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Today's #1947League hero, Al "Fuzzy" Smith, made his AL debut in 1953 with the Indians.
With what team did he make his NAL debut?
(Anyone can answer, not just people I've tagged.)
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@tabletopmania got it! Al Smith broke in with the Cleveland Buckeyes. What would you like to hear tomorrow?
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Still D.R.E. - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg
One of the best hype songs.
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PHILS STOP THE BLEEDING
What's an ace supposed to do? Among other things, stop 5-game losing streaks. Philly's Garnett Blair did that in taming the Giants today. He's now 12-1.
PHI 361
NYG 242
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and @tabletopmania . This one has 1.3 billion views. That's "billion," with a B.
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#Black #Baseball (1920-1949) had not one, not two, but at least three "Meccas": Kansas City, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC. Which was the home town of today's #1947League hero, Garnett Blair?
One guess
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TRIBE TOPS BROWNS IN 11
Mel Harder (2-4, 4.24) turned into Cy Young, besting Sam Bankhead (8-5, 1.77 going in). Dixie Walker knocked in Tetelo Vargas for the walkoff GWRBI in the 11th.
#1947League #BlackHistoryMonth
STLB(46-32) 141
CLE(30-48) 2 10 0
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Cleveland's walkoff win means #1947League gets a visit from the Beautiful Shufflers and #DireStrats.
#Music #nowplaying
https://youtu.be/ynmpFJJmshQ?si=TRN4nTwIUyEPIPOj
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Nobody got the #1947League trivia question last time around, which means it's the Commissioner's Song Choice ...
Drum roll please....
It's THAT BAND I SAW AT THE AGE OF FIVE IN GOLDEN GATE PARK! #GratefulDead #music #NowPlaying
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Tetelo Vargas, today's #1947League hero, won batting championships in 3 different leagues. Name them. (One guess only.)
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Hmm. I see have phrased this in a deeply bad way. I'm going to count Ruth's answer as a practice swing and rephrase here and in the original post:
Tetelo Vargas, today's #1947League hero, won batting championships in 3 different leagues. Name them.
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::looks at ump, steps back in the batter’s box::
Liga Elite de Beisbol de Cuba
Liga Mexicana de Beisbol
Negro National League
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There was an (unintentional) clue embedded in all that back-and-forth -- Yusuf screwed something up, then fixed it in the edit. Thank God we're not on X-Twitter. :-) Anyway. Ruth, I'm afraid that's not the answer we're looking for.
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If we can (please) set aside my ham-handed first draft of the question, the answer to yesterday's #1947League #history quiz is below. The incomparable Tetelo Vargas won 3 batting titles in these 3 systems.
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#OAKLAND A'S MINUTE
This pitcher,who wore #13, played another on-field role for the '72 World Champs. What was it?
60 seconds of time-machine magic on the 1st pro #baseball team I saw in person.
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx1MrgcDfexR6milTrCaNnBptSzaTCqYp3?si=13PthHykXFA63qJc
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From the audio: “in 25 games, he completed only three”
Wow, that would get him into the HOF these days.
::goes back to shaking fist at clouds::
Pinch runner?
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Pinch runner = CORRECT!
@RuthODay -- which song would you like to hear? I'll add it to the daily playlist today!
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In keeping with the theme,
Runaway by Del Shannon
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RUFUS ROLLS 0N
Rufus "Mississippi" Lewis (14 Ks) led the Cards to their 3rd straight victory. He won a memorable duel with #1947League ERA leader Chet Brewer of Brooklyn.
BKN (49-30) 000000000 040
STLC(39-36)100000000 160
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YOUR #OAKLAND A'S MINUTE
60 seconds of time machine magic on the first pro #baseball team I ever saw. Still my team this year.
This pitcher joined the '72 #Athletics late in the season. Why?
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxy9liBWAjfd0X1g7b2X9_v5A9ko4W-F5_?si=B_CdJdUnbR4wuCtb
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Correct. Cheapskate owner Charlie Finley tried to lowball Vida Blue after he had won the AL Cy Young *and* MVP in the same year -- 1971. So he held out. Remember, this is before free agency.
What would you like to hear, @RuthODay ?
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Keeping with the theme, Money (that’s what i want) by Barrett Strong.
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YES!
I have a great playlist, by the way, called "The Beatles covered this" -- maybe I should share it here. Anyway that song figures prominently on it.
Program note:
Next #1947League game = tomorrow.
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Those guys had a couple of good songs.
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TIGERS RALLY LATE, TOP SENATORS
Tough day for home-town fans at the Coyle. Minoso stepped up yet again, singling to keep a crucial 8th-inning rally alive. Cooper homered.
DET(40-39) 000000041 5 12 2
WAS(20-60)102000001 4 6 0
#1947League #BlackHistoryMonth #baseball
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Today's #1947League song brought to you by @RuthODay and Barrett Strong, with a track that I guess you could call influential... #BlackHistoryMonth
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Today's #1947League hero, Minnie Minoso (HOF), had established himself primarily as a catcher in Cuba when he informed his manager he had to play a different position. Why did he do that?
#baseball #trivia #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #mlb #blm #nlbm
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TED WITH THE LONG DRIVE TO CENTER FIELD!
Absolutely correct. Minnie Minoso switched from catcher to pitcher in Cuba after his mother saw him get hit by a batter whose swing went a bit too far.
What would you like to hear, sir?
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@YakyuNightOwl and I were trading #LennyBruce performances last night, and I heard this bit again. No, it has nothing to do with baseball. But yes, every opportunity to remind people what a genius this guy was is an opportunity worth taking advantage of.
