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Title: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 16, 2012, 02:05:21 PM
that the phil silvers character sgt bilko was named after steve bilko baseball player.
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Post by: funk51 on October 17, 2012, 01:22:24 PM
did you know that john bernadino of general hospital fame was a pro baseball player.
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Post by: funk51 on October 18, 2012, 10:51:35 AM
chuck connors of rifleman and branded tv fame was a pro baseball and basketball player. ;D
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Post by: funk51 on October 18, 2012, 10:52:30 AM
 ;D
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Post by: funk51 on October 19, 2012, 11:04:16 AM
 ;D ubaldo jimenez is the only pitcher to have 15 wins at the all-star break and not get 20 wins for year. he was 15-1 at the break and ended up 19-8.... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: funk51 on October 20, 2012, 09:59:16 AM
george brett is the only baseball player to lead the league in batting average in three different decades the 70's the 80's and the 90's. ;D
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Post by: Andy Griffin on October 21, 2012, 04:17:39 PM
chuck connors of rifleman and branded tv fame was a pro baseball and basketball player. ;D

Tom Bosley never won the Heisman trophy.

(http://www.bradblog.com/Images/TomBosley_inmemoriam2.jpg)
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 22, 2012, 11:11:14 AM
tim mccarver was the only mlb catcher to lead the league in triples he also was one of the few 4 decade players starting in 1959 and finishing in 1980. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Grape Ape on October 22, 2012, 12:39:37 PM
that the NY Yankees are the only team that could win 95 games despite losing the best closer in history, their #2 stud pitcher, the best defensive LF in the game who is an OPB machine and be labeled as "in trouble" for next year by the media.
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Post by: funk51 on October 22, 2012, 12:52:05 PM
minnie minniso played in five decades the 40's 50's 60's 70's and 80's he wanted to play in the 90's but MLB won't allow it. ;D
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: King Shizzo on October 22, 2012, 04:07:29 PM
that the NY Yankees are the only team that could win 95 games despite losing the best closer in history, their #2 stud pitcher, the best defensive LF in the game who is an OPB machine and be labeled as "in trouble" for next year by the media.
Good god man, Yankee fans will spin shit any way they can these days.  There is no way to justify paying these choke artists to fail in the playoffs like they did.  Especially, when its mostly small market teams that are winning these days.  Yankees have to adapt.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Grape Ape on October 22, 2012, 07:20:45 PM
Yankee fans will spin shit any way they can these days.  There is no way to justify paying these choke artists to fail in the playoffs like they did.  Especially, when its mostly small market teams that are winning these days.  Yankees have to adapt.

I'm not spinning anything.  I just listened a member of the baseball media explain how the red sox are in a better position for success than NY, at this very moment.

Explain what you mean by adapt and we'll go from there.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 23, 2012, 10:00:11 AM
I'm not spinning anything.  I just listened a member of the baseball media explain how the red sox are in a better position for success than NY, at this very moment.

Explain what you mean by adapt and we'll go from there.
red sox in better shape, i can't see that in any way except if your considering money as success and not a world championship. yankees overspent and got eliminated. redsox dumped payroll and stunk it up under bobby valentine just as i knew they would. whoever left that guy back in the country no less the major leagues  anyway?
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 23, 2012, 10:04:56 AM
did you know moe berg mlb catcher was a spy for the OSS during world war two. he was said to be the brainiest man in baseball ever. his last words upon death, were "did the mets win today?" they did.
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Post by: funk51 on October 24, 2012, 02:26:57 PM
juan marichal won the most games of any mlb pitcher in the 60's but never won a cy young. 6 times 20 or more wins 3 of those times 25 or more all during the 60's. ;D
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Post by: funk51 on October 25, 2012, 08:43:37 AM
juan marichal and warren spahn once hooked up in a 16 inning scoreless duel which ended in the bottom of the 16 th with a willie mays hr. juan threw 234  pirches so much for pitch counts.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 25, 2012, 08:45:52 AM
tim mccarver was the only mlb catcher to lead the league in triples he also was one of the few 4 decade players starting in 1959 and finishing in 1980. ;D ;D ;D
i think mccarver might be losing it a little he confused barry manilow with barry bonds in last nights world series telecast.than laughed about it for a long time before joe buck slapped him back to his senses.
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Post by: funk51 on October 26, 2012, 09:06:58 AM
did you know all three alou brothers played in the same outfield for the san francisco giants one game, matty, felipe,jesus. willie mays came out of the game to make this happen.
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Post by: funk51 on October 27, 2012, 08:27:24 AM
did you know that pete rose actually broke the record for career his two hits earlier. upon further research they took two hits away from ty cobb so his new total was 4189 hits instead of 4191. this also cost cobb his 12 th batting title and lowered his career avg from 367 to 366 still numero uno in that category. ;D
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Post by: funk51 on October 28, 2012, 03:24:58 PM
did you know that the most wins at the all-star break was 18 by wilbur wood. he was 18-14 in 1973. he ended up going 24-20 for the year.
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Post by: funk51 on October 31, 2012, 07:43:03 AM
did you know little jimmy rollins was the first mlber to have 200 hits 25 homers 25 steals 25 doubles 20 triples in the same  year.
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Post by: funk51 on November 02, 2012, 10:23:53 AM
dyk that eddie murray is the only member of the 500 hr club never to hit 40 hrs  in any year of his career. 25 total members as of 2012.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on November 04, 2012, 12:07:33 PM
dyk that adam dunn became the 6 th player to hit 40 hrs in both leagues. mark mac, griffey jr, darrel evans, jim thome,shawn green. ;D
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Post by: funk51 on November 05, 2012, 10:05:51 AM
dyk gaylord perry has the lowest era for a pitcher with 15 or more losses in a season 1.92 era.
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Post by: funk51 on November 09, 2012, 12:12:11 PM
dyk ryan howard and bobby bonds are the only guys to strike out 180 or more times and still hit  over 300. howard had 182 hits and k'd 181 times the year he hit 313. and bobby bonds k'd 189 times with 200 hits the only year he hit over 300 at 302.
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Post by: funk51 on November 11, 2012, 11:46:46 AM
dyk triple crown winner miquel cabrera was the 25th  player to hit 40 or more doubles and 40 or more homers in same year, but only albert belle did the 50-50 thing in this category.and he did it in a strike year 144 game season.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on November 12, 2012, 08:16:25 AM
dyk that only lou gehrig, babe ruth, rogers hornsby and hank greenberg are the only players to hit 40 hrs and 40 doubles and also hit 10 or more triples in the same year.
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Post by: funk51 on November 12, 2012, 08:19:17 AM
dyk vern stephens is the only player to knock in 150 or more runs and bat below 300. he had 159 rbis and hit only 290 in 1949. he tied for the league lead in rbis with teammate ted williams.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on November 15, 2012, 02:28:56 PM
dyk ; that pete richert is the only pitcher to strike out four men in one inning in his first major league game. he did it in 1962 against the reds.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on November 16, 2012, 01:17:12 PM
dyk that in 1952 walt dropo recorded 12 straight hits which is still the major league record.
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Post by: funk51 on November 17, 2012, 01:39:46 PM
dyk that in 1934 lou gehrig won the triple crown yet finished  fifth you read that right 5th in the MVP voting. that's highway robbery.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: OzmO on November 18, 2012, 09:38:44 AM
dyk ; that pete richert is the only pitcher to strike out four men in one inning in his first major league game. he did it in 1962 against the reds.

How is that?
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Post by: funk51 on November 20, 2012, 08:52:17 AM
How is that?
catcher  drops a strike three pitch runner runs to an unoccupied base counts as a strikeout but not an out you can get 4 strikeouts in an inning that way . it was done by many but only by pete richert in his first game.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on December 06, 2012, 08:41:32 AM
that pete gogolak was the first soccer style kicker in both college and the nfl. he finished his career with a 58.8 % fg rate good for 139th place in nfl archives. ;D
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Post by: funk51 on April 24, 2013, 11:35:33 AM
dyk that only one pitcher in baseball history defeated the brooklyn dodgers,la dodgers, ny giants, sf giants , ny yankees, ny mets in regular seasom games, who do you ask. answer ron kline.
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Post by: funk51 on May 02, 2013, 08:53:08 AM
when mlb umpire ken kaiser was a professional wrestler his ring name was the hatchetman. :o :o :o
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Post by: funk51 on May 12, 2013, 08:42:16 AM
dyk that the major league record for homeruns hit in extra innings for a single season is 5 by charlie maxwell in 1960.
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Post by: funk51 on May 12, 2013, 08:45:50 AM
dyk that the major league record for homeruns hit in extra innings for a single season is 5 by charlie maxwell in 1960.
in case your wondering the homeruns in extra innings for a career is 22 record held by willie mays also holder of most home runs hit while playing cf 640 of his 660 hit while he played center.
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Post by: funk51 on May 15, 2013, 10:22:52 AM
dyk the only mlb pitcher to beat the boston, milwaukee, atlanta  braves  was robin roberts.
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Post by: funk51 on May 15, 2013, 10:23:51 AM
dyk the only mlb pitcher to beat the boston, milwaukee, atlanta  braves  was robin roberts.
he did it[atlanta] in 1966 his last year.
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Post by: funk51 on May 15, 2013, 10:26:33 AM
on a related subject only mlber to play for the braves at all three of their locations was eddie mathews.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 23, 2013, 09:26:56 AM
dyk that raul ibanez tied ted williams for homeruns hit during his 41  year on earth . raul tied ted with 29 with a few more games to play.
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Post by: funk51 on September 23, 2013, 09:28:37 AM
a-rod went one up on lou gehrig for the all-time grand slam record 24 for a-fraud to the iron horse's  lou gehrig's 23. THANKS ALOT BUD SELIG.[ya splineless jellyfish].
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Post by: King Shizzo on September 23, 2013, 09:35:46 AM
a-rod went one up on lou gehrig for the all-time grand slam record 24 for a-fraud to the iron horse's  lou gehrig's 23. THANKS ALOT BUD SELIG.[ya splineless jellyfish].
Agreed. Modern baseball is cheating shit.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: The Showstoppa on September 23, 2013, 09:36:56 AM
dyk that raul ibanez tied ted williams for homeruns hit during his 41  year on earth . raul tied ted with 29 with a few more games to play.

I dont think ole Raul had a chunk of his 41 yrs cut out by serving during a WW. 
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Post by: Grape Ape on September 23, 2013, 10:29:59 AM
I dont think ole Raul had a chunk of his 41 yrs cut out by serving during a WW.  

He's talking about his age 41 year in isolation.

The real argument is that Williams did it in 87 fewer PA.  Then the reverse is that Williams batted against pitchers who built bridges and waited in line for soup in the offseason, whereas Ibanez did it against much better competition.....then it......

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Post by: The Showstoppa on September 23, 2013, 04:54:30 PM
He's talking about his age 41 year in isolation.

The real argument is that Williams did it in 87 fewer PA.  Then the reverse is that Williams batted against pitchers who built bridges and waited in line for soup in the offseason, whereas Ibanez did it against much better competition.....then it......



Ted Williams has shit turds that are better than Raul. 
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Post by: Grape Ape on September 23, 2013, 06:11:25 PM
There's no debate about that.
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Post by: funk51 on September 24, 2013, 06:56:23 AM
Ted Williams has shit turds that are better than Raul. 
why all the hate for raul. he was a late bloomer who can still play at a high level. he got dumped by the phillies yet he has more homers than any of there over priced "stars" this year. just being mentioned in the same breath as ted williams is an honor.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: The Showstoppa on September 24, 2013, 11:04:13 AM
why all the hate for raul. he was a late bloomer who can still play at a high level. he got dumped by the phillies yet he has more homers than any of there over priced "stars" this year. just being mentioned in the same breath as ted williams is an honor.

