RJ Hamster
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| Peter, Which slugger once endorsed a brand of athletic underwear? Hint: #1 He was the first player to hit three home runs in a game in each league. Hint: #2 A Canadian coach was his biggest athletic influence. Saturday’s question answered; Q. Who is baseball’s career leader in total bases? Hint: #1 He led his league eight times in that category with four of those times leading the majors. Hint: #2 An Eagle Scout himself, he donated his voice to a promotion for the BSA. A. HENRY AARON [SABR Bio] – Ans. Aaron stands alone at 6,856 TB. The current active leader is Freddie Freeman at 4,145. – #1 Aaron led in TB in -1956 (340),1957* (369),1959 (400),1960 (334),1961(358),1963 (370),1967 (334) &1969 (332). – #2 Sportswriter Michal Clair tells us Aaron fondly remembered directing traffic as a scout down the busy main thoroughfare in Mobile and even recorded a commercial for the Scouts in the 1970s. *The year of Aaron’s only MVP. FCR – Michael Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware ~ D. Bruce Brown |
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