More Home Runs

Former Negro Leaguers Who Led Major Leagues in Home Runs

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

Players Hitting 49 Home Runs in Season, Never Hitting 50

Players Hitting 40 or More Home Runs in Season, Never Hitting 30 or More in Any Other Season, Career

Most Multi-Home Run Games, Career

Most Grand Slams, Career

Players Hitting Two Grand Slams, Same Game

Most Home Runs by Age

Teenagers Hitting Grand Slams

Oldest Players to Hit Grand Slams

Oldest Home Run Champions

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

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

Most At-Bats, No Home Runs, Career (Post-1900)

Most Consecutive At-Bats Without a Home Run

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

Players Hitting 30 or More Home Runs in First Three Seasons

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

Players Increasing Their Home Run Production in Seven Consecutive Seasons

Most Home Runs by Switch-Hitters, Career

Most Home Runs by Catcher, Season

Most Home Runs by Catcher, Career

300 Career Home Runs and 100 Home Runs, Both Leagues

Most Home Runs Hit in One Ballpark, Career

Players Whose Home Run in “Cycle” Was Grand Slam

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

Shortstops Leading League in Home Runs

Most Home Runs by Left-Handed Hitting Shortstops

Players Hitting Home Runs in 20 Consecutive Seasons Played

Players with 100 Home Runs, Three Different Teams

Players with 40-Home Run Seasons Before 25th Birthday

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

Players with the Most Career Home Runs, Never Striking Out 100 Times in a Season

Largest Differential Between Leader in Home Runs and Runner-Up

Most Home Runs, Last Season in Majors

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

Highest Percentage of Home Runs to Hits

Runs Batted In

Evolution of RBI Record

Most RBIs by Decade

Career RBI Leaders by First Letter of Last Name

Teammates Finishing One-Two in RBIs

Largest Differential Between League Leader in RBIs and Runner-Up

Career RBI Totals, Players Hitting 500 Home Runs

Players Driving in 100 Runs in First Two Seasons in Majors

Players Driving in 500 Runs in First Four Years of Career

Most RBIs by a Player in a Single Game

Catchers with 100 RBIs and 100 Runs Scored, Season

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

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

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

Players with Most Career RBIs, Never Leading League

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

Batters Driving in 100 Runs with Three Different Teams

Players Driving in 130 Teammates During Season

Players Driving in 100 Runs, Season, in Each League

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

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

Players with Lowest Batting Average for 100-RBI Season

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

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

Runs Scored

Evolution of Runs Scored Record

Most Runs Scored by Decade

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

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

Most Runs Scored by Position, Season

Walks

Evolution of Batters’ Walks Record

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

Players Leading League in Base Hits and Walks, Season

Players with 200 Base Hits and 100 Walks, Season

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

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

Players with 90 Walks in Each of First Two Seasons

Strikeouts

Average League Strikeouts (Minimum 300 At-Bats)

Players with 250 More Career Strikeouts Than Hits (Min. 400 Strikeouts)

Players with Most Strikeouts, Season

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

Players with 200 Hits and 100 Strikeouts, Season

Players with 40 or More Runs and 50 or Fewer Strikeouts, Season

Players with 100 More Strikeouts Than RBIs, Season

Toughest Batters to Strike Out, Career

Teams with 1000+ Strikeouts, Winning World Series

Pinch Hits

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

Extra-Base Hits

Evolution of Total Bases Record

Players with 100 Extra-Base Hits, Season

Players with 400 Total Bases, Season

Evolution of Doubles Record

Players Hitting 40 Home Runs and 40 Doubles, Season

Evolution of Triples Record

Leaders in Doubles and Triples, Season

Leaders in Doubles and Home Runs, Season

Leaders in Triples and Home Runs, Season

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

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

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

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

Most Doubles by Position, Season

Most Triples by Position, Season

Most Total Bases by Position, Season

Stolen Bases

Evolution of Stolen Base Record

Most Stolen Bases by Position, Season

Most Stolen Bases by Decade

Teammates Combining for 125 Stolen Bases, Season

Players Stealing 30 Bases for 10 Consecutive Seasons

Players Leading League in Stolen Bases and Total Bases, Season

Players with 200 Home Runs and 200 Stolen Bases, Career

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

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

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

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

Most Stolen Bases by Catcher, Season

Most Stolen Bases by Catcher, Career

Players with 50 Stolen Bases and 100 RBIs, Season

Most Stolen Bases by Home Run Champion, Season

Players Stealing Bases in Four Decades

Best On-Base Percentage (OBP) by Decade

Best On Base Plus Slugging (OPS) by Decade

Batting Miscellany

Best Wins Above Replacement (WAR) by Decade (Hitters Only)

