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Boomer, we hardly knew ye
2006-04-15 09:32
by Bob Timmermann

David Wells is back on the DL after one start with the Red Sox. Jermaine Van Buren is taking his place.

Jermaine is battling with this guy for the title of Greatest Van Buren to play in the big leagues.

Presidents who don't have matching surnamed players in the big leagues:

  • James Polk
  • Millard Fillmore
  • Chester Arthur
  • William McKinley
  • Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt
  • William Taft
  • Calvin Coolidge
  • Harry S Truman
  • Dwight Eisenhower

You mean there was a Reagan in the majors? Yep, this guy.

Comments
2006-04-15 10:08:31
1.   das411
Polk: 1845-49
Fillmore: 1849-53
Arthur: 1881
McKinley: 1897-1901
Roosevelts: 1901-1909 and 1933-1945
Taft: 1909-1913
Coolidge: 1923-1929
Truman: 1945-1953
Eisenhower: 1953-1961

Thank you, History 20 and 21!!

2006-04-15 10:50:41
2.   De Ruijter
Ted Lilly's full name is "Theodore Roosevelt Lilly", so maybe Teddy could be crossed off the list?
2006-04-15 10:57:20
3.   Bob Timmermann
The judges ruling:

Middle names are not surnames. So the Roosevelts stay on the list.

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