Trivia

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Posted By: Glen V

Last weekend I went to a White Sox game. They were giving prizes for correct trivia answers, but nobody in the stadium could answer the following... (I'm sure this group will do better - no looking it up... ):

Who was the first switch-hitter to reach 2000 hits?

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Posted By: Trevor Hocking

I think it's Lou Brock but didn't he get 3000 hits?

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Posted By: dennis

mantle?

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Posted By: rick

it's not Brock.
he was lefthanded only
How about since it was asked at a White sox game.
Eddie Collins,

Only a guess, and Collins is probably is not a switch
hitter

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Posted By: ms4epg1

Pete Rose?

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Posted By: Rich Klein

Instinctively (sic); I'd say it was the Fordham Flash, Frankie Frisch

Rich

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Posted By: jay behrens

I could only go back to 2500 hits, but of the group, George Davis would be the first 2000 hits

Jay

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Posted By: Kevin Cummings

There were two other early switch hitters who accumulated a fair amount of base knocks - Tommy Tucker and Duke Farrell. Farrell has a Chicago connection, although it was with the National League, and I don't think either of them ever got to 2000.

Since this was a White Sox game, George Davis makes the most sense.

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Posted By: Glen V

Davis is correct. Good job Jay!