Most Times Leading League in Offensive Category

Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Offensive Category

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

Highest Offensive Career Totals by Players Who Never Led League

Highest Ratio of Three True Outcomes, Season (Home Run, Strikeout, Walk

Career Offensive Leaders by Players Under Six Feet Tall

Largest Margin Between League Leaders and Runners-Up

Evolution of Slugging Percentage Record

Players Hitting Safely in at Least 135 Games, Season

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

Highest Slugging Percentage by Position, Season

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

Winners of Two “Legs” of Triple Crown Since Last Winner

2     Pitching

Wins

Most Victories by Decade

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

Pitchers with the Most Career Victories by Zodiac Sign

Pitchers with the Most Victories by State of Birth

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

100-Game Winners, Both Leagues

Pitchers with 500 Major League Decisions

Most Wins, Major and Minor Leagues Combined

Most Wins For One Team

Pitchers with 100 More Wins Than Losses, Career

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

200-Game Winners, Never Winning 20 Games in Season

Pitchers with 100 Wins and 500 Hits, Career

Victories in Most Consecutive Seasons

Most Wins in a Season Without a Complete Game

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

Most Career Wins by Pitchers Under Six Feet Tall

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

Pitchers Winning 20 Games with 3 Different Teams

Oldest Pitchers to Win 20 Games for First Time

Youngest Pitchers to Win 20 Games

Rookies Winning 20 Games

Most Seasons Logged Before First 20-Win Season

Rookie Pitchers with 20 Wins and 200 Strikeouts

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

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

Pitchers Winning 20 Games in Last Season in Majors

Earliest 20-Game Winner During Season

Most Wins After Turning 40

Pitchers on Losing Teams, Leading League in Wins

20-Game Winners on Last-Place Teams

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

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

Lefties Winning 20 Games Twice Since World War II

Pitchers with 20-Win Seasons After Age 40

Pitchers Leading Both Leagues in Wins, Season

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

20-Game Winners and Losers, Same Season

Pitchers Who Led League in Wins in Successive Seasons

Most Pitching Wins for One Season

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

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

Largest Differential Between League Leader in Wins and Runner-Up

Highest Percentage of Team’s Total Wins for Season

Pitchers Winning 300 Games, Never Striking Out 200 Batters, Season

Won-Loss Percentage of 300-Game Winners

Shutouts

Evolution of Shutout Record

20-Game Winners with No Complete Game Shutouts

Pitchers Leading League in Wins, No Complete Game Shutouts

Most Shutouts by a Rookie

Most Career Starts, No Shutouts

Most Career Shutouts, Never Led League

Pitchers with Shutouts in First Two Major League Starts

Most Hits Allowed by Pitcher Throwing Shutout

Players with Highest Percentage of Shutouts to Games Started, Career

Losses

Most Losses by Decade

Evolution of Pitchers’ Losses Record

Pitchers with Seven or More Consecutive Losing Seasons

Pitchers with 150 Wins with More Losses Than Wins, Career

Pitchers on Winning Teams, Leading League in Losses, Season

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

300-Game Winners with Fewer Than 200 Losses

Earned Run Average

Best ERA by Decade (Min. 1000 Innings)

Teammates Finishing One-Two in ERA, Season

Pitchers with 3000 Innings Pitched and an ERA Lower Than 3.00 (Post–1900)

Pitchers Leading League in ERA After Their 40th Birthday

ERA Under 2.00, Season (Since 1920)

Pitchers with Losing Record, Leading League in ERA

20-Game Winners with 4.00 ERA, Season

20-Game Losers with ERA Below 2.00

ERA Leaders with Fewer Than 10 Wins

Pitchers with Lowest ERA in Both Leagues

ERA Leaders with 25 or More Wins, Season

ERAs of 300-Game Winners

Strikeouts

Evolution of Strikeout Record

Most Strikeouts by Decade

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

Pitchers Leading League with 100 More Strikeouts Than Runner-Up

Pitchers with 3000 Strikeouts, Never Leading League

Pitchers Striking Out 1000 Batters Before Their 24th Birthday

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

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

Pitchers Averaging 10 Strikeouts per Nine Innings, Season (Min. 165 IP)

