Comments on: Cameron Maybin, PNC Park and Those Damn Yankees

He stole 20 bases in 1989 and 2001, but not in between…

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]]> By: Chris http://www.tigerblog.net/cameron-maybin-pnc-park-and-those-damn-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-22191 Chris Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:21:28 +0000 http://www.tigerblog.net/cameron-maybin-pnc-park-and-those-damn-yankees/#comment-22191 I did a preliminary check on Sheffield. He has definitely set the record for the longest gap between 20 steal seasons in baseball history. Only three players have had as long or longer distances between their first and last 20 steal season, but they all had multiple 20 steal seasons in between. Rickey Henderson had 22 years between his first and last 20 steal season George Davis had 18 years Joe Morgan had 17 years Willie Mays, Lou Brock, Max Carey and Paul Molitor all had 16 seasons between their first and last, but they all had multiple in between. Thus, Sheffield definitely has the record, but I have no idea what it was before this past weekend. I did a preliminary check on Sheffield. He has definitely set the record for the longest gap between 20 steal seasons in baseball history.

Only three players have had as long or longer distances between their first and last 20 steal season, but they all had multiple 20 steal seasons in between.

Rickey Henderson had 22 years between his first and last 20 steal season

George Davis had 18 years
Joe Morgan had 17 years
Willie Mays, Lou Brock, Max Carey and Paul Molitor all had 16 seasons between their first and last, but they all had multiple in between.

Thus, Sheffield definitely has the record, but I have no idea what it was before this past weekend.

]]> By: Chris http://www.tigerblog.net/cameron-maybin-pnc-park-and-those-damn-yankees/comment-page-1/#comment-22190 Chris Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:10:24 +0000 http://www.tigerblog.net/cameron-maybin-pnc-park-and-those-damn-yankees/#comment-22190 What's interesting about the Maybin call up is that to no longer be considered a rookie, you have to spend 45 days on a big league roster or have 130 AB. Maybin was called up on 8/17, which, by my count, is exactly 45 days before the end of the season. Goodbye, rookie of the year... About Sheffield, it's his first 20/20 season ever as well, and the first time in 17 years he has stolen 20 bases. I wonder if that's a record for the largest gap between 20 steal seasons. If I get done with real work, I'll write a crystal report to check that out later. What’s interesting about the Maybin call up is that to no longer be considered a rookie, you have to spend 45 days on a big league roster or have 130 AB.

Maybin was called up on 8/17, which, by my count, is exactly 45 days before the end of the season.

Goodbye, rookie of the year…

About Sheffield, it’s his first 20/20 season ever as well, and the first time in 17 years he has stolen 20 bases. I wonder if that’s a record for the largest gap between 20 steal seasons. If I get done with real work, I’ll write a crystal report to check that out later.

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