No real hate just hate comparisons that dont really fit.  Ted is one of the greatest hitters of all time.  Raul is a solid player.
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Post by: Grape Ape on September 24, 2013, 11:13:50 AM
No real hate just hate comparisons that dont really fit.  Ted is one of the greatest hitters of all time.  Raul is a solid player.

That's the whole point - that Raul Ibanez was able to do the same thing as Ted Williams in his 41st year, which is a feat unto itself.

Nobody's saying Raul could carry Ted's jockstrap or anything.
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Post by: funk51 on September 25, 2013, 09:44:03 AM
That's the whole point - that Raul Ibanez was able to do the same thing as Ted Williams in his 41st year, which is a feat unto itself.

Nobody's saying Raul could carry Ted's jockstrap or anything.
exactly and raul has 5 games to hit 1 more and stand ahead of  everyone all-time at that age .  ted was going to quit playing a year or two before he actually did but a friend talked him out of it telling him  that he's so close to some milestones like 500 homers etc. ted played on and actually hit a long homer his last at bat.
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Post by: funk51 on September 25, 2013, 10:17:06 AM
dyk that in 1934 two brothers won all four games for their team. dizzy won 2 games and daffy won the other two games for the cardinals over the tigers. they were the dean brothers.
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Post by: The Showstoppa on September 25, 2013, 12:38:21 PM
That's the whole point - that Raul Ibanez was able to do the same thing as Ted Williams in his 41st year, which is a feat unto itself.

Nobody's saying Raul could carry Ted's jockstrap or anything.

With the advances in training, nutrition, off season workouts, etc... comparing ages now isnt anything special imo. 
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Post by: Grape Ape on September 25, 2013, 07:02:55 PM
With the advances in training, nutrition, off season workouts, etc... comparing ages now isnt anything special imo. 

The only way to do it is to look at the deviation from the mean at the current period.  Comparing numbers at face value without context is worthless.  So we pretty much agree.

But, with respect to Ibanez, there's no other 41 year olds doing this, so it's special.   Factor in he's facing better comp, even moreso.
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Post by: funk51 on October 10, 2013, 12:01:40 PM
pedro alvarez of the pirates set a new MLB  record for getting an RBI in each of his first six games in the postseason was never done before. too bad  pirates didn't make it to the next round now he has to wait till the pirates reach the postseason again to try and  extend it. :o :o :o :o :o :o
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Post by: funk51 on October 10, 2013, 12:03:03 PM
 DYK that HOF'er gaylord and his brother jim perry  are the only brothers to both win the cy young award. :o :o.....
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Post by: Serghov on October 16, 2013, 04:01:09 AM
Jimmy Piersall celebrated his 100th home run by running the bases backwards.
(http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/001/898/068/Jim_Piersall_display_image.jpg?1328904449)
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Post by: funk51 on October 16, 2013, 08:44:35 AM
Jimmy Piersall celebrated his 100th home run by running the bases backwards.
(http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/001/898/068/Jim_Piersall_display_image.jpg?1328904449)
yup, knew it and for his trouble he got sent packing because casey stengel didn't like his act. i think he was on the mets at the time. remember him telling duke snider you hit your 400 hr and they didn't make a big deal out of it. watch when i hit my 100 th.
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Post by: funk51 on October 16, 2013, 08:48:36 AM
dyk that if babe ruth would have had  as many at bats as maris in the 61 homer  season when he hit 60 , he would have hit 66 hitting them at his pace.the plate appearances were actually close maris 698 to ruth's691 but ruth of course had more walks.bonds in his 73 year would have hit 91.
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Post by: funk51 on November 15, 2013, 10:22:11 AM
a football one this time first qb to throw for 1000 yds in a season was arnie herber in 1936.      first to 2000 yds in a season was cecil isbell 1942.     first to 3000 yds in a season was in 1960 john unitas did it in a 12 g season in the nfl and jack kemp and frank tripucka did it in the 14 g afl.    next year nfl went to a 14 g season.      first to 4000 yds was joe namath in 1967= 14 g had 4007 yds. first to 5000 yds was dan marino with 5084 in 1984 16 g season. .    since broken by drew brees w 5476 yds.      in all 110 qbs topped 4000 yds for a season. with 6 topping 5000 yds drew brees 3 times . :o :o :o
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Post by: funk51 on November 29, 2013, 10:34:56 AM
a big deal was made in 1961 when roger maris hit 61 hrs and broke babe ruth's hr record of 60 because the season was expanded from 154 games in ruth's time to the then and current 162 games. did you know that when babe originally broke the hr record back in 1919 when he hit 29, the guy's who record he broke was 27 accomplished in a 112 games season at the time.ned williamson  27 hrs in 112 game season back in 1884.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on December 18, 2013, 09:46:02 AM
that the mlb all-star game was first held in 1933, and since then 23 pitchers won 15 games or more by the all-star break. ubaldo jimenez was the last to do it in 2010 and was the only one of the 23 not to win 20 games for the year he finished 19-8. 3 pitchers did it more than once wilbur wood 3 times and sandy koufax and bob feller twice. in 1968 denny mcclain was 16-2 at the break he was the only one of the 23 to win 30 games finishing 31-6. wilbur wood won the most he won 18 but he also lost 14 at the break. he finished 24-20 being the only guy to lose 20 .
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Post by: funk51 on January 27, 2014, 10:11:21 AM
a boxing one for a change:   did you know sugar ray leonard made 40,000 dollars in his pro debut, contrast that with marvelous marvin hagler who made 50 dollars in his first pro  fight. :o :o :o
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Post by: funk51 on March 26, 2014, 12:00:39 PM
 DYK the lowest total for a team home run leader is steve balboni who hit 36 home runs in 1985 the total still stands. the record before balboni was 34 by john mayberry sr in 1975.
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Post by: Grape Ape on March 26, 2014, 12:24:33 PM
DYK the lowest total for a team home run leader is steve balboni who hit 36 home runs in 1985 the total still stands. the record before balboni was 34 by john mayberry sr in 1975.

Didn't Greg Nettles win the HR crown with 32 once?

Maybe I'm reading your post incorrectly?
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Post by: funk51 on March 26, 2014, 12:36:33 PM
Didn't Greg Nettles win the HR crown with 32 once?

Maybe I'm reading your post incorrectly?
yup nettles led the al with 32 hrs in 1976 , but what i meaning is the all-time team leaders for example the all time yankee single season hr leader would be roger maris with his 61 he beat out babe ruth 60 for the all time team lead. next on the list would be ruth's 59 hr and there on down. phillies leader ryan howard with 58....... giants bonds 73 orioles davis 53 anderson 50 frank robinson 49......
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Post by: Grape Ape on March 27, 2014, 05:30:29 AM
yup nettles led the al with 32 hrs in 1976 , but what i meaning is the all-time team leaders for example the all time yankee single season hr leader would be roger maris with his 61 he beat out babe ruth 60 for the all time team lead. next on the list would be ruth's 59 hr and there on down. phillies leader ryan howard with 58....... giants bonds 73 orioles davis 53 anderson 50 frank robinson 49......

Gotcha.  I didn't get the team context.  Thought you meant overall.
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Post by: funk51 on March 30, 2014, 10:54:33 AM
DYK with the 76ers recent streak of 26 losses  the philly sports teams now own or share the record for consecutive losses in two of the four major sports. the nba record is now jointly held by the cleveland cavs 2010-11 and the sixers 2014. the phillies hold the modern major league record of 23 losses in 1961. the orioles of 1988 hold the al record with 21 losses. the nfl record of 26  is held by the tampa bay buccaneers of 1976-77 fame. the  nhl record is a paltry 17 by the caps of 74-75 and the sharks in 92-93.
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Post by: funk51 on March 30, 2014, 11:04:32 AM
dyk that raul ibanez tied ted williams for homeruns hit during his 41  year on earth . raul tied ted with 29 with a few more games to play.
this is more of a something to watch for  the record for a 42 year old is 28 hrs by a probably jacked up barry bonds in 2007 before that the record by a mere mortal?????? was 18 by carlton fisk when he was 42 years of age.
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Post by: funk51 on April 01, 2014, 07:31:02 AM
DYk now that jimmy rollins has hit his 200 th hr he is the 19 th guy to have 400 or more doubles 100 or more triples and 200 or more  hrs of the 19 -15 of these players are in the hall of fame. :o :o :o :o :o
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Post by: wolfrittner on April 01, 2014, 07:35:22 AM
Tom Bosley never won the Heisman trophy.

(http://www.bradblog.com/Images/TomBosley_inmemoriam2.jpg)
lol :D
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Post by: funk51 on April 01, 2014, 11:18:56 AM
lol :D
and beither did the fonze who wasn't even a real italian as purported . however this guy scored 4 tds in a single fictional game for polk high school.
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Post by: funk51 on April 01, 2014, 11:24:35 AM
lol :D
while talking about heisman's DYK that ed marinaro of some tv show [maybe hill street blues] came in second for the heisman trophy to pat sullivan and also was the first running back to run for over 4000 yds in a college career. and current actor and ex college Qb mark harmon was the son of a heisman trophy winner tom harmon DYK? ::)
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Post by: funk51 on April 02, 2014, 12:49:51 PM
this is more of a something to watch for  the record for a 42 year old is 28 hrs by a probably jacked up barry bonds in 2007 before that the record by a mere mortal?????? was 18 by carlton fisk when he was 42 years of age.
update raul ibanez hit number 1 so who knows 301 career hrs.
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Post by: funk51 on April 06, 2014, 12:10:34 PM
DYK   the all-time career  steals of home plate record is 54 by ty cobb 50 in the al and 4 in the nl. second place is max carey 33 steals of home 31 in nl record and 2 in al. the single season record is 8 by cobb  in 1912 and  7 is the nl record by pete reiser the fence crasher. and 11 guys stole home twice in one game vic power being the last in 1958. two guys stole from first to home 4 times in a career ty cobb and honus wagner........ DYK ?????
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Post by: funk51 on April 06, 2014, 12:13:05 PM
DYK   the all-time career  steals of home plate record is 54 by ty cobb 50 in the al and 4 in the nl. second place is max carey 33 steals of home 31 in nl record and 2 in al. the single season record is 8 by cobb  in 1912 and  7 is the nl record by pete reiser the fence crasher. and 11 guys stole home twice in one game vic power being the last in 1958. two guys stole from first to home 4 times in a career ty cobb and honus wagner........ DYK ?????
DYK ? the closest anyone got to any of these records lately was rod carew he stole home 7 times in 1969 and 17 times in his career.
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Post by: funk51 on April 06, 2014, 12:41:17 PM
derek jeter with his 2 hits today 3320 career has  passed paul molitor for 8 th place on the all time hit list if you don't count bigot cap anson. j r smith has just broken the all time single game record for 3 pt attempts in a game with 22 he made 10.
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Post by: funk51 on April 14, 2014, 09:20:11 AM
DYK once again raul ibanez just got his 2000 hit most of this came after he turned 30 years of age naturally it was a homer his 3rd  of the year.  he also was playing first base in this game against the mets, with the high-priced pujols being the dh.
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Post by: funk51 on April 23, 2014, 10:33:31 AM
Ike Davis is the first player to hit a grandslam while playing for two different teams in the same calendar month in the same year. he hit one for the mets before he was released and one for his new team the pirates this april. ironically both slams were against the reds.
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Post by: funk51 on April 25, 2014, 01:36:13 PM
the nfl record for rushing tds for a QB is 14 in one year by cam newton and 43 for a career by steve young. but if you include the cleveland browns before they joined the nfl the record would be 44 tds by otto graham from 1946-1955. ;D
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Post by: funk51 on May 07, 2014, 08:32:34 AM
dyk that max scherzer has a major league record , he's started 172 games in his career and has yet to throw a complete game. i guess it's the sign of the times. :o
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on May 09, 2014, 11:01:08 AM
dyk that the yankees are as of this date 5-9-2014 only 35 wins away from 10k. several national league teams have done this already but only the dodgers have done it without playing 20 k games. dodgers played 19994 games with a record of 10414 wins and 9441 losses a .525 winning pct.[i know it doesn't add up possibly tied games included?]  while the yankees have played only 17643 games and have won 9965 and lost only 7565 for a 568 winning pct.[ again it does't add up possibly more tie games in the early days?]
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on May 09, 2014, 11:07:02 AM
dyk that the yankees are as of this date 5-9-2014 only 35 wins away from 10k. several national league teams have done this already but only the dodgers have done it without playing 20 k games. dodgers played 19994 games with a record of 10414 wins and 9441 losses a .525 winning pct.[i know it doesn't add up possibly tied games included?]  while the yankees have played only 17643 games and have won 9965 and lost only 7565 for a 568 winning pct.[ again it does't add up possibly more tie games in the early days?]
checked it out there was a lot of ties in the early days. but even more surprising was the new york yankees were actually the original baltimore orioles franchise from 1901-1902. 1903-1912 they were called the new york highlanders[actually knew that]. and officially became the yankees in 1913 to present day.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on May 11, 2014, 11:06:54 AM
dyk that before chase utley was caught stealing the other night he was first ALL-TIME for stolen bench percentage. the cs put him down to third and mike trout is now first. trout 90 steals and 12 cs for 88.235 pct, utley 130 sb  w 18 cs =87.838 pct. and right behind utley in fourth is the werewolf of first street, jayson werth w 117 sv -17 cs for a 87.313 pct.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on July 08, 2014, 12:14:43 PM
DYK that this date in history 65 years ago marked the first confrontation between two black players at the plate. don newcomb was pitching for the dodgers  as hank thompson was batting for the giants. both teams were still in ny of course.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on July 11, 2014, 12:06:59 PM
DYK that between 1966-1969 only one mlber hit over 50 homers in a year george foster 52 in 1977. amazing when  considering what followed.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 21, 2014, 03:40:41 PM
dyk that jerome williams of the phillies was the first pitcher ever to beat the same team the a's 3 times in one season while being a member if 3 different teams.....
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 23, 2014, 10:35:40 AM
that derek jeter  just scored his 1921 run all as a yankee . by doing so he passed a-rod to move into sole possession of 10 th place on the all-time list. musial is in ninth and too far out of reach with only a few games left before he[jeter]  rides into the sunset.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 01, 2014, 11:05:59 AM
dyk that curt flood actually was pictured in the philly yearbook... of course he never reported and this opened up pandora's box.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 01, 2014, 11:07:45 AM
dyk that curt flood actually was pictured in the philly yearbook... of course he never reported and this opened up pandora's box.
and back had to find the pic....
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 29, 2014, 11:00:49 AM
dyk that d.murray is the fourth fastest guy to 1000 yards in nfl history doing it in 8 games . only jim brown in 1958 and oj simpson 73 and 75  and terrel davis 98 did it faster all 7 games. brown's year was only a 12 g sched so he ended up with 1527 for yr. simpson ended up over 2000 the one year and 1873 the other 14 g season. and td ended up over 2k in 16 g...
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on December 17, 2014, 10:29:07 AM
dyk that the best hitting pitcher according to ops is micah owings... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Grape Ape on December 17, 2014, 10:32:07 AM
dyk that the best hitting pitcher according to ops is micah owings... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

