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Debuting Team: Kansas City Athletics "The fence wasn't that tall, but when he reached up his hand, it almost hit the top of the fence," Gwendolyn says. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__secondary-logos{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:56px;-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;-webkit-flex:99 1 45%;-ms-flex:99 1 45%;flex:99 1 45%;}/*!sc*/ But they were happy for me and I didn't know it.". data-styled.g151[id="Credit__CreditContainer-c1qxwl-0"]{content:"Eda-Du,"}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g148[id="Styles__FigureContainer-iefwtj-0"]{content:"fFwXhn,"}/*!sc*/ The youngest player in MLB is Vctor Robles, who plays for the Washington Nationals. .groqnz.markdown.youtube,.groqnz.photo figcaption.youtube,.groqnz.oembed .social-embed.youtube{padding:0;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;}/*!sc*/ *{box-sizing:border-box;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g11[id="buttonstyle__StyledButton-sc-vlv7w5-1"]{content:"hspSPq,"}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top .header__nav-top__button-menu--icon span{display:block;position:absolute;height:2px;width:24px;background:#ffffff;opacity:1;-webkit-transform:rotate(0deg);-ms-transform:rotate(0deg);transform:rotate(0deg);-webkit-transition:all 250ms ease-in-out;transition:all 250ms ease-in-out;border-radius:3px;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g3[id="iconstyle__IconWrapper-sc-12jucjo-0"]{content:"fuMUTu,drUhS,"}/*!sc*/ "I've heard the story so many times, I remember everything," Gwendolyn Reliford tells me from her home in Douglas, Ga. (Joe, sadly, had a stroke and was unavailable for an interview. .ebrWqN{box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;background-color:#f3f3f3;border-radius:50%;-webkit-border-radius:50%;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav ::-webkit-scrollbar{width:0px;}/*!sc*/ Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. 10. data-styled.g167[id="Styles__StoryPartContainer-sc-1mfrmm0-0"]{content:"groqnz,"}/*!sc*/ @font-face{font-family:'proxima-nova';src:url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff2') format('woff2'),url('https://www.mlbstatic.com/mlb.com/fonts/proxima-nova-bold.woff') format('woff');font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-display:fallback;}/*!sc*/ data-styled.g157[id="newsletterOptinstyle__Title-sc-d7sh2p-2"]{content:"ihHuHi,"}/*!sc*/ .bZhBFV{margin:0 auto 16px;}/*!sc*/ Unfortunately for Jim, this was the highlight of his career, as he never played in the MLB again. .blLcNM .content .share-btn{-webkit-align-self:flex-end;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;margin-left:auto;min-width:32px;position:relative;top:-16px;}/*!sc*/ Shohei Ohtani unleashed his 100 mph heat while pitching a perfect inning for the win in becoming baseball's first two-way all-star, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. rocked Coors Field with a 468-foot home . Johnny Mize and Sammy Sosa have accomplished the feat six different times. There have since been many local stories chronicling Reliford's feat and Sports Illustrated did a big profile in 1990. His first-ever game was at 15 years, 316 days, on June 10, 1944. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item--spotlight .header__nav-top__nav-item__text{color:#081c3b;}/*!sc*/ .hHLkAw{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:100%;position:relative;}/*!sc*/ The crowd was on edge, happy they got what they wanted and excited for whatever might happen next. @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header.mlb-header--side-nav-open .header__nav-side{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb .mlb-header__login-menu{right:32px;top:calc(56px - 4px);}.mHQYb .mlb-header[data-is-club] .mlb-header__login-menu{top:calc(112px - 4px);}}/*!sc*/ @media (min-width:375px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--shortname{display:none;}.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__subnav--teams__team--name{display:inline-block;}}/*!sc*/ Here are the last five players to go. 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Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. .mHQYb .p-search-item__image{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-right:0.5rem;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:55px;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav{background-color:#041E42;}/*!sc*/ .hYmwpY{display:block;}/*!sc*/ On this date, he began the game on a doubleheader, pitching the entire game and winning 11-3. data-styled.g118[id="sc-global-iSmFBW1"]{content:"sc-global-iSmFBW1,"}/*!sc*/ Voting is now open for the best Major . @media (max-width:350px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-item__link .icon__nav-item{display:none;}}/*!sc*/ a{background-color:transparent;}/*!sc*/ @supports (-moz-appearance:none){.koKsQt .share-button__square,.koKsQt .share-button__email{-webkit-filter:brightness(0%);filter:brightness(0%);}}/*!sc*/ button,[type="button"],[type="reset"],[type="submit"]{-webkit-appearance:button;}/*!sc*/ As the years went on, Ridgeway allowed Joe to practice on the field with the team. 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Others of note: Ivan Rodriguez, Billy Wagner, Brian Giles, Jason Giambi, Ray Durham 1970: Jim Thome (73.1 WAR) -- The Hall of Fame slugger belted 612 home runs and was a five-time All-Star. @media screen and (min-width:1024px){.mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__nav-item:hover{background-color:#057AFF;}}/*!sc*/ Joe Nuxhall was drafted by the Reds, who were eying his father at the time but were more impressed by his performance, ultimately deciding to draft him rather than the senior Mr. Nuxhall. Player Finders: Season & Career Finder . .hHLkAw input::placeholder{color:#aaaaaa;}/*!sc*/ Gwendolyn says she didn't fully realize what he'd done until they were married in the late 1960's and she found a book at the library called "Strange but True Baseball Stories." .mHQYb .p-search__list--sm{font-size:12px;min-width:150px;}/*!sc*/ In case you're wondering, the only player ever to win an MVP Award in his age-21 season or younger was Vida Blue in 1971. 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Before the 2010 season began, there were only 300 times in Major League history where someone hit 40 or more home runs in a single season. .blUWSx{height:30px;position:relative;width:30px;}/*!sc*/ Joseph Henry Nuxhall played for the Cincinnati Reds for most of his career, pitching in 484 games for the team - the record for a left-handed player. Several years ago, I (Mark) performed a research project to numerically define the spread of integration in the years after Jackie Robinson's debut.This research was presented at the 2007 SABR convention in St. Louis, and then in the Fall 2007 Baseball Research Journal.The primary task in the project was to identify players who played in the 1947-1986 period (40 years) who would not have . 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