Most unbeatable record

[Isura]

Wilt's 100 points.

[TheNoodleMan]

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Wilt's 100 points.

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There are some guys in the NBA right now that could could make a run at this. It has more to do with actually trying to run it up and get it than actual ability.

[Colt McCoy]

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Wilt's 100 points.

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There are some guys in the NBA right now that could could make a run at this. It has more to do with actually trying to run it up and get it than actual ability.

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Agreed. This one will fall eventually. It's more about the situation than the player.

[Al6Jets18]

Cy Young is the answer, but nobody mentioned the right record.

749 complete games.

[biakabutukafan]

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Cy Young is the answer, but nobody mentioned the right record.

749 complete games.

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Wow, yeah this is the one. I also like the Tatis record because being in the situation of hitting three times in an inning is rare, add that to having the bases loaded each time, add that to hitting a home rune each time = impossible.
My friend suggested that Randy Johnson's record of most birds killed with a fastball in an inning is pretty safe as well.

[AngusThermopyle]

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Cy Young is the answer, but nobody mentioned the right record.

749 complete games.

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Wow, yeah this is the one.

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He "only" started 815 games (91.9% of his starts were complete games). Nolan Ryan started 807 (222 complete games). Roger Clemens 690 (118 complete games).
Last guy over 300 was Gaylord Perry.

[Golden_Rhino]

New York Islanders

19 playoff series wins in a row. For a team to break it they would have to win 5 cups in a row.

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Cy Young is the answer, but nobody mentioned the right record.

749 complete games.

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Wow, yeah this is the one. I also like the Tatis record because being in the situation of hitting three times in an inning is rare, add that to having the bases loaded each time, add that to hitting a home rune each time = impossible.
My friend suggested that Randy Johnson's record of most birds killed with a fastball in an inning is pretty safe as well.

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We have to keep in mind that some of these records (like the one Tatis has with two grand slams in an inning) are different from the others.

With some of the longer records that speak to excellence and/or durability (i.e Gretzky, Rose, Cy Young, etc), at least an upcoming player can strive towards these. Crosby can try to break some of Gretzky's records, and he might get close to a couple (though I doubt it).

With a record like Tatis', though, it's not possible to practice for it, or strive for it, or improve your game for it. If by some freak of nature it got broken, it could just as likely be by an Alex Rios as an Albert Pujols. I mean it's a cool record to have, but it happened because the stars were aligned just right, unlike the excellence over time records that are mentioned on this thread.

It would be nice to have some categories.

1) Lifetime acheivement records that won't be broken
2) Amazing seasons - records from one season that won't be broken.
3) Amazing games - records from one game that won't be broken
4) Other - (such as the Tatis record)

[JaredL]

I'm assuming that they had this info when it happened. Does anybody know how many times a player has been up to bat twice in the same inning and both times the bases were loaded?

[DrewDevil]

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Cy Young is the answer, but nobody mentioned the right record.

749 complete games.

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Wow, yeah this is the one. I also like the Tatis record because being in the situation of hitting three times in an inning is rare, add that to having the bases loaded each time, add that to hitting a home rune each time = impossible.
My friend suggested that Randy Johnson's record of most birds killed with a fastball in an inning is pretty safe as well.

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We have to keep in mind that some of these records (like the one Tatis has with two grand slams in an inning) are different from the others.

With some of the longer records that speak to excellence and/or durability (i.e Gretzky, Rose, Cy Young, etc), at least an upcoming player can strive towards these. Crosby can try to break some of Gretzky's records, and he might get close to a couple (though I doubt it).

With a record like Tatis', though, it's not possible to practice for it, or strive for it, or improve your game for it. If by some freak of nature it got broken, it could just as likely be by an Alex Rios as an Albert Pujols. I mean it's a cool record to have, but it happened because the stars were aligned just right, unlike the excellence over time records that are mentioned on this thread.

It would be nice to have some categories.

1) Lifetime acheivement records that won't be broken
2) Amazing seasons - records from one season that won't be broken.
3) Amazing games - records from one game that won't be broken
4) Other - (such as the Tatis record)

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This is an excellent post and I am in favor of these 4 categories. The really fluky records are just chance... I was at a minor league game once where 6 batters in a row hit home runs, and that was apparently the most ever in that league... whereas breaking the single-season stolen bases record, or the all-time HR record, are much different.