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So You Think You Know Baseball
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Honoring and preserving baseball history and legends. One Video at a time. Bios. Trivia, Quizzes. This channel aims to preserve the legacy of baseball's rich past.
Hank Greenberg. The Hebrew Hammer. Tigers legend. One of baseball's greatest sluggers. #baseballhero
During baseball's 154-game seasons, two players hit 58 home runs to come closest to Ruth's record of 60. One of these sluggers was Hank Greenberg.
He was not only one of baseball's greatest legends, but also a military hero who served his country for 48 months.
In this video, let's explore the legendary career of Tigers legend Hank Greenberg.
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He was not only one of baseball's greatest legends, but also a military hero who served his country for 48 months.
In this video, let's explore the legendary career of Tigers legend Hank Greenberg.
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Credits: Original script for this video. Images from public domain and/or wikimedia.org. May contain other images or videos modified to qualify for fair use.
Elements and Graphics from Canva as part of the Canva Pro License.
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Unbreakable Baseball Pitching Records, Part One. MLB. #baseballtrivia #baseballheroes
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Some records are simply not meant to be broken. Here are some of the baseball records that are so mind-blowing that no one even comes close, and are considered unbreakable. .. Credits Original script. Images from wikimedia.org and public domain. Graphics and elements from Canva as part of the Canva Pro License.
Jimmie Foxx. Double XX. One of the greatest sluggers in the history of baseball. #baseballheroes
Просмотров 9 тыс.14 дней назад
Most fans know that Babe Ruth was the first member of the 500-home run club. But who was the second? It's Jimmie Foxx, who in his his prime played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox. He combined power and a high batting average like few players did in the history of the game. And like Ruth , he also had a career (though brief) as a pitcher. In this video, let's explore the le...
The One-Armed MLB Hitter. Pete Gray of the St. Louis Browns. #baseballtrivia #baseball
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Do you know that there was once a one-armed hitter in major league baseball? This is the incredible story of Pete Gray of the St. Louis Browns. He overcame his physical limitation to take the field with the then defending AL champs the St. Louis Browns. This is a story of courage, perseverance, and overcoming obstacles. ... Credits: Original script for this video. Images from public domain and/...
The Closest MVP Races in Major League Baseball History. #baseballreference #baseballtrivia
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Did you know that the MLB MVP voting once ended in a tie, enabling two players to share the award. Advanced statistics later showed who was the better player, but as history has taught us, the better player does not always win the award. There are guidelines on who should be MVP, but in the end, it is a subjective activity, and depends on the voters' preferences. Join us as we explore the close...
Cy Young. The winningest pitcher in major league baseball history. #baseballreference #baseball
Просмотров 10 тыс.Месяц назад
Even casual baseball fans know the name Cy Young. After all, pitching's biggest award is named after him. But who is Cy Young? The short answer is, he is the winningest pitcher in major league history. And it's not even close. In this video, let's explore the life and times of Cy Young, baseball legend. ... Credits: Original script for this video. Images from public domain and/or wikimedia.org....
Baseball's Triple Crown Winners. Should they automatically be named MVP? #baseballtrivia
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Winning baseball's triple hitting crown is probably the greatest proof of a player's hitting prowess. You could argue that he was probably the best hitter of that season. It is also so rare that only sixteen men have attained it in the major leagues. But do you know that the only man to win it twice didn't win the MVP award those seasons. One triple crown winner even placed sixth, while another...
Christy Mathewson -- Legendary Righthander of the New York Giants. "Master of them all." #baseball
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Who is the only player described as "Master of them All" in his Hall of Fame Plaque. The answer is Christy Mathewson. And in honor of his 144th birthday, we've created a video to pay tribute to him. He is probably the greatest pitcher from the deadball era. And he is still tied for most wins in the National League. In 1936, Mathewson and Walter Johnson were the only pitchers inducted in the ina...
What is Baseball's Greatest Hit? A Home Run? A Grand Slam? Of course, an Ultimate Grand Slam!
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What's better than a grand slam? Of course it's the ultimate grand slam or the walk off super slam! it's when your team is trailing by three, bottom of the ninth, and you hit a home run to win the game. Check out this video to learn more about this rare hit. ... Credits: Original script for this video. Images from public domain and/or wikimedia.org. Elements and Graphics from Canva as part of t...
