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Which players are/were the most mediocre players in baseball history? Btw Tim Kurkjian is on another level with his baseball recall. Juan Encarnación had those exact number of walks and strikeouts in 1999 😯

 
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VolPack22 said:
Here you go @mad4vols 😂

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VolPack22 said:
Which players are/were the most mediocre players in baseball history? Btw Tim Kurkjian is on another level with his baseball recall. Juan Encarnación had those exact number of walks and strikeouts in 1999 😯

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LMAO @VolPack22 is almost as full of useless baseball knowledge as Tim Kurkjian!
I’m kidding VP, I love you buddy, but you may be the biggest baseball nerd I’ve ever known! 😜
I’m kinda jealous tbh.🤷‍♂️
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
LMAO @VolPack22 is almost as full of useless baseball knowledge as Tim Kurkjian!
I’m kidding VP, I love you buddy, but you may be the biggest baseball nerd I’ve ever known! 😜
I’m kinda jealous tbh.🤷‍♂️
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Baseball was my first love. Played for 20+ years. Every now and again I will get a couple guys to go to a field and hit some BP with a wooden bat. I like the ping of the aluminum bats, but there’s nothing like the sound of the crack from a wooden bat. Also, there’s nothing like that jarring feeling whenever you get jammed 😂

I really don’t know what my life would be without it. It’s in my blood. It never cheated me, until the Astros came along 😜
 
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On August 4 in Baseball History...​
  • 1901 - Cincinnati and Pittsburgh players are clocked while running from home plate to first base. The fastest time for the 90-foot sprint is three seconds flat, by Pirates outfielder Ginger Beaumont.

  • 1909 - Umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at Athletics second baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call. This incident eventually leads to Hurst's banishment from baseball two weeks later.

  • 1910 - Jack Coombs of the Philadelphia A's and Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox hooked up in a 16-inning scoreless tie. Coombs struck out 18 and allowed three hits.

  • 1929 - The Cleveland Indians, down to their last out, scored nine runs in the ninth inning for a 14-6 comeback victory over the New York Yankees.

  • 1941 - In the third inning, catcher Mickey Owen catches three foul flies, the first time in the major leagues that feat has been recorded. His Dodgers whip the Giants 11-6.

  • 1963 - New York's Mickey Mantle, batting for the first time in two months after breaking his left foot, hit a pinch home run in the ninth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-10 and give the Yankees a split of a doubleheader.

  • 1980 - The Seattle Mariners fire manager Darrell Johnson and replace him with Maury Wills, who becomes the third black manager in Major League history. Seattle had lost nine games in a row and 20 of 24 since the All-Star break.

  • 1982 - Joel Youngblood became the first in Major League history to get a base hit for two different teams in two different cities in the same day. In the afternoon, his hit drove in the winning run for the New York Mets in a 7-4 victory in Chicago. After the game, he was traded to the Montreal Expos and played that night in Philadelphia. He entered the game in right field in the fourth inning and later got a single.

  • 1983 - While warming up before the fifth inning of the Yankees 3-1 win over the Blue Jays game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, New York outfielder Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull with a thrown ball. After the game, Winfield is brought to the Ontario Provincial Police station on charges of cruelty to animals and is forced to post a $500 bond before being released. The charges will be dropped the following day.

  • 1985 - The 40-year-old Tom Seaver became the 17th 300-game winner in major league history with a six-hitter � all singles � as the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 4-1 on Phil Rizzuto Day. Seaver walked one and struck out seven, giving him 3,499 in his 19-year career.

  • 1989 - Dave Stieb of the Toronto Blue Jays, who lost consecutive no-hit bids with two outs in the ninth inning in September, came within one out of a perfect game before settling for a two-hit 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees.

  • 1993 - Tony Gwynn has six hits against the Giants. It is the Padres outfielder's fourth game of 1993 with five or more hits. He becomes only the third person to get five hits or better that many times in a season.

  • 1996 - Jim Bunning and Earl Weaver are inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

  • 1997 - Brad Radke of Minnesota got his 12th straight win, pitching seven strong innings in the Twins' 9-3 victory over Toronto. Radke became only the third pitcher since 1950 to win 12 consecutive starts.
 
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VolPack22 said:
On August 4 in Baseball History...​

  • 1901 - Cincinnati and Pittsburgh players are clocked while running from home plate to first base. The fastest time for the 90-foot sprint is three seconds flat, by Pirates outfielder Ginger Beaumont.

