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Getbig Misc Discussion Boards => Sports Discussion Boards => Topic started by: funk51 on October 16, 2012, 02:05:21 PM
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that the phil silvers character sgt bilko was named after steve bilko baseball player.
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did you know that john bernadino of general hospital fame was a pro baseball player.
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chuck connors of rifleman and branded tv fame was a pro baseball and basketball player. ;D
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;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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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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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)
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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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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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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
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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dyk that in 1952 walt dropo recorded 12 straight hits which is still the major league record.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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when mlb umpire ken kaiser was a professional wrestler his ring name was the hatchetman. :o :o :o
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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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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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dyk the only mlb pitcher to beat the boston, milwaukee, atlanta braves was robin roberts.
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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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on a related subject only mlber to play for the braves at all three of their locations was eddie mathews.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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There's no debate about that.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Jimmy Piersall celebrated his 100th home run by running the bases backwards.
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Jimmy Piersall celebrated his 100th home run by running the bases backwards.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tom Bosley never won the Heisman trophy.
(http://www.bradblog.com/Images/TomBosley_inmemoriam2.jpg)
lol :D
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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?]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.....
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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.
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dyk that curt flood actually was pictured in the philly yearbook... of course he never reported and this opened up pandora's box.
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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....
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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...
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dyk that the best hitting pitcher according to ops is micah owings... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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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!
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I think that would be Babe Ruth.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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....
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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.
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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
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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...
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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...
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who'd a thought that??????.... wonder what russel wilson's first 48 look like...????????
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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
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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.
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1252 passes-72 td passes 26 int. 98.6 passing rating 6 and 2 in playoffs.
add 1877 yards rushing and 11 rush tds...
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bob backlund jr running neck and neck with 5 head
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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
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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...
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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)
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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
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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...
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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.
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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
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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.....
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dyk taht ClavinH has the yips with his short game and is notorious for chili dipping his pitches?
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No yips or chili dips >:(
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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..
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now you know. ;D
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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
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I actually did know about the HR totals, but forgot about the 50+
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this is the guy who bill cosby based fat albert after......they were teammates on the same high school football team.
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la rams nfler dick bass had an illegitimate child who grew up to be monster.
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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 ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???
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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.
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Craig Biggio (1965– ) of the Houston Astros holds the record for a player most often hit by a pitch.
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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....
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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He's legit MVP now.
Altuve may still get it because of position, but it's going to be difficult to deny Judge.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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as great the seasons Judge & Altuve are having, Trout is still the leader in OBP & SLG.
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as great the seasons Judge & Altuve are having, Trout is still the leader in OBP & SLG.
Mike Trout has a genuinely massive cock.
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Trout's the leader in WPA and it ain't close. Altuve is 2nd. (Judge is 28th.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. ;)
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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.
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;) ;) ;) ;) 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.
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men who can hit the ball an astonishing long way become legend and get sent to a hall of fame.
;D
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;) ;) ;) ;) 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.
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Thank you for your polite explanation
Such a pleasant change on getbig
Enjoy your Game.
i will. ;)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The baseball was off this year.
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a 1993 stadium club derk jeter rc card rated 10 just went for 656 dollars on ebay and a 9.5 went for 271.
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dyk that the original distance for the pitching rubber was 45 feet.. https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/a-brief-history-of-the-pitching-distance-3210e7874d5c
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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.
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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.
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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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NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown through the years as a player
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By Tim Bielik, cleveland.com
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
Updated Feb 17, 2021; Posted Feb 17, 2021
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NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown through the years as a player
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By Tim Bielik, cleveland.com
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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33. He likes to pee on women
yeah that and throw them off balconies.
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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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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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:o :o :o :o
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:o :o :o :o
He got his fair share of tail too, from what I've read.
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33. He likes to pee on women
You say it as though it's a negative.
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33. He likes to pee on women
34. Only athlete in 3 Halls of Fame.
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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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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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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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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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It takes a man like Lee Priest to poop on them. :-X
To quote Metallica... sad, but true
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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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Ken Griffey senior and junior.
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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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