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kairos12

(13,353 posts) Tue Apr 7, 2020, 02:50 PM Apr 2020

Name the most memorable/greatest player you saw in his prime in person put on a show. [View all]

I would have to say it was Nolan Ryan. I think he struck out 15 or 16 the night I saw him.

Batters were looking back in the dugout with the face screaming how fast can I sit down look.

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Name the most memorable/greatest player you saw in his prime in person put on a show. [View all] kairos12 Apr 2020 OP

Roberto Clemente. Fortunate to see him play at the old livetohike Apr 2020 #1

+1 a great ballplayer and a great human being apcalc Apr 2020 #23

Skipped class from Duquesne University MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #29

Great memories! He sure did run those bases like a livetohike Apr 2020 #30

Yep! MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #33

Not a Yankee fan, but Loge23 Apr 2020 #2

Ted Williams. Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #3

That is remarkable. kairos12 Apr 2020 #6

Next was Kirby Puckett, Wellstone ruled Apr 2020 #10

Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Joe Pepitone... SeattleVet Apr 2020 #4

Similiar here. GF took me to Yankee Stadium, many years. Always Fri Nite game. empedocles Apr 2020 #37

Factor in double digit steals and the Mick was unique empedocles Apr 2020 #43

Jeff Healey. One of the greatest guitar performances I've seen. blm Apr 2020 #5

Um - just noticed this was in Sports group. blm Apr 2020 #44

Most memorable? Cracklin Charlie Apr 2020 #7

That's a toughie gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #8

That would be Chainfire Apr 2020 #9

👍🏽 blm Apr 2020 #45

Al Leiter no hitter MaryMagdaline Apr 2020 #11

Never saw one in person. I gave tickets away once where the pitcher threw one. kairos12 Apr 2020 #13

Ouch! MaryMagdaline Apr 2020 #14

at dodger stadium when don drysdale set the consecutive scoreless innings record nt msongs Apr 2020 #12

My grandfather and i saw Roberto Clemente in 3 rivers stadium The Polack MSgt Apr 2020 #15

Not me, but my dad... sweetloukillbot Apr 2020 #16

I am lucky heather blossom Apr 2020 #17

In '61 or '62, I saw Stan Musial hit one out at the old original Busch Stadium Atticus Apr 2020 #18

Saw Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens and Mariano Rivera all pitch in the same game Sedona Apr 2020 #19

I was at game six. kairos12 Apr 2020 #20

Me too! Sedona Apr 2020 #24

Sandy Kaufax . . . Journeyman Apr 2020 #21

Roberto Clemente in baseball, Dr J in basketball. apcalc Apr 2020 #22

Rickey Henderson stopwastingmymoney Apr 2020 #25

Does this count? leftieNanner Apr 2020 #26

Andre Dawson Was Always A Beast When I Saw Him at Cub Games Indykatie Apr 2020 #27

Tom Glavine game 6 1995 World Series jojog Apr 2020 #28

Frank Thomas... Moostache Apr 2020 #31

Nolan Ryan gopiscrap Apr 2020 #32

Shaquille O'Neal, 2000 Western Conference Finals, Game 7 John Fante Apr 2020 #34

While I saw Nolan Ryan make a strike out record broiles Apr 2020 #35

Brooks Robinson Va Lefty Apr 2020 #36

As a Reds fan I couldn't stand him because of the 70 World Series when nothing got kairos12 Apr 2020 #40

Yeah, I always felt the same about Jeter Va Lefty Apr 2020 #42

Andre's Galarraga's 6 hit game against Astros CanonRay Apr 2020 #38

Carlos Zambrano SheltieLover Apr 2020 #39

At a Tigers-Orioles game in 1983 hotrod0808 Apr 2020 #41