% of their teams runs

[Baseball Guru]

In 2001, Sammy Sosa drove in 160 runs of the 777 runs the Cubs scored that year(20.6%)

In baseball history, there have only been 3 players that have a higher % of their teams runs....

Who were they??

[PopTop]

I can only come up with one definite and another "almost."

Ernie Banks, 1959, drove in 143 runs for the Cubs, 21.2% of their runs.

Jim Gentile, 1961, had 141 RBI for the Orioles, coming up just short at 20.4% of Baltimore's offense.

I was thinking Vern Stephens was in on this, but guess not.

[Baseball Guru]

Ernie Banks is correct as one of the 3 Willie....


I'l give you a little hint and see if this helps....

The other years these achievements were accomplished were in 1972 and 1935....

[PopTop]

Guess that was too good of a hint ... I woulda' never thought about the late 20s, early 30s since there was so much offense.

Wally Berger, 1935, 130 RBI for the Braves, 22.6% of their 575 runs.

Nate Colbert, 1972, 111 RBI for the Padres, 22.7% od their 488 runs.

My first thought when you said 1972 was Dick Allen.

Now here's an amazing couple of facts about Nate Colbert, courtesy of Baseball Library.com (http://www.pubdim.net/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Colbert_Nate.stm) ---

May 2, 1954: Stan Musial hits five home runs in a doubleheader with the Giants in St. Louis. In attendance is 8-year-old Nate Colbert, who will be the only other player in history to accomplish this feat. The Cards win the first game 10–6 when Musial's three-run homer in the 8th off Jim Hearn. Stan's first two homers are served up by Johnny Antonelli. The Cards hit five homers in the opener, while the Giants hit three, including back-to-back blows by Wes Westrum and Whitey Lockman. In the nightcap of the doubleheader, Don Mueller goes 5-for-5, and the Giants win, 9–7, with eight runs in the 4th inning. Musial totals a since-topped record 21 bases in the two games, going 4-for-4 with a walk in game 1, and 2-for-4 with a walk in game 2. Don Mueller has six hits for New York

August 1, 1972: Nate Colbert ties one major-league record with five home runs, and sets another with 13 RBI, as the Padres take a doubleheader from the Braves 9–0 and 11–7. At age 8, on May 2, 1954, Colbert had been at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis to witness Stan Musial hitting five home runs in a doubleheader.

[Baseball Guru]

Good job Willie....Knew you'd get it with that hint.....


Thanks for the extra tidbit added on about Nate:thumbsup: