1998 100-Game OOSL Record Breaker Watch




Here we are at the 100-Game Mark, also known in the OOSL as the All-Star Break. Let's take a look around the OOSL American and OOSL National and see if new single-season records are in the making, and if all-time OOSL marks are in danger of being broken. For each category we first list the OOSL Record Holder, then under that player we list at least four players who are closest to being on-track to matching or breaking that record. There you'll find the player's 100-game total, and his projected 154-game mark if he keeps pace.

Here is a convenient Link to the 1999 Watch page so you can easily compare the years:



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OOSL Record Breaker Watch


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        OOSL American League                             OOSL National League


   Batting Average                                  Batting Average
 -------------------                              -------------------
 Ted Williams.......PHA-1995 - .341               Roberto Clemente...SLA-1997 - .347
 Ty Cobb............CHA..... - .373               Rogers Hornsby.....NYN.....   .366
 Joe Jackson........CLA..... - .357               Ted Williams.......***.....   .346
 Spot Poles.........HMA..... - .341               Oscar Charleston...NYN.....   .326
 Chuck Klein........SLA..... - .338               Jeff Heath.........SLN.....   .323
 Cool Papa Bell.....BOA..... - .330               Johnny Mize........PHA.....   .323
 Babe Ruth..........NYA..... - .328               Wade Boggs.........PIN.....   .321


   Hits                                             Hits
 -------------------                              -------------------
 Joe Jackson........CLA-1997 -  212               Roberto Clemente...SLA-1997 -  198
 Pop Lloyd..........WAA.....136/209               Rogers Hornsby.....NYN.....152/234
 Ty Cobb............CHA.....135/208               Tris Speaker.......MIN.....131/202
 Cool Papa Bell.....BOA.....132/203               Oscar Charleston...NYN.....131/202
 Arky Vaughn........HMA.....128/197               Johnny Mize........PHA.....123/189


   Doubles                                          Doubles
 -------------------                              -----------
 Napoleon Lajoie....CHA-1997 -   47               Tris Speaker...NYN/BRN-1995 -   51
 Ed Delahanty.......HMA.....  25/38               Roger Connor.......KCN.....  31/48
 Babe Ruth..........NYA.....  25/38               Honus Wagner.......NYN.....  30/46
 Jack Glasscock.....MIA.....  24/37               Wild Bill Wright...PIN.....  29/45
 Sam Thompson.......WAA.....  24/37               Joe Medwick........BON.....  27/42
 Three players tied with....  21/32               Babe Herman........PHN.....  27/42


   Triples                                          Triples
 -----------                                      -----------
 Tim Raines.........DEA-1996 -   21               Dan Brouthers.....BON-1996 -    16
 Kiki Cuyler........CHA.....   9/14               George Brett......CIN.....   11/17
 Joe Jackson........CLA.....   8/12               Roberto Clemente..SLN.....   11/17
 Arky Vaughn........HMA.....   8/12               Minnie Minoso.....PIN.....   10/15
 Sam Thompson.......WAA.....   8/12               Jeff Heath........SLN.....   10/15
 Cristobal TorrienteWAA.....   8/12               Wild Bill Wright..PIN.....    9/14


   Home Runs                                        Home Runs
 -------------                                    -------------
 Babe Ruth..........NYA-1996 -   58               Babe Ruth..........NYN-1997 -   54
 Babe Ruth..........NYA.....  31/48               Johnny Mize........PHN.....  28/43
 Joe DiMaggio.......PHA.....  25/38               Jimmy Foxx.........CIN.....  26/40
 Wally Berger.......TOA.....  25/38               Rogers Hornsby.....NYN.....  25/39
 Lou Gehrig.........BOA.....  24/37               Hank Aaron.........PHN.....  22/34


   Runs Batted In                                   Runs Batted In
 ------------------                               ------------------
 Lou Gehrig.........BOA-1996 -  133               Oscar Charleston...NYN-1997 -  157
 Babe Ruth..........NYA..... 85/131               Oscar Charleston...NYN..... 89/137
 Lou Gehrig.........BOA..... 80/123               Jimmy Foxx.........CIN..... 84/129
 Harmon Killebrew...PHA..... 79/122               Honus Wagner.......NYN..... 80/123
 Chuck Klein........SLA..... 75/115               Al Simmons.........KCN..... 76/117
 Joe DiMaggio.......PHA..... 73/112               Johnny Mize........PHN..... 76/117

