Boston Americans American League Baseball Club

Franchise Record Book

 

* Indicates status to league record unknown

# Indicates a record established in 2007

 

Career Batting (through 2007 season, minimum 1000 PAs)

Games Played

1.

987

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

2.

977

George Kell

7 seasons

3.

901

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

4.

782

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

5.

577

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

Batting Average

1.

.328

Ed Delahanty

3 seasons

2.

.310

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

3.

.309

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

 

4.

.306

Hugh Duffy

3 seasons

 

5.

.305

Sam Thompson

3 seasons

 

On-Base Percentage

1.

.442

Babe Ruth

2 seasons [career .458, #1 WLoC]

2.

.400

Ed Delahanty

3 seasons

3.

.369

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

4.

.367

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

5.

.365

Sam Thompson

3 seasons

Slugging Percentage

1.

.636

Babe Ruth

2 seasons [career .719, #1 WLoC]

2.

.550

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

3.

.503

Ed Delahanty

3 seasons

4.

.477

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

5.

.473

Sam Thompson

3 seasons

OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging)

1.

1.078

Babe Ruth

2 seasons [career 1.177, #1 WLoC]

2.

.920

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

3.

.902

Ed Delahanty

3 seasons

4.

.844

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

5.

.838

Sam Thompson

3 seasons

Hits

1.

1036

George Kell

7 seasons

2.

1021

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

3.

946

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

4.

663

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

5.

595

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

Doubles

1.

218

George Kell

7 seasons

2.

190

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

3.

185

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

4.

123

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

5.

116

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

Triples

1.

72

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons [career 120, #1 WLoC]

2.

55

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

3.

41

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

3.

40

Ed Delahanty

3 seasons

4.

37

Sam Thompson

3 seasons [career 95, #5 WLoC]

Homeruns

1.

167

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

2.

104

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

3.

94

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

4.

86

Babe Ruth

2 seasons [career 379, #1 WLoC]

5.

47

Josh Gibson

1 season

Total Bases

1.

1817

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons [career 2133, #13 WLoC]

2.

1530

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

3.

1394

George Kell

7 seasons

4.

1052

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

5.

1022

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

Run Scored

1.

539

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

2.

447

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

3.

427

George Kell

7 seasons

4.

366

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

5.

295

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

Runs Batted In

1.

653

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons [career 775, #10 WLoC]

2.

478

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

3.

387

George Kell

7 seasons

4.

356

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

5.

226

Babe Ruth

2 seasons [career 918, #1 WLoC]

Walks

1.

319

George Kell

7 seasons

2.

309

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

3.

298

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

4.

295

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

5.

270

Babe Ruth

2 seasons [career 923, #1 WLoC]

Strikeouts

1.

460

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

2.

454

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

3.

356

Bobby Doerr

7 seasons

4.

346

George Kell

7 seasons

5.

257

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

Hit By Pitch

1.

33

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

2.

26

Minnie Minoso

1 season [career 99, #4 WLoC]

3.

20

Ed Delahanty

3 seasons

3.

20

Sam Thompson

3 seasons

5.

19

Ray Dandridge

3 seasons

Stolen Bases

1.

118

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons

2.

89

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

3.

65

Hugh Duffy

3 seasons

4.

41

Ed Delahanty

3 seasons

5.

23

Elmer Flick

1 season

Grand Slam Homeruns

1.

3

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons*

1.

3

Gabby Hartnett

6 seasons

1.

3

Jorge Posada

1 season

4.

1

By Many

 

 

 

 

 

Pinch Hits

1.

19

George Kell

7 seasons

2.

18

Ed Delahanty

3 seasons

2.

18

Sam Rice

1 season

#2.

18

Willie Bobo

1 season

5.

17

Tommy McCarthy

1 season

Pinch Hit Batting Average (minimum 25 AB)

1.

.441

Hugh Duffy

3 seasons

2.

.391

Ed Delahanty

3 seasons

3.

.333

Pop Lloyd

4 seasons [career .448, #10 WLoC]

4.

.310

Oscar Charleston

6 seasons

5.

.267

Babe Ruth

2 seasons

Pinch Hit Homeruns

1.

3

Joe Adcock

1 season*

1.

3

Jorge Orta

1 season

1.

3

Bobby Abreu

1 season

1.

3

Mike Simms

1 season

4.

2

Monte Irvin

1 season

4.

2

Walt Dropo

1 season

4.

2

Mike Jorgensen

1 season

 

 

 

 

 

Single-Season Batting (minimum 500 PAs)

Games Played

1.

159

Bill Terry

2003 Americans

1.

159

John Mayberry

2005 Americans

3.

158

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans

4.

157

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

#4.

157

Ernie Banks

2007 Americans

#6.

156

Willie Mays

2007 Americans

Batting Average

1.

.352

Ed Delahanty

2003 Americans

2.

.331

Hugh Duffy

2006 Americans

3.

.329

Ed Delahanty

2002 Americans

4.

.329

Bill Terry

2003 Americans

5.

.325

Pop Lloyd

2006 Americans

6.

.325

Pop Lloyd

2005 Americans

On-Base Percentage

1.

.474

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans [#6 WLoC]

2.

