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[calsnowskier]

The only pitchers I feel confidant about from that time frame are Mathewson and Ruth. If it isn’t Ruth, I am tapping out.

 

[Cedrique]

Cy Young?

 

[calsnowskier]

Looked it up…

Not Ruth. But it is not an unknown pitcher.

 

[broncosmitty]

Cy Young?

That’s my guess too.

Only because I know he played for Boston at some point. They were in the first WS and I have no idea who else pitched for them.

 

[Cedrique]

Damn I pulled that one out of my ass. I gotta give calsnoskier an assist. i was thinking it happened in the 1800s or something but mentioning Ruth and Mathewson made me throw out Cy.

 

[msgkings322]

Damn I pulled that one out of my ass. I gotta give calsnoskier an assist. i was thinking it happened in the 1800s or something but mentioning Ruth and Mathewson made me throw out Cy.

1903 Cy Young’s Boston Americans (later renamed the Red Sox) beat Honus Wagner’s Pittsburgh Pirates in a best of 9 series. It was a privately arranged deal, they didn’t even do one in 1904. 1905 was the first one where the 2 leagues officially made it a mandatory deal

 

[Cedrique]

Which four players hit a home run as a teenager and after 40?

 

[obxyankeefan]

A-Rod
Griffey Jr
Kaline

I can't think of anyone else who came up at 18 and played for 20+ years.

 

[jwolt92]

Which four players hit a home run as a teenager and after 40?

ARod, Griffey?

 

[Cedrique]

A-Rod
Griffey Jr
Kaline

I can't think of anyone else who came up at 18 and played for 20+ years.

A Rod is correct

ARod, Griffey?

Arod is Correct

 

[Cedrique]

Of the last 3, one is an All Time Great Hall of Famer, one put up some hall of fame numbers but is not in, one is a hall of very good player who was a good pinch hitter late in his career.

 

[calsnowskier]

robby Alomar?

Mays?

Yount?

 

[calsnowskier]

Jefferies?

 

[calsnowskier]

Looks like Mays missed it by about 3 weeks

He turned 20 on May 6, ‘51, but he hit his first MLB HR on May 28

 

[Cedrique]

robby Alomar?

Mays?

Yount?

According to the site I saw this, which I assumed was reliable the answer would be no. But it looks like Willie Mays did it

 

[Cedrique]

Jefferies?

no

 

[Cedrique]

Looks like Mays missed it by about 3 weeks

He turned 20 on May 6, ‘51, but he hit his first MLB HR on May 28

ok he was not on my list

 

[calsnowskier]

ok he was not on my list

I figured he had one in the n-leagues because he played there while in HS. But per BBRef, he never hit one there.

 

[calsnowskier]

Don Julio? He played FOREVER, but I don’t know if he played as a teen…

 

[Cedrique]

Don Julio? He played FOREVER, but I don’t know if he played as a teen…

No. And to be honest, I don't even know who that is