Who is your favorite obscure baseball player?

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Posted By: <b>Justin</b><p>Anybody out there have a favorite marginal player? Who is it an why?<br /><br />One of mine is Mysterious Walker. Anyone with a name like that is good in my books. Does anybody know how he got such a cool nickname?

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Posted By: <b>Rhys</b><p>Pickles Dillhoefer - Great up and coming player who died young after an operation for injuries suffered during a game in 1922.<br /><br />Roy Castleton - First Mormon Major league baseball player.<br /><br />Eddie Grant - World War 1 hero who was immortalized in his own time with statues and accolades for being killed during his service but almost completely forgotten today.<br /><br />Rhys

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Posted By: <b>Josh Adams</b><p>Pants Rowland.<br><br>Go Go White Sox<br />2005 World Series Champions!

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Posted By: <b>Rich Klein</b><p>Jimmy Wynn and Cesar Cedeno and from the pre-war era -- let's say Orval Overall -- what a cool name

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Posted By: <b>Bob Pomilla</b><p>Does Victory Faust count?

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>Perhaps not obscure, but I always liked the reliever Doug Jones. He was such a slow pitcher, his fast ball was his change up. I remember he'd toss consecutive 60 mph pitches, then throw his slow pitch.

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Posted By: <b>Jon Canfield</b><p>Myron Grimshaw<br />Pickles Dillhoefer

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Posted By: <b>Frank Evanov</b><p>Specs Toporczer. He was almost blind when he played [he eventually lost all his sight], but he lasted almost a decade in the majors and hit .279. He has a chapter in "The Glory of Their Times.".<br><br>Frank

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Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>As a former baseball autograph collector, I had a pile of obscure early 1900s players. Some players had lifetime MLB careers that consisted of literally one at bat (retired a 1.00 or 0.00 hitter). Some pitchers played in one game. I always wondered what was the history behind their careers, especially when the pitcher when didn't give up a run and the player got a hit.<br /><br />I also like Raph E. Miller, who played in the 1800s. He lived a long, long time, so his autographs are common for a 19th century player. The autographs and letters I've seen of his were written when he was in his mid to late 90s, and it looked like he had written while standing on a jack hammer.

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Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Sam Militello. Wasn't even that long ago but pretty much forgotten today. Statistically was one of the great minor league pitchers ever before he got injured. Something like 34-8, 1.75 ERA and plenty of K's. Managed to pitch a few good games with the Yankees in the early 90's before his career was effectively ended at twenty-two.<br /><br />Does Buck Freeman count as obscure to pre-war experts? The only guy ever to hit twenty-five HRs and twenty-five 3Bs in the same season. Otherwise, I'll pick Tex Neuer.

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Posted By: <b>Bill Stone</b><p>Boileryard Clarke --1893-1905

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Posted By: <b>john/z28jd</b><p> When i first wanted to buy a t204 card i went for the most obscure player i could find in the set.The reason was i was collecting t206s and figured at that time i could go for t205s and t207s afterwards so i wanted a t204 player that wasnt in any of those sets just so it was someone different. I eventually settled on Tom Reilly who also happened to be the cheapest card the guy had for sale. Since then ive bought 4 more Reilly cards and really havent found any info on the guy and that was at least 10 years ago i bought the first one.<br /><br /> Also Jack Martin who is from the same town i used to live in and now currently work in.He was a member of the 1914 miracle Braves team and only played one other year. In fact now,my grandfather has been in the hospital for the last month and when i go see him, the hospital is on a street named after Martin. I always walk(out of my way) to see the old picture of Martin while he was with the 1912 Yankees that hangs in the hallway

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Posted By: <b>J Levine</b><p>Jack Clements- Phillies, one of the last left handed catchers and an interesting guy.<br /><br />Post war- Mickey Hatcher for many reasons but I truly embraced him as a favorite for the quote, "I would rather be the worst player in major leauge baseball rather than never playing major leauge baseball at all."<br /><br />Joshua

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Posted By: <b>joe brennan</b><p>Boog Powell and Moose Skowran. (sp)<br><br>In Rememberance of James W. Brennan Sr. 1924-1982. Dad, thanks for everything you did for me.

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Posted By: <b>Seth B.</b><p>Vintage - Arlie Latham<br /><br />Modern, I was always a fan of Orel Hershiser, and also Chris Sabo (crazy Rec Specs!)

