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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agsalaska said:
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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