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Originally Posted by skelly423
Unless I'm missing someone, I think the missing individual is Jim Thome.
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You are correct.
Jim Thome's 612 career Home Runs is the most for any player than batted Left and thew Right.
Well done everyone.
A few facts about the most obscure answer
Lance Berkman.
1) Lance Berkman is 2nd only to Mickey Mantle for switch hitters in career slugging (.537), OPS (.943) and OPS+ (144).
2) His career OPS ranks in the top 30, just behind Ty Cobb and Dan Brouthers and just ahead of Willie Mays and Shoeless Joe Jackson.
3) His career On Base % of .406 ranks in the top 50 all-time.
4) Was a member of the Astros' killer B's along with Bagwell and Biggio.
5) His nicknames were "Fat Elvis" and "Big Puma"
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Starred in College at Rice University: his 2.12 RBIs per game in 1997 as a Junior is still the most in College Baseball History. His 43 Home Runs in '97 is 3rd most ever for a season, and his.65 Home Runs per game is the 4th most ever for a season. His 109 Runs (1.73 Runs per game) rank in the top 10 ever for a season. His 263 Total Bases in '97 is the 4th most ever in a season, and his Slugging % of 1.031 in '97 ranks 8th best for a season.
7) A devout Christian and philanthropist, he was nominated for the Roberto Clemente award in 2008. In 2010 Lance and his wife Cara donated over $2 million to The Lord’s Fund, a foundation they established. It placed them seventh on Forbes magazine’s 2012 list of most generous celebrities