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Post by inger on Feb 23, 2023 13:39:29 GMT -5
On September 22nd, the Minnesota Twins' Cesar Tovar matched Bert Campaneris’ 1965 performance of playing all nine positions against the visiting Oakland Athletics. In an odd twist, the first batter Tovar faced was Campy himself who fouled out on the way to a 2-1 loss.
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Post by inger on Feb 23, 2023 13:45:03 GMT -5
When Don Drysdale pitched his remarkable 58 2/3 innings of shut out baseball in 1968, the streak was ended when Howie Bedell hit the only sacrifice fly of his career for his third and final RBI. Anyone can be a hero on any given day…
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Post by inger on Feb 23, 2023 14:02:16 GMT -5
On June 29, 1968, shortstop Ron Hansen turned the fifth unassisted triple play in American League history when he caught a hard hit liner (first out), tagged second (second out), then applied a tag to the runner coming from first (final out)...
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Post by inger on Feb 23, 2023 23:35:55 GMT -5
"I can't play anymore (retirement press conference on March 1, 1969). I can't hit the ball when I need to. I can't steal second when I need to. I can't go from first to third when I need to. I can't score from second when I need to. I have to quit." - Mickey Mantle…
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Post by inger on Feb 23, 2023 23:37:24 GMT -5
On September 26, 1969, Rod Carew attempted to tie the record for stealing home base during a season which was set during the 1912 season. Carew stole home safely against Skip Lockwood of Seattle, but during his slide he knocked over home plate umpire Jim Honochick who called Carew out then ejected him for throwing his equipment on the field...
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Post by inger on Feb 24, 2023 9:24:17 GMT -5
I’m the early 1900’s, Sylveanus Augustus Gregg pitched under the name of Vean Gregg. I guess if you were going to call him by 4 letters of his actual name, that was a better choice than the last four letters…
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Post by inger on Feb 24, 2023 9:33:13 GMT -5
The most victories by one pitcher over a single opponent belongs to Walter Johnson, who beat the Tigers 66 times…Overall he was 66-42 versus the Bengals…
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Post by inger on Feb 24, 2023 9:37:48 GMT -5
When 22-year-old Tom Seaver debuted with the Mets in 1967 the lifetime record for the franchise was 260 wins and 574 losses, (.322). Two years later they had a World Championship…
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Post by inger on Feb 24, 2023 12:27:11 GMT -5
In addition to his 23 grand slams, Lou Gehrig hit seventy-three, three-run home runs, as well as one-hundred sixty-six two-run shots, giving him the highest average of RBIs (per homer) of any player with more than three-hundred home runs...
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Post by inger on Feb 24, 2023 12:31:52 GMT -5
8/23/1942:
Between two games of a double header, Walter Johnson, who was 56 years old, pitched to Babe Ruth, who was 47 years old! The benefit raised more than $80,000 for the Army-Navy Relief Fund and Ruth went deep on the fifth pitch of his at-bat…
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Post by inger on Feb 24, 2023 12:49:30 GMT -5
New York Yankees outfielder Roy Weatherly caught ten separate fly balls in a single game on April 28th, 1943 and then went on to repeat the performance on June 12th. In doing so, he became the first outfielder in Major League history to record ten putouts in a game — twice in one season…
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Post by chiyankee on Feb 24, 2023 22:12:58 GMT -5
I used to be one of those that lived near Wrigley Field.
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Post by inger on Feb 24, 2023 23:01:06 GMT -5
I used to be one of those that lived near Wrigley Field. How cool! … |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 25, 2023 0:39:09 GMT -5
I used to be one of those that lived near Wrigley Field. This is America! Use miles you bum! 
Just kidding. Cool stat!
How many times did you visit Wrigley, Chi? If I lived within 1.86 miles of a stadium I'd be there every day!
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Post by inger on Feb 25, 2023 7:15:07 GMT -5
I used to be one of those that lived near Wrigley Field. This is America! Use miles you bum!
Just kidding. Cool stat!
How many times did you visit Wrigley, Chi? If I lived within 1.86 miles of a stadium I'd be there every day!
I’d get in on that roof top stuff across the street if I could, too… |
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