9 hr in 200 AB will do that!
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: CalvinH on December 17, 2014, 12:15:54 PM
I think that would be Babe Ruth.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on December 18, 2014, 10:00:27 AM
I think that would be Babe Ruth.
if he was a pure pitcher for sure he would be. chart didn't take wes ferrel into account either, he would be second on this list if they did.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on December 23, 2014, 12:25:21 PM
did you know that pat gillick phillies former gm and still currently affiliated with the team, voted against richie allen getting into the hall of fame. allen got 11 of the 12 votes needed to get into the hall. :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(tony oliva also missed by 1 vote. you need 12 out of 16 votes from the veteran committee.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on January 07, 2015, 03:07:17 PM
dyk that johnny mize and sammy sosa hit 3 homeruns in a game 6 times most by anyone ever 3 guys did it five times ....   now you know.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on January 16, 2015, 12:45:29 PM
dyk the originator of wearing batting gloves was ken the hawk harrelson.   one day he didn't think he was going to play so he went out before the game and played 36 holes of golf. when he reported to the park he saw his name was in the starting lineup. rather than tell his manager his hands were hurting from playing golf, he just used his golf gloves to ease the pain somewhat. he hit 2 homers that night....  other players took note a trend was started... :D
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on January 22, 2015, 10:30:35 AM
dyk that the great running back for the philadelphia eagles was a blocking back for base baller alvin dark in college  LSU. and he actually didn't think he was good enough for the nfl....
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on January 28, 2015, 12:58:14 PM
here's a superbowl dyk....... dyk that the first person to appear as  both a coach and player on a superbowl winning team was tom flores of the oakland raiders first as a player than later as a coach beating the eagles.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on January 28, 2015, 12:59:51 PM
here's a superbowl dyk....... dyk that the first person to appear as  both a coach and player on a superbowl winning team was tom flores of the oakland raiders first as a player than later as a coach beating the eagles.
;D flores
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on January 30, 2015, 11:56:31 AM
dyk  that a baseball fan was shot to death at a baseball game on july 4 1950 at the polo grounds. he was 54 year old bernard doyle former manager of boxer james braddock the cinderella man.  some 14 year old kid had found a gun and decided to shoot it off for july 4. doyle was the unlucky recipent of the bullet which struck his brain and instantly killed him.... kid did 2 years in juvie for the mishap....play resumed and someone else took his vacated seats , hey it was the dodgers vs giants what could be better on a  4 th of july in ny...
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on February 04, 2015, 12:39:53 PM
dyk cecil and prince fielder are the only father and son to each hit 50 homers in a season.  don't see that happening again...
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: macgarth on February 15, 2015, 02:58:06 PM
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Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on February 17, 2015, 11:00:33 AM
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who'd a thought that??????.... wonder what russel wilson's first 48 look like...????????
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on February 17, 2015, 11:35:42 AM
who'd a thought that??????.... wonder what russel wilson's first 48 look like...????????
looked it up wilson 48 starts .36-12 w-l record
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on February 17, 2015, 11:37:11 AM
looked it up wilson 48 starts .36-12 w-l record
1252 passes-72 td passes 26 int. 98.6 passing rating  6 and 2 in playoffs.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on February 17, 2015, 11:39:10 AM
1252 passes-72 td passes 26 int. 98.6 passing rating  6 and 2 in playoffs.
add 1877 yards rushing and 11 rush tds...
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Andy Griffin on February 17, 2015, 12:38:02 PM
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bob backlund jr running neck and neck with 5 head
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on March 23, 2015, 01:32:47 PM
dyk that hall of famers never managed against each other in the history of the major leagues,,,,,,,,, til today in spring training paul molitor will be managing against ryne sandberg. twins vs phillies... :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on March 25, 2015, 12:29:08 PM
dyk that in 1970 alex johnson led the al in batting avg and his brother ron led the nfl in yards gained from scrimmage..... alex recently died...
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on March 25, 2015, 12:30:30 PM
dyk that in 1970 alex johnson led the al in batting avg and his brother ron led the nfl in yards gained from scrimmage..... alex recently died...
8) 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on April 17, 2015, 10:31:46 AM
dyk that pitcher gary peters hit a home run  for 9 straight years which is a record for pitchers. gary also holds the record for pitchers by hitting 4 pinch hit homers in his career :o :o :o :o :o he hit a total of 19 for his  career...
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on April 29, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
dyk that carl mays lead the american league in both wins 27 and saves 7 in 1921, he also lead the league in innings pitched with 336..... the year before he threw a pitch that caused ray chapman's death the only guy to die fron a pitch... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( mays won 26 that year.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on May 02, 2015, 10:46:19 AM
dyk that stan the man musial was the first major leaguer to hit 5 homeruns in one  day... he did it in as doubleheader 3 in one and 2 in other = 5 for day...                        vastly underrated superstar of baseball.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on June 22, 2015, 09:21:55 AM
 ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on June 27, 2015, 10:45:09 AM
dyk that ryan howard was the fastest guy to 100 hrs in his career only took him 325 games to get there... did it with a 505 ft blast at cbp... :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on June 27, 2015, 10:50:09 AM
dyk that prince fielder's 12 th  hr was his 300 th making him one of only two father and sons to each hit 300 hrs. barry and bobby bonds were the first... they are also 3 rd on the all time duo list. first is the bond's than the griffey's than the fielders...
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Irongrip400 on July 27, 2015, 06:19:38 AM
Deion Sanders is the only player to hit a home run and score a touchdown in the same week.  He is also the only player to play in a World Series and Superbowl.  One of the greatest athletes of our time.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on July 28, 2015, 11:10:05 AM
Deion Sanders is the only player to hit a home run and score a touchdown in the same week.  He is also the only player to play in a World Series and Superbowl.  One of the greatest athletes of our time.
[/quote  good one but did you know that only gary sheffield, ty cobb, ,rusty staub and now a-rod are the only guys to hit a home run in their teens as well as a hr in their 40's... :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 08, 2015, 08:38:17 AM
dyk that the astros tied a mlb record by having 11 guys on the team hit 10 or more home runs the other team to do it was the 2004 detroit tigers....   astos also had two guys hit 9.....
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Set It Up on October 08, 2015, 09:51:03 AM
dyk taht ClavinH has the yips with his short game and is notorious for chili dipping his pitches?
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: CalvinH on October 08, 2015, 12:14:56 PM
No yips or chili dips >:(
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 28, 2015, 01:15:10 PM
ruben amaro jr is now the red sox first base coach after being a gm for the phillies, :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 28, 2015, 01:17:36 PM
ruben amaro jr is now the red sox first base coach after being a gm for the phillies, :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
he once said that as a gm he won't have liked himself too much as a player.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 28, 2015, 01:19:44 PM
he once said that as a gm he won't have liked himself too much as a player.
his father was a major leaguer with the phillies and other teams.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on November 21, 2015, 09:11:55 AM
dyk that on this day 11-21 in the same town donora pa , two baseball legends were born years apart , ken griffey jr and stan musial now you know.  soon to be two hofers.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on November 21, 2015, 09:12:44 AM
dyk that on this day 11-21 in the same town donora pa , two baseball legends were born years apart , ken griffey jr and stan musial now you know.  soon to be two hofers.
;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on December 04, 2015, 10:36:56 AM
dyk that 6 out of the top 10 highest totals for putouts in a single season by an outfielder were done by richie ashburn..... number 11 on list is andruw jones..
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on December 28, 2015, 03:11:03 PM
now you know. ;D
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on August 16, 2016, 12:08:13 PM
cecil fielder and prince fielder were the only father son duo to each hit 50 homers in a season,,,,, now that prince was forced to retire due to neck injuries both father and son finished with the same amount of homers 319. total. :o :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Grape Ape on August 16, 2016, 04:26:41 PM
I actually did know about the HR totals, but forgot about the 50+
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on May 02, 2017, 03:42:53 PM
this is the guy who bill cosby based fat albert after......they were teammates on the same high school football team.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on May 03, 2017, 05:28:22 AM
la rams nfler dick bass had an illegitimate child who grew up to be monster.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on July 08, 2017, 11:10:33 AM
adrian beltre became the 21 st player to get to 5000 total bases... only 3 players have made it to 6000 , hank aaron tops the list with 6856 total bases..compare to 27 guys with 3000 hits and 27 guys in the 500 home run club.   hofer ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on August 28, 2017, 07:21:22 AM
finally phillies fans have hope again rhys hoskins setting multiple hr records to start a career quickest to 10 hrs quickest to 11.... and he also  started a triple play in the field.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: martino on August 31, 2017, 10:50:39 AM
Craig Biggio (1965– ) of the Houston Astros holds the record for a player most often hit by a pitch.

