St Louis Cardinals hitter Albert Pujols became the first player in Major League history to hit at least 30 home runs in each of his first 10 seasons on Sunday, August 15, 2010. The first baseman reached the milestone when he parked his 30th home run of the season during a 9-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs. In [...]
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Dallas Braden of the Oakland A’s threw a perfect game against the League-leading Tampa Bay Rays on Mother’s Day May 9, 2010. The last perfect game thrown in the Majors was also against the Rays during the 2009 season. Oakland defeated Tampa Bay 4-0 in Oakland. Data on Dallas Braden: –Dallas Braden threw the 19th [...]
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American League Championship Series appearances since LCS play began in 1969 Rank Team Total App. 1. Yankees 13 2. Athletics 11 3. Red Sox 9 4. Orioles 9 5. Angels 6 6. Royals 6 7. Twins 5 8. Blue Jays 5 9. Tigers 4 10. Indians 4 11. White Sox 3 12. Mariners 3 13. [...]
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Ichiro Watch: 1,983 Hits, With 17 To Go To Reach 2,000 Hits Today, August 21, 2009, Ichiro registered one hit in five at-bats in Seattle’s 9-4 win in Cleveland. Ichiro Career Hits: 1, 983 Ichiro Hits This Season: 188 When Ichiro reaches 2,000 career hits, he will be the first the first (and only) player to [...]
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Ichiro Watch: 1,982 Hits, With 18 To Go To Reach 2,000 Hits Today, August 20, 2009, Ichiro registered one hit in four at-bats in Seattle’s 7-6 loss in Detroit in a rain-delayed game. Ichiro Career Hits: 1, 982 Ichiro Hits This Season: 182 When Ichiro reaches 2,000 career hits, he will be the first the first [...]
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Ichiro Suzuki, by far the most successful and most popular Japanese player in the Major Leagues, is inching closer to a record-setting 2,000 Major League career hits. With his output in the Mariners win over Detroit ( Aug. 18, 2009), Ichiro needs only 19 more hits to become the first player Major League Baseball’s 133-year [...]
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