RockieBill
09-20-2001, 02:48 PM
Helton's third-inning double vs the Snakes last night gave him 50 doubles for the season. He became only the seventh player in major league history to reach 50 doubles in consecutive years:
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Player Team Years Doubles
Tris Speaker, Cleveland 1920-21 50, 52
George Burns, Cleveland 1926-27 64, 51
Billy Herman, Chicago (NL) 1935-36 57, 57
Joe Medwick, St. Louis (NL) 1936-37 64, 56
Edgar Martinez, Seattle 1995-96 52, 52
Craig Biggio, Houston 1998-99 51, 56
Todd Helton, Colorado 2000-01 59, 50</pre>
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Player Team Years Doubles
Tris Speaker, Cleveland 1920-21 50, 52
George Burns, Cleveland 1926-27 64, 51
Billy Herman, Chicago (NL) 1935-36 57, 57
Joe Medwick, St. Louis (NL) 1936-37 64, 56
Edgar Martinez, Seattle 1995-96 52, 52
Craig Biggio, Houston 1998-99 51, 56
Todd Helton, Colorado 2000-01 59, 50</pre>