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| September 01, 2003 | Kuenster, John | COPYRIGHT 2003 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

THERE ARE SOME ONE-SEASON, MAJOR LEAGUE HITTING RECORDs THAT HAVE withstood concerted challenges over the years, and at this point in time still seem virtually unattainable.

Rather than mention such apparently out-of-reach, individual records involving the most triples in one year (36 by Chief Wilson of the Pirates in 1912) or most runs scored (177 by Babe Ruth in 1921) or longest hitting streak (56 games by Joe DiMaggio in 1941), let's focus on one other batting mark that reflects amazing consistency over the long haul, not by one but by two players on the same team.

That's the record of 347 runs driven in by Lou Gehrig (184) and Babe Ruth (163) of the ...

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