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Discussion in 'GatorGrowl's Diamond Gators' started by gatorjjh, Mar 9, 2022.

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  1. Jun 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM #15701
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  2. Jun 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM #15702
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    Accidental discovery: from sheet music for "Chicago Quickstep," 1882. Note the ballfield of the Chicago White Stockings! Called Lake Park, it hosted the club from 1878 to 1882. Same site as Lake Front Park (I), which burnt in The Great Fire of 1871, but oriented differently.
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  3. Jun 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM #15703
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    One HOF infield for the entirety of their careers​
     
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  4. Jun 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM #15704
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    Rickey Henderson made his debut on this date in 1979, picking up two hits and his first of a record 1,406 stolen bases.
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