Chicago White Sox Quiz (1901-present): 1) Hits, career? 2)
Home runs, left-handed, career? 3) Wins, career?
Cleveland Indians Quiz (1901-present): 1) Hits, career? 2) RBI,
career? 3) Last World Series title?
Answers below.
UPDATE: Tuesday PM…
The Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
Back on 4/13/06 in this space, I noted a piece on competitive
eating by Jason Fagone in The Atlantic Monthly. Continuing
with Fagone’s extensive report, the rest of which I purposefully
saved for this day:
“The key benchmark of greatness in competitive eating, akin to
rolling a 300 game in bowling or scoring under par in golf, is to
eat twenty Nathan’s hot dogs in twelve minutes. This is called
‘doing the deuce.’ By the time an eater has done the deuce, he or
she has consumed 4.4 pounds of solid food and a few pounds of
water, has taken in 6,180 calories, 403 grams of fat, and almost
14 grams of sodium, and is ready to lie down someplace air-
conditioned, close to a toilet.”
Well, I hope some of you caught ESPN’s spectacular coverage of
the 2006 event on Tuesday (Paul Page, Richard Shea and Jimmy
Dykes deserve a collective Emmy), but let me set the stage for
those of you who didn’t, borrowing freely from the
aforementioned broadcasting superstars.
The 2006 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest represents
“the Masters of Mastication,” “Eaters without Equal.”
The big issue for this year was could American Joey Chestnut
return the “Mustard Belt” to its rightful place, here in the U.S. of
A. Of course to do so he’d have to beat a man I’ve called on
more than one occasion one of the great athletes of any
generation.
The other night I was thinking, just how good is Japan’s Takeru
Kobayashi? Certainly he’s in the same class as Jesse Owens, Jim
Thorpe, Jim Brown, Michael Jordan, Bruce Jenner, Rafer
Johnson, Michael Johnson, and Bo Jackson.
In fact some such as your’s truly believe Kobayashi could just be
in a class all by himself.
Think about it. When Takeru burst on the scene in 2001, the
record for most hot dogs consumed (with buns) in the twelve
minute Coney Island contest was 25. In 1999, the winner ate but
21. Kobayashi, though, did 50 in his first attempt.
50! As Paul Page and Richard Shea put it, the feat compared to
Babe Ruth clouting 54 home runs in 1920, after destroying his
own record the previous year when he hit 29.
Kobayashi was also going for his sixth straight title on Tuesday,
thus edging up on the Boston Celtics’ eight consecutive
championships and UCLA’s seven straight NCAA men’s
basketball crowns.
But, again, this was the first time it appeared that Kobayashi
would be seriously challenged in the form of Joey Chestnut.
Interviewed minutes before the big event, Chestnut told Jimmy
Dykes, when the latter asked him about hitting the ‘wall,’ that he
would “Embrace (it) and keep pushing through the pain.”
Baby, you’ve gotta love that attitude.
OK…here are the rules. Dogs and buns, twelve minutes, with no
“reversal of fortune.”
Ready….Go!
At the two minute mark…Kobayashi had already devoured 15
dogs, Chestnut 14. [There were 18 other competitors, but 90
seconds into the contest, it was pretty clear these were the only
two vying for the Mustard Belt.]
4 minutes…Chestnut surges to the lead, 27! Kobayashi, 25.
6 minutes…Chestnut 35, Kobayashi 33…[This is where you hit
the wall.]
8 minutes…Kobayashi 40, Chestnut 40!
10 minutes…Kobayashi surges to the lead, 48; Chestnut, 46.
DOWN…THE…STRETCH…THEY…COME!!!!!
And at the wire….it’s TAKERU KOBAYASHI WITH A NEW
WORLD RECORD…53 ¾ NATHAN’S FAMOUS!!!!!!!
A game, downright heroic challenger, Joey Chestnut, set a new
American mark with 52…just 1 ¾ wieners short.
And while we congratulate Takeru for being the champion he is,
I think it was Paul Page who correctly noted in the case of
Chestnut that these days “America needs heroes.”