  • 1909 - Umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at Athletics second baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call. This incident eventually leads to Hurst's banishment from baseball two weeks later.

  • 1910 - Jack Coombs of the Philadelphia A's and Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox hooked up in a 16-inning scoreless tie. Coombs struck out 18 and allowed three hits.

  • 1929 - The Cleveland Indians, down to their last out, scored nine runs in the ninth inning for a 14-6 comeback victory over the New York Yankees.

  • 1941 - In the third inning, catcher Mickey Owen catches three foul flies, the first time in the major leagues that feat has been recorded. His Dodgers whip the Giants 11-6.

  • 1963 - New York's Mickey Mantle, batting for the first time in two months after breaking his left foot, hit a pinch home run in the ninth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-10 and give the Yankees a split of a doubleheader.

  • 1980 - The Seattle Mariners fire manager Darrell Johnson and replace him with Maury Wills, who becomes the third black manager in Major League history. Seattle had lost nine games in a row and 20 of 24 since the All-Star break.

  • 1982 - Joel Youngblood became the first in Major League history to get a base hit for two different teams in two different cities in the same day. In the afternoon, his hit drove in the winning run for the New York Mets in a 7-4 victory in Chicago. After the game, he was traded to the Montreal Expos and played that night in Philadelphia. He entered the game in right field in the fourth inning and later got a single.

  • 1983 - While warming up before the fifth inning of the Yankees 3-1 win over the Blue Jays game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, New York outfielder Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull with a thrown ball. After the game, Winfield is brought to the Ontario Provincial Police station on charges of cruelty to animals and is forced to post a $500 bond before being released. The charges will be dropped the following day.

  • 1985 - The 40-year-old Tom Seaver became the 17th 300-game winner in major league history with a six-hitter � all singles � as the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 4-1 on Phil Rizzuto Day. Seaver walked one and struck out seven, giving him 3,499 in his 19-year career.

  • 1989 - Dave Stieb of the Toronto Blue Jays, who lost consecutive no-hit bids with two outs in the ninth inning in September, came within one out of a perfect game before settling for a two-hit 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees.

  • 1993 - Tony Gwynn has six hits against the Giants. It is the Padres outfielder's fourth game of 1993 with five or more hits. He becomes only the third person to get five hits or better that many times in a season.

  • 1996 - Jim Bunning and Earl Weaver are inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

  • 1997 - Brad Radke of Minnesota got his 12th straight win, pitching seven strong innings in the Twins' 9-3 victory over Toronto. Radke became only the third pitcher since 1950 to win 12 consecutive starts.
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VolPack22 said:
On August 4 in Baseball History...​

  • 1901 - Cincinnati and Pittsburgh players are clocked while running from home plate to first base. The fastest time for the 90-foot sprint is three seconds flat, by Pirates outfielder Ginger Beaumont.

  • 1909 - Umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at Athletics second baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call. This incident eventually leads to Hurst's banishment from baseball two weeks later.

  • 1910 - Jack Coombs of the Philadelphia A's and Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox hooked up in a 16-inning scoreless tie. Coombs struck out 18 and allowed three hits.

  • 1929 - The Cleveland Indians, down to their last out, scored nine runs in the ninth inning for a 14-6 comeback victory over the New York Yankees.

  • 1941 - In the third inning, catcher Mickey Owen catches three foul flies, the first time in the major leagues that feat has been recorded. His Dodgers whip the Giants 11-6.

  • 1963 - New York's Mickey Mantle, batting for the first time in two months after breaking his left foot, hit a pinch home run in the ninth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-10 and give the Yankees a split of a doubleheader.

  • 1980 - The Seattle Mariners fire manager Darrell Johnson and replace him with Maury Wills, who becomes the third black manager in Major League history. Seattle had lost nine games in a row and 20 of 24 since the All-Star break.

  • 1982 - Joel Youngblood became the first in Major League history to get a base hit for two different teams in two different cities in the same day. In the afternoon, his hit drove in the winning run for the New York Mets in a 7-4 victory in Chicago. After the game, he was traded to the Montreal Expos and played that night in Philadelphia. He entered the game in right field in the fourth inning and later got a single.

  • 1983 - While warming up before the fifth inning of the Yankees 3-1 win over the Blue Jays game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, New York outfielder Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull with a thrown ball. After the game, Winfield is brought to the Ontario Provincial Police station on charges of cruelty to animals and is forced to post a $500 bond before being released. The charges will be dropped the following day.

