... that despite being named one of the "top prospects of the decade" by
Baseball America, American
baseballpitcherNick Neugebauer compiled a career record of just two wins and eight losses?
... that Irv Hall's 1,904
at bats without a
home run from 1943 to 1946 places him second among batters since 1900 who never hit a home run during their
Major League Baseball career?
... that despite its author keeping detailed journals of his experiences, the
baseballmemoirOdd Man Out was criticized by many people named in the book as being factually inaccurate?
... that
Helen Callaghan of the
AAGPBL and son Casey Candaele are the only mother/son duo to play professional baseball, with Candaele having a career
batting average seven points lower than his mother's?
... that despite its author keeping detailed journals of his experiences, the
baseballmemoirOdd Man Out was criticized by many people named in the book as being factually inaccurate?
... that 21-year-old Danny Duffy's abrupt retirement from the
Kansas City Royals organization in 2010 reminded many of when
Zack Greinke left the baseball club in 2006?