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Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past: This is odd

Play along with our daily Atlanta Braves trivia game. Use the five provided hints to guess the former Braves player.

By Austin Owens |
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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 latest series: Guessing random Atlanta Braves players from the past! Take the opportunity to participate in our daily guessing game every morning at 3:00 pm EST. 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! Here we go! 

Hint #1 (Career Length): This player spent a total of  7 seasons in the MLB. During this time, he made appearances for the following teams: Texas Rangers, Cleveland and Atlanta Braves. 

Hint #2 (Jersey Numbers): During his 7 seasons in the big leagues, this player wore the following jersey numbers: 0, 20, 1 and 8. He wore 1 with the Braves.

Do you think you know it already? If so, jump to the last slide to check your answer. If not, use the next page for more hints. 

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Hint #3 (Individual Accolades): This player was never an all-star nor did he win a World Series title. The closest he came to winning an individual award was finishing 4th in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 1985. 

Hint #4 (Braves Stats): This player was with the Braves in 1989 and 1990. He played a total of 189 games for Atlanta across these two seasons because the first half of 1989, he was with Cleveland. 

Hint #5 (Random Fact): This player was oddly drafted on six separate occasions. The Texas Rangers were the team to select him two times and ended up being the team he began his career with in 1985. 

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Answer: Oddibe McDowell

Oddibe McDowell began his MLB career with the Texas Rangers in 1985 at the age of 22. He hit .239 with 18 homers and 42 RBIs to go along with 25 stolen bases that season. That was good enough to finish within the top 5 of Rookie of the year voting. 

McDowell came to Atlanta mid-season of 1989 and played 76 games. He came back for a full season in 1990 which turned out to be his last season in a Braves uniform. 

In 189 games with Atlanta, McDowell hit .272 with 14 home runs and 49 runs batted in while swiping 28 bases. 

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