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08-01-2020, 07:47 AM
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He couda been a contenda
Jim Banning was a righthand-throwing catcher for the Washington Nationals of the National League. But, he batted lefthanded and showed that ability off in MLB exactly once. While he played in three games over two seasons, he got to the plate only once. Confident in his lefthanded stroke, honed diligently during play in the Red River Valley League for the Fargo, ND team, he finally got to the plate for the Nationals in 1889 and . . . made an out. He never got another chance.
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08-01-2020, 08:24 AM
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Lefty Stewart
Lefty Stewart won 101 games across 10 MLB seasons, including 15 during Washington's pennant-winning 1933 season. That was after he nearly died in 1927 when his appendix burst while he was on a hunting trip.
Despite being told by doctors that he would never pitch again, he made a complete recovery and won 20 games for the 1930 St. Louis Browns. As Steve Carlton might point out, Stewart's feat of winning 20 games for the 1930 Browns is even more impressive than it sounds, considering the Browns that year finished with a record of 64-90. https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1596291701 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1596291706 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1596291717 https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1596291733
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08-01-2020, 11:09 AM
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My favorite TRUE Lefty's......
1891 - 1901    .   .  And, "semi-Lefty's"......Batted LEFT, Threw Right (or vice-versa)  .   .   TED Z T206 Reference .
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08-01-2020, 11:26 AM
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Check out my aging Sell/Trade Album on my Profile page HOF Type Collector + Philly A's, E/M/W cards, M101-6, Exhibits, Postcards, 30's Premiums & HOF Photos "Assembling an unfocused collection for nearly 50 years." Last edited by HRBAKER; 08-01-2020 at 11:39 AM.
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08-01-2020, 11:41 AM
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One of my favorite leftys-
Righty!
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T206 COBB RED Wanted: Blank Back, Broad Leaf, Drum, Hindu, & Piedmont 350, also BAT ON: Old Mill, SC 350/25 BAT OFF: Cycle, Lenox, Piedmont 460/42, Uzit & Piedmont 350
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08-01-2020, 02:53 PM
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Game 7 Switcheroo
In 1924 the Washington Senators faced a Game 7 against the New York Giants in that year's World Series. Bucky Harris, Washington's 26-year old player/manager was worried about the young, but rapidly developing first-baseman Bill Terry. So he "surprised" the Giants by starting righthander Curly Ogden, prompting John McGraw to commit to their "righthanded" lineup. After getting a strikeout and issuing a walk, Ogden was pulled and replaced by the lefthanded George Mogridge. An early variant on today's popular "opener".
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