Baseball Nugget Jul 10 '06
I thought it might be fun to share some interesting Baseball news, stat, event etc with ya'll. Here's a few to kick it off, and as I find more stuff, I'll continue to post them here.
* Willie Mays, once led off and hit an infield single off the first pitch of the game, stole 2nd base on the next pitch and stole 3rd on the 3rd pitch. Ty Cobb was probably the best at this though, stealing, 2nd, 3rd and home in the same inning 5 times in his career. "He did everything except stealing 1st base", someone quoted.
* Twins turned 2 triple plays in the same game (4th and 8th inning), against Red Sox on July 17th 1990.
* Today and the Day after tomorrow (The days before and after the MLB All star game) are the only 2 days in any calendar year when there are no major American games (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA) scheduled.
* Willie Mays, once led off and hit an infield single off the first pitch of the game, stole 2nd base on the next pitch and stole 3rd on the 3rd pitch. Ty Cobb was probably the best at this though, stealing, 2nd, 3rd and home in the same inning 5 times in his career. "He did everything except stealing 1st base", someone quoted.
* Twins turned 2 triple plays in the same game (4th and 8th inning), against Red Sox on July 17th 1990.
* Today and the Day after tomorrow (The days before and after the MLB All star game) are the only 2 days in any calendar year when there are no major American games (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA) scheduled.
posted by Sriram at 8:42 AM
2 Comments:
Nice trivia ! ..Yes, post more as you find them.
""He did everything except stealing 1st base" ...LOL, nice one ! He still had 550 + home runs (or was it 650 +) in a no-steroids era. Impressive huh ?
That 2 triple plays in 1 game is stunning coincidence. Nobody ever talks about that much though. Wonder why ?
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