Re: Stats Gone Wild! Plus Triple-Play Bonus

On May 13, 11:30 pm, M C Hamster <davol...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Tue, 13 May 2008 17:03:39 -0700 (PDT), "art...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <art...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >On May 13, 5:50 pm, Blinky the Shark <no.s...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> slidge wrote:
> >> >>>> In the second baseball game that I ever saw live, I saw a 5-4-3
triple
> >> >>>> play. ?Manny Sanguillen was the batter who hit a sharp grounder
right
> >> >>>> to (Ron Santo?) who stepped on third, threw to second and the
second
> >> >>>> baseman threw it to first it to beat Manny.
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> >> >>>Oh, and a little bird tells me you saw your second live game on
July
> >> >>>2, 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium.
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> >> >> And the Cubs still lost the game, 7-4.  Gee, what a surprise.
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> >> They were already behind 7-2 at that point, the last two of those
> >> seven PGH runs having been scored on the two previous plays.
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> >> > And Gene Alley went 1 for 4.  Typical.
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> >> That beat Clemente by one.
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> >he did get on via an error
> >> The Cubs left 11 on base.  Ugh.
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> > 2 Pirate players hit home runs. Richie Hebner* and Bob something or
> >other IIRC. Damn I should remember. It was only 36 years ago.
> >*Or maybe Manny hit one? I know Bob did.
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> Bob Robertson and Manny Sanguillen.
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> Here ya
go.http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197207020.shtml
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Boy, they sure didn't know the value of OPS in those days. Both teams
had lead off hitters with under .700 OPS? and Pepitone batting
cleanup?