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Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 01, 2017, 06:26:54 AM
Craig Biggio (1965– ) of the Houston Astros holds the record for a player most often hit by a pitch.

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   yup i knew 285 in a 20 year career. most since 1900..... and ron hunt had the most  in 1 season 50....
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 05, 2017, 08:27:11 AM
DYK that mike moustakas has tied the single season kansas city royals team record for home runs with 36 that steve balboni set in 1985.. he has nearly a whole month to up the record.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 05, 2017, 08:28:22 AM
DYK that mike moustakas has tied the single season kansas city royals team record for home runs with 36 that steve balboni ser in 1985.. he has nearly a whole month to up the record.
;D
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 05, 2017, 08:32:06 AM
DYK that didi gregorius is the first yankee ss to hit 20 home runs in two consecutive years. derk jeter never did this despite hitting 260 homers in his career.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 11, 2017, 03:51:30 PM
dyk aaron judge is only the second rookie to hit 40 homers or more his rookie year the only other is mark mcgwire who hit 49... the nl record is still 38 by wally berger and frank robinson
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 14, 2017, 10:32:12 AM
rhys hoskins on a historic rookie pace fastest to 17 home runs to start a career= right now 33 games and 116 at bats...closest ever in 33 games was 12. hrs. it took wally berger see above 42 games to get to 17 at the start of his career.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 14, 2017, 10:33:04 AM
rhys hoskins on a historic rookie pace fastest to 17 home runs to start a career= right now 33 games and 116 at bats...closest ever in 33 games was 12. hrs. it took wally berger see above 42 games to get to 17 at the start of his career.
:o :o :o :o
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 25, 2017, 01:14:11 PM
DYK that mike moustakas has tied the single season kansas city royals team record for home runs with 36 that steve balboni set in 1985.. he has nearly a whole month to up the record.
               he hit number 37 now the royals single season all time hr leader.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 25, 2017, 01:16:13 PM
dyk aaron judge is only the second rookie to hit 40 homers or more his rookie year the only other is mark mcgwire who hit 49... the nl record is still 38 by wally berger and frank robinson
               nl recod now belongs to cody bellinger with 39... judge now has 48 hrs one more to tie mark mcgwire all time single season rookie record.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 25, 2017, 01:34:34 PM
               nl recod now belongs to cody bellinger with 39... judge now has 48 hrs one more to tie mark mcgwire all time single season rookie record.
            update judge hits 2 more in early monday game rookie  record is now his at 50 and counting.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Grape Ape on September 25, 2017, 01:40:22 PM
He's legit MVP now.

Altuve may still get it because of position, but it's going to be difficult to deny Judge.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 25, 2017, 04:18:13 PM
He's legit MVP now.

Altuve may still get it because of position, but it's going to be difficult to deny Judge.
               i won't argue if either of the two gets the award.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Grape Ape on September 25, 2017, 04:27:00 PM
               i won't argue if either of the two gets the award.

I used to think it belonged to Altuve but Judge leads in HR / RBI in the counting stats, but also in OBP / SLG / wOBA / wRC+ and tied in Fangraphs WAR.

It should go to Judge.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 26, 2017, 11:14:26 AM
I used to think it belonged to Altuve but Judge leads in HR / RBI in the counting stats, but also in OBP / SLG / wOBA / wRC+ and tied in Fangraphs WAR.

It should go to Judge.
also he leads al with 124 runs scored to altuve's 107
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Grape Ape on September 26, 2017, 11:19:47 AM
also he leads al with 124 runs scored to altuve's 107

Good point, but I discount runs / RBI since are largely dependent on what others' do, rather than the player himself.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: tom joad on September 26, 2017, 06:08:13 PM
as great the seasons Judge & Altuve are having, Trout is still the leader in OBP & SLG.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: AbrahamG on September 26, 2017, 07:18:47 PM
as great the seasons Judge & Altuve are having, Trout is still the leader in OBP & SLG.

Mike Trout has a genuinely massive cock.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: tom joad on September 27, 2017, 08:44:01 AM
Trout's the leader in WPA and it ain't close.  Altuve is 2nd.  (Judge is 28th.)
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Grape Ape on September 27, 2017, 08:54:21 AM
as great the seasons Judge & Altuve are having, Trout is still the leader in OBP & SLG.

I'm probably the biggest Trout fan out there, and feel he should have 5 or so MVPs at this point (even during Miggy Triple Crown year)........it's unfortunate he got hurt this year.

I just think what Judge is doing as a rookie is insane 50 HR / 125 R / 120 BB - only done by Ruth / Mantle / McGwire / Bonds.............he is also a good defender and baserunner as well.

I understand the value Altuve provides with his numbers relative to his position, but I believe Judge's edge in the statistical categories he's leading in outweighs it.

I think MVP should be "best player" since MVP is so subjective and writers just make up shit to vote for who they want, but, in this case, I think he kind of fits that mold too.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Shizzo on September 30, 2017, 02:56:08 AM
               i won't argue if either of the two gets the award.
I give it to Judge. He is a rookie for crying out loud. He has also scored more runs and has a better OPS than Altuve.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 30, 2017, 07:47:51 AM
I'm probably the biggest Trout fan out there, and feel he should have 5 or so MVPs at this point (even during Miggy Triple Crown year)........it's unfortunate he got hurt this year.

I just think what Judge is doing as a rookie is insane 50 HR / 125 R / 120 BB - only done by Ruth / Mantle / McGwire / Bonds.............he is also a good defender and baserunner as well.

I understand the value Altuve provides with his numbers relative to his position, but I believe Judge's edge in the statistical categories he's leading in outweighs it.

I think MVP should be "best player" since MVP is so subjective and writers just make up shit to vote for who they want, but, in this case, I think he kind of fits that mold too.
judge in another select group only players to be under 25 years old and have 125 bb's and 125 runs scored in one season.only others babe ruth and ted williams twice.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: illuminati on September 30, 2017, 07:53:01 AM
Ha - I just clicked on this page &
you can tell I'm not American
as i have no id3ea what you lot are talking about
Might as well be Japanese

You folks are enjoying it - good for you.  ;)
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 01, 2017, 06:54:35 AM
Ha - I just clicked on this page &
you can tell I'm not American
as i have no id3ea what you lot are talking about
Might as well be Japanese

You folks are enjoying it - good for you.  ;)
                     ;) ;) ;) ;) over here we pay men millions of dollars to throw hard projectiles at other men holding wooden clubs trying to hit the projectile into a large field of play,, if he is so lucky to hit said projectile aka a ball, he can now traverse his way around a four bag system known as a diamond. if he is very skilled and hits the ball over a distant wall he can now traverse his way safely around the diamond without impedance of the 9 fielders trying to stop his journey around said base path. this is known as a four bagger or home run.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 01, 2017, 06:57:17 AM
                     ;) ;) ;) ;) over here we pay men millions of dollars to throw hard projectiles at other men holding wooden clubs trying to hit the projectile into a large field of play,, if he is so lucky to hit said projectile aka a ball, he can now traverse his way around a four bag system known as a diamond. if he is very skilled and hits the ball over a distant wall he can now traverse his way safely around the diamond without impedance of the 9 fielders trying to stop his journey around said base path. this is known as a four bagger or home run.
                   men who can hit the ball an astonishing long way become legend and get sent to a hall of fame.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 01, 2017, 06:58:12 AM
                   men who can hit the ball an astonishing long way become legend and get sent to a hall of fame.
;D
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: illuminati on October 01, 2017, 11:04:16 AM
                     ;) ;) ;) ;) over here we pay men millions of dollars to throw hard projectiles at other men holding wooden clubs trying to hit the projectile into a large field of play,, if he is so lucky to hit said projectile aka a ball, he can now traverse his way around a four bag system known as a diamond. if he is very skilled and hits the ball over a distant wall he can now traverse his way safely around the diamond without impedance of the 9 fielders trying to stop his journey around said base path. this is known as a four bagger or home run.


Thank you for your polite explanation

Such a pleasant change on getbig

Enjoy your Game.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 03, 2017, 06:34:01 AM

Thank you for your polite explanation

Such a pleasant change on getbig

Enjoy your Game.
             i will. ;)
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on July 30, 2018, 01:10:14 PM
dyk that alex rodriquez was the 4 th mlber to hit a home run as a teenager and as a 40 year old. the others are ty cobb, rusty staub and gary sheffield.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on April 09, 2019, 12:21:27 PM
dyk that joey jay was the first product of the little leagues to make the major leagues, at 17 years of age in 1953 as a bonus baby.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Irongrip400 on April 21, 2019, 05:27:10 PM
Baseballs been around so fucking long there are so many weird records and shit. Even if football had the longevity I don’t think it would be as quirky.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on May 15, 2019, 08:53:48 AM
that joey gallo was the first to hit 100 homers before he hit 100 singles previous record was  172 singles by russel branyan. gallo had 93 singles. also one of the fastest game wise to hit 100.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on October 01, 2019, 12:47:36 PM
dyk that john kruk played exactly 1200 games in his ten year career and hit 100 home runs on the nose and hit for a career .300 batting average, but more amazingly he got hit only 2 times by a pitch in all that time.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on November 13, 2019, 06:23:52 AM
dyk that 58 players hit 30 or more home runs this year breaking the record of 47 in the year 2000. 129 hit 20 or more and 256 players hit double digits.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: Grape Ape on November 13, 2019, 06:33:16 PM
The baseball was off this year.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on March 10, 2020, 12:31:51 PM
a 1993 stadium club derk jeter rc  card rated 10 just went for 656 dollars on ebay and a 9.5 went for 271.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on March 24, 2020, 07:18:02 AM
dyk that the original distance for the pitching rubber was 45 feet..        https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/a-brief-history-of-the-pitching-distance-3210e7874d5c         
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on March 25, 2020, 10:13:50 AM
dyk that in 1962 turk farrell had one of the best lines for a 20 game loser. 3.01 era or 3.02 according to baseballreference.com.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on August 14, 2020, 07:00:15 AM
Carroll Hardy
Carroll Hardy.jpg
Carroll William Hardy

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School University of Colorado
High School Sturgis Brown High School
Debut April 15, 1958
Final Game September 27, 1967
Born May 18, 1933 in Sturgis, SD USA
Died August 9, 2020 in Highlands Ranch, CO USA
BR page

Biographical Information
Carroll Hardy played 8 games for the 1955 San Francisco 49ers as a running back.

He is the answer to a trivia question as the only player to pinch hit for Ted Williams; it happened on September 20, 1960, in the last weeks of Williams' career. Williams fouled a ball off his foot in the 1st inning, Hardy took over for him and lined into a double play. He is also the answer to an even more trivial question, as the only player to break a scoreless tie with a walk-off grand slam in the 12th inning (no one has done this in a later inning). It happened for the Boston Red Sox against the Cleveland Indians on April 11, 1962: Hardy drove in Carl Yastrzemski, Frank Malzone and Russ Nixon. It was the first home run that rookie pitcher Ron Taylor had given up.