Pitchers with Combined Total of 500 Strikeouts and Walks, Season

Pitchers Striking Out the Side on Nine Pitches

Pitchers with 200 Strikeouts and Fewer Than 50 Walks, Season

Rookie Pitchers Striking Out 200 Batters

Rookies Leading League in Strikeouts

Pitchers Leading League in Strikeouts, 10 or More Years Apart

Oldest Pitchers to Lead League in Strikeouts

Strikeout Leaders on Last-Place Teams

Walks

Pitchers Walking 20 or Fewer Batters, Season (Min. 200 Innings, Post–1900)

Fewest Walks, Season (Min. One Inning Pitched Each Team Game)

Pitchers Walking Fewer Than One Batter Every Nine Innings, Season (Min. 160 IP)

Highest Percentage of Walks to Innings Pitched, Season

Low-Hit Games

Pitchers with a No-Hitter in First Major League Start

Pitchers with a One-Hitter in First Major League Game

Last Outs in Perfect Games

Perfect Game Pitchers, Career Wins

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

Most Walks Given Up by No-Hit Pitchers, Game

Pitchers Throwing No-Hitters in 20-Loss Season

Pitchers Hitting Home Runs in No-Hit Games

Pitchers Throwing No-Hitters in Consecutive Seasons

No-Hitters Pitched Against Pennant-Winning Teams

No-Hit Pitchers Going Winless the Next Season after Pitching a No-Hitter

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

Oldest Pitcher to Throw a No-Hitter

Youngest Pitcher to Throw a No-Hitter

Rookies Throwing No-Hitters

Longest Stretch by Pitcher Between No-Hitters

Shortest Stretch by Pitcher Between No-Hitters

Saves/Relief Pitchers

Saves by Decade

Evolution of Saves Record

Pitchers with 100 Wins and 100 Saves, Career

Relief Pitchers with the Most Wins, Season

Most Games Won by Relief Pitcher, Career

Teams with Two Pitchers with 20 Saves, Season

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

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

Best Wins Above Replacement (WAR) by Decade (Pitchers Only)

Pitching Miscellany

Best Winning Percentage by Decade (100 Decisions)

Walks Plus Hits Per Inning

Best WHIP by Decade

Most Seasons Leading League in Pitching Category

Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Pitching Category

Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings Pitched

Highest Career Pitching Totals by Pitchers Who Never Led League

Career Pitching Leaders Under Six Feet Tall

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

Most Home Runs Given Up, Season

Most Home Runs Given Up, Career

Pitchers Giving Up Most Grand Slams, Season

Pitchers with 2000 Innings Pitched, Allowing No Grand Slams

20-Game Winners Batting .300, Same Season

Complete Games by Decade

Evolution of Complete Games Record

Most Games Started By a Pitcher, Career

Highest Percentage of Complete Games to Games Started

Pitchers Starting 20 Games in 20 Consecutive Seasons

Evolution of Record for Most Games Pitched in a Season

Evolution of Innings Pitched Record

Most Quality Starts, Season

Most Quality Starts, Career

Most Wild Pitches, Season (Since 1900)

Last Legal Spitball Pitchers

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

Pitchers Who Have Stolen Home

3     Hall of Fame

First Players Elected to Hall of Fame from Each Position

Highest Lifetime Batting Average for Hall of Fame Pitchers

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

Hall of Famers with Lowest Marks in Offensive Categories

Teams Fielding Most Future Hall of Fame Players

Infields Fielding Four Future Hall of Famers

Hall of Fame Pitchers Who Batted Right and Threw Left

Switch-Hitting Pitchers in Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Pitchers Who Played Most Games at Other Positions

Hall of Fame Position Players Who Also Pitched

Hall of Fame Pitchers with Losing Records

Leading Career Pitching Marks by Those Not In Hall of Fame

Leading Career Batting Marks by Those Not In Hall of Fame

Most Career Hits by Players Not In Hall of Fame

Most Career Wins by Pitchers Not In Hall of Fame

Most Career Home Runs by Players Not In Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame Inductees Receiving 90 Percent of Vote