Frankly, I can’t wait ‘til next year; especially since I saved more
of Jason Fagone’s article for that time.
[Just a final note concerning the above…we have to
acknowledge Sonya Thomas, the “Black Widow,” for once again
taking home the women’s crown in tying her own world record
at Nathan’s with 37 dogs…good for third place overall. And by
the way, Kobayashi consumed over 17,000 calories in retaining
the title.]
–So I caught a little of Maria Sharapova’s Wimbledon match
against Elena Dementieva and I thought John McEnroe said it
best…. “Are we allowed to listen to this?”
For crying out loud, Sharapova’s grunting is totally obscene.
Dementieva was none too pleased, either, at Maria’s blatant sex
act and there’s no doubt the umpire should have simply told her,
“Hey, we get the picture…you’re trying hard…just leave out the
porn, will ya?”
So I am officially abandoning the Maria camp and hereby
nominating her for “Jerk of the Year.” There are better looking
Russian girls these days, anyway.
[FYI…can you believe no American male or female reached the
quarterfinals at Wimbledon since freakin’ 1911?! Let’s see
…The U.S. World Cup soccer team sucked, tennis players
sucked, USA men’s basketball sucks, we never win in cross
country skiing or ski jumping, and we suck at cricket…..]
–Incidentally, one woman who doesn’t have to worry about
looking like a Russian female tennis player is Lil’ Kim. The
rapper got out of jail after serving ten months for being a dirtball
and it appears the 4’11” dynamo gained about 350 pounds.
Eegads.
As John Doyle and Leonard Greene put it in the New York Post:
“The hip-hop hottie who bears the monikor Notorious K.I.M.
looked more like her rap mentor, the Notorious B.I.G., when she
was released from a federal prison in Philadelphia….
“Sources told The Post the rapper’s cellmates regularly brought
her breakfast in bed, and also tailored her clothes.”
It shows.
–Hey, where the heck have I been? How did I miss the fact the
Chicago White Sox’ Jose Contreras has now won 17 straight
decisions since mid-August of last season? Goodness gracious.
–We note the passing of borscht belt comedian and television
game show host Jan Murray, 89. He was never one of my
favorites, though. Myron Cohen was funnier.
—
Independence Day
[I haven’t run this in a number of years.]
On June 6, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced the
following resolution:
“That these United Colonies are, and of a right ought to be, free
and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance
to the British Crown, and that all political connection between
them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally
dissolved.
“That it is expedient forthwith to take the most effectual
measures for forming foreign Alliances.
“That a plan of confederation be prepared and transmitted to the
respective Colonies for their consideration and approbation.”
Lee’s resolutions were debated, but the Second Continental
Congress was unable to pass them.
On June 11, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson,
Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman were appointed to draft
a declaration. Jefferson prepared the first draft, with slight
improvements being made by Adams and Franklin. Lee’s
resolution of independence was adopted on July 2 by a vote of 12
to 0, New York abstaining. Then the actual Declaration was
approved on July 4, after the Congress made some further
changes.
On July 3, John Adams wrote the following to his wife, Abigail,
in Beantown. [Spelling and punctuation is correct.]
“Yesterday the greatest Question was decided, which ever was
debated in America, and a greater perhaps, never was or will be
decided among Men. A Resolution was passed with but one
dissenting Colony ‘that these united Colonies, are, and of right
ought to be free and independent States, and as such, they have,
and of Right ought to have full Power to make War, conclude
Peace, establish Commerce, and to do all the other Acts and
Things, which other States may rightfully do.’ You will see in a
few days a Declaration setting forth the Causes, which have
impell’d Us to this mighty Revolution, and the Reasons which
will justify it, in the Sight of God and Man. A Plan of
Confederation will be taken up in a few days.
