http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/667 This and that about baseball stats. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:43:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/667#comment-4667 mmayes Fri, 16 May 2008 13:48:27 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/667#comment-4667 I'll go with Billy North on 5/30/76. Gossage hit North leading off the game for the A's and (coincidence?) the White Sox leadoff hitter Pat Kelly was hit leading off the game in the top of the first. Like Bumbry, North was a fast centerfielder who happened to be black, so perhaps Goose has confused them. I couldn't see anything happening in the preceeding game's box score that might have precipitated this, but if he thought Bosman tried to hit Pat Kelly, I can see the Goose getting revenge quickly. I’ll go with Billy North on 5/30/76. Gossage hit North leading off the game for the A’s and (coincidence?) the White Sox leadoff hitter Pat Kelly was hit leading off the game in the top of the first. Like Bumbry, North was a fast centerfielder who happened to be black, so perhaps Goose has confused them. I couldn’t see anything happening in the preceeding game’s box score that might have precipitated this, but if he thought Bosman tried to hit Pat Kelly, I can see the Goose getting revenge quickly.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/667#comment-4652 spartanbill Tue, 13 May 2008 15:50:10 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/667#comment-4652 Maybe he intended to plunk Bumbry, but Bumbry got out of the way of the pitch. Maybe he intended to plunk Bumbry, but Bumbry got out of the way of the pitch.

]]> http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/667#comment-4651 statboy Tue, 13 May 2008 15:06:19 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/667#comment-4651 Maybe he plunked him in spring training? Maybe he plunked him in spring training?

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