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

Hall of Famers Making Last Out in World Series

Hall of Famers Who Played for the Harlem Globetrotters

Hall of Famers Who Died on Their Birthday

4     Awards

Most Valuable Player

Unanimous Choice for MVP

Closest Winning Margins in MVP Voting

Widest Winning Margins in MVP Voting

Won MVP Award in Consecutive Years, by Position

Teammates Finishing One-Two in MVP Balloting

Triple Crown Winners Not Winning MVP

MVPs on Nonwinning Teams

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

Pitchers Winning MVP Award

Players Winning MVP Award First Season in League

MVPs Receiving Fewer First-Place Votes Than Runner-Up

Teams with Most Consecutive MVP Awards

Players Winning MVP Award with Two Different Teams

MVPs with Fewest Hits

Switch-Hitting MVPs

Cy Young Award

Pitchers Winning 25 Games, Not Winning Cy Young Award

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

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

Cy Young Winners with Lowest Run Support

Relief Pitchers Winning Cy Young Award

Cy Young Winners Increasing Their Number of Victories the Following Season

Won Cy Young in Both Leagues

Won Both Cy Young and MVP Same Season

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

Rookie of the Year

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

Relief Pitchers Winning Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year on Pennant-Winning Teams

Rookies of the Year Elected to Hall of Fame

Gold Gloves

Most Gold Gloves, by Position

5     Managers

Winningest Managers by First Letter of Last Name

Winningest Managers by Zodiac Sign

Managers During Most Presidential Administrations

Managers Winning 1000 Games with One Franchise

Managers with Over 1000 Career Wins and sub-.500 Winning Percentage

Managers with Most Career Victories for Each Franchise

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

Managers with 500 Wins in Each League

Played in 2000 Games, Managed in 2000 Games

Managers Managing 100-Loss Teams After 1000th Career Victory

Managers with Both 100 Wins and 100-Loss Seasons

Former Pitchers Winning Pennants as Managers (Post-1900)

Managers Taking Over World Series Teams in Midseason

Managers Replaced While Team Was in First Place

Managers Winning Pennant in First Year as Manager of Team

Managers Undefeated in World Series Play

Managers with Fewest Career Wins to Win World Series

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

Pennant-Winning Managers with Fewest Career Games (Since 1900)

Most Times Managing the Same Club

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

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

Career One-Game Managers

Managers Managing in Civilian Clothes

Managers Who Were Lawyers

Pennant-Winning Managers Who Won Batting Titles

Managers with Same Initials as Team They Managed

Playing Managers After 1950

1000 Wins as Manager and 2000 Hits as Player

6     Fielding

Most Games Played by Position, Career

Most Consecutive Games Played at Each Position

Players Who Played 1000 Games at Two Positions, Career

Unassisted Triple Plays

Most No-Hitters Caught

Games Caught by Left-Handed Catchers

Players Pitching and Catching, Same Game

7     Relatives

Father-Son Combinations with 250 Home Runs, Career

Brother Batteries

Twins Who Played Major League Baseball

Hall of Famers Whose Sons Played in Majors

Players with Two Sons Who Played in Majors

Brother Double-Play Combinations

Most Home Runs, Brothers

Pitching Brothers Each Winning 20 Games in Same Season

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

Father-Son Tandems Who Both Played for Same Manager

Sons Who Played for Their Fathers

Best Won–Lost Percentage for Pitching Brothers

Most Total Combined Career Wins for Pitching Brothers

Pitching Brothers Facing Each Other, Regular Season

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

Brothers Who Played Together on Three Major League Teams

8     World Series

Teams Never to Trail in a World Series

Highest Batting Average for a World Series Team

Lowest Batting Average for a World Series Team

Most Regular Season Losses, Reaching World Series

Teams with Lowest Batting Average (Season), Winning World Series

Teams Winning World Series a Year After Finishing with a Losing Record

World Series Champions with More Errors Than League Average

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

0-for-the Series (Min. 10 At-Bats)

Players on World Series–Winning Teams in Both Leagues

Pitchers in World Series with Highest Slugging Percentage

World Series–Ending Hits

Pitchers in World Series with 300 Career Wins

Players on World Series Teams in Three Decades

Players with World Series Home Runs in Three Decades

Player-Managers on World Series–Winning Teams

World Series-Winning Managers Who Never Played in Majors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pitchers with World Series Wins in Both Leagues

