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Oakland Athletics Trivia Book III

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Milestone

1. Joe DiMaggio

2. Ted Kluszewski

3. Ken Ash

4. Tony Lazzeri

5. Bill Thomas

6. Johnny Mize

7. Vic Wertz

8. Gil Hodges

9. "Duke" Snider

10. Tom Seaver, then in his final week with the Mets before being traded to the Reds, and Ferguson Jenkins

11. Carl Yastrzemski

12. Ted Williams

13. Clint Courtney

14. George Sisler

15. John Kull pitched three innings in one game for the Athletics in 1909

16. 1936

17. Bob Gibson on July 17, 1974

18. The Boston Red Sox used "Pumpsie" Green as a pinch runner on July 21, 1959

19. Al Benton, whose career started with the Athletics in 1934 and ended in 1952 with the Red Sox

20. "Duke" Snider tied Ralph Kiner's record

21. Walt Lerian

22. Tommy Bridges

23. The Philadelphia Phillies

24. Doc White

25. Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison


Milestone Redux

1. Elston Howard

2. Carlton Fisk

3. Ewell Blackwell

4. No man has lost 30 games in one season in the majors this century. Vic Willis lost 29 ballgames with the Boston Braves in 1905.

5. The great eccentric, Rube Waddell with the Philadelphia Athletics

6. Dick Barrett

7. Flint Rhem

8. Ray Kremer

9. Randy Moffitt

10. Lou Chiozza led off for the Phillies in their game against the Reds on May 24, 1935

11. Steve Busby, April 27, 1973 against Detroit and June 19, 1974 against Milwaukee

12. Bill "Bullfrog" Dietrich

13. Christy Mathewson (What would the Athletics have been like if they had him to go along with all their other great pitchers in the first decade of the century?!)

14. Jimmy Sheckard who also is the only man to hit three triples on opening day

15. George Pipgras

16. Randy Moore

17. Jack Kralick

18. Ival Goodman

19. Pete Rose

20. Tom Seaver

21. Babe Birrer

22. Granny Hamner

23. Bobby Adams

24. DH Harold Baines

25. Mike Davis pinch hit for Alfredo Griffin



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