2011: 30–30 club, redux Ian Kinsler

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kinsler in 2011


on april 2, 2011, kinsler became first player in major league history hit lead-off home run in first 2 games of season (giving him total of 15 lead-off homers in career). in next game against red sox, hit home run in third inning. kinsler , nelson cruz became first 2 teammates homer in each of first 3 games in season. 2 joined dean palmer (1992) texas ballplayers ever homer in first 3 games of season.


in september, kinsler tied own rangers record, set in 2009, seventh leadoff home run of season. hit 20th career leadoff homer, becoming 34th player in major league baseball history have hit @ least 20. since first season in 2006, 20 lead-off homers 6th-most behind alfonso soriano (31), hanley ramírez (25), jimmy rollins (24), curtis granderson (24), , rickie weeks (24).


he stole 28 consecutive bases without being caught, breaking own club record, had set in 2007–08.


kinsler joined 30–30 club, second time. became 12th player in major league history have multiple 30–30 seasons. other infielders in major league history had had multiple 30–30 seasons of 2011 alfonso soriano, howard johnson, , jeff bagwell. joined 20 (home runs)/20 (steals) club third time in career. joe morgan, did 4 seasons, second baseman have joined 20–20 club more times.


in 2011, kinsler 2nd in american league in runs scored (121; fifth-highest season total in rangers history), 5th in home runs (32; career high) , walks (89), , 9th in stolen bases (30) , base hits (70). third in power-speed # (31.0; behind jacoby ellsbury , curtis granderson), , had best walks-to-strikeouts ratio in major leagues, 1.25 walks per each strikeout. on defense, career range factor of 5.092 highest among active major league second basemen, , in 2011 led al second basemen in double plays, 103.


his 136 career stolen bases through season-end third-most in rangers history, behind bump wills (161) , toby harrah (143), , career stolen-base percentage third-best rate among active players @ least 120 attempts.


his 124 career home runs 5th-most in first 6 years of second baseman s career, behind dan uggla (183), joe gordon (142), chase utley (130), , alfonso soriano (126).


on october 4, in game 4 of playoff series against rays, kinsler led off game home run, sparking rangers 4–3 victory on tampa bay send them alcs.








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