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Baseball really was the national pastime. So much so that the OSS specifically designed a grenade to mimic the size, weight and shape of a baseball, so that troops would be more accurate with their throws with less training. The T-13 design failed for other reasons but it was issued during the end of WWII.
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John Lindsey made his debut for the Dodgers in 2010 at the age of 33. He got 12 at bats and one hit in 11 career games.
He had spent the previous 16 seasons in the minor leagues, and is the record holder for time served in the minors before being called up. |
Over 7000 innings pitched
Joe McGinnity’s HOF career lasted 10 years in the majors until 1908.
He didn’t retire though until he was 54 years of age. He pitched 115 more innings in the minors than in the majors before hanging up his spikes in Dubuque in 1925. |
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When he retired, Jamie Moyer had faced 8.9% of all hitters in Major League Baseball history. I believe this is the record.
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The all time hit king in the minor leagues is Spencer Harris, who somehow managed to play 26 minor league seasons and record 3,538 hits between 1921 and 1948, spanning ages 20 to 47.
He also had 94 career major league hits. Combined, he had 3,632 hits in professional baseball. |
Billy Purtell was the " first player in major league history to strike out twice in the same inning, suffering the indignity at the hands of Walter Johnson. "
Not sure who was having the worse inning.... Pretty sure Addie Joss holds the career lowest WHIP . |
Upon completing his career, this second baseman joined Rogers Hornsby and Joe Morgan as the only second basemen in history to score 1,000 runs, have 1,000 RBIs, collect 2,000 hits, and launch 200 home runs....
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Curry Foley was the first to hit for a cycle in 1882. He began with a grand slam home run in the first inning and completed the cycle in the fifth inning of a 20-1 nail biter. He held the record for the quickest cycle for 118 years.
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The Great Cole Porter
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And we've often rewound the clock Since the Puritans got the shock When they landed on Plymouth Rock If today Any shock they might try to stem 'Stead of landing on Plymouth Rock Plymouth Rock would land on them In olden days a glimpse of stocking Was looked on as something shocking Now heaven knows Anything Goes Good authors too Who once knew better words Now only use four letter words Writing prose Anything Goes If driving fast cars you like If low bars you like If old hymns you like If bare limbs you like If Mae West you like Or me undressed you like Why nobody will oppose When every night The set that's smart Is intruding on nudist parties In studios Anything Goes When Missus Ned McLean, God bless her Can get Russian Reds to yes her Then I suppose Anything Goes When Rockafeller still can hoard Enough money to let Max Gordon Produce his shows Anything Goes The world has gone mad today And good's bad today And black's white today And day's night today And that gent today You gave a cent today Once had several Chateaus When folks Who still can ride in Jitneys Find out Vanderbilts and Whitneys Lack baby clothes Anything Goes When Sam Goldwyn Can with great conviction Instruct Anna Sten in diction Than Anna shows Anything Goes When you hear that Lady Mendl standing up Now does a handspring landing up On her toes Anything Goes Just think of those shocks you've got And those knocks you've got And those blues you've got From those news you've got And those pains you've got (If any brains you've got) From those little radios So Mrs. R With all her trimmin's Can broadcast a bed from Simmon's Cause Franklin knows Anything Goes Anything goes here indeed |
Patti Lupone or Sutton Foster?
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Casey Stengel was born in 1890.
He graciously signed this for a chubby 9 year old in 1957. https://www.collectorfocus.com/image.../stengel-casey I am still kicking in 2022, just not as hard, and still have his autograph. |
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Tabler only had 2 career grand-slams, but was 43-for-88 (.489) w 108 RBIs!! I am now a big fan of MISTER ISAO HARIMOTO - truly the Baddest of Badasses!! >chuck norris . |
Gaylord Perry was an outstanding hitter, during batting practice only. He routinely hit balls to the warning track.. During games he was awful.
While watching batting practice a reporter commented to Giant Manager Alvin Dark about Perry's "powerful" swing. Dark replied "A Man will land on the moon before Perry hits one out". Well, The Perry brothers set a Major League record winning 3 games in one day. Jim won a suspended 16 inning game from the day before against Seattle, then his regular start. Gaylord beat the Dodgers. The date was July 20,1969 The day man landed on the moon. Perry's first at bat after the moon landing was the first home run of his Major League career after nearly 500 at bats. |
Barry Bonds reached base safely 376 times in 2004. He only had 373 official at bats.
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Hank Aaron is the only member of the 700 home run club to also get 3,000 hits. If you subtract his 755 bombs, he would still have 3,000 hits.
Ruth homered and walked so much that even with his .342 average he didn’t get 3,000. This is in danger of changing very soon. |
Surprising Facts
Phil Niekro is the last pitcher to win 20 games in a season and lose 20 games in a season. 21-20 in 1979. He tied his brother Joe for the most wins in the NL that year.
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Just like in football stat Jamie’s Winston 2019 33 TD’s and 30 INT and over 5k yards. |
In 1952 Pirates minor league pitcher Ron Necciai pitched a 9 inning no-hitter and he had 27 strikeouts. In his next start, he pitched a 2 hitter and had 24 strikeouts.
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Don Sutton holds at least two ignominious Major League records, losing his first 13 decisions against a team (Cubs) and having the most career plate appearances without a home run (1559).
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While Tommy James' late 60s hits "I Think We're Alone Now" and "Mony Mony" both made it into the top ten of the Billboard charts, it would be nearly 20 years before they each made it to number one. In back to back weeks in 1987, as covered by Tiffany and Billy Idol respectively.
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Isn't Babe Ruth the first MLB player known to work out with a personal trainer?
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