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Post by inger on Oct 2, 2024 11:52:41 GMT -5
Aaron Judge’s +223 this season was the highest one ever posted by a RHH. Ever. He bested the mark of Rogers Hornsby by one point…
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Post by rizzuto on Oct 2, 2024 12:16:44 GMT -5
Pat Hentgen was once described by his team doctor as the most physically fit athlete he’d every worked with. Ron Taylor a doctor (and former Mets closer) made the statement when questioned at an autograph session in New York City in 2002. Really? Pat Hentgen? A pitcher? Impressive… One semester I was voted the most physically fit person in the dormitory; however, there were only two of us in the dorm at the time and only 50% turned out to vote. |
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Post by inger on Oct 2, 2024 12:36:28 GMT -5
Pat Hentgen was once described by his team doctor as the most physically fit athlete he’d every worked with. Ron Taylor a doctor (and former Mets closer) made the statement when questioned at an autograph session in New York City in 2002. Really? Pat Hentgen? A pitcher? Impressive… One semester I was voted the most physically fit person in the dormitory; however, there were only two of us in the dorm at the time and only 50% turned out to vote. Always hard to get the Jabba the Hut vote out… |
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Post by inger on Oct 4, 2024 11:54:45 GMT -5
In the liveball NL/AL (1920 to present), 11 position players that have appeared in 3,100 plate appearances or more have a ratio of BB/K exceeding 3.00.
1920-1933 - Joe Sewell
1922-1934 - Andy High
1924-1942 - Charlie Gehringer
1925-1937 - Mickey Cochrane
1929-1947 - Rick Ferrell
1932-1948 - Arky Vaughan
1940-1961 - Elmer Valo
1942-1952 - Tommy Holmes
1942-1954 - Johnny Sain
1947-1955 - Ferris Fain
1947-1965 - Nellie Fox
…Note that pitcher Johnny Sain appears on this list…
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Post by inger on Oct 4, 2024 17:31:28 GMT -5
Players debuting in the expansion era or later (1961-present), 11 position players that have appeared in 3,100 plate appearances or more have a ratio of BB/K exceeding 1.50.
1963-1984 - Joe Morgan
1973-1989 - Greg Gross
1974-1985 - Mike Hargrove
1975-1992 - Willie Randolph
1977-1992 - Ken Oberkfell
1978-1996 - Ozzie Smith
1980-1992 - Mike Scioscia
1982-1999 - Wade Boggs
1982-2001 - Tony Gwynn
1986-2007 - Barry Bonds
1988-2003 - Mark Grace
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Post by inger on Oct 5, 2024 9:46:00 GMT -5
Mike Morgan is the only pitcher ever drafted in the first round to make his debut for a first place team. Oakland was in first place on 6/11/78 when he debuted…
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Post by inger on Oct 6, 2024 9:14:24 GMT -5
"Brooks Robinson got established a year or two before Clete Boyer...so Brooks got the Gold Gloves, but Clete Boyer was every bit as good at third. Boyer would dive for a ball, knock it down, then throw the runner out at first from his knees. I've seen other people do it, but Clete did it all the time. He could throw from his knees as well as anybody else could throw standing up." — acclaimed baseball historian Bill James…
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Post by desousa on Oct 6, 2024 9:19:04 GMT -5
"Brooks Robinson got established a year or two before Clete Boyer...so Brooks got the Gold Gloves, but Clete Boyer was every bit as good at third. Boyer would dive for a ball, knock it down, then throw the runner out at first from his knees. I've seen other people do it, but Clete did it all the time. He could throw from his knees as well as anybody else could throw standing up." — acclaimed baseball historian Bill James… Wasn't his nickname, The Vacuum Cleaner? |
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Post by chiyankee on Oct 6, 2024 10:29:30 GMT -5
"Brooks Robinson got established a year or two before Clete Boyer...so Brooks got the Gold Gloves, but Clete Boyer was every bit as good at third. Boyer would dive for a ball, knock it down, then throw the runner out at first from his knees. I've seen other people do it, but Clete did it all the time. He could throw from his knees as well as anybody else could throw standing up." — acclaimed baseball historian Bill James… Wasn't his nickname, The Vacuum Cleaner? I thought that was Brook's nickname. |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 6, 2024 10:35:47 GMT -5
Wasn't his nickname, The Vacuum Cleaner? I thought that was Brook's nickname. Jarrod Dyson... |
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Post by desousa on Oct 6, 2024 11:26:13 GMT -5
Wasn't his nickname, The Vacuum Cleaner? I thought that was Brook's nickname. You're right, chi. |
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Post by fwclipper51 on Oct 6, 2024 14:20:22 GMT -5
April 12, 1918-Former New York Yankees OF Alex Burr (1914) is killed in France, becoming the 3rd MLB player to die in World War I. (1893-1918)
Outfielder Alex Burr had appeared in 1 game with the 1914 Yankees with no plate appearances. Burr was killed in an airplane accident on October 12,1918, while serving in the United States Air Service in Cazaux, France. Burr's plane had crashed into a lake in flames; his body was not recovered. He had been serving in France since November of 1917. Alex was 24-years old at the time of his death. Burr was one of 5 MLB players, who were killed in World War I. The 4 other MLB players were: Bun Troy‚ Larry Chappell‚ Eddie Grant and Ralph Sharman.
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Post by inger on Oct 6, 2024 22:48:51 GMT -5
"Brooks Robinson got established a year or two before Clete Boyer...so Brooks got the Gold Gloves, but Clete Boyer was every bit as good at third. Boyer would dive for a ball, knock it down, then throw the runner out at first from his knees. I've seen other people do it, but Clete did it all the time. He could throw from his knees as well as anybody else could throw standing up." — acclaimed baseball historian Bill James… Wasn't his nickname, The Vacuum Cleaner? Brooks was “The Human Vacuum Cleaner”… |
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Post by inger on Oct 7, 2024 14:11:45 GMT -5
LUKE APPLING
Appling hit .388 in 1936 for CHW, the highest BA ever for an AL SS.
From 1930-43, 45-50, Appling played only for the Chicago White Sox.
In addition to 1936 batting title, Appling led the AL w/.328 in 1943.
He twice finished second to a Yankee for MVP. In 1936, he was 2nd to Lou Gehrig for AL MVP; in 1943, 2nd to Yankee pitcher Spud Chandler, both in the seasons when Appling won his batting titles…
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 7, 2024 14:16:30 GMT -5
LUKE APPLING Appling hit .388 in 1936 for CHW, the highest BA ever for an AL SS. From 1930-43, 45-50, Appling played only for the Chicago White Sox. In addition to 1936 batting title, Appling led the AL w/.328 in 1943. He twice finished second to a Yankee for MVP. In 1936, he was 2nd to Lou Gehrig for AL MVP; in 1943, 2nd to Yankee pitcher Spud Chandler, both in the seasons when Appling won his batting titles… At 75 years old Appling tagged Warren Spahn for a HR in the '82 Cracker Jack Old-Timers Classic... |
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