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Below is a rundown of records and milestones either broken, tied or close to being broken or tied during the 2001 season:
Broken
Barry Bonds
Broke Mark McGwire's record for most home runs in one season
Broke Babe Ruth's record for highest slugging percentage in a season
Broke Roger Maris' record for most home runs in one season by a left-handed hitter
Oldest player to lead the major leagues in home runs
Oldest player to hit 50, 60, 70 home runs
Broke the major-league record for walks in one season
Thirty-nine home runs before All-Star break
Only player to have two six-game home run streaks in career (both came this season)
Fastest player to 30 HR, 40 HR, 50 HR, 60 HR, 70 HR
Ichiro Suzuki
Has become third player since 1931 with at least 240 hits in a season
Shoeless Joe Jackson's major league rookie record for hits in a season
Wade Boggs' AL record for most singles in a season
Todd Helton
First player with 100 extra-base hits in consecutive seasons
Albert Pujols
Wally Berger's NL rookie record for most RBI
Johnny Frederick's NL rookie record for most extra-base hits
Richie Allen's NL rookie record for most total bases
Rickey Henderson
Ty Cobb's major-league record of 2,245 runs
Babe Ruth's major-league record for walks in a career
Randy Johnson
Sixteen strikeouts in seven relief innings pitched setting new record for a relief pitcher in a game
First player to strike out 300 batters in four straight seasons
Randy Johnson/Curt Schilling
Nolan Ryan/Bill Singer's record for most strikeouts in a single season; by teammates
Roger Clemens
First pitcher since 1900 to start season 20-1
Walter Johnson's record for most AL strikeouts in career
First pitcher with two separate 16-game win streaks in a career
Alex Rodriguez
Most home runs in a season by a shortstop
Lance Berkman
First switch-hitter in history with 30 home runs and 50 doubles in same season
Most doubles in season by a switch hitter
Cal Ripken Jr.
Oldest player to hit a home run in All-Star Game history
Luis Gonzalez
Quickest player in history to 20 home runs in a season (40 games)
Gary Sheffield
First player in history to hit a home run in three different 1-0 games in a season (hit all three by May 12th)
Bret Boone
Joe Gordon's AL record for home runs in season by a second baseman
Charlie Gehringer's AL record for RBI in season by a second baseman
Scott Hatteberg
First player to hit into triple play and hit a grand slam in same game
Greg Maddux
70 1/3 innings pitched to break Christy Mathewson and Randy Jones NL record for most consecutive innings pitched without a walk
Sammy Sosa
Seventeen home runs ties Willie Mays NL record for August
First player to hit 60 home runs in three different seasons
Cubs pitchers
Most strikeouts in season by a Cubs pitching staff
Brewers hitters
Most strikeouts in season by batters
Seattle Mariners
Break 1906-07 Cubs record for longest unbeaten streak in consecutive road series
Broke 1998 Yankees record for most wins in AL history
Jeromy Burnitz/Richie Sexson
First pair of teammates ever to hit three home runs in same game
Jeff Bagwell
First player in history with at least 30 home runs, 100 RBI, 100 runs and 100 walks in six consecutive seasons
Trevor Hoffman
First reliever with four straight 40-save seasons
First reliever with five career 40-save seasons
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Breaks Lee Smith's major-league record with 13 saves in April
Ken Griffey Jr.
Youngest player to hit 450 career home runs
Jose Canseco
First player to hit home runs with six different teams at Yankee Stadium
Jason Jennings
First pitcher since 1900 to hit home run and pitch shutout in major-league debut
Paul O'Neill
Oldest player in history to have 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in same season
A.J. Burnett
Nine walks are most in a complete-game nine-inning no-hitter
Shawn Green
Sets Dodgers team record for home runs in a season
Jamie Moyer
Become oldest pitcher to win 20 games in a season for the first time
Corey Koskie
First AL third baseman with 20 home runs, 100 RBI, 20 stolen bases in same season
Cincinnati Reds
NL record streak of 208 games without being shut out ends on May 24
Oakland Athletics
Most wins in a season by a wild-card team
Thirteen straight days with a grand slam (June 19 - July 2)
September 2nd
First day in history with four 1-0 games
Tied
Barry Bonds
Frank Howard's 1968 record of eight home runs over a five-game span
Mike Hampton
Ties NL record for home runs hit by a pitcher
Roger Clemens
Sixteen-game win streak ties AL single-season record
John Olerud
Joins Bob Watson as only players to hit for cycle in both leagues
Tony La Russa
Joins Leo Durocher as only managers in modern major-league history to win 500 games with three different teams
Ichiro Suzuki
Reaches 100 hits in 61 career games tying Joe DiMaggio as fastest players in history
Seattle Mariners
Tied 1906 Cubs for most wins in a season (116)
Craig Wilson
Seventh pinch-hit home run this season tying the major-league record set last season by Dave Hansen
Randy Johnson
Ties the record he already shares with Nolan Ryan with 23 10-K games in a season
Third pitcher to strikeout 20 batters in nine innings pitched
Tim Raines Sr./Jr.
