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[Old Sweater]

Last week’s wrap up is in the previous post.

Which Hall of Famer was the first to hit pinch-hit grand slams in both leagues?









Hint: #1 He led the majors in home runs in four seasons but led his league in strikeouts seven times.




Hint: #2 He has the fifth-highest WAR for any player born in the state of Maryland.





~ D. Bruce Brown

 

[Old Sweater]

I looked up the answer. Here are his stats. He led his league in homers 1911-1914 His bWAR/162 of 6.5 has him tied with Eddie Mathews at the 18-spot for HOF’ers

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1908	22	PHA	AL	0.4	9	33	31	5	9	3	0	0	2	0		0	2	.290	.290	.387	.677	114	.332	114	12	0	2	/5
1909	23	PHA	AL	5.7	148	606	541	73	165	27	19	4	85	20		26	48	.305	.343	.447	.790	146	.382	148	242	5	34	*5/H
1910	24	PHA	AL	5.2	146	625	561	83	159	25	15	2	74	21		34	36	.283	.329	.392	.721	126	.351	127	220	4	21	*5
1911	25	PHA	AL	6.4	148	660	592	96	198	42	14	11	115	38		40	38	.334	.379	.508	.887	149	.423	149	301	2	25	*5	MVP-11
1912	26	PHA	AL	9.3	149	648	577	116	200	40	21	10	130	40	26	50	38	.347	.404	.541	.945	174	.450	172	312	6	11	*5	MVP-7
1913	27	PHA	AL	7.9	149	645	564	116	190	34	9	12	117	34		63	31	.337	.413	.493	.906	167	.438	171	278	10	7	*5	MVP-5
1914	28	PHA	AL	7.4	150	637	570	84	182	23	10	9	89	19	20	53	37	.319	.380	.442	.822	151	.402	155	252	3	8	*5/H	MVP-3
1916	30	NYY	AL	3.6	100	402	360	46	97	23	2	10	52	15		36	30	.269	.344	.428	.772	130	.380	132	154	5	1	5/H
1917	31	NYY	AL	4.5	146	613	553	57	156	24	2	6	71	18		48	27	.282	.345	.365	.710	116	.352	118	202	5	7	*5
1918	32	NYY	AL	4.9	126	558	504	65	154	24	5	6	62	8		38	13	.306	.357	.409	.765	129	.379	132	206	2	12	*5
1919	33	NYY	AL	4.0	141	623	567	70	166	22	1	10	83	13		44	18	.293	.346	.388	.734	106	.354	109	220	2	9	*5
1921	35	NYY	AL	2.4	94	369	330	46	97	16	2	9	74	8	5	26	12	.294	.353	.436	.789	99	.368	99	144	4	9	5H
1922	36	NYY	AL	1.1	69	258	234	30	65	12	3	7	37	1	3	15	14	.278	.327	.444	.771	98	.351	95	104	2	7	5H
13 Yrs				62.8	1575	6677	5984	887	1838	315	103	96	991	235	54	473	344	.307	.363	.442	.805	135	.389	138	2647	50	153	*5H
162 Game Avg				6.5	162	687	615	91	189	32	11	10	102	24		49	35	.307	.363	.442	.805	135	.389	138	272	5	16
PHA (7 Yrs)				42.2	899	3854	3436	573	1103	194	88	48	612	172	46	266	230	.321	.375	.471	.845	152	.408	154	1617	30	108	*5/H
NYY (6 Yrs)				20.6	676	2823	2548	314	735	121	15	48	379	63	8	207	114	.288	.347	.404	.751	113	.364	115	1030	20	45	*5H

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Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/25/2025.

 

[obxyankeefan]

I looked up the answer. Here are his stats. He led his league in homers 1911-1914 His bWAR/162 of 6.5 has him tied with Eddie Mathews at the 18-spot for HOF’ers

