Category : Paradox DBMS
Archive   : BASBAL.ZIP
Filename : HITTING.DB
Who holds the major league record for most career triples? Sam Crawford (312) Who holds the major league record for lifetime runs-batted-in with 2,297? Hank Aaron What California Angel drove in eight runs in one game in 1979? Don Baylor What Chicago White Sox first baseman drove in eight runs in one game in 1977? Jim Spencer In 1973, what three Atlanta Braves all hit 40 or more home runs? Hank Aaron (40), Darrell Evans (41), Davey Johnson (43) Who holds the National League record of 450 total bases in one season? Rogers Hornsby What two American League (non-Yankee) players each hit 58 home runs in a single season? Jimmie Foxx and Hank Greenberg Who holds the major league record for the highest lifetime batting average? Ty Cobb (.367)
Who was the youngest player in the major leagues to win a batting title? Al Kaline (20) In 1934, who became the first major league player since 1900 to score six runs in one game? Mel Ott What New York Yankee completed his career in 1968 with a lifetime total of 536 home runs? Mickey Mantle What Milwaukee Brave hit four home runs in one game in 1954? Joe Adcock
What member of the Boston Red Sox hit two grand slams in one game in 1946? Rudy York In 1967, what two players hit their 500th home runs? Mickey Mantle and Eddie Mathews What American League Hall of Famer, at age 40, was the oldest player to ever win a batting title? Ted Williams What great shortstop had a lifetime .329 average and 722 stolen bases? Honus Wagner Who holds the major league record for most runs-batted-in during a season? Hack Wilson (190) Who had a higher lifetime batting average - Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig? Ruth (.342), Gehrig (.340) Who holds the major league baseball record for most career grand slams? Lou Gehrig (23) In 1966, what Atlanta Brave pitcher hit two grand slams in one game? Tony Cloninger
In 1968, what San Francisco Giant hit a grand slam in his first major league game? Bobby Bonds Who holds the American League record for home runs by a rookie? Al Rosen (37) In 1961, what Baltimore Oriole hit grand slams in two consecutive innings? Jim Gentile Who holds the American League record for most RBIs by a rookie? Ted Williams (145) Who holds the National League record for most RBIs by a rookie? Wally Berger (119) Name one of only two Boston Braves to ever lead the league in batting average. Rogers Hornsby and Ernie Lombardi What former Pittsburgh Pirate led the National Laegue in home runs for seven consecutive years? Ralph Kiner (1946-1952) What Baltimore Oriole tied a major league record with five grand slam home runs in 1961? Jim Gentile Who holds the modern-day National League record for hitting safely in the most consecutive games? Pete Rose (44) What year did Mike Schmidt hit four consecutive home runs in a ten-inning game? 1976 What St. Louis Brown hit .407 in 1920 and .420 in 1922? George Sisler Which two American League sluggers shared the home run title in 1982 with 39? Reggie Jackson and Gormon Thomas What was the last major league player to hit four homers in a row? Larry Herndon (1982) In a 1966 game, five Minnesota Twins hit home runs in one inning. Name at least three of them. Rich Rollins, Zoilo Versalles, Tony Oliva, Don Mincher, Killebrew Who was the last major league hitter to bat .400 or better? Ted Williams (.406) In 1982, who led the National League in batting average, hits, doubles, and tied for the RBI lead? Al Oliver What Philadelphia Athletic totaled 106 home runs and 332 RBIs in 1932-1933? Jimmie Foxx When Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941, how many home runs did he hit? 37 What White Sox shortstop led the American League with a .388 average in 1936? Luke Appling What Cleveland Indian first baseman averaged 136 RBIs from 1934 through 1937, but had his career shortened by illness? Hal Trosky I What Chicago Cub catcher drove in eight runs in one game in 1980? Barry Foote What Baltimore Oriole first baseman knocked in 11 runs in a 1966 doubleheader? Boog Powell What San Diego Padre knocked in a record 13 runs in a 1972 doubleheader? Nate Colbert What San Francisco Giant drove in six runs in one inning in a 1970 game? Jim Ray Hart What Kansas City Royal hit .390 in 1980? George Brett Who was the last National League player to hit over .400? Bill Terry (.401) Who was the first modern-day player to hit four home runs in a single game? Lou Gehrig (1932) Who was the first player ever to compile both 