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxHowd7me5MyAMOjhSrzyP9J7qh18FfkTY?si=vnOO9nQD93Bryl-t
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BRAVES, SAIN ROLL; BUCS' WOES CONTINUE
Johnny Sain notched his 10th win as PIT succumbed to yet another shutout performance. Braves have won 7 in a row. Silvio Garcia stole 2 bases (47,48).
BOSB(41-36) 490
PIT (36-42) 061
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by the #Beatles and @ted_duffield , who requested a special song for a special lady.
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Name the future #Dodgers Hall of Famer who, while in Cuba, played against today's #1947League hero, Silvio Garcia--and in later years called him "one of the best pure hitters who never played in (the AL or NL)."
Make it count. One guess only.
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#OAKLAND A'S MINUTE
@ted_duffield edition:
60 seconds of audio magic on the first pro #baseball team I ever saw. Still my team! 🙂
April '72: #WillieMays has a creative idea for resolving the #VidaBlue holdout
#fjf #BlackHistoryMonth #Athletics #baseball
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxpYPZyLujyG_No1QkSHVFcC5mNHlQ0xwD?si=kIeKwsvUvAoOUTiZ
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And by the way... Hope springs eternal in the human breast...
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“The Astros’ tankapalooza”
Aaahh, the good old days.
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#1947League standings (below).
After starting strong, Wilmer Fields's #Pirates have dropped to last place. Their offense is ice-cold at the moment: 27 straight innings without scoring; just 2 runs in 36 innings.
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#1947League standings if you don't do JPG:
Am.
1STLB 45 33 _
2 NYY 44 34 1
3 DET 40 39 5.5
4 BOSR 34 43 10.5
5 CLE 31 47 14
6 WAS 20 60 26
Nat.
1 PHI 50 28 _
2 BKN 49 30 1.5
3 BOSB 2 36 8.5
4 STLC 39 36 9.5
5 NYG 38 39 11.5
6 PIT 36 22 14
#BlackHistory
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#YIAY to name the #Dodgers Hall of Famer who played against the inimitable Silvio Garcia in Cuba...and judged him to be one of the best pure hitters never to make it to AL/NL.
A: Tommy Lasorda, who was a pitcher back then.
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YOUR #OAKLAND A'S MINUTE
60 seconds of magic audio on the first pro team I ever saw. "The Little Hammer" was the A's starting CF on Opening Day '72. 5' 8", he reminded people of a mini Hank Aaron.
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxQlnr15l8Txs6vpoq1SIG3Y4t7PdrEQkw?si=I7Qyq8dBdrTZ0QsJ
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YANKS OVERPOWER BOSTON
Joe D (2 HR, 3 RBI) and "Fuzzy" Smith (2 HR, 2 RBI) led the Yankee attack; Butch Wensloff tossed his best game of the year for his fourth win. New York now a half-game out of first.
NYY (45-34) 6 13 0
BOSR(34-44)0 3 2
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And the latest shutout means #1947League gets another visit from the Beautiful Shufflers...
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You need 75% of the votes of the BBWA to get into the #Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
By how many individual sportswriter votes did Jackie Robinson clear that particular hurdle in 1962?
One guess only.
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by the #GratefulDead.
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#1947League simple and expanded standings
American
STLB 45 33 -
NYY 45 34 0.5
DET 40 39 5.5
BOSR 34 44 11
CLE 31 47 14
WAS 20 60 26
National
PHI 50 28 -
BKN 49 30 1.5
BOSB 41 36 8.5
STLC 39 36 9.5
NYG 38 39 11.5
PIT 36 42 14
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#Oakland A's Minute -- #ValentinesDay edition.
File under: Hmmm...
Lease extension talks underway. Could they really stay in the #Coliseum for FOUR more years?
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxCh8HRydK1utAt8A2zut950l3bri5m-Rh?si=CU71T0vPzEFdIkhg
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Don't usually share long videos--I'm unlikely to click on same--but on the theory that this feed isn't just about #baseball but also #Music:
#DavidBowie somehow stole creative control of a whole #MidnightSpecial episode in '73 and it's ASTONISHING.
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Q: The other day on the #1947League feed, I asked how big #JackieRobinson's first-ballot #HOF induction margin from #BBWA was in 1962.
A: 4 votes
Out of 160 total ballots, Jackie got only 124. Had 5 writers switched, he woudn't've made it.
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PHILLIES TAKE DOWN GIANTS
Routine dismantling of a second-division team by a first-place one. Phillly ace Hilton Smith is now 8-0. Johnny Davis homered. Artie Wilson went an uncharacteristic 0-5.
PHI (51-28) 8 13 0
NYG (38-40)4 8 1
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Today's #1947League game brought to you by your Commissioner, who bypasses Jerry Garcia & company for a change to share just one of the songs from that jaw-dropping 1973 #DavidBowie hijacking of ABC's #MidnIghtSpecial program.
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Of what two Kansas City Monarch Hall of Fame starters was Roy Campanella (himself a Hall of Famer) speaking when he said:
“My God. You couldn’t tell the difference.”
#1947League #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #NLBM #BLM #MLB #Dodgers #BlackMastodon
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We'll call that a practice swing. :-) To clarify, I'm looking for the number of votes Robinson could have lost from his total and still made it in on the first ballot with 75% of the sportswriters voting to induct him.
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On re-read, I can see how my response was markedly clueless (not just regular clueless).
How about 6?
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Close ... but alas, too high. Anyone else in the assembly of sages willing to take a swing?
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Funny collection of clips -- HOW TO GET BENCHED.
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Duke Snider?
::was going to take Campanella, but thanks Nolan for the sacrifice::
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Nearly forgot... #1947League had a shutout today, so we welcome the Beautiful Shufflers!
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