~INTERESTING SPORTS/SPORTSCARDS FACTS~

sportscardtheory · Aug 15, 2009

This is a thread dedicated to passing on interesting sports information others may or may not have known. Try keeping it to one fact per reply so that the info can easily be scrolled through. Please try explaining why you think the fact is interesting. Let's hear some good ones!

sportscardtheory · Aug 15, 2009

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Wayne Gretzky had more ASSISTS in his career than any other player had total POINTS in their career. This is one of the MANY reasons he is and always will be, The Great One.

sportscardtheory · Aug 15, 2009

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The 1990-1993 Buffalo Bills are the only team in NFL HISTORY to win 4 consecutive Conference Championships and go to four consecutive Super Bowls. A truly amazing feat by one of the best ever teams that will most likely never be duplicated.

Pine Tar · Aug 15, 2009

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sorry did not mean to post

G $MONEY$ · Aug 15, 2009

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If Hank Aaron never hit a HR, he still would have ended his career with over 3000 hits.

cgilmo · Aug 15, 2009

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If Jeff Kent had not of had that mustache, he might be thought better of these days.

sportscardtheory · Aug 15, 2009

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These are the ONLY running backs in NFL history to amass over 10,000 yards from scrimmage and average 2,000+ yards from scrimmage per 16 games played in their top 5 seasons (also with touchdown average per 16 games).

1. Barry Sanders - 2,332 - 13
2. Marshall Faulk - 2,214 - 16
3. Jim Brown - 2,193 - 15
4. LaDanian Tomlinson - 2,129 - 20
5. Walter Payton - 2,083 - 12
6. Edgerrin James - 2,077 - 14
7. Tiki Barber - 2,064 - 10
8. Priest Holmes - 2037 - 17
9. Eric Dickerson - 2,033 - 14
10. Emmitt Smith - 2,024 - 18

11. O.J. Simpson - 2,021 - 9
Honorable mention; Thurman Thomas - 1,943 - 11

The 12 most productive RBs in league history. Makes for a pretty definitive all-time top ten list (in no particular order) if you ask me.

200lbhockeyplayer · Aug 15, 2009

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Cy Young was traded to the Cleveland Spiders for a single men's suit.

biggmack2001 · Aug 15, 2009

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Ty Cobb won the 1909 Triple Crown with 9 HR's and all were inside the park HR's. Also led the league with 76 stolen bases making him the only Triple Crown Winner to do this.

AJ

sportscardtheory · Jan 9, 2010

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At .276, Cal Ripken Jr. has the lowest career batting average of any player with 3,000+ hits.

kentuckyderby · Jan 9, 2010

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Chad James (has card in 2009 BDP) has an older brother named James

klute14 · Jan 9, 2010

Ernie Banks actually played more games @ 1B (1,259) then he did @ SS (1,125).
He is universally considered a SS.

ajbraves25 · Jan 9, 2010

Lou Brock was cut by the Cubs do to his lack of power. He worked on that and called them back saying he was Banks' nephew and got another tryout. Maybe they should've kept him longer than 3 seasons.

(thanks goldenegg1)
~AJ

sportscardtheory · Jan 9, 2010

ajbraves25 said:
Lou Brock was cut by the Cubs do to his lack of power. He worked on that and called them back saying he was Banks' nephew and got another tryout. Maybe they should've kept him longer than 3 seasons.

~AJ

Lou Brock is the only member of the 3,000 Hit Club that didn't reach 1,000 RBIs.

sportscardtheory · Jan 9, 2010

Only 13 players in MLB history had 500+ stolen bases with 1,000+ RBIs.

zookerman182 · Jan 9, 2010

alfonso soriano is the only member of the 40/40/40 club. The last one being doubles.

Nate Colbert 17 · Jan 9, 2010

One of my favorite all time players (Amos Rusie) was traded by the Giants to Cincinnati for a relatuvley unknown minor league pitcher. Rusie would never win a game for the Reds and the minor leaguer would go on to win 373.

The minor leaguer? Christy Mathewson.

Another interesting sidenote was that Reds owner, John Bush, acquired Mathewson from the minors for $100.00. Bush was about to become owner of the Giants and traded Mathewson to the team he was about to acquire.

mwheeler27 · Jan 9, 2010

Michael Jordan was cut by his high school coach thus not being good enough to even suit up one year. I know most of you already know this, but I thought it belongs in this thread. I find it to be one of the most interesting facts I have ever heard.

henderson939 · Jan 9, 2010

Did you know that Rickey Henderson was once quoted as saying "rickey doesnt have albums, rickey has cds" when asked by a teamate which albums he likes to listen to.

Tick-Tock-Man · Jan 9, 2010

Each big-league player receives a $500 check from Topps in addition to the licensing royalties the company pays the Major League Baseball Players' Association.

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