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Posted By: <b>John S</b><p>I like Ed Abbaticchio, one of the first Itilian-Americans of note to play professional baseball. He is also played professional football for the Latrobe, PA team.

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Posted By: <b>jay behrens</b><p>Guy Hecker, the only pitcher to win a batting title. Benny Kauff is also a fave.<br /><br />Jay<br><br>I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.

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Posted By: <b>Dave S</b><p>Big Ed Reulbach and Vic Saier..

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Germany Schaefer comes to mind.<br /><br />It was Schaefer who created the rule that you could not return to the previous base after advancing on a previous play.<br /><br />He stole second one day. The next pitch he stole first. The next play he stole second again.<br /><br />How would you like to be the pitcher, the catcher or the umpire (let alone the scorekeeper) after this sequence?<br /><br />Germany Schaefer-a true pioneer.<br /><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>joe brennan</b><p>Germany Schaefer comes to mind.<br /><br />It was Schaefer who created the rule that you could not return to the previous base after advancing on a previous play.<br /><br />He stole second one day. The next pitch he stole first. The next play he stole second again.<br /><br />How would you like to be the pitcher, the catcher or the umpire (let alone the scorekeeper) after this sequence?<br /><br />Germany Schaefer-a true pioneer.<br /><br />Why would he want to steal first again? Am I missing some kin od oscure stategy or was he just padding his numbers?<br><br>In Rememberance of James W. Brennan Sr. 1924-1982. Dad, thanks for everything you did for me.

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Posted By: <b>Rhys</b><p>I believe Schaefer was trying to draw a throw for a double steal. He went to second and the catcher did not throw, so he took off aain and stole first. I think it worked if I remember right, but I am sure it was an attempted double steal.

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Posted By: <b>Judson Hamlin</b><p>19th C- "Pa" Harkins - he's in the Old Judge set and he was a local (New Brunswick, NJ) guy<br />pre-WWII- Jack Quinn (not really obscure, but enough)<br />

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Posted By: <b>Brian</b><p>Paul Strand

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Posted By: <b>Larry</b><p>Don Gullett. If only he hadn't injured that rotator cuff..

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Posted By: <b>Jerry</b><p>Glenn Myatt<br />Played 16 years,1920-1936 mostly for Tris Speaker's Indians. Use to visit him when I was a kid, he worked with my step Dad on the waterfront in Houston.

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Posted By: <b>Randy Trierweiler</b><p>Based on name only:<br /><br />Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish. <br /><br />AKA Cal McLish

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Posted By: <b>Ken McMillan</b><p>Rich Nye of the 1969 Chicago Cubs. Lefty pitcher who later went on to Veterinary Medicine. Pre war Fred Merkle Famous for the Merkel Deboner

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>In my lifetime - Bill Lee & Mark Fidrych. Two entertaining nutjobs. <br /><br />Oh, and there was an even more obscure player that was my favorite....but I can't remember his name.<br /><br /><br />Rob M.

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Posted By: <b>Bruce Babcock</b><p>Ping Bodie & Ivy Wingo. Matt Batts. Biff Pocoroba. Hurricane Hazle.

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Posted By: <b>David Kern</b><p>Zeke Bonura and Smead Jolley. If they'd played in the DH era they might have been HOFers.<br />Johnny Dickshot - one of the all-time grat names.<br />Modern era - Ron Kittle, Walt "No Neck" Williams

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Posted By: <b>Bill Todd</b><p><br />That's an easy one--Clyde "Deerfoot" Milan. <br />2,100 hits<br />.285 BA<br />almost 500 SB--88 in 1912, 75 in 1913<br />58 DPs--not bad for a center fielder; Mays only had 60<br />and durable-- &gt;120 games in 11 of his 16 seasons, and none of this move-him-to-first-so-we-can-keep-him-in-the-lineup jazz, either. (Would <i>you</i> bump Joe Judge off first?)<br />He also coached for the Senators into the mid-1950s.<br /><br />Bill

