Days before the Blue Jays released him, Frank Thomas had broken the record for most career plate appearances without laying down a sacrifice hit (Sac flies are a separate stat). He surpassed Harmon Killebrew. This record may be broken by Carlos Delgado in 2-3 seasons, and may then be broken a few years later by Vladimir Guerrerro.
Last night Jason Giambi hit a single. It was only his second of the season. He is the holder of the dubious (and perhaps meaningless) distinction of having the most plate appearances by a position player to start a season before recording his second single of the year.
The Cubs beat the Rockies 7-6 last night, but ended a streak of winning four consecutive games by 6 runs or more. When was the last time they had done this? Well, never before. They had, however, a more impressive stretch in June, 1930 where they had beaten Pittsburgh 16-4, and then put a licking on the Boston Braves 15-2 and 18-10 before sweeping the three game series by a score of 10-7. In their next game, the Cubs beat Brooklyn, 13-0.
