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How tall was johnny Lindell?
6 feet 4 inches
Lindell stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 217 pounds (98 kg); he threw and batted right-handed.
What baseball player has the most records?
Batting records (1875–present) Barry Bonds holds the most hitting records with ten, most notably the career home run and single-season home run records.
What baseball record will never be broken?
Of all the truly untouchable records in MLB, Cy Young’s 511 career wins might just sit at the top of the list. If not the wins, perhaps his 749 career complete games is number one. To put this in perspective, Justin Verlander would need to average 24 wins over the next dozen years to catch up.
What MLB player played the longest?
Most Seasons Played
| Player | Years Played | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Nolan Ryan | 1966-1993 | 27 |
| Cap Anson | 1871-1897 | 27 |
| Deacon McGuire | 1884-1912 | 26 |
| Tommy John | 1963-1989 | 26 |
What was Babe Ruth’s last game?
May 25, 1935
On May 25, 1935, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Babe Ruth hits his 714th home run, a record for career home runs that would stand for almost 40 years. This was one of Ruth’s last games, and the last home run of his career.
Does Babe Ruth still hold any baseball records?
At the time of his retirement, Ruth held many of baseball’s most esteemed records, including the career records for home runs (714 — since broken), slugging percentage (0.690), runs batted in (2,213 — since broken), bases on balls (2,062 — since broken) and on-base plus slugging (1.164).
Who is the best hitting pitcher in MLB history?
Ferrell is probably the best hitting pitcher in baseball history not named Babe Ruth … or the best hitting pitcher who remained a pitcher. He hit.280/.351/.446 for his career, and in 1935, he is probably his best as a hitter and as a pitcher, but in ’31, he won 22 games and also hit.319 with nine home runs.
Are there any baseball players who hit and pitched alike?
That said, there are players from the past (sometimes the distant past) who hit and pitched with equal brilliance.
Who was good hitter in 1965 World Series?
Drysdale was a reasonably good hitter — good enough that in Game 2 of the 1965 World Series, he was brought in to pinch-hit for Sandy Koufax (this was the day after Koufax skipped Game 1 to commemorate Yom Kippur). But ’65 was definitely an outlier; he hit .163 the rest of his career.