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Old 03-29-2023, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by clydepepper View Post
FYI- Waite Hoyt is the answer to another kind-o-cool trivia: Who has played with the most Hall-of-Famers? 36!!

Ruth's OB% was .5445 in 1923 and Cristobal Torriente was 2nd at .4809. Ruth's next highest OBP was .532 in 1920. My source is BBR.
He played for a lot of different teams, I am not surprised. Plus, a lot of underserving guys from the 30s made the Hall.
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