On May 31, 1961, Hardy also pinch hit for rookie Carl Yastrzemski, making him the only player to substitute for future Hall of Famers, Yaz and Teddy Ballgame. Hardy also hit his first major league home run pinch-hitting for Roger Maris when both were with Cleveland, on May 18, 1958.
Title: Re: did you know?
Post by: funk51 on September 12, 2020, 12:43:56 PM
albert pujols first guy to hit 400 homers his first 10 years. 1   Albert Pujols   408   2001   2010   21-30   1558   6782   5733   1186   1900   426   15   1230   914   236   646   73   1   61   203   75   34   .331   .426   .624   1.050   *37/59HD64   STL
2   Eddie Mathews   370   1952   1961   20-29   1482   6481   5466   1032   1548   223   55   992   930   90   886   16   31   39   72   55   26   .283   .387   .547   .934   *5/H7   BSN-MLN
3   Ralph Kiner   369   1946   1955   23-32   1472   6256   5205   971   1451   216   39   1015   1011   90   749   24   9   7   126   22   18   .279   .398   .548   .946   *7/83H   PIT-CHC-CLE
4   Adam Dunn   354   2001   2010   21-30   1448   6065   4975   865   1246   266   10   880   990   107   1632   71   2   27   75   59   21   .250   .381   .521   .902   *739/HD   CIN-ARI-WSN
5   Ken Griffey Jr.   350   1989   1998   19-28   1375   5982   5226   940   1569   294   27   1018   656   153   876   40   6   54   101   143   53   .300   .379   .568   .947   *8/DH379   SEA
6   Alex Rodriguez   345   1994   2003   18-27   1275   5687   4989   1009   1535   285   22   990   559   37   995   72   16   51   110   177   46   .308   .382   .581   .963   *6/HD   SEA-TEX
7   Hank Aaron   342   1954   1963   20-29   1511   6582   5940   1077   1898   321   77   1121   541   124   609   20   19   62   156   103   37   .320   .375   .572   .947   *987/4H53   MLN
8   Mark Teixeira   338   2003   2012   23-32   1497   6558   5664   938   1580   355   18   1101   746   79   1123   96   0   52   130   21   6   .279   .369   .527   .896   *3/D957H   TEX-ATL-LAA-NYY
9   Ernie Banks   335   1953   1962   22-31   1370   5862   5280   838   1519   230   65   962   482   123   648   36   10   54   122   42   40   .288   .348   .546   .894   *63/57H   CHC
10   Frank Robinson   324   1956   1965   20-29   1502   6408   5527   1043   1673   318   50   1009   698   129   789   118   13   53   136   161   57   .303   .389   .554   .943   7938/H5   CIN
11   Ted Williams   323   1939   1951   20-32   1421   6436   5086   1273   1763   366   61   1261   1327   139   442   21   5      121   20   14   .347   .484   .633   1.117   *79/H1   BOS
12   Miguel Cabrera   321   2003   2012   20-29   1512   6474   5663   961   1802   386   13   1123   709   161   1107   42   5   55   194   33   18   .318   .395   .561   .956   3579/DH   FLA-DET
13   Albert Belle   321   1989   1998   22-31   1237   5332   4684   795   1388   316   19   1019   530   65   811   44   4   67   157   71   33   .296   .368   .577   .946   *7D/9H   CLE-CHW
14   Mickey Mantle   320   1951   1960   19-28   1399   6051   5005   1113   1537   225   60   935   1003   82   1024   10   12   23   55   112   28   .307   .422   .568   .990   *89/H6745   NYY
15   Willie Mays   319   1951   1961   20-30   1372   5960   5241   1013   1657   265   94   935   647   117   582   20   1   48   118   222   72   .316   .390   .585   .975   *8/H   NYG-SFG
16   Mike Piazza   314   1992   2001   23-32   1258   5193   4638   782   1507   228   4   975   506   112   719   18   0   31   149   17   17   .325   .391   .579   .970   *2/HD3   LAD-NYM-FLA
17   Mike Schmidt   314   1972   1981   22-31   1336   5592   4615   856   1216   227   41   878   851   91   1148   51   16   59   68   141   63   .263   .380   .535   .914   *5/H643   PHI
18   Ryan Howard   311   2004   2013   24-33   1178   5018   4340   695   1176   220   19   963   588   143   1401   46   0   44   88   12   4   .271   .361   .545   .906   *3/HD   PHI
19   Manny Ramirez   310   1993   2002   21-30   1229   5233   4435   842   1400   301   13   1036   695   86   1012   53   2   48   120   28   25   .316   .411   .599   1.010   *9D7/H   CLE-BOS
20   Jeff Bagwell   310   1991   2000   23-32   1476   6519   5349   1073   1630   351   22   1093   992   132   1022   97   3   78   146   167   64   .305   .417   .552   .970   *3/HD9   HOU
21   Giancarlo Stanton   308   2010   2019   20-29   1162   4897   4253   686   1141   239   11   785   569   79   1375   44   0   30   91   41   14   .268   .358   .547   .905   *9D/7H8   FLA-MIA-NYY
22   Vladimir Guerrero   305   1996   2005   21-30   1301   5494   4895   860   1586   294   38   936   494   170   606   66   0   39   157   151   75   .324   .391   .587   .977   *9/DH8   MON-ANA-LAA
23   Joe DiMaggio   303   1936   1948   21-33   1405   6255   5609   1146   1853   320   111   1277   594   59   282   37   14      89   30   8   .330   .398   .589   .987   *8/79H   NYY
24   Rocky Colavito   302   1955   1964   21-30   1326   5579   4793   760   1302   227   16   905   704   40   660   21   15   46   128   13   21   .272   .364   .515   .879   *97/H31   CLE-DET-KCA
25   Mike Trout   301   2011   2020   19-28   1240   5458   4495   941   1371   257   47   791   828   104   1162   83   0   51   58   201   37   .305   .418   .584   1.002   *87/D9H   LAA
Rk   Player   HR   From   To   Age   G   PA   AB   R   H   2B   3B   RBI   BB   IBB   SO   HBP   SH   SF   GDP   SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   Pos   Tm
26   Andruw Jones   301   1996   2005   19-28   1451   5948   5271   855   1408   274   32   894   565   52   1129   62   6   44   131   129   52   .267   .342   .503   .845   *89/H7D   ATL
27   Frank Thomas   301   1990   1999   22-31   1371   6092   4892   968   1564   317   10   1040   1076   133   741   41   0   82   152   28   18   .320   .440   .573   1.013   *3D/H   CHW
28   Juan Gonzalez   301   1989   1998   19-28   1104   4654   4269   677   1238   246   18   947   293   56   842   44   2   46   119   18   12   .290   .339   .568   .906   798D/H   TEX
29   Mo Vaughn   299   1991   2000   23-32   1346   5756   4966   784   1479   250   10   977   652   136   1262   96   0   42   119   30   17   .298   .387   .533   .920   *3D/H   BOS-ANA
30   Johnny Mize   297   1936   1948   23-35   1403   5954   5185   960   1679   313   82   1096   714   57   423   38   19      76   26   4   .324   .409   .588   .997   *3/H9   STL-NYG
31   Barry Bonds   292   1986   1995   21-30   1425   6038   5020   999   1436   306   48   864   931   196   795   33   3   51   71   340   103   .286   .398   .541   .938   *78/H9   PIT-SFG
32   Fred McGriff   289   1986   1995   22-31   1291   5318   4512   788   1284   229   17   803   744   100   1019   22   2   38   108   48   29   .285   .386   .535   .921   *3/DH   TOR-SDP-ATL
33   Prince Fielder   288   2005   2014   21-30   1364   5790   4882   755   1389   277   10   886   751   149   1004   106   0   51   125   18   11   .285   .388   .522   .910   *3/HD   MIL-DET-TEX
34   Lance Berkman   288   1999   2008   23-32   1371   5792   4802   896   1449   328   24   961   883   116   953   60   1   46   99   72   36   .302   .413   .560   .973   7398/HD   HOU
35   Todd Helton   286   1997   2006   23-32   1424   6076   5106   1018   1700   413   29   996   864   146   686   46   3   54   121   36   25   .333   .430   .593   1.023   *3/H79   COL
36   Ryan Braun   285   2007   2016   23-32   1354   5819   5249   879   1597   317   43   937   473   48   1070   62   0   33   135   181   50   .304   .367   .544   .910   *795/HD8   MIL
37   Darryl Strawberry   285   1983   1992   21-30   1291   5314   4564   768   1196   217   34   857   674   116   1119   30   1   45   55   204   84   .262   .358   .512   .869   *9/8H7   NYM-LAD
38   Carlos Lee   281   1999   2008   23-32   1480   6208   5633   874   1635   340   12   1001   460   42   765   37   3   74   143   110   38   .290   .344   .505   .848   *7/DH3   CHW-MIL-TEX-HOU
39   Jason Giambi   281   1995   2004   24-33   1344   5784   4757   851   1413   296   8   944   871   63   916   92   2   62   115   13   10   .297   .411   .540   .951   *3D7/5H9   OAK-NYY
40   Reggie Jackson   281   1967   1976   21-30   1365   5616   4848   798   1292   247   28   824   654   91   1237   62   12   38   82   171   73   .267   .358   .503   .861   *98/HD7   KCA-OAK-BAL
41   Chipper Jones   280   1993   2003   21-31   1405   6067   5144   966   1588   305   26   943   853   94   781   10   3   57   135   116   40   .309   .404   .541   .946   *57/6H9D   ATL
42   Jay Bruce   277   2008   2017   21-30   1416   5806   5205   751   1294   272   29   838   528   66   1378   27   3   42   90   62   37   .249   .319   .472   .790   *9/H837D   CIN-NYM-CLE
43   Troy Glaus   277   1998   2007   21-30   1244   5203   4425   766   1124   240   9   778   701   35   1165   39   0   38   107   56   28   .254   .358   .500   .858   *5/D6H   ANA-ARI-TOR
44   Mark McGwire   277   1986   1995   22-31   1094   4428   3659   621   921   150   5   747   673   54   833   40   3   53   92   7   8   .252   .369   .523   .892   *3/H5D9   OAK
45   Jose Canseco   276   1985   1994   20-29   1143   4934   4315   732   1154   204   11   870   518   44   1174   50   1   50   115   149   67   .267   .349   .512   .861   *97D/H81   OAK-TEX
46   Jim Rice   276   1974   1983   21-30   1334   5820   5306   823   1620   247   62   954   407   54   963   46   5   56   181   49   31   .305   .356   .531   .888   *7D/9H8   BOS
47   Duke Snider   276   1947   1956   20-29   1286   5494   4809   903   1470   263   59   911   615   95   770   14   40   16   108   89   60   .306   .385   .557   .942   *8/H97   BRO
48   Eddie Murray   275   1977   1986   21-30   1499   6415   5624   884   1679   296   20   1015   709   117   769   15   2   65   145   55   20   .299   .375   .505   .880   *3D/H75   BAL
49   Richie Sexson   273   1997   2006   22-31   1150   4786   4214   661   1135   230   17   844   494   30   1127   47   0   31   123   12   13   .269   .350   .526   .877   *37/DH9   CLE-MIL-ARI-SEA
50   Sammy Sosa   273   1989   1998   20-29   1247   5096   4664   727   1233   182   33   800   350   56   1198   33   17   32   104   217   91   .264   .318   .493   .811   *98/H7D   TEX-CHW-CHC
Rk   Player   HR   From   To   Age   G   PA   AB   R   H   2B   3B   RBI   BB   IBB   SO   HBP   SH   SF   GDP   SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   Pos   Tm
51   Chuck Klein   272   1928   1937   23-32   1318   5785   5243   1024   1783   342   65   1041   473      427   12   54      33   67      .340   .396   .586   .982   *97/8H   PHI-CHC
52   Dick Allen   271   1963   1972   21-30   1291   5482   4735   851   1412   236   71   848   685   120   1208   11   16   34   103   96   40   .298   .386   .550   .935   *537/H684   PHI-STL-LAD-CHW
53   Alfonso Soriano   270   1999   2008   23-32   1205   5338   4934   797   1391   309   23   705   298   46   1069   62   8   36   57   248   69   .282   .329   .518   .847   *47/HD865   NYY-TEX-WSN-CHC
54   Dave Kingman   270   1971   1980   22-31   1143   4254   3839   552   933   155   20   720   333   38   1139   36   9   37   77   65   42   .243   .307   .505   .812   7359H/D1   SFG-NYM-SDP-NYY-CAL-CHC
55   Willie McCovey   268   1959   1968   21-30   1225   4597   3958   659   1100   151   36   733   551   71   774   48   5   34   77   19   18   .278   .370   .537   .907   *37H/9   SFG
56   Orlando Cepeda   268   1958   1967   20-29   1388   5684   5193   808   1606   287   22   936   355   99   779   75   2   56   136   112   56   .309   .359   .528   .886   *37/H95   SFG-STL
57   Chris Davis   267   2008   2017   22-31   1168   4701   4149   638   1020   204   5   694   472   47   1504   48   1   31   51   17   11   .246   .328   .490   .818   *3D/59H71   TEX-BAL
58   Lou Gehrig   267   1923   1932   20-29   1232   5474   4542   1075   1558   321   113   1144   806      508   21   101         63   67   .343   .444   .640   1.084   *3/H97   NYY
59   Jimmie Foxx   266   1925   1934   17-26   1109   4592   3862   857   1307   224   72   960   667      545   7   54         42   38   .338   .437   .640   1.077   *35/H2967   PHA
60   Pat Burrell   265   2000   2009   23-32   1428   5864   4947   700   1257   269   15   891   842   49   1392   28   0   47   110   7   1   .254   .363   .475   .838   *7D/H39   PHI-TBR
61   Bobby Bonds   265   1968   1977   22-31   1416   6342   5546   1009   1505   247   57   806   704   56   1384   39   7   46   76   364   113   .271   .355   .480   .835   *98/DH7   SFG-NYY-CAL
62   Carlos Delgado   262   1993   2002   21-30   1134   4762   3980   698   1118   279   10   814   649   93   990   90   0   43   73   9   6   .281   .390   .554   .943   *3D/7H2   TOR
63   Evan Longoria   261   2008   2017   22-31   1435   6151   5450   780   1471   338   19   892   569   77   1220   55   1   76   148   51   15   .270   .341   .483   .823   *5/DH6   TBR
64   Roger Maris   261   1957   1966   22-31   1238   5035   4381   737   1139   159   33   750   576   36   634   33   10   34   62   21   9   .260   .348   .490   .838   *98/H7   CLE-KCA-NYY
65   Johnny Bench   256   1967   1976   19-28   1371   5746   5060   757   1355   260   19   929   597   101   846   15   5   67   131   53   28   .268   .343   .478   .821   *2/9375H8   CIN
66   Ron Santo   253   1960   1969   20-29   1536   6531   5658   816   1592   247   54   937   768   66   896   27   9   69   163   27   33   .281   .366   .478   .844   *5/6H   CHC
67   Bob Johnson   252   1933   1942   27-36   1459   6326   5428   997   1617   307   72   1040   853   7   678   16   26      64   78   49   .298   .395   .520   .915   *78/349H5   PHA
68   Mark Reynolds   251   2007   2016   23-32   1376   5253   4571   673   1070   216   13   714   592   25   1631   51   3   36   94   60   30   .234   .326   .452   .778   *53/HD947   ARI-BAL-NYY-CLE-MIL-STL-COL
69   Matt Holliday   251   2004   2013   24-33   1434   6119   5398   949   1681   375   30   966   596   47   1010   90   1   34   168   101   35   .311   .387   .531   .918   *7/HD   COL-STL-OAK
70   Cecil Fielder   250   1985   1995   21-31   1095   4350   3789   570   973   148   6   762   502   60   979   27   0   32   119   0   5   .257   .345   .497   .842   *3D/H547   TOR-DET
71   Hank Greenberg   249   1930   1941   19-30   1049   4672   3998   839   1299   317   62   1013   626   4   643   12   34      24   50   24   .325   .418   .622   1.040   *37/H   DET
72   Paul Goldschmidt   248   2011   2020   23-32   1291   5542   4692   830   1375   299   20   822   763   105   1247   35   0   41   113   128   33   .293   .393   .524   .917   *3/HD   ARI-STL
73   Tim Salmon   247   1992   2001   23-32   1250   5400   4526   779   1288   252   17   806   779   38   1080   45   0   50   70   38   36   .285   .391   .511   .903   *9D/H8   CAL-ANA
74   Greg Vaughn   247   1989   1998   23-32   1224   4977   4319   720   1062   199   18   764   580   40   1023   26   11   41   67   84   49   .246   .336   .472   .808   *7D/H89   MIL-SDP
75   Mat
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Winners of multiple major year-end awards
Players and skippers who have won 2 or more of the big 4
Don Mattingly wins NL MOY
Nov 10, 2020 · 0:45
Don Mattingly wins NL MOY
By Do-Hyoung Park, Daniel Kramer and Chad Thornburg  @dohyoungpark and @DKramer_
November 10, 2020
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In 1985, Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly won the American League MVP Award after a season in which he led the AL with 145 RBIs. Thirty-five years later, he has become an award winner yet again. On Tuesday, Mattingly was named the 2020 National League Manager of the Year for his efforts in guiding the Marlins to their first postseason appearance since 2003. He's now the latest in a long line of MLB stars to earn multiple major year-end honors.

