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I assembled this list slowly over time...these are real MLB records NOT strat records. I figured i'd share them here since there are probably more stat nuts like myself here than anywhere else.
These records are from 1901-2012. I didn't include pre-1901 because there was no American league at the time.
Where it applies batters must have had enough PA's to qualify for a batting title. Here they are in no particular order:
1. Who is the only player to have over a .600 SLG% with less than 10 HR’s in a single season? Ty Cobb 1911-- .621 SLG%- 8 HR’s
2. Who is the only player to strikeout more than 160 times with less than 400 AB’s in a single season? Jack Cust 2007-- 164 K’s- 395 AB’s
3. Who is the only player to hit .315 or higher AND strikeout more than 160 times? Sammy Sosa 2000-- .320BA- 168 K’s
4. Who is the only player to hit MORE than 45 HR’s with less than 100 RBI’s in a single season? Alfonso Soriano 2006-- 46 HR’s- 95 RBI’s
5. Who is the only player to steal 50 bases in a season without hitting any triples? Miguel Dilone 1978-- 50 SB’s- 0 Triples
6. Who is the only player with 50 or more doubles and 20 or more triples in a single season? Stan Musial 1946-- 50 Doubles- 20 Triples
7. Who is the only player with 35 or more HR’s and 20 or more triples in a single season? Willie Mays 1957-- 35 HR’s- 20 Triples
8. Who is the only player with 200 or more hits with 25 or fewer extra base hits in a single season? Lloyd Waner 1927-- 223 Hits- 25 Extra Base Hits
9. Who is the only player with more than 170 RBI’s and 170 runs scored in a single season? Babe Ruth 1921-- 171 RBI’s- 177 Runs
10. Who is the only player to hit more than 30 HR’s with less than 250 AB’s in a single season? Mark McGwire 2000-- 32 HR’s- 236 AB’s
11. Who is the only player to hit 10 or more triples with 250 or less AB’s in a single season? Casey Stengel 1922-- 10 Triples- 250 AB’s
12. Who is the only player to hit at least .370 while having more extra base hits than singles in a full season? Barry Bonds 2002-- 79 Extra Base Hits- 70 Singles
13. Who is the only player to score MORE than 100 runs while having an OB% of LESS than .300 in single season? Hughie Critz 1930-- 108 Runs- .292 OB%
14. Who is the only player to hit 40 or more HR’s with less than a .475 SLG% in a single season? Adam Dunn 2012-- 41 HR’s- .468 SLG%
15. Who is the only player to steal 30 or more bases while getting caught stealing more in a single season? Harry Lord 1912-- 30 SB’s- 33 CS
16. Who is the only player to hit over .340 while grounding into 30 or more double plays? Ernie Lombardi 1938-- .342 BA- 30 GIDP
17. Who was the heaviest player with more than 500 AB’s to hit less than 10 HR’s in a single season? Carlos Lee 2012-- 550 AB’s- 9 HR’s- 270 LBS.