Join Ken Griffey Sr./Jr. as only pair of father-son teammates
Mark McGwire
Joins Frank Robinson and Fred McGriff as only players to hit 200 home runs in each league
Boston Red Sox
Join 1989 Dodgers as only team to play two 18-inning games in same season
New York Mets
Tie major-league record by climbing back to .500 after 141 consecutive games with a losing record
April 14th
Eleven one-run games, 2nd time in history with that many in same day (July, 4 1918)
In jeopardy
Barry Bonds
Most MVP awards (four)
Ichiro Suzuki
Second rookie to win MVP award
Notable accomplishments
Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa
Join Jimmie Foxx and Babe Ruth as only players with 35 home runs, 100 RBI in seven straight seasons
Roger Clemens
Joins Bob Feller and Warren Spahn as only pitchers to win 20 games in three separate decades
Oldest 20-game winner in AL since 1959
Hideo Nomo
Fifth pitcher to toss no-hitters in two leagues
Throws Boston's first no-hitter since 1965
Jon Lieber and Kerry Wood
The sixth set of teammates to throw one-hitters on consecutive days
Cleveland Indians
Beat Mariners after trailing 14-2; third team since 1900 to win after trailing by 12 runs
Mike Cameron
Strikes out in 26 straight games
Barry Bonds
First player to hit 500th and 550th home run in same season
First player to have .500 on-base percentage since 1957 (Ted Williams and Mickey Mantle)
Bud Smith
First NL rookie left-hander to throw a no-hitter since Lee Richmond of Worcester threw a perfect game in 1880
Matt Morris
First pitcher since Wilbur Wood in 1971 to win 20 games after having no starts in previous season
Geronimo Gil
First player to have five RBI after entering game with no career RBI since Ben Grieve had five RBI in his major-league debut in September, 1997
Mark McGwire
Had a streak of 11 straight hits all being home runs
Livan Hernandez
As a batter, had eight straight hits and was 12-for-13 over a four-game span
Manny Ramirez
Walked four times intentionally on June 5 vs. Tigers, including in the 16th inning with two outs and bases empty
Alan Embree
First reliever to allow four home runs in an inning since 1963
Tony Gwynn and Rickey Henderson
On April 20 became first pair of 40-year-old teammates to play in same outfield since 1945
Alex Rodriguez and Rafael Palmeiro
Join Babe Ruth/Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle/Roger Maris as only teammates to each hit 45 home runs in a season
Charles Johnson
Catches third career no-hitter
Albert Pujols
Joins Ted Williams as only rookies with .300 BA, .400 OBP, .600 SLG in same season
Damion Easley
Hit for cycle, had 6-for-6 game, hit inside-the-park home run, and started a triple play all in same season
Carlos Delgado and Sammy Sosa
Each have two three-home run games in one month; Doug DeCinces in 1982 was last player to have two three-home run games in one month
Carlos Delgado
First player since Lou Brock in 1967 to have two multi-homer games in first five team games of season
Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina
First pair of Yankees teammates to strikeout 200 batters in season since 1904
Jeff Cirillo
On April 4th, hit 200,000th home run since 1900 in majors
More notes
Cardinals pitcher Gene Stechschulte hits a home run and teammate Bobby Bonilla allows a home run in same game; first time since 1986 a pitcher hits home run and position player allows home run in same game
On August 21st opposing pitchers Brad Penny and Eric Gagne each triple (last time two pitchers had triples in same day, not same game, was 1980)
On May 5 Cubs become first team since 1928 to score 8-plus runs in consecutive innings
Cubs 12-game win streak is their longest since 1936
First time since 1950 the AL ERA leaders will be over 3.00
April 4th: First time since 1970 and fourth time in history there was a no-hitter and three-home run game in same day
August 17th: Had cycle and three-home run game on same day
Latest regular season finale (October 7) since 1923; many seasons went later prior to 1923
First time World Series can be held in November
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