African-American Pioneers in Major League Baseball. Breaking Baseball's Color Barrier #baseball
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Did you know that for a long time, some amazing baseball players were left out of the game just because of the color of their skin? African-Americans were banned from major league baseball. This only changed in 1947 when MLB integrated. In this video, we'll honor the first and milestones set by the first Black players who bravely set records and opened doors for others who followed. ... Credits...
Honus Wagner. "The Flying Dutchman." The Greatest Shortstop of all time? #baseball #mlb
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Honus Wagner is one of the greatest baseball legends ever. He is also generally considered the best shortstop in baseball history. He holds the highest single-season and career WAR for shortstops. Join us as we explore the career of the legend known as "The Flying Dutchman." ... Credits Original script. Images are from the public domain and wikimedia.org. Elements are from Canva Pro under Canva...
Rogers Hornsby. "The Rajah." Is he the greatest right-handed hitter of all time? #baseball
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Rogers Hornsby is considered by many as the greatest right-handed hitter of all time. He won two triple crowns and had probably the best six-year stretch of any hitter. He was a legend who won MVP awards with both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Join us as we explore the career of the legend known as "The Rajah." ... Credits Original script. Images are from the public domain and w...
Shoeless Joe Jackson. Baseball's Lost Hero Caught in the Black Sox Scandal. #baseball
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Shoeless Joe Jackson. Baseball's Lost Hero Caught in the Black Sox Scandal. #baseball
Ted Williams.The Splendid Splinter. Baseball Legend and War Hero. Pride of the Boston Red Sox.
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Ted Williams.The Splendid Splinter. Baseball Legend and War Hero. Pride of the Boston Red Sox.
Walter Johnson aka The Big Train. Highest single-season WAR in baseball history. Pitching Legend.
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Walter Johnson aka The Big Train. Highest single-season WAR in baseball history. Pitching Legend.
Josh Gibson. Greatest Slugger in Negro League History. Now Owner of baseball's greatest records.
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Josh Gibson. Greatest Slugger in Negro League History. Now Owner of baseball's greatest records.
Baseball WAR All-time leaders in every position.
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Baseball WAR All-time leaders in every position.
Ty Cobb. Baseball's First Hall of Famer. A legend from the deadball era and beyond. #baseball
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Ty Cobb. Baseball's First Hall of Famer. A legend from the deadball era and beyond. #baseball
MLB's First Class. The Inaugural Batch of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, 1936. Cobb and Ruth.
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MLB's First Class. The Inaugural Batch of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame, 1936. Cobb and Ruth.
Worst MVP snub in MLB History? Lou Gehrig vs Mickey Cochrane, 1934. #baseballhistory #baseball
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Worst MVP snub in MLB History? Lou Gehrig vs Mickey Cochrane, 1934. #baseballhistory #baseball
Baseball Nickname Quiz! Can you guess the players behind the famous nicknames? #baseball
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Baseball Nickname Quiz! Can you guess the players behind the famous nicknames? #baseball
Quiz Time: How well do you know baseball history? World Series Edition! #baseball #worldseries
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Quiz Time: How well do you know baseball history? World Series Edition! #baseball #worldseries
Quiz Time: How well do you know baseball history? Round Two! #baseball #baseballtrivia
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Quiz Time: How well do you know baseball history? Round Two! #baseball #baseballtrivia
Quiz Time: How well do you know baseball history? #baseball #baseballtrivia
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Quiz Time: How well do you know baseball history? #baseball #baseballtrivia
He and Bill Veeck pulled bonehead decisions in Chicago in 1960. They traded away many of the young future stars for veteran ballplayers for washed up ones.
Wish we had him in Chicago. Seems all the power hitters go to N.Y. or Boston
Lou Gehrig should have definitely won the MVP Award in 1934! It was a travesty that he didn't win it!
"The Original Hammerin' Hank!"
Nice tribute to a great man, one of my grandfather's favorite players. It's a shame he came up short in his chase of Ruth's HR record in 1938. Nobody said it but most everyone suspected pitchers refused to pitch to him down the stretch because he was a Jew. Hammering Hank, a true American patriot and one helluva ballplayer.
I always figured that when I watched Greg Maddux pitch, it was like watching Mathewson.
Yes, both pitchers were masters of control. They didn't have the most overpowering stuff, but could place the ball where they wanted.
You never mentioned his tape measure homeruns of which they are legendary. He would hit them up into and sometimes over the roof at Shihe Park. He hit one at Yankee Stadium ( the original ) that came within three rows in the left field upper deck of going completely out of the stadium. He hit that off of another Hall-Of-Famer, Lefty Gomez. The reason his performance fell off, also, was because crippling problem in his hands and elsewhere.
