Best MLB Season Ever, Who's Your Pick

[Gil Dobie]

I am going with Babe Ruth 1921

204 Hits
59 HR
171 RBI
.378 AVG
44 Doubles
16 Triples
177 Runs Scored
.846 Slugging Pct
457 Total Bases
17 Stolen Bases
.512 On Base Pct

[bulldog10jw]

I am going with Babe Ruth 1921

204 Hits
59 HR
171 RBI
.378 AVG
44 Doubles
16 Triples
177 Runs Scored
.846 Slugging Pct
457 Total Bases
17 Stolen Bases
.512 On Base Pct

That's a lot of triples. Must have hit a lot of them to dead center in the Polo Grounds.

[SunCoastBlueHen]

Babe Ruth ran pretty well, for a fat man.

:)

[Gil Dobie]

Babe Ruth ran pretty well, for a fat man.

:)

Baseball Reference online has him listed at 6'2" and 215 pounds, he was fatter in the 1930's when most of the film of him was taken.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I was thinking about Yaz in 1967 when I saw the thread title, but then I saw Babe's stats for 1921! xeekx Different era, but FWIW here at Yaz' stats. The number of game winning hits, catches and throws aren't measured in these stats. It was a truly special season and the last Triple Crown IIRC. Spent many an evening listening to Red Sox games on a transistor radio that Summer. xnodx xnodx Attended a game with my Dad at Yankee Stadium that I think the Sox won 2-1 or 3-2 with a Yaz homer. It is more than 40 years ago after all. ;) xrotatehx :D :D :D :D

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yastrca01.shtml?redir

Plate Appearances: 680
At Bats: 579
Runs: 112
Hits: 189
Doubles: 31
Triples: 4
Homers: 44
RBI: 121
Stolen Bases: 10
Caught Stealing: 8
Walks: 91
Strike Outs: 69
Batting Average: .326
On Base Percentage: .418
Slugging Percentage: .622

Not many triples hit in Fenway Park, usually need a wacky bounce or flat out lightning speed. I do recall the Polo Grounds from the Mets early days. OMG, talk about a deep centerfield!!!!! xrotatehx

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

That's a lot of triples. Must have hit a lot of them to dead center in the Polo Grounds.

Looking out on the web, I found one site that had the original Center Field dimension at 455' and the final at 475'. On another site I saw a few years where Center Field was 505'!!! xeekx xeekx xeekx

http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/past/PoloGrounds.htm

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/st_polo.shtml

Kind of amazing how close to Yankee Stadium the Polo Grounds were. Just across the river!!

[SunCoastBlueHen]

Baseball Reference online has him listed at 6'2" and 215 pounds, he was fatter in the 1930's when most of the film of him was taken.

I was paraphrasing a quote attributed to Ty Cobb about Ruth. xpeacex

[Gil Dobie]

I was thinking about Yaz in 1967 when I saw the thread title, but then I saw Babe's stats for 1921! xeekx Different era, but FWIW here at Yaz' stats. The number of game winning hits, catches and throws aren't measured in these stats. It was a truly special season and the last Triple Crown IIRC. Spent many an evening listening to Red Sox games on a transistor radio that Summer. xnodx xnodx Attended a game with my Dad at Yankee Stadium that I think the Sox won 2-1 or 3-2 with a Yaz homer. It is more than 40 years ago after all. ;) xrotatehx :D :D :D :D

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/yastrca01.shtml?redir

Plate Appearances: 680
At Bats: 579
Runs: 112
Hits: 189
Doubles: 31
Triples: 4
Homers: 44
RBI: 121
Stolen Bases: 10
Caught Stealing: 8
Walks: 91
Strike Outs: 69
Batting Average: .326
On Base Percentage: .418
Slugging Percentage: .622

Not many triples hit in Fenway Park, usually need a wacky bounce or flat out lightning speed. I do recall the Polo Grounds from the Mets early days. OMG, talk about a deep centerfield!!!!! xrotatehx

Great season for Yaz. A Friend of mine and his buddies drove from Omaha to Boston to see Yaz's last game. I did manage to see his last appearance at the HHH Metrodome, and watched him early at batting practice that day.

[Go...gate]

Great season for Yaz. A Friend of mine and his buddies drove from Omaha to Boston to see Yaz's last game. I did manage to see his last appearance at the HHH Metrodome, and watched him early at batting practice that day.

What a year that was for Yaz.