Prince Albert
Here in St. Louis, we've been quietly gazing in awe at the first 5 seasons of Albert Pujols, the Cardinal's 1st-baseman. Tonight; another milestone for young Albert. He became the first player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in each of his first five seasons. [Read more from the Post-Dispatch] I've heard Tony LaRussa describe him as the most "natural" player on the field today. Take a look at Baseball Reference here. One of the ways it compares players is "most similar by age." In other words, who had similar statistics when they were at this or that particular age. For Albert, at age 21, 22, 23, and 24 his most similar player is the same for each year. It's Joe DiMaggio. And just take a look at those similar batters through age 24. Wow! In addition to DiMaggio, how about Ted Williams, Frank Robinson or Hank Aaron! Because he's so young, you've got to temper your enthusiasm just a bit, but you can't take away what he's done tonight. First player, ever.
OK, for your trivia tonight, a question that you must have memorized if you're going to play trivia in St. Louis: What was Stan Musial's lifetime batting average?
posted by Richard Hudson @ 8:47 PM
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Because I looked it up - 331
Your sister
I don't know if this record still stands, but at one time Musial held the record for the most home runs hit in a doubleheader. How many did he hit? What team did he do it against? And in what ballpark? Since your sis already looked up the lifetime average, perhaps this will take her a little longer.
Stan Musial question:
5 homers
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
And I also looked it up.
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