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MLB History 101: Hack Wilson

July 20, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Hack Wilson is just a name on a page to most fans.  They think of him as a statistic—most RBI in one season 190.  Oh, make that 191, because it was changed in 1999 due to a mistake made by an official scorer. Friends, that is one boat-load of RBI.  The closest to that which was "seen" by any of us was 165 by Manny Ramirez with 165 in 1999.  A few men have had 100+ RBI by the All-Star break just to disappoint in the second half. Wilson could hit like a Hall of Famer (which he is) until liquor became ...

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