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joemacdawson

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9. The Earl Of Doublin'

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Wed Jul 20, 2022, 06:25 PM

Jul 2022

There was a guy named Earl Webb, who played from ‘25-‘33. He hit 67 doubles one year. Still the record, I think.
And Boudreau, as a player-manager was credited with the first infield shift. The Boudreau Shift. Radical at the time. Before sabermetrics and the like.

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Who holds the MLB record for hitting the most consecutive doubles in one game? [View all] Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 OP

Wow! I would have thought that record broken by now. Auggie Jul 2022 #1

Ik, r? Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #3

loved to listen to him on the Cub radio broadcasts so many years ago rurallib Jul 2022 #2

I never realized he went into broadcasting until I saw it on Wikipedia Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #4

I was going to post this... bahboo Jul 2022 #5

Yes for most of his career in the booth rurallib Jul 2022 #6

yep...I remember that "college of managers" well.... bahboo Jul 2022 #7

Jack Quinlan - right! rurallib Jul 2022 #8

The Earl Of Doublin' joemacdawson Jul 2022 #9