'LG's first RBI king challenge' Austin occupies the 12th 130-run mark in history. While I'm at it, will it be on the list of "Jamsil RBI King" too?
Sep 25, 2024
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Austin finally hit the 130-run mark. Austin started as the 3rd-1st baseman in an away game against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 24th and scored two hits, one RBI and two runs in five at-bats.
With Park Dong-won's solo shot, he targeted SSG starter Drew Anderson at first and second bases with one out in the top of the second inning and hit a right-handed hit to score an RBI. This RBI will mark Austin's 12th time in a season with 130 RBIs.
He is the fourth foreign hitter after Thames (140 in 2015), Navarro (137 in 2015), and Rojas (135 in 2020).
Austin, which leads the RBI with 130 RBIs, is far ahead by 11 as second-ranked NC Dinos Matt Davidson has 119 RBIs. However, Austin has three games left and Davison has seven, so it is not a stage to feel safe yet. This is because RBI can catch up in a moment by hitting all the bases.
Since there has never been an RBI king in LG's history, if Austin becomes the RBI king, it is a great slope.
With the victory, LG will be able to give key players a break in preparation for the semi-playoff. However, Austin seems to have to play even the designated hitter in the rest of the game to secure the RBI king.
At this opportunity, 'Jamsil RBI King' is also worth glaring at. Doosan's Kim Jae-hwan recorded the most RBIs in a season among Doosan and LG players who use Jamsil Stadium. In 2018, when he won MVP, he became the RBI king with 133 RBIs.
If Austin scores four RBIs in the remaining three games, he will have the most RBIs among players using Jamsil Stadium with 134 RBIs.
The largest number of RBIs in a season in history was 146 recorded by Samsung Lions' Park Byung-ho in 2015 when he was with the Nexen Heroes. Lee Seung-yeop and Choi Hyung-woo ranked second with 144. Shim Jeong-soo (142), followed by Thames (140). Only 12 players, including Austin, have recorded more than 130 RBIs in history. That's how difficult the record is.
◇Ranking the most RBIs in a season (over 130 RBIs)
Rank = Player = Team = RBI = Year = Number of home runs
1=Park Byung-ho=Nexen=146 =2015=53 pieces
2 = Lee Seung-yeop = Samsung = 144 = 2003 = 56
2 = Choi Hyung-woo = Samsung = 144 = 2016 = 31
4 =Shim Jeongsu = Hyundai = 142 = 2003 = 53
5 = Thames = NC = 140 = 2015 = 47
6 = Navarro = Samsung = 137 = 2015 = 48
7 = Kim Tae-kyun = Hanwha = 136 = 2016 = 23
8 = Na Sung-bum = NC = 135 = 2015 = 28
8 = Rohas = KT = 135 = 2020 = 47
10 = Lee Dae-ho = Lotte = 133 = 2010 = 44
10 = Kim Jae-hwan = Doosan = 133 = 2018 = 44
12 = Austin = LG = 130 pcs = 2024 = 32 pcs
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