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How about a little game to pass the time until spring training?
I'll post some basic info, and additional clues if needed until someone guesses the player, and then the poster with the correct answer posts the next one.
Player X played for 2 teams in his 20 year career, he was a 4 time all star and slugged 385 home runs. He retired after the 1991 season.
LOL, I knew that was going to be too easy. I was hoping the he played for two teams would throw some people off, he finished his career with the Orioles.
LOL, I knew that was going to be too easy. I was hoping the he played for two teams would throw some people off, he finished his career with the Orioles.
OK Lancet, you get the next one
I figured you'd go with a Red Sox guy so it made it easy.I'll get back you in a few with yours.-Lance-
I played baseball and basketball in college.I was the MVP of the college World Series as a pitcher. I was picked in the draft by sports teams from MLB,NBA,NFL,and the ABA.I recorded over 3000 hits for my career.Who am I? Need some hints?
I played baseball and basketball in college.I was the MVP of the college World Series as a pitcher. I was picked in the draft by sports teams from MLB,NBA,NFL,and the ABA.I recorded over 3000 hits for my career.Who am I? Need some hints?
I was born into a family of 6 in rural Kansas. I only played for one team my entire Hall of Fame career. I played for right around 20 years, but did not make it to the World Series until one of the final years of my career. After I retired, I made an unsuccessful run at Congress.
I was born into a family of 6 in rural Kansas. I only played for one team my entire Hall of Fame career. I played for right around 20 years, but did not make it to the World Series until one of the final years of my career. After I retired, I made an unsuccessful run at Congress.
Walter Johnson?
If that's right I didn't know about the run for Congress, but he fits the rest.
If that's right I didn't know about the run for Congress, but he fits the rest.
Yup, very nice. I was going to include some of his stats, but they are so insane it would have been too easy to recognize. I find him very interesting, here is the rest of the biography:
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With a remarkable amount of integrity, humility and talent never before seen in the Major Leagues, baseball’s greatest pitcher truly stood above the rest. Walter Johnson’s incredible speed and wholesome demeanor personified the golden age of baseball, earning him the country’s gratitude and respect.
Born in Humboldt, Kansas on November 6, 1887, Johnson was the second of six children to Frank and Minnie Johnson. Growing up on his parent’s farm, Johnson appreciated the lifestyle of a rural community, as he thought the isolation was the best preparation for life and a chance to learn more about himself. When Frank decided to move the family to California in 1901 to try their luck in the oil industry, Johnson decided to try his luck at baseball.
During his high school years in California, his aptitude for baseball surfaced. Like his peers, he played numerous positions but his fast arm motion made him a natural pitcher. Upon graduating from high school in the spring of 1905, the 17-year-old set out to play as a pitcher for the semi-professional Idaho State League. The word about Johnson’s skill quickly spread, attracting the attention of “Pongo Joe” Cantillon, manager of the American League team in Washington. Johnson, a product of small-town life, could not be persuaded to leave his rural surroundings for the erratic nature a big city possessed. Not the one to be turned away, Cantillon called on Washington catcher Cliff Blankenship a year later to sign up Johnson. With a hint of trepidation still in him, Johnson took the leap and arrived in Washington, D.C. in mid-1907 to begin playing.
The Washington Senators were only in existence for seven years when Johnson started. His first pitching assignment was against the Detroit Tigers. Even though the Senators suffered a loss, fellow baseball player Ty Cobb immediately recognized the young pitcher’s unbelievable ability. “The first time I faced him, I watched him take that easy windup – and then something went past me that made me flinch. I hardly saw the pitch, but I heard it. Every one of us knew we’d met the most powerful arm ever turned loose in a ballpark,” Cobb said.
