OK, this is great trivia but I had to cheat because I want this thread to keep moving. He had a Hall of the Very Good career. I hadn't thought of him in a long time.
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and his famous home run was in the 9th inning of game 6 of the 1985 NLCS vs. the Dodgers
Lasorda elected to pitch to him with first base open
1985 NLCS Gm6: Clark blasts a three-run homer
Lasorda elected to pitch to him with first base open
1985 NLCS Gm6: Clark blasts a three-run homer
The last mother****er who robbed the Red Sox like this was Jack Clawk
Clark's career WAR of 53.1 does compare favorably / is better than numerous Hall of Famers from his era
Jim Rice, Tony Perez, Dave Parker, et al
Jim Rice, Tony Perez, Dave Parker, et al
Did not know this
Eddie Murray and Ozzie Smith on the same high school baseball team. Both would go on to have first ballot hall of fame careers. pic.twitter.com/hS2d8nszZq
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OTD in 2014: Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner become the first pitcher-catcher battery mates to hit grand slams in the same game.
They would provide the entirety of the offense in the Giants 8-4 win over Arizona.
They would provide the entirety of the offense in the Giants 8-4 win over Arizona.
Last year at the deadline the Diamondbacks traded Merrill Kelly to the Rangers for Mitch Braat and Kohl Drake. The starting pitchers for this week's Diamondbacks series with the Athletics were Braat, Drake and Kelly. I'm sure that's happened before but I thought it was an oddity.
Hall of famer Joe Sewell. Like a lot of pre 1980 players he spent his entire career in one league(AL). Played from 1920-1932 and won a WS with the Indians and Yankees.
He struck out 114 times in 8,333 plate appearances. That's right. 114 times. Total.
He finished his career with 436 doubles(lead the league in 1924 with 45) 68 triples, 49 home runs, and a .312 Avg.
2226 hits. 114 strikeouts.
There are currently 18 players in the MLB with that many or more this season.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seweljo01.shtml
He struck out 114 times in 8,333 plate appearances. That's right. 114 times. Total.
He finished his career with 436 doubles(lead the league in 1924 with 45) 68 triples, 49 home runs, and a .312 Avg.
2226 hits. 114 strikeouts.
There are currently 18 players in the MLB with that many or more this season.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seweljo01.shtml
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Hall of famer Joe Sewell. Like a lot of pre 1980 players he spent his entire career in one league(AL). Played from 1920-1932 and won a WS with the Indians and Yankees.
He struck out 114 times in 8,333 plate appearances. That's right. 114 times. Total.
He finished his career with 436 doubles(lead the league in 1924 with 45) 68 triples, 49 home runs, and a .312 Avg.
2226 hits. 114 strikeouts.
There are currently 18 players in the MLB with that many or more this season.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/seweljo01.shtml
C'mon baby, we discussed this on Page 5!
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I don't know if this belongs here but I was at the game today when Corbin Carroll hit his 100th HR. He and Willie Mays are the only players in MLB history with 100 HR and 50 triples in their first 700 games. This was game 606 for Carroll.
Just saw tonight if you include 100+ stolen bases he's the only player ever with those 3 in less than 700 games.
Just saw tonight if you include 100+ stolen bases he's the only player ever with those 3 in less than 700 games.
Carroll may be on the HOF discussion thread in several years
already has 20 career WAR by age 25
and is about to enter his prime seasons
already has 20 career WAR by age 25
and is about to enter his prime seasons
checking in with the 1974 Philadelphia Phillies (80-82)...
the Phillies only hit 95 home runs as a team that season
Mike Schmidt hit 36 of them and accounted for 38% of the team total. He only drew 14 intentional walks though. Wasn't quite the established player yet in '74
the Phillies middle infielders -- Dave Cash and Larry Bowa -- two nice players -- combined to hit 3 HR's in 1,356 at-bats
it was a different game back then
the Phillies only hit 95 home runs as a team that season
Mike Schmidt hit 36 of them and accounted for 38% of the team total. He only drew 14 intentional walks though. Wasn't quite the established player yet in '74
the Phillies middle infielders -- Dave Cash and Larry Bowa -- two nice players -- combined to hit 3 HR's in 1,356 at-bats
it was a different game back then
Definitely a different game back then...
Whitey Herzog's speed-centric teams on that awful carpet in what was then a cavernous Busch Stadium had some really unusual teams. I remember the Dallas Morning News tracking the Cards teams homeruns against Roger Maris during 1986 season.
Final tally:
Maris:
61
Cardinals team:
58
(they hit 48 triples and stole 262 bases)
Andy Van Slyke was their lone "power" guy since Jack Clark spent most of the season hurt. Van Slyke was the only guy to hit more than 9 HRs that year and ended the season with just 13.