.428

Ed Delahanty

2003 Americans

3.

.415

John Olerud

2006 Americans

4.

.409

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

5.

.402

Ed Delahanty

2002 Americans

Slugging Percentage

#1.

.680

Josh Gibson

2007 Americans [tied #12 WLoC]

2.

.665

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans

3.

.608

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

4.

.605

Oscar Charleston

2006 Americans

#5.

.567

Willie Mays

2007 Americans

OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging)

1.

1.140

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans [#8 WLoC]

#2.

1.061

Josh Gibson

2007 Americans

3.

1.017

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

4.

.974

Oscar Charleston

2006 Americans

5.

.951

Oscar Charleston

2001 Americans

Hits

1.

192

Bill Terry

2003 Americans

2.

183

Ed Delahanty

2003 Americans

3.

180

John Olerud

2006 Americans

3.

180

Oscar Charleston

2006 Americans

#3.

180

Josh Gibson

2007 Americans

6.

178

Pop Lloyd

2006 Americans

Doubles

#1.

43

George Kell

2007 Americans

#2.

42

Josh Gibson

2007 Americans

3.

38

Ed Delahanty

2002 Americans

4.

37

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans

4.

37

Bobby Doerr

2002 Americans

4.

37

Pop Lloyd

2005 Americans

Triples

1.

21

Pop Lloyd

2006 Americans [tied #3 WLoC]

2.

19

Pop Lloyd

2005 Americans [tied #5 WLoC]

3.

18

Pop Lloyd

2004 Americans

4.

16

Ed Delahanty

2001 Americans

5.

15

Oscar Charleston

2006 Americans

5.

15

Oscar Charleston

2001 Americans

Homeruns

#1.

47

Josh Gibson

2007 Americans

2.

45

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

3.

41

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans

#3.

41

Willie Mays

2007 Americans

#5.

36

Ernie Banks

2007 Americans

6.

35

Oscar Charleston

2003 Americans

Total Bases

#1.

379

Josh Gibson

2007 Americans [#12 WLoC]

2.

337

Oscar Charleston

2006 Americans

3.

334

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans

#3.

334

Willie Mays

2007 Americans

5.

321

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

#6.

315

Ernie Banks

2007 Americans

Run Scored

1.

128

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans [tied #13 WLoC]

2.

116

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

3.

114

Pop Lloyd

2006 Americans

#4.

112

Josh Gibson

2007 Americans

#5.

108

Willie Mays

2007 Americans

Runs Batted In

#1.

127

Willie Mays

2007 Americans

2.

123

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans

3.

120

Oscar Charleston

2002 Americans

#3.

120

Josh Gibson

2007 Americans

5.

115

Oscar Charleston

2003 Americans

Walks

1.

154

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans [#1 WLoC]

2.

116

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

3.

105

John Mayberry

2005 Americans

4.

77

John Olerud

2006 Americans

5

65

Gabby Hartnett

2004 Americans

Strikeouts

1.

109

Willie Stargell

2001 Americans

2.

104

Oscar Charleston

2001 Americans

3.

102

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans

4.

95

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

5.

93

Gabby Hartnett

2006 Americans

Hit By Pitch

#1.

26

Minnie Minoso

2007 Americans [tied #11 WLoC]

2.

12

John Olerud

2006 Americans

3.

11

Gene Tenace

2005 Americans

4.

9

Elmer Flick

2003 Americans

4.

9

Ed Delahanty

2003 Americans

4.

9

Sam Thompson

2004 Americans

Intentional Walks

1.

22

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans [#3 WLoC]

2.

19

Gabby Hartnett

2004 Americans [tied #6 WLoC]

3.

16

Bill Terry

2003 Americans [tied #9 WLoC]

4.

15

Ed Delahanty

2003 Americans

5.

13

George Kell

2006 Americans

Sacrifices

1.

19

George Kell

2003 Americans

2.

18

George Kell

2002 Americans

3.

15

Bobby Doerr

2003 Americans

3.

15

Hugh Duffy

2006 Americans

5.

13

George Kell

2001 Americans

Sacrifice Flies

1.

11

Oscar Charleston

2006 Americans*

#2.

9

Willie Mays

2007 Americans

#2.

9

Minnie Minoso

2007 Americans

3.

8

Oscar Charleston

2001 Americans

3.

8

Babe Ruth

2001 Americans

3.

8

Babe Ruth

2002 Americans

3.

8

Oscar Charleston

2003 Americans

3.

8

Bill Terry

2003 Americans

3.

8

Oscar Charleston

2005 Americans

Ground into Double Plays

#1.

23

Josh Gibson

2007 Americans*

2.

22

Oscar Charleston

2006 Americans

3.

21

Oscar Charleston

2005 Americans

#3.

21

Ernie Banks

2007 Americans

4.

20

John Olerud

2006 Americans

4.

20

Bobby Doerr

2006 Americans

4.

20

Bobby Doerr

2002 Americans

4.

20

Joe Medwick

2003 Americans

Stolen Bases

1.

33

Pop Lloyd

2003 Americans

2.

31

Pop Lloyd

2005 Americans

3.

28

Pop Lloyd

2006 Americans

4.