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1908	22	PHA	AL	0.4	9	33	31	5	9	3	0	0	2	0		0	2	.290	.290	.387	.677	114	.332	114	12	0	2	/5
1909	23	PHA	AL	5.7	148	606	541	73	165	27	19	4	85	20		26	48	.305	.343	.447	.790	146	.382	148	242	5	34	*5/H
1910	24	PHA	AL	5.2	146	625	561	83	159	25	15	2	74	21		34	36	.283	.329	.392	.721	126	.351	127	220	4	21	*5
1911	25	PHA	AL	6.4	148	660	592	96	198	42	14	11	115	38		40	38	.334	.379	.508	.887	149	.423	149	301	2	25	*5	MVP-11
1912	26	PHA	AL	9.3	149	648	577	116	200	40	21	10	130	40	26	50	38	.347	.404	.541	.945	174	.450	172	312	6	11	*5	MVP-7
1913	27	PHA	AL	7.9	149	645	564	116	190	34	9	12	117	34		63	31	.337	.413	.493	.906	167	.438	171	278	10	7	*5	MVP-5
1914	28	PHA	AL	7.4	150	637	570	84	182	23	10	9	89	19	20	53	37	.319	.380	.442	.822	151	.402	155	252	3	8	*5/H	MVP-3
1916	30	NYY	AL	3.6	100	402	360	46	97	23	2	10	52	15		36	30	.269	.344	.428	.772	130	.380	132	154	5	1	5/H
1917	31	NYY	AL	4.5	146	613	553	57	156	24	2	6	71	18		48	27	.282	.345	.365	.710	116	.352	118	202	5	7	*5
1918	32	NYY	AL	4.9	126	558	504	65	154	24	5	6	62	8		38	13	.306	.357	.409	.765	129	.379	132	206	2	12	*5
1919	33	NYY	AL	4.0	141	623	567	70	166	22	1	10	83	13		44	18	.293	.346	.388	.734	106	.354	109	220	2	9	*5
1921	35	NYY	AL	2.4	94	369	330	46	97	16	2	9	74	8	5	26	12	.294	.353	.436	.789	99	.368	99	144	4	9	5H
1922	36	NYY	AL	1.1	69	258	234	30	65	12	3	7	37	1	3	15	14	.278	.327	.444	.771	98	.351	95	104	2	7	5H
13 Yrs				62.8	1575	6677	5984	887	1838	315	103	96	991	235	54	473	344	.307	.363	.442	.805	135	.389	138	2647	50	153	*5H
162 Game Avg				6.5	162	687	615	91	189	32	11	10	102	24		49	35	.307	.363	.442	.805	135	.389	138	272	5	16
PHA (7 Yrs)				42.2	899	3854	3436	573	1103	194	88	48	612	172	46	266	230	.321	.375	.471	.845	152	.408	154	1617	30	108	*5/H
NYY (6 Yrs)				20.6	676	2823	2548	314	735	121	15	48	379	63	8	207	114	.288	.347	.404	.751	113	.364	115	1030	20	45	*5H

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Generated 3/25/2025.

Those look like Frank "Home Run' Baker stats

 

[Old Sweater]

Those look like Frank "Home Run' Baker stats

Pretty sure Home Run Baker is the player.

 

[wood20ks]

Those look like Frank "Home Run' Baker stats

Pretty sure Home Run Baker is the player.

Thats kinda what I thought,but those stats O.S. posted says he played in the A.L. his whole career....

And the question was:
Which Hall of Famer was the first to hit pinch-hit grand slams in both leagues?

So I'm not sure what the answer is....

 

[obxyankeefan]

Thats kinda what I thought,but those stats O.S. posted says he played in the A.L. his whole career....

And the question was:
Which Hall of Famer was the first to hit pinch-hit grand slams in both leagues?

So I'm not sure what the answer is....

Good catch

 

[Old Sweater]

Thats kinda what I thought,but those stats O.S. posted says he played in the A.L. his whole career....

And the question was:
Which Hall of Famer was the first to hit pinch-hit grand slams in both leagues?

So I'm not sure what the answer is....

Man was I off! It was Double-X

Walter,
Who was the first Houston (National League) player to score thirty runs in a calendar month?









Hint: #1 A Vietnamese native surrendered his four hundredth career home run.




Hint: #2 He received the Role Model of the Year Award from the county where he grew up.








Monday's question answered:

Q. Which Hall of Famer was the first to hit pinch-hit grand slams in both leagues?

Hint: #1 He led the majors in home runs in four seasons but led his league in strikeouts seven times.

Hint: #2 He has the fifth-highest WAR for any player born in the state of Maryland.

A. JIMMIE FOXX [SABR Bio]

- Ans. Hit a GS for PHA in the 7th off DET’s Tommy Bridges on 21-Sep-1931 pinch-hitting for C Joe Palmisano. Fourteen years later, hit a GS for PHI in the 8th off STL’s Ken Burkhart on 18-May-1945 pinch-hitting for P Andy Karl.

- #1 Led MLB in HR 1932 (58); 1933 (48); 1935 (36); & 1939 (35). Led AL in Ks in 1929 (70); 1930 (66); 1931 (84); 1933 (93); 1935 (99); 1936 (119); 1941 (103).

- #2--- Babe Ruth---------- 162.2
--------- Lefty Gove---------- 113.2
--------- Cal Ripken----------- 95.9
--------- Al Kaline-------------- 92.7
--------- Foxx-------------------- 92.2



FCR - Anderson Adams, Peachtree Corners, Georgia





~ D. Bruce Brown