Template:Did you know nominations/Jim Derrington

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The result was: promoted by Vincent^LUFan (talk) (Kenton!) 07:36, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Jim Derrington

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... that Jim Derrington is both the youngest pitcher to start a game and the youngest player to record a base hit in American League history? Source(s): "Youngest Starter, Regular Season: Jim Derrington, Chicago White Sox, 1956: 16 years 306 days." New York Times, part of a list; Derrington also singled that day, making him the youngest player in American League history to get a hit, an honor he also still retains. Los Angeles Times (which is from 1991, but still applicable)

Reviewed: Clémentine Touré
Comment: I wanted to make a hook about him being the last 16-year-old in MLB history but I can't find a good source for that.

5x expanded by JustJamie820 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:32, 1 December 2018 (UTC).

- Length, Date, Cite, QPQ, and Earwigs check. Best, Mifter (talk) 01:18, 20 December 2018 (UTC)