We’ve finished up the record book for career hitting stats, so we’ll turn our attention to season totals. There have been some amazing minor league seasons over history…
By the way, as usual, we’ll look at the 2006-2018 stats, then all-time.
| 2006-2018 | ||||
| 1 | John Raynor | New Market ’04 | 2007 | 110 |
| 2 | Sherman Johnson | Covington ’09-10 | 2014 | 107 |
| 3 | John Raynor | New Market ’04 | 2008 | 104 |
| 4 | Jason Kipnis | Covington ’06-07 | 2010 | 96 |
| Tyler Bortnick | Front Royal ’06 | 2011 | 96 | |
| 6 | Tyson Auer | Luray ’05-06 | 2010 | 95 |
| Collin Cowgill | Covington ’05 | 2011 | 95 | |
| 8 | Mac Williamson | Harrisonburg ’11 | 2013 | 94 |
| 9 | Mike Mitchell | Staunton ’06 | 2008 | 93 |
| Joey Butler | New Market ’06 | 2012 | 93 |
John Raynor was crazy in 2007- only his second season in pro ball! At Greensboro in the South Atlantic League, John hit 333/429/519, with 110 runs, 57 RBIs, 28 doubles, 8 triples, 13 home runs, a 66/98 BB/K ratio, and a ridiculous 54 stolen bases. There’s an outside chance I saw him play that year, but I don’t remember….
| All-Time | ||||
| 1 | Gene Richards | Harrisonburg | 1975 | 148 |
| 2 | Billy Sample | Harrisonburg ’75 | 1978 | 141 |
| 3 | Gary Jones | Waynesboro ’82 | 1986 | 116 |
| 4 | Gary Jones | Waynesboro ’82 | 1984 | 111 |
| 5 | John Raynor | New Market ’04 | 2007 | 110 |
| 6 | David Eckstein | Harrisonburg | 1999 | 109 |
| 7 | Doug Dascenzo | Front Royal | 1986 | 107 |
| Pat Watkins | Staunton | 1994 | 107 | |
| Sherman Johnson | Covington ’09-10 | 2014 | 107 | |
| 10 | Gary Jones | Waynesboro ’82 | 1983 | 105 |
| 11 | Allen Battle | Front Royal | 1994 | 104 |
| John Raynor | New Market ’04 | 2008 | 104 | |
| 13 | Frank Menechino | Harrisonburg ’92 | 1999 | 103 |
| 14 | Gene Richards | Harrisonburg | 1976 | 102 |
| Gary Jones | Waynesboro ’82 | 1987 | 102 | |
| 16 | Sam Perlozzo | New Market ’72 | 1975 | 99 |
| David Eckstein | Harrisonburg | 1998 | 99 | |
| 18 | Frank Menechino | Harrisonburg ’92 | 1997 | 98 |
| Kevin Reese | Winchester ’98 | 2004 | 98 | |
| 20 | Scott Jordan | Winchester ’82 | 1987 | 97 |
| Emil Brown | Waynesboro ’94 | 1999 | 97 | |
| Joe Koshansky | Staunton ’02-03 | 2005 | 97 |
As nuts as Raynor’s 2007 was, Gene Richards‘s 1975 was even better- the stats read like they came from a video game. A first overall pick in the 1975 January draft by the San Diego Padres, Richards was sent to Reno in the California League, and….. did this: 381/499/551 in 501 at-bats, with 148 runs, 58 RBIs, 29 doubles, 10 triples, 12 home runs, a 116/75 BB/K ratio, and 85 stolen bases. Yeah. He was in Triple-A in 1076, and in the majors to stay in 1977. Wow.
