Reached Batters •
Manny Ramirez (
CWS)/(
LAD): • As a member of the
Los Angeles Dodgers, Ramirez recorded his 2500th career hit with a single in the 5th inning against the
Florida Marlins on April 10. Ramirez became the 91st player to reach this mark. • Ramírez hit his 550th career home run in the 2nd inning against the
Arizona Diamondbacks on May 31. He became the 14th player to reach this mark. •
Iván Rodríguez (
WSH): • Recorded his 550th career double in the 6th inning against the
Philadelphia Phillies on April 12. "Pudge" became the 23rd player to reach this mark. •
Johnny Damon (
DET): • Recorded his 1000th career RBI with a double in the 5th inning against the
Kansas City Royals on April 14. Damon became the 264th player to reach this mark. • Scored his 1500th career run in the 1st inning against the
Los Angeles Angels on April 30. He became the 68th player to reach this mark. • Recorded his 2500th career hit with a single in the 3rd inning against the
Baltimore Orioles on July 6. He became the 92nd player to reach this mark. • Collected his 100th career triple against the
Texas Rangers on September 15. He became 160th the player to reach this mark. •
José Guillén (
KC): • Recorded his 200th career home run in the 7th inning against the
Detroit Tigers on April 14. Guillen became the 296th player to reach this mark. On August 13, Guillen was traded to the
San Francisco Giants. •
Magglio Ordóñez (
DET): • Recorded his 1000th career run scored in the 3rd inning on a
Carlos Guillén ground out against the
Los Angeles Angels on April 22. Ordonez became the 303rd player to reach this mark. • Recorded his 2000th career hit with a single in the 4th inning against the
Minnesota Twins on April 29. He became the 260th player to reach this mark. •
David Wright (
NYM): • Becomes the youngest in Mets history to record his 1000th hit. He reached that mark with a single in the 5th inning against the
Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of a doubleheader on April 27. •
Orlando Cabrera (
CIN): • Recorded his 200th career stolen base in the 6th inning against the
St. Louis Cardinals on April 30. Cabrera became the 337th player to reach this mark. •
Vernon Wells (
TOR): • Recorded his 200th career home run in the 5th inning against the
Oakland Athletics on April 30. Wells became the 297th player to reach this mark. •
Jason Kendall (
KC): • Was hit by a pitch for the 250th career time on May 12 against the
Cleveland Indians.
Fausto Carmona was the pitcher that hit him in the 4th inning as Kendall became the 5th player to reach this mark. • Scored his 1000th career run on a
Mike Avilés single in the 3rd inning against the
Cleveland Indians on May 19. He became the 304th player to reach this mark. •
Lance Berkman (
NYY)/(
HOU): • As a member of the
Houston Astros, Berkman walked for the 1000th career time on May 27 against the
Milwaukee Brewers in the 5th inning by
David Bush. Berkman became the 110th player to reach this mark. • Berkman, also as a member of the Astros, scored his 1000th career run on a home run on July 8 against the
Pittsburgh Pirates. He became the 306th player to reach this mark. • Berkman was traded to the
New York Yankees on July 30. •
Mark Teixeira (
NYY): • Recorded his 250th career home run in the 7th inning against the
Cleveland Indians on May 30. Teixeira became the 197th player to reach this mark. •
Bobby Abreu (
LAA): • Recorded his 500th career double in the 1st inning against the
Kansas City Royals on June 2. Abreu became the 51st player to reach this mark. • Recorded his ninth 20–20 season (20 home runs-20 stolen bases) by hitting his 20th home run on September 19. This is the third-most in history.
