Amazing sports records
It is said that records are made to be broken.
But some records are harder to break than others.
Check out this list of unbreakable sports records.
MAJOR LEAGUE baseball
Joe DiMaggio: 56 game hitting streak (closest is 45 games by Willie Keeler)
Cy Young: 511 career wins (closest is 417 by Walter Johnson)
Old Hoss Radbourn: 59 wins in one season (closest is 53 by John Clarkson)
Walter Johnson: 110 career shutouts (closest is 90 by Pete Alexander)
Johnny Vander Meer: two consecutive no-hitters (closest are 247 pitchers with one)
Nolan Ryan: seven career no-hitters (closest is 4 by Sandy Koufax)
Pete Rose: 4,256 career hits (closest is 4,189 by Ty Cobb)
Ty Cobb: .366 career batting average (closest is .359 by Rogers Hornsby)
Cal Ripken Jr.: 2,632 consecutive games played (closest is 2,130 by Lou Gehrig)
Rickey Henderson: 1,406 stolen bases (closest is 938 by Lou Brock)
Cy Young: 511 career wins (closest is 417 by Walter Johnson)
Old Hoss Radbourn: 59 wins in one season (closest is 53 by John Clarkson)
Walter Johnson: 110 career shutouts (closest is 90 by Pete Alexander)
Johnny Vander Meer: two consecutive no-hitters (closest are 247 pitchers with one)
Nolan Ryan: seven career no-hitters (closest is 4 by Sandy Koufax)
Pete Rose: 4,256 career hits (closest is 4,189 by Ty Cobb)
Ty Cobb: .366 career batting average (closest is .359 by Rogers Hornsby)
Cal Ripken Jr.: 2,632 consecutive games played (closest is 2,130 by Lou Gehrig)
Rickey Henderson: 1,406 stolen bases (closest is 938 by Lou Brock)
NFL football
Drew Bledsoe: 70 pass attempts in one game (closest is 69 by Vinny Testaverde)
Brett Favre: 10,169 pass attempts (closest is Payton Manning with 9,380)
Norm Van Brocklin: 554 passing yards in a game (closest are Warren Moon and
Matt Schaub with 527)
Peyton Manning: 539 career TD passes (closest is Brett Favre with 508)
Emmitt Smith: 18,355 career rushing yards (closest is Walter Payton with 16,726)
Jerry Rice: 1,549 career receptions (closest is Tony Gonzalez with 1,325)
Jerry Rice: 197 career TD catches (closest is Randy Moss with 156)
Paul Krause: 81 career interceptions (closest is Emlen Tunnell with 79)
Brett Favre: 10,169 pass attempts (closest is Payton Manning with 9,380)
Norm Van Brocklin: 554 passing yards in a game (closest are Warren Moon and
Matt Schaub with 527)
Peyton Manning: 539 career TD passes (closest is Brett Favre with 508)
Emmitt Smith: 18,355 career rushing yards (closest is Walter Payton with 16,726)
Jerry Rice: 1,549 career receptions (closest is Tony Gonzalez with 1,325)
Jerry Rice: 197 career TD catches (closest is Randy Moss with 156)
Paul Krause: 81 career interceptions (closest is Emlen Tunnell with 79)
NBA Basketball
Wilt Chamberlain: 100 points in a game (closest is Kobe Bryant with 81)
Wilt Chamberlain: 55 rebounds in a game (closest is Bill Russell with 51)
Scott Skiles: 30 assists in a game (closest is Kevin Porter with 29)
Elmore Smith: 17 blocked shots in a game (closest are Manute Bol and Shaquille
O'Neal with 15)
John Stockton: 15,806 career assists (closest is Jason Kidd with 12,091)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387 career points (closest is Karl Malone with 36,928)
Wilt Chamberlain: 23,924 career rebounds (closest is Bill Russell with 21,620)
John Stockton: 3,265 career steals (closest is Jason Kidd with 2,684)
Hakeem Olajuwon: 3,830 career blocked shots (closest is Dikembe Mutombo with
3,289)
Wilt Chamberlain: 55 rebounds in a game (closest is Bill Russell with 51)
Scott Skiles: 30 assists in a game (closest is Kevin Porter with 29)
Elmore Smith: 17 blocked shots in a game (closest are Manute Bol and Shaquille
O'Neal with 15)
John Stockton: 15,806 career assists (closest is Jason Kidd with 12,091)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387 career points (closest is Karl Malone with 36,928)
Wilt Chamberlain: 23,924 career rebounds (closest is Bill Russell with 21,620)
John Stockton: 3,265 career steals (closest is Jason Kidd with 2,684)
Hakeem Olajuwon: 3,830 career blocked shots (closest is Dikembe Mutombo with
3,289)
NHL hockey
Wayne Gretzky: 92 goals in a season (closest is Brett Hull with 86)
Wayne Gretzky: 1,016 career goals (closest is Gordie Howe with 869)
Joe Malone: 7 goals in one game (closest is Red Berenson & Darryl Sittler with 6)
Wayne Gretzky: 3,239 career points (closest is Mark Messier with 2,182)
Wayne Gretzky: 2,223 career assists (closest is Mark Messier with 1,379)
Wayne Gretzky: 50 hat tricks (closest is Mario Lemieux with 40)
Martin Brodeur: 804 career goaltending wins (closest is Patrick Roy with 702)
Martin Brodeur: 149 career shutouts (closest is Terry Sawchuck with 115)
Wayne Gretzky: 1,016 career goals (closest is Gordie Howe with 869)
Joe Malone: 7 goals in one game (closest is Red Berenson & Darryl Sittler with 6)
Wayne Gretzky: 3,239 career points (closest is Mark Messier with 2,182)
Wayne Gretzky: 2,223 career assists (closest is Mark Messier with 1,379)
Wayne Gretzky: 50 hat tricks (closest is Mario Lemieux with 40)
Martin Brodeur: 804 career goaltending wins (closest is Patrick Roy with 702)
Martin Brodeur: 149 career shutouts (closest is Terry Sawchuck with 115)
FIFA WORLD CUP SOCCER
Pele (Brazil): 3 World Cup championships (20 players have won 2 World Cups)
Just Fontaine (France): 13 goals in one tournament (closest is Sandor Kocsis with
11)
Oleg Salenko (Russia): 5 goals in one match (six players have scored 4 goals)
Pele: youngest player to score a hat trick (17 yrs old)
Hungary: 10 goals in one match (closest is Yugoslavia with 9)
Tim Howard (USA): 16 saves in one match (closest is 13 by Ramon Quiroga)
Peter Shilton (England) and Fabien Barthez (France): 10 "clean sheets" or shut-outs (3 goalies have 8 clean sheets)
Just Fontaine (France): 13 goals in one tournament (closest is Sandor Kocsis with
11)
Oleg Salenko (Russia): 5 goals in one match (six players have scored 4 goals)
Pele: youngest player to score a hat trick (17 yrs old)
Hungary: 10 goals in one match (closest is Yugoslavia with 9)
Tim Howard (USA): 16 saves in one match (closest is 13 by Ramon Quiroga)
Peter Shilton (England) and Fabien Barthez (France): 10 "clean sheets" or shut-outs (3 goalies have 8 clean sheets)