Talk:King Lear (baseball)

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A fact from King Lear (baseball) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 April 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that baseball Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby had his first plate appearance against King Lear?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2009/April.

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Any references that he was nicknamed "King Lear"? Shalom ^Hello 18:57, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to this link his real name seems to be "Charles Bernard Lear". Frankly I would question whether we need a Wikipedia article on every person who has ever played baseball in the major leagues. However, WP:BIO does state specifically that athletes qualify for notability if they "have played in a fully professional league". By that criterion, you'd be notable enough for Wikipedia even if you just had one at-bat in the majors, decades ago, and were never heard from again. --Mathew5000 20:09, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]