Sublime

in 1920, a 25-year-old Hornsby—a lifetime .310/.370/.440 hitter to that point—hit .370/.431/.559, leading the league in all three splits, and he also led the league in hits, doubles, RBIs, and total bases. Over the next five seasons combined—this is so ridiculous—Hornsby would hit .402. Nobody, not even Ty Cobb, hit .400 over five full seasons.

Only 36 percent of the home runs Roberts gave up were with runners on base. That’s a pretty good percentage; it’s tied for 14th among the 100 pitchers who gave up the most home runs in baseball history.III

In 1930, he led the league in wins and saves (though it would be decades before the save became an official statistic).

Tony Gwynn hit a magnificent .338 for his career.

He whiffed just 434 times in his career. It’s a different time now, sure, but just to compare: The Yankees’ great young slugger Aaron Judge struck out 501 times in just his first three seasons.