26

Pop Lloyd

2004 Americans

5.

25

Oscar Charleston

2003 Americans

5.

25

Hugh Duffy

2005 Americans

Hitting Streak

1.

20

George Kell

2003 Americans

2.

19

Oscar Charleston

2006 Americans

2.

19

Oscar Charleston

2001 Americans

2.

19

Hugh Duffy

2004 Americans

#5.

18

Eddie Murray

2007 Americans

Consecutive Games with Homerun

1.

4

Babe Ruth

9/7-9/11/2001*

1.

4

Bobby Doerr

7/15-7/20/2001*

#1.

4.

Willie Mays

5/16-5/19/2007*

4.

3

Willie Stargell

Two times in 2001

4.

3

Babe Ruth

Three times in 2001

4.

3

Oscar Charleston

Once in 2002, Three times in 2003, Once in 2004, Once in 2005

4.

3

Pop Lloyd

4/12-4/15/2003

4.

3

John Mayberry

6/5-7/2005

#4.

3

Josh Gibson

Two times in 2007

#4.

3

Willie Mays

Three times in 2007

Grand Slam Homeruns

1.

3

Jorge Posada

2006 Americans*

2.

2

Oscar Charleston

2002 Americans

3.

1

By Many

 

Pinch Hits

1

18

Sam Rice

2001 Americans

#1.

18

Willie Bobo

2007 Americans

3.

16

Earle Combs

2002 Americans

4.

15

Monte Irvin

2001 Americans

4.

15

Jorge Orta

2005 Americans

6.

14

Roger Connor

2001 Americans

Pinch Hit Batting Average (minimum 20 AB)

1.

.462

Sam Rice

2001 Americans*

2.

.462

Buck Weaver

2003 Americans

3.

.400

Gene Tenace

2005 Americans

#4.

.375

Willie Bobo

2007 Americans [tied #10 WLoC]

5.

.344

Tommy McCarthy

2005 Americans

Pinch Hit Homeruns

1.

3

Joe Adcock

2002 Americans*

1.

3

Jorge Orta

2005 Americans

1.

3

Bobby Abreu

2006 Americans

1.

3

Mike Simms

2006 Americans

5.

2

Monte Irvin

2001 Americans

5.

2

Walt Dropo

2002 Americans

5.

2

Mike Jorgensen

2005 Americans

 

Single-Game Batting

Hits

#1.

6

Willie Mays

9/2/2007*

2.

5

Dick Schofield

9/17/2001

2.

5

Willie Stargell

9/29/2001

2.

5

Bobby Doerr

5/25/2003

2.

5

Pop Lloyd

5/7/2004

2.

5

George Kell

5/8/2004, 4/9/2005

2.

5

Oscar Charleston

6/5/2004, 7/27/2004, 4/5/2005, 4/29/2005

2.

5

Sam Thompson

7/25/2004

2.

5

Lee May

8/16/2004

Cycles

1.

2

Oscar Charleston

7/1/2002, 4/29/2005 (12 inn)

2.

1

Tommy McCarthy

8/12/2005

Homeruns

#1.

4

Ernie Banks

8/24/2007 [tied #1 WLoC]

2.

3

Babe Ruth

6/20/2001

2.

3

Lee May

8/16/2004

2.

3

Josh Gibson

4/20/2007

5.

2

By Many

 

Run Scored

1.

5

Bobby Doerr

9/8/2004*

2.

4

By Many

 

Runs Batted In

1.

8

Lee May

8/16/2004*

#1.

8

Ernie Banks

8/24/2007

3.

6

Oscar Charleston

4/29/2001

3.

6

Roger Connor

7/10/2001

3.

6

Joe Adcock

4/22/2002

3.

6

Gabby Hartnett

7/3/2006

3.

6

Sam Thompson

7/11/2006

Walks

1.

5

Babe Ruth

7/4/2002 (16 innings) [tied #1 WLoC]

2.

4

Babe Ruth

4/23/2002 (10 innings)

2.

4

George Kell

8/22/2006

4.

3

By Many

 

Strikeouts

1.

4

Lee May

8/31/2004

1.

4

Bobby Doerr

8/16/2006 (10 innings)

#1.

4

George Kell

7/3/2007 (11 innings)

#1.

4

Ernie Banks

7/28/2007

#1.

4

Minnie Minoso

8/29/2007 (18 innings)

Stolen Bases

1.

3

Elmer Flick

9/12/2003

1.

3

Pop Lloyd

8/7/2005

3.

2

By Many

 

 

Career Pitching (through 2007, minimum 320 IP)

Games Pitched

1.

238

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

2.

229

Burleigh Grimes

4 seasons [career 355, tied #14 WLoC]

3.

158

Vic Willis

4 seasons

4.

154

Chet Brewer

4 seasons

5.

124

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

Innings Pitched

1.

1212.0

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

2.

868.0

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

3.

748.0

Chet Brewer

4 seasons

4.

729.0

Burleigh Grimes

4 seasons

5.

656.0

Vic Willis

4 seasons

Earned Run Average

1.

3.31

Rube Waddell

6 seasons [career 3.43, #1 WLoC]

2.

3.52

Tim Keefe

4 seasons [career 3.67, tied #7 WLoC]

3.

