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vrooomed
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| Thursday, September 28, 2017 11:11 AM | |
Nice job. You are correct on the year and next up.
I was at the game Lefty passed The Big Train. I still have my ticket stubs and I'm sure I have the posters they handed out. I thought Lefty was first as well, but this Topps card states that Nolan Ryan was first.
I'm surprised we're both incorrect about that. Might have to look that one up. In any case, you're up next to ask.
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spazmatastic
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| Thursday, September 28, 2017 9:54 PM | |
It's still crazy that a career record that stood for over 70 years was broken by 3 people in one season.
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Splinter_9
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| Friday, September 29, 2017 1:29 AM | |
Okay, go with me a little on this one.
Before Barry Bonds came along, the top 3 Home Run hitters in history were Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays. What unusual coincidence did the careers of the three of them share? It is not a statistic but rather thing they did in regards to the arc of their careers.
If the question is too vague, I'll give a hint.
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kcjays
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| Friday, September 29, 2017 6:19 AM | |
They all batted against Satchel Paige.
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Splinter_9
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| Friday, September 29, 2017 6:29 AM | |
If any of them did that, it wasn't in the majors.
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dsorek
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| Friday, September 29, 2017 3:25 PM | |
They finished their careers in the same city they started, but on a different team.
Ruth - Boston Braves
Mays - New York Mets
Aaron - Milwaukee Brewers
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Splinter_9
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| Friday, September 29, 2017 5:25 PM | |
Bingo! One of my favorite litttle tidbits.
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rmpaq5
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| Friday, September 29, 2017 8:06 PM | |
That is a cool little coincedence!
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spazmatastic
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| Friday, September 29, 2017 8:55 PM | |
That is one I knew. I would have got it if I saw the question earlier.
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dsorek
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| Friday, September 29, 2017 10:16 PM | |
I guess I'm up with a fresh question...
How many players have played all 9 positions in one game? Who were they? If you wait until Sunday to answer, you may need you add one more.
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