One of the most difficult records to break in sports has to be...

@ChipmunkErnie

I didn't know that about Williams. He missed out on capturing THREE triple crowns by a fraction of a percentage point (or close to that) re his batting average. I forget the year...

@rinkydinkydoink It's not a record that's often talked about. But looking at his career, image what he'd have done with career stats if he hadn't lost five seasons to military service in WWII and the Korean War.

@ChipmunkErnie

YES!

I'm not sure who said this (maybe bill James) but this person said Joe D and the Splendid Sprinter should have switched uniforms then BOTH would've had even more impressive batting stats.

@rinkydinkydoink There's a story that that ALMOST happened. Supposedly the owners of the Yankees and Red Sox were having dinner together and imbibing a bit over-much and began imagining what DiMaggio would do batting with Fenway's Green Monster and what Williams could do with Yankee Stadium's short porch -- and then began talking a trade. When they sobered up the next day they nixed the idea.

@ChipmunkErnie

Damn!

@ChipmunkErnie

Here's one for you - - - has there ever been a big league baseball game where every player on a team finished the game with the same batting average they had entering the game?