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Can you name the baseball players associated with these legendary numbers (none are uniform numbers)?
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Player
Explanation
56
Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941 is the longest ever
755
Hank Aaron's 755 career HRs was the all-time record 1974-2006
61
Roger Maris' 61 HR in 1961 was the single-season record from 1961-1998
.406
Ted Williams' .406 BA in 1941; last man to hit over .400
4,191
Ty Cobb's 4,191 career hits was all-time record until 1985
2,130
Lou Gehrig played in 2.130 consecutive games; all-time record until 1995
191
Hack Wilson's 191 RBI in 1930 is the single-season record
Number
Player
Explanation
3,000
Roberto Clemente's career ended with exactly 3,000 hits
130
Rickey Henderson's 130 stolen bases in 1982 is the single-season record
511
Cy Young's 511 career wins is the all-time record
383
Nolan Ryan's 383 strikeouts in 1973 is the single-season record
59
Orel Hershiser's 59 consecutive scoreless innings in 1988, the longest ever streak
565
Mickey Mantle's 565-foot home run in 1953; Guinness declared it the longest ever
868
Sadaharu Oh of Japan hit 868 career HR, the most by any baseball player
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Legendary numbers in baseball Quiz
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Created Oct 10, 2009 in
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MaxCanning
:
Oct 10th, 2009 at 17:20 GMT
1 point
Hershiser did that in 88 not 98. Good quiz, though.
MetaphysicalMan
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Oct 10th, 2009 at 17:30 GMT
1 point
Of course. Fixed, thanks.
0987654321
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Dec 20th, 2009 at 00:28 GMT
5 points
I kept trying to type Charlie Radbourn (59 win in 1884)
dtro
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Jan 12th, 2010 at 20:26 GMT
1 point
Wow I didn't know the single season k record and now I feel ashamed.
rudi
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Apr 18th, 2010 at 07:39 GMT
1 point
great quiz!
adeutsch107
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Sep 28th, 2011 at 21:21 GMT
3 points
511 should also bring up Mel Ott, i always think of him with that number
MatttD
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Sep 30th, 2011 at 13:11 GMT
1 point
59 was Radbourn for me, too. Hershiser never entered my mind.
pita
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Sep 30th, 2011 at 13:58 GMT
1 point
You adjusted Wilson's number from the historically known number, but not Cobb's?
MetaphysicalMan
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Oct 1st, 2011 at 17:53 GMT
1 point
MLB doesn't officially recognize the adjustment on Cobb. In addition, I feel that with Cobb, the 4,191 figure is more significant as that is what was widely published as his total when Pete Rose broke the record. The chase by Rose is what made the number famous.
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