Surprising facts

[seanofjapan]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

didnt prince fielder and cecil fielder have equal amount of home runs? I too lazy to check

Also Pat Tabler hit better than anyone alive with the bases loaded..

319 apiece.

[G1911]

Baseball really was the national pastime. So much so that the OSS specifically designed a grenade to mimic the size, weight and shape of a baseball, so that troops would be more accurate with their throws with less training. The T-13 design failed for other reasons but it was issued during the end of WWII.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by seanofjapan

319 apiece.

Now that is amazing and cool fact

[packs]

John Lindsey made his debut for the Dodgers in 2010 at the age of 33. He got 12 at bats and one hit in 11 career games.

He had spent the previous 16 seasons in the minor leagues, and is the record holder for time served in the minors before being called up.

[frankbmd]

Joe McGinnity’s HOF career lasted 10 years in the majors until 1908.
He didn’t retire though until he was 54 years of age.
He pitched 115 more innings in the minors than in the majors before hanging up his spikes in Dubuque in 1925.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

[G1911]

When he retired, Jamie Moyer had faced 8.9% of all hitters in Major League Baseball history. I believe this is the record.

[packs]

The all time hit king in the minor leagues is Spencer Harris, who somehow managed to play 26 minor league seasons and record 3,538 hits between 1921 and 1948, spanning ages 20 to 47.

He also had 94 career major league hits.

Combined, he had 3,632 hits in professional baseball.

[icurnmedic]

Billy Purtell was the " first player in major league history to strike out twice in the same inning, suffering the indignity at the hands of Walter Johnson. "

Not sure who was having the worse inning....

Pretty sure Addie Joss holds the career lowest WHIP .

[SAllen2556]

Upon completing his career, this second baseman joined Rogers Hornsby and Joe Morgan as the only second basemen in history to score 1,000 runs, have 1,000 RBIs, collect 2,000 hits, and launch 200 home runs....

Lou Whitaker

[frankbmd]

Curry Foley was the first to hit for a cycle in 1882. He began with a grand slam home run in the first inning and completed the cycle in the fifth inning of a 20-1 nail biter. He held the record for the quickest cycle for 118 years.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

When he retired, Jamie Moyer had faced 8.9% of all hitters in Major League Baseball history. I believe this is the record.

Although he isn't in this discussion because the leagues were smaller, Jim Kaat pitched to one batter (Ted Williams) who started 1939 and another (Julio Franco) who retired in 2007.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Anything goes here. I will start with one that surprised me. Greg Maddux spent LESS than half his career on the Braves.

Times have changed
And we've often rewound the clock
Since the Puritans got the shock
When they landed on Plymouth Rock
If today
Any shock they might try to stem
'Stead of landing on Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock would land on them
In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows
Anything Goes
Good authors too
Who once knew better words
Now only use four letter words
Writing prose
Anything Goes
If driving fast cars you like
If low bars you like
If old hymns you like
If bare limbs you like
If Mae West you like
Or me undressed you like
Why nobody will oppose
When every night
The set that's smart
Is intruding on nudist parties
In studios
Anything Goes
When Missus Ned McLean, God bless her
Can get Russian Reds to yes her
Then I suppose
Anything Goes
When Rockafeller still can hoard
Enough money to let Max Gordon
Produce his shows
Anything Goes
The world has gone mad today
And good's bad today
And black's white today
And day's night today
And that gent today
You gave a cent today
Once had several Chateaus
When folks
Who still can ride in Jitneys
Find out Vanderbilts and Whitneys
Lack baby clothes
Anything Goes
When Sam Goldwyn
Can with great conviction
Instruct Anna Sten in diction
Than Anna shows
Anything Goes
When you hear that
Lady Mendl standing up
Now does a handspring landing up
On her toes
Anything Goes
Just think of those shocks you've got
And those knocks you've got
And those blues you've got
From those news you've got
And those pains you've got
(If any brains you've got)
From those little radios
So Mrs. R
With all her trimmin's
Can broadcast a bed from Simmon's
Cause Franklin knows
Anything Goes

Anything goes here indeed

[Peter_Spaeth]

Patti Lupone or Sutton Foster?

[frankbmd]

Casey Stengel was born in 1890.

He graciously signed this for a chubby 9 year old in 1957.



I am still kicking in 2022, just not as hard, and still have his autograph.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Patti Lupone or Sutton Foster?

Ella Fitzgerald did it her way

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Ella Fitzgerald did it her way

I love Ella but not one of her best IMO, too sterile and beautified, supposed to be a raucous song.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by 1952boyntoncollector

didnt prince fielder and cecil fielder have equal amount of home runs? I too lazy to check

Also Pat Tabler hit better than anyone alive with the bases loaded..

Tabler only had 2 career grand-slams, but was 43-for-88 (.489) w 108 RBIs!!



I am now a big fan of MISTER ISAO HARIMOTO - truly the Baddest of Badasses!! >chuck norris

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[mortimer brewster]

Gaylord Perry was an outstanding hitter, during batting practice only. He routinely hit balls to the warning track.. During games he was awful.

While watching batting practice a reporter commented to Giant Manager Alvin Dark about Perry's "powerful" swing. Dark replied "A Man will land on the moon before Perry hits one out".


Well, The Perry brothers set a Major League record winning 3 games in one day. Jim won a suspended 16 inning game from the day before against Seattle, then his regular start. Gaylord beat the Dodgers.

The date was July 20,1969

The day man landed on the moon.

Perry's first at bat after the moon landing was the first home run of his Major League career after nearly 500 at bats.

[mcgwirecom]

Barry Bonds reached base safely 376 times in 2004. He only had 373 official at bats.

[G1911]

Hank Aaron is the only member of the 700 home run club to also get 3,000 hits. If you subtract his 755 bombs, he would still have 3,000 hits.

Ruth homered and walked so much that even with his .342 average he didn’t get 3,000.

This is in danger of changing very soon.

[SteveWhite]

Phil Niekro is the last pitcher to win 20 games in a season and lose 20 games in a season. 21-20 in 1979. He tied his brother Joe for the most wins in the NL that year.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by SteveWhite

Phil Niekro is the last pitcher to win 20 games in a season and lose 20 games in a season. 21-20 in 1979. He tied his brother Joe for the most wins in the NL that year.

Love that stat

Just like in football stat Jamie’s Winston 2019 33 TD’s and 30 INT and over 5k yards.

[Jim65]

In 1952 Pirates minor league pitcher Ron Necciai pitched a 9 inning no-hitter and he had 27 strikeouts. In his next start, he pitched a 2 hitter and had 24 strikeouts.

[Cliff Bowman]

Don Sutton holds at least two ignominious Major League records, losing his first 13 decisions against a team (Cubs) and having the most career plate appearances without a home run (1559).

[profholt82]

While Tommy James' late 60s hits "I Think We're Alone Now" and "Mony Mony" both made it into the top ten of the Billboard charts, it would be nearly 20 years before they each made it to number one. In back to back weeks in 1987, as covered by Tiffany and Billy Idol respectively.

[BobC]

Isn't Babe Ruth the first MLB player known to work out with a personal trainer?