Five most unbreakable records

[zjcvols]

1. Cy Young's 511 wins
2. Cal Ripken's 2,632 game streak
3. Jack Chesbro 41 wins in a season
4. Nolan Ryan's 5700 strikeouts
5. Barry Bonds' .619 OBP for a season

What say ye volnation?

 

[milohimself]

Cy Young clearly belongs at the top of the list. That record isn't just a lock, it's a metaphysical certitude.

Got curious so I looked up other crazy streaks...

- Joe D's hitting streak (obviously)
- Johnny Vander Meer with two consecutive no-hitters. Unbreakable considering it would take three consecutive.
- Orel Hershiser at 67 consecutive scoreless innings
- Ty Cobb's .367 career batting average

 

[underscore]

Oh, wow... I can't really choose five, so here's a list.

- Babe Ruth, total bases (season) - 457 in 1921
- Hank Aaron, total bases (career) - 6,856
- Orel Hershisher, consecutive scoreless inning streak - 59 in 1988
- Nap Lajoie, .426 batting average in 1901
- Ray Chapman, single season sacrifice hits - 67 in 1917
- Sam Crawford, single season in the park HRs - 12 in 1901
- Sam Crawford, career triples - 309
- Ty Cobb, career batting avg. - .367
- Ty Cobb, career steals of home - 54
- Ted Williams, career OBP - .482
- Tris Speaker, career doubles - 792
- Pete Rose, career outs made - 10,328
- Old Hoss Radbourn, single season wins - 59 in 1884

 

[milohimself]

*I was counting postseason innings with Hershiser, without them the streak is 57. Still crazy, though.

 

[underscore]

*I was counting postseason innings with Hershiser, without them the streak is 57. Still crazy, though.

59, no?

 

[milohimself]

about.com said 57. Wiki says 59. :dunno: Oh well.

 

[underscore]

about.com said 57. Wiki says 59. :dunno: Oh well.

It's 59.

 

[zjcvols]

Oh, wow... I can't really choose five, so here's a list.

- Babe Ruth, total bases (season) - 457 in 1921
- Hank Aaron, total bases (career) - 6,856
- Orel Hershisher, consecutive scoreless inning streak - 59 in 1988
- Nap Lajoie, .426 batting average in 1901
- Ray Chapman, single season sacrifice hits - 67 in 1917
- Sam Crawford, single season in the park HRs - 12 in 1901
- Sam Crawford, career triples - 309
- Ty Cobb, career batting avg. - .367
- Ty Cobb, career steals of home - 54
- Ted Williams, career OBP - .482
- Tris Speaker, career doubles - 792
- Pete Rose, career outs made - 10,328
- Old Hoss Radbourn, single season wins - 59 in 1884

Great list.

Crawford's triple record is freakin ridiculous. That's 20.5 triple for 15 season.

So is Cobb's steals of home. Different game though b/c I'm pretty sure pitchers didn't pitch from the stretch back then.

Ted Williams' career OBP...wow, that's up there too. Bonds was 40 points behind.

 

[zjcvols]

Cy Young clearly belongs at the top of the list. That record isn't just a lock, it's a metaphysical certitude.

Got curious so I looked up other crazy streaks...

- Joe D's hitting streak (obviously)
- Johnny Vander Meer with two consecutive no-hitters. Unbreakable considering it would take three consecutive.
- Orel Hershiser at 67 consecutive scoreless innings
- Ty Cobb's .367 career batting average

Young's will never, ever be broken unless they change the rules. Yes, different time frame. Second closest is 100 behind.

Redonk.

 

[zjcvols]

To put Williams' OBP in perspective.

Jason Heyward is fantastic at drawing walks. About as good as an eye for a kid his age.

His rookie year he put up a .277 BA, with a .393 OBP. That's a 116 point difference.

Let's raise that up to 130 points for his career. Complete stretch I know, but still.

Jason Heyward still has to put up a career BA of .353 to get that. .353!!!

 

[underscore]

Yeah, .482 OBP is one of my faves when it comes to chatting up MLB records. Mind boggling.

 

[TBrown]

73 HRs in a season, no?

 

[zjcvols]

73 HRs in a season, no?

Imagine if Ken Griffey played in Fenway.

There ya go.

It's an impressive record, but I can definitely see someone getting it, post steroid era regardless.

 

[005]

San Fran isn't exactly a hitter's park, is it?

 

[underscore]

I am more impressed with bonds' OBP versus his HR total in 2001. But, even with all those homers he did not threaten Ruth's total bases in a single season record. That just shows how dominant Ruth was.

 

[005]

Could it have been due to bonds being walked more

 

[underscore]

Could it have been due to bonds being walked more

...or, could he have hit 73 HRs without juice? Will he make it in the HOF? Have the Pirates/Giants retired his jersey #? How's it all working out for him? Was it worth it?

 

[TBrown]

...or, could he have hit 73 HRs without juice? Will he make it in the HOF? Have the Pirates/Giants retired his jersey #? How's it all working out for him? Was it worth it?

Don't know, never tested positive.
Yes.
Have either of those organizations made a good decision recently?
I'd say he's doing quite well, but I don't know him.
Was what worth it?

 

[n_huffhines]

2 straight starts with no-hitters is the record. To break it you'd have to throw 3 straight no-hitters. I'm saying no way that ever gets broken.

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Connie Mack... 50 year manager

That won't happen anymore w/ESPN and the internet

 

[underscore]

Don't know, never tested positive.
Yes.
Have either of those organizations made a good decision recently?
I'd say he's doing quite well, but I don't know him.
Was what worth it?

Per the point of the thread, I agree with zjc, 73 homers is not on my list for seemingly impossible records. It's another discussion as to how Bonds suddenly became capable to hit with such power late in his career. Per my questions I think time will tell if the folks around the game and the public will accept Bonds' accomplishments during such a questionable era of the game. Baseball, in general, has always been a very unforgiving community for whatever reason. Perhaps it is because scandals the game has endured nearly destroyed it including the black sox, etc...