MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
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KANSAS CITY
TEAM PLAYER
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RECORD
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DATA
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Willie Wilson
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Highest
Percentage of Stolen Bases In A Career
(300 Minimum Attempts)
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.833
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Willie Wilson
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Most at bats in
a single season by a switch hitter, AL and MLB record
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705 in 1980
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George Brett
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Highest batting average in a single season, by a third
baseman, AL record
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.390 in 1980
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Jose Offerman
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Most consecutive
hits in a game, by a switch-hitter, AL record
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27 hits
7/11/1998 to 8/7/1998
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George Brett
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American League record (and tied the National
League record) when he had three or more hits during six consecutive
games
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May 8, 9, 10,
11, 12 & 13 during the 1976 season. |
George Brett
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Most intentional
base on balls in a career, AL record
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229
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Hal McRae
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Most runs batted
in during the month of October, AL record
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12 in 1980
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Mike Sweeney
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Most consecutive
games with an RBI, tied with Taffy Wright for the AL record
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13 from
6/23/1999 to 7/4/1999
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Willie Wilson
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Most hits in a
season by a switch-hitter, AL record, and tied with Pete Rose for MLB
record
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230 in 1980
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Bob Oliver
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Most hits in one
game, tied with multiple other players, AL record
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6 on 5/4/1969
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Joe Randa
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Most hits in one
game, tied with multiple other players, AL record |
6 on 9/9/2004
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Kevin Seitzer
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Most hits in one
game, tied with multiple other players, AL record |
6 on 8/2/1987
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Willie Wilson
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Only two
switch-hitters have ever had one-hundred hits from each side of the
plate during the same season: Gary Templeton and Willie Wilson. |
130 hit left
handed and 100 hits right handed in 1980.
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George Brett
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Farthest times
between the time, hitting for the cycle, AL and MLB record
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11 years and 57
days from 5/28/1979 to 7/25/1990.
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Willie Wilson
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Most singles in
a single season, AL and MLB record
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184 in 1980
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Bob Hamlin
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Most strikeouts
in a 9 inning game, tied with multiple other players for AL record
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5 on 5/24/1995
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Harmon Killebrew
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Most home runs
by a right hander in a career, AL record
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573 in career,
14 HR while with KC Royals.
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Willie Wilson
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Most triples in
a single season by a switch-hitter, AL record
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21 in 1985
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Willie Wilson
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Most seasons
leading the league in most triples, AL record and MLB record, tied with
Stan Musial and Sam Crawford.
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5
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Jim Rooker
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Most home runs
during one game by a pitcher, AL record tied with multiple others
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2 on 7/7/1969.
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Bert Campaneris
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Most home runs
in first game ever, MLB record and tied AL record with Bob Nieman and
Mark Quinn.
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2 on 7/23/1964
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Mark Quinn
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Most home runs
in first game ever, MLB record and tied AL record with Bob Nieman and
Bert Campaneris. |
2 on 9/14/1999
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Bill Fischer
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Most innings
pitched consecutively without a walk, AL and MLB record
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84.1 from
8/3/1962 to 9/30/1962
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Blake Stein
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Most consecutive
strikeouts pitched in one game, tied with others for AL record.
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8 on 6/17/2001
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John Mayberry
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Most double
plays in a single nine inning game by a first baseman, AL record, tied
with multiple others
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6 on 5/6/1972
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Bob Oliver
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Most double
plays in a single nine inning game by a first baseman, AL record, tied
with multiple others |
6 on 5/14/1971
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Kevin Appier
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FOUR
strike outs in ONE INNING! He is
among over 45 other pitchers who have done this.
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4 K's in
one inning on 9/3/1996.
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Bob Cerv
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Most home runs
in a season by a Kansas City player.
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38 in 1958 while
playing for A's.
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