The Most Breakable Records in Baseball

Creator: ‪@BaseballHistorian‬
You've heard all about MLB's UN-breakable records, but what's on the other end of the totem pole there? What are the most feasible MLB records that could be broken sooner rather than later?
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[@BaseballHistorian]

To any White Sox fans watching this video, I'm sorry (that your team sucks so bad).

[@Pizzamann34]

Road to 121

[@Mike-rq7ez]

Unless I missed it, I'm surprised he didn't mention beating the worst season record in baseball ('62 Mets). I feel like the '24 White Sox have a really good chance of doing that.

[@JohnDopeNotDoe]

Thank you.

[@nathanielberele9174]

Its understandable. I don't think we have scored more than 30 runs in all of our games combined.

[@kennykawagucci]

I just scrolled quickly through their schedule and they’ve only even gotten 10 runs once this season

[@retro_retro_retro]

The most breakable record in baseball is Baseball Historian dropping his best work yet, because he does it every single fucking time. 🔥🔥🔥

[@jickleton-5653]

You’re dragging it bro

[@BaseballHistorian]

The most breakable record is actually for the amount of hype in a Retro Baseball comment ‍🔥

[@toddpace4588]

No Diddy

[@NoaEvans-r1d]

Does it taste good bro?

[@timmathieu8918]

I wouldn’t put DiMaggios streak at 56 on the same level as Cy Young. 500 wins now is IMPOSSIBLE. A really good hitter could rattle off a long hitting streak. Can be done in one year

[@TheGLORY13]

Yeah agreed. We've had people get into the uppers 20s and even 30's if I recall so it's possible good contact hitters still exist. The wins record is 100% impossible to break unless they were to adjust the rules of what a "win" was considered in terms of innings required or you simply had to be the pitcher who started the game. Otherwise you're looking at like 30 wins a season for nearly 17 years and pitchers don't even average 30 starts a year(some get close).

[@wannaBeegc_]

nah

[@MrCjjuengst]

@@timmathieu8918 a conservative calculation was a hitter of joe DiMaggio's quality would have a 56 game hitting streak once every 18000 years. It sounds possible to break but it's statistically so unlikely

[@timmathieu8918]

@@MrCjjuengst thats fair. But 500 wins is on a different level. Even 200 wins is the new 300

[@smoceany9478]

@@MrCjjuengst now do that calculation for Cy Youngs record, if the rules don't change it will be never

[@Kingmidas3331]

I would say temples playoff loss record will be hard to beat.

[@alexbulgarelli4181]

Freddie freeman could come close in all time doubles. He averages like 33 a season but last two full season put up 47 and 59 doubles. He needs like 300, it'd be quite something but if he plays into his 40s it's very possible

[@Theonespongebob69]

He did I think

[@spacedude1145]

If he plays into his 40s, he could break the strikeout record

[@Belangerz]

I think the record for the most 20-20 season will definitely be broken. The record is held by both of the Bonds at 10. There are so many young power/speed players right now that I don’t see how it isn’t broken. Bobby Witt Jr. has gotten 20/20 in both of his first two season and need 2 more homers this year to get his 3rd. I wouldn’t be shocked if he breaks it.

[@ХорхеГарсия-э5е]

Doubt it. To do it 10 times you need to be a 30yo player doing it, several times, and very few players, even if they could theoretically do it, keep stealing bases into their 30s. And the ones that do tend to not be power hitters. You would think that extremely talented guys like Trout and Betts, who both started their career as speedy leadoff batters who transitioned into power hitters would have a lot of those. They COMBINED have 8, 3 for Betts, 5 for Trout.

[@hoppy23]

Elly and Rac as well I'd say bobby has the best shot of all them but several guys have potential to break this including j rod but it's still not likely as a sustained great career with no injuries slowing down base running aggressiveness are hard to come by

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

He's a Witt, so he'll get a season ending injury at some point.

[@bigcountry9486]

Elly will probably do it

[@Belangerz]

@@bigcountry9486 he definitely can

[@tyeikenberg8938]

I was at the 30-3 game. Sat down with my dad in the middle of the 3rd inning and the birds were winning 3 to nothing... then all hell broke loose haha

[@just_radical]

Most Tommy John surgeries in a season (36, 2012)

[@THEDisneyNerd]

What # are we at this year?

