MONDAY
Q. What former Cardinal, Giant, Indian, Twin and White Sox pitcher is the Philadelphia Phillies career leader in wins?
Hint: He is also their leader in career strikeouts.
SABR Hint: ...also in wild pitches.
Twint: He twice held the career MLB strikeout record before ceding it for good.
Twint: He is now in fourth place on the all-time list.
A. Steve Carlton (241 W; 3,031 K; 120 WP; 4,136 K)
First Correct Respondent – Rick Zucker, St. Louis
TUESDAY
Q. Who is the only pitcher in major league history to walk more than 2,500 batters?
Hint: He is also the only one to walk more than 2,000 batters.
SABR Hint: Frankly, no one else even has 1,900.
SABR Hint: …or even 1,850.
Twint: He used to soak his hands in pickle juice after games.
A. Nolan Ryan (2,795 BB [S. Carleton has 1,833; 17 K 15-Jul-1973)
FCR - Stephan Bonfield, Calgary, AB
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who was the last pitcher to get his 300th win while pitching for the New York Yankees?
Hint: He was the winning pitcher of the 7th game of the 1983 College World Series.
SABR Hint: He was the first pitcher to throw a one-hitter in the LCS.
Twint: A strikeout artist, he has four sons, each of whose first names begins with the letter K.
A. Roger Clemens (13-Jun-2003; 1983 NCAA; LCS 14-Oct-2000; sons Koby, Kory, Kacy, and Kody).
FCR - Al Blumkin, Brooklyn
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who was the only pitcher besides Roger Clemens to win his 300th game while a Yankee?
Hint: He twice played in the LCS, thirteen years apart, but never played in a World Series.
SABR Hint: He the original manager of the Colorado Silver Bullets women’s baseball team.
Twint: His nickname is based on his most famous pitch.
A. Phil Niekro (06-Oct-1985; Bullets Mgr; NLCS 1969 & 1982; “Knucksie”)
FCR - David Krassin, New York
THURSDAY
Q. Who was the first St. Louis Browns player to earn $25,000 in a year?
Hint: He was the starting pitcher for the American League in the All-Star game one year.
SABR Hint: Of him, Ted Williams said, “He could throw anything up there and get me out.”
Twint: The U.S. Postal Service issued a special post mark in his honor.
FCR - John Rickert, Terre Haute
FRIDAY
Q. Whose no-hitter ought really to have been a one-hitter, because a batter-runner failed to touch first base after hitting a ball off the wall.
Hint: The batter/runner, the opposing team’s pitcher, standing at second base, was called out for not touching first.
Hint: In his next game, he gave up only one hit and only then because a ball that bounced off the third baseman’s chest was ruled a hit.
SABR Hint: He surrendered the first of Ruth’s 60 home runs in 1927.
Twint: In his rookie year, he pitched in eighteen major league games without a win or a save.
A. Howard Ehmke (07-Sep-1923, Opposing pitcher batter/runner Slim Harris, next game 11-Sep-1923: The lone base runner was erased on a double play; Howie Shanks 3rd baseman; Ruth HR 15-Apr-1927; 1915 Buffalo Blues of the Federal League)
FCR - John Shiffert, Morrow, GA
SATURDAY
Q. Whose famous nickname was shared with his father who ladled out free soup to the needy from his restaurant?
Hint: He is the only pitcher to strikeout the side on nine pitches in an extra inning.
Hint: He hit 24 home runs for a minor league team and the next year won 22 games for the same team.
SABR hint: He gave up six home runs in a single game, tying the 20th century record.
SABR hint: He was still the winning pitcher.
SABR hint: The six home runs were by only three players, all now Hall of Famers.
Twint: As a scout, he signed Ralph Kiner.
A. Sloppy Thurston (22-Aug-1923 12th inning: Beauty McGowan, Chick Galloway, Sammy Hale; HRs 13-Aug-1932 by Bill Terry [3], Mel Ott [2] and Fred Lindstrom [1].)
FCR - Dave MacEntee, Beacon, NY
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Who pitched the last no-hitter of the 19th century?
Hint: He stayed in shape by pitching batting practice for his team for forty years after his retirement from the majors.
SABR Hint: He was once called baseball’s best piano player.
Twint: His nickname, according to one account, was earned because he used to carry noodle soup to his father for lunch.
Twint: His father worked in a piano factory.
FCR - John Rickert, Terre Haute
SUNDAY
Q. Whose best season saw him leading the league in innings pitched, games started, complete games, hits allowed and losses?
Hint: During his big season, the Braves made a technical play for his services.
SABR Hint: The ensuing court case led to John K. Tener’s resignation as National League president.
Twint: He was the winning pitcher in Babe Ruth’s first game as a Yankee.
A. Scott Perry (06-Aug-1918; 14-Apr-1920)
FCR - Dave MacEntee, Beacon, NY
WEEKLY THEME – Pitchers who won 20 game for a last place team.
Pitcher Team Year Record Team’s
First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Paul Vastola, Fanwood, NJ (after the Niekro question)
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