Here are the single season record holders in a number of batting and pitching categories:
Code:
Batting Average Mitsuo Nakada .404 1920
OBP Mitsuo Nakada .484 1920
SLG Al Simmons .717 1929
OPS Al Simmons 1.148 1929
VORP Al Simmons 109.0 1929
Hits Mike Dickey 258 1929
Runs Lou Gehrig 150 1929
Total Bases Mule Suttles 401 1926
Doubles Owen Hall 67 1920
Triples Cool Papa Bell 40 1928
Home Runs Joe Hauser 46 1928
RBI Lou Gehrig 156 1929
Stolen Bases Gabriel Morales 90 1923
Walks Christopher Harris 136 1926
Hitting Streak Ike Boone 43 1927
ERA Randy Lynch 1.78 1923
Wins Mike Crawford 25 1921
Winning Pct. Mike Crawford .833 1921
Saves Sergio Gomes 24 1920
Games Jake Miller 94 1929
Complete Games Frank Shellenback 32 1922
Shutouts Mike Crawford 7 1921
Innings Pitched Roberto Reyes 321.0 1923
Strikeouts Satchel Paige 213 1929
VORP Nestor Ornelas 101.8 1923
WHIP Nestor Ornelas 1.03 1927
- You read that right: Cool Papa Bell legged out 40 triples in one year. He had 32 another year. That's what happens when you give a guy great speed and a healthy dose of gap power, too.
- Cool Papa's best single season stolen base total is 73. He's still young and fast, so he might break Morales' record.
- Mike Dickey has the three highest single season hits totals: 258, 250, 244.
- Dickey hit .4038 in 1929, just .0004 lower than Nakada's record. Tim Stephens is the only other man to bat .400; he hit .402 in 1920. Jay Green, an outfielder, hit .399 for the 1929 Red Sox.