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Originally Posted by cgjackson222

Clue # 3 In addition to his regular season exploits in 1925, he had some postseason ones as well. His 12 hits (all singles) in the 1925 World Series tied a record that was not surpassed until 1964, when Bobby Richardson of the Yankees managed a 13-hit series (a record since tied by Lou Brock in 1968 and Marty Barrett in 1986).

He made a spectacular and disputed catch in Game 3 of the 1925 World Series, when he jumped for a long fly ball by Earl Smith, fell into the stands and disappeared from view, re-emerging with the ball in his glove some 15 seconds later. The umpires called Smith out, to much controversy, and for years he would only state that "the umpire said I caught it" when asked if he had made the catch. It was one of the most famous plays in World Series history, and his silence helped to fuel the mystique around it. He signed an affidavit (opened after his death) that stated “At no time did I lose possession of the ball.”

You had me at Clue #2 - or rather, I had him...great one...certainly not steamed or puffed.