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Ohiogal

(41,040 posts) Wed Jun 24, 2020, 12:21 PM Jun 2020

Oldest MLB player to hit for the cycle (since 1904)

Dave Winfield

Age 39 years 264 days on this day in 1991 playing for the California Angels vs, the KC Royals, going 5 for 5 in the game

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Oldest MLB player to hit for the cycle (since 1904) (Original Post) Ohiogal Jun 2020 OP

Fantastic athlete underpants Jun 2020 #1

Yep, and he could been a really good pro basketball player. Bleacher Creature Jun 2020 #2

He could have played many sports. Fantastic athlete. kairos12 Jun 2020 #3

underpants

(197,171 posts)

1. Fantastic athlete

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Wed Jun 24, 2020, 12:31 PM

Jun 2020

Drafted in all 3 major sports if memory serves

Bleacher Creature

(11,504 posts)

2. Yep, and he could been a really good pro basketball player.

Reply to underpants (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 24, 2020, 12:35 PM

Jun 2020

I think the NFL was probably a bit of a stretch, but the fact that he was drafted without playing in college was pretty remarkable (even if the NFL draft had many more rounds in those days).

kairos12

(13,706 posts)

3. He could have played many sports. Fantastic athlete.

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Thu Jun 25, 2020, 08:19 PM

Jun 2020

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