101 Things You May Not Have Known About Baseball by John DT White

101 Things You May Not Have Known About Baseball by John DT White

Author:John DT White
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Baseball, home run, out, strike, loading, base, foul, fast ball, curve, pitch, bunt, bat, ball, sand, bank, majors, kenny powers, league, mit
ISBN: 9781909143029
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2012
Published: 2012-05-23T00:00:00+00:00


55. AN AGGRESSIVE TIGER

In 1908 Sean Crawford of the Detroit Tigers hit 7 home runs to become the first Tiger to the American League’s home run crown, Crawford, a future Hall of Famer, also won the NL home run crown in 1901 with the Cincinnati Reds, when he smacked 16 round-trippers during the season.

56. THE DUKE SMACKS EBBETS

Duke Snider (Brooklyn Dodger) hit 407 home runs during his career but perhaps his most memorable was the last homer ever hit in Ebbetts Field.

Did You Know That?

Duke Snider was also nicknamed “ The Silver Fox”.

57. A LOYAL PADRE

Tony Gwynn played his entire MLB career (1982-2001) with the San Diego Padres and is a member of Baseball’s 3,000 Hits Club with 3,141 to his credit. Gwynn is an 8-time NL batting champion (1984, 1987-89, 1994-97), a feat which ties him with the Pittsburgh Pirates Honus Wagner for the NL record (Ty Cobb is the all-time MLB batting champion with 11 American League titles to his name). Gwynn was also a 15-times All-Star and 5-times Gold Glove winner at right field.

Did You Know That?

The postal address of the Padres home ballpark (PETCO Park) is 19 Tony Gwynn Way in honor of his 20 years of service to the team and the San Diego community.

58. MR. PATIENCE

In 1969, Jimmy Wynn, a slugging center fielder with the Houston Astros, recorded a unique 148 walks coupled with 142 strikeouts.

59. TWENTY-TWO YEAR CLUB MEN

Only four Hall of Famers played for 22 years in MLB with the same club; Adrian Constantine “Cap” Anson played for the Chicago Nationals since the inception of the National League in 1876 until the end of the 1897 season; Al Kaline played for the Detroit Tigers from 1953-1974); Mel Ott played for the New York Giants from 1926-1947 and Stan Musial played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1941-1963, with Musial serving in the armed forces in 1945.

Did You Know That?

Anson was a four-time batting champion and also managed the Chicago Nationals (later known as the Chicago Cubs) from 1879-1897 whilst Kaline and Ott never played in the minor leagues.

60. FIVE IMMORTALISED

In 1936 the first 5 players were inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame:

Ty Cobb

Walter Johnson

Christy Mathewson

Babe Ruth

Honus Wagner

Did You Know That?

Christy Mathewson was an exceptional checkers player and once defeated the World Checkers Champion.

61. TWO LEFTYS IN THE HALL

In 1946, Eddie Plank along with Rube Waddell, became the first left-handed pitchers inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Did You Know That?

In 1999, Eddie Plank was placed no. 68 on The Sporting News’ list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.

62. NEVER ON A SUNDAY

Christy Mathewson (New York Giants 1900-1916 & Cincinnati Reeds 1916) was born into a wealthy but strict Presbyterian family in Factoryville, Pennsylvania. It is said that he promised his mother that he would never pitch on Sunday, and he kept his word in his 17-year career prompting the nickname of “The Christian Gentleman” from some sportswriters. However, in his starring performances for the Giants he soon became known as “Big Six”, the name of a famous New York fire engine at the time.



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