Heaviest Player Ever

[AstrosFan]

Walton Hugh Goldsby

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/goldswa02.shtml

[Honus Wagner Rules]

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[ipitch]

Originally Posted by AstrosFan

Walton Hugh Goldsby

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/goldswa02.shtml

I think you mean Walton Huge Goldsby.

[Love The Game]

He must have been pretty nimble for a guy who weighed over 3/4 of a ton, he stole 17 bases in 1886.

[Glenn]

Seems like a typo. If you look at the other page on baseball-reference it lists him at 165

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Walt_Goldsby

[RuthMayBond]

I've heard of the great gatsby, and now I've heard of the
GREAT Goldsby

[ipitch]

Originally Posted by Glenn

Seems like a typo. If you look at the other page on baseball-reference it lists him at 165

Sorry, but I couldn't resist.

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by Love The Game

He must have been pretty nimble for a guy who weighed over 3/4 of a ton, he stole 17 bases in 1886.

Would YOU want to tag him coming in?

[AstrosFan]

Thanks, Obviousman!

[whoisonit]

Here he is before he slimed down-

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by whoisonit

Here he is before he slimed down-

Or ...?

http://www.ewoud3d.nl/3dArt/images/s...imer_final.jpg

[SABRSusan]

I think that has to be a typo.

Sadly, from Baseball library.com:
Jan 11, 1914 - Former 19th century major leaguer Walt Goldsby commits suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by SABRSusan

I think that has to be a typo.

Waddya think, guys?

[efin98]

Originally Posted by RuthMayBond

Would YOU want to tag him coming in?

I feel bad for the catchers on sac flies!

[AstrosFan]

Originally Posted by SABRSusan

I think that has to be a typo.

Sadly, from Baseball library.com:
Jan 11, 1914 - Former 19th century major leaguer Walt Goldsby commits suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

I would have guessed heart disease. Morbid obesity isn't good for you.

[AstrosFan]

Someone told Sean Forman. Spoilsport.

[brewcrew82]

Just out of curiosity, who is the heaviest player of all time?

[VIBaseball]

At his heaviest, Walter Young (2005 Orioles) was actually listed at 322 lbs.

Calvin Pickering was reportedly up around there at one point too, though he was always generously listed at 275-280.

[efin98]

Originally Posted by AstrosFan

Someone told Sean Forman. Spoilsport.

Could have read it here himself as well...

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Originally Posted by VIBaseball

At his heaviest, Walter Young (2005 Orioles) was actually listed at 322 lbs.

Calvin Pickering was reportedly up around there at one point too, though he was always generously listed at 275-280.

I wonder how much C.C. Sabathia actually weighs?

[Hysteria]

1. Walter Young, 6’5”, 322 lbs.
2. Jumbo Brown, 6’4”, 295
3. Calvin Pickering, 6’5”, 275
4. Andrew Sisco, 6’10”, 270
5. Bobby Jenks, 6’3”, 270
6. Jeff Juden, 6’8”, 270
7. Prince Fielder, 6’0”, 265
8. Joey Meyer, 6’3”, 260
9. Garland Buckeye, 6’0”, 260
10. Steve Rain, 6’6”, 260

According to Baseball Reference, Sabathia is six feet seven inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. Lmao hes probably around 270-280. I wonder is fielder is more.

[Honus Wagner Rules]

Originally Posted by Hysteria

1. Walter Young, 6’5”, 322 lbs.
2. Jumbo Brown, 6’4”, 295
3. Calvin Pickering, 6’5”, 275
4. Andrew Sisco, 6’10”, 270
5. Bobby Jenks, 6’3”, 270
6. Jeff Juden, 6’8”, 270
7. Prince Fielder, 6’0”, 265
8. Joey Meyer, 6’3”, 260
9. Garland Buckeye, 6’0”, 260
10. Steve Rain, 6’6”, 260

According to Baseball Reference, Sabathia is six feet seven inches tall and weighs 250 pounds. Lmao hes probably around 270-280. I wonder is fielder is more.

Sabahtia weighs much more than 270-280 lbs. ESPN Baseball,Yahoo! Sports, and MLB.com all list him at 290 lbs. That means he probably weighs more than that.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/player...?playerId=4553
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6603
http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=282332

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Originally Posted by AstrosFan

Walton Hugh Goldsby

http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/goldswa02.shtml

It seems Paul Waner weighed less.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/wanerpa01.shtml

Eeven less than him was Ozzie Smith, at a whopping 150 lbs.

[AstrosFan]

Interestingly, the spoilsport did it before this thread was started. It was our own Colin Wyers, who informed Sean on the Baseball Databank group on Yahoo on Nov. 22. He must have seen this thread, then gone back in time to write on the BBDB group page. He's not just a spoilsport, he's a time-traveling spoilsport! Aaahhhh!

[RuthMayBond]

Originally Posted by AstrosFan

Someone told Sean Forman. Spoilsport.

Sorry, I was hoping it would get some brownie points with him