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Post by inger on Oct 15, 2024 12:29:33 GMT -5
LEFTY GROVE
His 106.8 is 26th overall among all players. Randy Johnson at 101.1 is the next highest lefty pitcher. Grove has the highest for a lefty pitcher.
Grove won AL ERA crowns for PHA in 1926 (2.51), 1929 (2.81), 1930 (2.54), 1931 (2.06) and 1932 (2.84). He did it for BOS in 1935 (2.79), 1936 (2.81), 1938 (3.08) & 1939 (2.54). 9 ERA titles!
Grove’s W total of 31 in 1931 for the A’s hasn’t been equaled by a left-handed thrower since then…
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Post by inger on Oct 16, 2024 12:22:05 GMT -5
Red Ruffing quit school at 13 to work for his father in the coal mines of central Illinois, earning $3 a day. His left foot was crushed between 2 coal cars when he was 15. The foot was saved, but 4 toes weren’t…
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Post by rizzuto on Oct 16, 2024 12:31:07 GMT -5
Red Ruffing quit school at 13 to work for his father in the coal mines of central Illinois, earning $3 a day. His left foot was crushed between 2 coal cars when he was 15. The foot was saved, but 4 toes weren’t… So, he could only go to market and could never go wee, wee, wee all the way home. |
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Post by inger on Oct 16, 2024 12:48:36 GMT -5
Red Ruffing quit school at 13 to work for his father in the coal mines of central Illinois, earning $3 a day. His left foot was crushed between 2 coal cars when he was 15. The foot was saved, but 4 toes weren’t… So, he could only go to market and could never go wee, wee, wee all the way home. Not sure which toe survived. I assume nothing… |
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Post by inger on Oct 16, 2024 16:30:44 GMT -5
Red Ruffing quit school at 13 to work for his father in the coal mines of central Illinois, earning $3 a day. His left foot was crushed between 2 coal cars when he was 15. The foot was saved, but 4 toes weren’t… So, he could only go to market and could never go wee, wee, wee all the way home. It would be funny if he only kept the “stayed home” toe. Of course as a small child I had no concept of what “went to market” meant to a pig. I assumed one of them was going shopping…😂 |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 16, 2024 16:45:05 GMT -5
So, he could only go to market and could never go wee, wee, wee all the way home. It would be funny if he only kept the “stayed home” toe. Of course as a small child I had no concept of what “went to market” meant to a pig. I assumed one of them was going shopping…😂 An extremely weird nursey rhyme.... "This little piggy had roast beef" What???? |
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Post by inger on Oct 16, 2024 17:36:31 GMT -5
It would be funny if he only kept the “stayed home” toe. Of course as a small child I had no concept of what “went to market” meant to a pig. I assumed one of them was going shopping…😂 An extremely weird nursey rhyme.... "This little piggy had roast beef" What???? They would definitely eat it though…Hell, they’ll eat us if we hold still… |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 16, 2024 18:16:06 GMT -5
An extremely weird nursey rhyme.... "This little piggy had roast beef" What???? They would definitely eat it though…Hell, they’ll eat us if we hold still… Of course...they'll eat literally anything. During Basic Training at Fort Polk, LA I pulled KP 2-3 times. At the end of the day, everything that had been dumped in the trash and scooped off the floor...literally slop...disgusting slop...was picked up by locals to feed their pigs. They weren't feeding them roast beef. |
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Post by chiyankee on Oct 17, 2024 21:25:42 GMT -5
Just for laughs.
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Post by fwclipper51 on Oct 20, 2024 16:24:50 GMT -5
Red Ruffing quit school at 13 to work for his father in the coal mines of central Illinois, earning $3 a day. His left foot was crushed between 2 coal cars when he was 15. The foot was saved, but 4 toes weren’t… Despite his injury, Red Ruffing was drafted in 1943 for military service. |
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Post by inger on Oct 20, 2024 20:32:28 GMT -5
Steve Rogers and Dennis Martinez were the only 2 Expos pitchers to post 100 wins…
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Post by inger on Oct 20, 2024 20:36:36 GMT -5
Eddie Matthews is the only HOF player who had his franchise relocate twice during his career. Hank Aaron just missed out on Boston and Warren Spahn didn’t last long enough to see Atlanta…
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Post by inger on Oct 20, 2024 20:40:15 GMT -5
Steve Sax was the last player to be CS 30 times when he went 56/30 in 1983…
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Post by inger on Oct 20, 2024 20:46:36 GMT -5
Who walked fewer than 80 batters while leading his league in walks? These guys:
1. Luis Castillo: Led NL with 75 walks in 2021
2. Dylan Cease: Led AL with 78 walks in 2022; led AL with 34 walks in 2020
3. Lance McCullers, Jr.: Led AL with 76 walks in 2021
4. Eduardo Rodriguez: Led AL with 75 walks in 2019
5. Zach Davies: Led the NL with 75 walks in 2021
6. Robbie Ray: Led NL with 31 walks in 2020
7. Gio Gonzalez: Led NL with 79 walks in 2017
8. Cal Quantrill: Led NL with 69 walks in 2024
9. Luis Gil: Led NL with 77 walks in 2024
10. Josiah Gray: Led NL with 66 walks in 2022
It’s become rather common with the reduced innings loads…
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Post by inger on Oct 20, 2024 21:08:15 GMT -5
In 1934 and 1935, catcher Rollie Hemsley was HBP twice each year. He as never HBP in any other of his 17 seasons…
Hemsley was a WWII Yankee…
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