One of the many Worcester connections to sports history is the famous photo of Ted Williams in his first at bat as a Sox player in an exhibition game at Fitton Field. Williams has many connections to baseball history, of course, but none more so than his status as being the last player to end the season batting over .400. A favorite discussion topic among baseball fans is "Which baseball record will never be broken?". There are many contenders. Some say the .400 mark. I talked to my dad about this tonight and he immediately came up with Joe D's 56-game hitting streak. Cy Young had 511 wins and 316 losses - hard to imagine any threat to both of those records. The game has changed over the years, and I can't believe any complete game record will ever be threatened. But you never know.
I think, though, that I have found the unbreakable record. Joe Nuxhall was all of 15 years old when he was called up to pitch for the wartime-depleted Cincinnati Reds. His appearance was disastrous but he later carved out a good career as a pitcher and a legendary one as a broadcaster. I cannot imagine a circumstance where anyone so young would ever play in a major league game. Is Nuxhall's record baseball's truly unbreakable one?
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