Bobby Bonds and
Barry Bonds hold the record by having ten 20–20 seasons. •
Ichiro Suzuki (
SEA): • Scored his 1000th career run in the 5th inning against the
Los Angeles Angels on June 5. Ichiro became the 305th player to reach this mark. • Extended his own record of consecutive 200-hit seasons to ten with a single in the 5th inning against the
Toronto Blue Jays on September 23. He has tied
Pete Rose for most 200-hit seasons in Major League history. •
Derrek Lee (
ATL)/(
CHC): • As a member of the
Chicago Cubs, Lee recorded his 300th career home run against the
Milwaukee Brewers on June 9. Lee became the 126th player to reach this mark. • Also as a member of the Cubs, Lee scored his 1000th career run against the
Colorado Rockies on July 31. He became the 307th player to reach this mark. • Lee was traded to the
Atlanta Braves on August 18. • As a member of the Braves, collected his 1000th career RBI against the
Colorado Rockies on August 25. He became the 267th player to reach this mark. •
Carlos Peña (
TB): • Hit his 129th home run as a member of the Rays setting the franchise record against the
Toronto Blue Jays on June 10. Pena broke the record that was previously held by
Aubrey Huff. •
Alfonso Soriano (
CHC): • Hit his 300th career home run in the 2nd inning against the
Chicago White Sox on June 11. Soriano became the 127th player to reach this mark. •
Jorge Posada (
NYY): • Hit his 250th career home run in the 3rd inning against the
Houston Astros on June 12. Posada became the 198th player to reach this mark. • Recorded his 1000th career RBI in the 1st inning against the
Kansas City Royals on July 23. He became the 265th player to reach this mark. •
Michael Young (
TEX): • Collected his 1748th hit as a Ranger with a single in the 8th inning against the
Florida Marlins. He broke the record that was previously held by Iván Rodríguez. •
Chone Figgins (
SEA): • Collected his 300th career stolen base against the
Milwaukee Brewers on June 26. Figgins became the 156th player to reach this mark. •
Jim Thome (
MIN): • Scored his 1500th career run against the
Detroit Tigers on June 28. Thome became the 69th player to reach this mark. •
Scott Rolen (
CIN): • Hit his 300th career home run against the
Philadelphia Phillies on June 28. Rolen became the 128th player to reach this mark. •
Corey Patterson (
BAL): • Collected his 200th career stolen base against the
Detroit Tigers on July 5. Patterson became the 338th player to reach this mark. •
Matt Stairs (
SD): • Hit his 20th career pinch hit home run off of
Washington Nationals closer
Matt Capps in the 9th inning on July 7. This ties the major league record held by
Cliff Johnson. •
Torii Hunter (
LAA): • Hit his 250th career home run against the
Oakland Athletics on July 9. Hunter became the 199th player to reach this mark. •
Andruw Jones (
CWS): • Hit his 400th career home run against the
Kansas City Royals on July 11. Jones became the 46th player to reach this mark. •
Brooks Conrad (
ATL): • Became the only rookie in Major League history to hit two pinch-hit grand slams in the same season and the fifth overall. His first grand slam came on May 20 and his record setting grand slam came on July 24. The others to accomplish this feat are
Davey Johnson of the
Philadelphia Phillies,
Mike Ivie of the
San Francisco Giants,
Darryl Strawberry of the
New York Mets and
Ben Broussard of the
Cleveland Indians. •
Paul Konerko (
CWS): • Hit his 350th career home run against the
Seattle Mariners on July 28. Konerko became the 80th player to reach this mark. •
Carl Crawford (
TB): • Collected his 400th career stolen base against the
New York Yankees on July 31. Crawford became the 68th player to reach this mark. • Collected his 100th career triple against the
Texas Rangers on August 17. He became 159th the player to reach this mark. • By hitting his 100th career home run on August 29, Crawford becomes the eighth Major League player since 1900 to reach 100 home runs, 100 triples and 400 stolen bases for his career. He joins
Ty Cobb,
Tris Speaker,
Lou Brock,
Frankie Frisch,
Kenny Lofton,
Paul Molitor and
Tim Raines as the only players to reach this milestone. •
Dan Uggla (
FLA): • Hit his 144th career home run as a Marlin to set the team record on August 1. Uggla broke the record that was previously held by
Mike Lowell. Uggla hit the home run off of the
Padres Kevin Correia. • Became the first second baseman in Major League history to record four 30-homer seasons by hitting a two-run homer in the 8th inning on September 13 against the
