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Good evening. This is Dead Legends. The daily newsletter that loves baseball as much as Ángel Hernández loves blowing calls.
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Today’s story is about a freak accident that sabotaged one of the best seasons of all time.
Everyone knows George Brett was one of the most feared hitters in the league during his 21-year career with the Royals.
But what a lot of people forget, is that he’s a self-sabotaging human being just like the rest of us.
To start the ‘83 campaign, Brett was hitting .369 with a .457 OBP.
He was at home relaxing on an off day in June - just a typical Tuesday - doing a few loads of laundry and watching baseball, of course.
George was in the other room handling the laundry when he overheard on TV that one of his best friends, Bill Buckner, was coming to the plate for the Cubs.
He was so excited to watch his buddy’s AB that he ran over and accidentally bumped his toe on the adjoining door - fracturing it.
As a result, he spent three weeks on the Injury List.
When he returned, he just wasn’t the same - Brett himself admitted that it hurt when he ran and his toe would swell up when he played.
He still managed to finish the ‘83 season hitting .310; amazing by anyone else’s standards.
George went on to make the All Star Game each of the next five years.
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STRANGE NAMES
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Today's winner is:
Pembroke made his big league debut with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1908 - it went about as bad as any outing could go.
He gave up five runs in .1 innings and that ended up being his only appearance of that entire season.
So he ended the year with a 135.00 ERA.
After appearing in one game the next season, he was out of the show for good.
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