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2 unusual facts about Jim Kaat


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Jim Kaat, former Major League Baseball pitcher and broadcaster

Tom Phoebus

Although Tom couldn't hit for average, he hit his two major league home runs against all-stars Jim Coates (1967) and Jim Kaat (1968).


Greg Gumbel

Besides his hosting duties, Gumbel provided play-by-play for the NBA, Major League Baseball including the 1993 American League Championship Series (alongside Jim Kaat), and College World Series baseball.


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Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 1989

The field also included some prominent Gold Glove winners: Jim Kaat, whose 16 at Pitcher was the record until broken by Greg Maddux; Johnny Bench, whose 10 at Catcher was record until broken by Iván Rodríguez; and Carl Yastrzemski, who won 7 as an Outfielder.