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Post by bomberhojoe on Nov 15, 2024 18:19:17 GMT -5
Here is the list of the top 14 Maryland-born homerun hitters. Since I grew up there this is a bit self-indulgent, I suppose. Babe Ruth 714 Jimmie Foxx 534 Cal Ripken, Jr. 431 Mark Texiera 409*** Al Kaline 399 Harold Baines 384 Bill Nicholson 235 Brady Anderson 210** Charlie Keller 189 Brian Jordan 184 Brian Reynolds 122* Bob Robertson 115 Gordy Coleman 98 Frank Baker 96 *Reynolds is of course, still active. **23.8% in one mysterious season ***perhaps some chicanery there Ripen had 431 HRs?!?! I don't know why I thought he "only" had 350ish. |
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Post by inger on Nov 15, 2024 23:00:52 GMT -5
Here is the list of the top 14 Maryland-born homerun hitters. Since I grew up there this is a bit self-indulgent, I suppose. Babe Ruth 714 Jimmie Foxx 534 Cal Ripken, Jr. 431 Mark Texiera 409*** Al Kaline 399 Harold Baines 384 Bill Nicholson 235 Brady Anderson 210** Charlie Keller 189 Brian Jordan 184 Brian Reynolds 122* Bob Robertson 115 Gordy Coleman 98 Frank Baker 96 *Reynolds is of course, still active. **23.8% in one mysterious season ***perhaps some chicanery there Ripen had 431 HRs?!?! I don't know why I thought he "only" had 350ish. Long, steady production… |
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Post by bomberhojoe on Nov 16, 2024 23:22:58 GMT -5
Ripen had 431 HRs?!?! I don't know why I thought he "only" had 350ish. Long, steady production… Yep, a great player and a class act! |
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Post by inger on Nov 20, 2024 15:55:01 GMT -5
When Babe Ruth retired, he had struck out more than any other batter. Now, he’s 167th on the all time list…
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Post by inger on Nov 20, 2024 20:27:38 GMT -5
Dan Uggla passed Ruth career Ks despite playing only 10 years to Ruth’s 20…
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Post by inger on Nov 20, 2024 23:00:32 GMT -5
Players who hit home runs in each of three consecutive innings in one game
Player/Date Inn/P Inn/P Inn/P Team Opp
Jose Altuve
1 2 3 HOU TEX
5-Sep-2023 Eovaldi Eovaldi-b Eovaldi-c
Orestedes Aquino
2 3 4 CIN CHC
10-Aug-2019 Hendricks Hendricks-b Maples
Nolan Arenado
4th 5th 6th COL SDP
19-Jul-2017 Richard Q’bush Q’bush-b
Kris Bryant
7 8 9 CHC WSN
17-May-2019 Miller Barraclough Grace
Andres Galarraga
6 7 8 COL SDP
25-Jun-1995 Sanders Blair Valenzuela
Shea Hillenbrand
4 5 6 ARI COL
7-Jul-2003 Jennings Jennings-b Cruz
Georg Kelly
3 4 5 NYG CHC
17-Sep-1923 Aldridge Aldridge-b Aldridge-c
Manny Machado
1 2 3 BAL CHW
07-Aug-2016 Shields Shields-b Albers
J. D. Martinez*
7 8 9 ARI LAD
4-Sep-2017 Baez Fields Font
Kevin Mench
5 6 7 TEX LAA
30-Jun-2005 Peralta Woods Woods-b
Larry Parrish
3 4 5 MON ATL
30-Jul-1978 Boggs Skok Skok-b
Pat Seerey*
4 5 6 CHW PHA
18-Jul-1948 Savage Schieb Schieb-b
Sammy Sosa
3rd 4th 5th CHC COL
10-Aug-2002 Chacon Chacon-b Corey
*Hit a 4th HR in the same game.
