What is Major League Baseball's most unbreakable record?

[triwak]

Originally Posted by tcdyess

How about Chesbro's 41 wins in a season? I don't think anyone will ever sniff that again either....

Tim

The actual record is 60 wins in one season, by Old Hoss Radbourne. (Some sources still say 59). Chesbro's 41 is the highest after the 19th century.

[nolemmings]

Cy Young's win record. It's not easy to envision a 30 game winner in one season anymore (it's been 45 years), where 35 starts seems to be the max. Now picture having to win 30 games a season for 17 seasons--and still be one short of Cy. Ain't happening.

[bobbyw8469]

Great thread, but I really don't think Bond's should even be listed. Just my opinion....

Agreed....I would rather seeing Ted Williams batting .400 than Bonds hitting 73 homers. In my opinion, that will be the easiest record to break.

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Agreed....I would rather seeing Ted Williams batting .400 than Bonds hitting 73 homers. In my opinion, that will be the easiest record to break.

Bobby,

I thought about Rogers Hornsby averaging over .400 across five full seasons as a choice. I personally don't ever see that happening again. Problem is, hitting .400 isn't really a record, so I left Hornsby out.

As for Bonds, I included him because I doubt anyone will hit 73 in a season for a long, long time. Unless, of course, the steroid era has a renaissance or they start building much smaller ballparks.

Great content...from everyone.

Carry on and have fun!

Best Regards,

Eric

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Bobby,

I thought about Rogers Hornsby averaging over .400 across five full seasons as a choice. I personally don't ever see that happening again. Problem is, hitting .400 isn't really a record, so I left Hornsby out.

As for Bonds, I included him because I doubt anyone will hit 73 in a season for a long, long time. Unless, of course, the steroid era has a renaissance or they start building much smaller ballparks.

Great content...from everyone.

Carry on and have fun!

Best Regards,

Eric

My primary objection to Bond's being listed was the steroid taint that is smeared all over him....

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

My primary objection to Bond's being listed was the steroid taint that is smeared all over him....

His cap size record could be unbreakable

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

My primary objection to Bond's being listed was the steroid taint that is smeared all over him....

Kevin,

I see your point and completely agree that the record is tainted. I wonder if MLB will ever put an asterisk next to 73...and 762, for that matter.

Having said that, I hope you'll agree that leaving Bonds in this poll makes more sense than me including Frank Baker in my last one.

The board is weighing in with great content, and it has been a pleasure to hear everyone's thoughts. I am rather surprised at one thing, though.

Nobody seems to have mentioned Eddie Gaedel.

Best Regards,

Eric

[HOF Auto Rookies]

What about a list of modern records? I know pretty much all the pre-war ones are untouchable because of the changes in the modern game. Just be curious to what people would think about the modern records.

[ValKehl]

An obscure home run record that I doubt will ever be broken is the record for consecutive pinch hit homers, which is 3. Lee Lacy first accomplished this feat on 1978, and in 1979 this feat was duplicated by this player (when he played for the Phillies), who was my favorite player with the expansion Washington Senators of the late 1960s:
Val

[pitchernut]

Breaking Ryan's career 7 no-no's