@JohnnyBateman7

Started as a diary of the 1966-68 Astros as seen through the eyes of the late John Bateman. Chronicled 1969-1972 Expos, and 1972 Phils.

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Joined March 2011
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Me and Little Joe at BP in the Dome 1966 with a nun in the stands
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My senior photo at Lawton High. Go, Wolverines!!!
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BBWAA have long been idiots. 5.3% didn't vote for Willie Mays, Ruth 4.9%, Ted Williams 6.6%, Honus Wagner 4.9%, Musial 6.8%, Speaker 17.9%
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Perhaps the greatest photo ever of Claude Raymond. Courtesy of Tibob
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John Bateman retweeted
Kevin Glew@coopincanadaJul 21
Please take a moment to remember former Montreal Expos catcher John Bateman who would've turned 86 today. He passed away in 1996. #Expos
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The top five single-season stolen base rankings for a Montreal Expos catcher are: Gary Carter 10 1978 John Bateman 8 1970 Mike Fitzgerald 8 1990 Gary Carter 5 1974 Gary Carter 5 1975
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Most Home runs hit at Colt Stadium Aspromonte 21 Mejias 12 Bateman 11 Warwick 10 Staub 8
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Most Homeruns hit in Jarry Park Fairly 58 Bailey 52 Staub 40 Jorgensen 34 Bateman 23
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This photo was taken on May 28, 1966, during game two of a doubleheader with the Pirates. That's me catching and Mel Steiner behind me. Robin Roberts was pitching. Clemente went 0-4 that day. I had a home run, but we lost 5-2. We did win the first game of the doubleheader.
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In 1970 I was 20th in the NL in Power/Speed. Ranked better than Cedeño, Mays, Clemente, and Dick Allen. You can look it up.
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I hit 3 homeruns off Lowell Parmer. More than anyone else did. That was in 10 AB.
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Had my best game of my career on this day in 1970. I went 3 for 5 with a grand slam, a double, a single, 7 RBI, and 7 Total bases vs the Cardinals.
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Will the real George Korince please stand up
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60 years ago today
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On this day in 1966 I hit my first homerun off Dick Ellsworth. It was the first of four that I would hit off him in 1966. Had another On June 12 and hit two more on August 9. Four out my 17 homeruns that year! I cried myself to sleep when he was traded to Boston of the A.L.
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Warren Spahn won 363 games and hit 35 HRs, including at least one every year between 1948-1964. I hit .364 against him in 11 at bats.
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On this day in 1966 Frank Carpin was the winning pitcher vs. the Cubs without throwing a pitch. With 2 outs in top of 13th Beckert & Phillips stole 2nd and 3rd. Phillips was then was caught stealing home. Wynn knocked in Morgan to win in bottom of 13th. @blummer27
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It was Carpin's only win as an Astro. He hated my guts, by the way.
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