[@edy2836]

the most breakable record is the record for the most mlb teams in the mlb

[@just_radical]

Most MLB Games played in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, Austin, or Nashville is looking pretty breakable.

[@JayTemple]

It's possible that a pitch clock violation will lead to a better-than-immaculate inning.

[@Professionalbaseseballnoob]

A 0 pitch inning is now possible

[@matthewheide4797]

It is hard to be a Mariners fan. They seem to alway have great pitching yet questionable bats. Thank you for the video.

[@FigureFarter]

That's the opposite of how how Astros fans felt in the 2000s. All bats, only one good pitcher

[@georgerogers1166]

​@FigureFarter The mariners were the opposite in the kingdome. The Astros was a pitching heavy team in the 80s/90s Astros for the same reason.

[@FigureFarter]

@@georgerogers1166 After all the good pitchers left, we were stuck with the bats. There was Oswalt and... Andy Pettitte if that counts

[@alexw0310]

Hearing the Records theme from MLB Power Pros during this video made me happy

[@christianwilliams6765]

Thank you! I couldn’t remember what theme it was specifically

[@robbiearroyo2292]

Classic soundtrack!

[@mx4159]

Didn’t the Athletics just recently have 8 hr against the Phillies

[@lukerobson6280]

I'm noticing a trend against my home team...

[@Sandul666]

If ty france sticks around another 10 years i think he has a shot at the hbp record. He already broke the mariner record only 4 seasons in

[@khalpwno5666]

Is that MLB Power Pros music in the background at the start? I haven't heard it years, but it's so ingrained in my head!

[@jemiller226]

Most breakable record might just be number of times grounding into a double play. For a season, Jim Rice holds the top two spots with 36 and 35, but Carlos Correa did it 30 times last season so it's definitely in reach. The season record might be tough, though. Pujols owns that one with 426 and it's not close. Miggy is next with 364. The active leader looks like it's Machado with 202, so he'd have to play for another 12-15 seasons to get there and that seems unlikely.

[@dylanmcgregor9428]

I think that the most breakable record will be the fastest pitch because pitchers have been throwing faster and faster every year

[@nathanielbonett2928]

not necessarily true, pitchers on average have been throwing harder. the reason why pitcher injuries are more common now like tommy john is because more guys are throwing 100+ and using the arm and elbow to max efficiency, causing mass injuries because the elbow shouldn’t go past those limits. although it would be cool, to go higher than 105.8 mph. this year the record is 104 by chapman again and the next guy close is 103.7 by mason miller. just by the law of physics and body science it shouldn’t happen.

[@CanadaMMA]

Strikeouts aren't a problem on their own, if you're also producing runs. Aaron Judge is striking out at more than 1 per game, and he's smashing the record book. He is the elite, but there are players striking out slightly more, and producing slightly less..... who are still really good players.

[@RealisticFisHed]

I'd say the modern record for largest 9th inning comeback victory is pretty breakable, currently held by the Phillies when they fought back to win after being down 11-3 to the Dodgers on Aug. 21, 1990. 8 runs isn't _that_ insane to where it can't be surpassed, and given the sheer number of games each year, offense being up in general and the susceptibility of teams to let off the gas with big leads I feel like it will probably be broken at some point. Edit: Another 8-run comeback win also happened in 1934

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

8 runs or more in one inning is very rare, let alone having it happen in the 9th inning of all innings.

[@RealisticFisHed]

@@Ryan-cb1ei For sure it's extremely unlikely in any given 9-run game, but possible enough that it could still be broken

[@Rockhound6165]

I remember watching that game. Watching Tommy Lasorda melt down in the dugout was epic. And John Kruk getting mad because he wouldn't be able to get room service is typical Kruk.

[@BWalkerGamingg]

Back at it again with some of my favorite baseball vids I see :D

[@tacotruckman699]

As a Mariners fan at this time of the year, I think we’re gonna beat this record and yeah, that’s all I have to say

[@nathanielbonett2928]

well, you just got arozarena so we will see

[@tacotruckman699]

That is true, but we still have a lot of guys that strike out way too much

[@technicallythecenteroftheu1349]

Aaron Judge has broken the record for fastest to 300 home runs: 955 games compared to the previous record, which was around 1080.

[@donothing7930]

Loss streak, White Sox were 2 away from the record in the modern era, and 5 away from the all time record before the A's yesterday.

