MONDAY
Q. Who
was traded away by the team for whom he would only get one of his 373 (not 363)
major league wins?
Hint: His
induction into baseball’s Hall of Fame was in the class just before John
McGraw’s.
Twint: He
began as a Red and ended as a Red. The
single win for them was the last of his career.
A. Christy Mathewson (HOF 1936)
FCR - Bob
Newton, Bethesda, MD
TUESDAY
Q. Which
pitcher won more games than any other lefty in history?
Hint: This
guy really DID have 363 career wins.
Hint: He
led the National League in strikeouts for four consecutive seasons.
Twint: He
won the Cy Young Award the second year it was awarded.
A. Warren Spahn (6th on the
career wins list; K lead 1949-52; CYA
1957)
FCR - Jim
Harris, Alexandria, VA
WEDNESDAY
Q. What
pitcher is the all-time leader in strikeouts per nine innings pitched?
Hint: Although
he led the American League in bases-on-balls in his first three years in the
junior circuit, he led the National League in strikeouts for four consecutive
seasons, the last pitcher to do so.
Hint: He
also the last American League pitcher to lead the league in strikeouts for four
consecutive seasons.
Twint: He
pitched for six different major league teams, though never any teams named for
birds.
Twint: He
did once, however, explode a bird with a pre-season pitch.
A. Randy Johnson (10.61K/9IP; AL BB
1990-92, NL K 1999-2002; Bird)
FCR - Alan Miller, Oakland
THURSDAY
Q. Who
is the second winningest left-handed pitcher of all time?
Hint: Although
only second in career strikeouts by a lefty, he is the all-time leader in bases‑on‑balls
by a lefty.
Twint: His
refusal to speak to the media during most of his career endeared him to very
few.
A. Steve Carlton (329 W; 4.136 K, 1,833
BB)
FCR - Paul Hirsch, Danville, CA
FRIDAY
Q. Who
is the only pitcher other than Cy Young Award winner Randy Jones to win 20
games in a season for the Padres?
Hint: He
has the highest career win-loss percentage in Padres history.
Hint: He
has the most wins in a season for the Indians since Bob Feller’s 26 in 1946.
Twint: He
was the last Indians pitcher to start 40 games in a season.
Twint: He
is the missing link between Alvin Dark and Neil Armstrong.
A. Gaylord Perry (21 W in 1978, Jones
w/20+ W 1975-76; .660 win-loss pct.; 24 W in 1972; 40 starts in 1972; Moon story)
FCR - Bill Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
SATURDAY
Q. Who
was the first Giant to win the Triple Crown?
Hint: He
holds the record for committing the most career errors at his position.
Twint: He
is the only pitcher to win his 300th career Major League game in the
Players League.
Twint: Before
Don Sutton faced Phil Niekro in 1986, he and Pud Galvin were the last pitchers
to oppose each other as starters after each had won his 300th game.
A. Tim Keefe (1888
NL pitching TC; 166 E as a P; 300th W 04-Jun-1890 for the PL NY Giants;
Keefe vs. Galvin 21-Jul-1892)
FCR - Peter Beagle, Oakland
SUNDAY
Q. Which
Hall of Famer was the starting pitcher in the first Major League game played at
the Polo Grounds?
Hint: He
was the first pitcher to lead his league in (most) walks for three consecutive
seasons.
Hint: Batting
for an injured Hank O’Day,
he is credited by some historians as having been the Major Leagues’ first
pinch-hitter.
Twint: He
was the first pitcher to strike out the first nine batters in a Major League
game.
A. Mickey Welch (Polo Grounds [SE]
inauguration 01-May-1883; 1884-86 NL BB Ldr; PH 10-Sep-1889; 1st 9
batters K’ed 28-Aug-1884)
FCR - Jared Lobdell., Elizabethtown, PA
WEEKLY THEME
– Giants pitchers who won 300 games
Pitcher As
a Giant Total Wins
Carlton 1 329
Johnson 8 303
Keefe 191 342
Mathewson 372 373
Perry 95 314
Spahn 3 363
Welch 238 307
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Greg
Gaylord, Chicago
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