Below is a look at the players and managers who have taken home two or more of baseball's top yearly prizes -- Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and Manager of the Year.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, CY YOUNG AND MVP

Justin Verlander
2006 AL ROY, 2011 AL CY, 2011 AL MVP, 2019 AL CY
After his 2006 Rookie of the Year campaign and 2011 Cy Young and MVP season, the consistent, durable Verlander finished as the Cy Young runner-up three times before capturing the award a second time as a 36-year-old in 2019.

Don Newcombe
1949 NL ROY, 1956 NL CY, 1956 NL MVP
One of the pioneers of integrated baseball, Newcombe won Rookie of the Year for Branch Rickey's Dodgers and recorded his best season in 1956, three years after he returned from service in the Korean War.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND CY YOUNG

Jacob deGrom
2014 NL ROY, 2018 NL CY, 2019 NL CY
deGrom showed glimpses of greatness as part of an elite Mets rotation when he burst onto the scene as 2014 Rookie of the Year. Four years later, he put together one of the greatest pitching seasons of his era, while also prompting voters to look beyond traditional stats.

Dwight Gooden
1984 NL ROY, 1985 NL CY
As a 19-year-old, Gooden took the Majors by storm in '84, shattering Herb Score's Modern Era rookie strikeout record, with 276. The following year, Dr. K compiled a 1.53 ERA that hasn't been bested by any pitcher who has qualified for the ERA title.

Fernando Valenzuela
1981 NL ROY, 1981 CY
Valenzuela is the only player on this list to win the Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in the same season, leading the Majors with eight shutouts as "Fernandomania" became a cultural phenomenon.

Rick Sutcliffe
1979 NL ROY, 1984 NL CY
After the Indians traded Sutcliffe to the Cubs in 1984 with a 4-5 start and 5.15 ERA, the big righty stunned baseball, losing only one more game and unanimously winning the NL Cy Young Award.

Tom Seaver
1967 NL ROY; 1969, 1973, 1975 NL CY
The first of Seaver's three Cy Young Awards came in 1969, when he led MLB with 25 wins while pitching the "Miracle Mets" to their first World Series championship and finished as the NL MVP runner-up to Willie McCovey.

CY YOUNG AND MVP

Clayton Kershaw
2011, 2013, 2014 NL CY; 2014 NL MVP
The greatest pitcher of his generation, the southpaw's consistent dominance became such a given that his 2.73 ERA in 2018 -- a career year for most pitchers -- was cause for concern in the baseball community.

Dennis Eckersley
1992 AL CY, 1992 AL MVP
Would a closer win an MVP Award in today's game? Almost certainly not. But don't let that take away from Eck's at-times incomprehensible numbers. From 1989-90, the sidearm slinger saved 81 games and walked a combined seven batters.

Roger Clemens
1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001 AL CY; 2004 NL CY; 1986 AL MVP
A two-time Triple Crown winner and seven-time ERA champion, the Rocket was already the record holder with six Cy Young Awards when he won another in the NL for good measure -- at age 42.

Willie Hernandez
1984 AL CY, 1984 AL MVP
Hernandez became one of four relievers in history to win MVP during his first season with the Tigers, when he commanded 16 first-place votes to top an unspectacular field of position players led by Kent Hrbek.

Rollie Fingers
1981 AL CY, 1981 AL MVP
Fingers' 47 appearances and 78 innings pitched during his MVP season were actually the lowest of his lengthy career to that point, but so was his 1.04 ERA.

Vida Blue
1971 AL CY, 1971 AL MVP
At 21, the lefty became the youngest AL MVP of the 20th century during his 1971 campaign, when he started the year 16-2 with 16 complete games, including six shutouts.

Bob Gibson
1968 NL CY, 1968 NL MVP
Gibson's outrageous 1.12 ERA during the "Year of the Pitcher" is often cited as one of the reasons why MLB lowered the mound and reduced the size of the strike zone for the 1969 season. He was, quite literally, a game-changer.

Denny McLain
1968, 1969 AL CY; 1968 AL MVP
Even the most ardent opponents of the wins stat have to give a hat tip to McLain, who became one of only 11 pitchers in the 20th century to reach the 30-wins plateau, recording a 1.96 ERA in 336 innings in 1968.

Sandy Koufax
1963, 1965, 1966 CY; 1963 NL MVP
One of the greatest travesties in baseball history is that we'll never know how Koufax's career would have turned out had it not been cut short after a 1.86 ERA, three Cy Youngs, three top-two MVP finishes and a 382-strikeout season in his final four years.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND MVP

Cody Bellinger
2017 NL ROY, 2019 NL MVP
Bellinger burst onto the scene by breaking the NL single-season rookie home run record in 2017, and displayed even more of his all-around game with a terrific follow-up two years later. The Dodgers star knocked 47 homers, stole 15 bases and played Gold Glove defense in center field to capture the NL MVP Award in ’19.

Kris Bryant
2015 NL ROY, 2016 NL MVP
The former No. 2 overall Draft pick broke out in his first Major League season in 2015, breaking Billy Williams' Cubs rookie home run record. Bryant took his game to another level in his sophomore campaign, becoming the first player to win the Golden Spikes Award (top college player), Minor League Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and MVP in four consecutive years.

Bryce Harper
2012 NL ROY, 2015 NL MVP
Harper reached the big leagues as a teenager in 2012, then at 20, he became the second-youngest player to win Rookie of the Year honors. He followed up that feat by winning MVP just shy of his 23rd birthday.

Mike Trout
2012 AL ROY; 2014, 2016, 2019 AL MVP
Trout was named 2012 AL Rookie of the Year in his first full season and never looked back, becoming the first player in MLB history to finish in the top two in MVP voting in each of his first five full seasons in the Majors and winning the award in 2014, '16 and ‘19.

Buster Posey
2010 NL ROY, 2012 NL MVP
In his first year in the big leagues, Posey hit .305/.357/.505 and won a World Series with the Giants. Posey was named NL MVP two years later in another championship season for San Francisco.

Ryan Braun
2007 NL ROY, 2011 NL MVP
Braun clubbed 34 home runs and led the NL in slugging percentage in his first season in the big leagues. Four years later, he joined the 30-30 club and helped the Brewers win their first NL Central title in almost three decades with an MVP season.

Dustin Pedroia
2007 AL ROY, 2008 AL MVP
Pedroia won the AL Rookie of the Year Award and a World Series in 2007, then the diminutive second baseman was named AL MVP the following year after leading the league in hits, runs and doubles.

Ryan Howard
2005 NL ROY, 2006 NL MVP
Jim Thome's season-ending elbow injury in 2005 opened the door for Howard to assume everyday first-base duties with the Phillies, and he rewarded them with a Rookie of the Year season. He then led the Majors in home runs the next year, winning the NL MVP Award.

Albert Pujols
2001 NL ROY; 2005, 2008, 2009 NL MVP
The three-time MVP began his career by being unanimously voted 2001 NL Rookie of the Year with the Cardinals. He hit .329/.403/.610 with 37 home runs, 47 doubles and 130 RBIs as a 21-year-old third baseman.

