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Clayton Kershaw and Gio Gonzalez have the most wins in a single season while pitching less than 200 innings with 21 wins. #130

There have been 18 occasions where a player has recorded 25+ triples in a season. The last time someone hit 25+ triples was in 1925. #129

Stan Musial has the most career hits for anyone to play on a single team with 3,630 hits. Musial's career spanned between 1941 and 1963 with the St. Louis Cardinals. #128

Starlin Castro was the first player born in the 1990s to debut in the majors. #127

On September 14th, 1990, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. hit back to back home runs, becoming the only father-son combo to do so in the majors. #126

Nolan Ryan has in 20 different seasons thrown 150+ strikeouts. #125

Paul Molitor is the only player with 3,000+ hits, 500+ doubles, 500+ stolen bases, and 100+ triples. #124

In Dave Kingman's final year in the big leagues (1986 with the Athletics), he hit 35 home runs. That is more than any other player in their final year. #123

Willie Stargell hit the most home runs in the 1980s with 296. #122

Minnie Minoso's baseball career ended in 1980 at the age of 54 with the Chicago White Sox. #121