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Thursday, October 28, 2021
Pittsburgh Press, October 28, 1921: [Babe Ruth] arrived in Pittsburgh this morning to begin rehearsals for his vaudeville act, for which he has just signed a 20 weeks’ contract at $3,000 per week.
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It is said that the Babe will attempt to sing, dance and do a monologue.
On one hand, it was probably terrible. On the other hand, I’d have bought a ticket to watch Babe Ruth sing and dance.
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1. Jefferson Manship (Dan Lee) Posted: October 28, 2021 at 08:20 AM (#6049534)C/Manager: Bob Melvin (2.5 WAR)
1B: Tommy Tucker (25.3 WAR)
2B: Tim Bogar (1.9 WAR)
3B: Luis Marquez (4.0 WAR)
SS: Doc Lavan (9.3 WAR)
LF: Hurley McNair (22.3 WAR)
CF: Nate McLouth (6.5 WAR)
RF: Lloyd Davenport (4.2 WAR)
SP: Juan Guzman (24.3 WAR)
SP: Bob Veale (21.9 WAR)
SP: Piano Mover Frank Smith (22.1 WAR)
SP: Johnny Rigney (20.1 WAR)
SP: Braden Looper (8.2 WAR)
RP: Sammy Stewart (9.9 WAR)
Jumped from the Florida State League at age 19 to the 2003 Tigers at age 20, which went about as well as you'd expect: Jeremy Bonderman (4.9 WAR)
Fun names: Rudy Rufer, Hank Boney, Roxy Snipes, Liz Funk, Benny Bowcock
Pinch hitter: Lenny Harris (1.7 WAR)
In the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame for building the Tokyo Dome: Makoto Hosaka
c - Marty Bergen (Bill's brother) (.9)
1b - Jack Doyle (25.9)
2b - Andy Cohen (2.9) / Bobby Brown
3b - Bobby Brown (6.8) / Bobby Thomson
ss - Roy Smalley (27.9)
lf - Al Cowens (15.2) / Smoky Joe Wood (when not pitching)
cf - Bobby Thomson (33.8) / Al Cowens
rf - Juan Soto (17.5)
sp - Pedro Martinez (83.9)
sp - Smoky Joe Wood (29.5 pitching, 10.5 batting)
sp - Danny Darwin (39.8)
sp - Vic Aldridge (17.2)
sp - Russ Meyer (not that one) (9.3)
rp - Andy McGaffigan (10.3)
manager - ?
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