Second to only Wade Boggs on the all-time third baseman batting leaderboard, Traynor led the Pirates to the 1925 World Series crown. His No. 20 was retired in 1972.Pirates top 5 > Reds: Pete Rose, 1963-78, '84-86 Key fact: MLB’s all-time leader in hits (4,256) ...
MLB's all-time hits leader batted .273 as a rookie in 1963. He received MVP consideration for much of his career, winning the award in '73 when he totaled a career-best 230 hits and batted .338. Willie McCovey 1959 NL ROY, 1969 NL MVP McCovey played in just 52 games as a rookie...
25. Christy MathewsonTeam(s):New York Giants (1900-16), Cincinnati Reds (1916)Stats:373-188, 2.13 ERA, 2,507 SO, 4,788 IP, 106.5 bWAREditor's PicksTop 100 MLB players of all time: Who made the first half of our list?3yESPN.comTop 100 MLB players of all time: Jeter or A-Rod...
TOP 10 SHORTSTOPSJoin the discussion by using the #MLBRank hashtag, and follow along @BBTNand onFacebook.10. Alan TrammellOtto Greule Jr/StringerTeamsDetroit Tigers (1977-96)HonorsSix-time All-Star (1980, '84-85, '87-88, '90), four Gold Gloves ('80-81, '83-84), World Series MV...
Pete Rose, MLB's career leader in base hits, agreed to a lifetime ban in 1989 after he was found to have wagered on baseball games while managing the Cincinnati Reds. MLB on Tuesday also announced one-year suspensions for four other players it found in violation of league gambling...
Strikeouts already are 1,929 ahead of hits, just three years after exceeding hits for the first time over a full season. Hits have averaged 7.78 per team per game, the second-lowest behind 7.75 in 1908 during the dead-ball era. Seattle is hitting .205, on track to break the record ...
Red Sox' Hardest Hits of 2024 Rafael Devers, Jarren Duran and more highlight the Red Sox' Top 5 Hardest Hits of 2024 Garrett Crochet on trade to Red Sox, Boston fans Garrett Crochet talks about getting traded to the Red Sox, how he felt once he got traded, playing in front of Boston...
in the deal that sent Daulton Varsho to the Toronto Blue Jays, and he hit .284/.339/.408 with 27 extra-base hits during the regular season while becoming the first rookie catcher since Charles Johnson in 1995 to win a Gold Glove. He posted a .749 OPS with four home runs and ...
But the fact is, the hitters in this free agent class all have significant risk. I’d like to have a little upside potential from my free agents, and I think that Candelario accomplishes that. If he repeats his 2023 season, that’s an easy win. If he hits like he did in the ...
Two-time All-StarBob Vealepassed away, the Pirates announced on Tuesday. He was 89. Veale, a Birmingham native, signed with the Pirates out of college in 1958. He spent parts of five seasons in the minors before cracking the big league roster in ’62. Veale worked mostly out of the...