On-Base Perception

$125,000 - Expected top bid for Warren Spahn's 1957 Cy Young award, which will be among 800 items of memorabilia put up for auction by the late Spahn's 65-year-old son, Greg. Spahn won 20 or more games 13 times, a National League record that is unlikely to fall in the foreseeable future.

1,690 - Career hits as a DH for David Ortiz, who passed Harold Baines this week for the top spot. Ortiz...

1,623 - RBIs for Chipper Jones, the career leader among third basemen who had his number retired Friday by the Braves at Turner Field. Former President Jimmy Carter was even in attendance. As perfect a night it was for Jones, hard to believe the Braves were nice enough to not schedule the Mets for that particular homestand.

$500M - Anticipated cost of Wrigley Field renovation, part of which...

4,170: Mike Mussina's salary as the new head coach of the varsity basketball team at his alma mater, Montoursville Area High. Mussina wrapped his H.S. hoops career with 1,382 points and then went on to earn $140 million in the majors.

1,297: Number of home runs Japan’s NPB teams are on pace to hit this season, well above last year's total of 881. The shocking frequency has commissioner Ryozo...

59 Seconds of video showing an Astros vendor using the men’s room with his tray of snow cones on the floor of the stall. The vendor was fired, and the incident made for an uncomfortable first week for new team president Reid Ryan, the son of Nolan. As if the Astros’ season wasn’t bad enough.

36 Braves retired in a row by the Pirates’ Harvey Haddix, who had a perfect game for 12 innings before...

54: Major-league starts for Stephen Strasburg, who Thursday reached the personal milestone of pitching eight innings for the first time in his overly protected career. Strasburg has made it through seven innings 10 times, including three this season. Slowly but surely, the training wheels seem to be coming off in D.C.

8.2: Percent increase in value of signing bonuses for next month’s MLB draft....

793: Consecutive sellouts for the Red Sox, a record the team expects will end after Monday’s Fenway opener pushes it to 794. “We’re proud of it, but we move on,” team president Larry Lucchino said. Surprised the Sox didn’t try to pin this one on Bobby V., too.

42: Players, including Alex Ramirez on Saturday, who have reached the 2,000-hit milestone in Japan, which is considered a similar honor...