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On a mail list I'm on someone posed this question after hearing it discussed on the Bob and Tom radio show. My first answer has been echoed by 4 or 5 people, Bob Beamon's 29+ foot long jump at the '68 Olympics in Mexico City. Beamon broke the existing world record by over a foot, nobody had jumped 28 feet and he went 29, in fact it was over 25 years I think until someone else broke 28 feet let alone 29. His record held up for over 30 years. It was so amazing at the time that people insisted they'd simply measured it incorrectly, but I recent saw footage of the jump that essentially proved that wasn't true.
I would actually put Babe Ruth's 714 on the list ahead of AAron's 755, when you adjust for era, and number of AB's, Ruth's number is much more impressive. Much as I dislike the person I'd have to put OJ's 2003 yard season up there too, did it in 14 games, and did it in an era where getting over 1000 yards was considered a big deal.
Wilt's 100 point game has to be in there too.
Any others?
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Last edited by Russ Smith; June 15th, 2006 at 07:45 AM.
You mention some very good ones Russ; ones that are kind of away from the real mainstream ones.
I think Pete Rose's stats are probably some of my favorite to look at. Rose had 4256, of those 3215 were singles. Some players, including my all-time favorite Mark Grace, play for 15-20 years and never get 3000 HITS, let alone 3000+ singles!
Kobe's 81-point game is the best single-game performance I have ever witnessed. He was guarded with double coverage most of the game, but got it done.
Rickey Henderson's 130 SBs in 1982 will never be broken. In fact, no one has broken 100 since Vince Coleman in 1987.
Anquan's rookie receiving record is still very impressive to me.
You mention some very good ones Russ; ones that are kind of away from the real mainstream ones.
I think Pete Rose's stats are probably some of my favorite to look at. Rose had 4256, of those 3215 were singles. Some players, including my all-time favorite Mark Grace, play for 15-20 years and never get 3000 HITS, let alone 3000+ singles!
Kobe's 81-point game is the best single-game performance I have ever witnessed. He was guarded with double coverage most of the game, but got it done.
Rickey Henderson's 130 SBs in 1982 will never be broken. In fact, no one has broken 100 since Vince Coleman in 1987.
Anquan's rookie receiving record is still very impressive to me.
I agree with most of the list.
Most of Jerry Rice's records will never be broken as well.
Oh I love Anquan but Rice put up 22 TD's in one season, in only 12 games, had over 1800 receiving yards one season, just did some mindboggling things at a time nobody else was doing it.
He played too long though and watching him at the end you almost forgot how good he used to be.
I belive Babe Ruth had a year when he hit more homers than the entire league combined. His total wasnt high but it was in a day when a homer was very rare.
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I am going to go with Gretzky's 215 points in a season.
To put this in perspective...
Joe Thornton was the NHL's #1 scorer this year with 125 points. This is in a season where they relaxed the rules to make the game MORE scoring orientated and cut down the size of the goalies pads.
Gretzky actually more than DOUBLED the #3 scorer's points who had 106.
Orel Heshiser's 59 inning scoreless streak is insane. I thought Webb's 30 inning streak was crazy. He'd have to nearly double that to break it. Orel also did that right in the middle of a Pennant Race.
Joltin' Joe's 56 game hitting streak is probably won't be touched. What is the next closest guy....Rose at 44??
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