03-29-2023, 01:29 PM
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John
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Posts: 68
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Quote:
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.
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Ahhh! Now I know who it is for sure!!! And the data is verifiable.
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