Tuesday Nite Trivia......

[sycks22]

It's Biggio, nice.

[sycks22]

Who's the only player to have .300+ avg, 20+ HRs 100+ Runs / Rbi / Walks the same year for 7 straight years?

[almostdone]

Pujols I think.
Drew

[Peter_Spaeth]

Frank Thomas.

[gman]

I may be wrong but I don't think it is Frank Thomas because I believe he hit under .300 during the 8th year.

Another interesting thing about Frank Thomas. He and Jeff Bagwell had career stats that were (year in and year out) always extremely close (with the exception to batting average where Thomas' was higher) through 2005, the year Bagwell retired. What made this ever cooler was they were both born on the same day, May 27, 1968.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by gman

I may be wrong but I don't think it is Frank Thomas because I believe he hit under .300 during the 8th year.

Another interesting thing about Frank Thomas. He and Jeff Bagwell had career stats that were (year in and year out) always extremely close (with the exception to batting average where Thomas' was higher) through 2005, the year Bagwell retired. What made this ever cooler was they were both born on the same day, May 27, 1968.

I guessed Frank Thomas but in checking his stats just now, you are right, he hit .265 in the 8th year. So I believe there is no answer to the question. Here is a good question though: how do you go 40-134-.349 and finish 8th!!! in MVP voting? Frank Thomas 1996.

[tedzan]

Your question regarding Frank Thomas' 1996 season is very puzzling one (to say the least).


Returning to the original subject of this Trivia ?

With the stats that Johnny Mize accrued in his BB career; and, more significantly....his ability to be a great clutch hitter......
furthermore, you can add this to his credentials, he is the all-time leader in games having hit 3 HR's......

Then, how does he not get elected into the HOF thru the "front door" ? ?


I discussed this with Johnny; and, I'll provide his take on this subject in a subsequent post.


TED Z

[Peter_Spaeth]

Back in the day it was much, much harder to make the HOF; it was reserved for the truly top-tier, all-time great types. Even Duke Snider, who perhaps is one step up from Mize, didn't come close for years. Certainly Mize is more than deserving under the standards that predominate today, and his career stats would have been even more impressive but for the three years he lost to WW II.