NHL Stanley Cup Finals: All-Time Career and Series Records

Montreal Canadiens Henri Richard, Maurice Richard and Jean Beliveau Own Most of the Stanley Cup Finals Career Records

With the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals between the New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings in full swing, it’s just the right time to take a break and peruse today’s two lists.

These are the NHL‘s all-time Stanley Cup Finals statistical leaders – career and for a single series.

Thanks to the Montreal Canadiens‘ domination of the sport throughout its history, the career list is barely graced by the Great One.

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CAREER RECORDS
Most Stanley Cups	Henri Richard	11	Canadiens
Most Stanley Cup Appearances	Henri Richard	12	Canadiens
	Maurice Richard	12	Canadiens
	Jean Beliveau	12	Canadiens
	Red Kelly	12	Red Wings
Most Games Played	Henri Richard	65	Canadiens
	Red Kelly	65	Red Wings
Most Points	Jean Beliveau	62	Canadiens
Most Goals	Maurice Richard	34	Canadiens
Most Assists	Wayne Gretzky	35	Oilers, Kings
Most Game Winning Goals	Jean Beliveau	9	Canadiens
Most Power-Play Goals	Jean Beliveau	11	Canadiens
Most Shorthanded Goals	Cecil Dillon	2	Rangers
	Deve Keon	2	Maple Leafs
	Bob Pulford	2	Maple Leafs
	Marcel Pronovost	2	Red Wings, Maple Leafs
	Serge Savard	2	Canadiens
	Derek Sanderson	2	Bruins
	Pete Mahovlich	2	Canadiens
	Kevin Lowe	2	Oilers
	Mario Lemieux	2	Penguins
	Kirk Maltby	2	Red Wings
Most Penalty Minutes	Gordie Howe	94	Red Wings

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SINGLE SERIES RECORDS
Most Points	Wayne Gretzky	13	Oilers, 1988
Most Goals	Cyclone Taylor	9	Vancouver Millionaires, 1918
	Frank Foyston	9	Seattle Metropolitans, 1918
	Babe Dye	9	Toronto St. Patricks, 1922
Most Assists	Wayne Gretzky	10	Oilers, 1988
Most Power-Play Goals	Jean Beliveau	4	Canadiens, 1965
	Mike Bossy	4	Islanders, 1980
Most Shorthanded Goals	Cecil Dillon	2	Rangers, 1933
	Dave Keon	2	Maple Leafs, 1963
	Bob Pulford	2	Maple Leafs, 1964
	Serge Savard	2	Canadiens, 1968
	Kevin Lowe	2	Oilers, 1987
Most Penalty Minutes	Mel Bridgman	53	Flyers, 1980

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Major League Baseball: Every Team’s All-Time Home Run Leader

Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Mike Schmidt, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Ken Griffey, Jr., Jim Thome, George Brett, Willie Stargell and Darryl Strawberry (clockwise from top left)

Yesterday, Sports List of the Day looked at the career batting average leaders for every team.

Today, we look at all 30 teams’ home run leaders.

This is one badass list of the truly most fearsome hitters in baseball history.

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Arizona Diamondbacks	Luis Gonzalez	224
Atlanta Braves…	Hank Aaron	733	(Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves)
	Chipper Jones	459	(Atlanta)
Baltimore Orioles	Cal Ripken	431
Boston Red Sox	Ted Williams	521
Chicago Cubs	Sammy Sosa	545
Chicago White Sox	Frank Thomas	448
Cincinnati Reds	Johnny Bench	389
Cleveland Indians	Jim Thome	337
Colorado Rockies	Todd Helton	352
Detroit Tigers	Al Kaline	399
Houston Astros	Jeff Bagwell	449
Kansas City Royals	George Brett	317
Los Angeles Angels	Tim Salmon	299	(California/Anaheim)
Los Angeles Dodgers…	Duke Snider	389	(Brooklyn/L.A.)
	Eric Karros	270	(L.A.)
Miami Marlins	Dan Uggla	154	(Florida)
Milwaukee Brewers	Robin Yount	251
Minnesota Twins…	Harmon Killebrew	559	(Washington Senators/Minnesota)
	Kent Hrbek	293	(Minnesota)
New York Mets	Darryl Strawberry	252
New York Yankees	Babe Ruth	659
Oakland Athletics	Mark McGwire	363
Philadelphia Phillies	Mike Schmidt	548
Pittsburgh Pirates	Willie Stargell	475
San Diego Padres	Nate Colbert	163
San Francisco Giants…	Willie Mays	646	(N.Y. / S.F.)
	Barry Bonds	586	(S.F.)
Seattle Mariners	Ken Griffey, Jr.	417
St. Louis Cardinals	Stan Musial	475
Tampa Bay Rays	Carlos Pena	151
Texas Rangers	Juan Gonzalez	372
Toronto Blue Jays	Carlos Delgado	336
Washington Nationals…	Vladimir Guerrero	234	(Montreal Expos)
	Ryan Zimmerman	130	(Washington)

