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Single-season batting records Statistic Player Record Season Ref Batting average: Babe Herman.393 1930 [19] On-base percentage: Mike Griffin.466 1894 [20] Slugging percentage: Babe Herman.678 1930 [19] On-base plus slugging: Babe Herman: 1.132 1930 [19] Hits: Babe Herman: 241 1930 [19] Total bases: Babe Herman: 416 1930 [19] Singles: Willie ...
The Dodgers–Giants rivalry is regarded as one of the fiercest and longest-standing rivalries in American baseball, with some observers considering it the greatest sports rivalry of all time. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It dates back to the late 19th century, when both clubs were based in New York City.
The New York Yankees have the highest all-time regular season win–loss percentage (.569) in Major League Baseball history. Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, which consists of a total of 30 teams—15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL). The NL and AL were formed in 1876 and ...
This includes four consecutive Rookies of the Year from 1979 to 1982 and five consecutive from 1992 to 1996. From 1884 through 2024, the Dodgers' all-time record is 11,432–10,068–139 (.532). Since moving to Los Angeles in 1958, the Dodgers have a win–loss record of 5,808–4,778–6 (.549) through the end of 2024. [16]
Josh Gibson, who played 510 game in the Negro League, holds the record for highest batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging in a career. Barry Bonds holds the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.
Two women have independently owned majority stakes of an MLB franchise without inheriting it. Joan Whitney Payson, previously a minority owner of the New York Giants, was the first owner of the New York Mets and played a big role in bringing the National League back to New York City after the Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers moved to the West Coast ...
This list is complete and up-to-date as of the 2023 season. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Los Angeles Dodgers National League franchise (1958–present), and for the Brooklyn-based teams known as the Atlantics (1884), Grays (1885–1887), Bridegrooms (1888–1890, 1896–1898), Grooms (1891–1895), Superbas (1899–1910 ...
Like the Yankees and Cardinals, the Dodgers have not lost 100 games in a season since World War I, with their worst record being in 1992 with 63 wins and 99 losses. The following year, the Dodgers finished at .500 for the only time in 141 seasons. The most wins the Dodgers ever had in a season was 111, which they did in 2022.