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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 (LA) and Lou Gehrig(Brooklyn), 1933, 129 walks
Chuck Klein, 1934, 66 homeruns with Chicago Cubs
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
Bunny Hearn, 1940, 17 saves with Montreal
Joe Wood (1920) and Ownie Carrol (1934)), 30 wins with LA and Chicago Cubs, respectively.
Tony Kaufmanm, 1934, 445 strikeouts with San Francisco
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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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