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).
Tyler Freeman grounded into 15 double plays in 2024. That’s not an unheard-of amount by any means, but what makes it unique is he had more double plays than doubles.
Freeman’s 14 doubles are the seventh most by a Cleveland hitter to finish with more GIDPs than doubles.
Here’s the leaderboard:
The most doubles by a Cleveland hitter to double his doubles with double plays is seven by Joe Azcue in 1965 (7 doubles, 15 GIDP)
Steven Kwan hit his 10th home run of the season on Tuesday night. He’s the 16th different player in franchise history with at least 10 homers from the leadoff spot in a season.
The others:
Steven Kwan is the 47th player in franchise history to bat .350 or higher through 40 team games with enough PA to qualify for the batting title. The record is .450 by Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1913.
The most recent players over .350 through 40 games:
Steven Kwan is the 14th player in franchise history with 15 hits through eight games.
Most recent:
Eight different Guardians have a stolen base through three games, tying a franchise record originally set in 1910, which included a stolen base by Nap Lajoie.
The last time they had even five with a stolen base through three games was 1988: