Granderson and Rollins Join Elite Club

Here is a followup to my earlier posting about the incredible season of Curtis Granderson this year. Not only did Curtis join the 20/20/20/20 club (HR, D, T, SB), but Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies has as well.

Is that a big deal? Yes! In the history of the game how many people have had such 20/20/20/20 seasons? Just two: Willie Mays in 1957 and Frank "Wildfire" Schulte in 1911. And now all of a sudden this club doubles in size in one season!

Here are the final numbers for Granderson and Rollins in 2007:

Granderson: 38 D, 23 T, 23 HR, 26 SB (only 1 CS), .302 Avg, 122 Runs, 74 RBI

Also, Granderson's 23 T is the most anyone has had in a season since Dale Mitchell's 23 in 1949.

Rollins: 38 D, 20 T, 30 HR, 41 SB (only 6 CS), .277 Avg, 139 Runs, 94 RBI

Oh, and for what its worth, it seems Jimmy Rollins broke the record for most At-bats in a season this year with 716. The old record was Willie Wilson with 705 in 1980. He also set the record for most Plate Appearances with 778. The old record was 773 by Lenny Dykstra in 1993.