More trivia

[Cedrique]

Jose Ramirez just became the 2nd switch hitter (and first 3rd baseman) to get to 250 HRs and 250 stolen bases.

Who was the first switch hitter to achieve that?

Mickey Mantle

 

[msgkings322]

Mickey Mantle

Was my guess too, bad knees so only 153 stolen bases

 

[Cedrique]

Jimmy Rollins?

 

[msgkings322]

Jimmy Rollins?

Nope

 

[Cedrique]

Howard Johnson?

 

[broncosmitty]

Robbie Alomar?

 

[msgkings322]

No and no

 

[Pure Steel]

No and no

Borderline HOF player, longevity guy, probably gets in some day…..

 

[calsnowskier]

Andruw?

Edit: scratch that, he wasn’t a switch hitter.

 

[msgkings322]

Borderline HOF player, longevity guy, probably gets in some day…..

Time for the reveal?

 

[Pure Steel]

Time for the reveal?

Once you guess the obvious switch hitters like Mantle, Murray & Jones the answer becomes easier since those three couldn’t really run…..Mantle’s injury cost him everything

 

[msgkings322]

OK well the answer is Carlos Beltran

 

[calsnowskier]

OK well the answer is Carlos Beltran

Good ol’ China Doll…

 

[nynasty]

Who are the only 3 players in the Integration Era (since 1947) with 45+ home runs and 10+ triples in a single season?

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Who are the only 3 players in the Integration Era (since 1947) with 45+ home runs and 10+ triples in a single season?

Mays has to be one

 

[nynasty]

Mays has to be one

Yes indeed

 

[obxyankeefan]

Who are the only 3 players in the Integration Era (since 1947) with 45+ home runs and 10+ triples in a single season?

I cheated and found one. I would never have expected it to be him.

 

[msgkings322]

Who are the only 3 players in the Integration Era (since 1947) with 45+ home runs and 10+ triples in a single season?

Mantle?

 

[Cedrique]

Schmidt?

 

[TheGoodMan19]

I Google the answer and two of them never hit 10 triples in any season. I also took this to mean the same season, like Mays in 1955