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Old 01-20-2023, 11:54 AM
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There not commons if you dig into who they were...Vern was quite the player in his day...

https://www.sgvtribune.com/2005/09/1...vern-stephens/

He is one of only three players in major-league history Art Shamsky and Willie Kirkland are the others to hit two home runs in extra innings, and he tied a major-league record for double plays by a shortstop in 1948 when he had five in one game.

He was a six-time All-Star, and during his 15 seasons in the major leagues he wound up with 1,859 hits, 247 home runs, 1,174 RBI and a .286 average, and yet he’s been consigned to the dustbin of history while others who played his position like the Yankees’ Phil Rizzuto (1,588 hits, 38 HR, 563 RBI, .273) and the Chicago Cubs’ Joe Tinker (1,690 hits, 31 HR, 783 RBI, .262) have been honored with Hall of Fame acclamation.





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