3.53

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

4.

3.96

Old Hoss Radbourn

2 seasons

5.

4.04

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

Wins

1.

88

Rube Waddell

6 seasons [career 103, #10 WLoC]

2.

62

Tim Keefe

4 seasons [career 110, #5 WLoC]

3.

43

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

3.

43

Burleigh Grimes

4 seasons

5.

42

Steve Carlton

3 seasons [career 104, tied #8 WLoC]

Losses

1.

54

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

2.

51

Chet Brewer

4 seasons

3.

43

Vic Willis

4 seasons [career 88, tied #8 WLoC]

4.

34

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

5.

32

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

Saves

1.

34

Trevor Hoffman

1 season

2.

22

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

3.

19

Moe Drabowsky

1 season

4.

18

Vic Willis

4 seasons

5.

17

Joe Hoerner

1 season

Winning Percentage (minimum 25 decisions)

1.

.646

Tim Keefe

4 seasons [career .640, #6 WLoC]

2.

.620

Rube Waddell

6 seasons [career .613, #11 WLoC]

3.

.583

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

4.

.581

Burleigh Grimes

4 seasons

5.

.574

Old Hoss Radbourn

2 seasons

Walks

1.

438

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

2.

338

Chet Brewer

4 seasons

3.

307

Burleigh Grimes

4 seasons

4.

296

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

5.

261

Vic Willis

4 seasons [career 586, #12 WLoC]

Strikeouts

1.

1082

Rube Waddell

6 seasons [career 1273, #6 WLoC]

2.

691

Chet Brewer

4 seasons

3.

554

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

4.

530

Steve Carlton

3 seasons [career 1244, #7 WLoC]

5.

526

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons [career 1300, #4 WLoC]

Homeruns Allowed

1.

121

Chet Brewer

4 seasons

2.

106

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

3.

77

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

4.

76

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

5.

75

Burleigh Grimes

4 seasons

Games Started

1.

152

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

2.

122

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

3.

104

Chet Brewer

4 seasons

3.

96

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

4.

85

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

Complete Games

1.

40

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

2.

30

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

3.

20

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

4.

18

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

5.

17

Burleigh Grimes

4 seasons

Shutouts

1.

17

Rube Waddell

6 seasons [career 18, #1 WLoC]

2.

6

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

3.

5

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

4.

4

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons [career 11, tied #6 WLoC]

4.

4

Chet Brewer

4 seasons

Hits Per 9 Innings

1.

7.91

Rube Waddell

6 seasons [career 8.05 #5 WLoC]

2.

8.17

Tim Keefe

4 seasons [career 8.30, #7 WLoC]

3.

8.49

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

4.

8.55

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

5.

8.62

Vic Willis

4 seasons

Walks Per 9 Innings

1.

2.75

Old Hoss Radbourn

2 seasons [career 2.56, #9 WLoC]

2.

3.07

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

3.

3.25

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

4.

3.33

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

5.

3.54

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

1.

8.32

Chet Brewer

4 seasons [career 8.26, #3 WLoC]

2.

8.04

Rube Waddell

6 seasons [#4 WLoC]

3.

7.30

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

4.

7.25

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons [career 7.62, #7 WLoC]

5.

5.75

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

Homeruns Per 9 Innings

1.

0.53

Old Hoss Radbourn

2 seasons [career .72, #4 WLoC]

2.

0.62

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

3.

0.79

Rube Waddell

6 seasons

4.

0.80

Tim Keefe

4 seasons [career .77, tied #10 WLoC]

5.

0.92

Vic Willis

4 seasons

Strikeouts to Walks Ratio

1.

2.47

Rube Waddell

6 seasons [career 2.51, #3 WLoC]

2.

2.17

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

3.

2.06

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

4.

2.04

Chet Brewer

4 seasons

5.

1.87

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

Games with 10 Strikeouts

1.

14

Rube Waddell

6 seasons*

2.

11

Chet Brewer

3 seasons

3.

5

Steve Carlton

3 seasons

4.

4

Dazzy Vance

3 seasons

5.

2

Tim Keefe

4 seasons

5.

2

Bill Hallahan

1 season

 

Single-Season Pitching (minimum 160 IP)

Games Pitched

1.

83

Frank Bertaina

2001 Americans

2.

72

Don Liddle

2002 Americans

3.

70

Burleigh Grimes

2004 Americans

3.

70

Joe Niekro

2005 Americans

3.

70

Lazaro Salazar

2006 Americans

Innings Pitched

1.

256.1

Walter Johnson

2003 Americans

2.

247.0

Mike Cuellar

2003 Americans

3.

239.1

Old Hoss Radbourn

2001 Americans

4.

237.1

Tim Keefe

2003 Americans

5.

235.2

Old Hoss Radbourn

2002 Americans

Earned Run Average

1.

2.84

Rube Waddell

2005 Americans [#9 WLoC]

2.

2.89

Rube Waddell

2002 Americans

3.

2.98

Walter Johnson

2003 Americans

4.

3.00

Tim Keefe

2003 Americans

5.

3.13

Rube Waddell

2003 Americans

6.

3.15

Dazzy Vance

2001 Americans

Wins

1.

