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03-07-2009, 05:03 PM
Posted By: <b>Scott Sarian</b><p>Just remembered this one while reading about the 50+ HR guys....<br><br>Only three players have had 40 or more homers in a season, but less than 200 homers for their career. (Excluding any current guys who may have done it and are still active.)<br><br>Name them.<br><br>Edit to add that all three are post-war but somewhat vintage (50's - 70's).
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03-07-2009, 05:12 PM
Posted By: <b>Rob</b><p>Jim Gentile, Davey Johnson, Richard Hidalgo, Al Rosen<br><br>I don't think Hidalgo is still active, so I think it might be 4!
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03-07-2009, 05:12 PM
Posted By: <b>Steve Dawson</b><p>Tony Conigliaro?<br><br>Steve<br><br><br><br>Well, I just checked, and Conigliaro topped-out at 36, so he didn't do it. Hidalgo last played in 2005, so it is (at least) four players who've done it.<br><br>
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03-07-2009, 05:17 PM
Posted By: <b>Scott Sarian</b><p>Wow Rob, 4 for 4 (since it looks like Hidalgo is all done).<br><br>Any help on that, or was that some incredible knowledge??
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03-07-2009, 05:21 PM
Posted By: <b>Richard Simon</b><p>delete<br><br>==<br><br>I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br><br>Unknown author <br><br>--<br><br>We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br><br>No retreat baby, no surrender.<br><br>The Boss
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03-07-2009, 05:22 PM
Posted By: <b>Rob</b><p>Def some help, although I did know Davey Johnson and Hidalgo hit 40HR and figured they both didn't amass 200 HR.<br><br>I knew Rosen hit 40, but to be honest I figured he hit over 200HR!!<br><br>Gentile I would have never guessed!<br><br><br>
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03-07-2009, 05:22 PM
Posted By: <b>Steve Dawson</b><p>Interesting that of the four players, Davey Johnson played the most seasons (13) and hit the fewest career homers (136).<br><br><br>Steve
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03-07-2009, 05:29 PM
Posted By: <b>Peter_Spaeth</b><p>Who hit over 300 HR but never had a 100 RBI season?
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03-07-2009, 05:50 PM
Posted By: <b>Rob</b><p>Reggie Sanders
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03-07-2009, 06:21 PM
Posted By: <b>Peter_Spaeth</b><p>Yes!
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03-08-2009, 10:53 AM
Posted By: <b>Richard Simon</b><p>Who is the only player with 500+ hits for four different teams?<br>=<br><br>I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br>Unknown author <br>--<br>We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br>No retreat baby, no surrender.<br>The Boss
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03-08-2009, 10:55 AM
Posted By: <b>Richard Simon</b><p>Who are the only two players in major league history to hit HR's as 19 yr olds and 40 year olds?<br>=<br><br>I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br>Unknown author <br>--<br>We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br>No retreat baby, no surrender.<br>The Boss
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03-08-2009, 10:55 AM
Posted By: <b>Jodi Birkholm</b><p>First question: Griffey, Jr.? Just a guess.<br><br>Second question: Cobb and...? I would have thought more than two would have accomplsihed that feat.
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03-08-2009, 10:57 AM
Posted By: <b>Scott Sarian</b><p>I believe Ty Cobb hit homers as a 19 year old and a 40 year old.<br><br>Still trying to think about the 500 hits with 4 teams - great questions!
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03-08-2009, 11:03 AM
Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p>willie mays ?
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03-08-2009, 11:08 AM
Posted By: <b>Richard Simon</b><p>Cobb is correct. Keep working <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif">.<br><br>I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br>Unknown author <br>--<br>We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br>No retreat baby, no surrender.<br>The Boss
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03-08-2009, 11:19 AM
Posted By: <b>bernie</b><p>Le Grande Orange ... Rusty Staub homered as a teenager and a 40 year old and had 500 hits with 4 different teams.
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03-08-2009, 11:21 AM
Posted By: <b>Scott Sarian</b><p>I think Staub is actually the one with 500 hits with 4 different teams as well! As soon as I saw his name, I remembered that he was the answer to a couple of unique questions.
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03-08-2009, 11:24 AM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Name the last two players to drive in 100 runs with less than 10 homers.
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03-08-2009, 11:41 AM
Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>Tommy Herr had over 100 RBIs with fewer than 10 HRs in the mid 80s, when the Mets and Cards took turns winning. 1985 or 1987?? Don't know if he was among the last 2, but he did it.
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03-08-2009, 11:41 AM
Posted By: <b>Scott Sarian</b><p>Tom Herr is one of them, I believe...
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03-08-2009, 11:44 AM
Posted By: <b>Richard Simon</b><p>Way to go Bernie, Staub is the answer to both.<br>==<br><br>I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br>Unknown author <br>--<br>We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br>No retreat baby, no surrender.<br>The Boss
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03-08-2009, 11:47 AM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Herr is right. And?
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03-08-2009, 12:24 PM
Posted By: <b>Scott Sarian</b><p>Rod Carew?
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03-08-2009, 12:30 PM
Posted By: <b>Todd Schultz</b><p>Paul Molitor
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03-08-2009, 12:32 PM
Posted By: <b>Anthony S.</b><p>George Kell
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03-08-2009, 12:38 PM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Molitor is right.<br><br>OK next. Only three men have ever hit 45 or more HR but driven in fewer than 100. Name them.
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03-08-2009, 12:42 PM
Posted By: <b>Todd Schultz</b><p>Harmon Killebrew
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03-08-2009, 12:43 PM
Posted By: <b>dennis</b><p>DUKE SNIDER is one i think
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03-08-2009, 12:49 PM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>Killebrew is right. The other two are more recent.
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03-08-2009, 03:02 PM
Posted By: <b>Howard</b><p>Barry Bonds should be one.
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03-08-2009, 03:17 PM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>One to go.
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03-08-2009, 03:24 PM
Posted By: <b>gotwins</b><p>Alfonso Soriano
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03-08-2009, 04:13 PM
Posted By: <b>Anonymous</b><p>That's the one.