Now that you mention it, I thought it was Hank Aaron's birthday, too (?)
Still the single season Home Run Leader!
jackconrad wrote:
Yep. 60 in 154 games....with playing everyday and taking trains to get from city to city. He was the greatest player ever, bar none. Hell, he was one of the 3 or 4 best pitchers of all time also. And he batted over .330 for his career when the baseballs were filled with sawdust.
Also hit 20 homeruns and won 20 games pitching the same season.
ZRX1200 wrote:
And that was in the era when they nicknamed Frank Baker, Frank Homerun Baker because he hit EIGHT home runs in one season. Back then, most whole teams combined didn't hit 20 homeruns
You can't have a birthday when you're dead.
HockeyDad wrote:
Yeah you can!
If you're really important and stuff...we celebrate it with a holiday![frypan]
And you know this because ...
