Marks That Will Never Be Broken by Ford C. Frick : A Legendary List on Baseball Almanac

Marks That Will Never Be Broken

In 1973, the Commissioner of Major League Baseball openly spoke about ten marks that he personally thought would never be broken.

This "unbeatable feats list" was one of the first and many have appeared since that date and many have been broken. IMPORTANT NOTE: Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn's wins record and Babe Ruth's walk record have both changed - due to research by baseball historians — since the publishing of this list.

"This is the United States of America and one citizen has as much right to play as another." - Former Major League Commissioner Ford C. Frick

Marks That Will Never Be Broken by Ford C. Frick
#	Mark
1	Cy Young's pitching record of 511 games won during his lifetime career.
2	Charles Radburn's record of sixty pitching victories in a single season.
3	Kid Nichol's feat of winning thirty or more games per season for seven consecutive seasons.
4	Walter Johnson's lifetime record of 3,508 strikeouts.
5	Lou Gehrig's record of 2,130 consecutive games.
6	The record of one-hundred or more runs batted in for thirteen consecutive seasons - also by Lou Gehrig.
7	Ty Cobb's record of 4,191 lifetime hits.
8	Joe DiMaggio's record of hitting safely in fifty-six consecutive games.
9	Babe Ruth's lifetime record of 2,056 bases on balls.
10	Don Larsen's perfect World Series game. This one may be matched some day but it will never be beaten. You can't beat perfection.
Marks That Will Never Be Broken by Ford C. Frick

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Did you know that Ford Frick was one of the pivotal forces behind the building of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and he was eventually elected into it in 1970?

Ford Frick was always be remembered for his decision to "place an asterisk" in the record book beside the Roger Maris sixty-one home run season.

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