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6 days ago · George Sisler finished his record-breaking 1920 campaign with 257 hits, a .407 batting average, and 181 OPS+. In the 2001 season, Ichiro Suzuki collected 242 hits, setting the stage for his challenge to Sisler's record in 2004.
1 day ago · Other statues at the corner of 8th and Clark include Hall of Famers Rogers Hornsby, Ozzie Smith, George Sisler, Cool Papa Bell, Bob Gibson, Jack Buck, and others. Due to increased demand, Game 7 of the 2011 World Series accommodated a baseball record of 47,399 by increasing the number of standing room only tickets.
Jun 19, 2024 · Dick Sisler came from a baseball family. His father, George, was a two-time batting champion and a career .340 hitter and was named to the inaugural class of...
6 days ago · George Sisler’s 81-year old daughter Frances Drochelman on hand to witness it. Being the absolute stand-up gentleman that he is, Suzuki of course immediately acknowledged her upon breaking her ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Chief Wilson of the Pittsburgh Pirates set the all-time record for triples in a season with 36 in 1912. In baseball, a triple is recorded when the ball is hit so that the batter is able to advance all the way to third base, scoring any runners who were already on base, with no errors by the defensive team on the play.
2 days ago · The following is a list of biographies or memoirs published by or about Baseball Hall of Fame members. They are not all exclusively published on Dugout Dirt as a number were published while I was writing on Redbird Rants and my weekly Fansided Radio column.
6 days ago · It's a rare enough occurrence that it took the Marlins 30 years to notch their first cycle, and they still have more World Series championships as a franchise than players who have hit for the cycle.
