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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 10, 2024 19:28:26 GMT -5
RANDOM HITTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS Gabby Hartnett went 10 for 16 against Noble LeMaster. Johnny Grubb went 10 for 17 against Paul Hartzell... Johnny Grubb was an excellent hitter who never seemed to be able to get a full-time gig. Career OBP of .366 and even though he wasn't what you would call a power hitter he had an OPS+ of 121. Always a tough out. Wow, Paul Hartzell. There's a blast from the past. I remember him, but never would have thought of his name if you hadn't brought this factoid up from the deepest recesses of your information cave. |
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2024 20:14:49 GMT -5
Jim Ray Hart went 10 for 21 against Lew Burdette.
Corey Hart went 10 for 21 against J.A. Happ.
Bubbles Hargrave went 10 for 25 against Mule Watson...
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2024 20:16:40 GMT -5
RANDOM HITTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS Gabby Hartnett went 10 for 16 against Noble LeMaster. Johnny Grubb went 10 for 17 against Paul Hartzell... Johnny Grubb was an excellent hitter who never seemed to be able to get a full-time gig. Career OBP of .366 and even though he wasn't what you would call a power hitter he had an OPS+ of 121. Always a tough out. Wow, Paul Hartzell. There's a blast from the past. I remember him, but never would have thought of his name if you hadn't brought this factoid up from the deepest recesses of your information cave. Just a quick steal, copy and paste from a FanGraphs article. But I think they’re fun!… |
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2024 20:22:01 GMT -5
RANDOM HITTER-PITCHER MATCHUPS Gabby Hartnett went 10 for 16 against Noble LeMaster. Johnny Grubb went 10 for 17 against Paul Hartzell... Johnny Grubb was an excellent hitter who never seemed to be able to get a full-time gig. Career OBP of .366 and even though he wasn't what you would call a power hitter he had an OPS+ of 121. Always a tough out. Wow, Paul Hartzell. There's a blast from the past. I remember him, but never would have thought of his name if you hadn't brought this factoid up from the deepest recesses of your information cave. Grubb was indeed a slick left-handed stick, but he made his own bed due to the inability to find a way to fight off LHP with a split against them of .238 .308 .331 .639… |
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2024 20:28:15 GMT -5
This pains me a bit, but facts are facts:
Roger Maris
5,847 PA, 1,325 hits, .260 BA, 275 HR, 2,429 TB, 127 OPS+.
Josh Donaldson
5,856 PA, 1,310 hits, .261 BA, 279 HR, 2,458 TB, 129 OPS+
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2024 20:29:43 GMT -5
The Pittsburgh Pirates go into the 2024 season with a franchise record of 10,763-10,733. They have scored 96,355 runs and allowed 96,481 runs...
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2024 20:31:20 GMT -5
The Texas Rangers will hit the 10,000th home run in franchise history this season. Formed as the Washington Senators in 1961 before relocating to the Lone Star State in 1972, the defending World Series champions currently have 9,971 round-trippers in their annals... <and no, Rizzuto. This does not have anything to do with anatomy>…
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2024 20:32:24 GMT -5
Mike Zunino has the most home runs by a catcher in both Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays franchise history. He is the only player to hold the catcher home run record for multiple active franchises (per @cooperstpowndave)...
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 10, 2024 20:45:36 GMT -5
This pains me a bit, but facts are facts: Roger Maris 5,847 PA, 1,325 hits, .260 BA, 275 HR, 2,429 TB, 127 OPS+. Josh Donaldson 5,856 PA, 1,310 hits, .261 BA, 279 HR, 2,458 TB, 129 OPS+ … Donaldson was good player most of his career, Cashman just wasted 50 Million trading for him when he was washed up. Plus he was a great defensive player. |
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Post by inger on Mar 10, 2024 21:57:46 GMT -5
This pains me a bit, but facts are facts: Roger Maris 5,847 PA, 1,325 hits, .260 BA, 275 HR, 2,429 TB, 127 OPS+. Josh Donaldson 5,856 PA, 1,310 hits, .261 BA, 279 HR, 2,458 TB, 129 OPS+ … Donaldson was good player most of his career, Cashman just wasted 50 Million trading for him when he was washed up. Plus he was a great defensive player. Maris was a very good defensive player at his peak as well. I have a feeling that if he was playing in this era he would amass a great HR total. HRs are simply more prevalent now… |
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 11, 2024 5:47:04 GMT -5
Donaldson was good player most of his career, Cashman just wasted 50 Million trading for him when he was washed up. Plus he was a great defensive player. Maris was a very good defensive player at his peak as well. I have a feeling that if he was playing in this era he would amass a great HR total. HRs are simply more prevalent now… Oh yeah. Plus Donaldson had his worst years with the Yankees while Maris had his best. With the superior medical care today, the hand injury that sapped Maris's home run power when he was only 30 could have been dealt with better. That's leaving out the fact that the Yankee front office and medical staff didn't tell him he needed an operation. |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Mar 11, 2024 11:30:57 GMT -5
Jim Ray Hart went 10 for 21 against Lew Burdette. Corey Hart went 10 for 21 against J.A. Happ.Bubbles Hargrave went 10 for 25 against Mule Watson...
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Post by inger on Mar 11, 2024 15:23:51 GMT -5
Jim Ray Hart went 10 for 21 against Lew Burdette. Corey Hart went 10 for 21 against J.A. Happ.Bubbles Hargrave went 10 for 25 against Mule Watson...
Verrrry clever! 🤓… |
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Post by inger on Mar 11, 2024 16:13:53 GMT -5
Wildfire Schulte’s 1911 season was one of the dead-ball era’s best. An outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, Schulte slashed .300/.384/.534 with 30 doubles, 21 triples, a league-leading 21 home runs, 23 stolen bases, a 149 wRC+ and 5.9 WAR. The left-handed hitter’s home run total was the highest in MLB since the turn of the century, and he became the first player with at least 20 homers, 20 steals, 20 doubles, and 20 triples in one season. Born Frank M. Schulte in Cochecton, New York, the long-forgotten fly chaser played 17 big-league seasons, 13 of them with the Cubs, with whom he won a pair of World Series...
Now, here’s the kicker. Those numbers for 1911 were off the charts for a deadball season. Just insane! Yet Schulte still found the time to collect 31 sacrifice bunts! …
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 11, 2024 17:01:04 GMT -5
Wildfire Schulte’s 1911 season was one of the dead-ball era’s best. An outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, Schulte slashed .300/.384/.534 with 30 doubles, 21 triples, a league-leading 21 home runs, 23 stolen bases, a 149 wRC+ and 5.9 WAR. The left-handed hitter’s home run total was the highest in MLB since the turn of the century, and he became the first player with at least 20 homers, 20 steals, 20 doubles, and 20 triples in one season. Born Frank M. Schulte in Cochecton, New York, the long-forgotten fly chaser played 17 big-league seasons, 13 of them with the Cubs, with whom he won a pair of World Series... Now, here’s the kicker. Those numbers for 1911 were off the charts for a deadball season. Just insane! Yet Schulte still found the time to collect 31 sacrifice bunts! … Mister, we could use a man like Wildfire Schulte again... |
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