OT: 100 Years Ago Today, Baseball's Best Record

[z28jd]

Originally Posted by Joe_G.

Why didn't Corcoran make the list?!?

Those were an interesting collection of feats. More impressive than Radborne's single season games pitched (75 GS, 73 CG in 1884) is his 59 wins in that same season (59-12, rest of staff at 25-16). Several pitchers approached and exceeded Radbourne's games pitched but no one would hit his single season victory total.

Corcoran did hold the record for home runs allowed in a season for awhile, so they could have included it.

I think it's funny that the biggest baseball feat in the first 45 years of pro ball was the fourth highest games started total. That would be like celebrating Stan Musial's 3630 hits as the most impressive now, though the 1815 home/road split does make it more interesting.

[Fred]

That hit split is an incredible stat.

[Leon]

Batting .497 didn't get a vote. That's interesting... Good stuff John!!

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by Leon

Batting .497 didn't get a vote. That's interesting... Good stuff John!!

Technically that was his on base percentage. Walks counted as hits in 1887. Still quite impressive though.

Tom C