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kairos12

(13,248 posts) Sat May 9, 2020, 11:54 PM May 2020

In the 1965 World Series the Dodgers had only one .300 hitter in their lineup.

Don Drysdale.

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In the 1965 World Series the Dodgers had only one .300 hitter in their lineup. (Original Post) kairos12 May 2020 OP

Nellie Fox... Eyeball_Kid May 2020 #1

In 1968, Carl Yastremski was the only .300 hitter in the American League padfun May 2020 #2

Always appreciated the rare pitcher who could hit elias7 May 2020 #3

Don Drysdale lost the FIRST MLB game played on the West Coast Brother Buzz May 2020 #4

Eyeball_Kid

(7,572 posts)

1. Nellie Fox...

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Sun May 10, 2020, 12:49 AM

May 2020

Was the only 300 (.306) hitter on the Chicago White Sox' 1959 World Series team.

padfun

(1,856 posts)

2. In 1968, Carl Yastremski was the only .300 hitter in the American League

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Sun May 10, 2020, 02:26 AM

May 2020

His .301 was tops that year.

elias7

(4,187 posts)

3. Always appreciated the rare pitcher who could hit

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Sun May 10, 2020, 04:22 AM

May 2020

Brother Buzz

(37,797 posts)

4. Don Drysdale lost the FIRST MLB game played on the West Coast

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Sun May 10, 2020, 12:09 PM

May 2020

The Giants beat the Dodgers 8-0 at Seals Stadium in the first MLB game on the West Coast on April 15, 1958

For a bit of synchronicity and all that, the Dodgers and Giants played each other for the first time on April 18, 1884, in an exhibition game won by the Giants, 8-0.

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