Nomar Garciaparra '99

That was a great story on Nomar, Davis and Sizemore.
Similar type scenario with Herb Score--amazing first two years until Gil McDougald hit him in the face with that famous line drive.

What I never realized was how torn up McDougald was that it may have caused him to lose the desire to play.

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/herb-score/

"McDougald was an emotional mess after the incident. He was put at ease somewhat after a long conversation with Anne Score, Herb’s mother. Nancy, his fiancée, rushed to Cleveland when she heard the news. Score was hospitalized for three weeks, until May 28. Although he looked fit and fully recovered, Score was months away from the playing field. He sympathized with McDougald: “I talked to Gil and told him it was something that could happen to anyone. It’s just like a pitcher beaning a batter. He didn’t mean it.”
McDougald lost his desire to play baseball and retired after the 1960 season. Whether or not the incident with Score was responsible, the Yankee’s average dropped from .289 in the seven years before 1957 to .253 from 1957 through 1960."

EDavis was a specimen. Probably didn't have an ounce of fat on him. And such a hard-nosed competitor.

So maybe with some ice cream and potato chips and if he had carried a little winter weight he would not have lacerated that kidney!

"You can't pull fat." - John Kruk

haha--Kruk was definitely safe from a kidney laceration.
He was also practically a comedian. Great one!

Here;s a quick article on E.Davis, N.Garciaparra, and G.Sizemore.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new ... 1es2jvw7t0


Davis was amazing. I remember wathching him. In the article there's a clip showing his 1990 world series HR. He had that weird stance where his hand were so low prior to his swing. He was so injury prone - How do you lacerate your kidney (and spend 40 days in the hospital) diving for a ball in the outfield?

If I remember correctly, he was in the hospital, the team left to go back to Cincy, and Marge Schott wouldn't arrange for him to travel back, left him on his own.

Thyanks for the article on Score. You know, i always thought it was his facial injury that ruined his career. Turns out it was an elbow problem. Man, pitching is hard on the arm.

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