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Posted By: <b>Dave Williams</b><p>Mike Phillips - utility infielder with the Mets and Cardinals in the 70's.<br /><br />He got the last hit of the year for the Cardinals one year, and for several years after I gave out (to no one but the list on my wall as a kid) THE MIKE PHILLIPS AWARD to whoever got the last hit of the year.<br /><br />Other MIKE PHILLIPS winners included Jim Lentine and Lou Brock.<br /><br />I was also collecting Mike Laga cards at one time, he is the only player to hit a ball out of Busch Stadium (albeit a foul ball).<br /><br />Pre WW2 it would have to be Terry Moore, the great centerfielder for the Cardinals (largely forgotten now, but perhaps not 60 years ago)

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Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>Turkey Mike Donlin. Yes, yes I know he wasn't obscure in 1909 but hardly anyone other than people on this board know what a great (and colorful) player he was. <br />Also the 1965 American League MVP, shortstop Zoilo "Zorro" Versalles of the Minnesota Twins.

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Posted By: <b>Cy</b><p>When I was a kid, any time I played a game I would always say, "I'm Gene Alley" and run out to play shortstop.<br /><br />Gene Alley was a shortstop for the Pirates in the 1960s.<br /><br />Cy

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Posted By: <b>CN</b><p> Mine would have to be George Theodore AKA the stork. He looked very awkward in the outfield. He played for the Mets in I think 1973-1974 until an awful colission ruined his career. CN

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Posted By: <b>Ed</b><p>Archibald Graham (not to be confused with Burt Lancaster).<br /><br />NY Giants. 1905. The most marginal entry in the baseball encyclopedia I can find.

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Posted By: <b>john/z28jd</b><p> Larry Yount,the brother of Robin had less of a career than Graham did. He hurt his arm while throwing his warm-up pitches after being called in from the bullpen and never pitched in that game,then never made it back to the majors.Hes only in the baseball encyclopedia because his name was announced,not for actually playing

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Posted By: <b>peter chao</b><p>A pretty average player for the Cubs. The guy's one claim to fame is that his story formed the basis for "the Natural."<br /><br />Peter

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Posted By: <b>T E McMorrow</b><p>Choo Choo Coleman, NY Mets, class of '62!

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Posted By: <b>Scott Raasch</b><p>Obscure enough that you don't hear him mentioned very often...<br /><br />"Cool Papa" Bell<br /><br /><img src="http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b41/MuckyMutt/CoolPapaBell1.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Harriet</b><p>Frederick Mitchell Walker aka Mysterious Walker was my grandfather. My father told me Fred got the nick name because he was AWOL from games and when he turned up, his pitching was inconstant. However, he was pretty consistent OFF the field - which doesn't really count! Very tough & stern man. His also had a passion for football - he coached at University of Texas and Chicago, and all 3 of his sons playing college football, with Paul Frederick Walker football captain of Yale 1946 going on to play pro football. Does anyone have any photos they can share with me? I'm living in Australia and hard to find stuff down here. Many thanks.

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Posted By: <b>fkw</b><p>Home Run guys like Cy Williams, Gavvy Cravath, and Joe Hauser (69 HRs in one season), and some of the PCL guys, Smead Jolley, Ping Bodie, Lefty O'Doul, etc. <br /><br />and of course Ike Boone, how can you not like a guy who had 323 Hits and 218 RBIs in one season.... and a career .370 Average.

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Cummings</b><p>He's not really obscure, but probably not very well known either considering how long and how well he played the game. Roger "Doc" Cramer is a local hero in the Jersey shore area of Long Beach Island. He was a pretty good player in his day - 20 years, .296 career batting average, 2705 hits, won a World Series with Detroit in 1945. <br /><br />He was also a very good outfielder, which won him the nickname "Flit" (after a popular mosquito insecticide of the day) because, like Bob Ferguson before him, he was "Death To Flying Things."

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Posted By: <b>leslie westbrook</b><p>Granny Hamner<br /><br />C'mon, it's just so close to "Hammer" that he gets an "A" in my book.

