Posted By:
Ted ZanidakiscRECORDS LEAST LIKELY TO BE BROKEN
Certainly, Joe DiMaggio's 56 - game hitting streak in 1941 has
to be on top of this list.
It takes an enormous amount of hitter's discipline to challenge
this record; and, none of these modern day players have it.
Another, record I might add, is batting .400 and I remember well
George Brett comments when he came close in 1980. He said "I was
not patient enough, I just needed a few more HITS, but more so
a few more WALKS".
And, he is right for all you need to officially attain .400 is
400 ABs and 160 HITS. So, the WALKS do mean a lot. Just look
at Ted Williams' numbers when he batted .406 in 1941:
Games = 142.....AB = 456.....Hits = 185.....Walks = 145