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Who holds the lifetime record for triples?
Sam Crawford, 213.
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By Sept. 2 of last season, Curt had piled up a 17-8 record. He was a cinch to be a 20-game winner. But his National Guard unit was activated. Off Curt went to the Army. He is considered one of the best pitching prospects discovered in recent years. The Phils landed him, after his graduation from high school. Pitched first big-league game on the last day of the 1947 season.
As a 19-year-old, Joe broke into organized ball with a jolt when he hit .366 for Phoenix in the minors in 1955. The outfielder joined the Sox last winter in the deal that sent Ed Bressoud to the Mets.
Despite his youth, Frank is the number 1 relief chucker on the Reds' staff. Only 3 pitchers in the NL appeared in more games than Frank did in '52. "Smitty" started his career at Statesville in '46. He was with Marion in '47 and for Columbia in '48, fed the Sally League in Pitching with a 21-6 record. With Tulsa in '49, he appeared in 57 games, had a 17-11 record and a 2.93 ERA mark before being called up by the Reds in '50.
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