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Posted By: <b>Al C.risafulli</b><p>What a great thread! I missed this one.<br /><br />My favorite obscure player of my lifetime was Josias Manzanillo. Manzanillo was a journeyman relief pitcher who was super-enthusiastic about being in the big leagues. When he went out to pitch at the beginning of an inning, he RACED out to the mound, and at the end, he RACED to the dugout. He always had a smile. Fun to watch.<br /><br />My favorite obscure player of all-time is Lena Blackburne. Lena was a weak-hitting infielder around the turn of the century who later became a coach, manager and scout. He made his mark on baseball by discovering a mud pit on the banks of the Delaware River on the New Jersey side. The mud from that pit is now called Lena Blackburne's Baseball Rubbing Mud - the company still exists and is now used to rub up the baseballs before every major league game, and most minor league games as well. I just recently began collecting Blackburne's cards.<br /><br />-Al

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Posted By: <b>Larry</b><p>Roy Hobbs

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>George 'Chief' Johnson. The only full time Nebraska Indians player to make it to the major leagues..played with the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League. Died a young man when he was murdered in Des Moines, IA in 1922.<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/Nebraska%20Indians%20Baseball%20Team/GeorgeJohnsonZee.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Third from left in the top row<br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/nudan92/Nebraska%20Indians%20Baseball%20Team/neb-ind1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

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Posted By: <b>Clint</b><p>My favorite player would be Forrest "Woody" Jensen. He played for the Pirates in the 30's. As a kid I would marvel at his stories of Babe Ruth. He also played for Wichita's minor league club as well as starring in the local National Baseball Congress tournament.

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Posted By: <b>Marc S.</b><p>Chas. Ferguson. May have been a true 19th century superstar, but for his catching typhoid fever.

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Posted By: <b>Bob Pomilla</b><p>A guy by the name of Bob Cremins, who was up for the proverbial "cup of coffee" with the Red Sox about 1927. He tells a funny story of when he faced Babe Ruth in a game. I got to know Bob a little in the 70's & 80's when he was in the business of providing and erecting the ring for small time boxing and karate events or "smokers" and I was working with fighters.

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Posted By: <b>Tom Russo</b><p>I like George "Hooks" Wiltse. Pitched for the Giants behind Matty, McGinnity and Dummy Taylor. Won 13 in a row to start his career in 1904.

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Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>John Paciorack, the greatest one game wonder ever. In his only game in 1962 or 1963 he went three for three with two walks, four runs and three RBIs for Houston. And he was only eighteen at the time!

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Posted By: <b>Kevin Saucier</b><p>Not pre-war but....<br /><br />Kevin Saucier - for obvious reasons<br /><br /><img src="http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/4390/ksaucierblacklessoh5.jpg"><br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>DMcD</b><p>When I first read this thread I thought: Ho! Jay's back!? Peter's back!? Then I checked the dates. Anyway it's a good topic and was resurrected by the heretofore obscure and mysterious Mr. Walker's granddaughter so what the hey! By popular demand here is a Peter C. topic for you: which would you rather be, a Mayflower descendant or the distant relly of an old ballplayer? Me, I'd go with the ballplayer.<br /><br />Borrowing Kevin's idea, favorite All-Time Obscure Ballplayer:<br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Dec07/DSC05393.JPG"><br />Favorite obscure pre-war player, Waipahu's favorite son, Prince Oana:<br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/July07/PrinceOana_Zeenut.jpg"><br />In accord with Joe B., favorite (obscure) post-war player, Moose Skowron. Not all that obscure however. Seven-time All-Star played on some dominant Yankee teams and never got traded to Kansas City. That's his infallibly-alleged 1957 game-used cap on the shelf.<br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/Dec07/Toleteros_Skowron.JPG"><br /><img src="http://www.network54.com/Realm/June07/Library_BB.jpg"><br />Interesting interview:<br /><a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_8_62/ai_104362925" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_8_62/ai_104362925</a>

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Posted By: <b>Dan Kravitz</b><p>But of course... Dan Kravitz<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i12/chiprop/195920DAN20KRAVITZ.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Kevin, Dave and Dan....are you guys the former players or just similarly named?

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Posted By: <b>judson hamlin</b><p>I'll go for Mike Tiernan. Trenton, NJ native and New York Giant outfielder in the 1880's with O'Rourke, Connor, Ward, Keefe, et al. Hit a fair number of home runs for the day and later ran a saloon in NYC. I believe he died during the 1919 flu pandemic.