“When I look back to the Year 1761…I am surprised at the
Suddenness, as well as Greatness of this Revolution. Britain has
been fill’d with Folly, and America with Wisdom, at least this is
my Judgment. – Time must determine. It is the Will of Heaven,
that the two Countries should be sundered forever. It may be the
Will of Heaven that America shall suffer Calamities still more
wasting and distresses yet more dreadful. If this is to be the
Case, it will have this good Effect, at least: it will inspire Us with
many Virtues, which We have not, and correct many Errors,
Follies, and Vices, which threaten to disturb, dishonour, and
destroy Us. – The Furnace of Affliction produces Refinement, in
States as well as Individuals. And the new Governments we are
assuming, in every Part, will require a Purification from our
Vices, and an Augmentation of our Virtues or they will be no
Blessings. The People will have unbounded Power. And the
People are extremely addicted to Corruption and Venality, as
well as the Great. – I am not without Apprehensions from this
Quarter. But I must submit all my Hopes and Fears, to an
overruling Providence, in which, unfashionable as the Faith may
be, I firmly believe.”
Later that same day, Adams wrote Abigail a second letter.
[Geezuz, why wasn’t he quaffing ale at Ye Olde Taverne?]
“The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable
Epocha, in the History of America. – I am apt to believe it will
be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great
anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day
of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It
ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews,
Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one
End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever
more.
“You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. – I
am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will
cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend
these States. – Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of
ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than
worth all the Means. And that Posterity will triumph in that
Days Transaction, even although We should rue it, which I trust
in God We shall not.”
On July 13, Abigail Adams replied.
“By yesterdays post I received two Letters dated 3 and 4 of July
and tho your Letters never fail to give me pleasure, be the subject
what it will, yet it was greatly heightened by the prospect of the
future happiness and Glory of our country; nor am I a little
Gratified when I reflect that a person so nearly connected with
me has had the Honour of being a principal actor, in laying a
foundation for its future Greatness. May the foundation of our
new constitution, be justice, Truth and Righteousness. Like the
wise Mans house may it be founded upon those Rocks and then
neither storms or tempests will overthrow it.
[ Source: “The Declaration of Independence,” edited by Wim
Coleman. Of course in celebrating the Fourth, Adams was quite
prescient, if but two days off.]
—
The Declaration of Independence
“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for
one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected
them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth,
the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of
Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of
mankind requires that they should declare the causes which
impel them to the separation.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments
are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of
Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of
the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new
Government, laying its foundation on such principles and
organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most
likely to effect their Safety and Happiness….”
The Declaration wasn’t published for the first time until July 6,
as it appeared in the Pennsylvania Evening Post under the title
“A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of
America, in General Congress Assembled.” The Evening Post
was a four-page paper and the Declaration covered the entire first
page and part of the second. Imagine sitting in a tavern as it
came out. Oh, the Bar Chat!
Jefferson and Adams
And each year at this time, I can’t help but retell the story of
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, Founding Fathers and our
2nd and 3rd presidents, who both died on the Fourth of July,
1826, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Adams’s last words were reported to have been, “Thomas
Jefferson still survives.” He had no means of knowing that
Jefferson had died the same morning at 9:50 AM.
For his part, Jefferson had ten days earlier declined an invitation
to attend ceremonies in Washington marking this golden
anniversary. Barely able to hold pen in hand, he wrote his last
testament to the American people:
“All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The
general spread of the light of science has already laid open to
every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not
been born with saddles on their back, nor a favored few booted
and spurred, ready to ride them legitimately, by the grace of God.
These are grounds of hope for others. For ourselves, let the
annual return of this day, forever refresh our recollections of
these rights, and an undiminished devotion to them.”
—
New Jersey Animal Chat
“Four dogs that escaped the confines of their owner’s yard in
Montville yesterday attacked and killed at least two goats and
two sheep at a nearby hobby farm, officials said.”
Yikes.
“Several other goats missing and feared dead after fleeing into
the swollen Passaic River and being carried away by the strong
current.”
I guess goats aren’t the best of swimmers, know what I’m
sayin’?
“A bunch of the goats will probably be going over the Paterson
falls in a few minutes,” said Brian Cooke, owner of a farm where
some of the animals were spirited out.
If the goats went over the falls, that means they should be
entering the Atlantic as you read this. Eventually, if they got in a
rip tide, they could be propelled out into the Gulf Stream, at
which point they’d wind their way to England in a few weeks.