21

Rube Waddell

2003 Americans [tied #7 WLoC]

2.

19

Dazzy Vance

2003 Americans

2.

19

Tim Keefe

2003 Americans

4.

18

Walter Johnson

2003 Americans

5.

18

Rube Waddell

2006 Americans

Losses

1.

17

Mike Cuellar

2003 Americans

#2.

15

Chet Brewer

2007 Americans

3.

14

Steve Hargan

2001 Americans

3.

14

Rube Waddell

2004 Americans

5.

13

Chet Brewer

2004 Americans

5.

13

Steve Carlton

2004 Americans

5.

13

Burleigh Grimes

2004 Americans

Saves

1.

34

Trevor Hoffman

2006 Americans [tied #5 WLoC]

2.

19

Moe Drabowsky

2001 Americans

3.

17

Joe Hoerner

2001 Americans

4.

15

Rube Foster

2002 Americans

5.

12

Vic Willis

2005 Americans

Winning Percentage (minimum 10 decisions)

1.

.846

George Mogridge

2003 Americans [#6 WLoC]

2.

.724

Rube Waddell

2003 Americans

3.

.700

Burleigh Grimes

2005 Americans

4.

.682

Rube Waddell

2002 Americans

4.

.682

Tim Keefe

2006 Americans

Walks

#1.

134

Bill Hallahan

2007 Americans

2.

103

Mike Cuellar

2003 Americans

#3.

102

Burleigh Grimes

2007 Americans

4.

97

Chet Brewer

2004 Americans

5.

93

Steve Carlton

2005 Americans

5.

93

Rube Waddell

2006 Americans

Strikeouts

1.

201

Rube Waddell

2006 Americans

2.

194

Chet Brewer

2004 Americans

3.

191

Dazzy Vance

2001 Americans

3.

191

Steve Carlton

2006 Americans

5.

189

Mike Cuellar

2003 Americans

Homeruns Allowed

#1.

37

Chet Brewer

2007 Americans

#2.

35

Takehiko Bessho

2007 Americans

3.

34

Chet Brewer

2005 Americans

4.

33

Chet Brewer

2006 Americans

5.

29

Steve Carlton

2004 Americans

Games Started

1.

34

Old Hoss Radbourn

2001 Americans

1.

34

Steve Carlton

2006 Americans

3.

33

Mike Cuellar

2003 Americans

3.

33

Steve Carlton

2005 Americans

5.

32

Tim Keefe

2003 Americans

5.

32

Old Hoss Radbourn

2002 Americans

5.

32

Steve Hargan

2001 Americans

5.

32

Tim Keefe

2006 Americans

Complete Games

1.

15

Walter Johnson

2003 Americans [tied #7 WLoC]

2.

12

Dazzy Vance

2003 Americans

3.

11

Tim Keefe

2003 Americans

4.

10

Rube Waddell

2003 Americans

4.

10

Tim Keefe

2004 Americans

Shutouts

1.

5

Rube Waddell

2002 Americans [#2 WLoC]

2.

4

Rube Waddell

2003 Americans [tied #3 WLoC]

2.

4

Steve Carlton

2005 Americans [tied #3 WLoC]

4.

3

Dazzy Vance

2003 Americans

4.

3

Dean Stone

2002 Americans

4.

3

Rube Waddell

2005 Americans

4.

3

Tim Keefe

2006 Americans

#4.

3

Chet Brewer

2007 Americans

Hits Per 9 Innings

1.

7.14

Steve Carlton

2005 Americans [#6 WLoC]

2.

7.51

Tim Keefe

2006 Americans

3.

7.54

Rube Waddell

2002 Americans

3.

7.54

Rube Waddell

2003 Americans

5.

7.73

Rube Waddell

2005 Americans

6.

7.75

Tim Keefe

2004 Americans

Walks Per 9 Innings

1.

2.20

Rube Waddell

2001 Americans

2.

2.35

George Mogridge

2003 Americans

3.

2.39

Rube Foster

2002 Americans

4.

2.48

Old Hoss Radbourn

2002 Americans

5.

2.59

Rube Waddell

2002 Americans

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

1.

9.39

Chet Brewer

2004 Americans [#7 WLoC]

2.

8.47

Rube Waddell

2005 Americans

3.

8.38

Chet Brewer

2006 Americans

3.

8.38

Rube Waddell

2006 Americans

5.

8.29

Chet Brewer

2005 Americans

Homeruns Per 9 Innings

1.

0.38

Dazzy Vance

2001 Americans [#4 WLoC]

2.

0.43

Steve Hargan

2001 Americans [tied #5 WLoC]

3.

0.46

Walter Johnson

2003 Americans [#10 WLoC]

4.

0.47

Rube Waddell

2003 Americans [tied #11 WLoC]

5.

0.50

Old Hoss Radbourn

2002 Americans

Strikeouts to Walks Ratio

1.

3.71

Rube Waddell

2001 Americans [#2 WLoC]

2.

3.14

Rube Waddell

2002 Americans [#8 WLoC]

3.

2.76

Chet Brewer

2006 Americans

4.

2.67

Luis Tiant Jr.

2002 Americans

5.

2.39

Dazzy Vance

2001 Americans

Games with 10 Strikeouts

1.

