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Old 03-29-2023, 12:22 PM
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Are you sure about this? When I looked it up the answer was a much more modern guy.
It has happened a few times during the course of baseball's history.

In the early times, it was hard to accomplish the feat, as there was no interleague play, and players were seldom traded to a different league.

But every time a new stadium is added, the record can be set again, as the record in question is to homer in all MLB stadiums that were in use at the time the player is playing in.

I'd be happy to send you my source via PM.
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It has happened a few times during the course of baseball's history.

In the early times, it was hard to accomplish the feat, as there was no interleague play, and players were seldom traded to a different league.

But every time a new stadium is added, the record can be set again, as the record in question is to homer in all MLB stadiums that were in use at the time the player is playing in.

I'd be happy to send you my source via PM.
I get it, but I will show you what I found suggesting that the more modern guy was the FIRST to do it.
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Bobby Murcer?
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Bobby Murcer?
Its not Bobby, but another good announcer guess. As one of the clues states, its a guy who was a contemporary of Babe Ruth. They actually were both rookies in 1914.
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Waite Hoyt? He was better known as an announcer than player, and would've known Ruth.

Never mind... After I guessed I checked. The guy didn't hit a single home run his entire 21 year career......

He could be the answer to another trivia question - What HOFer who played 20+ years never hit a home run?
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Waite Hoyt? He was better known as an announcer than player, and would've known Ruth.

Never mind... After I guessed I checked. The guy didn't hit a single home run his entire 21 year career......

He could be the answer to another trivia question - What HOFer who played 20+ years never hit a home run?
The non-home run hitters makes for its own trivia:http://research.sabr.org/journals/non-home-run-hitters

Waite Hoyt is one of only 10 players (maybe more since the article was written) to have over 1,000 at bats and to never hit a home run. Other players on the list include Don Sutton, Iron Man Joe McGinnity, and the worst offender, William (Bill) Holbert, who is the only player to crack 2,000 at bats and still never have a home run. Holbert, a 19th century catcher had 2,335 at bats.
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The non-home run hitters makes for its own trivia:http://research.sabr.org/journals/non-home-run-hitters

Waite Hoyt is one of only 10 players (maybe more since the article was written) to have over 1,000 at bats and to never hit a home run. Other players on the list include Don Sutton, Iron Man Joe McGinnity, and the worst offender, William (Bill) Holbert, who is the only player to crack 2,000 at bats and still never have a home run. Holbert, a 19th century catcher had 2,335 at bats.

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.
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