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Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>Wilbur Wood: He had some great seasons but go zero respect because he was a fat knuckleballer. My first glove was a Wilbur Wood model. I painstakingly broke in that glove all winter, used it for a few years, and my mom threw it out. Man I wish I still had that one. I still have the bat I got at the same time (though it's cracked over the years). <br /><br />In basketball, Chuck Nevitt. He was the last man on the bench for the 1985 "Showtime" Lakers. When the Lakers had a great lead late in the game, the crowd in the Forum would start chanting for Riley to put in the 7'5" Chuckmeister because having his awkward behind in there meant that the game was over. I saw him on the UCLA campus one spring (I guess the Lakers were working out there). Amazing that a human being can be that tall. His hip was at my throat level. <br /><br />Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: <b>Ed Ivey</b><p>Moonlight Graham

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Posted By: <b>Marty</b><p>Charles Victory Faust<br><br>GO YARD

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Posted By: <b>Scot Reader</b><p>For some reason I have always cheered the loudest for the late 30s-or-older guys who are nearing either 3,000 hits or 300 wins, e.g. Harold Baines, Buddy Bell, Craig Biggio, Bert Blyleven, Bill Buckner, Carlton Fisk, Julio Franco, Jim Kaat, Phil Niekro, Al Oliver, Nolan Ryan, Rusty Staub, Robin Yount, etc., etc. One might classify them as "veterans on the bubble".

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Posted By: <b>Dave Hornish</b><p>I've got to go with Shotgun Shuba. The nickname is for the bat, not the arm...

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Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>In the Fall of 1949, as an 11 year old kid, my hero for life was Johnny Lindell. In the final weekend of the season it was "do or die" for<br /> the Yankees playing the Red Sox. The Red Sox came into Yankee Stadium on Oct 1st, one game ahead in the standings. In the 8th in-<br />ning it was tied 4-4 when Lindell came to bat. One powerful swing by Johnny sent the ball sailing into the left-field stands to win it for<br /> New York. That dramatic HR is clear in my mind....as if Lindell hit it yesterday. The Yankees went on to win 5 consecutive World Cham-<br />pionships (1949-53).<br /><br />Lindell finished his career as a knuckleball pitcher in 1954....he started as a pitcher with the Yankees in 1941. Mgr. McCarthy converted<br /> him into an outfielder to take advantage of his hitting power.<br /> <br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/aalindpagejoed.jpg"><br /><br />1949........JOHNNY LINDELL..........................................J OE PAGE...................................JOE DiMAGGIO

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Posted By: <b>fred</b><p>pete gillespie<br /><br />played in 1880's with NY & Troy<br />he's the only pro baseball player from my home town. i have 4 diff old judges 2 buchner coins, i'm always looking for his cards i don't have.<br /><br />cool thread

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Posted By: <b>john/z28jd</b><p> Fred,there are 5 major leaguers who were born in Carbondale,PA Gillespie is the only one im sure of having a card though. Jack Fee,Ed Kennedy,Tex Hoyle and Pat Kilhullen were all born in the same town and all but one of the six were basically lifelong residents

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Posted By: <b>Jodi Birkholm</b><p>Pickles Dillhoefer<br />Rivington Bisland<br />Astyanax Douglass<br />Dick Pole<br />Bob "Death to Flying Things" Ferguson<br />Fats Fothergill<br />Symphony Ciaffone<br />Tho Only Nolan (little did they know there was another one to come!)<br />Live Oak Taylor<br />Jennings Poindexter<br />Lou "The Nervous Greek" Skizas<br />Moses "The Rabbi of Swat" Solomon <br />Nick "Tomato Face" Cullop<br />Foster Castleman<br />Garland Lawing<br />Guido Grilli<br />Dick Cox<br />Austin McHenry<br />Turkey Gross<br />Steve Shemo<br />Eli Grba (who I somehow met online and exchanged a few emails with)<br />"Stan the Man Unusual"<br />Kewpie Pennington<br />Pembroke Finlayson<br />Whammy Douglas<br />Dorsey Riddlemoser<br /><br />And, last but not least,<br /><br />Hilbilly Bildilli.<br /><br />I'll think of more; the list goes on and on.<br /><br />Jodi<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Jodi, by the looks of your list I think you may want to add Chicken Hawks and Sibby Sisti.

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Posted By: <b>Jodi Birkholm</b><p>Sure, why not! Also, one I forgot that has always made me laugh for no particular reason, Waddy MacPhee.

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Posted By: <b>Bill</b><p>I apologize for not listing a pre-war player but this player immediately popped into my mind when I read the thread title. He played for the Orioles, maybe other teams at least in the late 80's early 90's. Something about the name Larry Sheets just sounds like it's not real.<br><br>Change your socks, drink water, and drive on.

