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Different fans have different methods of keeping a scorecard, and many use their own notations. The elias book of baseball records contains five major sections. The major league baseball ultimate book of records. Season records batting through 2020 season batting average at bats hits doubles triples home runs rbis base on balls runs scored sacrifice hits stolen bases back to records. Oft imitated in the 50 years since publication, the book s never been repeated. Candidates include aaron judge, giancarlo stanton, bryce harper, mike trout.
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