Worth the Wait

On Wednesday, in his 16th season, Tony Gwynn reached 100 RBIs for the first time, the longest it has taken anyone in modern major league history to reach 100 RBIs. A look:

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Player Year Team Season RBIs Tony Gwynn 1997 San Diego Padres 16th 101* Hal McRae 1982 Kansas City Royals 13th 133 Mickey Vernon 1953 Washington Senators 13th 115 Dixie Walker 1945 Brooklyn Dodgers 13th 124 Zack Wheat 1922 Brooklyn Dodgers 13th 112 Bill Buckner 1982 Chicago Cubs 12th 105 Roberto Clemente 1966 Pittsburgh Pirates 12th 119 Billy Herman 1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 12th 100 Travis Jackson 1934 New York Giants 12th 101 Joe Morgan 1976 Cincinnati Reds 12th 111 Al Oliver 1980 Texas Rangers 12th 117 Tris Speaker 1920 Cleveland Indians 12th 107 Larry Gardner 1920 Cleveland Indians 11th 118 Tilly Walker 1921 Philadelphia A’s 11th 101 Cy Williams 1923 Philadelphia Phillies 11th 114

Player Previous high Tony Gwynn 90 (1995) Hal McRae 92 (1977) Mickey Vernon 93 (1941) Dixie Walker 95 (1937) Zack Wheat 89 (1914) Bill Buckner 75 (1981) Roberto Clemente 94 (1960) Billy Herman 93 (1936) Travis Jackson 98 (1927) Joe Morgan 94 (1975) Al Oliver 99 (1973) Tris Speaker 90 (1914) Larry Gardner 86 (1912) Tilly Walker 82 (1920) Cy Williams 92 (1922)

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Researched by HOUSTON MITCHELL / Los Angeles Times