# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1478
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29544 "2014-09-24T02:18:41Z")
Notable theologians and Bible scholars. 1. Kurt Aland 2. CS Lewis 3. Charles T. Russell 4. Bruce M. Metzger 5. Bertrand Russell 6. Bart Ehrman 7. David C. Parker 8. Martin Luther 9. Martin Luther King, jr. 10. St. Thomas Aquinas ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29545 "2014-09-24T02:18:54Z")
Notable theologians and Bible scholars. 1. Kurt Aland 2. CS Lewis 3. Charles T. Russell 4. Bruce M. Metzger 5. Bertrand Russell 6. Bart Ehrman 7. David C. Parker 8. Martin Luther 9. Martin Luther King, jr. 10. St. Thomas Aquinas 11. Burnett Hillman Streeter ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29546 "2014-09-24T02:30:38Z")
Notable theologians and Bible scholars. 1. Kurt Aland 2. CS Lewis 3. Charles T. Russell 4. Bruce M. Metzger 5. Bertrand Russell 6. Bart Ehrman 7. David C. Parker 8. Martin Luther 9. Martin Luther King, jr. 10. St. Thomas Aquinas 11. Burnett Hillman Streeter 12. Josephus ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29547 "2014-09-24T03:06:40Z")
Notable theologians and Bible scholars. 1. Kurt Aland 2. CS Lewis 3. Charles T. Russell 4. Bruce M. Metzger 5. Bertrand Russell 6. Bart Ehrman 7. David C. Parker 8. Martin Luther 9. Martin Luther King, jr. 10. St. Thomas Aquinas 11. Burnett Hillman Streeter 12. Josephus 13. Paul L. Maier Next up… MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants … who just hit a homer against Zack Grienke and the LA Dodgers a few minutes ago. It was his fourth of the season. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29548 "2014-09-24T03:17:07Z")
Next up… MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29549 "2014-09-24T03:24:27Z")
Next up… MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29550 "2014-09-24T03:46:59Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29551 "2014-09-24T05:14:04Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) 5. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. In 1925, pitched 20 complete games and bated .433. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29552 "2014-09-24T12:07:36Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) 5. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. In 1925, pitched 20 complete games and bated .433. 6. Carlos Zambrano - Philadelphia Phillies ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29553 "2014-09-24T13:44:31Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) 5. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. In 1925, pitched 20 complete games and bated .433. 6. Carlos Zambrano - Philadelphia Phillies 7. Wes Ferrell - Cleveland Indians Ferrell is generally recognized as the best hitter among players who were pitchers their entire career. 38 HR, .797 OPS, +12.8 WAR. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29554 "2014-09-24T14:12:38Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) 5. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. In 1925, pitched 20 complete games and bated .433. 6. Carlos Zambrano - Philadelphia Phillies 7. Wes Ferrell - Cleveland Indians 8. Don Larsen - Casey Stengel sometimes batted him 7th BTW, Babe Ruth pitched for the Yankees once in a blue moon, and had a 5-0 record with the Yankees. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29555 "2014-09-24T19:55:24Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) 5. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. In 1925, pitched 20 complete games and bated .433. 6. Carlos Zambrano - Philadelphia Phillies 7. Wes Ferrell - Cleveland Indians 8. Don Larsen - Casey Stengel sometimes batted him 7th 9. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals In 1970, Gibson’s BA was more than 100 points higher than teammate shortstop Dal Maxvill, who played every game – Gibson hit more homers, and 2/3 as many RBIs. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29556 "2014-09-25T01:23:17Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) 5. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. In 1925, pitched 20 complete games and bated .433. 6. Carlos Zambrano - Philadelphia Phillies 7. Wes Ferrell - Cleveland Indians 8. Don Larsen - Casey Stengel sometimes batted him 7th 9. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals 10. Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs 24 career HRs in a 12-yr career. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29557 "2014-09-25T11:10:08Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) 5. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. In 1925, pitched 20 complete games and bated .433. 6. Carlos Zambrano - Philadelphia Phillies 7. Wes Ferrell - Cleveland Indians 8. Don Larsen - Casey Stengel sometimes batted him 7th 9. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals 10. Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs 11. Ken Brett (though his brother George was a SLIGHTLY better hitter) ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29558 "2014-09-25T11:49:15Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) 5. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. In 1925, pitched 20 complete games and bated .433. 6. Carlos Zambrano - Philadelphia Phillies 7. Wes Ferrell - Cleveland Indians 8. Don Larsen - Casey Stengel sometimes batted him 7th 9. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals 10. Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs 11. Ken Brett (though his brother George was a SLIGHTLY better hitter) 12. Rick Ankiel - good enough hitter that he had a second career as an outfielder once his pitching fell off ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29559 "2014-09-25T12:59:43Z")
MLB Baseball Pitchers Also Known for their Hitting Ability 1. Madison Bumgarner, SF Giants 2. Sloppy Thurston, Brooklyn Dodgers 3. Tony Cloninger, Atlanta Braves, hit two grand slams in one game. 4. Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox (I don’t think he ever pitched for the Yankees) 5. Walter Johnson, Washington Senators. In 1925, pitched 20 complete games and bated .433. 6. Carlos Zambrano - Philadelphia Phillies 7. Wes Ferrell - Cleveland Indians 8. Don Larsen - Casey Stengel sometimes batted him 7th 9. Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals 10. Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs 11. Ken Brett (though his brother George was a SLIGHTLY better hitter) 12. Rick Ankiel - good enough hitter that he had a second career as an outfielder once his pitching fell off 13. Red Ruffing New topic: Poetesses 14. Edna St. Vincent Millay ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29560 "2014-09-25T13:42:18Z")
New topic: Female Poets 1. Edna St. Vincent Millay 2. Emily Dickerson ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29561 "2014-09-25T13:42:43Z")
New topic: Poetesses 1. Edna St. Vincent Millay 2. Emily Dickinson 3. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Do they all need to start with E?) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29562 "2014-09-25T13:44:12Z")
New topic: Female poets 1. Edna St. Vincent Millay 2. Emily Dickinson 3. Elizabeth Barrett Browning 4. Maya Angelou ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/29563 "2014-09-25T14:41:01Z")
Female poets 1. Edna St. Vincent Millay 2. Emily Dickinson 3. Elizabeth Barrett Browning 4. Maya Angelou 5. Linda Gregerson [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1477) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1479)