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[broncosmitty]

yeah the Runs and RBI really weren't necessary for the question. It was originally going to be Gold Glove, Runs, Walks, RBI but 10 guys did that so I thought that was a bit much. Then I noticed one guy had 200 hits and went with that.

Only 13 guys have ever managed the hits and walks in the same season. And eight of them were retired before gold gloves.

Rare air.

Five players since 57.

Great question man.

 

[catman]

Mike Schmidt only missed on the hits in 1979 and 1983.

 

[BigFin]

I plugged the question in Chat GPT. When it gave me the answer, I looked up his season on Baseball Reference and the walks were below 100.

 

[Cedrique]

Mike Schmidt only missed on the hits in 1979 and 1983.

yeah without the hits Schmidt did it 4 times and Bonds did it 5. Schmidt was never a real high average hitter to get to 200, especially batting 3rd or 4th. Bonds won a couple batting titles but at that point in his career he was being walked so much he had no chance to get close to 200 hits.

 

[Cedrique]

I plugged the question in Chat GPT. When it gave me the answer, I looked up his season on Baseball Reference and the walks were below 100.

The answer to the question has exactly 100 walks on Baseball reference.

 

[Pure Steel]

The answer to the question has exactly 100 walks on Baseball reference.

Great guitar player also……

 

[Cedrique]

Great guitar player also……

And it wasn't Bronson Arroyo....

 

[calsnowskier]

And it wasn't Bronson Arroyo....

Barry Zito?

 

[Cedrique]

Barry Zito?

no, also not Jack McDowell. I guess pitchers have a lot of time on their hands to pursue the arts....

 

[Cedrique]

It seems like most people already looked up the answer so I'll give it up now. It was Bernie Williams in 1999.

 

[Cedrique]

One more . Name the 4 players who had a season with 50 stolen bases, 100 RBI AND at least an 80% stolen base success rate. (This may leave out some of the earlier players because even baseball reference doesn't have complete numbers for Caught Stealing for a lot of the older seasons.)
These 4 players all started their careers at least as late as the 1960s.

 

[BigFin]

One more . Name the 4 players who had a season with 50 stolen bases, 100 RBI AND at least an 80% stolen base success rate. (This may leave out some of the earlier players because even baseball reference doesn't have complete numbers for Caught Stealing for a lot of the older seasons.)
These 4 players all started their careers at least as late as the 1960s.

Joe Morgan has to be one. That’s all I got.

 

[Cedrique]

Joe Morgan has to be one. That’s all I got.

Correct

 

[Cedrique]

I plugged the question in Chat GPT. When it gave me the answer, I looked up his season on Baseball Reference and the walks were below 100.

Who did Chat GPT give you as the answer? Was it Jeter? I think he was close that same year Bernie did it.

 

[BigFin]

Who did Chat GPT give you as the answer? Was it Jeter? I think he was close that same year Bernie did it.

Larry Walker 97’

 

[BigFin]

Jimmy Rollins?
Ryne Sandberg?
Howard Johnson?
Brian Roberts?
Paul Molitor?

 

[Cedrique]

Jimmy Rollins?
Ryne Sandberg?
Howard Johnson?
Brian Roberts?

Not any of them. Sandberg went for 54 steals with a high pct. but missed the 100 RBIs that year.

 

[navamind]

Jimmy Rollins?
Ryne Sandberg?
Howard Johnson?
Brian Roberts?
Paul Molitor?

Rollins and Roberts didn't walk enough to do that and I don't think either approached 100 RBIs just because they were leadoff hitters.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Corbin Carroll I don't know if he had an 80% success right.

 

[wood20ks]

Willie McGee......??
Kenny Lofton.....??