There have been 144 players in franchise history with at least 200 PA from the two-hole in the lineup in a single season.
Andres Gimenez‘s .309 OBP this year ranked 120th.
It was still an improvement from Amed Rosario (.306 last year and .308 the year before).
Andres Gimenez reached base 5 times in Friday’s win at Oakland. It was just the 10th time in franchise history someone has reached base at least 5 times in either the first or second game of the season.
Others since 2000:
Andres Gimenez collected four hits including a home run against the Rays on Sunday afternoon.
It was the 32nd time in franchise history a second baseman had a four-hit game with a home run.
Here’s the list back to 2000:
Kipnis and Carlos Baerga share the franchise career record with five apiece.
Last night against the Royals, Andres Gimenez became the fifth different Cleveland hitter with a home run and at least three stolen bases in the same game.
The others:
Cleveland won 2-0 against the Mariners on Saturday night off solo home runs by Andres Gimenez and Josh Naylor.
It’s the first time the team has won a game with its only scoring coming on two or more solo home runs since a Jake Bauers and Leonys Martin homered off Gerrit Cole in 2019 for a 2-1 victory over the Astros.