Well, they should anyway. Lou Gehrig was an unnatural force in the first two games of the season between the Cincinnati Redlegs and Willets Point "Mechanics". Oh, what fun it would have been to be a Redlegs fan at Crosley Field that day - the Cincinnati first basemen made five consecutive trips to the plate and drove in a runner:
1) Bot 5: Triples home Bobby Murcer to cut the "Mechanics" lead to 3-2
2) Bot 7: 3-Run homer to give his team the lead for good, 5-3
3) Bot 9: 2-Run triple to increase the lead 8-3
(he also led off this game with a walk and then singled, making him a 1-day immortal)
Next Game....
4) Bot 1: Doubles home two runners for a 2-0 lead
5) Bot 3: Triples (!) (again!) home a runner for a 3-0 lead. The Redlegs go on to win 8-3.
For those counting at home:
- 5 consecutive run scoring hits
- 5 consecutive extra base hits
- 7 consecutive times reach first base
- 1 large moan from Matt Brody, owner and operator of Willets Point
Hmm, perhaps this blog raised the curtain to display my madness?
A centralized Diamond Mind Baseball league, using every full time player from 1871 'till today.
Lou, it's not madness, it's brillance, while the OFB struggles continue this is still fun. I wish I had your complete access to the stats so I could confuse myself even more to what makes a good ATB player.
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ReplyDelete"Sweet" revenge! Sim 2 brought the Redlegs to Queens for a four game set. Not so Sweet Lou went 5-16, without a run or an RBI, and with just one extra-base hit, a double. The 'Nati scored just eight runs over the four games, after scoring 8 or more in each game at home to open the season. The "Mechanics" took three of four this time.
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