Guessing Obscure Atlanta Braves Players from the Past: We Are Not Lying

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The daily trivia game ‘Immaculate Grid’ has been a fun and exciting challenge for baseball fans. We wanted to create something similar related to the Atlanta Braves. Welcome to House That Hank Built’s new series: Guessing Obscure Braves Players From the Past! Missed yesterday's? Play here!

We will give you five hints at a random player who donned an Atlanta Braves jersey and see if you can guess from there! Have fun and no cheating! When you find out the answer, you may think we are lying but we are not.

Hint #1: This player spent a total of 14 seasons in the Major Leagues. He played for all of the following teams: the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, and New York Yankees. He was with the Diamondbacks and Brewers the longest (5 seasons each).

Hint #2: This player was never an all-star nor was he a recipent of any individual award. He also never won a World Series. However, in 2004 with the Brewers, he did lead all of Major League Baseball with 53 doubles.

Think you know it? Skip to the last slide to check your answer. Don't know it? Check out more hints on the next slide.

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Hint #3: During his career, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 61, 23, 11, 35, 17, 37, 27, 55 and 24. His primary position was first base.

Hint #4: In his 14 season career, this player hit .266 in 1,587 games. He has a career 1,355 hits with 151 home runs and 675 runs batted in. Speed was not his forte as he only totaled 19 career swiped bags.

Hint #5: This player was not with the Atlanta Braves long at all. In fact, he only played with the Braves for a total of 20 games in the 2012 season before moving on to the New York Yankees in 2013.

Do you know it now? If so, check your answer on the next slide. If we have you stumped, click to the next page to see if you remember this name.

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Answer: Lyle Overbay

Lyle Overbay was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 1999 in the 18th round out of the University of Nevada. He made his MLB debut at the age of 24 back in 2001.

Overbay was one of those players that did just enough to keep a job in the big leagues but was never a standout player. The game needs more players like Overbay who can hold down a 14 year career and help his teams win by doing the little things.

It is no secret that he did not help the Braves win that much, mainly because of how short his stint was in Atlanta.

He only had 20 total at bats and only two of those resulted in base hits. No home runs, no runs batted in, and he struck out eight times. Safe to say this is a name not many Braves fans remember.

Come back tomorrow to try your luck again!

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