MLBs Toughest Milestones and Records

[pacman 7441]

Do you all think 300 wins will be the toughest/least likely milestone we will see reached by future players? Pitchers just don't seem to log enough innings/games to reach this lond standing milestone.

 

For records, will the hit streak be considered the toughest? Any record that requires longevity in the game seems safe but the consecutive games with a hit appears to be untouchable.

 

Just an interesting discussion. Those two immediately stood out to me.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Cy Young's 511 wins is there for ever.

[TheFlagship 466]

In this day and age of strikeouts and flyballs, the hit streak is untouchable 

[miguelito 11347]

Wade Boggs: 64 beers

[Beau Vine 55026]

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Cy Young's 511 wins is there for ever.

 

Yep.  The career/season records for both wins (511/59) and triples (309/36) will never be broken in the game as we know it.

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

i don't ever think we'll see a .400 hitter again.

[TornACL 7767]

2 hours ago, miguelito said:

Wade Boggs: 64 beers

I thought Charlie already broke that record on the cross country flight with The Gang from Philly to LA.

Edited April 3, 2018 by TornACL

[DeathTongue 88]

3 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Yep.  The career/season records for both wins (511/59) and triples (309/36) will never be broken in the game as we know it.

You can add complete games to that list (749/75)

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

2 hours ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

i don't ever think we'll see a .400 hitter again.

I agree.

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

I don't think anyone will break Nolan's strikeout record or his no-hitter record.

[gsoda3 3315]

disagree, i think we'll see a .400 hitter within the next 20 years.  

 

cal rikpen jr's record will stand for forever.  511 is the next hardest.  

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

1 minute ago, gsoda3 said:

disagree, i think we'll see a .400 hitter within the next 20 years.   

Pretty interesting article about why this is unlikely:

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22356050/why-hit-400-ever-again

[Henry Hill 3156]

5 hours ago, miguelito said:

Wade Boggs: 64 beers

May he Rest In Peace 

[Scraps 13603]

i don't ever think we'll see a .400 hitter again.

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[TheFlagship 466]

I think defenses are too good and sophisticated to allow a .400 hitter again.

[Henry Hill 3156]

It’s safe to say that most of the career pitching records won’t be sniffed any time soon. DiMaggio’s hit streak is possible but not probable. 

[oSuJeff97 3435]

5 minutes ago, Henry Hill said:

May he Rest In Peace 

Wait. Boss Hogg is dead?

[Gut Wagon 8149]

I'd never predict it, but I could see a pitcher breaking the single-game strikeout record. There are a lot of bad hitters around. But history proves it takes a special blend of pitcher dominance and other factors to approach the 20 mark...not to mention the fact current managers aren't inclined to let a guy go anywhere near enough pitches to challenge the record. Still...possible.  

[X-Wing @Aliciousness 103]

Feel free to correct me, but I heard that the last player to have 10 wins and 10 HRs in the same season was Babe Ruth. 

People think Shohei Otani is a good applicant to reach that feat

[msbesq 388]

The Yankee Clipper's streak will never be met or exceeded.

[Bone3421 716]

Pretty much everything listed minus the ruth one is untouchable imo....ohtani can do the 10/10 if he can hit in mlb

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

1 hour ago, oSuJeff97 said:

Wait. Boss Hogg is dead?

[Teddy Tucker 18]

I think .400 has an outside shot to be surpassed in the ear future.

 

Don't see any of those starting pitchers stats being reachable unless the game is changed. 

[Bone3421 716]

9 more each for ohtani....

[cmontexas 3307]

I dont think anyone comes close to 73 ever again

[Planet Houston 4943]

A game will never start with back-to-back homers and end with back-to-back homers. 

[Planet Houston 4943]

Wait

 

[Fudge Nuggets 19293]

The record for most pitches in a single game is debatable since the stat doesn't go back to the real old days, but Joe Hatten threw 211 pitches in 12 2/3 innings for the Giants against the Dodgers.  I remember Nolan threw around 200 pitches in an extra inning game for the Astros back in the day as well.  No one will come anywhere close to these numbers unless the manager wants to get sued for abuse.

