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How many times have the Washington Senators had a player who hit 200 or more hits in a season?

17. Believe it or not, the Senators have had a 200-hit season 17 times throughout their somewhat joke of a dynasty. Sam Rice had 6 of these milestones.

Steve Garvey had two 200-hit seasons in his career. How many triples did he hit in each of those seasons?

1. He had only hit one in each of those years. He had 202 hits in 1979 and 200 hits in 1980.

What player has had the most CONSECUTIVE 200-hit seasons?

Wade Boggs. Boggs had 7 consecutive seasons with 200 or more hits from 1983 to 1989. Gehringer is next with 5 consecutive seasons.

In 1962, Dodger great Maury Wills had 208 hits in a season. What was his season batting average?

.299. Wills just could not reach the .300 mark even being the speedster that he was.

What pitcher did Mark McGwire hit his 500th home run off?

Andy Ashby & Ashby. Mark hit his 500th off Padre pitcher Andy Ashby on August 5, 1999 as a Cardinal. There are still many more to come!