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Post by inger on Nov 21, 2024 20:05:15 GMT -5
In 1921 George “Highpockets” Kelly set a NL record with his 23 HR. Compare that to what was happening in the AL at that time…
A rare 6’4” 2B, Kelly was a giant for his times. In fact only four 6’4” men have ever played a minimum 1,000 games with at least 100 games at second…ever…
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Post by pippsheadache on Nov 22, 2024 5:06:52 GMT -5
In 1921 George “Highpockets” Kelly set a NL record with his 23 HR. Compare that to what was happening in the AL at that time… A rare 6’4” 2B, Kelly was a giant for his times. In fact only four 6’4” men have ever played a minimum 1,000 games with at least 100 games at second…ever… Highpockets Kelly was a good player (and a tall second baseman -- any idea who the other three 6'4" players were?) but was famously judged by Bill James to be the worst HOF choice ever. He never got so much as two percent of the vote from the BBWAA, but was pushed through by Frankie Frisch and his pals on the Veterans Committee in the 1970s to reward their old teammates on the Giants and Cardinals. This led to some curtailment of that group's power, but not before it had rammed through a slew of players who are mostly unknown to all but serious baseball historians -- Dave Bancroft, Freddy Lindstrom, Jesse Haines, Ross Youngs, Jim Bottomley and Highpockets Kelly, maybe one or two others I'm forgetting. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Nov 22, 2024 5:11:44 GMT -5
Wait -- well shut my mouth, DJ LeMahieu has to be one of the 6'4" second basemen, right?
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Post by inger on Nov 22, 2024 10:53:59 GMT -5
Wait -- well shut my mouth, DJ LeMahieu has to be one of the 6'4" second basemen, right? I wondered if anyone would pick up on that. Yes, DJ along with Matt Carpenter and Andy Fox finish the quartet… |
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Post by inger on Nov 22, 2024 11:08:50 GMT -5
In 1921 George “Highpockets” Kelly set a NL record with his 23 HR. Compare that to what was happening in the AL at that time… A rare 6’4” 2B, Kelly was a giant for his times. In fact only four 6’4” men have ever played a minimum 1,000 games with at least 100 games at second…ever… Highpockets Kelly was a good player (and a tall second baseman -- any idea who the other three 6'4" players were?) but was famously judged by Bill James to be the worst HOF choice ever. He never got so much as two percent of the vote from the BBWAA, but was pushed through by Frankie Frisch and his pals on the Veterans Committee in the 1970s to reward their old teammates on the Giants and Cardinals. This led to some curtailment of that group's power, but not before it had rammed through a slew of players who are mostly unknown to all but serious baseball historians -- Dave Bancroft, Freddy Lindstrom, Jesse Haines, Ross Youngs, Jim Bottomley and Highpockets Kelly, maybe one or two others I'm forgetting. With only 25.9 WAR it’s easy to dismiss Kelly. Of course, WAR wasn’t a “thing” when he was selected. I saw a picture of Kelly standing next to Hack Wilson. It looked like Judge next to Altuve today… |
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Post by inger on Nov 22, 2024 11:16:44 GMT -5
Andres Gallaraga was released by one team after hitting 40+ HR and then homered over 40 times the next season for his new team. He hit 41 HR but was released on 27-Oct-1997 by COL. ATL signed him 20-Nov-1997 & the following season he hit 44 HR for them.
He’s the only player to be HBP in each of the first three games in a single season.
Was plunked playing for ATL by former teammates on COL. On 03-, 04-, & 05-Apr-2000,. He was drilled by Pedro Astacio, Rolando Arrojo & Brian Bohanon respectively…
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Post by pippsheadache on Nov 22, 2024 11:55:34 GMT -5
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With only 25.9 WAR it’s easy to dismiss Kelly. Of course, WAR wasn’t a “thing” when he was selected. I saw a picture of Kelly standing next to Hack Wilson. It looked like Judge next to Altuve today…[/quote]
Amazingly, Hack Wilson and Jose Altuve were both 5'6". Baseballref lists Hack as 190 pounds and Jose as 167, but even allowing for how short he was Wilson looks well over 200 pounds to me. His head alone looks like 50 pounds of fat.
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Post by inger on Nov 22, 2024 14:29:34 GMT -5
With only 25.9 WAR it’s easy to dismiss Kelly. Of course, WAR wasn’t a “thing” when he was selected. I saw a picture of Kelly standing next to Hack Wilson. It looked like Judge next to Altuve today…[/quote] Amazingly, Hack Wilson and Jose Altuve were both 5'6". Baseballref lists Hack as 190 pounds and Jose as 167, but even allowing for how short he was Wilson looks well over 200 pounds to me. His head alone looks like 50 pounds of fat.[/quote] Headcheese Wilson… |
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Post by inger on Nov 22, 2024 14:38:05 GMT -5
Phil Niekro’s 3000th strikeout was a passed ball that allowed Larry Parrish to reach base. It came on July 4, 1984 as he shut down the Blue Jays 5-0 through 8 innings to improve his record to 11-4; 1.84 at the time…
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