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Voltaire26
Detroit Born and Raised
This has nothing to do with baseball. What does you ask?
In his very first at bat as a 28-year-old rookie pitcher, Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm hit a HR. His career lasted for 21 more years and 493 plate appearances, but he never hit another home run
Only two players in the history of major league baseball have made the exclusive 30-30 Club five times. The first to do it was Bobby Bonds. Who was the second? His son, Barry Bonds! The power-speed genes obviously run in that family!
In 1962 the New York Mets traded for Harry Chiti in exchange for a player to be named later. That player ended up being Harry Chiti. Thus Chiti was, in a sense, traded for himself.
For manager Lou Boudreau, 1948 was a very good year. He not only managed the Indians to 97 wins and the World Series title, he also played shortstop and hit .355, drove in 106 runs, and slammed 18 home runs. That’s a very good year!
Did you know for decades baseball teams used chicken waste to help fertilize their playing fields?
I knew post 1 & 2, post 3 is interesting as heck, post 4 is awesome and post 5 ... I never want to know what's in fertilizer!!!