Philadelphia Phillies. •
Alex Rodriguez (
NYY): • Hit his
600th career home run against the
Toronto Blue Jays on August 4. Rodriguez became the seventh player to reach this mark. Rodriguez is the youngest player to hit 600, at 35 years and eight days—a year and 188 days younger than Babe Ruth was when he swatted 600. Rodriguez is fourth-quickest to the mark in terms of at-bats. He hit 600 in his 8,689th at-bat, behind Ruth (6,921), Barry Bonds (8,211) and Sammy Sosa (8,637). It was also the same day of the year that he hit his 500th career home run. • Collected his 300th stolen base on August 8 against the
Boston Red Sox. He became the 158th player to reach this mark. • Collected his 100th RBI of the season on September 6 against the
Baltimore Orioles on a sacrifice fly in the 6th inning. Rodriguez has reached 100 RBI for a Major League record 14th season. • With his 30th home run on September 29 against the
Toronto Blue Jays, Rodriguez extended his record of 30 home runs and 100 RBIs seasons to 14. •
Chipper Jones (
ATL): • Scored his 1500th career run against the
New York Mets on August 4. Jones became the 70th player to reach this mark. •
Juan Pierre (
CWS): • Collected his 500th career stolen base against the
Detroit Tigers on August 5. Pierre became the 37th player to reach this mark. •
Omar Vizquel (
CWS): • Collected his 1000th career free pass by walking in 3rd inning on August 5 against the
Detroit Tigers. Vizquel became the 111th player to reach this mark. •
J. P. Arencibia (
TOR): • Became the sixth player to hit two home runs in his Major League debut on August 7 against the
Tampa Bay Rays, hitting home runs in the second and sixth innings. •
Scott Podsednik (
LAD)/(
KC): • Collected his 300th career stolen base on August 8 against the
Washington Nationals. Podsednik became the 157th player to reach this mark. •
Aramis Ramírez (
CHC): • Collected his 1000th career RBI in the 1st inning against the
San Francisco Giants on August 10. Ramirez became the 266th player to reach this mark. •
Adam LaRoche /
Miguel Montero /
Mark Reynolds /
Stephen Drew (
AZ): • Became the seventh group of players to hit four consecutive home runs in the 4th inning on August 11 against the
Milwaukee Brewers. •
Albert Pujols (
STL): • Pujols became the first player in major league history to begin a career with 10 straight 30-plus homer seasons by hitting a home run on August 15. • Hit his 400th career home run against the
Washington Nationals on August 26. He became the 47th player to reach this mark. He became the third youngest player to reach this mark.
Alex Rodriguez is the youngest player to get to 400 homers, having done so at 29 years, 316 days.
Ken Griffey Jr. reached the benchmark at 30 years, 141 days. Pujols reached it at 30 years, 222 days. •
Luis Castillo (
NYM): • Scored his 1000th career run against the
Chicago Cubs on September 4. Castillo became the 308th player to reach this mark. •
Adam Dunn (
WSH): • Hit his 350th career home run against the
Pittsburgh Pirates on September 5. Dunn became the 81st player to reach this mark. •
Ryan Howard (
PHI): • Hit his 250th career home run against the
Florida Marlins on September 8. Howard became the 200th player to reach this mark. Howard's home run came in his 855th career game and is the fastest player in terms of games played to reach 250 career home runs in Major League history. The previous record was held by
Ralph Kiner, who did it in 871 games. •
Adrián Beltré (
BOS): • Collected his 1000th career RBI in the 2nd inning against the
Tampa Bay Rays on September 8. Beltre became the 268th player to reach this mark. •
Carlos Lee (
HOU): • Scored his 1000th career run against the
Milwaukee Brewers on September 13. Lee became the 309th player to reach this mark. •
José Bautista (
TOR): • Tied the Blue Jays team record for home runs in a season by hitting his 47th home run in the 1st inning against the
Baltimore Orioles on September 15. He tied the team record that was set in 1987 by
George Bell. • Set the team record by hitting his 48th home run in the 6th inning against the
Boston Red Sox on September 17. • Became the 26th player in Major League history to hit 50 home runs in a single season on September 23 against the
Seattle Mariners. His home run against
Mariners Félix Hernández marked the 42nd time (22nd in the American League) that a player has reach the 50 home run plateau. • With a walk in the first inning on October 2 against the