[@crowtservo]

Trading Frank Taveras to the Mets for Tim Foli was a great move for the Pirates. Foli was a big part of the Pirates 1979 World Series run. He was better than Taveras.

[@Moredread25]

Individual home runs in a game could happen.

[@snowman9123]

July 7, 2010 Toronto Canada, Jason Kubel hits a grounder Alex Gonzalez fields the the throw at second base Justin Morneau slides into Gonzalez knee..... Certainly a great "What if....?" From 7/17/2004 thru that day he played in 900 of 960 games after 597 of 1035.... HOF? Had he played without concussion issues those 1035 games?

[@PrimarySweeper13]

A’s hit 8 pretty recently

[@nrox1051]

I think someone will break Chris Davis 0-for-54 record in the future.

[@Extinguisher10]

Rob Ducy?!? I haven't heard that name since the 90s

[@Vinnie777Terra]

I don't know what the record currently is but I'll be whatever the reliever record for strikeouts per 9 innings for a career and a season will continue to be broken.

[@swagmuffin9000]

Is there a stat for most ejections in 1 game/season? Team or single player would be cool

[@EJ-jw9ow]

The most breakable record is clearly the cycle. The odds of Yelich or Turner getting another cycle (or De La Cruz et al getting 3 more in the next 15yrs) is basically a foregone conclusion

[@EmmanuelPerez88]

They used a juiced ball in 1987. Also, they used juiced balls from 2016-2018 to varying degrees before 2019. The ball was def juiced through 2021. Some speculations on the second half of 2022, specifically yankee games.

[@imoorzy]

2019 was the peak of juiced balls. I’ve watched a video essay on the claims of juiced balls in 2022. The conclusion was that they had a little bit more loft, but not enough to significantly inflate HR numbers or consistently make warning track balls go over the fence. All in all it was a very minimal difference.

[@noahh__03]

they change the balls every year lmao 2019 is considered the worst because of how bad it was, random pop ups somehow getting out and stuff like that

[@smajet5640]

I don't really see how the 56-game hitting streak is unbreakable at all. Anyone at any time could just go on a run.

[@MrCjjuengst]

Except nobody has ever come close. The best hitter ever Pete rose was still 12 games short in 78. Nobody has even broken 40 games since then and even a 30 game streak is very rare. Sure it sounds easier than other records but try to succeed at something with a roughly 30-33% chance 56 times in a row.

[@brianmacdonald2485]

@@MrCjjuengst It's not quite as hard as that. It's one hit per game, so if you get 4 PA per game, and have a 0.300 batting average, you'd have a roughly 75% of getting on at least once in a game. Still a crazy streak, but I think it is breakable unlike the pitcher wins one, because pitchers just aren't ever used like that anymore.

[@MrCjjuengst]

@@brianmacdonald2485 yea my example is definitely off. I remember reading the likelihood of a 56 game hitting streak is around once every 18000 years. And that's based on the hitter is as good as prime DiMaggio. So yes it's theoretically possible but statistically a near impossible record to break.

[@deathmetal11111]

@@MrCjjuengst Pete Rose came way closer than anyone since 1970 has come to Cy Young's win or complete game records.

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

@@brianmacdonald2485 It’s definitely an order of magnitude harder with today’s pitching, better defense, and analytics. The modern hitter doesn’t stand a chance.

[@GratefulInRecovery]

I watched that Orioles game in 1987. It was foreshadowing for the 1988 season.......

[@robertlosasso4222]

The most unbreakable record without a doubt belongs to Johnny Vander Meer . He’s the only pitcher in MLB history to throw two consecutive no-hitters . The first one was June 11 - 1938 against the Boston Bees , four days later , he no-hit the Brooklyn Dodgers in the first night game at Ebbets Field , giving him the MLB record . Maybe some day someone might tie his record but their never going to throw three no-hitters in a row to break it .

[@marcespinoza6068]

Cy Young's wins record is far more unreachable.

[@marcespinoza6068]

Not breaking a record but I think Shohei sets one this year. He should easily finish with at least 45 HRs & 45 SBs, making him the only member of the 45/45 club and 50/50 being a real possibility.

[@TheHENpp]

Tall order, but Juan Soto is on pace to be in the hunt for career base on balls. More likely he'll have an easier time eclipsing the mark excluding intentional walks.

