Triple Milestones 2011–Ten Games to Go
September 21, 2011 by Bill Gilbert · 1 Comment
Despite 2011 being considered a pitchers year, a surprising number of players are making a run at the triple milestones of a .300 batting average, 30 home runs and 100 RBIs. Here’s the lineup. (Stats as of Sunday, September 18.)
Already In
| Ryan Braun | .336 | 31 | 103 |
| Matt Kemp | .320 | 34 | 113 |
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Will Make it if BAVG Holds
| Jose Bautista | .304 | 42 | 100 |
| Paul Konerko | .306 | 30 | 103 |
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| Troy Tulowitski | .304 | 30 | 105 |
Needs some RBIs
| Albert Pujols | .300 | 36 | 95 |
Need Some Home Runs
| Robinson Cano | .303 | 26 | 112 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | .333 | 26 | 111 |
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Needs RBIs and Home Runs
| David Ortiz | .313 | 29 | 94 |
| Joey Votto | .312 | 28 | 98 |
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| Miguel Cabrera | .331 | 26 | 97 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | .312 | 27 | 96 |
Needs a Boost in Batting Average
| Prince Fielder | .296 | 34 | 112 |
Gave it a Run but Likely to Fall Short
| Lance Berkman | .296 | 30 | 87 |
| Justin Upton | .293 | 30 | 86 |
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| Adrian Beltre | .287 | 27 | 94 |
| Michael Morse | .302 | 27 | 86 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | .295 | 26 | 92 |
| Aramis Ramirez | .308 | 25 | 92 |
This has been a great year for batters as well as pitchers. For one player he started off the season bad and will most likely end the season bad – Adam Dunn.