Minnesota Twins, he became the seventh player in major league history to record at least 50 home runs, 100 walks and 30 doubles in the same season. Bautista joins
Luis Gonzalez,
Sammy Sosa,
Hack Wilson,
Jimmie Foxx,
Barry Bonds and
Babe Ruth in accomplishing this feat. •
Miguel Tejada (
SD)/(
BAL): • Hit his 300th career home run against the
Los Angeles Dodgers on September 22. Tejada became the 129th player to reach this mark. •
David Ortiz (
BOS): • Collected his 1000th RBI as a
designated hitter on September 29 against the
Chicago White Sox. Ortiz became the second player to top 1000 RBI as a DH joining
Edgar Martínez who finished his career with 1003 RBI as a DH. •
Austin Jackson (
DET): • Became the fourth rookie since 1901 with 100 runs, 180 hits, 30 doubles, 10 triples and 25 stolen bases in a season with a single on September 29 against the
Cleveland Indians. He joins
Joe Jackson (1911),
Juan Samuel (1984) and
Hanley Ramírez (2006) as the only rookies to accomplish this feat in Major League history. •
Jay Bruce (
CIN): • On September 29, Bruce joined
Bobby Thomson (Giants, 1951),
Hank Aaron (Braves, 1957),
Alfonso Soriano (Yankees, 1999) and
Steve Finley (Dodgers, 2004) as the only players in major league history to hit a home run that clinched their team's postseason berth.
Pitchers Perfect games •
Dallas Braden (
OAK): • Threw
the 19th perfect game in Major League history, defeating the
Tampa Bay Rays 4–0 on May 9,
Mother's Day in the USA. Symbolically and coincidentally (as he had lost his mom to
breast cancer while in high school), players wore pink wristbands and ribbons on this day to raise breast cancer awareness. It was also the second perfect game in Oakland A's history; the first coming on May 8, 1968, when
Jim "Catfish" Hunter beat the
Minnesota Twins, 4–0. •
Roy Halladay (
PHI): • Exactly 20 days later, on May 29, Halladay threw the
20th perfect game in Major League history, defeating the
Florida Marlins 1–0. This achievement marked the first time in the modern (post-1900) era that two perfect games were pitched in the same season. In 1880, both
Lee Richmond and
John Montgomery Ward both hurled a perfect game five days apart. It was also the first perfect game for the Phillies since
Jim Bunning's Father's Day perfect game on June 21, 1964, beating the
New York Mets, 6–0. •
Armando Galarraga (
DET): • Galarraga threw
what would have been a third perfect game on June 2 against the
Cleveland Indians. However, first base umpire
Jim Joyce made an errant call on Galarraga's coverage of first base on a flip throw by first baseman
Miguel Cabrera, which would have been the final out. "I just cost [Galarraga] a perfect game", Joyce replied. "I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw, until I saw the replay. It was the biggest call of my career. I don't blame them a bit or anything that was said. I would've said it myself if I had been Galarraga. I would've been the first person in my face, and he never said a word to me." The 17,738 fans—as well as players and manager
Jim Leyland—argued following the game.
No-hitters •
Ubaldo Jiménez (
COL): • Threw the first no-hitter in the Rockies 18-year history by blanking the
Atlanta Braves 4–0 on April 17. It was also his first career no-hitter and the first no-hitter of the season. •
Edwin Jackson (
CWS)/(
AZ): • Threw a no-hitter as a member of the
Arizona Diamondbacks against the Tampa Bay Rays in a 1–0 win on June 25. It was the second no-hitter in Diamondbacks history and his first in his career. The only other pitcher to have a no-hit game was
Randy Johnson against Atlanta, and that was a perfect game in 2004. • Jackson was traded to the
Chicago White Sox on July 30. •
Matt Garza (
TB): • Threw the franchise's first no-hitter facing the minimum 27 batters (surrendering a walk in the 2nd inning) beating the
Detroit Tigers 5–0 on July 26.
Postseason no-hitter •
Roy Halladay (
PHI): • Halladay twirled the first postseason no-hitter since
Don Larsen's
perfect game in
the fifth game of the 1956 World Series leading the Phillies to a 4–0 win in the first game of the
2010 National League Division Series at
Citizens Bank Park over the
Cincinnati Reds. Halladay walked
Jay Bruce in the fifth inning as the only blemish on the record. Halladay threw 104 pitches, 74 of them for strikes, striking out eight in becoming the first pitcher to have two no-hit games in the same calendar year with one of them occurring in the postseason.