[@yaniwnl482]

More doubles in a season is a good one, Alec Bohm has the best chance to break it

[@cltmck]

I still don't understand why DiMaggio's hitting streak is considered unbreakable. Unlike counting stat records, every everyday player is capable of playing 56 straight games and we have guys like Kwan and Arraez who are still capable of hitting for crazy high averages. DiMaggio hit .408 during the streak which you'd expect would be considerably higher for such a streak and there've been 30+ streaks since.

[@smyls4kills328]

Most HRs in a game can be done by the Phillies or against them. Just depends on the day.

[@bmac4]

Technically the record for runs in a game was when the A's scored 49 in 1875. But that was the stone age lol

[@tractorcannon8487]

The one record I think could be broken is the all time walks record by Barry bonds. If Juan Soto plays till he is 40 he will be well above bond’s record at this pace.

[@brianreuss256]

Johnny Van Der Meer’s 2 consecutive no hitters is the most unbreakable record

[@bricko_mode]

I LOVE THE MLB POWER PROS MUSIC!!!!

[@I-am-Sigma_commenter]

I ran out of stuff to say

[@PrinceZuko97]

I’m holding out hope that someone will beat DiMaggio’s record one day

[@dbsuper2928]

I’m having a hard time processing this I thought my whole life baseball didn’t exist

[@timmathieu8918]

It doesn’t

[@josephgelinas7283]

I didn’t even get a chance to break the bad records. If they gave me a chance, I could easily break them.

[@nomercyinc6783]

what babe ruth did 100 years ago isnt impressive today. thats not modern baseball. shit 50 years ago or longer arent impressive nor does it matter

[@conedx]

as a reds fan, i bet elly is gonna break that team strike out record himself!

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

Judge doesn’t strike out as much anymore, he’s cut down on them a lot, so the all time strikeout record is not likely for him at all.

[@seanstuchbery]

rizzo just broke his finger on a HBP💀

[@PaulSmith-fz3qc]

Pretty sure Rizzo’s concussion was due to HBP.

[@andrewbloom7694]

The 3 homer games mark is dead. Betts isn't just still active, hes still a super star. I would be genuinely surprised if he didn't get one more in the next few years. Could definitely see turner getting a cycle too, hes also still elite.

[@nrox1051]

Elly De La Cruz will break the record for most strikeouts in a single season

[@thecaveman3503]

Most home runs in one game will never be broken. Too many pitchers, and hitters, that do not know what a strike zone is 🤷‍♂️

[@robertlee5391]

The fastest to 40-40. Oh it was just broken by Othani.

[@MikeyB540]

Steven Kwan will break the all-time home run record

[@otf7466]

Why did you have to bring up the Ms strikeout first one lol. I hate being a mariners fan.

[@deepcosmiclove]

Who is that with Babe Ruth @ 0:16. Looks like Yankee Stadium and before Ruth died in 1948. Somebody from Ceveland and Detroit. Probably April 27, 1947. Babe Ruth Day.

[@sun6262-]

most hits through june and july is breakable

[@nailahprincessofhokuto2024]

I think its possible the Single Season stolen Base record is broken soon. Maybe not this year. Bases are being swiped at much higher rates nowadays thanks to the rules changes and base size changes. If I were to pick someone to do it tho Probably Elly De La Cruz. 130 is a High Mark but the conditions are now Right for someone to do it.

[@nailahprincessofhokuto2024]

For reference this season Elly has 51 at time of comment and its the Best pace anyones had since 1988.

[@anonymike8280]

Here's a question. Is Babe Ruth's America League career home run record of 708 breakable or unbreakable? Well, two players have more career home runs but were National League players. Albert Pujols could have continued to play and maybe even have eked his way past 762 in three or four more seasons. So, call it possible. But how possible? The PED era is over. We know Barry Bonds used. Did Henry Aaron use something? We will never know, but his record past the age of 35 was exceptional to the point of anomaly. There were drugs available in that era and the players took them. One of the players of that era said recently that steroids were not widely available but that the players of 1950s-60s era would take anything they could get their hands on. The only player with a chance today is Aaron Judge. Judge is 32 years old and will have seven years remaining on his contract after this season. Say he hits 20 more home runs this year. In that case, he would have to average 56 home runs plus one over the next seven years to set a new American League career home run record by the end of his contract. If he plays past the age of 40 he might have a chance. Call it less than 50-50. If a power hitter comes along with Judge's capabilities and establishes himself at an earlier age, he probably would pass 708 and break the MLB career record too. I was born and raised in Chicago. and that makes me a Yankee hater from birth. But I am also a graduate (M.A.) alumnus of Fresno State so I am hoping so. But I doubt it will happen.