3,000 hits and 500 home runs? Hank Aaron How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in his final major league game? None How many times did Babe Ruth hit three home runs in one game? 2 What Baltimore Oriole blasted 28 home runs in his rookie year? Cal Ripken, Jr. Which Red Sox great hit 35 home runs at Fenway Park in one season? Jimmie Foxx (1938) What three players hit over .400 in 1922? George Sisler, Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb Who holds the record for the highest single-season batting average since 1900? Rogers Hornsby (.424) What Brooklyn Dodger hit four home runs in one game in 1950? Gil Hodges What two post-1900 players each hit .400 in three different seasons? Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby Whose average of .376 led the National League in 1948? Stan Musial Who was the only player to hit over .300 for the pennant winning 1951 Yankees? Gil McDougald How many seasons did Hank Aaron hit 40 or more home runs? 8 When New York Yankee Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961, how many did teammate Mickey Mantle hit? 54 What player hit for the cycle in the National League in 1977 and then again in the American League in 1979? Bob Watson Who hit six pinch-hit home runs for the 1932 Brooklyn Dodgers? Johnny Frederick Who is the all-time major league leader in home runs with 755? Hank Aaron Who is the all-time major league leader in base hits with 4,191? Ty Cobb Name two of the three Milwaukee Brewers who each rapped more than 200 hits in 1982. Robin Yount, Cecil Cooper, Paul Molitor Who was the first American League shortstop to lead the league in slugging percentage and total bases in the same season? Robin Yount (1982) Who was the first Milwaukee Brewer to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in one game? Ted Simmons What was Joe DiMaggio's batting average during his 56-game hitting streak in 1941? .408 Of Babe Ruth's 60 home runs in 1927, how many were grand slams? 2 How many home runs did Babe Ruth hit in his major league career? 714 What did the Cleveland Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown accomplish in a 1963 game? Hit four consecutive home runs How many home runs did American League leader Bobby Roth hit in 1915? 7 What record did Cleveland Indian John Burnett set in an 18-inning game in 1932? Most hits in a game (9) Who set a major league record in 1925 by striking out only four times in 155games? Joe Sewell How many home runs did Hank Aaron hit while with the Milwaukee Brewers? 22 Who led the American League with 45 home runs in 1979? Gormon Thomas What American League infielder led the majors in fewest strikeouts for a record 13 seasons? Nellie Fox What Pittsburgh Pirate set a modern record in 1975 with seven hits in one game? Rennie Stennett The late Roberto Clemente reached what milestone in his last at-bat? 3,000th hit Who had 200 or more hits in six different seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers? Steve Garvey What Negro League star is said to have hit more than 800 career homers? Josh Gibson Who led the National League in home runs in 1982, but didn't even make the All-Star ballot in 1983? Dave Kingman "Home Run" Baker hit how many homers in his best season? 12 Who hit .333 in 1967 to become the Houston Astros first .300 hitter? Rusty Staub Who holds the National League record for the highest lifetime batting average (.359)? Rogers Hornsby Who won seven National League batting titles from 1903 through 1911? Honus Wagner In 1938, who led the American League in batting average and RBIs but not in homers, even though he poked 50? Jimmie Foxx Walt Dropo and what other player hold the major league record with 12 consecutive hits? Pinky Higgins Name two of the three Giants who were National League home run leaders between 1961 and 1965. Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda What did Dodgers Jimmy Sheckard, Harry Lumley, and Tim Jordan all lead the National League in at one time or another? Home runs What year did Jackie Robinson lead the National League in batting average? 1949 Name at elast three of the four Dodgers who hit 30 or more home runs in 1977. Steve Garvey, Reggie Smith, Dusty Baker, Ron Cey Ú What American League slugger once won the batting title with a .301 average? Carl Yastremski (1968) What Giant hit more than 30 home runs seven times between 1963 and 1970? Willie McCovey
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
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