All-time best 4 straight seasons with the same batting average (.247) when rounded to 3 digits (OAK)
1st player to hit Opening Day leadoff HR in consecutive seasons (HOU)
1st player to hit a HR in consecutive 1-0 victories and first to provide a team’s first 3 runs of a season by solo HR (SFG)
All-time best 6 straight games with a HR and only hits for extra bases – tied record (STL)
Became youngest player to hit a HR in 5 straight games and first NL player with a leadoff HR in 3 straight games (ATL)
All-time AL best 11 straight multi-hit games – tied record (TOR)
Became first player of the live ball era to record extra-base hits in his first 3 career plate appearances (TOR)
Had an MLB best 7-0 record (while starting) to begin season (HOU)
Had an MLB best 35 2/3 inning scoreless streak (BOS)
All-time best 24 straight quality starts and 29 straight starts allowing 3 or fewer runs in a season (NYM)
All-time best 5 straight starts with 11 or more K’s and 1 or fewer walks (BOS)
All-time best 5th straight season with 100 K’s as a reliever (NYY)
Recorded 8 straight strikeouts to begin a game – tied modern day record (COL)
Recorded 7 straight strikeouts to begin a game – tied AL record (TBR)
All-time best 10 1/3 consecutive innings without allowing a hit as a starter to begin career – modern day record (MIA)
Retired 20 straight batters to begin game in MLB debut – confirmed record as of expansion era (PIT)
Notable records
(career) Set mark for most hits by a player born outside the United States (TEX)
(career) Set mark for most games caught for one franchise (STL)
(career) Set mark for most games played before 1st all-star selection (ATL)
(career) Became fastest player (197 games) to reach 60 career HR (NYY)
(career) Became fastest player (216 games) to reach 10 multi-homer games (NYY)
(career) Most RBI (10) through first 2 career games (LAA)
(career) Had a HR credited before official MLB debut – first known player (WSN)
(career) Set mark for highest K/9 IP with a minimum of 1,000 IP (BOS)
(career) Tied for most MLB franchises (13) played for (OAK)
(career) Tied for most AL franchises (8) played for (TEX)
(career) Became fastest pitcher (by age, appearances, and save opps) to reach 300 saves (BOS)
(career) Became youngest pitcher to reach 100 saves (TOR) *
(season) Most multi-homer games (6) from the leadoff spot (CLE)
(season) Set mark for lowest BA (.168) by a player with 500 PA (BAL)
(season) Tied for most cycles (2) in a season and became 1st to hit for the cycle against a team twice in one season (MIL)
(season) Tied for most HR (5) in a 2 game span (LAD)
(season) Set mark for most strikeouts (8) in a doubleheader (NYY)
(season) Set AL mark for most 5 strikeout games (2) by a batter in a season (NYY)
(season) Tied AL mark for most 4 strikeout games (6) by a batter in a season (TEX)
(season) Became first pair of siblings to have a multi-homer game on the same day – 2 players (HOU/TOR)
(season) Fastest pitcher (63 IP) to reach 100 K’s in a season (WSN)
(season) Fastest AL pitcher (136 IP) to reach 200 K’s in a season (BOS)
(season) Set mark for most teams pitched for (5) in a season (MIL/CLE/LAA/TOR/MIN)
(game) Tied for most HR (3) on Opening Day (CHW)
(game) Became 1st player to hit for the cycle in game 162 (COL)
(game) Tied for most extra-base hits (5) in a game and first to do so in the first 6 innings (STL)
(game) Tied for most doubles (4) in a game (STL)
(game) Tied for most solo HR (7) in a 9-inning game by a team – 5 players (LAD)
(game) Tied for most RBI (8) out of the leadoff spot (WSN)
(game) Tied record by stealing 2nd, 3rd, and home in an inning (TOR)
(game) Most pitches seen (21) in an at-bat (SFG)
(game) Longest HR (505 ft) measured by Statcast (COL)
(game) Fastest exit velocity for a HR (121.7 mph) measured by Statcast (NYY)
