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03-06-2014, 10:03 AM
RE: Trivia-Who's got the longest/shortest name in MLB history?
That would be this guy...
http://www.beckett.com/player/fu-te-ni-482533
6 letters so Ed Ott is still winning I guess.
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03-06-2014, 10:13 AM
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RE: Trivia-Who's got the longest/shortest name in MLB history?
(03-06-2014, 10:03 AM)rmpaq5 Wrote: That would be this guy...
http://www.beckett.com/player/fu-te-ni-482533
6 letters so Ed Ott is still winning I guess.
Wouldn't Ed be Edward, or was his legal name changed to Ed?
Just looked it up ... Ed Ott's legal name was Nathan Edward Ott.
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03-06-2014, 11:47 AM
RE: Trivia-Who's got the longest/shortest name in MLB history?
Good guesses. The Japanese player did not play in the Major Leagues. The answers are Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ed Ott. Although Ed Hug is also 5 letters. I didn't even think of him since his entire MLB experience consisted of one base on balls in his one plate appearance.
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03-06-2014, 12:37 PM
RE: Trivia-Who's got the longest/shortest name in MLB history?
Well then it's a tie, as William VanLandingham has the same number of letters as Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
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03-06-2014, 12:50 PM
RE: Trivia-Who's got the longest/shortest name in MLB history?
(03-06-2014, 12:37 PM)djohn Wrote: Well then it's a tie, as William VanLandingham has the same number of letters as Jarrod Saltalamacchia.
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03-06-2014, 03:01 PM
RE: Trivia-Who's got the longest/shortest name in MLB history?
(03-05-2014, 06:07 PM)stickhostcs Wrote: Ed Hug shortest name.
Ed Ott also
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03-06-2014, 03:10 PM
RE: Trivia-Who's got the longest/shortest name in MLB history?
Alan Mitchell Edward George Patrick Henry Gallagher
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03-06-2014, 06:58 PM
RE: Trivia-Who's got the longest/shortest name in MLB history?
(03-06-2014, 03:10 PM)bgt masters of tikid Wrote: Alan Mitchell Edward George Patrick Henry Gallagher
That's what I said...but I think they're going by just first and last names.
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03-06-2014, 10:23 PM
RE: Trivia-Who's got the longest/shortest name in MLB history?
I guessed right then!! Ed Ott haha it is
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