McCabe Magazine Career Leaders News and Notes
Career Leaders
CAREER LEADERS
Batting Average
Cincinnati, Ohio (McC.com) - Wilkin Lopez solidified his hold on 5th
place on the Career Batting Average list by increasing his career BA by 1 point
in season 40 to .324 BA.
Home Runs
There was no change on the Career Home Runs list with Alexei DaSilva holding down the top spot
with a career total of 737 Home Runs.
Runs Batted In
On the Career Runs Batted In list Wilkins Lopez has broken
into the top 5 and claiming the 4th overall slot with a career total
of 1,887, pushing Richie Bush 1,875 down to the 5th position.
Hits
In season 40 Charley Reynolds moved up two spots on
the Career Hit list when he collected 144 hits for a career total of 3,051
moving him pass Hall of Famers Placido Ortiz and Bronson Whang into 3rd place
on the All-Time list.
Wins
Kid Richard remained in 5th place
on the Career Wins list with 288 career wins. Richard finished season 39 with
288 wins and collected 0 wins in season 40 after appearing in only 10 major
league games with 2 starts. The 41 year-old Richard is on the last year of a 2
year deal that pays him $1,170,000 and is currently assigned to the Cincinnati
Reds AAA affiliate Louisville Bats.
Earn Runs Average
Two Seattle Mariners Victor Diaz and Jose Gabriel have moved into the top 5 on the
Career ERA list. Diaz takes over the number 2 position with a career ERA of
2.63 in 157 games and 155 starts. Former Mariner Jose Gabriel signed a 5-year
$53M free-agent contract with the Anaheim Angels finished season 40 with a
career ERA of 2.75, tying him with Hall of Framer Cedrick Hollins for 4th on the
All-Time list.
Strike Outs and Saves
The top 5 Career Strike Out and Saves list remained the same
with Hall of Framers Luther Abercrombie 4,449 Strike Outs and Pedro Manuel with 693 Saves.
SINGLE SEASON RECORDS