  • 1985 - The 40-year-old Tom Seaver became the 17th 300-game winner in major league history with a six-hitter � all singles � as the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 4-1 on Phil Rizzuto Day. Seaver walked one and struck out seven, giving him 3,499 in his 19-year career.

  • 1989 - Dave Stieb of the Toronto Blue Jays, who lost consecutive no-hit bids with two outs in the ninth inning in September, came within one out of a perfect game before settling for a two-hit 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees.

  • 1993 - Tony Gwynn has six hits against the Giants. It is the Padres outfielder's fourth game of 1993 with five or more hits. He becomes only the third person to get five hits or better that many times in a season.

  • 1996 - Jim Bunning and Earl Weaver are inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

  • 1997 - Brad Radke of Minnesota got his 12th straight win, pitching seven strong innings in the Twins' 9-3 victory over Toronto. Radke became only the third pitcher since 1950 to win 12 consecutive starts.
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#2 is the funniest one yet.
 
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VolPack22 said:
On August 4 in Baseball History...​

  • 1901 - Cincinnati and Pittsburgh players are clocked while running from home plate to first base. The fastest time for the 90-foot sprint is three seconds flat, by Pirates outfielder Ginger Beaumont.

  • 1909 - Umpire Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at Athletics second baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call. This incident eventually leads to Hurst's banishment from baseball two weeks later.

  • 1910 - Jack Coombs of the Philadelphia A's and Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox hooked up in a 16-inning scoreless tie. Coombs struck out 18 and allowed three hits.

  • 1929 - The Cleveland Indians, down to their last out, scored nine runs in the ninth inning for a 14-6 comeback victory over the New York Yankees.

  • 1941 - In the third inning, catcher Mickey Owen catches three foul flies, the first time in the major leagues that feat has been recorded. His Dodgers whip the Giants 11-6.

  • 1963 - New York's Mickey Mantle, batting for the first time in two months after breaking his left foot, hit a pinch home run in the ninth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-10 and give the Yankees a split of a doubleheader.

  • 1980 - The Seattle Mariners fire manager Darrell Johnson and replace him with Maury Wills, who becomes the third black manager in Major League history. Seattle had lost nine games in a row and 20 of 24 since the All-Star break.

  • 1982 - Joel Youngblood became the first in Major League history to get a base hit for two different teams in two different cities in the same day. In the afternoon, his hit drove in the winning run for the New York Mets in a 7-4 victory in Chicago. After the game, he was traded to the Montreal Expos and played that night in Philadelphia. He entered the game in right field in the fourth inning and later got a single.

  • 1983 - While warming up before the fifth inning of the Yankees 3-1 win over the Blue Jays game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, New York outfielder Dave Winfield accidentally kills a seagull with a thrown ball. After the game, Winfield is brought to the Ontario Provincial Police station on charges of cruelty to animals and is forced to post a $500 bond before being released. The charges will be dropped the following day.

  • 1985 - The 40-year-old Tom Seaver became the 17th 300-game winner in major league history with a six-hitter � all singles � as the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 4-1 on Phil Rizzuto Day. Seaver walked one and struck out seven, giving him 3,499 in his 19-year career.

  • 1989 - Dave Stieb of the Toronto Blue Jays, who lost consecutive no-hit bids with two outs in the ninth inning in September, came within one out of a perfect game before settling for a two-hit 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees.

  • 1993 - Tony Gwynn has six hits against the Giants. It is the Padres outfielder's fourth game of 1993 with five or more hits. He becomes only the third person to get five hits or better that many times in a season.

  • 1996 - Jim Bunning and Earl Weaver are inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

  • 1997 - Brad Radke of Minnesota got his 12th straight win, pitching seven strong innings in the Twins' 9-3 victory over Toronto. Radke became only the third pitcher since 1950 to win 12 consecutive starts.
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It’s amazing how they keep track of everything and anything imaginable. Like the one player who made all 3 outs in an inning by catching 3 foul flies on his own.
 
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mad4vols said:
It’s amazing how they keep track of everything and anything imaginable. Like the one player who made all 3 outs in an inning by catching 3 foul flies on his own.
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I’m waiting on the day a MLB player makes all 3 outs in the same inning. I know of only one occurrence in an independent minor league game, but other than that I have never heard of this happening in the majors.
 
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