The Mark Hendrickson Road To Immortality

by Andrew on Jul 25, 2007 2:13 PM PDT in News

After going 0 for 2 yesterday, Mark Hendrickson is now 0 for 40 at the plate as a Dodger. With those two outs, Hendrickson is on his way to making history.

Hendrickson is now only one out away for tying the NL record for "most at bats on a team without ever getting a hit". The current leader is Randy Tate, who went 0 for 41 during his tenure with the Mets.

The major league record is a bit further away, but still reachable. Hendrickson can become number two all time if he goes 0 for 42 and matches Ed Rakow's batting record with the Tigers. The All Time record is held by Karl Drews who went an incredible 0 for 54 for the St. Louis Browns from 1948-1949.

If Hendrickson makes six or seven more starts, and flails away each time, he could be the all time leader in a non-height based stat. Since I believe that our God is a fair and just one, we'll then never see Mark Hendrickson again. I may hate Hendrickson with the fire of a thousand suns, but denying him his chance at history would simply be cruel.

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Do you think Bud Selig would likely attend the Dodger game in which Henrickson broke the record?
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by xeifrank @ True Blue LA on Jul 25, 2007 2:21 PM PDT reply actions

Maybe

But, if he did, he'd weasel his way into the broadcast booth, and imply that Hendrickson was an embarrassment to the sport. For both halves of an inning. In leu of play by play. Which, fair enough, but is that really something we need?

by Andrew Shimmin on Jul 26, 2007 6:32 AM PDT up reply actions

Futility

As long as he breaks the record on another team I would not deny him his chance for futility.

by Phil Gurnee on Jul 25, 2007 2:55 PM PDT reply actions

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Sadly, he needs to start back at 0 if he's going to do this.

by Andrew on Jul 25, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Hendrickson's hitless streak

Regarding the following from Dodger Thoughts: "Mark Hendrickson is 0 for 40 as a Dodger hitter, putting him within two at-bats of setting an NL record for greatest batting futility with one team, according to Andrew Grant at True Blue L.A."

Bob Buhl was 0 for 1 with the Braves in 1962, and then acquired early in the season by the Cubs, for whom he went 0 for 69 that year. Wouldn't that surpass Hendrickson and the others listed, and is that the major league record for futility with one team before getting a hit?

by scooplew on Jul 25, 2007 7:57 PM PDT reply actions

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Buhl would go on to get 19 hits for the Cubs. This record is simply, "This guy went 0 for X during his time with one team".

by Andrew on Jul 26, 2007 4:24 AM PDT up reply actions

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