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The only NINE players to have played for both the BROOKLYN Dodgers and the New York Mets were Bob Aspromonte, Roger Craig, Chico Fernandez, Gil Hodges, Clem Labine, Charley Neal, Joe Pignatano, Duke Snider, and Don Zimmer?

The only FOUR players to have played for ONLY the Yankees and the Mets were Yogi Berra, Phil Lombardi, Hal Reniff, and Roy Staiger?

NO player played for all four New York teams (New York Yankees, New York Giants, New York Mets, and Brooklyn Dodgers)?

Only FOURTEEN players played for the New York Yankees, New York Giants, and Brooklyn Dodgers, including Tony Lazzeri, Sal Maglie, Wee Willie Keeler, Fred Merkle, and the last legal spitball pitcher, Burleigh Grimes?

Hall of Fame pitchers who have LOST at least 20 games in a single season include Walter Johnson, Cy Young, Steve Carlton, Phil Niekro, Robin Roberts, and Jack Chesbro?

After the 2004 season, the Detroit Tigers have beaten the Yankees 905 times while losing to them 1015 times while the Red Sox have beaten the Yankees 890 times while losing to them 1068 times? The Tigers have the best head to head of any team versus the Yankees.

Willie Mays was the last active player to have played for the NEW YORK Giants and Bob Aspromonte was the last active player to have played for the BROOKLYN Dodgers? (Aspromonte was not with Brooklyn in 1957, its last year in existence, but he played in the majors longer than anyone on the 1957 team).

The last active player for the original Washington Senators was Jim Kaat?

Jeff Bronkey, who pitched for the Rangers in 1993 and the Brewers in 1994 and 1995 was born in Kabul, Afghanistan?

Yankees' manager Joe Torre was the first player to hit a home run as an ATLANTA Brave after the franchise in Atlanta was created in 1966 and that Gil Hodges hit the first New York Mets' home run in 1962?

Although the Yankees' Ron Blomberg was the first designated hitter, the Twins' Tony Oliva was the first designated hitter to hit a home run?

The first National League designated hitters were Dante Bichette, Mike Piazza, Rickey Henderson, and Glenallen Hill, when their teams visited American League parks on June 12, 1997?

The first black pitcher to win a World Series game was Joe Black?

Sammy Drake and Solly Drake were the first black brothers to play in the major leagues?

American League switch hitters have hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a game 115 times while National Leaguer switch hitters have done it 75 times?