Possum Whitted was good, but he was no Manny Ramirez

Some interesting Manny stuff from today's Dodgers game notes, the daily packet of info that is given to the media by the PR staff. Just for kicks, I looked up Possum Whitted on baseball-reference.com. He was a versatile guy, mostly an outfielder but also played at least 41 career games at each of the four infield spots. He was also a member of the 1914 Boston Braves, who staged one of the biggest World Series upsets of all time by beating the heavily favored (and much better) Philadelphia A's. He died in 1962 at age 72.

Here's the stuff:

► Ramirez has 14 homers and 40 RBI in his first 38 games with the Dodgers. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he is the first mid-season acquisition to collect 14 homers and 40 RBI in his first 40 games with a new team since 1949, when Hank Sauer had 15 home runs and 47 RBIs in his first 40 games with the Cubs after coming over in a mid-June trade from the Reds.
► Ramirez has a .396 batting average, the second-highest average for any midseason acquisition since 1900 (minimum 80 PA). The top mark was set by Cesar Cedeno with the 1985 St. Louis Cardinals (.434). Oscar Gamble (.389, 1979 Yankees) and Possum Whitted (1919 Pirates) are tied for third on the list. Source: STATS, LLC