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Title: This made me a little sad. Post by: MFAWG on September 09, 2009, 07:51:56 PM http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-yankees-jeterrecord&prov=ap&type=lgns
Quote NEW YORK (AP)—Derek Jeter(notes) and Lou Gehrig are tied at the top. Jeter matched the New York Yankees record for hits with a seventh-inning single Wednesday night against Tampa Bay. Jeter’s third hit of the game gave him 2,721 in a Yankees uniform, tying a mark held by Gehrig for more than 70 years. Title: Re: This made me a little sad. Post by: gleek on September 09, 2009, 08:21:12 PM I was sadder when Cal Ripken Jr. broke Gehrig's consecutive games record. The one significant record that he holds (and will for a long time) is the AL record for most RBI in a season (184). It's amazing that he was able to bat in so many runs hitting clean-up with a slugger like Ruth hitting in the 3 spot.
Title: Re: This made me a little sad. Post by: MFAWG on September 09, 2009, 08:52:32 PM Ruth led the league in OBP in 1931, so alot of those RBI's were Gehrig driving in the big tub of lard.
They couldn't pitch around Gehrig, either: They were going to get Lazzeri, a HoFer with a .339 average, or Bob Meusel who was .309 lifetime. Imagine your 5 and 6 guy hitting over .300! |