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Set by Richard "night train" lane at 14 picks during his rookie season in 1952. With modern rules and schemes I just don't think anyone ever gets close.

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[–] messejueller21@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that record is hard to even comprehend. Verlanders 26 doesn't even put him in the Top 1,000 of all time. I wouldn't be shocked if the MLB as a whole doesn't throw 749 Complete Games over the next 50 years.

[–] CheckYourStats@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

My Grandfather played in the 20’s, and would tell me about how it was completely normal for pitchers to start and finish both games of a double-header.

He could barely lift his arm above his shoulder by the time he was in his 60’s, for what it’s worth.