5

Chet Brewer

2004 Americans*

2.

4

Rube Waddell

2003 Americans

2.

4

Rube Waddell

2006 Americans

4.

3

Chet Brewer

2006 Americans

5.

2

By Many

 

 

Single-Game Pitching

Innings Pitched

1.

11

Mike Cuellar

8/23/2003 [tied #2 WLoC]

1.

11

Steve Carlton

7/2/2004 [tied #2 WLoC]

3.

10.1

Rube Waddell

9/1/2003

#3.

10.1

Pat Malone

4/15/2007

#3.

10.1

Vic Willis

8/29/2007

Least Hits Allowed (minimum 9 innings)

1.

0

Steve Carlton

8/22/2005  [tied #1 WLoC]

2.

1

Dazzy Vance

6/25/2003

2.

1

Tim Keefe

4/15/2004

2.

1

Vic Willis

8/1/2004

2.

1

Steve Carlton

6/10/2005

6.

2

Rube Waddell

4/15/2001, Three times in 2002

6.

2

Steve Hargan

9/28/2001

6.

2

Dan Warthen

5/20/2005

6.

2

Steve Carlton

7/16/2005, 5/21/2006

#6.

2

Chet Brewer

6/9/2007

Strikeouts

1.

14

Chet Brewer

6/14/2004, 8/13/2004 [tied #7 WLoC]

1.

14

Steve Carlton

6/5/2005  [tied #7 WLoC]

3.

13

Rube Waddell

5/17/2003, 8/11/2006

3.

13

Steve Carlton

5/21/2006

5.

12

Mike Cuellar

8/23/2003 (in 11 innings)

5.

12

Rube Wadell

4/15/2005

Most Runs Allowed

1.

11

Mike Cuellar

5/24/2003

1.

11

Chet Brewer

5/25/2004

3.

10

Steve Carlton

6/27/2004

3.

10

Dazzy Vance

4/16/2002

3.

10

Vic Willis

6/7/2006

#3.

10

Chet Brewer

4/14/2007

Most Hits Allowed

1.

15

Chet Brewer

7/30/2004

#1.

15

Burleigh Grimes

8/5/2007

#1.

15

Takehiko Bessho

9/9/2007

4.

14

Rube Foster

6/15/2002

4.

14

Walter Johnson

5/9/2003

4.

14

Mike Cuellar

5/24/2003

4.

14

Chet Brewer

5/25/2004

Most Homeruns Allowed

1.

4

Luis Tiant, Jr.

4/26/2002

1.

4

George Mogridge

8/11/2003

#1.

4

Chet Brewer

5/9/2005, 8/18/2007

#1.

4

Vic Willis

7/2/2007

4.

3

By Many

 

Most Walks Allowed

1.

11

Rube Waddell

6/4/2005  [tied #3 WLoC]

1.

10

Dazzy Vance

6/5/2003 (in 10 innings)

3.

9

Jim Rooker

4/7/2004

3.

9

Dan Warthen

4/14/2005

#3.

9

Burleigh Grimes

4/16/2007

#3.

9

Bill Hallahan

8/27/2007

 

Single-Season Team Batting

Batting Average

1.

.297

2006 Americans

[tied #9 WLoC]

2.

.289

2005 Americans

 

3.

.283

2003 Americans

 

#4.

.281

2007 Americans

 

5.

.276

2002 Americans

 

On-Base Percentage

1.

.357

2005 Americans

 

2.

.355

2006 Americans

 

3.

.351

2002 Americans

 

4.

.340

2003 Americans

 

#5.

.339

2007 Americans

 

Slugging Percentage

#1.

.484

2007 Americans

 

2.

.450

2006 Americans

 

3.

.444

2005 Americans

 

4.

.443

2002 Americans

 

5.

.439

2001 Americans

 

OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging)

#1.

.823

2007 Americans

 

2.

.805

2006 Americans

 

3.

.801

2005 Americans

 

4.

.794

2002 Americans

 

5.

.772

2001 Americans

 

Hits

1.

1686

2006 Americans

 

2.

1659

2005 Americans

 

#3.

1610

2007 Americans

 

4.

1599

2003 Americans

 

5.

1558

2004 Americans

 

Doubles

#1.

339

2007 Americans

[#4 WLoC]

2.

312

2006 Americans

 

3.

301

2005 Americans

 

4.

294

2003 Americans

 

5.

288

2004 Americans

 

Triples

#1.

89

2007 Americans

[tied #6 WLoC]

2.

80

2003 Americans

 

3.

73

2005 Americans

 

4.

71

2001 Americans

 

4.

71

2006 Americans

 

Homeruns

#1.

215

2007 Americans

 

2.

175

2002 Americans

 

3.

171

2001 Americans

 

4.

147

2005 Americans

 

5.

140

2004 Americans

 

5.

140

2006 Americans

 

Run Scored

#1.

887

2007 Americans

 

2.

867

2005 Americans

 

3.

842

2002 Americans

 

4.

834

2006 Americans

 

5.

778

2003 Americans

 

Walks

1.

646

2002 Americans

 

2.

582

2005 Americans

 

3.

525

2001 Americans

 

4.

