Tuesday Trivia: Home Runs in all MLB parks

[cgjackson222]

To give you a sense of the time period in which he played/lived, he sold Babe Ruth a $50,000 life insurance policy while a player (he had a second job as many did back then). The beneficiaries were Mrs. Ruth and their adopted daughter, Dorothy. That same year, he trailed only Babe Ruth in on base percentage. Babe's was .545 and his was .481


Another clue: His 1960 Fleer card actually had a picture of his teammate Larry Woodall on it. The error wasn't discovered until 2010, showing that even some of the greats can be forgotten to time. The two do look slightly similar, but not enough to justify the mix-up.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

To give you a sense of the time period in which he played/lived, he sold Babe Ruth a $50,000 life insurance policy while a player (he had a second job as many did back then). The beneficiaries were Mrs. Ruth and their adopted daughter, Dorothy. That same year, he trailed only Babe Ruth in on base percentage. Babe's was .543 and his was .481


Another clue: His 1960 Fleer card actually had the picture of his teammate Larry Woodall on it. The error wasn't discovered until 2010, showing that even some of the greats can be forgotten to time. The two do look slightly similar, but not enough to justify the mix-up.

Are you sure about this? When I looked it up the answer was a much more modern guy.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Are you sure about this? When I looked it up the answer was a much more modern guy.

It has happened a few times during the course of baseball's history.

In the early times, it was hard to accomplish the feat, as there was no interleague play, and players were seldom traded to a different league.

But every time a new stadium is added, the record can be set again, as the record in question is to homer in all MLB stadiums that were in use at the time the player is playing in.

I'd be happy to send you my source via PM.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

It has happened a few times during the course of baseball's history.

In the early times, it was hard to accomplish the feat, as there was no interleague play, and players were seldom traded to a different league.

But every time a new stadium is added, the record can be set again, as the record in question is to homer in all MLB stadiums that were in use at the time the player is playing in.

I'd be happy to send you my source via PM.

I get it, but I will show you what I found suggesting that the more modern guy was the FIRST to do it.

[clydepepper]

Bobby Murcer?

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Bobby Murcer?

Its not Bobby, but another good announcer guess. As one of the clues states, its a guy who was a contemporary of Babe Ruth. They actually were both rookies in 1914.

[Mark17]

Waite Hoyt? He was better known as an announcer than player, and would've known Ruth.

Never mind... After I guessed I checked. The guy didn't hit a single home run his entire 21 year career......

He could be the answer to another trivia question - What HOFer who played 20+ years never hit a home run?

[ParisianJohn]

Originally Posted by cgjackson222

To give you a sense of the time period in which he played/lived, he sold Babe Ruth a $50,000 life insurance policy while a player (he had a second job as many did back then). The beneficiaries were Mrs. Ruth and their adopted daughter, Dorothy. That same year, he trailed only Babe Ruth in on base percentage. Babe's was .543 and his was .481


Another clue: His 1960 Fleer card actually had a picture of his teammate Larry Woodall on it. The error wasn't discovered until 2010, showing that even some of the greats can be forgotten to time. The two do look slightly similar, but not enough to justify the mix-up.

Ahhh! Now I know who it is for sure!!! And the data is verifiable.

[philliesfan]

I love this stuff. I run a Fantasy League and just for fun, each week I will post some fun facts or trivia questions about baseball. I will probably use this one sometime this year.
Thanks,
Bob