2007-09-25 12:19:50 · 20 answers · asked by #1 New York Yankees Fan 6 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Barry Bonds' 2004 Season.
He reached base safely 376 times (135 hits, 232 BB's and 9 HBP,) in only 373 at-bats. The only time this has been accomplished in MLB history.
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2007-09-25 19:28:39 · answer #1 · answered by Kris 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jerry Rice most td's ever by a Wide Receiver or Running Back!
Terrell Owens 20 catches against the Chicago Bears!
Barry Bonds breaking the homerun record.
Barry Bonds 2558 walks
Cal Ripken Jr Consecutive game streak
Mark McGwire 49 homers as a rookie.
Rickey Henderson 130 stolen bases
Rickey Henderson 2295 runs scored
Ed Walsh ERA of 1.82
Cy Young 511 Wins
Randy Johnson 10.776 Strikeouts per nine innings
Trevor Hoffman-522 saves and counting
Jesse Orosco 1252 games
Nolan Ryan 5714 Strikeouts
Walter Johnson 110 Shutouts
Cy Young 749 Complete Games
2007-09-25 17:54:14 · answer #2 · answered by Steven R 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are a few in my mind, some career, some season.
Baseball
Ruths' season when he increased the home run record from 29 (his own) to 59.
Two consecutive no hitters by Johnny Vander Meer.
Orel Hershisher's 59 inning scoreless streak,
Joe Dimaggio's 56 game hitting streak
Cal Ripken's iron man streak.
Hockey, Certainly Wayne Gretzky's 92 goal season (or, his entire career)
Bobby Orr becoming the first defenseman to win a scoring title.
I don't know enough about Basketball or football, has there ever been a season that there were no murders by pro athletes in either of those two sports?
2007-09-25 12:29:55 · answer #3 · answered by brettj666 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There are many great team accomplishments and individual accomplishments. Many have already been posted. I can't say that I disagree with any of them but for me there is only one that stands out above the rest. I believe that Roger Maris 61 home runs in 1961 is the greatest of them all.
Many had to deal with an unfriendly media and the ghost of Babe Ruth and all of his cronies who were still living at the time. He was a guy doing wonderful things and all he got for his effort was ridicule. Through it all he accomplished the most important deed of all, breaking the most honored of all baseball records.
Mickey Mantle always said of his friend, "It was the greatest thing I ever saw in sports". And I have to agree.
2007-09-25 12:38:44 · answer #4 · answered by The Mick 7 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Joe Sewell for striking out 114 times in his career(14 seasons)which includes two years where he only struck out 3 time the ENTIRE SEASON. Some players strike out more during one game than he did all year. Imagine that. That record will never be broken.
2007-09-25 12:51:57 · answer #5 · answered by red4tribe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jim Thorpe's year of 1912:
He blew the competition away in the pentathlon and decathlon (and also finished in the top ten in the long jump and high jump competitions), was the best football player in America, won the national ballroom dancing competition, and played minor league baseball.
2007-09-26 02:50:47 · answer #6 · answered by Bucky 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Joe DiMaggio's streak. As a baseball fan who's something of a mathematician and knows about probability (I studied for a while to be an Actuary), I can appreciate the ridiculous statistical improbability of someone, even a great hitter like DiMaggio, hitting in 56 straight games.
2007-09-25 16:28:25 · answer #7 · answered by koreaguy12 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Fernanado Tatis' 2 grand slams in the same inning for the St. Louis Cardinals.
2007-09-25 13:17:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Definitely the Red Sox comeback in 04. Never in any sport has a team come back from an 0-3 deficit.
2007-09-25 12:33:27 · answer #9 · answered by Ballzy 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak
When Mickey Mantle hit a HR over 600 ft.
2007-09-25 14:14:02 · answer #10 · answered by Crusader 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