502

2006 Americans

 

5.

483

2003 Americans

 

Strikeouts

1.

901

2006 Americans

 

2.

884

2001 Americans

 

3.

863

2004 Americans

 

4.

853

2002 Americans

 

#5.

748

2007 Americans

 

Run Differential

1.

172

2005 Americans

[#7 WLoC]

2.

136

2003 Americans

 

3.

122

2006 Americans

 

4.

115

2001 Americans

 

5.

108

2002 Americans

 

Stolen Bases

1.

156

2003 Americans

 

2.

109

2005 Americans

 

3.

88

2006 Americans

 

4.

78

2004 Americans

 

5.

69

2002 Americans

 

Stolen Base Percentage

1.

.796

2003 Americans

*

2.

.730

2005 Americans

 

#3.

.708

2007 Americans

 

4.

.670

2002 Americans

 

5.

.667

2004 Americans

 

Clutch OPS

1.

.875

2006 Americans

*

2.

.870

2002 Americans

 

3.

.793

2003 Americans

 

4.

.784

2005 Americans

 

5.

.783

2001 Americans

 

Pinch Hits

1

92

2001 Americans

*

2.

81

2002 Americans

 

3.

77

2005 Americans

 

#4.

69

2007 Americans

 

5.

64

2006 Americans

 

Pinch Hit Batting Average

1.

.317

2001 Americans

*

#2.

.299

2007 Americans

 

3.

.268

2005 Americans

 

4.

.267

2002 Americans

 

5.

.266

2003 Americans

 

Pinch Hit Homeruns

1.

9

2002 Americans

*

1.

9

2006 Americans

 

3.

8

2005 Americans

 

4.

6

2001 Americans

 

5.

4

2003 Americans

 

5.

4

2004 Americans

 

Shutouts

1.

4

2005 Americans

*

#2.

5

2007 Americans

 

3.

6

2006 Americans

 

4.

8

2004 Americans

 

5.

9

2001 Americans

 

5.

9

2002 Americans

 

5.

9

2003 Americans

 

Runners Left On Base

1.

1310

2005 Americans

 

2.

1259

2004 Americans

*

3.

1241

2002 Americans

 

4.

1208

2003 Americans

 

5.

1204

2006 Americans

 

Ground Into Double Plays

1.

119

2004 Americans

*

2.

128

2005 Americans

 

3.

133

2003 Americans

 

4.

134

2001 Americans

 

#5.

137

2007 Americans

 

Triple Plays

1.

2

2001 Americans

 

2.

0

Many Seasons

 

 

Single-Season Team Pitching

Earned Run Average

1.

3.51

2003 Americans

[#4 WLoC]

2.

3.67

2001 Americans

[#6 WLoC]

3.

3.88

2005 Americans

 

4.

4.10

2006 Americans

 

5.

4.25

2002 Americans

 

Wins

1.

100

2003 Americans

[#6 WLoC]

2.

96

2005 Americans

[tied #8 WLoC]

3.

93

2006 Americans

 

4.

89

2002 Americans

 

#5.

88

2007 Americans

 

Losses

1.

93

2004 Americans

 

2.

77

2001 Americans

 

#3.

74

2007 Americans

 

4.

73

2002 Americans

 

5.

69

2006 Americans

 

Saves

1.

46

2006 Americans

[tied #6 WLoC]

2.

42

2001 Americans

 

3.

34

2002 Americans

 

3.

34

2005 Americans

 

#5.

27

2007 Americans

 

Winning Percentage

1.

.617

2003 Americans

[#6 WLoC]

2.

.593

2005 Americans

[tied #8 WLoC]

3.

.574

2006 Americans

 

4.

.549

2002 Americans

 

#5.

.543

2007 Americans

 

Walks

1.

481

2002 Americans

[#10 WLoC]

2.

515

2003 Americans

 

3.

539

2001 Americans

 

4.

576

2006 Americans

 

5.

622

2004 Americans

 

Strikeouts

1.

1122

2006 Americans

[#2 WLoC]

2.

1043

2004 Americans

[#5 WLoC]

3.

977

2005 Americans

 

4.

921

2001 Americans

 

5.

913

2003 Americans

 

Homeruns Allowed

1.

99

2001 Americans

[#1 WLoC]

2.

126

2002 Americans

[#11 WLoC]

3.

130

2003 Americans

 

4.

153

2004 Americans

 

5.

154

2005 Americans

 

Complete Games

1.

59

2003 Americans

[#4 WLoC]

#2.

46

2007 Americans

 

3.

40

2004 Americans

 

4.

31

2002 Americans

 

5

25

2005 Americans

 

Shutouts

1.

15

2002 Americans

[#3 WLoC]

2.

14

2005 Americans

[tied #4 WLoC]

3.

13

2003 Americans

[#7 WLoC]

4.

11

2001 Americans

 

5.

9

2006 Americans

 

Hits Per 9 Innings

1.

8.3

2006 Americans

*

2.

8.4

2005 Americans

 

3.

8.6

2003 Americans

 

4.

8.8

2001 Americans

 

5.

9.0

2004 Americans

 

Walks Per 9 Innings

1.

3.0

2002 Americans

*

2.

3.2

2003 Americans

 

3.

