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Seasonal Records Usually Elude Rookies.

Baseball Digest

| August 01, 2001 | VASS, GEORGE | COPYRIGHT 2001 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

Despite driving in 145 runs during his rookie season, Ted Williams still fell 46 RBI short of Hack Wilson's single-season mark set in 1930

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First, you can depend on the ongoing season to produce an ample supply of worthy candidates for the 2001 Rookie of the Year awards in each league. The signs are unmistakable with a multitude of hot-shot newcomers on hand.

Second, you're guaranteed that regardless of how spectacular a rookie's performance may prove by first-year standards, he definitely won't set an ...

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