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OK...the idea here is to come up with some trivia tidbits that might be surprising to many. Let's see how this goes. baseball-reference.com is your friend.
Leading off...
Did you know...that Dwight Gooden gave up as many home runs in his career to Sid Bream, Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes and Jody Davis as he did to Barry Bonds? (Three.) Source. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/event_hr.cgi?n1=goodedw01&type=p - broken link)
Let's see what you city-data seamheads can dig up.
Did you know......that Astros starter Roy Oswalt is 23-1 lifetime against the Cincinnati Reds? Believe it. Twenty-three and one! I don't care who the opponent is or how good or bad the Reds have been; if you've got that kind of record individually against any team, it's just downright insane.
Did you know...that the 1950 Boston Red Sox led the majors with an amazing major league-leading 1027 runs scored despite having Ted Williams for only 89 games of the season and finishing third in the American League? (Also, the 1950s weren't a particularly offense-oriented era in baseball.)
Did you know........that the number of players in MLB weighing 250 pounds or more has increased every year since 2003?? This season, Major League Baseball had a total of 23 such players. By contrast, in 1988, there were only three.
Did you know........that out of all of the hitters who homered in their final major league campaigns, Dave Kingman stood out with the most?
Kingman hit 35 home runs in his final major league season at age 37. Even though he was already a great hitter throughout his career, having that type of total was a remarkable feat in 1986.
Did you know........that out of all of the hitters who homered in their final major league campaigns, Dave Kingman stood out with the most?
Did you know....that prior to the retirement and Hall of Fame eligibility of players tied to the steroids controversy (e.g. Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire) that Sky Kong had the highest career home run total - 442 - of any HoF eligible player not in Cooperstown?
Did you know: In 1981 the Cincinnati Reds missed the playoffs despite accumulating the most wins in the NL West during the season.
It was a strike shortened year, and they played it in 2 segments, the Reds finished both segments in 2nd. But overall had a better record than both Houston and LA.
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