3.4

2001 Americans

 

4.

3.6

2006 Americans

 

5.

3.8

2004 Americans

 

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

1.

6.9

2006 Americans

*

2.

6.4

2004 Americans

 

3.

6.0

2005 Americans

 

4.

5.8

2001 Americans

 

5.

5.6

2003 Americans

 

Homeruns Per 9 Innings

1.

0.6

2001 Americans

*

2.

0.8

2002 Americans

 

3.

0.8

2003 Americans

 

4.

0.9

2004 Americans

 

5.

0.9

2005 Americans

 

Strikeouts to Walks Ratio

1.

1.9

2006 Americans

*

2.

1.8

2002 Americans

 

3.

1.8

2003 Americans

 

4.

1.7

2001 Americans

 

5.

1.7

2004 Americans

 

OPS Allowed

1.

.709

2003 Americans

*

2.

.718

2001 Americans

 

2.

.718

2006 Americans

 

4.

.724

2005 Americans

 

5.

.743

2002 Americans

 

Errors

1.

71

2006 Americans

[tied #2 WLoC]

2.

83

2001 Americans

[tied #9 WLoC]

3.

90

2005 Americans

 

4.

96

2002 Americans

 

#5.

98

2007 Americans

 

X-Play Percentage

1.

.849

2005 Americans

[#3 WLoC]

2.

.833

2001 Americans

[tied #6 WLoC]

3.

.825

2003 Americans

[tied #8 WLoC]

3.

.825

2006 Americans

[tied #8 WLoC]

#5.

.818

2007 Americans

 

Stolen Bases Allowed

1.

64

2005 Americans

 

2.

72

2001 Americans

 

#3.

73

2007 Americans

 

4.

86

2003 Americans

 

5.

87

2006 Americans

 

Stolen Bases Percentage

1.

.605

2001 Americans

[tied #8 WLoC]

2.

.653

2005 Americans

 

3.

.685

2006 Americans

 

4.

.694

2003 Americans

 

5.

.697

2004 Americans

 

Runners Left On Base

1.

1248

2005 Americans

*

2.

1228

2004 Americans

 

3.

1184

2002 Americans

 

4.

1184

2001 Americans

 

5.

1173

2003 Americans

 

Double Plays Turned

1.

159

2003 Americans

 

1.

159

2005 Americans

 

#3.

157

2007 Americans

 

4.

155

2001 Americans

 

5.

146

2006 Americans

 

Triple Plays

#1.

2

2006 Americans

 

2.

0

Many Seasons

 

Consecutive Wins

1.

12

8/14-8/26/2006

*

2.

7

6/13-6/20/2001

 

2.

7

9/25-10/1/2001

 

2.

7

4/12-4/18/2003

 

2.

7

5/8-5/15/2003

 

2.

7

4/8-4/15/2006

 

7.

6

6 Times

 

Consecutive Losses

1

10

6/21-7/1/2004

*

2.

9

4/19-4/29/2003

 

2.

9

4/4-4/13/2004

 

4.

8

8/1-8/9/2001

 

5

7

8/24-8/31/2004

 

#5.

7

5/3-5/9/2007

 

Wins in a Month

1.

20

5/2003

*

1.

20

8/2006

 

3.

19

9/2001

 

3.

19

6/2003

 

3.

19

7/2005

 

#3.

19

9/2007

 

Losses in a Month

1.

22

6/2004

*

2.

18

8/2001

 

3.

16

4/2004

 

4.

15

Many Times

 

 

Single-Game Team

Longest Game

#1.

18

8/29/2007

Vs Tallahassee [tied #9 WLoC]

2.

17

4/19/2004

vs. Brooklyn

3.

16

7/4/2002

at Atlanta

4.

16

5/12/2005

vs. Tallahassee

5.

15

7/17/2005

at New Bedford

Most Hits

#1.

30

9/2/2007

at Washington [#2 WLoC]

#2.

24

7/30/2007

at Minnesota

3.

23

5/25/2003

at Washington

3.

23

5/7/2004

at Cleveland

3.

23

5/8/2004

at Cleveland

6.

22

4 Times

 

Most Runs Scored

#1.

23

9/2/2007

at Washington [tied #3 WLoC]

#2.

19

9/25/2007

at Portsmouth

#3.

18

7/30/2007

at Minnesota

4.

17

5/17/2001

at New York Giants

4.

17

5/7/2004

at Cleveland

4.

17

4/21/2006

at Houston

Most Hits Allowed

1.

24

6/19/2002

vs. Tallahassee

#2.

23

9/2/2007

at Washington

3.

21

5/13/2001

vs. Kentucky

3.

21

9/13/2003

vs. Washington

#3.

21

6/12/2007

at Los Angeles

#3.

21

6/18/2007

at Houston

Most Runs Allowed

1.

21

9/13/2003

vs. Washington

#2.

19

9/2/2007

at Washington

#3.

17

6/18/2007

at Houston

4.

16

6/19/2002

vs. Tallahassee

4.

16

5/25/2004

at Dallas

6.

15

9/24/2006

at Norfolk

#6.

15

6/12/2007

at Los Angeles

 

* Indicates status to league record unknown

# Indicates a record established in 2007