Ichiro Suzuki
2001 AL ROY, 2001 AL MVP
After nine seasons in Japan, Ichiro signed with the Mariners at 27 years old and had an impact with 242 hits (the first of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons), 56 stolen bases and a .350 batting average en route to AL Rookie of the Year and MVP honors.

Jeff Bagwell
1991 NL ROY, 1994 NL MVP
The longtime Astro jumped from Double-A to the Majors in 1991 and became the first player in franchise history to win the Rookie of the Year Award. He was later unanimously voted NL MVP during the strike-shortened 1994 season.

Jose Canseco
1986 AL ROY, 1988 AL MVP
Canseco enjoyed a fast start to his 17-year career, winning Rookie of the Year in 1986, then he was named MVP after leading the Majors in home runs (42), RBIs (124) and slugging (.569) in '88.

Cal Ripken Jr.
1982 AL ROY; 1983, 1991 AL MVP
One of baseball's most productive shortstops won AL Rookie of the Year and MVP in back-to-back years. It was the first of his two MVP Awards (also 1991).

Andre Dawson
1977 NL ROY, 1987 NL MVP
Dawson began his career with the Montreal Expos with a Rookie of the Year campaign. Ten years later, he signed with the Cubs and opened his Chicago tenure with 49 home runs, 137 RBIs and an NL MVP Award.

Fred Lynn
1975 AL ROY, 1975 AL MVP
Lynn made the first of nine consecutive All-Star appearances and enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career as a rookie in 1975. He hit .331/.401/.566 with 47 doubles, 21 homers and 105 RBIs.

Thurman Munson
1970 AL ROY, 1976 AL MVP
Munson's career was tragically cut short by a fatal plane crash in 1979, but the Yankees catcher was well-decorated throughout his 11 years in the big leagues, which featured seven All-Star appearances, three Gold Gloves, a Rookie of the Year Award and MVP honors.

Johnny Bench
1968 NL ROY; 1970, 1972 NL MVP
The Hall of Famer spent his entire 17-year career in Cincinnati and played on the "Big Red Machine" teams that dominated the NL in the 1970s. A 14-time All-Star, Bench clubbed 40 or more homers in both of his MVP campaigns.

Rod Carew
1967 AL ROY, 1977 AL MVP
Carew's Hall of Fame career began with the first of his 18 straight All-Star appearances and an impressive rookie showing. It wasn't until his 11th year in the Majors that he earned MVP status, leading the league in runs (128), hits (239), triples (16), batting average (.388), on-base percentage (.449) and OPS (1.1019).

Dick Allen
1964 NL ROY, 1972 AL MVP
Allen hit .318, hit 29 home runs and led the Majors with 125 runs scored as a rookie in 1964. He enjoyed arguably the most successful stretch of his career during a three-year All-Star run with the White Sox that began with an MVP season.

Pete Rose
1963 NL ROY, 1973 NL MVP
MLB's all-time hits leader batted .273 as a rookie in 1963. He received MVP consideration for much of his career, winning the award in '73 when he totaled a career-best 230 hits and batted .338.

Willie McCovey
1959 NL ROY, 1969 NL MVP
McCovey played in just 52 games as a rookie in 1959, but still won NL Rookie of the Year honors. He slugged 13 homers, hit .354/.429/.656 and had a 22-game hitting streak. Ten years later, McCovey hit an NL-leading 45 home runs and 126 RBIs in his 1969 NL MVP campaign.

Orlando Cepeda
1958 NL ROY, 1967 NL MVP
Cepeda's 1967 MVP season helped the Cardinals win a World Series. Nearly a decade prior, the Hall of Famer began his career by hitting .312 with 38 doubles and 25 homers in his first season with the Giants.

Willie Mays
1951 NL ROY; 1954, 1965 NL MVP
Mays reached the big leagues in 1951 and turned in a Rookie of the Year campaign. His career was interrupted the following season when he was drafted into the Army during the Korean War, but when he returned, he was better than ever. He hit a career-best .345 with 41 home runs and won the first of his two NL MVP Awards.

Jackie Robinson
1947 MLB ROY, 1949 NL MVP
Robinson's rookie season was momentous not only for its societal impact as he broke MLB's color barrier, but he also excelled on the field, winning MLB's inaugural Rookie of the Year Award. He also became the first African-American player to win an MVP Award.

MANAGER OF THE YEAR, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AND MVP

Frank Robinson
1989 AL MOY, 1956 NL ROY, 1961 NL MVP, 1966 AL MVP
The Reds and Orioles legend became the first African-American manager in Major League history when he was named the player-manager of the Indians in 1975, and he made another splash in Baltimore when he led the Orioles to a 33-win jump from 1988 to '89.

MANAGER OF THE YEAR AND MVP

Don Mattingly
2020 NL MOY, 1985 AL MVP
Mattingly is no stranger to awards, taking home three Silver Sluggers and nine Gold Gloves in addition to his MVP trophy. The sweet-swinging first baseman got into coaching after his 14-year playing career and managed the Dodgers from 2011-15 before moving to Miami. In his fifth season with the Marlins, he led the club through a COVID-19 outbreak and snapped a 16-season playoff drought, upsetting the Cubs in the three-game Wild Card Series.

Kirk Gibson
2011 NL MOY, 1988 NL MVP
The Dodgers' postseason hero and 1988 NL MVP led the D-backs to a surprising NL West title in 2011, a season after taking over managerial duties from AJ Hinch in a midseason change.

Joe Torre
1996, 1998 AL MOY; 1971 NL MVP
Before his legendary managerial career -- which included two Manager of the Year nods -- Torre won a batting title (.363) and led the NL with 137 RBIs during a 1971 MVP campaign.

Don Baylor
1995 NL MOY, 1979 AL MVP
The best season of Baylor's career came in 1979, when he made his lone All-Star appearance and paced the AL in runs (120) and RBIs (139) as the league MVP. He followed up his 19 years in the big leagues with nine years as manager of the Rockies and Cubs.

MANAGER OF THE YEAR AND ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Lou Piniella
2008 NL MOY, 1969 AL ROY
Lou Piniella batted leadoff in the first game in Kansas City Royals history in 1969 and finished that season as AL Rookie of the Year. After a successful playing career, Piniella had an even more successful managerial career with the Yankees, Reds, Mariners, Rays and Cubs.

Ozzie Guillen
2005 AL MOY, 1985 AL ROY
Twenty years after winning the 1985 AL Rookie of the Year Award with the White Sox, Guillen guided the franchise to World Series championship as skipper. Chicago went 99-63 and won its first title in 88 years as Guillen earned AL Manager of the Year honors.
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pretty exclusive club only 3 members.
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DYK the only player to hit 4 home runs in one game in a losing effort was bob horner.       :o   https://stathead.com/tiny/tELfN?&utm_medium=br&utm_source=br_homepage&utm_campaign=baseball
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It’s Jim Brown’s 85th birthday today: 32 interesting facts from the running back’s legendary career
Updated Feb 17, 2021; Posted Feb 17, 2021
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Today is Jim Brown’s 85th birthday. Recognized as possibly the greatest football player ever, Brown is one of 17 Browns who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

He played nine seasons in the NFL, all with the Browns. He still is the franchise’s leader in rushing yards (12,312) and rushing touchdowns (106).

After football, Brown went into acting with more than 50 film and TV action credits.


But there is a lot about Brown that fans might not know. In honor of Brown’s No. 32 jersey, here are 32 interesting facts about Brown both on and off the football field.

1. Brown rushed for 1,000 yards in seven of his nine seasons. In the two years that he didn’t, he had 942 yards and 996 yards, respectively.

2. He led the NFL in each major rushing category (carries, yards, touchdown) four times. He also had the league’s longest run in two of those seasons.

3. Brown’s nine Pro Bowls tie him for 40th all time. Others in that group include fellow Hall of Famers Walter Payton, Ed Reed, Derrick Thomas and Charles Woodson.

4. He was named an All-Pro eight times. Only four other players had more with Jerry Rice and Jim Otto earning 10, and Ron Mix and Anthony Munoz being selected nine times.

5. Brown won MVP three times in his career. Peyton Manning (five) was the only player to ever win it more times.



6. Brown’s best game as a running back was his ninth in the NFL. He rushed for 237 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-31 win vs. the Los Angeles Rams. Nearly four years later against the Eagles, he again had 237 yards and four TDs, as well as a pass attempt, in a 45-24 win.

7. Only once did Brown have a game in which he rushed for fewer than a yard per carry. It happened on Oct. 14, 1962. He gained just 11 yards on 14 carries in a 36-14 loss to the Colts.

8. Brown never had a 1,000-yard season at Syracuse. His best season was his final year of college in 1956. That year, he ran for 986 yards and 13 TDs.

9. Brown’s final MVP win came in his final season in 1965, when he rushed for 1,544 yards and 17 TDs.

10. He was a capable receiver as well with 262 career catches for 262 yards and 20 TDs. He also had an 83-yard touchdown.

11. “The Dirty Dozen” was not Brown’s first entry into film. He was in the 1964 movie “Rio Conchos.” Actor Anthony Franciosa was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama for his performance in the movie.


12. In the movie “Any Given Sunday,” Brown acted alongside another Hall of Famer in Lawrence Taylor. The movie also featured a third Hall of Famer, with Terrell Owens making a brief appearance.

13. Brown also made guest starred in several television shows including “The A-Team,” “Knight Rider” and “CHiPs.”


14. Brown’s first chance to be a lead in a movie came in the 1968 action film “The Split.” He was reunited with “The Dirty Dozen” cast members Ernest Borgnine and Donald Sutherland. Gene Hackman also co-starred in the film.


15. In addition to his football accolades, Brown was also known for being a great lacrosse player at Syracuse. He lettered in lacrosse as well as football and was inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983.

16. At ESPN’s CFB150 celebration, which marked the 150th anniversary of the first season of college football, ESPN named Brown the greatest college football player of all time.

17. Brown threw 12 passes in his NFL career. He completed four, three of which went for touchdowns.

18. He was also a very good basketball player. He scored 38.2 points per game at Manhasset High School on Long Island in 1952-53.

19. Brown played two seasons of basketball for Syracuse, averaging 13.1 points and shooting 60.2% from the floor in his career.


20. With the Browns, he won one championship. That came in 1964 when the Browns beat the Colts, 27-0, for the NFL Championship. Brown didn’t score a touchdown, but he had a game-high 114 yards on 27 carries and added three receptions for 37 yards.

21. Despite scoring 106 touchdowns in the regular season, Brown only had one in the postseason. That came in the 1957 NFL Championship, which the Browns lost to the Lions, 59-14.



22. Brown was the first player to get a statue outside FirstEnergy Stadium.

23. He was part of one of possibly the best drafts in NFL history. Four players in the top eight of that draft were Hall of Famers. The other three were Paul Hornung, Len Dawson and Jim Parker.

24. Brown had far and away the most rushing yards of any player in the draft class at 12,312. The next best was Jon Arnett, who had 3,833. Arnett was the No. 2 pick in that draft.

25. The Browns also got two other Hall of Famers in that draft in defensive tackle Henry Jordan, a fifth-round pick, and guard Gene Hickerson, a seventh-round pick.

26. Brown is one of three Syracuse running backs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The other two are Larry Csonka and Floyd Little.



27. He still holds a Syracuse record from when he scored six touchdowns in a game vs. Colgate in 1956. Brown is second in school history in yards per carry (5.8) before Ernie Davis broke the record, with 6.6 ypc from 1959-61.

28. Brown remains the only running back in NFL history to rush for more than 100 yards per game in his career (104.3). Barry Sanders is second at 99.8. He had 100 yards or more in 58 of 118 career regular-season games.

