Baseball Legends

Pictures, facts, quotes, and more from past and present of MLB

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@TheBigHurt_35 is heavily favored to be inducted to @BaseballHall, do you think he will be? RT for Yes Fav for No

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In his first year of eligibility in 1993 Reggie Jackson is elected to the @BaseballHall. He was a hit with voters w/ his 563 career homers.

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Today in 1963, Rogers Hornsby died at 66. His career batting average, .358 ranks second highest in major league history.
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Today in 1957, Jackie Robinson retired as to not move across town from the Dodgers to the Giants, where he had been traded to in December.

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In 1963, the MVPs of both #MLB and #NFL all wore the number 32. Sandy Koufax/Dodgers, Elston Howard/Yankees, and Jim Brown/Cleveland Browns.

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While Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, and Cy Young were all eventually inducted into the @BaseballHall, they did not make it in their first year.

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Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, and Christy Matthewson, were inducted into the @BaseballHall in its first year, 1936.

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The Big Hurt appears on the #BBWAA #HOF ballot for the 1st time. Check out profile on Frank Thomas. Results Jan. 8. http://t.co/c0BR0bPhDn

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Happy Birthday to the legendary @nakedbiker, who had a .239 BA and .306 OBP in 12 years in the #MLB, 8 of them with the @whitesox.

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@JMcGuireSN Yes, thank you, Cal Ripken Jr.

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Babe Ruth's "called shot" came in the top of the fifth. It being in the bottom of the 9th is a rumor, due to being in Chicago at the time.

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From April 30, 1982 to September 19, 1990, Cal Ripkin, Jr. played 2,632 straight games, which means he didn’t miss a game in sixteen years!

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Nolan Ryan struck out more players in his career 27 seasons than any other pitcher in their career.

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@JohnnyStaples01 @History_MLB Yeah guy must make a lot of money off of it every year

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@Tru_Blu24 @History_MLB Heard it was in Burlington County

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The longest #MLB game was between the #Brewers and the #WhiteSox. It lasted for 8 hours. MLB rules forced fans to come back the next day.

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Fidel Castro was once a star baseball player for the University of Havana. #MLB #Cuba #History

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The shortest #MLB player was Eddie Gaedel, who was 3' 7". Although his sole appearance in an MLB game was a publicity stunt.

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Every MLB baseball is covered in a mud from a secret location in New Jersey that only one man knows. @History_MLB #MLB

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RonKittle,despite people telling him he couldn't play with glasses,went to a #Dodgers tryout camp after high school.