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Post by inger on Jun 18, 2024 7:00:14 GMT -5
1985, Wade Boggs swung and missed only 46 times in 758 PA…
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Post by inger on Jun 18, 2024 7:08:15 GMT -5
There have been 6 times in MLB history that a team was able to overcome a no-hitter to win…here are the losing pitchers:
Ken Johnson: Houston Colt .45s, 23 April 1964 vs Cincinnati Reds
Steve Barber, Stu Miller: Baltimore Orioles, 30 April 1967 vs Detroit Tigers
Andy Hawkins: New York Yankees, 1 July 1990 vs Chicago White Sox
Matt Young: Boston Red Sox, 12 April 1992 vs Cleveland Indians
Jered Weaver, José Arredondo: Los Angeles Angels, 28 June 2008 vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Hunter Greene, Art Warren: Cincinnati
Reds, 15 May 2022 vs Pittsburgh Pirates
What I find particularly odd about this is that it never happened in the deadball era. The first occurrence was in 1964…
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Post by inger on Jun 18, 2024 7:09:29 GMT -5
Before the steroid era, the top three all-time HR leaders were Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays. All three of them ended their careers in the same city they began, but with different teams. Aaron - Milwaukee Braves/Milwaukee Brewers, Ruth - Boston Red Sox/Boston Braves, Mays - New York Giants/New York Mets...
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Post by inger on Jun 18, 2024 7:17:46 GMT -5
Joe, Dom and Vince DiMaggio all played CF.
4,853 hits, 906 doubles, 212 triples and 573 homers.
What a set of brothers!
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Post by pippsheadache on Jun 18, 2024 8:56:39 GMT -5
Joe, Dom and Vince DiMaggio all played CF. 4,853 hits, 906 doubles, 212 triples and 573 homers. What a set of brothers! While Vince is usually kind of sloughed off as the least of the three, he still made two (wartime) All Star games and finished his career with a respectable OPS+ of 108. Dom is a solid inductee in the Hall Of Very Good, a seven-time All Star who like Joe missed three prime seasons to the war. He had a career OBP of .383 and was an outstanding defensive CFer. In fact that is probably what he was most noted for. |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jun 18, 2024 9:08:58 GMT -5
Cy Young was passed over for the HOF the first time he appeared on the ballot. Young doesn’t just lead in wins (511). He’s also the career pitching leader in losses (315), games started (815), complete games (749), innings pitched (7,356.0), hits surrendered (7,092), earned runs surrendered (2,147) & batters faced (29,565). From Newcomerstown, OH, he was the first from that state to reach the Hall. Young was the first from our beloved opponent Red Sox to win the AL ERA title. Young passed away 11/4/1955. The first Cy Young Award was presented in 1956… Cy Young was "only" 88 when he died. I would have thought he would live to be 120 - 130 based on his playing career. What's most amazing, considering our modern-day players. is his complete games record. Few modern-day pitchers will reach 7 complete games for their careers, never mind 700!!! |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jun 18, 2024 9:19:10 GMT -5
There have been 6 times in MLB history that a team was able to overcome a no-hitter to win…here are the losing pitchers: Ken Johnson: Houston Colt .45s, 23 April 1964 vs Cincinnati Reds Steve Barber, Stu Miller: Baltimore Orioles, 30 April 1967 vs Detroit Tigers Andy Hawkins: New York Yankees, 1 July 1990 vs Chicago White Sox Matt Young: Boston Red Sox, 12 April 1992 vs Cleveland Indians Jered Weaver, José Arredondo: Los Angeles Angels, 28 June 2008 vs Los Angeles Dodgers Hunter Greene, Art Warren: Cincinnati Reds, 15 May 2022 vs Pittsburgh Pirates What I find particularly odd about this is that it never happened in the deadball era. The first occurrence was in 1964… I remember the Hawkins game. 5 walks and 3 errors, sunk the Yankees that day. BTW, I'm sure many know, MLB made a rule change a few years later that negated Hawkins no-hitter. The game has to go 9 full innings in order to make it a true no-hitter. |
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Post by inger on Jun 19, 2024 12:42:37 GMT -5
Ben Rice was born on Monday, February 22, 1999, in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Rice was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 18, 2024, with the New York Yankees...
