Tag: Kenny Lofton

10 HR from the Leadoff Spot

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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:

David Fry ASG RBI

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David Fry tied the All-Star Game up 3-3 with an RBI single in the third inning off Logan Webb. It was Cleveland’s first tying or go-ahead RBI in the All-Star game in over 20 years.

Here’s the full list:

Steven Kwan Batting Leadoff

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Steven Kwan will be the leadoff hitter for the American League in this year’s All-Star Game. He’s the sixth different Cleveland hitter to bat leadoff in the game.

The others:

Kwan will face Pirates rookie Paul Skenes in the first inning. The last time a rookie started the All-Star Game was in 1995, when Hideo Nomo struck out Kenny Lofton to start the game. was the number-two hitter that year and followed up with a hit.

Steven Kwan Enters ASG with .352 BA

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Steven Kwan enters the All-Star Break batting .352, just the 10th qualified player in franchise history to enter the break with an average over .350.

Here are the highest averages entering the break in franchise history:

Everyone on the list made the All-Star team except Knickerbocker, who was left off in favor of Hall of Famer Joe Cronin, the only shortstop selected to the game that year. Cronin was batting .283 with a .354 OBP.

Steven Kwan 4-Hit Game

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Steven Kwan collected four hits during the Guardians loss to the Phillies on Sunday.

It was his fifth career four-hit game from the leadoff spot, tying him for fifth place in franchise history. The leadoff hitters ahead of him are:

Jose Ramirez Ties Franchise All-Star Record

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Jose Ramirez‘s double off Camilo Doval in the All-Star Game was his fifth career hit in the event, tying Kenny Lofton and Sandy Alomar Jr. for the most in franchise history.

Ramirez went 1-2 in the game, which actually dropped his career ASG batting average to .556, tied for the second highest among players with at least nine at-bats:

  • Richie Ashburn, .600 (6-10)
  • Yadier Molina, .556 (5-9)
  • Ramirez, .556 (5-9)
  • Moises Alou, .500 (5-10)
  • Charlie Gehringer, .500 (10-20)
  • Ted Kluszewski, .500 (7-14)

Former Indians Joe Carter and Leon Wagner (.455 each) are tied for 10th on the list, but neither played in an All-Star Game in a Cleveland uniform.

The next highest to represent Cleveland in the game is Alomar, who checks in at 18th with a .417 average (5-12).

Andres Gimenez HR and 3 SB

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Last night against the Royals, became the fifth different Cleveland hitter with a home run and at least three stolen bases in the same game.

The others:

Kwan 5-RBI

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Steven Kwan went 2-4 with 5 RBI against the Mariners on Friday night. It was his second career 5-RBI game, making him the fourth player in franchise history with multiple 5-RBI games from the leadoff spot.

The others:

The feat has been accomplished 21 times in franchise history. A few other notables: Cesar Hernandez, Jordan Luplow, Francisco Lindor, Coco Crisp and Dale Mitchell.