Reader Breaks Down Unbreakable Records
In response to Ross Newhan’s column on baseball records that will not be broken [Sept. 2], I have this to add. There’s a difference between records that can be broken but probably won’t because they are too difficult (DiMaggio’s 56-game streak) and those that simply won’t because they are untouchable (Cy Young’s 511 wins). Here are 10 records that will never be broken:
1) Cy Young’s 511 wins.
2) Young’s 313 losses.
3) Jack Chesbro’s 48 complete games in 1904.
4) Chesbro’s 41 wins in 1904.
5) Cal Ripken’s consecutive-games streak.
6) Nolan Ryan’s 5,714 strikeouts.
7) Ryan’s 200-plus games with 10-plus strikeouts.
8) Pete Rose’s 4,256 hits.
9) Rogers Hornsby’s .424 season average.
10) The 1962 Mets’ 120 losses.
NEIL OMANSKY
Washington
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How could you not include the USC baseball team’s five consecutive NCAA championships and six in seven years under Rod Dedeaux? In a sport like baseball, in which the most important player--the pitcher--starts every four or five days, this is an improbable achievement.
R. JAMES MYLROIE
Los Angeles
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