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Two players have hit 700 career HR. Two players have hit 70 HR in a season. No one has done both.


Ozzie Guillen had a 72 game hit streak while batting .337 for the year. Though he did not suffer a CEI, injuries shortened his career and he retired with only 9 ys 72 days of service. He missed two weeks with an injury during the streak.


Ewell Blackwell had one of the best/worst days ever. He pitched 10 innings of no hit ball before his team got him a run in the 11th inning. He retired the first batter, then a man reached via error. Blackwell got the next batter. Were it not for the error, he would have had an 11 inning no hit shutout. Instead, he surrendered a double and left with men at second and third. He was pulled for a relief pitcher who gave up the game winning hit on the first pitch he threw.


Sal Bando did something horrible. It is unknown if he fixed a game, took steroids, fixed a game with steroids, or gave a bad interview to Sports Illustrated. Whatever it was he got banned for life. He got unpersoned. His entire history was erased. Some might speculate that he was the victim of computer operator error, but no one is admitting to that, here.


Bando was a computer selection for the HOF based on his VORP (800+). He had 392 HR and may have eventually made it into the HOF. He will not be enshrined.