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Originally Posted by FrankWakefield
While fine tuning my answer to that, I came across the 15 letter aspect of the 3 players, and I don't recall ever encountering that before...
The last name, plus the position... when the letters for that are added the total for each is 15.
Tinker 6 short 5 stop 4 6+5+4=15
Evers 5 second 6 base 4 5+6+4=15
Chance 6 first 5 base 4 6+5+4=15
What does that mean?
1- the 15 letter thing is a huge coincidence.
2- these Roundtable guys (and a few gals) were really digging into every sentence, word, letter count, and definition that might be associated in some way that they've overlooked.
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Too bad the small bears traded with Cincinnati to get Harry Steinfelt after the 1905 season, then sold Hans Lobert to the reds a couple months later...
Lobert 6 third 5 base 4 6+5+4 = 15
They could've had an all 15 infield. And when Reulbach, Lundgren, or Pfeister pitched......