As for the dogs, they were German shepherds that somehow
eluded their owner’s electric fence. Hey, these are some of the
smarter animals on the planet….it couldn’t have taken them too
long to help each other out of the collars.
It’s not known if the dogs will face charges. [Brendan Berls /
Star-Ledger]
“Bear-sized man lives to tell of an attack”
“Standing more than 6 feet tall and weighing about 300 pounds,
George Petta is a bear of a man and not easily intimidated.
“But when a bear lunged at him on a Sussex County golf course
Thursday morning he froze.
“ ‘I never knew what hit me,’ recalled the groundskeeper. ‘She
hit me so fast, tearing my shirt, hitting my chest and my arms.
She hit me at least three or four times. And she punched me one
last time in the face before she left.’”
Goodness gracious. This was at Crystal Springs Golf Course.
I’ve played there. Petta was working on the 17th hole (a slight
dogleg over a creek, if I recall), when he “turned around to find
the bear in his face, clawing at him.” [Brian T. Murray / Star-
Ledger]
Petta suffered only minor injuries and the bear was trapped and
killed; which means that my state still hasn’t had one recorded
fatality from a bear attack. While we’re happy for Mr. Petta and
his family, gee, it sure would be more exciting around here if,
you know……
And then there was this tale.
“Police track and kill black bear”
“After tracking a black bear for two days last week, New
Providence Police killed it due to public safety concerns.”
Hey, that’s where I live! It turns out the bear was ambling in my
very neighborhood and was first spotted high up in a tree. Sadly,
the bear was killed because police were afraid it would come in
contact with little children walking home from school.
You see, folks, it’s just a matter of time before I have to report to
you of a headline such as this…
“Bear destroys village….unknown number dead and missing.”
Stuff
–This just in from The Namibian:
“Runaway rhino returns to Etosha”
From our reporter, Oswald Shivute:
“One of the two black rhinos that reportedly escaped from the
Etosha National Park recently has been recaptured and returned
to the Park.”
It would appear this wimp got cold feet, while the other one is
still at large and should be considered armed and dangerous.
–And yet another update as I go to post.
“Italy wants Bruno the bear’s body”
I told you last time that Bruno was to be stuffed and put on
display in Munich, but now Italy’s Environmental Minister has
filed a protest, saying Bruno should have been shot with
tranquilizers and transported back to Italy. But no one knows
what Italy really wants with the body.
I don’t mean to be pessimistic, but it appears to me we are about
to witness the start of World War III. Remember, the First
World War started with the shooting of Archduke Ferdinand.
–Well, the World Cup is down to Germany, Italy, Portugal and
France. Once again, your editor’s pick of the day, in this latest
case, England, fell by the wayside. But I refuse to insult my
readership any further and for these last few rounds I will just be
a spectator.
I actually love the penalty kick shootout, though, and clearly
England was a bunch of woosies at the end in their match against
Portugal, while Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo was spectacular.
But it is amazing how tiring the sport is, especially when it
extends into two overtimes. Fatigue has to play a role in the
penalty kicks as well by the time it gets to that stage.
And speaking of fatigue, I know I promised no more tidbits on
Phil Mickelson’s collapse at the U.S. Open, but I keep reading
some interesting stuff in my collection of golf magazines.
So here’s a blurb from GolfWeek, as reported by Dave Seanor
and Jeff Rude.
“Roger Fredericks, a golf fitness expert who serves as La Costa
Resort and Spa’s director of instruction, said (Mickelson made
both) physical and mental mistakes because the body and mind
work together.
“ ‘When the muscles are tired, weak or out of shape, oxygen
supply doesn’t get to the brain,’ said Fredericks, whose clientele
of about 60 touring pros includes Arnold Palmer and Gary
Player. ‘When the hips get too tight under pressure, a player’s
shoulders get rounded and slumped. Phil at the end of the Open
was slouching big time, over the ball and walking. His head
wasn’t as tall and his shoulders weren’t as far back.
