A Haunted Game

Baseball love. “It is a haunted game, in which every player is measured against the ghosts of all who have gone before.”

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Since 1936, six players have compiled career batting averages of .325 or higher:

Ted Williams .344
Tony Gwynn .338
Stan Musial .331
Wade Boggs .328
Rod Carew .328
Joe DiMaggio .325

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Reggie Jackson and Mickey Mantle, 1968. Reggie in his first full season while Mantle was playing his last.

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Here is a vendor from Wrigley Field in 1975. Classic photo

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Mookie Betts is just the 5th player in MLB history with 300+ HR, 150+ SB, and 10+ Defensive War!

One of the most dynamic players in baseball history ⭐️

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Tony Gwynn (career)

.302 vs Nolan Ryan
.312 vs Tom Glavine
.314 vs Pedro Martinez
.390 vs Curt Schilling
.429 vs Greg Maddux
.462 vs John Smoltz

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Tony Gwynn hit .354 in the 9th inning and .393 in extra innings.

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Nine at Nine: Cal Ripken Jr.

1983-1991 Topps

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Lucky fan gets autographs from Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, and Joe DiMaggio.

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The @Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. has 114 HR, 175 stolen bases and 35 triples through 700 career MLB games.

No other player in MLB history has reached at least 100 homers, 150 steals & 35 triples through 700 career games in the league.

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Tony Gwynn and Rod Carew with their batting titles. Carew won his seven between 1969 and 1978, including a 1977 season where he hit .388. Gwynn won his eight with the Padres between 1984 and 1997, including a .394 mark in the strike-shortened 1994 season

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Only 2 pitchers in MLB history have 3500+ strikeouts and a WHIP below 1.10:

Walter Johnson
Max Scherzer 💪

One of the best pitchers we will ever see.

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Nolan Ryan wasn't human 💪

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Rod Carew acknowledges the fans after his 3000th hit, 1985. He was the only player to reach the milestone during the 80s.

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Bo Jackson, June 1989

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I mean… this is an amazing card!

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Midnight Murphy

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This one was a real bitch to paint, not gonna lie. That short depth of field created headaches, but in the end, I’m happy with how it came out. Babe and Lou in 1927 (I think) at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis, based on the photography of George E. Palfrey.

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Today: Juan Soto signing a $765 million contract and won’t run out ground balls

70s: Pete Rose signing a $100,000 contract and running out his fucking walks like Usain Bolt because he had money riding on that shit

Advantage: 70s

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On this day in 1987, the Mariners selected Ken Griffey Jr. with the No. 1 pick in the MLB Draft.

The Kid went on to hit 630 career home runs, 7th-most in MLB history, and win 10 Gold Gloves, tied for the 3rd-most by an outfielder all-time.

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nuts to think the Expos had both a young Pedro and Randy Johnson 🤯

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