Other accomplishments •
Roy Halladay (
PHI): • Recorded his 150th career victory with a 2–1 complete-game victory over the
Houston Astros on April 11. Halladay became the 240th player to reach this mark, and also recorded his 50th career complete game. •
Bobby Jenks (
CWS): • Recorded his 150th career save closing out a win against the
Seattle Mariners on April 25. Jenks became the 69th player to reach this mark. •
Roy Oswalt (
PHI)/(
HOU): • Recorded his 1500th career strikeout as a member of the
Houston Astros against the
Cincinnati Reds on April 29.
Bronson Arroyo was the victim as he struck out in the 4th inning. Oswalt became the 171st player to reach this mark. • Oswalt was traded to the
Philadelphia Phillies on July 29. • Recorded his 150th career victory with a 9–1 victory against the
Washington Nationals on September 17. He became the 245th player to reach this mark. •
Tim Hudson (
ATL): • Recorded his 150th career victory with 6.2 innings of work in a 10–1 victory against the
Houston Astros on May 1. Hudson became the 241st player to reach this mark. • Recorded his 1500th career strikeout against the
Florida Marlins on August 28.
Logan Morrison was the victim as he struck out in the 1st inning. He became the 175th to reach this mark. •
A. J. Burnett (
NYY): • Recorded his 1500th career strikeout against the
Baltimore Orioles on May 4.
Luke Scott was the victim as he struck out in the 4th inning. Burnett became the 172nd player to reach this mark. •
Jamie Moyer (
PHI): • Became the oldest pitcher to pitch a complete-game shutout in Major League history when at the age of 47 years, 170 days, he beat the Atlanta Braves, 7–0 on May 7 at
Citizens Bank Park.
Phil Niekro at age 46 years, 188 days was the oldest pitcher to do that beforehand, while
Satchel Paige at age 46 years, 75 days, was the oldest non-knuckleball throwing pitcher to accomplish the feat for the
St. Louis Browns in 1952. Moyer also became the first pitcher to pitch complete-game shutouts in four decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s). • On June 22, allowed his record-tying 505th home run in the 2nd inning to
Russell Branyan of the
Cleveland Indians. Moyer ties the record that was held by
Robin Roberts. In his next start five days later, Moyer allowed his Major League record-breaking 506th career home run in the 3rd inning to
Vernon Wells of the
Toronto Blue Jays. •
Jeff Weaver (
LAD): • Recorded his 100th career victory in a 6–5 victory over the
Colorado Rockies on May 7. Weaver pitched one-third of an inning to get the victory. Weaver became the 572nd player to reach this mark. •
Tim Wakefield (
BOS): • Recorded his 2000th career strikeout against the
Toronto Blue Jays on May 12.
Vernon Wells was the victim as he struck out in the 4th inning. Wakefield became the 64th pitcher to reach this mark. •
Francisco Rodríguez (
NYM): • Recorded his 250th career save by closing out a 5–3 victory against the
New York Yankees on May 22. Rodriguez became the 29th player to reach this mark. •
Trevor Hoffman (
MIL): • Pitched in his 1000th career game on May 23 against the
Minnesota Twins. Hoffman worked the 8th inning in the 4–3 victory. Hoffman became the 14th pitcher to reach this mark. • Recorded his 600th career save by closing out a 4–2 victory against the
St. Louis Cardinals on September 7. He became the 1st player to reach this mark. •
Joakim Soria (
KC): • Recorded his 100th career save by closing out a win against the
Texas Rangers on May 26. Soria became the 121st player to reach this mark. •
Brian Wilson (
SF): • Recorded his 100th career save by closing out a win against the
Pittsburgh Pirates on June 4. Wilson became the 122nd player to reach this mark. •
Stephen Strasburg (
WSH): • On June 8, becomes the first player in Major League history with at least 11 strikeouts and no walks in a major league debut in a 5–2 victory against the
Pittsburgh Pirates. Strasburg, who worked seven innings, fell one strikeout short for most strikeouts in a major league debut since 1920 held by
J. R. Richard and
Karl Spooner. • On June 18, Strasburg set another record by recording a total of 32 strikeouts in his first three professional starts by striking out 10
Chicago White Sox and broke the record held by Richard. • In his next start (June 23), Strasburg set another record by recording a total of 41 strikeouts in his first four professional starts. He struck out nine
Kansas City Royals and broke the record of 40 that
Herb Score set in his first four starts in 1955 as a member of the
Cleveland Indians. •
Kevin Gregg (
TOR): • Recorded his 100th career save by closing out a win against the
Tampa Bay Rays on June 10. Gregg becomes the 123rd player to reach this mark. •
Jake Peavy (
CWS): • Recorded his 100th career victory in a 10–5 victory over the
Chicago Cubs on June 11. Peavy became the 573rd player to reach this mark. •
Derek Lowe (
ATL): • Recorded his 150th career victory in a 6–4 victory over the
Kansas City Royals on June 18. Lowe became the 242nd player to reach this mark. • Recorded his 1500th career strikeout against the
Washington Nationals on September 13.
