Records

[ALR-bishop]

This weekend's WSJ had an article ranking the best ever records in MLB, the NBA, the NHL and the NFL. The records could involve one game, a season, career or streak. Factors included duration of the record and it's increment of superiority. Sixty Five records were considered. Bonds finished number one, but not for his 73 home runs in a season ( # 65) or his total of 762 ( #61). Rather it is his 688 intentional walks, double that of his closest competitor, Hank Aaron. The rest of the top 10:

2..Ryan's 7 career no hitters
3..DiMaggio's 56 game hit streak
4..Bottomley's 12 RBIs in a game ( this throws the whole study into some doubt for me since another Cardinal, Mark Whiten also did it in 1993)
5...Oscar Robinson's 41 triple doubles in 1962
6... Cy Young 511 career wins
7.... Chamberlain's 100 point game
8...Cy Young's 749 career complete games
9...Gretzky's 1963 career assists
10...Van Brocklin's 554 yard game

Remember...not my list