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09-09-2007, 02:36 PM
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Of Wildfire, Willie and Curtis
Posted By: paulstratton
With one more stolen base, Tigers CF Curtis Granderson will become a member of a pretty exclusive club...(I'm coining it the "420 club") 
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09-09-2007, 03:49 PM
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Of Wildfire, Willie and Curtis
Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Actually, Frank Schulte named his favorite horse "Wildfire" after a Broadway show called Wildfire starring Lillian Russell - a well known baseball fan. Eventually Schulte became known as "Wildfire" himself.
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09-09-2007, 05:22 PM
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Of Wildfire, Willie and Curtis
Posted By: Gilbert Maines
If being a member of this club is noteworthy, one of the heartbreakers is Buck Freeman, who in 1899 came close with 21 solen bases, 25 hrs and 25 triples, but only 19 doubles.
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09-09-2007, 05:36 PM
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Of Wildfire, Willie and Curtis
Posted By: Gilbert Maines
Another exclusive "club" which I like that includes pre-war players is the more wins than walks club. I only know of three members of this club, although there could certainly be relatively newcomers, I haven' been watching since Saberhagen did it in '94 with 14 wins while yielding only 13 BB. Prior to him was a long stretch to Slim Sallee in 1919, who had 21 wins with 20 walks. And Matty accomplished this as well. But Matty did it for two consecutive seasons: 1913 = 25 wins/ 21 walks, 1914 = 24 wins/ 23 walks.
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09-09-2007, 07:44 PM
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Of Wildfire, Willie and Curtis
Posted By: barrysloate
Good one Paul- Belle is correct.
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09-09-2007, 07:54 PM
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Of Wildfire, Willie and Curtis
Posted By: barrysloate
Since this thread has a trivia question nature to it, let me leave you with a tough one I just thought of today:
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09-09-2007, 07:58 PM
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Of Wildfire, Willie and Curtis
Posted By: paulstratton
Quick Belle story since you brought up the question...I got paired with him in a golf tournament a few years ago(he's been trying to play the mini-tours out here but he's not very good) and everyone in the group is a little intimidated by him because of his demeanor, on the second hole I hit one about 50 yards past him and he comes over to see what driver I'm hitting and I just flexed my bicep and pointed to it like he did when another team(I forget who) had his bat checked after he hit a home run...anyway he cracked up and we had a nice time playing and chatting after that. I think I mentioned the 50/50 thing to him and he said no one will ever do it again. I tend to agree with him on that point. Sorry about the run on sentence!
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09-09-2007, 08:09 PM
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Of Wildfire, Willie and Curtis
Posted By: barrysloate
Cool story...and the 50-50 thing is incredibly difficult, so he may be right.
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. In the history of baseball only Willie Mays and "Wildfire" Schulte have ever had at least 20 triples, 20 doubles, 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a single season. What I find remarkable is that Schulte actually hit 21 bombs in 1911, when it just wasn't done. Show some "Wildfire" cards if you have em or tell us about other "exclusive clubs" which involve pre-war players.
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