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Baseball

kairos12

(13,388 posts) Thu Jan 12, 2023, 12:15 PM Jan 2023

Tricky trivia question. Who was the first unanimous selection to BB HOF?

Lou Gehrig.

December, 1939.

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Tricky trivia question. Who was the first unanimous selection to BB HOF? (Original Post) kairos12 Jan 2023 OP

And well deserved! Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #1

Indeed. The Iron Horse was something else. kairos12 Jan 2023 #2

How many days till Opening Day? Diamond_Dog Jan 2023 #4

185 RBi In 154 Game Season ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #7

George Santos Cartoonist Jan 2023 #3

😆😆😆 underpants Jan 2023 #5

Bwaaaa Haaaa Haaaa. Oh that was GOOOOOOOODDDDDD! Ziggysmom Jan 2023 #6

Diamond_Dog

(38,105 posts)

1. And well deserved!

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2023, 12:19 PM

Jan 2023

kairos12

(13,388 posts)

2. Indeed. The Iron Horse was something else.

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 12, 2023, 12:20 PM

Jan 2023

Diamond_Dog

(38,105 posts)

4. How many days till Opening Day?

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 12, 2023, 12:25 PM

Jan 2023

https://howmanydaysuntil.center/mlb-opening-day/

ProfessorGAC

(74,063 posts)

7. 185 RBi In 154 Game Season

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 12, 2023, 03:09 PM

Jan 2023

This was, mind you, 1931 where Ruth hit 46 home runs (so did Lou), and made the final out in the prior inning 30 something times.
He came to the plate around 80 times that season and still averaged nearly 1.2 RBI per game.
In 1927, he had 173 RBI (IIRC) with Ruth hitting 60 HR and 35 final outs. 95 times minimum, he cam to the plate with nobody on, and still drove in 173 runs. Amazing!
BTW: In '31, Lou hit .341 & only struck out 56 times.