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Baseball Primer Newsblog — The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Thursday, December 16, 2021McDonald’s settles racial discrimination lawsuit with former MLB player Herb Washington
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Posted: December 16, 2021 at 04:34 PM | 23 comment(s)
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1. Howie Menckel Posted: December 16, 2021 at 05:38 PM (#6057636)I still have that 1975 Topps Herb Washington card.
his position is listed as "Pinch Run." - which is exactly what we was.
not always, but sometimes I miss Charles O. Finley....
He was one of my favorite players in MLB history before this; now, I want a movie about him. It's Rookie of the Year and The Founder put together!
Also, since I'm here: hat tip to Matt Alexander, another one of the A's PR specialists, except Matt could actually play a little (314/416/358 with 73 steals at age 36 in the Mexican League!).
Sorry. I love weird careers. Charlie Silvera and Ralph Houk are legends. "Yeah, Yogi, we know you're the starter."
Larry Lintz, 1976-77 for Finley - 4 for 31, 44 SB, 16 CS, 32 R in 109 total games
Silvera, Houk, and Arndt Jorgens had a combined 20 World Series rings with a combined 4 World Series plate appearances. Nice work if you can get it.
Plummer became a legit backup C and was lucky enough to be part of the Big Red Machine. A couple of rings, a couple more pennants not a single postseason apperance.
Hundley started both games of a DH 15 times, including back-to-back DHs on July 6-7 leading up to the AS break. First day back from the AS break, Hundley started both games of that DH. Four of his non-starts were the second game of a DH, eventually entering 3 of them totalling another 11 innings.
Not sure what context that adds, but here’s the largest franchisee in FL who owned 53 locations as of 2015. Link
Do you mean an official tie? The Cubs used to have a lot of them, before they put up lights.
24. Howie Menckel Posted: January 06, 2018 at 10:51 PM (#5602245)
the last MLB player to hit .400 in a full season of active play (on the 25-man roster) of course we all know played for the Red Sox
yes, that is Roger LaFrancois in 1982, the third-string catcher [behind Gary Allanson and Rich Gedman]
he got his first appearance on May 27 but did not bat
then 0 for 1 on June 18 and 1 for 1 on June 30 - a double, no less
an 0 for 2 on Aug 17 seemed to doom our hero
but he got a hit on Sept 14 to get to .400 (2 for 5)
no AB in Sept 17 and Sept 27 appearances, setting the stage for a Ted Williams-like effort in the Red Sox final game of the season - he would risk it all in the only start of his MLB career
our hero lined out to CF in the 2nd at dreaded Yankee Stadium against Doyle Alexander - then grounded out in the 4th and in the 6th
there was no joy in Mudville with a mere 2 for 8 - but wait, there's a single to CF in the top of the 9th
miraculously, it's a tie game, and they go to the 11th - and Roger gets another single and scores the winning run!
a full season of "action" - and he went 4 for 10, and never played again (well, in the majors, but don't stop me, I'm on a roll)
...........
(13 hitters on this team got all but 89 of the Red Sox AB in 1982 - not a "deep depth" squad. they went 89-73 under Manager Ralph Houk - who got 158 AB in parts of 8 seasons as a Yankees third-string catcher in the 1940s-1950s).
so the last man to hit .400 while being active for the entire season was a Red Sock who went 2-for-5 in the final game of the season.
not Ted Williams - Roger LaFrancois.
Why is Roger LaFrancois' 4 for 10 worthy of that distinction but not Terry Forster's 4 for 8 the following season?
(There have probably been other pitchers who have spent an entire year on the 25-man and hit better than .500, but Terry's damn near a lifetime .400 hitter so he gets the nod here).
Don Hopkins, 1975-76 for Finley - 1 for 6, 21 SB, 10 CS, 25 R in 85 total games
Of course, the concept lives on in Terrance Gore, with service in parts of 7 seasons, 67 at-bats, and 2 World Series rings.
ok, we'll go instead with "batter"
that was easy enough
You're more right than I am. I was used to darkness leading to a suspension regardless of score but apparently that wasn't the case until the middle of the 69 season. So in 68, a game called due to darkness just went into the books based on whatever the score was at the time.
But that doesn't explain the 163rd game. The Cubs and Giants still had to make up that tie. I suppose "cancellation" might not be quite the right term but it was the same as an official tied game called due to rain. Note the "makeup" game is not noted as such in the schedule/results although I'm not sure they ever are.
The 81 strike played havoc with Cub ties. Their last game of the year against the Mets. They had a first-half 14-inning game in Atlanta that got halted due to rain ... then didn't play Atl home or away in the 2nd half. And they had a game suspended against StL in the first half, last game of series to be completed in the 2nd half (or maybe the missed period) but, by the time they came back to play, nobody could agree on whether that should count as a first half or second half game. The Cards finished 1 win (half-game) behind the Expos in the 2nd half.
Hundley's career September batting average was .178, 58 points below his .236 career, with a SLG 99 points lower.
Anyway, it's good to see any athlete who had the sense to become a successful entrepreneur outside of the game, sorry he got stiffed but expect if he doesn't retire he'll manage some other chain and succeed.
Me, too. My favourite is the brother of a Hall of Famer.
Well, Arcos Dorados Holdings is the largest global franchisee, with 6.7% of restaurants in Latin America, which would amount to over 2500 franchises.
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