BaseballFact

Major League tidbits to inform and entertain.

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Ichiro Suzuki was an All-Star and won MVP, Rookie of the Year, a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger in 2001.

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It's the 100-year anniversary of the wild 1925 World Series. It had a field lit on fire, spitball pitchers, home runs that bounced over the fence, a catch that remained a mystery for decades & a dramatic Game 7 in the rain.

Read about it in my article in the new Baseball Digest!

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Hall of Famer Eddie Collins had 3,315 career hits and a .333 career average but he never won a batting title in his 25 seasons.

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Willie Mays is the only major league player to have a four-home run game and a three-triple game.

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The Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics seriously discussed trading their entire rosters in 1958.

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Both starters pitched complete games in Chicago's 17 inning win over Boston on September 21, 1901.
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Today is Jesse Orosco's 68th birthday.

He's the all-time leader in MLB pitching appearances. (1,252)

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Connie Mack managed the Athletics from 1901-1950 and wore a suit during games.

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Ed Sprague is the only player to be on two World Series winning teams, two College World Series winning teams and an Olympic Gold Medal winning team.

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Red Sox pitcher Ted Wingfield faced 346 batters in 1927 and had only one strikeout.
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Johnny Bench was an all-star every year from 1968-1980.

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Sunday's Super Bowl will be played at a former Triple-A baseball stadium.

My new article for @MLB & @MiLB about the 1977 New Orleans Pelicans' season in the Superdome, with interviews with Tony La Russa, Clint Hurdle and Jim Riggleman.
https://t.co/5HqPVVCEUh

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Pittsburgh's Tim Wakefield threw 172 pitches in his 10-inning start against Atlanta on April 27, 1993.

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Ever heard of "Mardi Grass?"

Before the #SuperBowl kicks off in New Orleans, check out the story of when the Superdome was the #STLCards' Triple-A team's turf: https://t.co/Ize3DxP4Li

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Former US President Jimmy Carter threw out the first pitch before Game 6 of the 1995 World Series in Atlanta.
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Mariners manager Dan Wilson was an all-state hockey goalie in high school in Illinois.

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The Philadelphia Athletics played 55 games in 1874 and pitcher/manager Dick McBride threw 55 complete games.

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The Dodgers and Yankees have met in the World Series 11 times.

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Pete Rose got 2,716 hits after his 30th birthday.

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The #Padres have won 41 of their last 57 games.