today's trivia
Who is the MLB all time leader in run productivity (runs scored/game plus RBI’s/game)? (minimum 5000 plate appearances) [Note that unless someone gets this right away, it will be 9:30ish before I acknowledge a correct answer.]
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Va AandM
4mo
** Edited by Va AandM at 3/20/2026, 8:04:47 AM
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4mo
The top three I could find are Lou Gehrig(1.79) ,Babe Ruth (1.75), and Jimmy Foxx 1.59). These are exceptional numbers because other all-time greats like Barry Bonds (1.41), Rogers Hornsby (1.40), Ty Cobb (1.38), and Hank Aaron (1.36) are noticeably lower. With the MLB average around 1.0, Gehrig & Ruth were between them producing almost half a run per game more than did the best of the rest, and the best of the rest were themselves producing almost half a run per game more than the average.
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4mo
runs scored in addition to RBIs.
Just hope it ain’t another of the steroid cheaters. Tired of them.
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4mo
but went with Babe, figured he played less games than Hank.
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4mo
Freddie Lynn.
And since I’m a Red Sox fan, they jump out at me for some reason.
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4mo
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4mo
in even fewer games than the Babe, and had very impressive numbers.
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4mo
I could've batted around .600
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1400E
4mo
-Mickey Mantle
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4mo
the 30/30 club was going to be a big deal, he would have done it a few times.
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1400E
4mo
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4mo
Casey “what’s the steal sign”? Casey said, “you just stay there and someone will hit you in”
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4mo
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