On career statistical categories reported so far, here's how many pairs of brothers combine for a total surpassing the individual record:
For games: 6 pairs (Waners, Ripkins, Boyers, Alomars, Alous and Aarons) surpass Pete Rose's individual record of 3562 games (Hank Aaron alone ranks 3rd, and Cal Ripkin alone, 8th).
For at bats: only the Waners and Ripkins surpass Pete Rose's individual record of 14,053 (and Cal Ripkin alone ranks 4th).
For runs: only the Waners and DiMaggios surpass Rickey Henderson's individual record of 2295.
For hits: only the Waners surpass Rose's individual record of 4256.
For doubles: only the Waners surpass Tris Speaker's individual record of 792 (the Alomars fell 39 short as of Sandy, Jr.'s retirement at the end of last season)
For triples: the Waners exactly tie Sam Crawford's individual record of 309 (Paul Waner alone ranks 10th).
For home runs: only Hank Aaron (2nd all-time by himself, of course) and his brother come anywhere close to Barry Bond's record, surpassing Bond's total of 762 by 6.
For RBI's: only Hank and his brother surpass his own individual record of 2297.
For stolen bases: no brother pairs come close to Rickey Henderson's individual career record of 1406. In fact, only nine other players (none brothers, obviously) in the history of major league baseball tallied a career total of stolen bases over half of Henderson's amazing career total. His total is 49.8% higher than Lou Brock's next-highest total, a larger margin than any other career baseball record, I'm quite sure.
Monday, July 07, 2008
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