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ANSWER: Angelo Esposito.

Angelo was drafted 20th overall in 2007 by the Penguins out of the QJMHL. He shares a surname with Phil and Tony, but is not related to them. He wore number 7 like Phil, and shares the birthday of February 20 with Phil. He was highly touted at the beginning of his junior career, but unfortunately never played a game in the NHL. Ironically, although he is not related to Phil and Tony, he has Uncles with the same given names.
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Angelo just couldn't bring Radulov with him wherever he played. He sure racked up the points in his first year in junior though.
 
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Not sure if this has been asked before, In the Jays inaugural season, 1977, name the 5 players who hit double digits in home runs.

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Which member of the Major League Baseball 500 Home Runs club never hit as many as 35 in any one season?
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Simply a guess but logic would dictate its Mel Ott. I don't think they played a 162 game season back in those days.
 
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Which member of the Major League Baseball 500 Home Runs club never hit as many as 35 in any one season?

K Douglas said:
Simply a guess but logic would dictate its Mel Ott. I don't think they played a 162 game season back in those days.
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Nope.

Ott had 42 homers in 1929.

Ott certainly benefited from playing all of his career home games at The Polo Grounds. He was a left handed pull hitter.

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Which two members of the Baseball Hall of Fame had 200+ career wins, 20+ career home runs and 10+ career stolen bases?

K Douglas correctly identified Walter Johnson.
 
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The 1976 San Francisco Giants were to move to Toronto in 1976, but the move did not happen due to politics.
Toronto was then awarded with an expansion AL team for 1977, what 3 Giants players from that '76 team ended up as Blue Jays a few years later?

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unassuming said:
The 1976 San Francisco Giants were to move to Toronto in 1976, but the move did not happen due to politics.
Toronto was then awarded with an expansion AL team for 1977, what 3 Giants players from that '76 team ended up as Blue Jays a few years later?
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Answer: Gary Lavelle, Randy Moffitt and Glenn Adams.
 
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What is the only MLB team to finish with a record over .500 after suffering two consecutive 100 loss seasons?

Shack gave a correct answer that included an intervening COVID shortened season. I'm looking for an answer that did not include an intervening shortened season.
 
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tml said:
What is the only MLB team to finish with a record over .500 after suffering two consecutive 100 loss seasons?
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If you don't count the covid-shortened 2020 season, the Orioles qualify.

They lost 108 in 2019 and 110 in 2021 and then were 83-79 in 2022.
 
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