Stirrups Now!
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Fan of baseball history & of bringing stirrups back to the game.
Joined August 2011
OTD 1989: Nolan Ryan is sitting at 4,999 strikeouts. He and Rickey Henderson have an epic dual…Ryan at age 42 brings everything he has with some extraordinary pitches.
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With RISP batters hit a minuscule .214 off Tom Seaver for his career.
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Even the Oriole on his helmet is surprised Reggie landed in Baltimore.
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Forgotten players…Ferris Fain died OTD in 2001 at age 80. Went to 5 consecutive All Star Games, won the AL batting title in 1951 & 1952 for the Philadelphia Athletics. Had a career OBP of .424 which is 13th highest ever.
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HOFer Candy Cummings was born on this date in 1848. He developed the first ever curveball, pitched 497 innings his rookie season & completed 53 of 55 starts that year (1872) for the New York Mutuals. As a hitter he hit .209 that season and led the league in strikeouts with…14.
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Willie Horton turns 83 today. One of the greatest Tiger hitters ever, when he retired he had the 6th most HRs ever by an AL right handed batter.
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George Hendrick turns 76 today. He liked his pants long well before it was the norm. This image is from 1985. Was a career .330 hitter with a runner on 3B and less than 2 outs.
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Beautiful uniform
#MetsTrivia A: Ron Swoboda hit a pair of 2-run HRs off Steve Carlton on 9/15/69, leading to a 4-3 #Mets W despite Carlton striking out a then-record 19 batters.
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From his age 24-42 seasons Pete Rose averaged 156 games played with 194 hits a year.
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It’s taken longer than it should’ve, but I’m ready to admit it…Shohei Ohtani is the greatest to ever play the game.
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A gargantuan blast!
Shohei Ohtani just crushed a home run 469 feet that landed on top of the right field pavilion roof. It's his second home run of the night. He also has pitched four shutout innings so far. This is the greatest baseball player to ever walk the earth.
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Did Ohtani’s HR clear the pavilion roof or “only” bounce off the top?
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