
Richard Riegler
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17-11-2011 01:28:30
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there have been 4 MLB games where both starting pitchers are members of NY #Mets Hall of Fame. Howie Rose #LGM


OTD August 12, 1966: Art Shamsky records highest Win Probability Added (WPA=1.503) in a MLB game (1901-). Shamsky entered the game in 8th inning & went 3-for-3 (3HR 5 RBI). SABR Games Project Baseball Reference stathead.com/tiny/pZhel

#Yankees Brett Gardner has more MLB career Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for position players than Posada, Mattingly & Rizzuto. David Cone JackCurryYES @YankeesWFAN


#OTD August 15, 1985 - Two pitchers in #Mets HOF are opposing starters at Shea Stadium: 20-yo Dwight Gooden vs 42-yo Jerry Koosman. #LGM Howie Rose @Metsbooth



.keith Hernandez The #MLB All-time All-#Hernandez Team: C Ramon* 1B Keith* 2B Cesar 3B Yonny SS Jose* LF Teoscar* CF Kiké RF Gorkys SP Liván* SP Felix* SP Orlando* RP Roberto* RP Willie* *All-Star

#Mets recently played 10 straight games of length >= 210 min (3:30). only other team 2 play >5 consec such games is 2017 LAA (6). odds of #MLB team playing 10 straight 210+ min games in 2021 ~4,000,000 to 1. odds in 1980 ~61 trillion to 1! Baseball Reference stathead.com/tiny/Tc4ZI

BOTD 1946, AL OLIVER is 1 of only 5 inactive MLB players with 2500+ hits, .300+ BA & OPS+ > 120, who is not in BBHOF. Baseball Reference Margot-Élise Vincent♀


11 MLB pitchers won 200+ games and played for only one team. two of them were born on October 15: Jim Palmer & Mel Harder. Baseball Reference Jim Palmer stathead.com/sharing/2u6tQ

.Morgan Fairchild also appeared in 3 episodes of "Mork & Mindy" (a "Happy Days" spin-off) as Susan Taylor.


Most career MLB hits prior to MLB pitching debut: Albert Pujols 3312 Ichiro 2935 Wade Boggs 2776 Ty Cobb 2516 Mark Grace 2406 Jake Beckley 2357 Dave Concepción 2307 Jimmie Foxx 2171 José Reyes 2122 Gary Gaetti 2098 data: Baseball Reference

Most career MLB HR prior to MLB pitching debut: Albert Pujols 681 Adam Dunn 457 Jimmie Foxx 456 Gary Gaetti 332 Mark Reynolds 291 Robin Ventura 289 Bobby Bonilla 283 Ian Kinsler 256 Adam LaRoche 252 José Canseco 243 data: Baseball Reference



i know this is a longshot, but can anyone identify the singer in this audio from the (January) 1961 NY BBWAA awards dinner? i'm assuming it's a NY sportwriter. #BBWAA John Thorn New York BBWAA youtube.com/watch?v=Ibz_da…


MLB teamates with 3000+ career strikeouts: 1987 CLE Phil Neikro, Steve Carlton 1987-88 MIN Bert Blyleven, Steve Carlton 2023 #Mets Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander Baseball Reference