With his RBI triple in the sixth inning of the Guardians’ game vs. the Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Sunday, Ramírez broke a tie with Hall of Famer Jim Thome for the second-most RBIs in Cleveland history (938), since RBIs became an official stat in 1920. Earl Averill (1,084) ranks first.
Ramírez’s triple off Garrett Cleavinger was a game-tying smash down the third-base line to drive home Angel Martínez. It was the second bit of history he made this series.
On Saturday night, Ramírez broke a tie with Omar Vizquel for second in team history in stolen bases. The 32-year-old recorded his 280th career steal with a swipe of second in the fourth inning and now only trails Kenny Lofton in steals on the franchise leaderboard.
Lofton had 452 steals in a Cleveland uniform.
“Kenny Lofton was one of the best basestealers of his era,” manager Stephen Vogt said. “Hosey being a third baseman doing what he’s doing is just as impressive to me. He knows when to go and he can steal a base.”
