Rickey Henderson (right) released by the New York Mets Saturday, on Wednesday became the 21st major-leaguer to garner 10,000 at-bats in his career. Henderson finished the night with 10,002 and trails only Cal Ripken Jr., among active players. Fifteen of the 21 major-leaguers who amassed 10,000 are in the Hall of Fame as shown below:
PLAYER SEASONS AT BATS
#Pete Rose 24 14,053
Hank Aaron 23 12,364
Carl Yastrzemski 23 11,988
Ty Cobb 24 11,434
#Eddie Murray 21 11,336
Robin Yount 20 11,008
#Dave Winfield 22 11,003
Stan Musial 22 10,972
Willie Mays 22 10,881
#*Cal Ripken Jr. 20 10,879
#Paul Molitor 21 10,835
Brooks Robinson 23 10,654
Honus Wagner 21 10,430
George Brett 21 10,349
Lou Brock 19 10,332
Luis Aparicio 18 10,230
Tris Speaker 22 10,195
Al Kaline 22 10,116
Rabbit Maranville 23 10,078
Frank Robinson 21 10,006
#*Rickey Henderson 22 10,004
* – through Thursday; # – not in HOF
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WINNING STRIKES OUT
Pedro Martinez of the Boston Red Sox struck out 17 Tampa Bay Devil Rays on May 6 and still lost 1-0. It was the 14th time since 1988 that a pitcher has whiffed 15 or more without recording a win. Steve Carlton and Randy Johnson share the distinction of having recorded the most, 19, while still being tagged for a loss. Carlton struck out 19 New York Mets on September 15, 1969, losing, 4-3, as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals. Johnson fanned 19 Oakland A’s on July 24, 1997, and lost 4-1, as a Seattle Mariner. Johnson has struck out 15 or more without notching a victory five times.
HIGH ANXIETY
The Milwaukee Brewers recently released Jaime Navarro and if he does not pitch again in the majors this season, he will set a big-league single-season record for the highest ERA (12.54) by a pitcher with five or more losses.
HIS BROTHER’S KEEPER
First baseman Jason Giambi of the Oakland A’s seems to like having younger brother Jeremy around. Jeremy started the season on the big-league roster but was sent down to Class AAA for 11 days before being recalled on May 5. When Jeremy is on the roster, Jason has batted .345 with 11 homers and 36 RBIs. But while his brother was banished to the minors, Jason batted only .212 with four homers and 12 RBIs. %%
