Some moments to remember from the 2015 baseball season:
No Place Like Home
Dallas Keuchel, Houston
He finished 15-0 in 18 starts at home, becoming the first pitcher to go undefeated with at least 14 wins at home in one season. Keuchel has not lost at Minute Maid Park since Aug. 10, 2014 — a 21-game undefeated streak.
Doing It All
Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco
He not only went 18-9 with a 2.93 ERA, but also hit five home runs, the most by a pitcher since Carlos Zambrano hit six with the Chicago Cubs in 2006. Bumgarner earned the win in every game in which he homered.
Experienced and Effective
Bartolo Colon, New York Mets
He set a record for the longest scoreless streak by a pitcher 42 or older, with his streak ending at 31 innings, ahead of the 27 innings recorded by Cy Young and Warren Spahn.
The Year’s No-Hitters
Chris Heston, San Francisco at Mets
Max Scherzer, Washington vs. Pittsburgh, Washington at Mets
Cole Hamels, Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs
Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle vs. Baltimore
Mike Fiers, Houston vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Jake Arrieta, Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers
One More Time
Max Scherzer, Washington
On Saturday, he became the sixth pitcher to throw two no-hitters in the same year, after Johnny Vander Meer (whose two in 1938 were back to back), Allie Reynolds, Virgil Trucks, Nolan Ryan and Roy Halladay (whose two in 2010 included one in the postseason).
Strong, Swift and Young
Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels
With two homers against Houston on April 17, he became the youngest player in history with 100 career home runs and 100 stolen bases, at 23 years 253 days old, breaking a mark set by Alex Rodriguez (23 years 309 days).
Cycling Through Again
Adrian Beltre, Texas
On Aug. 3 against Houston, he tied a record shared by John Reilly, Bob Meusel and Babe Herman by hitting for the cycle for the third time in his career.
Blasts and Bruises
Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
He became the second player, after Don Baylor, to hit 30 home runs and be hit by a pitch 30 times in a season.
Lumbering Around Second
Evan Gattis, Houston
He became only the fourth designated hitter to collect at least 10 triples in a season, after Hal McRae, Jim Rice and Paul Molitor. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound Gattis, who entered this season with only one career triple in 213 games, is the heaviest player to leg out at least 10 triples in a season, finishing with 11. He is also the first major leaguer in more than 50 years to record more than 10 triples without stealing a base.
Year’s Three-Homer Games
Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego
Bryce Harper, Washington vs. Miami
Joey Votto, Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia
J.D. Martinez, Detroit at New York Yankees
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Mets vs. Arizona
Alex Rodriguez, Yankees at Minnesota
Lucas Duda, Mets vs. San Diego
Yoenis Cespedes, Mets at Colorado
Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto vs. Detroit
Kendrys Morales, Kansas City at Detroit
Jarrett Parker, San Francisco at Oakland
Go Straight to Third
Paulo Orlando, Kansas City
He was the first player since 1900 with triples for his first three hits in the big leagues.
Select Company
Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels
He became the sixth player with at least 13 30-homer seasons, after Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Mike Schmidt, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez.
Grand Entrance
Carlos Perez, Los Angeles Angels
On May 5, he became the fourth player to hit a game-ending home run in his major league debut, after Billy Parker, Josh Bard and Miguel Cabrera.
Take Two
Robinson Cano, Seattle
He is the first player to record at least 30 doubles in each of his first 11 seasons.
Inside and Out
J.T. Realmuto, Miami
On Sept. 8, he became the first catcher to hit an inside-the-park home run and a standard home run in the same game since Gary Carter in 1980.
A Striking Debut
Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
He set the record for most strikeouts by a rookie, 199, breaking Pete Incaviglia’s mark of 185 during his 1986 season with Texas.
Name the Player
His career totals: 386 home runs, 1,417 RBI, 2,303 hits, 495 doubles and a .283 average.
It’s Aramis Ramirez, the Pittsburgh third baseman, who has said this is his last season. Ramirez, who began his career in 1998, also played for the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers.
A Veteran Can Now Feel Old
Bryce Harper, Washington
On June 10, after 1,733 career plate appearances, he finally faced a pitcher younger than he was: the Yankees rookie reliever Jacob Lindgren, who is 147 days younger than the 22-year-old Harper. Harper, who flied out, made his major league debut at 19 in 2012.
