September 28, 2007
Another Career High
Alex Rodriguez hit his 54th home run tonight, driving in three and scoring twice. That gives him a new career high in runs scored (142) to go with his RBI high. He needs four more runs or RBI to reach a combined total of 300 for the season.
It's an interesting level to reach because it tells us something about the player and the team. To both score and drive in lots of runs, a player must get on base often and hit for power. You have to provide the batters behind you with opportunities for RBI, plus provide the power to drive in the runners on base when you come to the plate. But for both runs and RBI to be this high, you need a great team around you. The table setters need to be great at getting on base. The batters behind need to supply plenty of power themselves. So when you see a batter with these run and RBI numbers, you know you're seeing a great player in the middle of a great offense.
Update: Alex gets his third hit and fourth RBI of the night, giving him 155 on the season and a combined RBI + Runs of 297.
Posted by David Pinto at
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It'll be interesting to see if he can knock in 3+ HR's in the next 2 games. If he does, he'll also have a career high in home runs. That would be ridiculous... career highs in R's, RBI's, and HR's all in the same season...for a guy who already gets high season totals anyway. Historians might look back on 2007 as A-Rod's best year ever.