Robin Yount and George Brett Achieve 3000 Hits
Robin Yount and George Brett both began thier careers in 1974, Yount as a 18 year old rookie with the Milwaukee Brewers, and Brett as a 20 year old rookie with the Kansas City Royals. Little did anyone know how good of players they would become, and the milestones they would achieve in thier astonishing careers. The one achievement which makes both of these players a cinch for the Hall of Fame is the feet that they both reached in the 1992 season. That achievement was getting their 3000th career hit. Yount got his 3000th hit with a single on Sept. 9, 1992. When getting the hit he became only the 17th player in history to reach that milestone. Although the Brewers went on to lose the
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He received the first one in 1982, perhaps his best season as a professional. He won a gold glove award for his play at shortstop, while hitting .331, giving him the AL MVP. The second MVP award came in 1989 when he moved to centerfield. He put up some pretty impressive numbers that year: 21 home runs, 103 RBI's, while hitting .318. Yount was also awarded the Gold Glove award for his play in centerfield. Yount is the only player to ever lead the league in fielding percentage as both an infielder and as an outfielder.
"The grind of playing shortstop cannot be overstated, and Yount played it well for 11 years (1974-1984). His 1982 hitting performance: .331, 29 homers, 114 RBI's, 129 runs, 210 hits, with 87 for extra bases, was one of the best ever by a shortstop, but when Yount's right shoulder needed surgery after the 1984 season, he began his second career as a centerfielder, the most important outfield position. No player has ever made the Hall of Fame after splitting his career, between the middle infield and the outfield." (Kurkjian p.48) As for George Brett his numbers speak for themselves. Brett is s shoe in for the Hall of Fame. There is no doubt that there will be a plaque with a picture of George Brett hanging on the walls of
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The most famous is the infamous "Pine Tar Incident", which took place at Yankee Stadium in 1983. brett hit a go-ahead home run int eh 6th inning, the Yankee's manager, Billy Martin asked the umpires to make sure that there was not to much pine tar on the bat. The umpires looked at the bat and after further review called Brett out. Later the Commissioner reviewed the bat and found nothing wrong with it, and had the last 3 innings replayed. The Royals won the game thanks to Brett's "pine tar home run". Brett has had great success int he 2 world series in which he has been in during his career. He has the third best batting average in world series play with a .373 average. Brett also had some speed in his prime years. He has slowed down considerably, but he has collected 127 triples , while stealing 184 bases through the 1990 season. Not only has Brett's bat helped the Royals, but his experience and leadership is helping the young players on the team play the game the way that is was ment to be played. "In a season that has been abysmal at best, it's still fun coming out to the park to see him busting his butt out there, even on routine ground balls. He's salbaging a season for us." (Fimrite p.24 M.
Babe Ruth is still a very well-known person in history today, even almost one-hundred years later. He did not only change the way people viewed negro baseball leagues, but he also gained a large reputation for his ability to play baseball, obviously due to his amazing abilities. Ruth’s ability to play was almost impossibly good, in fact, he was even titled “athlete of the century” for his ability. With that ability and power that he had once he won, he would become a
[1] Cobb: (4191 hits)/(3033 career games/ 150 games) Williams: (2654 hits)/(2292 career games/ 150 games)
In 1961, Roger and teammate Mickey Mantle received national attention as they chased the single season home run record of 60 set by Babe Ruth in 1927.
He was loyal to his city of Baltimore. He never left if more money was offered. In 1995 he broke Lou Gehrig’s 2,130 games by playing 2,218 games in a row. According to World Book, Cal ended his streak of 2,632 consecutive games when he chose not to play in the game of September 20, 1998.
But a sports writer named Tris Speaker thought that maybe he should have stayed as a pitcher when he joined the Yankees when he said this, “Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week, he might have lasted a long time and become a great star. After Babe’s first year with the Yankees, he already looked like he was going to be a once-in-a-lifetime talent. He brought so much power to the plate and so much excitement to the game, it was unreal. In his first year with the Yankees, he had a .376 batting average with a insane 54 homeruns, the most ever in a season by a player. That wasn’t the only year he set the homerun record. The next year he hit 59 homeruns, and then he hit 60 homeruns in 1927. In Nine years with the Yankees so far, Ruth as a .355 batting average and an enormous amount of homeruns with 467. Teammates have loved playing with Ruth, including one teammate Lefty Gomez, as he said this, ”No one hit homeruns the way Babe did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings then take off for the
He was later inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962. Jackie Robinson should not only be recognized for his on-field accomplishments, but for what it took for him to get there as well. Throughout all of the racism in America and baseball, he endured it and pushed through it to set himself up for ultimate success. He endured the hardships of being the only African-American in the league at the time and taking all the hate from the racists, while still putting up remarkable numbers. Even as a white man during the time of integration in baseball, you could have nothing but respect for Jackie Robinson.
"Ruth's Record of 700 Home Runs Likely to Stand for All Time in Major Leagues." New York Times 14 July 1934: 8.
and has been in the homerun derby many times. In 2011 he had 23 home runs, 89RBIs
Although often overshadowed in baseball history by Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb is considered by many sports enthusiasts to be the greatest player to ever play the game of baseball. Tyrus Raymond Cobb, was born December 18, 1886 in Banks County in Narrows, Georgia. He quickly gained much notoriety for his great skill in baseball and eventually earned a position with the Detroit Tigers at the age of nineteen, after playing for several semi-pro and Sally league teams. Cobb compiled twelve batting titles, a .367 career average, and totaled 4191 hits (second all-time) in a career that spanned twenty-two years (1905-1928). With these and other superb achievements, Ty was inducted as the first member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936, receiving more votes the Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. As Cobb aged, his physical condition worsened and he developed terminal cancer. He eventually died July 17, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of seventy-four.
Greg Maddux has received four Cy Young Awards in his thirteen-year career. The Cy Young Award is the award that is given to the best pitcher for the year. Nolan Ryan never received a single Cy Young Award. This is an especially hard accomplishment now. The recent years in baseball have been the biggest offensive years that the sport has ever seen. There has been more batters with 30, 40, or 50 homeruns than there has any other time in history. Greg Maddux has to face at least one thirty-homerun man every time he pitches and still has a career e.r.a. (earned run average) of 2.75. Ryan’s career e.r.a. is 3.19 and he did not have to face as many hitters that could hurt a pitcher.
century. The Sox boasted a lineup that included three eventual Hall of Famers; Collins, Schalk
714 career home runs, had 2,209 career RBI's, and 2,873 total hits, all in only
This record stood until 1961 when Roger Maris hit 61 home runs. He might have been the best baseball player who ever played the game. He led the Yankees to seven World Series and made two million dollars in his career. Jack "the Manassa Mauler" Dempsey was one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time. He was a heavyweight champion and fought and won against Georges Carpentier.
...rst all time in total accumulated bases with 6,856. He was second all time in at bats with 12,364. He was third all time in hits with 3,771. He was third all time in runs scored with 2,174. He was also third all time in games played with 3,298. He was elected into the Hall Of Fame in 1982. His autobiography, I had a Hammer, was published in 1990. In 1999, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of breaking Babe Ruth’s record, Major League announced the Hank Aaron Award, given to the best overall hitter in each league.