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Post by inger on Jun 19, 2024 12:51:32 GMT -5
TRIS SPEAKER was passed over in his first ballot for the HOF
Speaker was Joe DiMaggio’s boyhood idol.
Great choice, Joe. Speaker is still considered by many to be the best fielding centerfielder ever. His total of 449 OF assists leads everybody. Ty Cobb is an impressive but distant 392.
CF unassisted double plays = 12 in 1909 & 14 in 1911. No other outfielder turned more career DP, a heady 143. Cobb’s number is impressive but distant = 105.
Speaker was the first manager to win a WS in his first year managing.
As player/manager of CLE in 1920, he led them to a 5-2 WS victory over BRO…
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Post by inger on Jun 19, 2024 13:37:15 GMT -5
….Carl Furillo….was released by LA Dodgers during 1960 season due to an injury.
He claimed that he was released short of 15 year MLB service to prevent him from receiving a bigger pension.
Furillo sued and settled for $21,000 including compensation for paying his own medical bills.
His chapter in “The Boys of Summer” makes you realized how far player rights have come.
Back in 1960, if a player was released, he was no longer paid despite having a contract...
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Post by fwclipper51 on Jun 19, 2024 14:39:02 GMT -5
….Carl Furillo….was released by LA Dodgers during 1960 season due to an injury. He claimed that he was released short of 15 year MLB service to prevent him from receiving a bigger pension. Furillo sued and settled for $21,000 including compensation for paying his own medical bills. His chapter in “The Boys of Summer” makes you realized how far player rights have come. Back in 1960, if a player was released, he was no longer paid despite having a contract... From SABR article on Carl Furillo Persistent pains in his legs caused the Dodgers to place Furillo on the inactive list on May 12, 1960. On May 17th, they gave him his unconditional release. If Furillo had finished the 1960 NL season, he would have received a monthly pension of $285 starting at the age of fifty, instead of the $255, he would now receive. He also was slated to receive $33,000 for the 1960 NL season, but had been paid only $12,000 of it at the time of his release. He would sued the Dodgers on the grounds that he was released while injured. In August, the Dodgers announced that Furillo had been hired to be an instructor at the Dodgertown Summer Camp in Vero Beach. However, Carl would continued the suit. It was settled in May 1961, with Furillo being awarded the $21,000 remaining from his 1960 player salary. Despite repeated entreaties to every major-league club, Furillo received no job offers as either a coach or scout. |
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Post by inger on Jun 21, 2024 12:26:14 GMT -5
LEFTY GROVE
Grove was not elected to the HOF his first time on the ballot.
He had the highest WAR of anY LHP in history.
Grove’s career War is 106.8. The other top lefty hurlers are Randy Johnson (101.1), Warren Spahn (100.1), Eddie Plank (90.9), Steve Carlton (90.2)
Grove had 31 W in 1931 for PHA. That’s the last time a lefty won 30+.
Jimmy Foxx got his first hit at age 17 pinch-hitting for Grove. Foxx pinch hit for Grove in the 8th inning 01-May-1925…
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Post by inger on Jun 22, 2024 9:10:33 GMT -5
On May 30, 2008,Keiichi Yabu entered a game against the San Diego Padres as a reliever for the Giants with the score tied and with runners at first and second base, with nobody out. He threw one pitch, and Kevin Kouzmanoff grounded into a triple play. He continued to pitch 2 additional hitless innings that game…
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Post by bomberhojoe on Jun 22, 2024 12:37:25 GMT -5
Joe, Dom and Vince DiMaggio all played CF. 4,853 hits, 906 doubles, 212 triples and 573 homers. What a set of brothers! The Alou Brothers (Felipe, Matty and Jesus) had 5,094 hits, 765 doubles, 106 triples, only 239 HR. Also very impressive. Felipe and Matty both had brief stints with the Yankees. |
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Post by Max on Jun 22, 2024 13:40:00 GMT -5
Joe, Dom and Vince DiMaggio all played CF. 4,853 hits, 906 doubles, 212 triples and 573 homers. What a set of brothers! The Alou Brothers (Felipe, Matty and Jesus) had 5,094 hits, 765 doubles, 106 triples, only 239 HR. Also very impressive. Felipe and Matty both had brief stints with the Yankees. Yep, they were Yankee teammates. |
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