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Little memory quiz. Not a random fact, sorry. There were two sets of two players with the same first and last names for the Pirates. First pair: One played for the Pirates for two years, and hit the most famous home run in Pirates history….most famous for a brief time, anyway! The second was a coach...

Good stuff here ladies and gentlemen. Some really interesting facts.

Surgnbuck wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 9:38 pm In 1927, Lou Gherig had 173 RBI.

He batted 60 times AFTER Babe Ruth had cleared the bases.

Sounds almost impossible. Sure is amazing.

<r><QUOTE author="Surgnbuck" post_id="6365" time="1672424453" user_id="189"><s>[quote=Surgnbuck post_id=6365 time=1672424453 user_id=189]</s> Don Mattingly and Kirby Puckett played their entire careers during Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive games played streak. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> Wow! When you thi...

HOFer Stan Musial was born in Donora, PA and has a birthday of November 21. HOFer Ken Griffey Jr was born in Donora, PA and has a birthday of November 21. I knew I was special, I was born November 21st. I love this thread. It makes me look real knowledgeable on another message board. Must admit I s...

Surgnbuck wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:39 am There have only been two players in MLB history with the last name Moyer.

Ed Moyer, who died on November 18th, 1962.

Jamie Moyer, who was born on November 18th, 1962.

No way!! That is an amazing factoid.

Not sure if this is true. Golfing with a guy today in his late 70's. He saw my Pirate gear and told me an interesting story. No idea if it's true or not. Sandy Koufax was all about Basketball but his family needed money so he went to baseball clubs to try out. This was before the draft. He came to ...

Not sure if this is true. Golfing with a guy today in his late 70's. He saw my Pirate gear and told me an interesting story. No idea if it's true or not. Sandy Koufax was all about Basketball but his family needed money so he went to baseball clubs to try out. This was before the draft. He came to o...

Wildwoodcoach wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 5:04 pm Seems like quite a few young people in the stands- Guess they don't go to
school anymore

Or work. Same thought I had at golf course. Was at least 20-25 young guys.

Ken Reitz! Good one Possum. Unless you cheated, great memory!