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Happy anniversary to these players today!
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Alan Trammell
49 years ago
Alan Trammell: 49 years since MLB debut
Alan Trammell was a Hall of Famer and finished with 6 All-Star selections, 2,365 hits, 185 home runs.
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Willie Mays
53 years ago
Willie Mays: 53 years since final MLB appearance
Willie Mays was a Hall of Famer and finished with 20 All-Star selections, 3,293 hits, 660 home runs.
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Bruce Sutter
38 years ago
Bruce Sutter: 38 years since final MLB appearance
Bruce Sutter was a Hall of Famer and finished with 6 All-Star selections, 68 wins, 861 strikeouts.
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Tony Oliva
64 years ago
Tony Oliva: 64 years since MLB debut
Tony Oliva was a Hall of Famer and finished with 8 All-Star selections, 1,917 hits, 220 home runs.
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Jim Edmonds
33 years ago
Jim Edmonds: 33 years since MLB debut
Jim Edmonds finished with 4 All-Star selections, 1,949 hits, 393 home runs.
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Buck Ewing (born 1859)
146 years ago
Buck Ewing (born 1859): 146 years since MLB debut
Buck Ewing (born 1859) was a Hall of Famer and finished with 1,625 hits, 71 home runs.
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Lou Boudreau
88 years ago
Lou Boudreau: 88 years since MLB debut
Lou Boudreau was a Hall of Famer and finished with 8 All-Star selections, 1,779 hits, 68 home runs.
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Bob Lemon
85 years ago
Bob Lemon: 85 years since MLB debut
Bob Lemon was a Hall of Famer and finished with 7 All-Star selections, 207 wins, 1,277 strikeouts.
Happy anniversary to these record-setting games!
The engine searches through data from Retrosheet regular-season player games, 1898-2025. The data is provided from the Retrosheet online database at retrosheet.org
Hitter rarity56.7
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees vs. DET
2-for-6, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 6 TB
September 09, 1932 | eight-RBI game | 175 occurrences in the indexed era
Hitter rarity51.8
Joe Randa
Kansas City Royals vs. DET
6-for-7, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 7 TB
September 09, 2004 | six-hit game | 131 occurrences in the indexed era
Hitter rarity51.1
Baby Doll Jacobson
St.Louis Browns vs. DET
4-for-5, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 10 TB
September 09, 1922 | three-triple game | 57 occurrences in the indexed era
Pitcher rarity71.6
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. CHN
9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 14 K
September 09, 1965 | perfect game | 24 occurrences in the indexed era
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Because records are meant to be broken.
hitter landmark ahead64.4
Corbin Carroll
ARI
Corbin Carroll is 2 home runs from 100
Current career estimate 98 | target 100
hitter landmark ahead64.2
Willy Adames
SFG
Willy Adames is 2 home runs from 200
Current career estimate 198 | target 200
hitter landmark ahead63.1
Rhys Hoskins
CLE
Rhys Hoskins is 2 home runs from 200
Current career estimate 198 | target 200
pitcher landmark ahead56.3
Robbie Ray
SFG
Robbie Ray is 2 wins from 100
Current career estimate 98 | target 100
hitter landmark ahead56.9
Gary Sánchez
MIL
Gary Sánchez is 3 home runs from 200
Current career estimate 197 | target 200
hitter landmark ahead54.2
Mookie Betts
LAD
Mookie Betts is 3 stolen bases from 200
Current career estimate 197 | target 200
pitcher landmark ahead46.6
Shohei Ohtani
LAD
Shohei Ohtani is 3 wins from 50
Current career estimate 47 | target 50
pitcher landmark ahead38.7
Carlos Rodón
NYY
Carlos Rodón is 3 wins from 100
Current career estimate 97 | target 100
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Player profiles that are among the best in history.
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Derek Jeter
Career rank 6
Derek Jeter reached the 3,000-hit club
Derek Jeter was a Hall of Famer and finished with 14 All-Star selections, 3,465 hits, 260 home runs.
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Greg Maddux
Career rank 8
Greg Maddux reached the 300-win club
Greg Maddux was a Hall of Famer and finished with 8 All-Star selections, 355 wins, 3,371 strikeouts.
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Steve Carlton
Career rank 4
Steve Carlton reached the 4,000-strikeout club
Steve Carlton was a Hall of Famer and finished with 10 All-Star selections, 329 wins, 4,136 strikeouts.
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Randy Johnson (born 1963)
Career rank 2
Randy Johnson (born 1963) reached the 4,000-strikeout club
Randy Johnson (born 1963) was a Hall of Famer and finished with 10 All-Star selections, 303 wins, 4,875 strikeouts.
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Frank Robinson
Career rank 10
Frank Robinson reached the 500-home-run club
Frank Robinson was a Hall of Famer and finished with 12 All-Star selections, 2,943 hits, 586 home runs.
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Willie Mays
Career rank 6
Willie Mays reached the 600-home-run club
Willie Mays was a Hall of Famer and finished with 20 All-Star selections, 3,293 hits, 660 home runs.
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Stan Musial
Career rank 4
Stan Musial reached the 3,500-hit club
Stan Musial was a Hall of Famer and finished with 20 All-Star selections, 3,630 hits, 475 home runs.
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Hank Aaron
Career rank 3
Hank Aaron reached the 3,500-hit club
Hank Aaron was a Hall of Famer and finished with 21 All-Star selections, 3,771 hits, 755 home runs.
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Fred Clarke
1894 - 1915 · Bats L · Throws R
Teams: Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates
Fred Clarke was a Hall of Famer and finished with 2,678 hits, 67 home runs.
2,678Career hits67Home runs1,015RBI