Astros dynamo Jose Altuve notched multiple hits yesterday for the 10th time in the past 11 games to give him 220 hits on the season, which is the most by any second baseman since Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer of the Tigers had 227 in 1936.
Here are the leaders since 1937:
JOSE ALTUVE 2014 220
Rod Carew 1974 218
Dustin Pedroia 2008 213
Dave Cash 1975 213
Craig Biggio 1998 210
Steve Sax 1986 210
In terms of the all-time leaders, Altuve currently ranks 11th and if he keeps up his season-long pace for the Astros’ final six games he’d finish with 228 hits to rank fifth all time. Here’s the current top five (with ties):
Rogers Hornsby 1922 250
Rogers Hornsby 1921 235
Nap Lajoie 1901 232
Rogers Hornsby 1929 229
Rogers Hornsby 1924 227
Charlie Gehringer 1936 227
Billy Herman 1935 227
Nap Lajoie 1910 227
Rogers Hornsby was a monster and that would be a pretty amazing list for Altuve to crack.