[@boxybrown4421]

The white Sox might break the loss record this season. If they sell off assists at the deadline they might not win another game.

[@jordanpatience9249]

Mel Otts 18 straight years leading one team in home runs will never be broken he did it for the Giants from 1928-1945 simply becaus guys just don’t play that long for one team anymore for context Hank Aaron is the only other player in MLB with even 10 such seasons when he had 11 straight for the Braves

[@atrout114]

White Sox for most losses in a season

[@outbackigloo6489]

The Sox are 27-76. If they win one game between now and the end of the year, they will only tie that record.

[@atrout114]

@@outbackigloo6489 isn’t the modern record 40-120?

[@outbackigloo6489]

@@atrout114 - Yes, that was the Met’s record in 1962. But it’s not the most losses by a team in a season. The 1899 Cleveland Spiders went 20-134.

[@atrout114]

@@outbackigloo6489 I knew that too but that shouldn’t really count in my eyes because the owner took all the good players and put them on his other team.

[@outbackigloo6489]

@@atrout114 - It’s in the books. Therefore it counts.

[@noahdolezal3177]

The MLB Power Pros music tho in the background 😍😍😍

[@JonathanAufderheide-ln8pr]

2:50 Absolute respect to you for mentioning Will’s name in the same sentence as Shohei’s. He’s so solid at and behind the plate, and definitely underrated.

[@ImReverseGiraffe]

Im sorry, but the only untouchable record is cal ripken jr's.

[@Rando-o8o]

Bro really said will smith instead of Teo

[@notmpowered]

lol fr or Mookie, or Muncy or Freddie. All have had multiple seasons with more homers than Will Smith

[@smoceany9478]

Mark Reynolds is blind

[@TheRoundTheLeaguePodcast]

Here before the notification

[@cravenharp5318]

Theres a ton of breakable records but will they ever be breakable

[@tordcountry]

Had to kick a Sox fan while he's already on the ground huh?

[@Ezekiel77ProLife]

Sorry white Sox fans you have lost 20 in a row

[@dodgershighlights4081]

I don’t think anyone has ever called Will Smith a slugger lol

[@bartman7181]

How about Ron Hunt's 1971 single season Hit By Pitch record. That can certainly be broken one day.

[@barrettbombs2466]

You should fire icyvert from your company for how ass he is at NCAA 25

[@Localmonkey_vr]

I think single season home runs will be broken again probably 2024 because Aaron judge right now has 39 home runs a little over halfway into the season

[@phreddphlintstone297]

Actually, the Yanks have played over 2/3 of their games already (110) and he is slightly behind pace to hit 60 for the season. He will have to heat up in Aug/Sep to get there.

[@ZestDertien]

Dylan Cease, Skubal and Chris Sale are all gonna break the strikeout record in the same year. Ragans might do it too.

[@AlanWiltsie]

I've broken the games played record on MLB The Show by getting a player to play in 172 games in a season

[@christianwilliams6765]

Am I hearing some of the power pros sound track in the background? Maybe from the success mode?

[@christianwilliams6765]

I see some comments saying from the records page and that makes sense because as a kid, I spent so much time there

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

That game was goated. Still my favorite baseball video game of all time. Realistic baseball games don’t do it for me 😂

[@hanschristopherson8056]

Someone is definitely breaking the all time strikeout record, ohtani could be a sleeper pick as he also strikeouts a lot

[@adamkane4217]

The Red Sox locked up Mookie long term, right? Right guys?

[@Parlimant_Strifey]

These MLB pros take days off throughout the season, who even plays in 162 games? 166 is impossible in present MLB culture where players always make excuses to not play.

[@smajet5640]

It's not the players that make the lineups, it's the managers.

[@Rockhound6165]

How about Paul Skenes' record for having the hottest girlfriend in MLB history?

[@Sam-oCole-i5y]

1 hour gang👇

[@rudyrobles8294]

Most K in a game is a record I expect will fall some time soon.

[@tacotruckman699]

As a Mariners fan at this time of the year, I think we’re gonna beat this record and yeah, that’s all I have to say