History. When Mr. Mertle was younger he was a professional baseball player in the Negro League in times of Babe Ruth, and he was a friend of Ruth himself. He was a real good player until his career ended after a hit by a stray pitch hit his eye and blinded him.

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Essentially, Babe Ruth held the all-time Home Run record (714) for many years until it was beaten by Hank Aaron in 1974. So, no, Ruth would not actually have known why he wanted the card but in Benni’s mind it’s something he might have desired to respect his own record being broken.

Is the sandlot dog still alive? A dog called The Beast (aka Hercules) is injured when a fence falls on him but he is rescued and recovers. At the end of the film we find out he lived to be 199 in dog years.

Believe it or not, The Sandlot was inspired by a real story. David Mickey Evans, who was the director and co-writer of the film, grew up playing baseball in the summer, just like kids in the movie. However, in the real story Hercules actually bit Evans’ brother, so the movie version definitely has a happier ending.

Benjamin Franklin “Benny the Jet” Rodriguez was a fictional baseball player featured in the movie “The Sandlot”. In fact, at the end of the movie it is revealed that he had a Major League career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. …

James Earl Jones Net Worth: James Earl Jones is an American actor who has a net worth of $40 million. Although Jones has enjoyed a long and illustrious career as a stage, film, and voice actor, he is perhaps best known today for lending his voice to the character of Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy.

In 1984, actress Vanessa Williams became the first African American to win the title of Miss America. Until 1970, Miss America stipulated contestants had to be “of the white race.” It was Williams’ blue eyes that stood out. They signaled that she was worthy of the crown. Blue eyes are a recessive trait.

My DNA breaks down as follows: I’m 23% from Ghana, 17% from the British Isles, 15% from Cameroon, 12% Finnish, 11% Southern European, 7% Togo, 6% Benin, 5% Senegal and 4% Portuguese.

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