# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**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:** 1583

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31644 "2014-12-03T20:02:22Z")

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Famous Detroit Tigers:

1. Al Kaline
2. Sparky Anderson
3. Ty Cobb
4. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych
5. Hank Greenburg
6. Alan Trammell
7. Mickey Cochrane
8. Hal Newhouser

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31645 "2014-12-03T20:26:32Z")

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Famous Detroit Tigers:

1. Al Kaline
2. Sparky Anderson
3. Ty Cobb
4. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych
5. Hank Greenburg
6. Alan Trammell
7. Mickey Cochrane
8. Hal Newhouser
9. Aurelio Rodríguez

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31646 "2014-12-03T20:29:15Z")

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Famous Detroit Tigers:

1. Al Kaline
2. Sparky Anderson
3. Ty Cobb
4. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych
5. Hank Greenberg
6. Alan Trammell
7. Mickey Cochrane
8. Hal Newhouser
9. Aurelio Rodríguez
10. Denny McLain

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**Author:** ![Nelson\_Pike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Nelson\_Pike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nelson_Pike)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31647 "2014-12-03T20:32:48Z")

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Famous Detroit Tigers:

1. Al Kaline
2. Sparky Anderson
3. Ty Cobb
4. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych
5. Hank Greenberg
6. Alan Trammell
7. Mickey Cochrane
8. Hal Newhouser
9. Aurelio Rodríguez
10. Denny McLain
11. Tommy Bridges

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31648 "2014-12-03T21:06:19Z")

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Famous Detroit Tigers:

1. Al Kaline
2. Sparky Anderson
3. Ty Cobb
4. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych
5. Hank Greenberg
6. Alan Trammell
7. Mickey Cochrane
8. Hal Newhouser
9. Aurelio Rodríguez
10. Denny McLain
11. Tommy Bridges
12. Harry Heilmann

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**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31649 "2014-12-03T21:12:15Z")

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Famous Detroit Tigers:

1. Al Kaline

2. Sparky Anderson

3. Ty Cobb

4. Mark “The Bird” Fidrych

5. Hank Greenberg

6. Alan Trammell

7. Mickey Cochrane

8. Hal Newhouser

9. Aurelio Rodríguez

10. Denny McLain

11. Tommy Bridges

12. Harry Heilmann

13. Lou Whitaker ( he is from my home town)

Famous Atlanta Braves:

Go!

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31650 "2014-12-03T21:56:36Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31651 "2014-12-03T22:04:25Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31652 "2014-12-03T22:41:05Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron

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**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:** [December 3, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31653 "2014-12-03T22:47:36Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31654 "2014-12-04T02:18:04Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda
5. Dale Murphy

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31655 "2014-12-04T03:13:29Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda
5. Dale Murphy
6. Bob Horner (Fragile as a Porcelain Doll)

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31656 "2014-12-04T03:57:32Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda
5. Dale Murphy
6. Bob Horner
7. John Rocker

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**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31657 "2014-12-04T08:23:18Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda
5. Dale Murphy
6. Bob Horner
7. John Rocker
8. Lew Burdette (the pitcher who beat the pitcher who pitched the greatest game of all time - Harvey Haddix)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31658 "2014-12-04T12:08:49Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda
5. Dale Murphy
6. Bob Horner
7. John Rocker
8. Lew Burdette (the pitcher who beat the pitcher who pitched the greatest game of all time - Harvey Haddix)

Nitpick: Lew Burdette never pitched for the ATLANTA Braves, only the Milwaukee Braves

1. Phil Niekro

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31659 "2014-12-04T13:55:34Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda
5. Dale Murphy
6. Bob Horner
7. John Rocker
8. Lew Burdette (the pitcher who beat the pitcher who pitched the greatest game of all time - Harvey Haddix)
9. Phil Niekro
10. Tom Glavine

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31660 "2014-12-04T14:11:48Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda
5. Dale Murphy
6. Bob Horner
7. John Rocker
8. Lew Burdette (the pitcher who beat the pitcher who pitched the greatest game of all time - Harvey Haddix)
9. Phil Niekro
10. Tom Glavine
11. Rowland Office

(Lew Burdette never pitched for the Atlanta Braves.)

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31661 "2014-12-04T14:29:42Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda
5. Dale Murphy
6. Bob Horner
7. John Rocker
8. Lew Burdette (the pitcher who beat the pitcher who pitched the greatest game of all time - Harvey Haddix)
9. Phil Niekro
10. Tom Glavine
11. Rowland Office
12. John Smoltz

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31662 "2014-12-04T14:51:56Z")

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Famous Atlanta Braves:

1. Greg Maddux
2. Eddie Mathews (only man to play for Boston, Milwaukee AND Atlanta Braves)
3. Hank Aaron
4. Orlando Cepeda
5. Dale Murphy
6. Bob Horner
7. John Rocker
8. Lew Burdette (the pitcher who beat the pitcher who pitched the greatest game of all time - Harvey Haddix)
9. Phil Niekro
10. Tom Glavine
11. Rowland Office
12. John Smoltz
13. Al Hrabosky (The Mad Hungarian)

New Poll

Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/31663 "2014-12-04T15:20:23Z")

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Harry Potter Characters other than the Big Six (Harry, Hermione, Ron, Snape, Dumbledore, Voldemort)

1. Luna Lovegood
2. Cho Chang

How many alliterative ones in a row can we get?

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