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[hansolo]

Post subject: Another nice stat for Phat Albert...
Leads his league in runs for the third straight year now. Last times that was done?

-Pete Rose, '74-'76
-Mickey Mantle, '56-'58
-Ted Williams, '40-'42
-Babe Ruth, '26-'28
-Babe Ruth, '19-'21
-Ty Cobb, '09-'11

Nobody has ever done it 4 years in a row.

[210]

QUOTE(hansolo @ Oct 2 2005, 05:45 PM) Quoted post

Post subject: Another nice stat for Phat Albert...
Leads his league in runs for the third straight year now. Last times that was done?

-Pete Rose, '74-'76
-Mickey Mantle, '56-'58
-Ted Williams, '40-'42
-Babe Ruth, '26-'28
-Babe Ruth, '19-'21
-Ty Cobb, '09-'11

Nobody has ever done it 4 years in a row.
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Ted Williams did it in 5 consecutive years he played in...'40, '41, '42, '46, '47

[bombay]

QUOTE(210 @ Oct 2 2005, 03:56 PM) Quoted post

QUOTE(hansolo @ Oct 2 2005, 05:45 PM) Quoted post

Post subject: Another nice stat for Phat Albert...
Leads his league in runs for the third straight year now. Last times that was done?

-Pete Rose, '74-'76
-Mickey Mantle, '56-'58
-Ted Williams, '40-'42
-Babe Ruth, '26-'28
-Babe Ruth, '19-'21
-Ty Cobb, '09-'11

Nobody has ever done it 4 years in a row.
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Ted Williams did it in 5 consecutive years he played in...'40, '41, '42, '46, '47
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No he didn't. His best run was '40-'41-'42. Sandwiched by Red Rolph ('39') and George Cass '43.

* I see that you say in years that he played. So I may be wrong. Don't know how they count that.

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law ~

A.C.

[210]

QUOTE(bombay @ Oct 2 2005, 06:01 PM) Quoted post

QUOTE(210 @ Oct 2 2005, 03:56 PM) Quoted post

QUOTE(hansolo @ Oct 2 2005, 05:45 PM) Quoted post

Post subject: Another nice stat for Phat Albert...
Leads his league in runs for the third straight year now. Last times that was done?

-Pete Rose, '74-'76
-Mickey Mantle, '56-'58
-Ted Williams, '40-'42
-Babe Ruth, '26-'28
-Babe Ruth, '19-'21
-Ty Cobb, '09-'11

Nobody has ever done it 4 years in a row.
[/b][/quote]

Ted Williams did it in 5 consecutive years he played in...'40, '41, '42, '46, '47
[/b][/quote]

No he didn't. His best run was '40-'40-42. Sandwiched by Red Rolph ('39') and George Cass '43.
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Ted Williams did not play due to military service in '43, '44, or '45...so in the 5 consecutive years that he played in he lead the AL in runs scored.

[210]

QUOTE(bombay @ Oct 2 2005, 06:01 PM) Quoted post

* I see that you say in years that he played. So I may be wrong. Don't know how they count that.
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They don't...he has "3 in a row" in the record books. I was just making an observation.