Pitchers with World Series Losses in Both Leagues

Players Whose Home Run Won World Series Game 1–0

Brothers Who Were World Series Teammates

Brothers Facing Each Other in World Series

Fathers and Sons in World Series Competition

Batting Average of .400 Hitters in World Series Play

Batting Averages of .400 in World Series Play

Players Hitting World Series Home Runs in Each League

World Series Inside-The-Park Home Runs

World Series Teams Using Six Different Starting Pitchers

Rookies Starting Seventh Game of World Series

Players Playing Four Different Positions in World Series Competition, Career

Players Stealing Home in World Series Game

Pitchers Hitting Home Runs in World Series Play

Cy Young Winners Facing Each Other in World Series Games

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

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

World Series Grand Slams

Players on Three Different World Series Clubs

Players Playing for Two Different World Series Champions in Successive Years

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

Batting Champions Facing Each Other in World Series

Home Run Champions Facing Each Other in World Series

Players Hitting Home Run in First World Series At-Bat

World Series Pitchers with Most Losses, Season

Teams Winning a World Series in First Year in New Ballpark

Pitchers on World Series Winning Teams, Both Winning 20 Games and All of Their Team’s Series Victories

Teams’ Overall Won–Lost Percentage in World Series Games Played

Oldest Players to Appear in World Series

Players with 3000 Hits Playing in World Series

9     All-Star Game

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

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

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

All-Star Game Managers Who Never Managed in World Series

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

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

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

Pitchers with No Victories, Named to All-Star Team

Oldest Players Named to All-Star Team

10     Teams

Teams’ Won–Lost Percentage by Decade

Clubs Winning 100 Games, Not Winning Pennant

Pennant Winners One Year, Losing Record Next (Post-1900)

Pennant-Winning Season After Losing Record Year Before

Teams Winning 100 Games in a Season, Three Years in a Row

Largest Increase in Games Won by Team Next Season

Largest Decrease in Games Won by Team Next Season

Teams with Worst Won–Lost Percentage

Teams Hitting .300

Teams with Three 20-Game Winners

Teams with 30-Game Winners, Not Winning Pennant

Teams Leading or Tied for First Place Entire Season

Teams Scoring in Every Inning (Post-1900)

Most Lopsided Shutouts

11     Miscellany

Players with Both Little League and Major League World Series Teams

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

Four-Decade Players

First Players Chosen in Draft by Expansion Teams

Last Active Player Once Playing for …

Last Players Born in Nineteenth Century to Play in Majors

First Players Born in Twentieth Century to Play in Majors

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

Players and Mangers Same Number Retired on Two Different Clubs

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

Performances by Oldest Players

Oldest Players, by Position

Youngest Players to Play in Majors

Youngest Players, by Position

Players Who Played During Most Presidential Administrations

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

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

Players Playing Most Seasons in City of Birth

Players with Same Surname as Town of Birth

Players with Longest Given Names

Players with Palindromic Surnames

Most Common Last Names in Baseball History

Number of Major League Players by First Letter of Last Name

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

First Designated Hitter for Each Major League Team

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

Players Who Played for Three New York Teams

Players Who Played for Both Original and Expansion Washington Senators

Players Who Played for Both Kansas City Athletics and Kansas City Royals

Players Who Played for Both Milwaukee Braves and Milwaukee Brewers

Pitchers Who Gave Up Most Hits to Pete Rose

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

Major League Shortstops from San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic

Players Born on Leap Year Day (February 29)

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

Tallest Players in Major League History

Shortest Players in Major League History

Teammates the Longest

Teammates with 300 Wins and 500 Home Runs

New Baseball Stadiums Built Since 2005

Players Traded for Themselves

Players Wearing Numbers “0” and “00”

Part 2     Team-by-Team Histories

American League

Baltimore Orioles

Boston Red Sox

Chicago White Sox

Cleveland Indians

Detroit Tigers

Houston Astros

Kansas City Royals

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Minnesota Twins

New York Yankees

Oakland Athletics

Seattle Mariners

Tampa Bay Rays

Texas Rangers

Toronto Blue Jays

National League

Arizona Diamondbacks

Atlanta Braves (formerly the Milwaukee Braves)

Chicago Cubs

Cincinnati Reds

Colorado Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers

Miami Marlins

Milwaukee Brewers

New York Mets

Philadelphia Phillies

Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals

San Diego Padres

San Francisco Giants

Washington Nationals (formerly the Montreal Expos)

Franchises No Longer in Existence

Baltimore Orioles

Boston Braves

Brooklyn Dodgers

New York Giants

Philadelphia Athletics

St. Louis Browns

Washington Senators