So the only time a World Series was won with a walk-off home run was
Game 6 1993 when Joe Carter took Mitch Williams yard for 3 RBIs. Who was on base? Rickey Henderson, who led off the inning by drawing a walk. (The other guy on base was Paul Molitor, also a HOFer, who singled)
brsett wrote:Most walks (ex Bonds). And remember, a Ricky walk was always a mistake by the pitcher, never an accidental intentional walk.
Well, he did have 61 IBBs in his
career. You're right, though, he leads the pack in un-intentional walks. More on this (and other measures of Rickey's awesomeness, and BBWA's stupidity wrt to other players, from
PosnanskiSome of Rickey's stats are so crazy they put him in the company of just a handful of guys in
all sports who, at their peak, were so completely freakish it was like they were in a completely different league -- guys like Wilt and Gretzky and Woods and Jordan.
brsett wrote:I love Hank Aaron. Great player -- one of my favorites. Not even close to Ricky in terms of quality though. Ricky, Willie Mays, Joe D, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams. Those are the people in that conversation.
I'm generally not a big fan of counting stats, but when you're looking at a career for the HOF, they matter a fair bit. And
this is why Hank Aaron is in that conversation.