A 'proud' moment for Sisler's family [Ichiro breaks single-season hits record]

mlb.com ^ | Oct 1, 2004 | Jim Street

[Freepdonia]

While they aare good players and apparently a good guys, you have never been able to say that about either Grace nor Ichiro.

I think Ichiro is closer to Sisler at his peak (in terms of overall value) as a great player when you factor in his base-running and he plays a very good right field. I think Suzuki has a good shot at the Hall, especially when you factor in his Japan stats (with the appropriate deduction).

OTOH, I think Mark Grace has a good shot at continuing to be Mark Grace. :-)

[Alberta's Child]

Great info there.

Thanks for clarifying that!

[Alberta's Child]

Maris also has the unusual distinction of being one of three former Cardinals with a plaque in his honor in the memorial area behind the left field wall at Yankee Stadium.

The other two are Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II -- in commemoration of the outdoor Masses they held at Yankee Stadium during their visits to the U.S.

How's that for some trivia, eh? :-)

[Alberta's Child]

Another unusual bit of trivia: How many times was Roger Maris intentionally walked when he hit 61 home runs in the 1961 season?

Answer: Zero.

He hit third in the Yankee lineup -- ahead of Mickey Mantle. Mantle finished that season with 54 home runs, and probably would have matched or exceeded Maris' home run total that year if he hadn't gotten injured in September and faded down the stretch.

[ditto h]

Yeah, you bowl a 300 game after 20 frames... that makes sense.

[xp38]

There are a couple of baseball records I think we can safely say we will not see broken in our lifetimes. The managerial record of Connie Mack...wins or losses. It was hard to get fired when you owned the team. Cy Young and his career wins. When you reach the 300 wins plateau you still have another career of 211 more wins to go to reach Cy.