(game) First player to hit 3 HR in a game where his team lost by double-digit deficit (SDP)
(game) Became first player to catch, pitch, and hit a HR in the modern era (LAA)
(game) Most innings pitched (7) in their MLB debut without surrendering a hit or run (STL)
(game) Most strikeouts (9) in their first career start without surrendering a hit or run (NYY)
(game) Most K’s (8) with a save while pitching less than 3 innings and most outs recorded (8) in an appearance all by strikeout (MIL)
(game) Tied for most strikeouts (9) through the third inning (COL)
(game) Tied for most strikeouts (13) through the fifth inning (WSN)
(game) Tied for most hit batters (3) in an inning (BOS)
(game) Fewest outs recorded (0) while surrendering 4+ HR in a game (BAL)
(game) Became the first pitcher to throw 0 pitches in an appearance while issuing a walk (CLE)
(game) Became the first pitcher to earn a save and play third base in between batters faced since saves became an official stat (TBR)
(game) Tied for fastest pitch (105.1 mph) measured by Statcast (STL)
Franchise records
(Nationals) Set career mark for hits (WSN)
(Diamondbacks) Set career mark for walks (ARI)
(Dodgers) Set career mark for strikeouts by a batter (LAD)
(Dodgers) Set single-season mark for strikeouts by a batter (LAD)
(Angels) Set single-season marks for walks and on-base percentage (LAA)
(Yankees) Set single-season mark for strikeouts by a batter (NYY)
(Rangers) Set single-season mark for strikeouts by a batter (TEX)
(Indians) Set career mark for saves (CLE)
(Rays) Set single-season marks for wins, ERA, WHIP, and H/9 IP (TBR)
(Mariners) Set single-season mark for saves (SEA)
(Red Sox) Set single-season mark for K/9 IP (BOS)
(Astros) Set single-season mark for WHIP (HOU)
(Rockies) Set single-season marks for strikeouts, K/9 IP, and K/BB (COL)
(Rockies) Set single-season mark for saves (COL)
(Nationals) Set single-season mark for K/9 IP (WSN)
(Mets) Set single-season mark for WHIP (NYM)
Postseason records
Lowest batting average (.149) for a player with 100+ career postseason at-bats (CHC)
Most strikeouts by a batter (13) in a single LCS series (LAD)
Became 1st player to hit for the cycle in a postseason game (BOS)
Most AB without a hit (8) in a postseason game (BOS)
Most hitless AB (28) by a team’s 1-4 hitters in any modern era MLB game – 6 players (BOS)
Most career postseason starts (8) allowing 1 or fewer runs and 3 or fewer hits (LAD)
Most career postseason starts (8) allowing 5 runs or more (LAD)
Most consecutive team losses (10) in postseason starts, most consecutive losing decisions (9) as a starter, and tied for most consecutive starts (11) allowing multiple earned runs in postseason career (BOS)
Most consecutive scoreless innings (26) in elimination games in postseason career (HOU)
Highest K/9 IP (14.087) in a single postseason (BOS)
Most inherited runners allowed to score (7) in a postseason series (LAD) *
Awards
Won AL MVP (BOS)
Won NL MVP (MIL)
Won AL Cy Young (TBR)
Won NL Cy Young (NYM)
Won AL Rookie of the Year (LAA)
Won NL Rookie of the Year (ATL)
Won AL Comeback Player of the Year (BOS)
Won NL Comeback Player of the Year (ATL) *
Selected as Sporting News Player of the Year (BOS)
Won All-star game MVP (HOU)
Won ALCS MVP (BOS)
Won NLCS MVP (LAD)
Won World Series MVP (BOS) *
Honors
Inducted into HOF as a player (ATL)
Inducted into HOF as a player (CLE, etc.)
Inducted into HOF as a player (MON, LAA, etc.)
Inducted into HOF as a player (SDP, etc.)
Inducted into HOF as a player – selected by Veterans Committee in 2017 (DET, etc.)
Inducted into HOF as a player – selected by Veterans Committee in 2017 (DET)
Elected to HOF by Today’s Game Era Committee as a player (CHW, etc.)
Elected to HOF by Today’s Game Era Committee as a player (CHC, etc.)
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