A quick look at some key single season records in the league:
Joe Jackson, 1911, .472 Batting Average with Cleveland
Vic Saier, 1921, 42 triples with Chicago Cubs
Al Wingo, 1929, 129 walks with LA
Babe Ruth, 1919, 52 homeruns with LA
Happy Felsch, 1921, 274 hits with Boston Red Sox
Jim Viox, 1924, 173 RBI with Chicago Cubs
John Potts, 1918, 65 stolen bases with Philadelphia Phillies
Andy Kyle, 1915, 31 game hitting streak with Philadelphia A’s
Colonel Snover, 1927, 1.48 ERA with LA
Carmen Hill, 1932, 14 saves with St. Louis
Joe Wood (1920) and Hugh Bedient (1914), 30 wins with LA and Phillies respectively.
Byron Houck, 1916, 418 strikeouts with New York Giants
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Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."
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