George Bennett

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On Sept. 30, 1972, Clemente doubled off ROY Matlack for hit number 3,000. At the time, Clemente was only the 11th player to reach milestone. https://t.co/lB8VEbqGOC — PolitiTweet.org

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Clemente’s 2,500th hit came 8/5/69 vs former teammate Pete Mikkelsen in L.A. he was 7-for-14 lifetime vs. Pete. https://t.co/KU1yhC0lrs — PolitiTweet.org

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Hall of Famer @fergieajenkins surrendered Clemente’s 2,000th hit 9/2/66; Clemente hit only .274 off Jenkins lifetime but tagged him for 6 HR. https://t.co/RHycu5ApLF — PolitiTweet.org

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Clemente’s 1,500th hit 6/13/64 an RBI single off Lew Burdette at Wrigley Field. Clemente had 39 hits, .331 average vs. Burdette https://t.co/wX7Ci5Pm0c — PolitiTweet.org

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Hit # 1,000 an RBI single off Ken Hunt in Cincy; Clemente went 1-4 in only career game vs. Hunt. https://t.co/3qSSSc9oVz — PolitiTweet.org

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Clemente’s 500th hit on 8/4/58 was a single off Juan Pizarro in Milwaukee. Clemente 13-for-37 lifetime vs. Pizarro. https://t.co/PW0utOZU8C — PolitiTweet.org

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In his first career at bat, Clemente reached on an infield single of Johnny Podres 4/17/55. Clemente would get 47 hits and bat .402 vs. Podres https://t.co/3PngKZvTYh — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: On the 50th anniversary of Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th & final hit, a #THREAD on some of The Great One’s other milestone hits @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @CardboardHistry @CardsStory @nightowlcards @VintageCardsOn1 @BSmile @nut_history @RClementejr21 https://t.co/3KGoHnaVwf — PolitiTweet.org

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@BeautyOfAGame @SABRbbcards @SABRIconography @HeavyJ28 @nightowlcards @beckettcollect @wthballs @BallNineTweet @Markhoyle4 @70sBaseball That’s a real honor! Thanks! — PolitiTweet.org

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Phillies lineup for Sept. 29, 1957. https://t.co/w4SORbWJAZ — PolitiTweet.org

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Roy Campanella pinch hit for Craig in what would turn out to be his final at bat. Koufax then pitched final inning in Brooklyn history, walking 2 and striking out 1. https://t.co/iqxAmByOhX — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: Starting lineup for final Brooklyn @Dodgers game, this date in 1957. A 2-1 loss in Philadelphia. @nightowlcards @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @VintageCardsOn1 @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @BSmile @nut_history https://t.co/8D9UHNCRyC — PolitiTweet.org

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@MOReilly_58 @SABRbbcards @TimJenkins1962 @SplitSeason1981 @Markhoyle4 @oriolesrise @FredCHarris @VintageCardsOn1 @frank_ballpark @Jed_Thorn @Curt_Burner @deetdedee @WSOMarketing @RunningOZ @phitter72 @1brightman1 @mattypabst @GrandCards Re-posting the father-son carpet o’ Nolan Ryan strikeout victims https://t.co/PXBSquHJaY — PolitiTweet.org

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@TomHollywood54 @SABRbbcards @nightowlcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @cardboardicons @VintageCardsOn1 https://t.co/0K2CKuKzhj — PolitiTweet.org

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@CardboardHistry @SABRbbcards @nightowlcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @cardboardicons @VintageCardsOn1 Astro Aces and Atlanta Aces feature non-pitchers, but @Topps always loved alliteration. — PolitiTweet.org

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Face rhymes with Ace https://t.co/pPlFcC2Cx8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: Aces! @SABRbbcards @nightowlcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @cardboardicons @VintageCardsOn1 https://t.co/UmFfwwrXgv — PolitiTweet.org

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@PostWarCards Great article — thanks for the shout-out! — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: The late Joe Morgan born this date, 1943. @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @VintageCardsOn1 @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @nightowlcards @BSmile @nut_history @70sBaseball https://t.co/g8ZtFyLlxr — PolitiTweet.org

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Happy Carpet o’ Cards birthday to @LesleeDBennett, whose many-faceted wonderfulness includes tolerating my baseball card habit. https://t.co/vmFsFPYKf1 — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: When photographers risked taking a bat in the face to get a good shot. @SABRbbcards @PostWarCards @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards https://t.co/dlCp43rChK — PolitiTweet.org

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Roseboro caught 66% of Koufax’s career starts but only 50% of his no-hitters. https://t.co/lwFR7R7Wdy — PolitiTweet.org

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Ford and Berra (212 games) are only post-WW2 Hall of Fame duo with 200+ starts. https://t.co/1vM45yiznl — PolitiTweet.org

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Del Crandall was receiver for 316 Warren Spahn starts and 230 by Lew/Lou Burdette. https://t.co/yYUbOewxpg — PolitiTweet.org

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John Roseboro caught 283 of Drysdale’s starts and 208 of Koufax’s. https://t.co/qgLk9hjqaP — PolitiTweet.org

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Jim Hegan handled 264 starts by Hall of Famer Bob Lemon, 250 by HOFer Early Wynn and 240 by HOFer Bob Feller. https://t.co/y8eaMdxO7S — PolitiTweet.org

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Carpet o’ Cards: Wainwright-Molina poised to tie Lolich-Freehan today for record 324 starts by pitcher-catcher combo. Other post-WW2 duos w 200+ starts. Thread!@SABRbbcards @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards @nut_history @CardsStory @CardboardHistry @VintageCardsOn1 @UncleCharlie50 https://t.co/wfVyEMn39R — PolitiTweet.org

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@CardsFromAttic https://t.co/n5DGksRqNc — PolitiTweet.org

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@paul_gebauer @Pirates @Alscoop16 @SABRbbcards @CardboardHistry @PostWarCards @CardsStory @VintageCardsOn1 @nightowlcards @HistoryPirates Popular backdrop https://t.co/KGV0BaDAQK — PolitiTweet.org

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1973 Pirates began season with Alley at SS, used Stennett & Hernandez before purchasing Maxvill midseason. His 73 starts at SS were most on team. https://t.co/iWV3ZGbiXI — PolitiTweet.org