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The Babe Outduels The Big Train

On May 7, 1917, a 22-year-old Boston pitcher named Babe Ruth squared off at Griffith Stadium against Washington's Walter Johnson, the most feared arm in baseball. Johnson had led the AL in wins four straight years and strikeouts five straight. He was the standard. Ruth beat him 1-0. The Red Sox lefty threw a two-hit complete game, his sixth win against zero losses on the season, and improved his lifetime record against Johnson to 6-0. Three of those six wins ended 1-0, that's how thin the margin was every time these two faced each other. AL President Ban Johnson called it "one of the best ballgames I've ever seen." Two years later Ruth would be sold to the Yankees and start hitting home runs for a living. But before he was the Bambino, he was a 22-year-old who could out pitch the greatest pitcher alive. The forgotten chapter of his career produced 94 wins and a 2.28 career ERA, Hall of Fame numbers if he'd never picked up a bat.

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Red Sox Record Inning

On May 6, 1934, at Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox put up one of the strangest innings in baseball history. Twelve runs in the bottom of the 4th against the Tigers. And in the middle of it, FOUR consecutive triples, a record that's still standing 92 years later. Center fielder Carl Reynolds hit the first. Left fielder Moose Solters hit the second. Catcher Rick Ferrell hit the third — a future Hall of Famer who had no business legging out a triple. And then 25-year-old third baseman Bucky Walters hit the fourth. Walters is the kicker. He'd convert to pitching three years later, win 27 games for Cincinnati in 1939, take home the NL MVP, and finish his career in Cooperstown as one of the great right-handers of his era. On this day, though, he was an infielder closing out the most absurd four-batter sequence in Red Sox history. Reynolds added a fifth triple later in the game. Final: Boston 14, Detroit 4. The Tigers, who'd go on to win the AL pennant that year and reach the World Series, never recovered. To this day, no team has matched the four-triples-in-a-row barrage Boston dropped on them in that one inning.

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Max Max Muncy Muncy

Please take a moment to look at the picture up above. Yes, that is true. Though it seems like a glitch in the matrix it’s not. These two individuals share the exact same name, same profession, some position, drafted by the same team, mostly hit towards the bottom of the order, and don’t even know each other. Completely unrelated too! I’d love to see these two on the same team one day.

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500 / 500 Club, Membership of One

On June 23rd, 2003 In a dramatic extra inning game at Pac Bell Park (now Oracle Park) against the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers, Bonds delivered one of the signature moments of his career. In the bottom of the 11th inning of a 2-2 tie, he reached base and then swiped second against prime-time closer Éric Gagné (one of the most dominant relievers of that era). That theft was his 500th career stolen base. He famously pulled the base out of the ground, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and carried it off the field as the crowd erupted. The Giants went on to win 3-2 in walk-off fashion, with Bonds scoring the winning run later in the inning. This moment capped an incredible stretch for Bonds. In 2003, despite playing only 130 games, he hit .341 with 45 HR, slugged .749, and posted a .529 on-base percentage — walking 148 times. en.wikipedia.org Love him or hate him (and the era's PED controversies fuel plenty of debate), the 500-500 club remains a club of one more than two decades later. It perfectly symbolizes the rare blend of power, speed, plate discipline, and longevity that defined Bonds at his peak. No one else has come close. This moment capped an incredible stretch for Bonds. In 2003, despite playing only 130 games, he hit .341 with 45 HR, slugged .749, and posted a .529 on-base percentage — walking 148 times. Love him or hate him (and the era's PED controversies fuel plenty of debate), the 500-500 club remains a club of one more than two decades later. It perfectly symbolizes the rare blend of power, speed, plate discipline, and longevity that defined Bonds at his peak. No one else has come close.