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Originally Posted by bk400
Rickey Henderson?
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Excellent guess, as Rickey was still hitting Home Runs when he was 44, but Rickey was 20 years old when he hit is first Big League Home Run.
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Originally Posted by bk400
Martin Dihigo?
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Whoops, I totally forgot about some of the Negro League starpower, so I've revised the number of answers accordingly.
Martin Dihigo is indeed correct, as he hit 2 Home Runs for the Cuban Stars East of the Eastern Colored League, which is recognized as a Major League when he was 19, and hit 2 Home Runs with the New York Cubans when he was 40. Well done!
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Originally Posted by bk400
Probably too obvious of a guess, but Hank Aaron?
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Excellent guess, but the Indianapolis Clowns, with whom Hank Aaron played when he was 18, are not recognized as a Major League team. Aaron was 20 when he started with the Braves, but he did hit 10 Home Runs in his final season at age 42.
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Originally Posted by guy3050
Rusty Staub
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I thought
Rusty Staub might be one of the harder answers, but you got it! Staub hit 6 Home Runs as a 19 year old with the Houston Colts and was still hitting Home Runs in his early 40s with the Mets. Great job!
5 more names to go (unless someone else thinks of another one I overlooked
).