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Originally Posted by tedzan
Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul is one of my favorite guys in Baseball.
Lefty's career BA is an outstanding .349 over a Major League career that spanned 11 years. His hitting ability is high-lighted by a .398 BA with 254 Hits,
32 HR's, 122 RBI's, while playing for the Phillies in 1929. He followed that up with a .383 BA in 1930.
I could relate a number of interesting stories about Lefty, but I leave it to you to read his SABR write-up...... https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/lefty-odoul/
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TED Z
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Lefty owned a great watering hole just off Union Square in San Fran called, not surprisingly, O'Doul's, where I managed to quaff a few ales when I was in town. Food wasn't too bad either, as I recall.
He was also a force in the development of Japanese professional ball.