Second to One

With Barry Bonds sidelined for 10 weeks, the San Francisco Giants will need a big season from second baseman Jeff Kent. But he can’t do much better than he has the last two seasons. Most RBIs in two years by a second baseman:

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Player Years RBIs Rogers Hornsby 1921-22 278 Jeff Kent 1997-98 249 Rogers Hornsby 1928-29 243 Rogers Hornsby 1924-25 237 Rogers Hornsby 1925-26 236 Charlie Gehringer 1934-35 235 Rogers Hornsby 1922-23 235 Charlie Gehringer 1933-34 232 Bobby Doerr 1949-50 229 Tony Lazzeri 1920-30 227

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Researched by HOUSTON MITCHELL / Los Angeles Times