How Hack Wilson’s Historic 1930 Season Avoided Knockout Punch
April 13, 2012 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
Lewis “Hack” Wilson enjoyed one of the most inspired seasons in baseball history in 1930. Playing outfield for the Chicago Cubs, he hit .356 with 56 home runs and a major league record 191 RBI. He had set the National League RBI record the year before with 159, but shattered that with his inspired play [...]
Fun With Retrosheet: League Leaders With the Fewest Games Played
October 16, 2011 by Tom Ruane · Leave a Comment
Cliff Blau recently mentioned to me that Vince Barton led the NL in getting hit by pitches in 1931 despite playing only 66 games and wondered what were the fewest games for players leading their respective leagues in a hitting category. So since major league baseball returned to a 150+ game schedule in 1904 (and [...]
