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Originally Posted by howard38
Cliff Mapes. Claim to fame is that he wore #7 before Mickey Mantle.
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Originally Posted by evangeleblanc
Last person to wear #3 before it was retired in honor of Babe Ruth?
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Howard and Evan are the Trivia Quiz Whiz Kings tonite.
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Originally Posted by tedzan
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In my young days playing BB, I had a great arm. I was usually the Right-Fielder. And therefore, I really identified with Cliff Mapes.
I saw Cliff (on TV) make some unbelievable throwing plays in his days with the Yankees. He would pick-off a runner at Homeplate with a 300-foot (on the fly) throw.
In 1935, George Selkirk replaced Babe Ruth in Right-Field for the Yankees, and Selkirk wore #3 thru 1942.
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