Yes, his power was legendary and consistently hit no-doubt home runs. Lefty Gomez once described Foxx as "having muscles in his hair."
In the year he hit 58 home runs, I understand that in addition to the rainout homers, he hit 2 balls, for doubles, off a large screen in St. Louis that was not there the previous year.
Excellent, informative review of the first Hall of Fame class. On the downside, the BBWAA gets mixed reviews: When Mathewson receives 90.7% compared to Grover Cleveland Alexander's 24.3% (despite each having won 373 games and Alex with inferior teams), one must wonder what the voters were thinking?
mathewson was gassed during wwI, and everyone thought he was a good human being.
There are a lot of possible reasons. One is Mathewson's 1905 World Series performance. Another is Alexander suffered shell shock as a result of the war. He had seizures that some people interpreted as drunkenness which was unfair. Alexander of course had his World Series heroics, too. He came in relief in Game 7 of the 1926 series, bases loaded, and preserved the win for the Cardinals. Both players were incredible legends. I will be making a video of Alexander soon.
He is just about the first modern player: Great average and great power, esp. in NL at the time.
I think that only Aaron and Mays are comparable.
He was a liquor salesman in the late 40's. My father met him in a bar in East Newark,NJ.
Based on what I've read, Foxx was usually an amiable man. I hope your father had a good chat, or maybe even a drink with this legend.
Char-Ti-Yay??????? #SMH
Baseball with AI narration sucks. Stop it.
It’s “Hah-ness”, not “Hoe-ness”
Gehrig and Foxx were the greatest first basemen of all time, no doubt about it. Albert Pujols deserves consideration for longevity and career accomplishments.
Young holds eight career records, all of them untouchable. Since the "modern era" begins in 1900, MLB should probably consider putting 19th-century pitchers in a separate category.
Wasn't Lou Gehrig the original "Iron Horse"?
MMM tough question well Gehrig will always be #1 in my book (and I only go by players of his era not the modern players today) Its a toss up between Foxx and Greenberg. For the sake of argument I will give it to Foxx but Hank is very close behind
Change The Hall of Fame's name to the Hall of Goat. Were OBP or SLP recorded back in the slow ball era If not, why now?
If he didn’t get hit in the head who knows how his career would have gone - definitely 600 homers
Without a doubt!
Yes, it slowly but definitely took its toll on him especially on his batting eye. He was never the same after the 1940 season when he was just 32.
Jim Abbott of the Yankees pitched with some note I think
Nobody knows what WAR is.
Rogers Hornsby the best second baseman and best hitter as well. When I played Pony League baseball as a teenager, I went to our large public library one Saturday. I read everything I could on Rogers Hornsby, Ty Cobb and Ted Williams. The best hitters ever according to me. What did I learn from these three stars? "Wait for a good pitch to hit." Being young and overly eager to smash the baseball when at bat, I cooled down and applied what the greats taught me. My batting average truly was .767, and batted third every game. Those baseball greats were my mentors. Baseball is a great sport.
Yes, you won't go wrong with Cobb, Hornsby, and Williams when it comes to hitting baseballs. Joe Jackson, too but nowadays many people dismiss him because of the scandal.
All with out steroids unlike bonds ,Sosa,arod
Wrong stats for Cabrera!
Top 5 all time First Basemen EASILY!
Jimmie Foxx was one of the greatest players of all time
Would Mookie Betts have a higher WAR if he stayed at shortstop instead of moving to right field? Since the Dodgers moved him to RF, they must think they're a better team with him at RF. Does that mean Betts would have a higher WAR at SS but a worse team VS a lower WAR at RF but a better team? If Betts has a higher WAR at RF, does that mean he got punished for the time he was playing shortstop early in the season? Something doesn't seem right
Shortstop is a more important and difficult defensive position so that means Mookie gets a higher WAR in that role. So far in 2024, Mookie played 65 games at SS, 34 at RF, and 18 at 2B. Am guessing his WAR will be pro-rated based on the multiple positions he's played this season.
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I'm wondering if it's possible for Mookie to play SS , and have a higher WAR than he would as RF, but the Dodgers are a worse team with him at SS. I assume the Dodgers think they're a better team with him at RF since they moved him back there.
@soyouthinkyouknowbaseball If he has higher WAR as a SS but the team isworse team, doesn't that show a flaw in judging the value of players just by WAR? Would people think he had a better season as a SS because he had a higher WAR there even though it didn't help the team?