...and with the Cards sporting a team ERA of 3.37 and a team batting average of .236 those must have been hot, boring days watching the defending NL Champs constantly play 3-2 games.
Whitey Herzog's speed-centric teams on that awful carpet in what was then a cavernous Busch Stadium had some really unusual teams. I remember the Dallas Morning News tracking the Cards teams homeruns against Roger Maris during 1986 season.
Final tally:
Maris:
61
Cardinals team:
58
(they hit 48 triples and stole 262 bases)
Andy Van Slyke was their lone "power" guy since Jack Clark spent most of the season hurt. Van Slyke was the only guy to hit more than 9 HRs that year and ended the season with just 13.
...and with the Cards sporting a team ERA of 3.37 and a team batting average of .236 those must have been hot, boring days watching the defending NL Champs constantly play 3-2 games.
After being an outfielder in HS, the Giants tried to make Jack Clark into a third baseman when they drafted him in the early 1970s.
In 1974, as a 18-year-old in A ball, he played 126 games and made FIFTY THREE errors. But he also hit .315 and drove in 117 runs.
He worked at 3B in the off-season, was promoted to AA Lafayette in 1975 at age 19. He played 126 game, hit 23 HR, hit .303, slugged over .500, and made 56 more errors.
He played 1,994 games in the majors and played third 4 times.
In 1974, as a 18-year-old in A ball, he played 126 games and made FIFTY THREE errors. But he also hit .315 and drove in 117 runs.
He worked at 3B in the off-season, was promoted to AA Lafayette in 1975 at age 19. He played 126 game, hit 23 HR, hit .303, slugged over .500, and made 56 more errors.
He played 1,994 games in the majors and played third 4 times.
From the realm of "old timey records that will never be broken":
Most consecutive complete games - 39, by Jack Taylor, who actually did it twice, in 1899 for the Cubs, and again in 1904 for the Cardinals. Both of those were single seasons, so I'm not sure if the streaks might be longer than that if extended over multiple seasons.
The post-1920 record is 28, by Robin Roberts of the Phillies in the 1952-53 seasons.
The current active CAREER leader in CGs in Verlander with 26.
There have been 16 CGs in the MLB so far this season.
Most consecutive complete games - 39, by Jack Taylor, who actually did it twice, in 1899 for the Cubs, and again in 1904 for the Cardinals. Both of those were single seasons, so I'm not sure if the streaks might be longer than that if extended over multiple seasons.
The post-1920 record is 28, by Robin Roberts of the Phillies in the 1952-53 seasons.
The current active CAREER leader in CGs in Verlander with 26.
There have been 16 CGs in the MLB so far this season.
John Mabry played 1321 games in his 14 years in the bigs. His career WAR is -2.1
he was not great defensively...
but is this a case of WAR punishing non-roiders / non-power hitters whose careers aligned with the steroid era?
1995 to 2006 was basically his career
he posted .746 OPS in his 8 seasons with the Cardinals -- which is not bad
but not good compared to the 'roiders
but is this a case of WAR punishing non-roiders / non-power hitters whose careers aligned with the steroid era?
1995 to 2006 was basically his career
he posted .746 OPS in his 8 seasons with the Cardinals -- which is not bad
but not good compared to the 'roiders
I didn't realize how bad he was defensively
My initial thought was similar to your other point, that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time
My initial thought was similar to your other point, that he was at the wrong place at the wrong time
AgRyan04 said:
John Mabry played 1321 games in his 14 years in the bigs. His career WAR is -2.1
He grounded into a double play to end Game 4 against the Astros in 2005. The Astros get a lot of praise for their defense, deserved, but I was at the game and he appeared to be the slowed moving human in the history of the world to not beat it out.
Had a chuckle at this one.
Pete only had one arm
Pete only had one arm
This video came up on my YouTube feed - all known footage of guys getting to 3,000 hits throughout history.
You want to focus on the 5:30 mark when they show Jeter and A-Rod in succession both getting their 3,000th hits at Yankee Stadium - Jeter in 2011 and A-Rod in 2015. They both hit home runs for #3,000.
The cheer for Jeter is loud enough to be heard in outer space. The cheer for A-Rod is - eh, pretty good.
You want to focus on the 5:30 mark when they show Jeter and A-Rod in succession both getting their 3,000th hits at Yankee Stadium - Jeter in 2011 and A-Rod in 2015. They both hit home runs for #3,000.
The cheer for Jeter is loud enough to be heard in outer space. The cheer for A-Rod is - eh, pretty good.
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