[Big Six]

Here's an update on Pat's place among the all-time leaders.

He currently ranks eighth in lifetime batting average at .329. Ty Cobb, also still active, leads the list at .359. Other actives ahead of Pat are Tillie Shafer (.343, 4th), Joe Jackson (.343, 5th) and Vin Campbell (.337, 6th).

Willie Keeler, with 3,115, is the only man in baseball history to pile up 3,000 hits. The active leader is Sam Crawford, with 2,874. Pat, with 1,579, is still about 450 hits away from a spot on this list.

With his next home run, O'Farrell will move into a tie for 25th place, alltime, with 51. The all-time leader is Crawford, who continues to add to his total of 105. Harry Lumley is the only other man to touch 'em all over a hundred times.

Crawford needs 88 RBI to pass Jake Beckley and move into first place in that category; Beckley knocked in 1568 runs in his career. Pat's total of 764 is almost 200 away from cracking the list.

Nap Lajoie hit more doubles than any player in history, retiring with 566 two-baggers. Again, Crawford is the active leader with 459. Pat and another Irishman, Roger Bresnahan, cling to the bottom of the list, tied at 272 for 25th place.

With 143 triples, O'Farrell ranks 23rd all time, but needs 103 more to match Crawford's lifetime mark.

Pat's excellent batting eye has enabled him to walk 830 times, and only 14 men have done so more often. Roy Thomas' all-time record of 1,132 is therefore within Pat's reach, although if Sammy Strang manages to coax two more walks before he retires, he will set the record first. Al Bridwell, who leads Pat by 48 and is only a little older, also might end his career on top.

No active player is within 300 runs of Keeler's career total of 1,764. Crawford and Ginger Beaumont are the active leaders, and O'Farrell, with 939, is one season away from cracking the list. Cobb has the best chance of beating Keeler's mark, with 1,060; Ty turns 30 in December 1916.

Pat is rapidly climbing the list of all-time base stealers. Honus Wagner, who swiped 658 sacks, will likely remain the career leader for a month or so into the 1917 season, long enough for Cobb to steal 18 bases. Cobb's 82 steals in 1916 smashed Pat's American League record. O'Farrell stands eighth, and fifth among active players, with 537. Besides Tyrus, the other current players still ahead of him (George Moriarty, Crawford, and Buck Herzog) are all in their thirties. However, If Tillie Shafer, who's 27, keeps stealing 80 bases a year, he will put this record out of reach.

Pat turned 29 during the 1916 World Series, so he appears well on his way to ending his career among the all-time leaders in several offensive categories. He might well end up second all-time to Cobb in hits, runs, and steals, and could drive in more runs and draw more bases on balls than anyone in history, while ranking in the top ten in a number of other categories.