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Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe
Sorry but he had an AB on the 24th. I don't give a shit if he walked. A walk is an AB.
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While the flip on that Sep 23rd ticket stub is correct in that Babe Ruth's final Yankee home at-bat was that day, I do not believe that should really be that big of a factor. To me, it's just a way to make that game more important than it perhaps, should be.
I am much more interested in a player's last home appearance with the team. Say for instance, that The Babe didn't even get up to the plate in the game on Sep 24th. As it was, he started the game in RF, walked in the first inning, and was removed for a pinch-runner (Myril Hoag). What if he had been pinch hit for in the first inning, after having played the top half of the inning in RF; It would still be his last appearance (and game started) as a Yankee at Yankee Stadium. To me, that is the more important milestone.
Steve
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Last edited by Steve D; 04-22-2021 at 05:04 PM.
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