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Laley23

GOAT

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 8:43 PM
posted by BRF

I remembered those guys as fast and powerful.  That’s why I took a shot on Aaron.  I had no more guesses after looking at Laley’s tries so I looked it up.  Never heard of the guy. 

My next and basically last guess is Jim Rice. But now you make me think it can’t be him, since I’m sure you’ve heard of Rice.

BRF

Senior Member

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 8:55 PM
posted by Laley23
But now you make me think it can’t be him, since I’m sure you’ve heard of Rice.

Correct and correct 

Ironman92

Administrator

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 9:49 PM

Jim Rice in 1978….and only missed by 1 triple of doing it in 1977 as well

BRF

Senior Member

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:17 PM

Interesting……when I Googled, I found the name Jim Bottomley as the third one. 

And then I found another link that said this:

Harry Lumley (once in the same year) 
Jim Bottomley (once in the same year) 

Tommy Leach (once in the same year) 

Willie Mays (once in the same year) 

Mickey Mantle (once in the same year) 
Jim Rice (once in the same year) 

Also, I’m seeing that Mays and Mantle feat was in 1955. 

Laley23

GOAT

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:26 PM

Ironman doesn’t Google I don’t think, just off the top of his head. My guess is those other 3 are accurate, but who the fuck would think to look them up to confirm for this!? Haha.

Good research though. 

BRF

Senior Member

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:30 PM

Well, at least it was some interesting reading! 😀

Laley23

GOAT

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:30 PM
posted by BRF

Well, at least it was some interesting reading! 😀

Crazy, after you posted I googled and got 5 of those 6. Article didn’t mention Tommy Leach!


BRF

Senior Member

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:32 PM

You did really good. Thanks for letting me get the two most obvious ones!

Laley23

GOAT

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:33 PM
posted by BRF

You did really good. Thanks for letting me get the two most obvious ones!

You beat me to Mays by about 1 minute! Mick would’ve been a later guess for me. Didn’t think he had the triples!


Ironman92

Administrator

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:35 PM
posted by BRF

Interesting……when I Googled, I found the name Jim Bottomley as the third one. 

And then I found another link that said this:

Harry Lumley (once in the same year) 
Jim Bottomley (once in the same year) 

Tommy Leach (once in the same year) 

Willie Mays (once in the same year) 

Mickey Mantle (once in the same year) 
Jim Rice (once in the same year) 

Also, I’m seeing that Mays and Mantle feat was in 1955. 

Ok….my questions won’t go back 2 centuries and Harry Lumley will never be an answer


Ironman92

Administrator

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:36 PM
posted by Laley23

You beat me to Mays by about 1 minute! Mick would’ve been a later guess for me. Didn’t think he had the triples!


Mick could fly when he came up…he was Trout


Laley23

GOAT

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:39 PM
posted by Ironman92

Mick could fly when he came up…he was Trout


So happy you said that! My dad whenever we talk about Trout compares him to Mick. He is a Yankees fan, and got to see/listen to the end of Mantles career.


Ironman92

Administrator

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:40 PM
posted by Laley23

So happy you said that! My dad whenever we talk about Trout compares him to Mick. He is a Yankees fan, and got to see/listen to the end of Mantles career.


His pre age 30’s numbers are silly 


Ironman92

Administrator

Mon, Jul 5, 2021 10:53 PM

Question #5

What former player led the league in XBH 12 years apart?

Laley23

GOAT

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 12:24 AM
posted by Ironman92

Question #5

What former player led the league in XBH 12 years apart?

Seems like Barry would be the obvious choice. So probably isn’t him. 


Laley23

GOAT

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 12:26 AM

McGwire?

brutus161

The Navy Guy

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 8:03 AM

Schmidt?

brutus161

The Navy Guy

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 8:05 AM

I took a guess, now I'm off to look up the answer. 

Ironman92

Administrator

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 8:40 AM

All good guesses

Not the answer

brutus161

The Navy Guy

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 9:04 AM
posted by Ironman92

All good guesses

Not the answer

I looked it up, so I won't answer. I was close with Schmidt. 

Laley23

GOAT

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 9:28 AM

I’m going back to my boys. Lajoie, Cobb, Hornsby

Cobb I HIGHLY doubt with Babe overlapping. The other two maybe.

Ironman92

Administrator

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 10:41 AM
posted by Laley23

I’m going back to my boys. Lajoie, Cobb, Hornsby

Cobb I HIGHLY doubt with Babe overlapping. The other two maybe.

Go the other direction


Laley23

GOAT

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 12:06 PM

Bagwell? Musial? Papi?

Laley23

GOAT

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 12:07 PM

Hey, I did look up those 3 after I guessed. Lajoie is incorrect -- but ONLY because he did it (13) year apart!!!

Ironman92

Administrator

Tue, Jul 6, 2021 12:17 PM
posted by Laley23

Hey, I did look up those 3 after I guessed. Lajoie is incorrect -- but ONLY because he did it (13) year apart!!!

1897 Lajoie was special