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Zippy-The-Pinhead
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Name the only major-league player to kill himself during a season

What do you mean by kills himself? Does Munson crashing a plane count?

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Keyser Soze
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Name the only major-league player to kill himself during a season

Wow....no idea here...someone in the Dead Ball era? I know there were a few suicides....thought I just read about one.....no clue.


You are probably thinking of Ed Delahanty; he died falling from a train while intoxicated

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FrankDrebin wrote:
Name the only major-league player to kill himself during a season

What do you mean by kills himself? Does Munson crashing a plane count?



Deliberately killed himself.

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Keyser Soze
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Every MLB team has set their seasonal home run record in the last 22 years, except for two.


Pittsburgh

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Every MLB team has set their seasonal home run record in the last 22 years, except for two.


Yankees

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Donnie moore


He was out of baseball at the time.

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Jaw Breaker wrote:
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Every MLB team has set their seasonal home run record in the last 22 years, except for two.


Yankees

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tommy
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FrankDrebin wrote:
tommy wrote:
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Name the only major-league player to kill himself during a season

Wow....no idea here...someone in the Dead Ball era? I know there were a few suicides....thought I just read about one.....no clue.


You are probably thinking of Ed Delahanty; he died falling from a train while intoxicated

Yeah, he's one. But there were a bunch of dead-ball guys who shot themselves. Some went nuts and killed their families Very sad and depressing,

During the season, though, no idea. I think Donnie Moore was years later.
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Any other guesses or should I name him?

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Any other guesses or should I name him?

Name him.
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Keyser Soze wrote:
Jaw Breaker wrote:
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Every MLB team has set their seasonal home run record in the last 22 years, except for two.


Yankees

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Yankees and Pirates

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Both are incorrect
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FrankDrebin wrote:
Name the only major-league player to kill himself during a season



Willard Hershberger in 1940. He was the backup catcher for the eventual champion Reds. Slit his own throat in his hotel room during a Red doubleheader.

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Sox?

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Keyser Soze wrote:
Both are incorrect


Not understanding the question then...Kiner (1949) and Maris (1961) are the seasonal leaders.

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Team home runs. Not individual.
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Sox?

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FrankDrebin
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tommy wrote:
FrankDrebin wrote:
tommy wrote:
FrankDrebin wrote:
Name the only major-league player to kill himself during a season

Wow....no idea here...someone in the Dead Ball era? I know there were a few suicides....thought I just read about one.....no clue.


You are probably thinking of Ed Delahanty; he died falling from a train while intoxicated

Yeah, he's one. But there were a bunch of dead-ball guys who shot themselves. Some went nuts and killed their families Very sad and depressing,

During the season, though, no idea. I think Donnie Moore was years later.



There is a podcast called Dead Ball; they profile players who met unfortunate ends (Moore, Munson, Hubbs, etc). Check that out and the Eephus podcast also.

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Team home runs. Not individual.


Ah, gotcha

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FrankDrebin wrote:
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Name the only major-league player to kill himself during a season



Willard Hershberger in 1940. He was the backup catcher for the eventual champion Reds. Slit his own throat in his hotel room during a Red doubleheader.

Boy....I've read a lot of baseball history, and that sounds vaguely familiar....vaguely. Man, that's awful.
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FrankDrebin wrote:
tommy wrote:
FrankDrebin wrote:
tommy wrote:
FrankDrebin wrote:
Name the only major-league player to kill himself during a season

Wow....no idea here...someone in the Dead Ball era? I know there were a few suicides....thought I just read about one.....no clue.


You are probably thinking of Ed Delahanty; he died falling from a train while intoxicated

Yeah, he's one. But there were a bunch of dead-ball guys who shot themselves. Some went nuts and killed their families Very sad and depressing,

During the season, though, no idea. I think Donnie Moore was years later.



There is a podcast called Dead Ball; they profile players who met unfortunate ends (Moore, Munson, Hubbs, etc). Check that out and the Eephus podcast also.

Fantastic!! Thanks for this.
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FrankDrebin
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Keyser Soze wrote:
Team home runs. Not individual.


Twins
Tigers

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Here's one that got me in the Tribune once when I was a kid:

Which starting pitcher own the most career home runs?
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Zippy-The-Pinhead
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Brewers and Astros?

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FrankDrebin wrote:
Keyser Soze wrote:
Team home runs. Not individual.


Twins
Tigers

Correct

Twins- 1963
Tigers- 1987
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FrankDrebin
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tommy wrote:
FrankDrebin wrote:
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Name the only major-league player to kill himself during a season



Willard Hershberger in 1940. He was the backup catcher for the eventual champion Reds. Slit his own throat in his hotel room during a Red doubleheader.

Boy....I've read a lot of baseball history, and that sounds vaguely familiar....vaguely. Man, that's awful.



I know a lot of baseball history but never heard of Willard until the Dead Ball podcast. Real tragic story that led up to his suicide.

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tommy wrote:
Here's one that got me in the Tribune once when I was a kid:

Which starting pitcher own the most career home runs?

Drysdale
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FrankDrebin
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tommy wrote:
Here's one that got me in the Tribune once when I was a kid:

Which starting pitcher own the most career home runs?


Wes Ferrell

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