The maxim that records are made to be broken is as old as it is true. The Iron Horses 2,130 consecutive games finally was tapped, but still there are a few long-standing records in baseball that seem almost out of reach. Most historians consider Joe DiMaggios 56-game hitting streak unbreakable; however, few realize that Paul Waners 14-game extra-base hitting streak has stood much longer than DiMaggios string. Relief specialists have only recently become integral players, but none has been able to break Walter Johnsons ...
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The maxim that records are made to be broken is as old as it is true. The Iron Horses 2,130 consecutive games finally was tapped, but still there are a few long-standing records in baseball that seem almost out of reach. Most historians consider Joe DiMaggios 56-game hitting streak unbreakable; however, few realize that Paul Waners 14-game extra-base hitting streak has stood much longer than DiMaggios string. Relief specialists have only recently become integral players, but none has been able to break Walter Johnsons record of 15 strikeouts in a single relief appearance. Will anyone hit over .400 again? Possibly. But what are the chances that someone will break Rogers Hornsbys season hitting record of .424? Or Hack Wilsons 190 RBIs in one season? Through interviews with many of the players, their teammates and others and extensive original research, twelve of the games longest standing records are covered in great detail. Also thoroughly examined is why the marks have stood for so long.
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