In 1963, major league =
baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They’ll put a man on the =
moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, an hour =
after Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon, Perry hit his =
first, and only, home run while playing for the San Francisco =
Giants.
The average lifespan =
of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.
Joe =
Sewell only struck out =
three times during the entire 1930 season (out of 353 at-bats). =
Two of them were in the same game.
All major league =
baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job. This =
is in case their pants split.
Every =
single MLB baseball is rubbed in Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud, a =
unique "very fine" mud only found in a secret location near =
Palmyra, New Jersey.
Jackie =
Mitchell, a =
17-year-old female pitcher for the AA Chattanooga Lookouts, once played =
the New York Yankees in an exhibition game. She struck out Babe Ruth and =
Lou Gehrig in succession.
In his very =
first at bat as a 28-year-old rookie pitcher, Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm =
hit a home run. His career lasted for 21 more years and 493 plate =
appearances, but he never hit another home run.
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"