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Amazing facts and amusing stats on the rich history of America's pastime. Have some fun baseball facts to share? Email them to: [email protected] Joined June 2023

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Today in 1990: George Brett finished the year with a .329 average, winning another batting title. He's the only player to win a batting title in three different decades: 1976, 1980, 1990. #MLB #Royals @GeorgeHBrett

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Today in 1969: the Seattle Pilots played their last game in their one season of existence, losing to Oakland. Just 5,473 fans showed up. The team would move to Milwaukee and become the Brewers in 1970. #MLB #baseball #Brewers

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Today in 1978: Bucky Dent only hit 40 career home runs but his homer in a one-game playoff gave the #Yankees a 5-4 win over the #RedSox. The Bronx Bombers went on to win the World Series. Said Dent: “You dream about things like that when you’re a kid. Well, my dreams came true."

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Today in 1932: the day that Babe Ruth apparently called his shot against the Cubs' Charlie Root in Game 3 of the World Series. Ruth pointed toward centerfield and then hit a bomb to that area. Ruth and Gehrig both hit two homers that day as the Yankees won the game 7-5, and went…

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Today in 1961: Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's single season home run record when he smashed his 61st round tripper in the season's final game. It came against Tracy Stallard of the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in a game won by the Yankees, 1-0. #MLB #Yankees #baseball @RMaris0961

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Today in 1972: Roberto Clemente collected his 3,000th, and final, hit of his career. Clemente died in a plane crash 3 months later on New Year's Eve. He had chartered the plane to take emergency relief goods for the survivors of a massive earthquake in Nicaragua. #MLB #Pirates

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Today in 1988: Toronto's Dave Stieb had his no-hit bid broken up with two outs in the 9th and two strikes on the final batter. For the 2nd time in a week! On Sept. 24, Julio Franco broke up Steib's no-hitter. Then on Sept. 30, Jim Traber did the damage. #MLB #baseball #BlueJays

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Today in 1975: Casey Stengel passed away. Casey Stengel won 7 World Series titles as a manager (tied for the most with Joe McCarthy). In fact, he won all 7 in a 10-year stretch (1949-1958) with the Yankees. He was also one of the great characters of the game. As a player,…

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Today in 1976: Walter Alston stepped down as manager of the #Dodgers. He guided the team for 23 years and won 4 World Series for the club. Third base coach Tommy Lasorda took the helm and managed the Dodgers for 21 seasons. Both men are in the Hall of Fame. #MLB #baseball…

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Today in 1941: Ted Williams entered the final day of the season with a batting average of .3995, which would be rounded up to .400. He was encouraged to sit out both games of the Red Sox doubleheader. Instead, he inserted himself into the lineup of both games. He went 6-for-8,…

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Today in 1960: In his final major league at-bat, Ted Williams hit a 450-foot homer, the 521st of his career. He refused to take a curtain call. Once he took his outfield position, his manager sent out a replacement. Williams ran off to a standing ovation. #MLB #RedSox…

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Born today in 1949: Mike Schmidt. One of the top third basemen of all-time. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star, a 3-time MVP, a 10-time Gold Glove winner and the National League leader in home runs 8 times. Finished with 548 HRs. Elected to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot in…

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There are already four players that have hit 50+ home runs this year: Cal Raleigh (60), Kyle Schwarber (56), Shohei Ohtani (54) and Aaron Judge (51). Eugenio Suarez has 49. There has never been a season in MLB history when five players hit 50 home runs. #MLB #baseball #Mariners

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Today in 1996: Barry Bonds became just the second member of the 40/40 club (40 homers, 40 steals), joining Jose Canseco. The current members: 1988 Jose Canseco 1996 Barry Bonds 1998 Alex Rodriguez 2006 Alfonso Soriano 2023 Ronald Acuna, Jr 2024 Shohei Ohtani #MLB #baseball

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Today in 1961: Roger Maris belted his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth's hallowed record which had stood for 34 years. The blast came off the Orioles' Pat Fisher. #MLB #Yankees #baseball @RMaris0961

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Today in 1971: Jim Palmer won his 20th game of the season, becoming the 4th member of the Orioles pitching staff to win 20 games (Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, Dave McNally and Palmer). Only one other pitching staff in MLB history has ever done that: the 1920 White Sox (Red Faber,…

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Today in 1979: Phil Niekro of the Braves wins his 20th game of the year. He would finish the season with a 21-20 record, becoming the first National League pitcher since 1905 to both win and lose 20 games in a season. #MLB #baseball #Braves

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Today in 1986: Mike Scott of the #Astros pitched a no-hitter against the Giants, striking out 13 batters. It's the only time in history when a no-hitter clinched a division crown for a team. Scott won the NL Cy Young that year, and led the majors in ERA and strikeouts. He was…