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With Tony La Russa, Bobby Cox and Joe Torre's induction into Baseball's Hall of Fame, the top 10 winningest managers in MLB history are now all Hall of Famers. See who tops the list.

10 winningest managers in MLB history

MLB mans - Durocher

MLB mans - Alston

MLB mans - McCarthy

MLB mans - Harris

MLB mans - Anderson

MLB mans - Torre

Cox (baseball gallery)

MLB mans - La Russa

MLB mans - McGraw

MLB mans - Mack

On Oct. 3, 2012, Miguel Cabrera became the 15th hitter since 1878 to win baseball's Triple Crown: leading the league in home runs, RBIs and batting average.

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Hines - TC pG

Duffy - TC PG

Nap - Triple Crown PG

Cobb - TC PG

Zimmerman - TC PG

Hornsby 1 - TC PG

Hornsby 2 - TC PG

Klein - TC PG

Foxx - TC PG

Gehrig - TC PG

Medwick - TC PG

Ted 1 - TC PG

Ted 2 - TC PG

Mantle - TC PG

Robinson - TC PG

YAZ - TC PG

cabrera - tc pg

MLB Triple Crown winners

<p>Meet the 24 pitchers in MLB history that have won at least 300 games.

300 game winners

young 300

walter 300

alexander 300

mathewson 300

galvin 300

300 wins - SPAHN - 363

nichols 300

maddux 300

clemens 300

keefe 300

carlton 300

clarkson 300

plank 300

300 wins - RYAN - 324

sutton 300

niekro 300

perry 300

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radbourn 300

Welch 300

300 wins - GLAVINE - 305

randy 300

wynn 300

grove 300

MLB's 300-game winners

Only 17 players in MLB history have hit four home runs in a game. To put its rarity into perspective, 23 men have pitched perfect games. 

Four homers in a game

Robert Lowe, Boston Beaneaters

Robert Lowe - 1894

Ed Delahanty, Philadelphia Quakers

Ed Delahanty - 1896

Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees

Lou Gehrig - 1932 - cropped

Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillies

Chuck Klein - 1936

Pat Seerey, Chicago White Sox

Pat Seerey - 1948

Gil Hodges, Brooklyn Dodgers

Gil Hodges - 1950

Joe Adcock, Milwaukee Braves

Joe Adcock - 1954

Rocky Colavito, Cleveland Indians

Rocky Colavito - 1959

Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants

Willie Mays - 1961

Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies

Mike Schmidt - 1976

Bob Horner, Atlanta Braves

Bob Horner - 1986

Mark Whitten, St. Louis Cardinals

Mark Whitten - 1993

Mike Cameron, Seattle Mariners

Mike Cameron - 2002

Shawn Green, Los Angeles Dodgers

Shawn Green - 2002

Carlos Delgado, Toronto Blue Jays

Carlos Delgado - 2003

Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers

Josh Hamilton - 2012

Scooter Gennett, Cincinnati Reds

4HRs Scooter Gennett - 2017

Who hit four homers in one game?

MLB's 4-homer games

Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak is one of the most prestigious records in all of sports. Here are the the 15 greatest hitting streaks in baseball. <br>
<i>By Anthony Castellano</i>

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56 Joe DiMaggio  

45 Willie Keeler

44 Pete Rose  

42 Bill Dahlen 

41 George Sisler 

40 Ty Cobb 

39 Paul Molitor 

38. Jimmy Rollins

37 Tommy Holmes 

36 GENE DEMONTREVILLE

35 Ty Cobb 

35 George Sisler 

35 Fred Clarke 

35 Chase Utley 

35 Luis Castillo 

MLB's longest hitting streaks

A look at the 12 teams with the most wins in a single season in MLB history. 

MLB's winningest seasons 

1906 cubs 116 wins

2001 mariners 116 wins

1998 yankees 114 wins

1954 indians 111 wins

1909 pirates 110 wins

1927 yankees 110 wins

1961 yankees 109 wins

1969 orioles 109 wins

1975 reds 108 wins

1970 Baltimore Orioles 108 wins

1986 mets 108 wins

2018 Boston Red Sox - 108 wins MLB's winningest teams

A look back at the 23 perfect games thrown in <a href="/topics/Major_League_Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> history.

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MLB perfect games

Meet the Major Leaguers who have hit at least 500 home runs in their career.

500 home run club

600 homers - Barry Bonds - 762 HRs

600 homers - hank aaron 755

600 homers - babe ruth 714

600 homers - alex rodriguez - 696

600 homers - Willie Mays - 660

500 homers - Albert Pujols - 676

600 homers - Ken Griffey Jr. - 630

600 homers Thome - 611

600 homers - Sammy Sosa 609

500 homers - Frank Robinson 586

500 homers - Mark McGwire 583

500 homers Harmon Killebrew 573

500 homers - Rafael Palmeiro 569

500 homers - Reggie Jackson 563

500 homers - Manny Ramirez 555

500 homers - Mike Schmidt 548

Ortiz - 500 HRs - 541

500 homers - Mickey Mantle 536

500 homers Jimmie Foxx 534

500 homers - Ted Williams 521

500 homers - Willie McCovey 521

500 homers - Frank Thomas 521

500 homers - Ernie Banks 512

500 homers - Eddie Matthews 512

500 homers - Mel Ott 511

500 homers - Garry Sheffield 509

500 homers - Eddie Murray 504

The 500 home run club

Only 32 men have eclipsed 3,000 hits in their major league careers. Here is a look at those men and their legacies.

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Pete Rose: 4,256 hits

Pete Rose 3000 hits - 4256

Ty Cobb: 4,191 hits

Ty Cobb 3000 hits - 4191

Hank Aaron: 3,771 hits

Hank Aaron 3000 hits - 3771

Stan Musial: 3,630 hits

Stan Musial 3000 hits - 3630

Tris Speaker: 3,515 hits

Tris Speaker 3000 hits - 3515

Derek Jeter: 3,465 hits

Jeter 3000 hits - 3,465

Honus Wagner: 3,430 hits

Honus Wagner 3000 hits - 3430

Carl Yastrzemski: 3,419 hits

Carl Yastrzemski 3000 hits - 3,419

Paul Molitor: 3,319 hits

Paul Molitor 3000 hits - 3,319

Eddie Collins: 3,315 hits

Eddie Collins 3000 hits - 3315

Willie Mays: 3,283 hits

Willie Mays 3000 hits - 3283

Eddie Murray: 3,255 hits

Eddie Murray 3000 hits - 3,255

Nap Lajoie: 3,242 hits

Nap Lajoie 3000 hits - 3242

Cal Ripken Jr.: 3,184 hits

Cal Ripken Jr. 3000 hits - 3184

Adrian Beltre: 3,166 hits

BELTRE - 3,000 hits - 3,166

George Brett: 3,154 hits

George Brett 3000 hits - 3,154

Paul Waner: 3,152 hits

Paul Waner 3000 hits - 3152

The 3,000 hits club

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