Despite Johnson’s best efforts, he could not lift the ailing team, experiencing consecutive losses five years straight. However, in 1912, Washington sprang into second place as Johnson miraculously had a career season with 32 wins, 303 strikeouts and a 1.39 ERA. Even though the Senators struggled the rest of the decade due to a dearth of quality players being recruited, Johnson held his own. He garnered All-Star recognition in 1909, 1915 and 1918. He became the first pitcher in baseball to earn the prestigious Chalmers Award in 1913 and became the American League’s MVP that same year. In addition, Johnson was successful at winning the Triple Crown as a pitcher in 1913, 1918 and 1924. During the 1916 season he also pitched a record 369.2 innings without giving up a single home run…a record that still stands proudly today.
By the 1920s, Johnson knew he was on his career’s downside. Personal tragedy struck twice when, in July 1921, his father died of a stroke. Later that year, his oldest daughter died of influenza. Stricken with grief and now the oldest pitcher in baseball, Johnson considered retirement.
Johnson’s fans would not let him have his way. His career, while distinguished, still had yet to win a coveted World Series title. Fans knew that deep down, his passion for the game would some how let him keep playing.
He continued, and the 1924 season saw Johnson back in his true form, leading in winning percentage, strikeouts and ERA. Finally, after 17 seasons, the Senators made to the World Series. Prior to the 1924 opening World Series game, fans went wild, cheering for their favorite player. They presented him with the most expensive automobile then made in the United States: an $8,000 Lincoln touring car. President and Mrs. Coolidge were on hand as well as high officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. To Johnson, no one was more important than his mother, Minnie, attending her first major league ballgame after all these years. The Senators, playing against the New York Giants, won the series 4-3. Washington went back to the World Series a year later, but their win could not be duplicated.
Johnson retired as a player in 1927 when he was unable to recover from a broken leg. He finished his 21-year career with 416 wins, 3,508 strike outs and a 2.17 ERA. Two years later, he was appointed manager of the Senators. He was replaced, and in 1933, selected to manage the Cleveland Indians. His easygoing disposition and tendency to let things slide, however, did not make him a suitable manager. Johnson then entered politics winning a seat as Montgomery County Commissioner in the state of Maryland. In 1940, he ran for U.S. Congress but was narrowly defeated. Johnson died at the age of 59 on December 10, 1946 from a brain tumor.
In honor of his contributions to the game of baseball, Johnson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. It is only fitting that the greatest right-handed pitcher in history should be among the elite first group selected for enshrinement.
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Born in Humboldt, Kansas on November 6, 1887, Johnson was the second of six children to Frank and Minnie Johnson. Growing up on his parent’s farm, Johnson appreciated the lifestyle of a rural community, as he thought the isolation was the best preparation for life and a chance to learn more about himself. When Frank decided to move the family to California in 1901 to try their luck in the oil industry, Johnson decided to try his luck at baseball. 
Despite Johnson’s best efforts, he could not lift the ailing team, experiencing consecutive losses five years straight. However, in 1912, Washington sprang into second place as Johnson miraculously had a career season with 32 wins, 303 strikeouts and a 1.39 ERA. Even though the Senators struggled the rest of the decade due to a dearth of quality players being recruited, Johnson held his own. He garnered All-Star recognition in 1909, 1915 and 1918. He became the first pitcher in baseball to earn the prestigious Chalmers Award in 1913 and became the American League’s MVP that same year. In addition, Johnson was successful at winning the Triple Crown as a pitcher in 1913, 1918 and 1924. During the 1916 season he also pitched a record 369.2 innings without giving up a single home run…a record that still stands proudly today. 
He continued, and the 1924 season saw Johnson back in his true form, leading in winning percentage, strikeouts and ERA. Finally, after 17 seasons, the Senators made to the World Series. Prior to the 1924 opening World Series game, fans went wild, cheering for their favorite player. They presented him with the most expensive automobile then made in the United States: an $8,000 Lincoln touring car. President and Mrs. Coolidge were on hand as well as high officers of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. To Johnson, no one was more important than his mother, Minnie, attending her first major league ballgame after all these years. The Senators, playing against the New York Giants, won the series 4-3. Washington went back to the World Series a year later, but their win could not be duplicated. 