   Runs Scored                                      Runs Scored
 -------------------                              --------------------
 Lou Gehrig.........BOA-1994 -  135               Babe Ruth..........NYN-1997 -  129
 Babe Ruth..........NYA..... 83/128               Mel Ott............NYN..... 96/148
 Pop Lloyd..........WAA..... 74/114               Rogers Hornsby.....NYN..... 84/129
 Mickey Mantle......BAA..... 73/112               Oscar Charleston...NYN..... 84/129
 Cool Papa Bell.....BOA..... 72/111               Barry Bonds........BRN..... 72/111


   Stolen Bases                                     Stolen Bases
 ----------------                                 ----------------
 Cool Papa Bell.....BOA-1997 -   71               Rickey Henderson...PIN-1997 -   94
 Cool Papa Bell.....BOA..... 68/105               Rickey Henderson...PIN.....  50/77
 Tim Raines.........DEA.....  42/65               Pete Reiser........BON.....  21/32
 Spot Poles.........HMA.....  36/55               Barry Bonds........BRN.....  19/29
 Pop Lloyd..........WAA.....  24/37               Oscar Charleston...NYN.....  18/28


   Total Bases                                      Total Bases
 ---------------                                  ---------------
 Lou Gehrig.........BOA-1996 -  417               Babe Ruth..........NYN-1997 -  356
 Babe Ruth..........NYA.....242/373               Rogers Hornsby.....NYN.....257/396
 Joe DiMaggio.......PHA.....221/340               Johnny Mize........PHN.....238/367
 Lou Gehrig.........BOA.....200/308               Oscar Charleston...NYN.....213/328
 Frank Robinson.....DEA.....192/296               Babe Herman........PHN.....210/323
 Chuck Klein........SLA.....192/296               Mel Ott............NYN.....192/296


   On-Base Percentage                               On-Base Percentage
 ----------------------                           ----------------------
 Ted Williams.......BOA-1994 - .479               Rogers Hornsby.....SLN-1997 - .423
 Babe Ruth..........NYA.....   .456               Rogers Hornsby.....NYN.....   .419
 Josh Gibson........CLA.....   .445               Mel Ott............NYN.....   .404
 Spot Poles.........HMA.....   .419               Tris Speaker.......MIN.....   .393
 Ty Cobb............CHA.....   .417               Oscar Charleston...NYN.....   .393


   Slugging Average                                 Slugging Average
 --------------------                             --------------------
 Lou Gehrig.........BOA-1996 - .680               Babe Ruth..........NYN-1997 - .658
 Babe Ruth..........NYA.....   .672               Jeff Heath.........SLN.....   .630
 Josh Gibson........CLA.....   .584               Johnny Mize........PHN.....   .625
 Joe DiMaggio.......PHA.....   .557               Rogers Hornsby.....NYN.....   .619
 Chuck Klein........SLA.....   .555               Babe Herman........PHN.....   .559



 [ Pop Lloyd ]  [ Cool Papa Bell ]  [ Satchel Paige ]  [ Chief Bender ]  [ Smokey Joe Wood ]
Pop Lloyd Cool Papa Bell Satchel Paige Chief Bender Smokey Joe Wood



   Wins                                             Wins
 --------                                         --------
 Satchel Paige......CHA-1997 -   25               Walter Johnson.....NYN-1997 -   28
 Roger Clemens......SLA.....  14/22               Walter Johnson.....NYN.....  20/31
 Gaylord Perry......SLA.....  14/22               Ed Walsh...........NYN.....  15/23
 Lefty Gomez........BOA.....  12/18               Fergie Jenkins.....BON.....  13/20
 Leon Day...........CHA.....  12/18               Pete Alexander.....BRN.....  13/20
 David Cone.........CHA.....  12/18               Christy Mathewson..NYN.....  12/18


