![moved mid-season in 2006 from the Phillies to the Yankees by trade, then went to the Angels in 2009 as a free agent.](https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Abreu-Bobby-NBHOF-320x400.jpg)
Do Hitters Boost Their Performance During Their Contract Years?
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![Based on these findings, Gehrig accumulated 185 RBIs in 1931 and 166 RBIs in 1934.](https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Gehrig-Lou-1381.92_Bat_-PD-429x400.jpg)
Lou Gehrig’s RBI Record: 1923–39
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![Presented with flowers before a game during the 1934 baseball tour of Japan.](https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Tours-1934-Japan-1-2009-16_CSU.jpg)
Babe Ruth and Eiji Sawamura
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The Georgia Peach: Stumped by the Storyteller
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