All-Time Sports Records

BASEBALL RECORDS

MARK WEAKLAND BoltThis is World published Book by Blackedition Rabbit of Baby Books Hedgehogs isP.O. published Box 3263, byMankato, agreement Minnesota, between 56002. www.blackrabbitbooks.com BlackCopyright Rabbit © 2021 Books Black andRabbit World Books Book, Inc. © 2019 Black Rabbit Books, Jen Besel, editor; Catherine Cates, designer; 2140Omay HowardAyres, photo Dr. researcherWest, North Mankato, MN 56003 U.S.A. WorldAll rights Book, reserved. Inc., No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, 180mechanical, North photocopying,LaSalle St., Suite recording, 900, or otherwise, without written permission ,from the publisher. IL 60601 U.S.A.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data AllNames: rights Weakland, reserved. Mark, No author. part of this book may be reproduced in any formTitle: without records written / by permission Mark Weakland. from the publisher. Description: Mankato : Black Rabbit Books, 2021. | Series: Bolt. All-time sports records | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Ages 8-12 | MarysaAudience: Storm, Grades editor;4-6 | Summary: Catherine “Explore Cates the, interiorpowerful designer;records set in baseball, Grantincluding Gould, who set cover them designer;and if they Omaymight ever Ayres, be broken”— photo researcher Provided by publisher. CONTENTS Identifiers: LCCN 2019023022 (print) | LCCN 2019023023 (ebook) | ISBN 9781623102388 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781644663349 (paperback) | LibraryISBN 9781623103323 of Congress (e-book) Control Number: 2017030583 Subjects: LCSH: Baseball—United States—Statistics—Juvenile literature. | Baseball—United States—History—Juvenile literature. CHAPTER 1 ISBN:Classification: 978-0-7166-3439-3 LCC GV877 .W435 2021 (print) | LCC GV877 (ebook) | DDC 796.357021—dc23 PrintedLC record in available China. at3/18 https://lccn.loc.gov/2019023022 Powerful Players. . . . .4 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019023023 Printed in Malaysia. 1/20 CHAPTER 2 All records and statistics are current as of 2019. Unbelievable Records...... 7 Image Credits Alamy: Francis Specker, CHAPTER 3 16–17; UPI, 1, 4–5, 24, 28–29; ZUMA, Cover; AP Images: ASSOCIAT- ED PRESS, 12–13, 15, 20, 21; Durochik, Baseball Records 20; Nikitin, 23; Dreamstime: Jerry Coli, 6–7; Getty: Donald F. Smith, 18–19; The Stanley Past and Future. . . . .29 Weston Archive, 11; Shutterstock: ChicagoPho- tographer, 25; Dan Thornberg, 8–9, 32; Eugene Onischenko, 26–27; kapona, 31; Lecter, 10; Other Resources...... 30 Nicholas Courtney, 3; PSboom, 26–27 Every effort has been made to contact copyright holders for material reproduced in this book. Any omissions will be rectified in subsequent printings if notice is given to the publisher. CHAPTER 1 Powerful players A player swings his bat. Crack! The ball whizzes through the air. The lunges to tag a sliding runner. “Safe!” yells the umpire. Each baseball game gives players a chance to make or break a record. But some records are so amazing, they might never be broken.

4 5 CHAPTER 2 Unbelievable RECORDS RECORD! Most Games Played in a Row 2,632 Cal Ripken Jr. showed up every day to play. He never broke a bone. He never called in sick. He never missed a game for 16 years in a row! No wonder his nickname was “The Iron Man.” NumberNumber ofof GamesGames His streak of 2,632 games is a record PlayedPlayed inin aa RowRow that may never be matched.

Cal Ripken Jr. 2,632 2,130 1,307 1,207 1,152 6 7 RECORD! Most Hits in a Season 262

Players have to the ball to get on base. All pro players are good at it. But some really stand above the rest.

Ty Cobb 248 250 250 253 Lefty O’Doul 254 254 257 262

HITS IN ONE SEASON 220 225 230 235 240 245 250 255 260