“ ‘The bottom line is, when muscles get tired by being out of
shape or being stressed, they stop functioning. The body slumps
and slouches forward, you see rounded shoulders, blood supply
doesn’t go to the brain as well and a person gets tired and can’t
think as clearly.’
“Fredericks said Open stress is the main cause of fatigue….
“ ‘No matter who you are, on the last hole of a U.S. Open you
are going to be stressed out,’ Fredericks said. ‘Now if Phil were
in better shape and stronger and had better posture, would he
have handled it better? I don’t know.
“ ‘But a person who is more fit will have a better chance of
handling pressure better.’”
Another fitness expert, Dr. Darrell Wehrend, said “Fatigue
makes cowards of us all,” in quoting Vince Lombardi. “The
more fatigued a person is, the more likely he’ll make a poor
swing or poor decision.”
You know what I do when I feel fatigued? I take a nap.
–Great action in the U.S. Women”s Open on Sunday. Playoff
between Pat Hurst and Annika Sorenstam as Michelle Wie inched
closer to her first triumph. [This is being posted before
the final result.]
–Boy, I missed this one from two weekends ago. Kyle Reifers
led the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to a strong third-place
finish at the NCAA golf championship in early June. Then on
June 19, he Monday qualified for the Nationwide event in
Chattanooga. All he did was then go out and win it, and
$85,000. But what is more impressive is he shot a final round 61
after having been nine shots off the pace after the first two
rounds.
So we may have another Wake golfer to root for, my fellow
alums. [By the way, Bill Haas is struggling mightily with his
putting, which is why he isn’t doing better. I saw this two years
ago at Q-School as well. Frankly, he needs me on his bag. Time
to set up a meeting with his mother.]
–I spend my time ripping out pages from magazines and clipping
items out of newspapers and in this instance I forgot to note who
wrote the following in Links magazine.
But anyway, there’s a long-time story concerning British golf
commentators Peter Alliss and Henry Cotton. Recently, Alliss
confirmed to Links that it was indeed true.
“Alliss and Cotton were doing a live broadcast of the Women’s
British Open at Sunningdale. Sitting in a production trailer, the
two of them thought the viewers were watching an aerial view of
a short par 4.
“ ‘Lovely little hole here,’ said Alliss, to which the venerable
three-time Open champion Cotton replied, ‘Yes, but it was a
good deal tighter in my day.’ The viewers, in fact, were
watching a rear view of LPGA player Marlene Floyd as she was
marking her ball.”
–Well, if anyone had even a shred of doubt that Lance
Armstrong used steroids, that should have been dispelled with
the revelation that the sport’s top bikers were booted from the
Tour de France, including favorites Jan Ullrich of Germany and
Ivan Basso of Italy. Spanish authorities told race organizers of a
big drug ring where the cyclists were named. And by the way,
how come none of the competitors ride a Stingray?
–A-hole Greg Anderson, Barry Bonds’s trainer, refused to testify
before the federal grand jury looking into Bonds’s behavior.
Anderson, who served three months in jail for his role in the
BALCO scandal, could be sent back if found in contempt of
court. Of course the only reason why Anderson won’t testify is
because he is legitimately concerned Bonds would kill him.
–Here’s a gross story.
“A giant beetle thought to have died out in Britain has been
discovered crawling round a carpenter’s workshop.
“The 16.5cm (6 ½ inch) giant Capricorn beetle was at first
mistaken for a toy by the man who found it, Ben Perrot.
“ ‘I thought someone had left it there to give me a fright,’ he
said. ‘It looked like something you would get from a toy shop
but then it started to move.’
“Mr. Perrot called in colleagues who helped him to put the beetle
into a glass jar.”
I have to admit, I would have been scared to death and there’s no
way I could have just squashed it.
It turns out the giant Capricorn was believed to have died out in
the 18th century.
“The body of the adult, which lives for only a few weeks,
measures 5cm, but its antennae stretch a further 11cm. These are
used by males to detect the pheromone scent emitted by females.
[Geezuz, guys…just open your eyes!]
