Tuesday Trivia....What TWO HOFers wore #7......

[tbob]

I'm still waiting for this guy to get in. A poll of the top pitchers in the AL of the 60's said this guy was the best hitter in baseball. His career was cut short by knee surgeries but he had a rifle for an arm, speed, and several silver bats in his closet.

1676 6879 6301 870 1917 329 48 220 947 86 55 448 645 .304 .353 .476 .830

[ElCabron]

Tony O.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by tbob

I'm still waiting for this guy to get in. A poll of the top pitchers in the AL of the 60's said this guy was the best hitter in baseball. His career was cut short by knee surgeries but he had a rifle for an arm, speed, and several silver bats in his closet.

1676 6879 6301 870 1917 329 48 220 947 86 55 448 645 .304 .353 .476 .830

Oliva I assume.

[FrankWakefield]

The Cards got around to retiring #17 in 1974.

Where did you get such great uniform number information, oh Dinosaur???

[Kawika]

Frank: Baseball Almanac.com has year-by-year team rosters complete with uniform numbers.
http://baseball-almanac.com/teammenu.shtml
(pick a team and look for "franchise facts at a glance")

DMcD
Young Dinosaur

[base_ball]

Mickey Mantle and Ed Kranepool....just kidding...Mantle and Leo Durocher, as stated below. Leo was the first Yankee to wear the number in 1929, the first year the team used numbers.

[tedzan]

You asked......
" Where did you get such great uniform number information, oh Dinosaur??? "

John D. in Florida (a good ole buddy originally from St Lo) provided me the info
from his scorecard/programs).

John has an immense Cardinals collection.

T-Rex TED

[packs]

What do you guys think of Gavvy Cravath's HOF credentials? I know I'm off topic, but similar career lengths and numbers, although obviously from a different period of baseball.