More Aaron Rowand

I already did one post about Aaron Rowand's, PHI NL, great month of July.  But he had two more doubles and a homer on Tuesday night, plus another double on Wednesday night.

That gives him four games this month with at least three extra-base hits--he's the only player in the last 51 years to do that, as no one else could top three such games in a month.

Rowand also had 14 doubles over a 14-game stretch, which has been matched only once in the last 51 years:
14 doubles over 14 games
Edgar Martinez, SEA AL, 5/11-5/28/1996
Aaron Rowand, PHI NL, 7/06-7/24/2007

And with that double in Wednesday's game, he's got 15 doubles over his last 15 games, which has been matched only once since 1957, by Edgar Martinez, SEA AL, who had 16 doubles over 15 games from 5/11-5/29/1996.  In fact, only Rowand, Martinez, and Tony Oliva (1969), Mike Sweeney (2001), and Kevin Millar (2002) have even gotten to 14 doubles over any 15-game stretch, since 1957.

And this is all while Rowand's teammate Chase Utley is on pace for almost 70 doubles this season.  The Phils' team record is 59 doubles, by HOFer Chuck Klein in 1930.  Klein had 37 doubles at the end of July (Utley has 41 doubles already, with a week left in July), and Klein had 52 doubles at the end of August, so Utley and Rowand can chase those marks on their way to Klein's record.

A Century of Cobb
Ty Cobb's Batting Line from 100 years ago:
July 25, 1907: doubleheader at Boston; combined 3-for-9 with three steals and 2 outfield assists; opposing starters: Pruiett and Winter.

 

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