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jumba bet free $100 Red Sox phenom Roman Anthony makes MLB history not done since Elmer Valo in 1940

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jili777Everyone expected Roman Anthony to be special.

60winHow's 'making history not done since 1940' special? That'll work for the Boston Red Sox.

okebetThe mark is this: Anthony has a .400 on-base percentage through his first 43 career games. He's the first American League player in 85 years to achieve that at age-21 or younger, according to statistician @JayHayKid.

The last guy to do it: Elmer Valo in 1940.

A little Valo history lesson in bullet points:

  • He was born in Slovakia
  • He broke into the majors with the Philadelphia Athletics
  • He missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons for military service
  • He played 20 years in the major leagues, which would've been even more if not for those two missed campaigns.
  • Fittingly, he ended his career in Philadelphia, but with the Phillies.

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Valo is a mostly forgotten player who stuck around for a long, long time. He hit .282 as a big leaguer, and he was before his time.

How about this Valo stat: In his career, he walked 942 times and struck out just 284 in 6,092 plate appearances. His OBP was .398, and his strikeout rate was just 4.7%.

Back to Anthony: Yeah, the former No. 1 overall prospect is as advertised.

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He scuffled just a bit out of the gate, but now he's being patient, driving the ball and contributing to a Red Sox team trying to make the playoffs.

Boston recently decided Anthony will lead off the rest of the way, a solid call for a guy with his on-base skill.

He's going to be a great major league player for a long time.

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