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5 days ago · So we can't make the bats out of hickory." Though Babe Ruth, one of the all-time great home-run hitters, used a 42- or a 44-ounce bat, players today use bats that weigh around 32 ounces. Even sluggers like Mark McGwire and Ken Griffey, Jr. only use 33-ounce bats because they want to generate great bat speed.
3 days ago · Notable Cardinals achievements include manager/owner Branch Rickey's invention of the farm system, Rogers Hornsby's two batting Triple Crowns, Dizzy Dean's 30-win season in 1934, Stan Musial's 17 MLB and 29 NL records, Bob Gibson's 1.12 earned run average (ERA) in 1968, Whitey Herzog's Whiteyball, Mark McGwire's single-season home run record in ...
5 days ago · There also was 6-9 Dan McGwire, brother of Mark McGwire, who had a brief stint as a Seahawks quarterback. You would have to be a diehard Raiders’ fan to remember Richard Sligh, who was 7-0 and was a 10th-round pick in 1967. Sligh played six games before he was selected by Cincinnati in the 1968 expansion draft.
5 days ago · Oakland Athletics' Brent Rooker hits a three-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) Brent Rooker, who lives in Germantown during the MLB offseason, is the 60th player in major league ...
3 days ago · 35th anniversary Topps cards Mark McGwire, Jose Altuve, Endy Rodriguez and blue insert Ji Hwan Bae
5 days ago · There have been 202 maximum breaks made in professional tournament snooker, with Steve Davis managing the first way back in 1982 and Ronnie O'Sullivan scoring the most with 15. There were also two ...
4 days ago · Nobody from the alternative line-up was ever made a part of the real Fleetwood Mac, although some of them later played in Danny Kirwan's studio band. Gantry and Gregory went on to become members of Stretch, whose 1975 UK hit single "Why Did You Do It?" was written about the touring debacle. Gantry later collaborated with the Alan Parsons Project