“The beetles make a screeching noise by rubbing their legs
together to warn off predators and have large, powerful jaws
capable of biting through wood.”
Holy cow!
–Hey, kids… “Starting a fish farm can bring profit to
homeowners!”
So says a story I saw in the High Plains Journal.
“It can take less than $10,000 to start raising fish on a small
scale, and the payoff from a side business can add up to $10,000
to $20,000 a year,” said a chap at Purdue University.
We’re talking one family set up 14 fish tanks in their basement
and turned a profit. Personally, I wouldn’t be able to do this
because the basement is where my pool table is.
–Jeff B. summed it up beautifully in commenting on Liz”s
departure from Mtigwaki in “For Better or For Worse.”
“Hopefully, that”s the last we see of that stupid village!”
–Back to the World Cup, Wayne Rooney is an idiot.
–If you needed further proof on the dangers of lightning, look no
further than India. At least 12 were struck and killed by
lightning during the monsoons in Uttar Pradesh over a single
four-day period. [London Times]
–Ripped from the pages of Hollywood…Dirtball Aaron
Spelling’s wife, Tori Spelling’s mother, didn’t tell Tori how ill
her father was and Tori first learned of his death when a friend
saw the news and then called her.
Tori said Candy, her mother, had an inappropriate relationship
with another man while Aaron was ill.
Candy Spelling is not to be confused with Candy Loving,
Playboy’s 25th anniversary playmate.
And where was Candy Loving from? Ponca City, Oklahoma,
that’s where. And how does your editor know this so readily?
Because I sold books door-to-door in Ponca City right after she
picked up her hardware…but alas, I never came across her; or,
maybe I did but after the air-brushing wore off, I didn’t
recognize her. [You did know this was how it worked, didn’t
you?]
–Minnesota Timberwolves player Eddie Griffin was involved in
an episode so disgusting, I refuse to write about it. Griffin did
apologize to his family and teammates.
–No, no matter how hard you ask, I’m NOT going to talk about
the Griffin episode….now just move on.
–Praise Allah…the NCAA’s tournament committee opted not to
expand the field for its basketball championship from the current
65 teams.
–The Arena Football League and NBC have failed to reach an
agreement on extending their broadcasting agreement. Good. I
was always irritated when the games would run over into the
local news telecast; which was the only time I ever watched this
stupid sport.
–We note the passing of Northwestern’s football coach, Randy
Walker, at the age of just 52. Walker had a massive heart attack.
–Now tell the truth. When you saw the footage of Japanese
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at Graceland, didn’t you think
those were the Judds next to him? I mean Priscilla and Lisa
Marie Presley looked exactly like Naomi and Wynonna; which
isn’t saying much about Lisa Marie’s present appearance.
Top 3 songs for the week of 7/7/79: #1 “Ring My Bell” (Anita
Ward) #2 “Bad Girls” (Donna Summer) #3 “Hot Stuff” (Donna
Summer)…and…#4 “Chuck E.’s In Love” (Rickie Lee Jones…
druggie) #6 “The Logical Song” (Supertramp…Spock’s
favorite) #7 “Boogie Wonderland” (Earth, Wind & Fire with the
Emotions…easily EWF’s worst, a total embarrassment) #8 “We
Are Family” (Sister Sledge… “Pops,” Willie Stargell and his
Bucs use song to propel themselves to a World Series title…
your editor wins major bucks of his own as he bets on the Pirates
and it seems Pittsburgh always gets the sac fly when needed.
The editor then blows it all on premium beer for his friends the
night Pittsburgh wrapped it up…saving just enough money for
three or four of his own….just another life lesson learned in
college)
Chicago White Sox Quiz Answers: 1) Hits, career: Luke
Appling…2,749. 2) HR, left-handed, career: Harold Baines,
221. 3) Wins, career: Ted Lyons, 260.
Cleveland Indians Quiz Answers: 1) Hits, career: Nap Lajoie…
2,046. 2) RBI, career: Earl Averill…1,084. 3) Last World
Series title…1948.
Next Bar Chat, Tuesday, July 11.
