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(4,325 posts)I watched these two on the Jack Paar TONIGHT show. They both came out together. Jack asked a question, then Jonathan and Charlies started wise craching against each other. This went on for two hours (and NOT ONE SINGLE COMERCIAL).
I have never laughed as much before and certainly not since. They were both masters of comedy. I tried to find this show referenced with google, but found nothing. It would still be funny today (and, with out any dirty words in the 2 hrs.)Better even than Red Skelton, who was himself hilarious.
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(17,216 posts)He once stole home against five Phillies. Hard to believe, but there is photographic evidence.
http://www.brooklyndodgermemories.com/req-photo-of-jackie-robinson-in-rundown-with-phillies-t1869.html
An interesting thing about this pic: you will see Eddy (sic) Waikus, #5, listed among the players. Actually, that's Jimmy Bloodworth. Waitkus was #4, and didn't play that day.
Strictly speaking, it wasn't a steal of home. The game was played on 31 May 1951, with Russ Meyer pitching and Andy Seminick catching for the Phils. The Dodgers stole five bases on Seminick that day, including two steals of second by Robinson and a double steal by Pee Wee Reese and Gil Hodges. The 8th inning was a rough inning for Meyer: Robinson stole second, Meyer hit Hodges and then wild-pitched to put Robinson on third, and then in the subsequent rundown was charged with an error (so Robinson didn't get credit for stealing home). Whereupon Jim Konstanty came in to pitch, lol.
Thanks to the great guys at Retrosheet for preserving this box score for posterity.
-- Mal
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