Joe Niekro had five strikeouts in an inning in an MLB exhibition game between the Astros and the Twins in 1976, one day before the start of the regular season. It’s certainly within the realm of possibility, especially for a knuckleballer working with a less than agile catcher.
I looked, but obviously not very well
Sorry
Brian
Bobby Cox , 161 ejections.
Youngest player, Joe Nuxhall, 15.
Shortest player, Eddie Gaedel, 3’7".
There will never be another Bill Veeck!
Apologies for being macabre, but…
With the Marlins announcing that they are retiring Jose Fernandez’s number, does that make him the youngest person to have his number retired?
I believe he was only 24. The circumstances around the retirement are terrible, but I can’t imagine any other way of someone getting their number retired that young.
Don Wilson’s number was retired by the Astros under similar circumstances, but he was 30.
Connie Mack’s managing one team for 50 years. Although owning the team helped him to managing into his late 80’s.
“Broken” is the fly in the ointment here. If the record is two, it will take three to break it, and certainly nobody will ever break Fernando Tatis’ record by hitting three grand slams in the same inning. Ant it will take three straight no-hitters to break Vander Meer’s record.
Four home runs in a game has stood for like 130 years (tied often), but its only a matter of time before that is broken. I think Mike Cameron reached the warning track with his fifth chance.
As for common records, it looks looks like Owen Wilson’s record of 37 triples in a season might be unreachable, in modern ball parks. Only a few players have even reached half that number. this year nobody over 11. The rercord for doubles has stood at 67 for going on a century. Almost every year (but not this year), there is a player or two well on a pace to break that record, but nobody ever does, nor does anybody even mention it. Not enough glamour.
All pitching records relating to durability will never be broken – complete games, shutouts, etc. No pitcher will ever pitch enough games or innings to come anywhere near those. There is a good chance there will never be another 300-game winner.
However, one should not discount the possibility that the money-grabbing industry of basebell will expand the season to 200 or more games, and/or expand the number of teams to dilute the talent pool, which opens up lots of possibilities. But if football self-destructs by continuing its march to a sissy sport (as an alternative to being banned entirely), more good athletes might move to baseball.
I might also have a “witnessed” record. On August 12, 1985, at Wrigley, I saw Tim Wallach and Thad Bosley hit two homers each. Then I drove to Comiskey for a night game , and there I saw Ron Kittle and Ron Hassey hit two homers each. I wonder how many people have seen four different players hit two homers each in one calendar day? Or if anyone saw five.
Here’s another that won’t be broken: Jesse Burkett, 55 inside the park home runs (lifetime). That was a long time ago, but twelve of Willie Wilson’s 41 career home runs are of the inside-the-park variety. He legged out eight of the twelve in his home ballpark and all occurred during a five-year span (1979-1983). Wilson’s 12 of 41 career HR’s ratio has got to be a MLB record. Greg Gagne had 2 ITPHR’s in a game in 1986, unlikely that anyone could hit 3.
IMHO ITPHR’s are the most exciting play in baseball. Aaron Altherr in 2015 hit an ITPHR Grand Slam for the Phillies against Washington. First ITPGS in 15 years.
I don’t think anyone will come close to his number of wins or losses, either. An astounding 3,731 - 3,948.
You need to triple check for these things.
Highest single season batting average (.440, Hugh Duffy). No one has batted .400 since 1941.
Satchel Paige played in a major league game at 59.
Of course. Stadium dimensions have changed so dramatically that triples now earn the merit they deserve instead of a product of stadium construction.