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30 HR Seasons and no one else over 15

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Jose Ramirez and each topped 30 home runs in 2024, but and tied for third with only 14.

It’s just the second time in franchise history two players topped 30 homers but no one else had more than 15. In 1934, and topped 30 while finished third with only 14.

There have been two others times two players hit 30 homers while no one else hit 20:

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:

Travis Bazzana Selected First Overall

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The Guardians selected Oregon State’s with the first overall selection in this year’s MLB draft.

Bazzana was born in Australia and, if he makes it to the majors with Cleveland, will be just the second Australian-born player in team history.

, a lefty pitcher, appeared in 15 games for the Tribe during the 2000 season.

There have also been only three players from Oregon State to play for Cleveland:

That number could rise to four if (currently on the IL) appears in a game later this season.

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.

Angel Martinez Thru 4 Career Games

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After going 1-2 with three walks against the Giants last night, has reached base nine times through his first four career games. Only three players in franchise history have reached base more times through four games in franchise history.

The others:

Angel Martinez multi-hit games

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Angel Martinez collected two hits today against the White Sox. He’s played in just three games and already has two career multi-hit games.

He’s just the 23rd player in team history with multiple multi-hit games within his first three games. Only Riggs Stevenson in 1921 accomplished the feat in all three games.

The most recent to join the list prior to Martinez:

A few other notables on the list: (1941), (1939) and (1929).

Kwan since IL return

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In 11 games since returning from the IL, is batting .535. Not only is it an impressive performance immediately following an IL stint, its the the third highest batting average in a single-season 11-game span for Cleveland since 1994.

Here’s the leaderboard in that span with a minimum of 40 PA and excluding overlapping streaks:

Justice’s 1997 season appears on here twice. It was two separate streaks with no overlapping games, one in May and another in August.