18. Who was the lightest player to hit more than 40 HR’s in a single season? Ben Oglivie 1980-- 160 LBS.- 41 HR’s
19. Who is the only player to hit at least 50 HR’s and 50 doubles in a single season? Albert Belle 1995-- 50 HR’s- 52 Doubles
20. Who is the only player to have an OBP% over .500, hit over 35 HR’s, yet fail to score at least 100 runs in a single season? Ted Williams 1957-- .526 OB%- 38 HR’s- 96 Runs
21. Who is the only player to hit MORE than 45 HR’s and bat less than .240 in a single season? Jose Canseco 1998-- 46 HR’s- .237 BA
22. Who is the only player to hit 30 or more HR’s, 30 or more doubles, and 10 or more triples yet still hit under .265 in a single season? Steve Finley 1999-- 34 HR’s- 32 Doubles- 10 Triples- .264 BA
23. Who is the only player to get caught stealing 20 or more times AND ground
into a double play 20 or more times in a single season? Vladimir Guerrero 2002-- 20 CS- 20 GIDP
24. Who is the only player to hit more than 35 HR’s in a season but have less singles than that in the same season? Mark McGwire 1995-- 39 HR’s- 35 Singles
25. Who is the only player to walk less than 25 times in a year yet have an OB% higher than .460 in a single season? Nap Lajoie 1901-- 24 Walks- .463 OB%
26. Who is the only player to be intentionally walked more than 15 times without hitting a HR in a single season? Don Kessinger 1973-- 18 Intentional walks- 0 HR’s
27. Who is the only player with 20 or more sac bunts and 10 or more sac flies in a single season? Rob Wilfong 1979-- 25 Sac Bunts- 20 Sac Flies
28. Who is the only player with 100 or more RBI’s and less than 375 AB’s in a single season? Barry Bonds 2004-- 101 RBI’s- 373 AB’s
29. Who is the only player to hit more than 15 triples without a stolen base in a single season? Johnny Mize 1938-- 16 Triples- 0 SB’s
30. Who is the only player to hit more than 55 doubles without hitting a triple in a single season? Craig Biggio 1999-- 56 Doubles- 0 Triples
31. Who is the only player with more than 250 AB’s to have not hit a double in a single season? Rafael Belliard 1988-- 286 AB’s- 0 Doubles
32. Who is the only player to have at least 70 AB’s without a hit in a single season? Bob Buhl 1962-- 70 AB’s- 0 Hits
33. Who is the only player to hit at least 5 triples without hitting at least 1 double in a single season? George Twombley 1914-- 5 Triples- 0 Doubles
34. Who is the only player to hit at least 50 HR’s and strikeout less than 50 times in a single season? Johnny Mize 1947-- 51 HR’s- 42 Strikeouts
35. Who is the only player to have more than 40 HR’s, 40 Doubles, 15 Triples, and 15 SB’s in a single season? Babe Ruth 1921-- 59 HR’s- 44 Doubles- 16 Triples- 17 SB’s
36. Who is the only player to hit over .350 and have more than 45 Doubles, 20 Triples, and 40 SB’s in a season? Ty Cobb 1911-- .420 BA- 47 Doubles- 24 Triples- 83 SB’s
37. Who is the only player to have an OB% higher than .525 and a SLG% higher than .825 in a single season? Babe Ruth 1920-- .532 OB%- .847 SLG%
38. Who is the only player to have more than 80 SB’s and more than 25 HR’s in a single season? Rickey Henderson 1986-- 87 SB’s- 28 HR’s
39. Who is the only player with more than 80 SB’s and 125 RBI’s in a single season? Ty Cobb 1911-- 83 SB’s- 127 RBI’s
40. Who is the only player to hit at least .400 and have more than 40 HR’s in a single season? Rogers Hornsby 1922-- .401 BA- 42 HR’s
41. Who is the only player to hit over .320 with at least 35 HR’s and 35 Doubles yet fail to reach 100 RBI’s in a season? Rich Aurilia 2001-- .324 BA- 37 HR’s- 37 Doubles- 97 RBI’s
42. Who is the only player to have more than 600 AB’s with 15 or less extra base hits including 0 HR’s in a single season? Jimmy Barrett 1904-- 624 AB’s- 0 HR’s, 10 Doubles, 5 Triples
43. [b]Who is the only player to strikeout more than 125 times, get caught stealing more than 15 times and ground into more than 15 double plays in a season? Tommie Agee 1966-- 127 K’s- 18 CS- 17 GIDP
44. Who is the only player with more than 170 AB’s with no extra base hits in a single season? Jack O’Connor 1906-- 174 AB’s- 0 Extra Base Hits
45. What player has the most plate appearances without a stolen base in a single season? Pete Rose 1975-- 764 Plate appearances- 0 SB’s
46. Who is the only non-pitcher with more than 90 games played without a plate appearance in a single season? Herb Washington 1974-- 92 Games- 0 PA’s
These records are from 1901-2012. I didn't include pre-1901 because there was no American league at the time.
Where it applies batters must have had enough PA's to qualify for a batting title. Here they are in no particular order:
1. Who is the only player to have over a .600 SLG% with less than 10 HR’s in a single season? Ty Cobb 1911-- .621 SLG%- 8 HR’s
2. Who is the only player to strikeout more than 160 times with less than 400 AB’s in a single season? Jack Cust 2007-- 164 K’s- 395 AB’s
3. Who is the only player to hit .315 or higher AND strikeout more than 160 times? Sammy Sosa 2000-- .320BA- 168 K’s
4. Who is the only player to hit MORE than 45 HR’s with less than 100 RBI’s in a single season? Alfonso Soriano 2006-- 46 HR’s- 95 RBI’s
5. Who is the only player to steal 50 bases in a season without hitting any triples? Miguel Dilone 1978-- 50 SB’s- 0 Triples
6. Who is the only player with 50 or more doubles and 20 or more triples in a single season? Stan Musial 1946-- 50 Doubles- 20 Triples
7. Who is the only player with 35 or more HR’s and 20 or more triples in a single season? Willie Mays 1957-- 35 HR’s- 20 Triples
8. Who is the only player with 200 or more hits with 25 or fewer extra base hits in a single season? Lloyd Waner 1927-- 223 Hits- 25 Extra Base Hits
9. Who is the only player with more than 170 RBI’s and 170 runs scored in a single season? Babe Ruth 1921-- 171 RBI’s- 177 Runs
10. Who is the only player to hit more than 30 HR’s with less than 250 AB’s in a single season? Mark McGwire 2000-- 32 HR’s- 236 AB’s
11. Who is the only player to hit 10 or more triples with 250 or less AB’s in a single season? Casey Stengel 1922-- 10 Triples- 250 AB’s
12. Who is the only player to hit at least .370 while having more extra base hits than singles in a full season? Barry Bonds 2002-- 79 Extra Base Hits- 70 Singles
13. Who is the only player to score MORE than 100 runs while having an OB% of LESS than .300 in single season? Hughie Critz 1930-- 108 Runs- .292 OB%
14. Who is the only player to hit 40 or more HR’s with less than a .475 SLG% in a single season? Adam Dunn 2012-- 41 HR’s- .468 SLG%
15. Who is the only player to steal 30 or more bases while getting caught stealing more in a single season? Harry Lord 1912-- 30 SB’s- 33 CS
16. Who is the only player to hit over .340 while grounding into 30 or more double plays? Ernie Lombardi 1938-- .342 BA- 30 GIDP
17. Who was the heaviest player with more than 500 AB’s to hit less than 10 HR’s in a single season? Carlos Lee 2012-- 550 AB’s- 9 HR’s- 270 LBS.
