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Brian (misunderestimated)I realize that a few of these are problematic for one reason or another but (ifno one already has) they merit at least a mention:
P (RH) GC Alexander 1916: 33-12 1.55 ERA 16 Shut-outs (best ever)
2b Lajoie 1901 .426 BA; 14 HR; 145 Runs; 125 RBI; 48 2Bs; 232 H (all league leading in a 131 game season) NOTE- This was the first "major league" season for the AL so it the level of competition was relatively low)
SS Honus Wagner 1908: .354 BA; 109 RBI; 10 HR; 39 2b; 100 Runs; 201 Hits & 53 SB (he led the league in all of these categories except HR and Runs where he was 2nd) This was during the dead ball era: the average hitter hit .247.
LF Barry Bonds 2001: 73 HR, 137 RBI, .328 BA. 177 BB .863 Slugging Avg (highest ever)& 1.379 OPS (on base + slugging)
OF Tip O'Neil 1887 AA(124 Game season): 167 Runs, 225 Hits; 52 2B; 19 3B; 14 HR; 123 RBI; .435 BA (all league leading) NOTE: According to the Stat mongers the AA was generally inferior to the NL but in 1887 they were pretty close to equal.
1B Gehrig 1927: 47 Hr 175 RBI, 109 Walks; 149 Runs, 218 Hits .373 BA and the MVP (even though his teammate hit 60 HRs)
P Joe Wood 1912 AL: 34-5; 10 Shut outs; 1.91 ERA --> Walter Johnson probably had a better season that year (with an inferior team) but I thought I'd mention Smokey Joe.
P (RH) G. Maddux 1995: 19-2 1.63 ERA; 23 Walks and (of course) a gold glove
OF Billy Hamiton 1894: 129 Games; 220 Hits; 192 Runs; .404 B.A; 98 SB;
111 BB (he is one of three players with more career runs than games played -- the other two are more obscure: Stovey and Gore)
and of course:
P (RH) Old Hoss Radbourne 1884 :
59-12 1.38 ERA 11 SHO, 441 SO 73 Games started (all complete)-- all of these led the league. Post-pseason: 3 wins (no earned runs, all complete game wins) in 3 straight games in the earliest ancestor of the World Series (over fellow future HOFer Tim Keefe)
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The three responses were as follows:
1. howard
(Login howard38) Re: Please move to the single season AS thread -- I goofed May 3 2007, 10:08 PM
Brian, Ruth was not eligible to win the MVP as he had won it in 1923. The rules at the time did not allow for repeat winners. In 1926 George Burns(!) won it over Ruth. Of course, Gehrigs '27 season was so great he might have won it anyway.
2. John Kalafarski
(Login whycough) Single Season AS May 3 2007, 11:03 PM
Brian, please no Bonds. Only human people who used talent only.
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3. Larry
(Login larryhaven) Bonds May 3 2007, 11:56 PM
He was human back when he played for Pittsburgh. Now he looks like the Michelin Man.