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In 1931 the lefthanded-hitting Earl Webb hit a major-league record 67 doubles. He never hit half as many in a season again and was a slow runner, but the record was not necessarily attributable to the dimensions of his home park; the Green Monster, Fenway Park's notorious left-field wall, was not erected until 1934. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » October 4, 1923: Cleveland's Tris Speaker connects against the Browns for his 57th double as the visiting Tribe win, 5–1. His final total of 59 is a record that will be beaten in 1931 by Earl Webb (67), but his career-high 793 (later revised down to 792) is still tops. » October 13, 1926: Cleveland 1B George Burns is voted American League MVP. Hitting .358, Burns makes 64 doubles, topping Tris Speaker's 59. It'll be the record until Earl Webb's 67 in 1931. » May 8, 1927: At New York, the 2nd place Giants take the Cubs to camp, 5–4, behind the pitching of Virgil Barnes. Bill Terry's double in the 9th drives home the winning run. Earl Webb hits a two run homer for Chicago in the 6th as Chicago manages to leave no runners on base in the game. » September 17, 1931: On his 32nd birthday, OF Earl Webb of the Red Sox ties and then sets the still-standing major-league record for 2-base hits at 65. Earl doubles in the lidlifter, a 9–2 win over the visiting Indians, to tie George Burns' double record at 64. Burns set his record in 1926. In game 2, a 2–1 Sox loss, Webb doubles off Jablonowksi to set the record. He double tomorrow and will finish the season with 67. He would have had 68, but on August 4th the league corrected a May 1st box score, turning what had been credited as a double into a single. » June 13, 1932: Dale Alexander and Roy Johnson are traded by Detroit to Boston for Earl Webb. Alexander, batting only .250, will hit .372 with Boston and will edge out Jimmie Foxx for the batting title by three points. » May 9, 1933: The Red Sox sell Earl Webb to the White Sox.