TheHouston Astrosthird baseman,Alex Bregman, accomplished something historic today that only 17 other players have done. Let’s break down what he accomplished.
For a while now, I feel likewe have been on a countdownfor whatAlex Bregmanwas set to accomplish this season. TheHouston Astrosstar third baseman has been on a path to history as he was closing in on becoming the 18th player and 19th time the 30 home run, 100 RBI, and 50 double marks were eclipsed in a season.
Well, Wednesday afternoon against the Tigers in Detriot, Bregman did just that. He already reached the 30 home run mark in the Series against the Red Sox on September 8th. So, coming into today, he only needed one more double and three more RBIs to get to this rare feat.
In the top of the third inning, Bregman ripped a line drive to left field which resulted in a single andMartin Maldonadoscoring from third base. Bregman next came to the plate in the top of the fifth inningJake MarisnickandGeorge Springeron base. In classic Bregman fashion, he ripped a line drive down the third base line. Marisnick and Springer scored and Bregman found himself on second.
Boom. In one at-bat, Bregman finished off this rare feat of 30 home runs, 100 RBIs, and 50 doubles. However, he wasn’t done yet. Two at-bats later, on aTyler Whitesac fly, Bregman came around to score and collected his 100th run scored this season.
The last time theHouston Astroshad someone score 100 runs and drive in 100 runs in the same season was in 2008 whenLance Berkmandid it. The last time an Astro just drove in 100 runs was in 2009 whenCarlos Leedid it. So, by those measures, this is a historic season for the Houston Astros.
Let’s get back to that 30 home run, 100 RBI, and 50 double season.18 players have accomplished this featwith one player,Chuck Klienof the 1930s Phillies, doing it twice. If you’re curious, that’s about one player in every 1,000+ players to accomplish this type of season.
The last time the MLB saw this feat happen was over a decade ago in 2007 when bothMatt HollidayandDavid Ortizaccomplished it. Bregman is the 4th youngest of the 18 to do, narrowly being edged out byLou Gehrig.Alex Rodriguez, at 20, andAlbert Pujols, at 23, are the other two guys to do this at a younger age.
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Additionally, Bregman was not the first member of theHouston Astroswho was able to accomplish a season like this. Berkman was able to do this, albeit in an even more impressive season, back in 2001. He had 34 home runs, 126 RBIs, and 55 doubles. Bregman has a shot at beating those home runs and doubles but, probably not the RBIs.
However, that huge, historic accomplishment wasn’t the only thing that Bregman accomplished that was historic. He tiedJeff Bagwellfor the most consecutive road games where he got on base at 51. He also has two streaks of more than 30 consecutive games getting on base.
The sky is truly the limit forAlex Bregman. He’s shown that more than ever this year. We’ll see if he’s able to snag up some spare MVP votes at the end of the season, he’s certainly deserving of some.
For the season,Houston Astrosthird baseman,Alex Bregmanis slashing .297/.400/.556 with 30 home runs, 100 RBIs, 50 doubles, and 100 runs scored. His 50 doubles lead the major leagues.
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