Roger Bernadina was the victim as he struck out in the 4th inning. He became the 177th player to reach this mark. •
Brad Lidge (
PHI): • Recorded his 200th career save by closing out a win against the
Cleveland Indians on June 22. Lidge became the 40th player to reach this mark. •
Billy Wagner (
ATL): • Recorded his 400th career save by closing out a win against the
Detroit Tigers on June 25. Wagner, who struck out the side, became the 5th player to reach this mark. •
Vicente Padilla (
LAD): • Recorded his 100th career victory in an 8–2 victory over the
San Francisco Giants on June 30. Padilla became the 574th player to reach this mark. •
Octavio Dotel (
COL)/(
LAD)/(
PIT): • While a member of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, Dotel recorded his 100th career save by closing out a win against the
Philadelphia Phillies on July 1, becoming the 124th player to reach this mark. • Dotel was traded to the
Los Angeles Dodgers on July 31. • Dotel was traded to the
Colorado Rockies on September 18. •
Javier Vázquez (
NYY): • Recorded his 150th career victory in a 10–6 victory over the
Los Angeles Angels on July 21. Vazquez became the 243rd player to reach this mark. •
Ryan Dempster (
CHC): • Recorded his 1500th career strikeout against the
St. Louis Cardinals on July 25.
Jon Jay was the victim as he struck out in the 6th inning. Dempster became the 173rd player to reach this mark. • Recorded his 100th career victory in a 1–0 victory over the
Milwaukee Brewers on September 11. He became the 577th player to reach this mark. •
Cliff Lee (
TEX)/(
SEA): • Recorded his 100th career victory in a 5–1 victory over the
Oakland Athletics on August 6. Lee became the 575th player to reach this mark. •
CC Sabathia (
NYY): • Recorded his 150th career victory in a 5–2 victory over the
Boston Red Sox on August 7. Sabathia became the 244th player to reach this mark. •
David Price (
TB): • Set the Rays team record by recording his 15th victory of the season by defeating the
Detroit Tigers on August 9. Price broke the previous record of 14 wins that was shared with
James Shields (2008),
Edwin Jackson (2008) and
Rolando Arrojo (1998). •
Mariano Rivera (
NYY): • Recorded his 550th career save by closing out a win against the
Texas Rangers on August 11. Rivera became the 2nd player to reach this mark. •
Kerry Wood (
NYY)/(
CLE): • Recorded his 1500th career strikeout against the
Detroit Tigers on August 18, this after being traded to the Yankees by the
Cleveland Indians on July 31.
Ramon Santiago was the victim as he struck out in the 7th inning. Wood became the 174th player to reach this mark. •
Bronson Arroyo (
CIN): • Recorded his 100th career victory in a 5–2 victory over the
Los Angeles Dodgers on August 22. Arroyo became the 576th player to reach this mark. •
Félix Hernández (
SEA): • Became the fourth-youngest pitcher in Major League history to reach 1000 career strikeouts on August 25. Hernandez's victim was
David Ortiz. Only
Bob Feller,
Bert Blyleven and
Dwight Gooden were younger than Hernandez when they reached this mark. •
Matt Capps (
MIN)/(
WSH): • Recorded his 100th career save by closing out a win against the
Detroit Tigers on August 31. Capps became the 125th player to reach this mark. •
Randy Wolf (
MIL): • Recorded his 1500th career strikeout on September 5 against the
Philadelphia Phillies.
Jayson Werth was the victim as he struck out in the 3rd inning. Wolf became the 176th player to reach this mark. •
Ubaldo Jiménez (
COL): • Set the Rockies team record by recording his 18th victory of the season by defeating the
Cincinnati Reds on September 6. Jimenez broke the previous record of 17 wins that was shared with
Jeff Francis (2007),
Pedro Astacio (1999) and
Kevin Ritz (1996). •
Mat Latos (
SD): • Set a record with his 15th straight start with five or more innings pitched and two or fewer runs allowed by defeating the
Los Angeles Dodgers on September 7. Latos broke the record of 14 straight starts held by
Greg Maddux (1993–94) and
Mike Scott (1986).
Miscellaneous •
Starlin Castro (
CHC): • Is the first player in Major League history born in the 1990s. He made his debut on May 7 against the
Cincinnati Reds. • The annual
Civil Rights Game took place on May 15 at
Great American Ball Park in
Cincinnati with the host
Cincinnati Reds defeating the
NL Central rival
St. Louis Cardinals 4–3. • The
Chicago Cubs played their 20,000th game in their history on June 26, but lost to their crosstown rivals the
Chicago White Sox, 3–2 at
U.S. Cellular Field. Their record was 10,197–9,643 (with 160 tied games). • The
Atlanta Braves played their 20,000th game in their history on August 6, having started in 1876 in Boston, transferring operations to Milwaukee in 1953 and coming to Atlanta in 1966, losing in 11 innings, 3–2 to the
San Francisco Giants at
Turner Field. Their record was 9,916–9,930 (with 154 tied games). • The
Pittsburgh Pirates extended a dubious record; 2010 was their 18th consecutive losing season, a record for North American major professional sports teams. The Pirates matched the
1963 New York Mets for the worst road record in a 162-game season at 17–64. • The
Arizona Diamondbacks set the single-season record for team strikeouts by striking out for the 1,400th time against the
Colorado Rockies on September 21.
Adam LaRoche was the strikeout victim that broke the record of the
2001 Milwaukee Brewers. The Diamondbacks finished the season striking out 1529 times. •
Bobby Cox, manager of the
Atlanta Braves, became the fourth manager in Major League history to win 2500 games as the Braves defeated the
Washington Nationals on September 25. He joins
Connie Mack,
John McGraw and
Tony La Russa as the only managers to reach this milestone. Cox has managed the Braves for 25 years (1978–1981, 1990–2010) and the
Toronto Blue Jays (1982–1985) for four years leading them to a Major League record of 16 playoff appearances, as well as the Braves' only World Series title in Atlanta (the franchise's first two titles came in Boston and Milwaukee respectively). On September 29, Cox won his 90th game in a season for the 15th time in his career as a manager. This is tied for the second-most in Major League history with
Joe McCarthy and is one behind the record held by
John McGraw. • The
Kansas City Royals recorded their 5000th home run in franchise history on September 26.
Mike Avilés hit the home run in the 5th inning against the
Cleveland Indians. • The
San Francisco Giants established a single-season franchise record for strikeouts with 1306 after the
Arizona Diamondbacks struck out 14 times on September 30. The Giants finished the season with 1331 strikeouts. • The
Toronto Blue Jays became the fourth team in Major League history to hit 250 home runs in a season. They joined the
1997 Seattle Mariners (264), the
2005 Texas Rangers (260) and the
1996 Baltimore Orioles (257) on September 30. The Blue Jays finished the season with 257 home runs. • The
Boston Red Sox extended their
Fenway Park sellout streak to 631 games since beginning on May 15, 2003. • The
Texas Rangers won their first-ever franchise postseason game at home, postseason series, first
American League Pennant, and first
World Series appearance. ==Awards and honors==