Admired Baseball Milestones by Joey Johnston : A Legendary List on Baseball Almanac

Admired Baseball Milestones

In 1989, sportswriter Joey Johnston covered his usual beat for the Tampa Tribune which was currently spring training. That season Johnston decided to ask players all around Florida what they believed were the ten most admired baseball milestones. Here are the results of that survey:

"Five. Roger Maris' sixty-one home runs in 1961." - Joey Johnston

Admired Baseball Milestones by Joey Johnston (1989)
Rank	Milestone
1	Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak in 1941.
2	Hank Aaron's 755 career home runs.
3	Pete Rose's 4,256 career hits.
4	Orel Hershiser's 59 consecutive shoutout inning in 1988.
5	Roger Maris' 61 home runs in 1961.
6	Nolan Ryan's five no hitters.
7	Jose Canseco's 42-home run, 40 stolen base 1988 season.
8	Ted Williams' .406 batting average in 1941 - or any .400 hitter.
9	Wade Boggs' six consecutive 200-hit seasons.
10	Roger Clemens' 20-strikeout game in 1986.
Admired Baseball Milestone by Joey Johnston

"The Streak," which ranked number one on this list, appears on Baseball Almanac in detail in our fabulous feats section.

Jose Canseco is one of only three men to ever have a 40 / 40 (forty home runs AND forty stolen bases) season - do you remember who the other two players are?

Would players today include the milestones set by Mark McGwire? Sammy Sosa? Cal Ripken, Jr.? Fernando Tatis? Barry Bonds? Share your opinion of these feats, recent feats, and unbeatable feats on our baseball message boards.

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