Edited April 4, 2018 by Fudge Nuggets

[DaysOff 8032]

Nolan said someone estimated he threw 283 pitches in a 13 inning no decision outing with the Angels in 1974, but he wasn't sure. The union would file a grievance for such abuse today.

[Escapedgoat 90]

Pete Rose Hits.

 

 

[Beau Vine 55026]

3 hours ago, Escapedgoat said:

Pete Rose Hits.

 

 

Pete Rose Outs would be much much much harder to break.

[Scraps 13603]

Pete Rose Hits.
 
 

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[David Dennison 19140]

DiMaggio's hit streak is safe as a kitten.

[Bone3421 716]

On 4/3/2018 at 2:01 PM, X-Wing @Aliciousness said:

Feel free to correct me, but I heard that the last player to have 10 wins and 10 HRs in the same season was Babe Ruth. 

People think Shohei Otani is a good applicant to reach that feat

9 wins and 8 hr's left

[Fudge Nuggets 19293]

1 hour ago, Bone3421 said:

9 wins and 8 hr's left

I think the 10 wins will be the hardest part for him.  Even though he plays for the Angels I'm glad to see him doing well.  The game needs more Otanis and fewer Carlos Gomez-es.

Edited April 5, 2018 by Fudge Nuggets

[Grandioso 2592]

On 4/4/2018 at 11:58 AM, Escapedgoat said:

Pete Rose Hits.

 

 

This is what I was going to say. Pete Rose had a 24-year career with a lifetime average of .303. He had a 200+ hit season when he was 38.

Forget about it. 

Starting this season, Altuve would need to average 176 hits/season until age 45 just to tie Pete Rose.

[Beau Vine 55026]

8 minutes ago, Grandioso said:

Starting this season, Altuve would need to average 176 hits/season until age 45 just to tie Pete Rose.

That's very doable, especially if he continues getting 200 hits/season for next 8-10 years.

And it's even more doable if he were named a player-manager and he kept writing his name in near the top of the order every day even though he was hitting like he was swinging a wet newspaper.

[kevwun 15963]

Wood threw 122 pitches in his 20K game.  That's high, but if someone has a shot at the record I think their manager would let them throw that many without hesitating.

Edited April 5, 2018 by kevwun

[Bone3421 716]

did we mention ricky's SB's ...

 

[TornACL 7767]

On ‎4‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 3:33 PM, David Dennison said:

DiMaggio's hit streak is safe as a kitten.

I can't imagine the media hype machine if somebody ever got back to a 40+ game hit streak. We'd all be rooting for the dude to go 0 for 5 so we wouldn't have to hear about it anymore. If they broke the record, those ~3 weeks would be brutal.

[Henry Hill 3156]

7 hours ago, Bone3421 said:

did we mention ricky's SB's ...

 

this ricky?

[Guest Lobo]

Cy Young's record of 749 complete games seems safe.

Sabathia leads active players with 38CG's, but will really have to pick up the pace to catch Young.  

[UTexasFight 9660]

Cy Young's record of 749 complete games seems safe.
Sabathia leads active players with 38CG's, but will really have to pick up the pace to catch Young.  

Not when they change the length of games to 7 innings to improve pace of play!

[kevwun 15963]

And only require 2 strikes instead of 3.

[MAROON 445]

not a milestone but a feat that might be hard to equal - getting a hit for two different teams in two different cities on the same day.

 

Joel Youngblood - August 4, 1982.  Mets and Expos.

 

http://www.bleachernation.com/baseballisfun/2017/08/04/exactly-35-years-ago-joel-youngblood-got-hits-for-two-teams-in-two-cities-on-the-same-day/

[Bone3421 716]

Ok so on the babe ruth one...1918 he had 13 wins and 11 homers

1919 he had 9 wins and 29 homers

Ohtani is at 1 win and 3 homers...we shall see

Edited April 7, 2018 by Bone3421

[Helobious 9516]

Didn't realize Roger Maris still has the AL single-season homer record at 61. That's gotta fall here in the next few years.