Template:Did you know nominations/Eli Grba

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:16, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Eli Grba[edit]

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Eli Grba

... that Eli Grba (pictured) was the first player chosen by the Los Angeles Angels in the 1960 MLB expansion draft and their first starting pitcher?
- ALT1: ... that Casey Stengel recommended the Los Angeles Angels select Eli Grba (pictured) in the 1960 MLB expansion draft?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/William McSherry

5x expanded by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 22:51, 28 January 2019 (UTC).

Doing... starting review for nomination. Flibirigit (talk) 04:11, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article expanded more than fivefold from between January 24 and 28. Length and sourcing are adequate. The prose is neutral and no plagiarism detected. Hook is interesting and cited inline as per the LA Times article. Photo is freely licensed on the commons. QPQ complete. Overall, a job well done and good to go. Flibirigit (talk) 04:28, 12 February 2019 (UTC)