   Winning Percentage                               Winning Percentage
 ----------------------                           ----------------------
 Carl Mays..........PHA-1995 - .778               Ed Walsh...........NYN-1996 - .882
 Leon Day...........CHA.....   .706               Walter Johnson.....NYN.....   .870
 Rube Waddell.......DEA.....   .700               Christy Mathewson..NYN.....   .857
 Vida Blue..........PHA.....   .692               Dan Quisenberry....PHN.....   .818
 Bob Feller.........BAA.....   .667               Don Newcombe.......CHN.....   .800
 Dizzy Trout........BOA.....   .667               Ed Walsh...........NYN.....   .789


   Earned Run Average                               Earned Run Average
 ----------------------                           ----------------------
 Chief Bender.......HMA-1997 - 1.99               Christy Mathewson..NYN-1997 - 1.72
 Smokey Joe Wood....PHA..... - 1.91               Urban Shocker......MIN.....   1.84
 Rube Waddell.......DEA..... - 2.23               Fergie Jenkins.....BON.....   1.98
 David Cone.........WAA..... - 2.47               Walter Johnson.....NYN.....   2.41
 Eddie Cicotte......***..... - 2.79               Satchel Paige......***.....   2.51



   Strikeouts                                       Strikeouts
 --------------                                   --------------
 Lefty Grove........HMA-1997 -  262               Walter Johnson.....NYN-1994 -  219
 Lefty Gomez........BOA.....181/279               Randy Johnson......CIN.....166/256
 Roger Clemens......SLA.....167/257               Nolan Ryan.........PHN.....161/248
 Dutch Leonard......BOA.....152/234               Walter Johnson.....NYN.....140/216
 Bob Feller.........BAA.....139/214               Red Ruffing........PHN.....134/206




   Shutouts                                         Shutouts
 ------------                                     ------------
 Red Ruffing........PHA-1994 -    6               Christy Mathewson..NYN-1996 -    8
 Leon Day...........CHA.....    3/5               Ed Walsh...........NYN.....    4/6
 Eight pitchers tied with...    2/3               Four pitchers tied with....    3/5



   Complete Games                                   Complete Games
 ------------------                               ------------------
 Satchel Paige......CHA-1996 -   18               Warren Spahn.......PHN-1997 -   23
 David Cone.........WAA.....  14/22               Red Ruffing........PHN.....  13/20
 John Donaldson.....WAA.....  14/22               Nolan Ryan.........PHN.....  10/15
 Chief Bender.......HMA.....  11/17               Pete Alexander.....BRN.....   9/14
 Lefty Gomez........BOA.....  10/15               Tony Mullane.......CHN.....   9/14



   Saves                                            Saves
 ---------                                        ---------
 Jeff Reardon.......DEA-1994 -   45               Ed Walsh...........NYN-1995 -   57
 Willie Hernandez...PHA.....  21/32               Rollie Fingers.....KCN.....  29/45
 Kevin Appier.......CLA.....  20/31               George McQuillan...HON.....  25/38
 Jeff Montgomery....DEA.....  18/28               Dave Brown.........BON.....  24/37
 Mike Mussina.......MIA.....  17/26               Hoyt Wilhelm.......CHN.....  22/34



   Save Percentage                                  Save Percentage
 -------------------                              -------------------
 Goose Gossage......CHA-1994 - .958               Ed Walsh...........NYN-1995 - .891
 Kevin Appier.......CLA.....   .870               Sal Maglie.........NYN.....   .909
 Mike Mussina.......MIA.....   .850               Urban Shocker......MIN.....   .864
 Willie Hernandez...PHA.....   .840               George McQuillan...HON.....   .862
 Curt Schilling.....TOA.....   .824               Dave Brown.........BON.....   .857



   Games                                            Games
 ---------                                        ---------
 Teddy Higuera......PHA-1996 -   76               Ed Walsh...........NYN-1995 -   91
 Addie Joss.........BAA.....  47/72               Urban Shocker......MIN.....  62/95
 Burleigh Grimes....PHA.....  44/68               Mark Eichorn.......SLN.....  57/88
 Curt Sweeney.......CLA.....  39/60               Firpo Marberry.....***.....  46/71
 Dave Smith.........BAA.....  38/59               Tom Henke..........CIN.....  44/68
 Jesse Petty........CHA.....  38/59               Bill Swift.........HON.....  44/68
 Mike Marshall......MIA.....  38/59               Rollie Fingers.....KCN.....  44/68



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-Cool Papa Bell-



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