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Major League Baseball: The Best Hitter in Every Team’s History

Babe Ruth Modelled His Swing After Shoeless Joe Jackson

Babe Ruth didn’t just knock home runs, he hit for average too you know.

In fact, Babe Ruth has the highest lifetime average of any Yankee ever.  He finished his career in pinstripes at a hot .349.

Today’s list checks out all 30 baseball franchises’ greatest hitters, in terms of highest lifetime average.

Now, some of these names will throw you for a loop.  For example, Bill Madlock is the Cubs‘ all time average leader (not Cap Anson); Jose Offerman tops all Royals (what? not George Brett?); and Jake Stenzel is the Pirates‘ all-time leader, not Paul Waner.

That’s due to the minimum statistical requirements… just 1,500 plate appearances. So, officially, these are the guys.

I’ve provided at-bats in the final column, because that is that stat used when calculating batting average (hits/at-bats).

You can see both the all-time franchise leader and current team leader for those teams who have different leaders for each. These cases are represented by the ellipsis (“…”).

Tomorrow: Home Runs.

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Arizona Diamondbacks		Luis Gonzalez	.298	4,488
Atlanta Braves…	Boston Beaneaters	Billy Hamilton	.339	2,613
	Atlanta Braves	Ralph Garr	.317	3,222
Baltimore Orioles…	St. Louis Browns	Heinie Manush	.362	1,410
	Baltimore Orioles	Roberto Alomar	.312	1,588
Boston Red Sox		Ted Williams	.344	7,706
Chicago Cubs		Bill Madlock	.336	1,481
Chicago White Sox		Shoeless Joe Jackson	.340	2,439
Cincinnati Reds		Cy Seymour	.332	2,221
Cleveland Indians…	Cleveland Naps/Indians	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.375	2,502
	Cleveland Indians	Tris Speaker	.354	5,546
Colorado Rockies		Larry Walker	.334	4,076
Detroit Tigers		Ty Cobb	.368	10,591
Houston Astros		Moises Alou	.331	1,551
Kansas City Royals		Jose Offerman	.306	1,592
Los Angeles Angels		Vladimir Guerrero	.319	3,237
Los Angeles Dodgers…	Brooklyn Superbas	Willie Keeler	.352	2,367
	LA Dodgers	Mike Piazza	.331	2,707
Miami Marlins	Florida Marlins	Miguel Cabrera	.313	2,694
Milwaukee Brewers		Ryan Braun	.312	3,054
Minnesota Twins		Rod Carew	.334	6,235
New York Mets		John Olerud	.315	1,662
New York Yankees		Babe Ruth	.349	7,217
Oakland Athletics…	Philadelphia A’s	Al Simmons	.356	5,130
	Oakland A’s	Jason Giambi	.300	3,667
Philadelphia Phillies		Billy Hamilton	.360	3,007
Pittsburgh Pirates		Jake Stenzel	.360	1,755
San Diego Padres		Tony Gwynn	.338	9,288
San Francisco Giants…	NY Giants	Bill Terry	.341	6,428
	SF Giants	Barry Bonds	.312	6,263
Seattle Mariners		Ichiro Suzuki	.324	7,663
St. Louis Cardinals…	St. Louis Perfectos/Cards	Jesse Burkett	.378	1,718
	St. Louis Cardinals	Rogers Hornsby	.359	5,881
Tampa Bay Rays		Carl Crawford	.296	4,992
Texas Rangers		Al Oliver	.319	2,094
Toronto Blue Jays		Paul Molitor	.315	1,615
Washington Nationals…	Montreal Expos	Vladimir Guerrero	.323	3,763
	Washington Nationals	Ryan Zimmerman	.287	3,417

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