18. Who was the lightest player to hit more than 40 HR’s in a single season? Ben Oglivie 1980-- 160 LBS.- 41 HR’s
19. Who is the only player to hit at least 50 HR’s and 50 doubles in a single season? Albert Belle 1995-- 50 HR’s- 52 Doubles
20. Who is the only player to have an OBP% over .500, hit over 35 HR’s, yet fail to score at least 100 runs in a single season? Ted Williams 1957-- .526 OB%- 38 HR’s- 96 Runs
21. Who is the only player to hit MORE than 45 HR’s and bat less than .240 in a single season? Jose Canseco 1998-- 46 HR’s- .237 BA
22. Who is the only player to hit 30 or more HR’s, 30 or more doubles, and 10 or more triples yet still hit under .265 in a single season? Steve Finley 1999-- 34 HR’s- 32 Doubles- 10 Triples- .264 BA
23. Who is the only player to get caught stealing 20 or more times AND ground
into a double play 20 or more times in a single season? Vladimir Guerrero 2002-- 20 CS- 20 GIDP
24. Who is the only player to hit more than 35 HR’s in a season but have less singles than that in the same season? Mark McGwire 1995-- 39 HR’s- 35 Singles
25. Who is the only player to walk less than 25 times in a year yet have an OB% higher than .460 in a single season? Nap Lajoie 1901-- 24 Walks- .463 OB%
26. Who is the only player to be intentionally walked more than 15 times without hitting a HR in a single season? Don Kessinger 1973-- 18 Intentional walks- 0 HR’s
27. Who is the only player with 20 or more sac bunts and 10 or more sac flies in a single season? Rob Wilfong 1979-- 25 Sac Bunts- 20 Sac Flies
28. Who is the only player with 100 or more RBI’s and less than 375 AB’s in a single season? Barry Bonds 2004-- 101 RBI’s- 373 AB’s
29. Who is the only player to hit more than 15 triples without a stolen base in a single season? Johnny Mize 1938-- 16 Triples- 0 SB’s
30. Who is the only player to hit more than 55 doubles without hitting a triple in a single season? Craig Biggio 1999-- 56 Doubles- 0 Triples
31. Who is the only player with more than 250 AB’s to have not hit a double in a single season? Rafael Belliard 1988-- 286 AB’s- 0 Doubles
32. Who is the only player to have at least 70 AB’s without a hit in a single season? Bob Buhl 1962-- 70 AB’s- 0 Hits
33. Who is the only player to hit at least 5 triples without hitting at least 1 double in a single season? George Twombley 1914-- 5 Triples- 0 Doubles
34. Who is the only player to hit at least 50 HR’s and strikeout less than 50 times in a single season? Johnny Mize 1947-- 51 HR’s- 42 Strikeouts
35. Who is the only player to have more than 40 HR’s, 40 Doubles, 15 Triples, and 15 SB’s in a single season? Babe Ruth 1921-- 59 HR’s- 44 Doubles- 16 Triples- 17 SB’s
36. Who is the only player to hit over .350 and have more than 45 Doubles, 20 Triples, and 40 SB’s in a season? Ty Cobb 1911-- .420 BA- 47 Doubles- 24 Triples- 83 SB’s
37. Who is the only player to have an OB% higher than .525 and a SLG% higher than .825 in a single season? Babe Ruth 1920-- .532 OB%- .847 SLG%
38. Who is the only player to have more than 80 SB’s and more than 25 HR’s in a single season? Rickey Henderson 1986-- 87 SB’s- 28 HR’s
39. Who is the only player with more than 80 SB’s and 125 RBI’s in a single season? Ty Cobb 1911-- 83 SB’s- 127 RBI’s
40. Who is the only player to hit at least .400 and have more than 40 HR’s in a single season? Rogers Hornsby 1922-- .401 BA- 42 HR’s
41. Who is the only player to hit over .320 with at least 35 HR’s and 35 Doubles yet fail to reach 100 RBI’s in a season? Rich Aurilia 2001-- .324 BA- 37 HR’s- 37 Doubles- 97 RBI’s
42. Who is the only player to have more than 600 AB’s with 15 or less extra base hits including 0 HR’s in a single season? Jimmy Barrett 1904-- 624 AB’s- 0 HR’s, 10 Doubles, 5 Triples
43. [b]Who is the only player to strikeout more than 125 times, get caught stealing more than 15 times and ground into more than 15 double plays in a season? Tommie Agee 1966-- 127 K’s- 18 CS- 17 GIDP
44. Who is the only player with more than 170 AB’s with no extra base hits in a single season? Jack O’Connor 1906-- 174 AB’s- 0 Extra Base Hits
45. What player has the most plate appearances without a stolen base in a single season? Pete Rose 1975-- 764 Plate appearances- 0 SB’s
46. Who is the only non-pitcher with more than 90 games played without a plate appearance in a single season? Herb Washington 1974-- 92 Games- 0 PA’s
. If ya REALLY wanna hook the stat-nerds (like me) though, make it a quiz next time.
I do have another list with pitching records i'll post soon.