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Old 03-15-2022, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by guy3050 View Post
Joel Youngblood had a mostly undistinguished 14-year MLB career, though on August 4th 1982 he laid claim to one of the more quirky feats in baseball history.
On Aug. 4, 1982, Youngblood became the only player ever to get a hit for two teams, in two cities, on the same day.
Youngblood began the day as a member of the Mets, who played a day game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago. In that game, Youngblood went 1-for-2 with two RBIs in a 7-4 Mets win. After the game, he was traded to the Expos, who played that night against the Phillies in Philadelphia. In that game, Youngblood singled as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning of a 5-4 Phillies win. Two hits, for two teams, in two cities, on the same day.
That's impressive enough. But even more impressive is that both hits came off eventual Hall of Famers: Ferguson Jenkins in Chicago and Steve Carlton in Philadelphia.
Not a bad day at the office(s).
That's the kind of baseball history I love to collect. It would have been even cooler if he would have been on the winning side of both games.
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