29. Brown shares the same birthday as Michael Jordan. Other celebrities born on Feb. 17 were actor and Cleveland native Hal Holbrook, former NFL head coach Buddy Ryan and signer Ed Sheeran.

30. Brown and Earl Campbell are the only two players to win Rookie of the Year and NFL MVP in the same season.

31. Jim Brown’s son-in-law, Chris Ward, was the No. 4 pick of the 1978 NFL Draft to the Jets. Ward, who played his college football at Ohio State, started 95 NFL games in his seven-year career.

32. Brown was never nominated for an Oscar. But he won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture in 1970 for “El Condor.” And in 1997 he was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight in the movie “Mars Attacks.”

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It’s Jim Brown’s 85th birthday today: 32 interesting facts from the running back’s legendary career
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Today is Jim Brown’s 85th birthday. Recognized as possibly the greatest football player ever, Brown is one of 17 Browns who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

He played nine seasons in the NFL, all with the Browns. He still is the franchise’s leader in rushing yards (12,312) and rushing touchdowns (106).

After football, Brown went into acting with more than 50 film and TV action credits.


But there is a lot about Brown that fans might not know. In honor of Brown’s No. 32 jersey, here are 32 interesting facts about Brown both on and off the football field.

1. Brown rushed for 1,000 yards in seven of his nine seasons. In the two years that he didn’t, he had 942 yards and 996 yards, respectively.

2. He led the NFL in each major rushing category (carries, yards, touchdown) four times. He also had the league’s longest run in two of those seasons.

3. Brown’s nine Pro Bowls tie him for 40th all time. Others in that group include fellow Hall of Famers Walter Payton, Ed Reed, Derrick Thomas and Charles Woodson.

4. He was named an All-Pro eight times. Only four other players had more with Jerry Rice and Jim Otto earning 10, and Ron Mix and Anthony Munoz being selected nine times.

5. Brown won MVP three times in his career. Peyton Manning (five) was the only player to ever win it more times.



6. Brown’s best game as a running back was his ninth in the NFL. He rushed for 237 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-31 win vs. the Los Angeles Rams. Nearly four years later against the Eagles, he again had 237 yards and four TDs, as well as a pass attempt, in a 45-24 win.

7. Only once did Brown have a game in which he rushed for fewer than a yard per carry. It happened on Oct. 14, 1962. He gained just 11 yards on 14 carries in a 36-14 loss to the Colts.

8. Brown never had a 1,000-yard season at Syracuse. His best season was his final year of college in 1956. That year, he ran for 986 yards and 13 TDs.

9. Brown’s final MVP win came in his final season in 1965, when he rushed for 1,544 yards and 17 TDs.

10. He was a capable receiver as well with 262 career catches for 262 yards and 20 TDs. He also had an 83-yard touchdown.

11. “The Dirty Dozen” was not Brown’s first entry into film. He was in the 1964 movie “Rio Conchos.” Actor Anthony Franciosa was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama for his performance in the movie.


12. In the movie “Any Given Sunday,” Brown acted alongside another Hall of Famer in Lawrence Taylor. The movie also featured a third Hall of Famer, with Terrell Owens making a brief appearance.

13. Brown also made guest starred in several television shows including “The A-Team,” “Knight Rider” and “CHiPs.”


14. Brown’s first chance to be a lead in a movie came in the 1968 action film “The Split.” He was reunited with “The Dirty Dozen” cast members Ernest Borgnine and Donald Sutherland. Gene Hackman also co-starred in the film.


15. In addition to his football accolades, Brown was also known for being a great lacrosse player at Syracuse. He lettered in lacrosse as well as football and was inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983.

16. At ESPN’s CFB150 celebration, which marked the 150th anniversary of the first season of college football, ESPN named Brown the greatest college football player of all time.

17. Brown threw 12 passes in his NFL career. He completed four, three of which went for touchdowns.

18. He was also a very good basketball player. He scored 38.2 points per game at Manhasset High School on Long Island in 1952-53.

19. Brown played two seasons of basketball for Syracuse, averaging 13.1 points and shooting 60.2% from the floor in his career.


20. With the Browns, he won one championship. That came in 1964 when the Browns beat the Colts, 27-0, for the NFL Championship. Brown didn’t score a touchdown, but he had a game-high 114 yards on 27 carries and added three receptions for 37 yards.

21. Despite scoring 106 touchdowns in the regular season, Brown only had one in the postseason. That came in the 1957 NFL Championship, which the Browns lost to the Lions, 59-14.



22. Brown was the first player to get a statue outside FirstEnergy Stadium.

23. He was part of one of possibly the best drafts in NFL history. Four players in the top eight of that draft were Hall of Famers. The other three were Paul Hornung, Len Dawson and Jim Parker.

24. Brown had far and away the most rushing yards of any player in the draft class at 12,312. The next best was Jon Arnett, who had 3,833. Arnett was the No. 2 pick in that draft.

25. The Browns also got two other Hall of Famers in that draft in defensive tackle Henry Jordan, a fifth-round pick, and guard Gene Hickerson, a seventh-round pick.

26. Brown is one of three Syracuse running backs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The other two are Larry Csonka and Floyd Little.



27. He still holds a Syracuse record from when he scored six touchdowns in a game vs. Colgate in 1956. Brown is second in school history in yards per carry (5.8) before Ernie Davis broke the record, with 6.6 ypc from 1959-61.

28. Brown remains the only running back in NFL history to rush for more than 100 yards per game in his career (104.3). Barry Sanders is second at 99.8. He had 100 yards or more in 58 of 118 career regular-season games.

29. Brown shares the same birthday as Michael Jordan. Other celebrities born on Feb. 17 were actor and Cleveland native Hal Holbrook, former NFL head coach Buddy Ryan and signer Ed Sheeran.

30. Brown and Earl Campbell are the only two players to win Rookie of the Year and NFL MVP in the same season.

31. Jim Brown’s son-in-law, Chris Ward, was the No. 4 pick of the 1978 NFL Draft to the Jets. Ward, who played his college football at Ohio State, started 95 NFL games in his seven-year career.

32. Brown was never nominated for an Oscar. But he won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture in 1970 for “El Condor.” And in 1997 he was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Fight in the movie “Mars Attacks.”

33.  He likes to pee on women
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Post by: funk51 on February 28, 2021, 06:55:24 AM
33.  He likes to pee on women
  yeah that and throw them off balconies.
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Post by: funk51 on March 01, 2021, 05:44:07 AM
https://howtheyplay.com/team-sports/Baseballs-Best-Home-Run-Hitters-of-the-1950s?fbclid=IwAR1xGFWh4Zvf7GotwDFAnxCfHGWmiyQ0tQwT0aBILSLbUMhGYOwIkpPPY4s
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Post by: funk51 on June 26, 2021, 07:10:49 AM
phillies aren't doing too good this year but they did participate in 2 record performances. last night aaron nola tied tom seaver's record and struck out 10 straight batters. and a few games ago they were in a game where both teams hit a grand slam and a 3 run homer, first time for this in mlb history. of course they lost both games.
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Post by: funk51 on July 22, 2021, 06:14:50 AM
If Rhys Hoskins scores one more run in his next four games, he’ll be the first Phillies player to get to 300 runs, 300 walks and 300 RBI in his first 500 career games.
The only players in MLB history to do it:
Aaron Judge
Frank Thomas
Eddie Mathews
Ralph Kiner
Charlie Keller
Ted Williams
Babe Ruth   wow didn't see that coming
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Post by: funk51 on November 22, 2021, 12:16:21 PM
 :o :o :o :o
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Post by: Andy Griffin on November 22, 2021, 02:36:57 PM
:o :o :o :o

He got his fair share of tail too, from what I've read. 
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Post by: AbrahamG on November 24, 2021, 11:37:13 PM
33.  He likes to pee on women

You say it as though it's a negative.
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Post by: Humble Narcissist on December 18, 2021, 10:59:54 AM
33.  He likes to pee on women
34. Only athlete in 3 Halls of Fame.
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Post by: Andy Griffin on December 18, 2021, 04:43:02 PM
34. Only athlete in 3 Halls of Fame.

4, if Peeing on Women has a Hall of Fame

Jim Brown is the man, no doubt
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Post by: Humble Narcissist on December 19, 2021, 02:38:00 AM
4, if Peeing on Women has a Hall of Fame

Jim Brown is the man, no doubt
College lacrosse, college football and pro football. If there is a peeing on women hall of fame maybe he will be nominated. He also admitted to slapping women around as well.
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Post by: Andy Griffin on December 19, 2021, 01:00:26 PM
College lacrosse, college football and pro football. If there is a peeing on women hall of fame maybe he will be nominated. He also admitted to slapping women around as well.

Lots of fellas smack women around, but peeing on them requires a special breed of man.
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Post by: Humble Narcissist on December 20, 2021, 03:13:51 AM
Lots of fellas smack women around, but peeing on them requires a special breed of man.
It takes a man like Lee Priest to poop on them. :-X
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Post by: Andy Griffin on December 20, 2021, 03:48:44 PM
It takes a man like Lee Priest to poop on them. :-X

To quote Metallica... sad, but true
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Post by: funk51 on July 14, 2022, 12:21:02 PM
The greatest father/son baseball duo?
Over 200 big league players have sons who also played the game at the highest level. Bobby and Barry Bonds stand together as perhaps the greatest father/son duo the game has ever known.
They combined to his 1,094 homers, steal 975 bases, and score 3,485 runs, tops among father/son pairs. Bobby and Barry are the only two players in big league history to record at least 300 homers and 400 stolen bases. The record for most 30-homer/30-steal seasons is 5, done by just two players – Bobby and Barry.
They combined to make 17 All Star Games, and win 11 Gold Gloves. Neither man earned a World Series ring.
When Dusty Baker got his first managerial job in San Francisco, he hired old friend Bobby as a coach in 1993. It was also Barry’s first year with the Giants. They suited up together until 1996. Barry went on to break the single-season and career home run marks. Bobby passed away at age 57 in 2003.
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Post by: Humble Narcissist on August 10, 2022, 01:49:34 AM
Ken Griffey senior and junior.
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Post by: funk51 on February 03, 2023, 12:43:00 PM
  Most Hits in a Season, by Age
(Age, Player, Hits, Season)
16 Tommy Brown 24 (1944)
17 Tommy Brown 48 (1945)
18 Phil Cavarretta 162 (1935)
19 Buddy Lewis 175 (1936)
20 Alex Rodríguez 215 (1996)
21 Lloyd Waner 223 (1927)
22 Freddie Lindstrom 231 (1928)
23 Al Simmons 253 (1925)
24 Ty Cobb 248 (1911)
25 Chuck Klein 250 (1930)
26 Rogers Hornsby 250 (1922)
27 George Sisler 257 (1920)
28 Kirby Puckett 238 (1988)
29 George Sisler 246 (1922)
30 Ichiro Suzuki 262 (2004)
31 Bill Terry 254 (1930)
32 Lefty O’Doul 254 (1929)
33 Ichiro Suzuki 238 (2007)
34 Earl Averill 232 (1936)
35 Nap Lajoie 227 (1910)
36 Sam Rice 216 (1926)
37 Zack Wheat 221 (1925)
38 Derek Jeter 216 (2012)
39 Paul Molitor 225 (1996)
40 Sam Rice 207 (1930)
41 Pete Rose 172 (1982)
42 Luke Appling 148 (1949)
43 Carlton Fisk 111 (1991)
44 Pete Rose 107 (1985)
45 Julio Franco 99 (2004)
46 Julio Franco 64 (2005)
47 Julio Franco 45 (2006)
48 Julio Franco 20 (2007)
49 Jamie Moyer 2 (2012)
52 Minnie Mińoso (1976)
52 Nick Altrock 1 (1929)
53 Jim O’Rourke 1 (1904)
58 Charley O’Leary 1 (1934)
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Post by: funk51 on March 03, 2023, 08:17:29 AM
    :o