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Posted By: <b>Jodi Birkholm</b><p>Along your lines, Bill, I always felt the same way about Rance Mullinicks and Rusty Kuntz. I mean, come on!<br /><br />And, although it's FB as opposed to BB, what about Dante "Gluefingers" Lavelli? Do you think anyone ever called up the Lavelli residence and asked, "ARE Gluefingers available?"?!

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Posted By: <b>Richard L.</b><p>Don't know if this one has been mentioned, check it out. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/RUSTY-KUNTZ-1985-Topps-73-PSA-10_W0QQitemZ140174883205QQihZ004QQcategoryZ55928QQ rdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/RUSTY-KUNTZ-1985-Topps-73-PSA-10_W0QQitemZ140174883205QQihZ004QQcategoryZ55928QQ rdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem</a>

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Posted By: <b>Jim Dale</b><p>Joe Rudi that is...A's outfielder later with the Angels, from my home town and was the first major league player I met.

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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>You guys have done very well!!!!<br /><br />Only on HOFer...<br /><br /><br />I love seeing Austin McHenry up there, what a story. I have one of his cards. I have autographs of Ed Abatticio, Spec Toporcer and Larry Yount. I wrote Mr. Yount, he was warming up on the mound, in the game, hurt his arm, was confident he'd get back up next year so he owned up to the arm pain, then he never got back to the show.<br /><br />Seeing Milan and Donlin up there is good, and Moonlight.<br /><br />Reulbach should be in the HOF, he shouldn't be obscure. Smead Jolly shouldn't be obscure, all true fans should know about him.<br /><br /><br />Let me add one name to the bunch... Tillie Shafer. He's in the Sporting Life set, but not much else. He was pretty effective for Mr. McGraw in 1912, coming off the bench, filling in, one of the better on base percentages that season, a player either unknown, or forgotten about.

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Posted By: <b>Darrell</b><p>Joe Charboneau --- GO Super Joe--Tribe ROY 1980

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Posted By: <b>Jeremy</b><p>Hub Perdue... T206 Southern Leaguer, who also appears in the Cracker Jack series. He grew up in the community in which I live and played ball a few miles away... (Nashville)<br><br>~ Jeremy ~

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Posted By: <b>Ken W.</b><p>Good trivia answers:<br />Ned Williamson, the single-season HR King before Ruth. He held the record of 27 HR's for 35 years - one year longer than Ruth's 60 stood. Another is Chief Owen Wilson, who still holds the single-season triples record at 36. Wish the present day game lent itself to someone challenging that one.<br /><br />As for a great modern day named player: How about Stubby Clap? Played for the Cards in the late 1990's.

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Posted By: <b>Mark</b><p>Dummy Hoy<br />Hippo Vaughn<br />Bubbles Hargrave

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Posted By: <b>john/z28jd</b><p> Ken,an even interesting bit of trivia is that when Ruth broke Williamsons record most people didnt know it. Buck Freeman who hit 25 homers in 1899 was interviewed right before Ruth broke the record and became "known" again because they thought he was the single season record holder. So when Ruth hit is 26th homer that year on september 8th he was crowned by many as the new single season home run king when he actually wasnt the single season leader until september 24th when he hit his 28th. Somewhere in a book i have is an excerpt of the Freeman article and it was interesting to read his thoughts about it

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Posted By: <b>Ken W.</b><p>John<br />Cool story. If I'm not mistaken, September 8th is the same date that McGwire broke Maris' record with #62. Merely a coincidence? <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>DD</b><p>Sidd Finch. So obscure, no one has seen or heard of him in years.

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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Jeremy, you Nashville Vol fan... please email me at your convenience. Thanks.<br /><br />FW II

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Posted By: <b>Jodi Birkholm</b><p>Hub Perdue had a great nickname, too, if I recall! "The Gallatin Squash"! <br /><br />Ahh, Stubby Clapp, the little guy with the big heart. He's adored in the minor league towns in which he played. A fellow Canadian, Stubby is from Windsor, Ontario, just across the river from Detroit.

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Posted By: <b>David Goff</b><p>The "Hudman" Rex Hudler is a family friend and one of my favorite players. That's me on the left (the dork) in 1988. It's pretty cool that Rex is on the game MLB The Show 2007 as a announcer.<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb150/sdf3dag/Misc/rex.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>

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Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Piano Legs Gore.