The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Tie 75 Year Old Record

  1. Chone Figgins , 3B  .308 2. Bobby Abreu, RF .310 3. Juan Rivera, LF .310 4. Vladimir Guerrero, DH .313 5. Kendry Morales, 1B .303 6. Torii Hunter, CF .307 7. Maicer Izturis, 2B .300 8. Mike Napoli, C .300 9. Erick Aybar, SS .313 This was the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's lineup on August 18 against the Cleveland Indians. Why is this lineup so significant? Our friends at the Elias Sports Bureau tell us it's the first time since 1934 that any major league team has finished a game—at least 100 games into a season—with each player in its starting batting order hitting .300 or better. The last team to accomplish this feat was the 1934 Detroit Tigers on September 9 against the Boston Red Sox. That Tigers team was led by some guys named Mickey Cochrane, Hank Greenberg, Goose Goslin, and Charlie Gehringer. What a bunch of scrubs on that team, huh? I am not going to compare the two teams and tell you who...