@soyouthinkyouknowbaseball there's one more thing I was wondering about WAR. People talk about the DH having lower WAR because they're nothing playing a position. What if two players played exactly the same defense at third base, but one of them hits a little better, so they put him at DH. The player that hits better and would be able to play the same defense at third would have a lower WAR? If they put the other guybat DH his WAR would be even lower. If I'm understanding this correctly, it doesn't make sense for people to take WAR so seriously
I always thought NY players had a bias “edge” in the voting process. Specifically because more of the press came from NY. & NY teams got more attention. I thought that’s why Yogi Berra finished in the top 5 for MVP for several years in a row (while also winning the Triple Crown 3 of those years)
Your observation on "NY bias" is valid. Since New York is such a big media market, achievements (and disappointments) are amplified. All things equal, a player from NY will likely win the award. In those days, however, there must be an NY fatigue. It is also possible that Cochrane being a player-manager impressed the voters.
Bob Feller faced Hornsby a few times in 1937. He said he was one of the toughest hitters he ever faced.
Hornsby was on another level as a hitter. Probably the greatest right handed hitter of all time.
Only missed one. The Lincecum one. Palmer I knew had been called “Pancake Palmer” but they must have shortened it. Moose Skowron was Moose 40 years before Messina was and Carlton Fisk was Pudge 30 years before Ivan Rodriguez was.
If you're going to do these old-time baseball videos, you are going to come across the name of Bill Veeck from time to time. You should know that it's pronounced like VEK, not VEEK.
"Incredibly, he began his career as a shortstop" (0:54) What's so incredible about that? Many future major leaguers start out as shortstops at the lower levels, because they are typically the best athlete on the team. Mickey Mantle is an example of this. Nothing incredible about it.
That is correct. In Hornsby's case it's just that people consider him probably the greatest second baseman ever that it's difficult to think of him playing any other position.
What the F is WAR ? Stick it where the sun don't shine..Should not matter unless you happen to be a robot.
I think Joe Judge was the finest defensive first baseman of that era
Noticed that every record was broken by steroid abusers, Ortiz, Bonds and Arod
I wondered about the origin of his nickname 'Cy' Why would mostly midwestern farmers make the reference to a 'Cyclone', which is a more nautical term? Wouldn't the name Tornado or 'Tor' be more recognized?
My grandfather pitched for the A’s after Mr Mack traded XX. He struck out Jimmie on his 1st at bat. On his 2nd time up with 2 strikes he hit a ball so hard Mr Mack quietly mentioned, “Young man, I would suggest you never throw Mr Fox that pitch again! My Grandfather said he never did.
That's a great story! Thanks for sharing. What is your grandfather's name?
why not include japanese stats in with mlb? theyre also a pro league. my only concern is how many aABs did gibson have each year? was it enough as any others? on a sort of different note, a coworker told me cy young, walter johnson etc wouldnt have been so great if they faced the negro leagues...but couldnt one also say the negro leagues hitters may not have been as great if they faced cy young, johnson, mathewson???
Roberto Clemente's was inside the park which is rarest
Foxx, like Ruth and Mantle could have hada even greater career if it wasn't for their partying ways.
2:35 Lazzeri - not Lazerri ... 3:50 Hubbell - Not Hubbel #SpellCheck
If not for Gehrig, Foxx would be the GOAT at first.
Yes. Foxx's stats in the 1930s are arguably better than Gehrig's. Though Gehrig, of course, was likely already sick in1938 and retired early the following year.
I never knew he pitched either. Also why are we using WAR on players that played 75 years ago. WAR didn’t matter and it certainly doesn’t matter now.
His being a two-way pitcher is probably the biggest surprise I had when researching this video.
Agree. WAR and the other nonsense is taking the fun out of baseball
That’s the biggest screw job in baseball 1934 and 1935
2nd behind Gehrig. McCovey is a close 3rd.
McCovey is not close to one of the top 3 first basemen of all time. Great player and probably top 10 or so. There is no criteria by which you could put him close to Gehrig or Fox, or Puljols, just to pick somebody contemporary
@@BriggsSeekins You HAVE to take these players in context. Foxx (not "Fox") and Gehrig played during an era dominated by hitting. So did Pujols. McCovey played in one dominated by pitching. During his prime, McCovey was considered the best 1st baseman in baseball.
One of the greatest of all time no doubt about it. I never knew he pitched for a bit 🤯
Foxx was an amazing hitter.
37/42.
Tom Hanks portrayed Hack Wilson.