Players who had only one 100 RBI season in their career

[leatherman]

Retired players only.

Pretty interesting list: http://www.baseball-reference.com/play- ... reit/xyDpn

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[Huffamaniac]

Re: Players who had only one 100 RBI season in their careers

Tom Herr's 1985 season was amazing. He only had 9 HRS but had over 100 rbis. Very good clutching hitting.

 

[leatherman]

Kevin Elster just missed this list with his 99 RBI season in 1996.

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[leatherman]

Re: Players who had only one 100 RBI season in their careers

Tom Herr's 1985 season was amazing. He only had 9 HRS but had over 100 rbis. Very good clutching hitting.

Actually, it was only 8 HRs (to go along with 110 RBIs). After the first week of the season, he batted third behind Vince Coleman and 1985 MVP Willie McGee. He drove each of them in 35 times.

Paul Molitor had a similar season in 1996, with only 9 HRs and 113 RBIs.

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[Topnotchsy]

Certainly does not preclude someone from being a great player. Both Jackie Robinson and Joe Morgan are on that list!

 

[markakis8]

Before I look at the list, I believe I should see Hubie Brooks right?

I just remember looking at the back of his baseball card as a kid filled with mediocre numbers and then this one season he had 100 RBI's exactly. I also read about that season in an Andre Dawson auto-bio.

 

[Adamsince1981]

J D Drew will be on that list when he retires. Exactly 100 RBI with LA in 2006.

 

[matty07]

Its funny who you see in the steroid era. I clicked on a bunch of named like geranimo berroa, henry rodriguez. The 1st 5-6 season their numbers are just pure garbage and out of nowhere 30-100. The best is Brady Anderson, max 15 HR's like 50 Rbis. 1996 50-100 and he still denies not using.

 

[IndyManning18]

With all the hits he had, Tony Gwynn is a surprise on that list. To me, at least.

 

[leatherman]

Before I look at the list, I believe I should see Hubie Brooks right?

I just remember looking at the back of his baseball card as a kid filled with mediocre numbers and then this one season he had 100 RBI's exactly. I also read about that season in an Andre Dawson auto-bio.

Hubie was the reason I researched this today, actually.

 

[markakis8]

I am in no way defending Brady Anderson and it is highly possible he did take steroids. I just remember that year, all year, his professing that he wanted to show everyone he could be a power hitter if he wanted to. So he swung for the fences all year (similar to what Dustin Pedroia is claiming to do this year)

And then he went to being a "leadoff hitter" (I use the term loosely) the following year. This would help explain the massive gap book-ending his 50 HR season.

There are/were tons of guys that could've hit 30-40 HR's a year, in my opinion, but rather get on base more (Wade Boggs immediately comes to mind).

Think about it, has there been any other steroid-user that just balloon out of now where and then just taper off immediately the next season?

If I had to put money on it, I would be he did use steroids. But I honestly believe that season was more of a change in his hitting approach than anything else.

Its funny who you see in the steroid era. I clicked on a bunch of named like geranimo berroa, henry rodriguez. The 1st 5-6 season their numbers are just pure garbage and out of nowhere 30-100. The best is Brady Anderson, max 15 HR's like 50 Rbis. 1996 50-100 and he still denies not using.

 

[markakis8]

Haha, wow. That's really really weird and ironic.

Before I look at the list, I believe I should see Hubie Brooks right?

I just remember looking at the back of his baseball card as a kid filled with mediocre numbers and then this one season he had 100 RBI's exactly. I also read about that season in an Andre Dawson auto-bio.

Hubie was the reason I researched this today, actually.

 

[matfanofold]

Must have been something in the gatorade in 1996.

 

[markakis8]

Were steroids available in powder form?

Must have been something in the gatorade in 1996.

 

[RL24]

With all the hits he had, Tony Gwynn is a surprise on that list. To me, at least.

That's the thing with RBI's... it's more about who's hitting in front of you that how you are hitting. If you come to the plate with nobody on, you need a HR to get an RBI. If there's a guy standing on 3rd base, all you need is a good out to get the RBI.

 

[darocker80]

Kevin Mitchell, the MVP surprised me and Cliff Floyd. I guessed morgan ensberg was on the list :lol:

 

[gracecollector]

Mark Grace just missed, his season high was 98.

 

[matfanofold]

Mark Grace just missed, his season high was 98.

That kinda suprised me!

I loved grace from day 1. What a beautiful swing! And to think a number 3/4 batter with ~180 hits yearly and a .300+ lifetime batting average never broke the 100 RBI mark is provoking to me. Sure he did not have mashing power, but he got his 10 - 15 HR's yearly and was no stranger to ropes down the line. I'm just suprised is all.

 

[JEA2880]

J D Drew will be on that list when he retires. Exactly 100 RBI with LA in 2006.

He really sucks. It's unbelievable he doesn't catch more attention for being the most overrated player in all of sports.

 

[hive17]

guh...

Hammonds' season in 2000 is part of the reason the Brewers dumped a bunch of money down him and was the low-point of the franchise... ::facepalm::