# Sports records held by obscure athletes

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 6, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-records-held-by-obscure-athletes/371626 "2006-09-06T13:27:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-records-held-by-obscure-athletes/371626/41 "2006-09-09T03:46:21Z")

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[QUOTE=Wee Bairn]  
I agree, in a regular ballpark, but in Denver, where routine shallow pop-ups become homers, I think Nomo’s feat should count double or something.  
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I’d heard about the effects of altitude on baseball, but I’d also heard it was a myth, so I went and checked the [source of all wisdom](http://www.straightdope.com). It turns out **SDSTAFF bibliophage** has [written on it](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhighaltbaseball.html). The article’s worth checking out, and strongly supports the notion that Coors Field is a “hitter’s park.” Interesting.

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