04-Jun-2012
MONDAY
Q. Who
hit the first home run for the New York Metropolitans?
Hint: He
later managed them to World Series glory on an almost mythical level.
Twint: He
was Don Drysdale's first roommate with the Dodgers.
A. Gil Hodges (HR 11-Apr-1962;
1969 WS
Champs)
FCR - Bob
Newton, Bethesda, MD
TUESDAY
Q. Who
holds the National League record for the most consecutive games played?
Hint: No
first baseman posted a fielding average of 1.000 in a full season before he did
it in 1984.
Hint: Only
he and two Hall of Famers can boast of being All-Star Game Most Valuable
Players twice.
Twint: One
year, he began with a 21 game hitting streak and ended a 20 game hitting streak
on the final day of the season.
A. Steve Garvey (1,207 G 03-Sep-1975
thru 29-Jul1983
[the last G he played in ‘83]; 1.000
F% 1984; ASG MVP 1978
& 1984;
Streaks 1978)
FCR - Reif
Faulkner, Lakewood, CO
TWOS-DAY
Q. Of
the 95 natives of the District of Columbia to play in the majors, only three
ever made All-Star appearances. Name the
only one to do it seven times.
Hint: He
shattered one of baseball’s most sacred records.
Twint: He
was the first manager to guide a team against a team his son was on.
Twint: Based
on their scouting intel, the Topps baseball card company unwisely decided not
to sign him to a contract.
A. Maury Wills (AS 1961-66; 104 S in 1962
breaking Ty
Cobb,47-year-old record of 96)
FCR - Jim Casey, Savannah
WEDNESDAY
Q. Nolan
Ryan broke whose modern record of pitching 26 seasons in the majors?
Hint: No
left-hander in the modern era threw more career wild pitches.
Twint: He
surrendered the first home run at Anaheim Stadium.
Twint: He
still got the victory.
A. Tommy John (26 yrs: 1963-74, 76-89, Ryan
1966, 68-93; 187
WP; HR to Rick
Reichardt 19‑Apr‑1966)
FCR - Frank DiPrima, Morristown. NJ
D-DAY
SPECIAL
Q. Who
holds the America League record for most career putouts by a pitcher?
Hint: He
is the only American League pitcher to throw ten innings in a World Series Game
Seven.
Hint: He
once pitched a 10-inning shutout, halting Don Mattingly's 24-game hit streak in
the process.
Twint: His
American League record of 24 wild pitches in a season (while with a previous
team) was broken by a (current) teammate.
A. Jack Morris (387 PO; G 7 27-Oct-1991
=> He is, however, only the most recent.
Here are the others:
Cy Young 1903 Boston
Eddie Cicotte 1919 Chicago
Stan Coveleski 1920 Cleveland
Hal Newhouser 1945 Detroit
Johnny Kucks 1956 New York
Bill Terrry 1962 New York
Mickey Lolich 1968 Detroit
Bret Saberhagen 1985 Royals
;
SHO 27-Sep-1986
[It was also his 20th win of the season.]; WP surpassed by Blue Jays
Juan
Guzman in 1993 w/26)
FCR - Bob Newton, Bethesda, MD
THURSDAY
Q. Even
though he didn’t join them until 1952, who had the most at-bats for the Tigers
in the 1950s?
Hint: He
later managed the Brewers to their lone World Series appearance.
Twint: His
right leg had been amputated just a few months before he took over the team.
A. Harvey Kuenn (4,372 AB; 1982 Brewers;
amputation Feb-1980)
FCR - Paul Hirsch, Danville, CA
FURTHERS-DAY
Q. Who
was the last manager of the St. Louis Browns?
Hint: As
a position player, he finished 6th on his team in batting average
yet still won that year’s Most Valuable Player Award.
Hint: Seven
of his teammates also received MVP votes that season.
Twint: He
was considered a pioneer because he was tall for a middle infielder.
Twint: He
made the All-Star team seven times even though he never had a season where he
hit over .280.
A. Marty Marion (1953 Browns; 1944 NL
MVP; 6’2”)
FCR - Michael Frank, New York
FRIDAY
Q. Who
was the reigning American League MVP when Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth’s
single-season home run record?
Hint: He
appeared in more World Series than any other player in the 1960s.
Twint: He
turned down an athletic scholarship from the University of Oklahoma for a
$5,000 signing bonus to play professional baseball close to home.
A. Roger Maris (WS in 1960, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67 & 68; Signed
with the Indians and played for the 1953
Fargo-Moorehead Twins)
FCR - Paul Hirsch, Danville, CA
END-OF-THE-WEEK BONUS
Q. Who
set the American League record for hits by a rookie?
Hint: He
led the majors in hits that year and then led the AL in four of the next six
seasons.
Hint: After
he was done leading the league in hits, he led it in slugging percentage.
Twint: He
was the first ever player to hit a home run as a designated hitter.
Twint: He
hit it off a Hall of Fame pitcher.
A. Tony Oliva (217 H in 1964 [record now
held by Ichiro
with 242 in 2001]; SLG 1971 .546; DH HR 06-Apr-1973
off Catfish
Hunter)
FCR - P.L. Cohen, Brooklyn
SATURDAY
Q. What
ophidian slugger was the first position player to sign a $1,000,000-per-year
contract?
Hint: …
not counting Moses Malone or Bobby Hull.
Twint: He
once had two 22-game hitting streaks in the same season.
Twint: He
won an MVP playing with a broken jaw.
A. Dave Parker (“Cobra”; $5M 5-yr contract
Jan 1979; Streaks, MVP
1978)
FCR - Abbey Garber, Dallas
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Whom
did The Sporting News choose as the Pitcher of the Year notwithstanding the
fact that Sandy Koufax beat him out for the Cy Young Award?
Hint: He
was a Flying Dutchman.
Twint: His
broadcasting career of over 22 years is still not as long as his playing career
in the majors.
A. Jim Kaat (TSN AL POY 1966, last year the CYA
was awarded for both leagues; Hope
College Flying Dutchmen; 25 yrs 1959-83)
FCR - Gregg Gaylord, Chicago
SUNDAY
Q. Fill
in the blank: Rollie Fingers, Jeff
Reardon, ______________, Trevor Hoffman.
Hint: He
was scouted by Buck O’Neil.
Twint: Until
2008 he held the all-time record for major league games finished by a pitcher.
Twint: He
is now third on that list.
A. Lee Smith (Career saves leaders; 802 GF; Trevor
Hoffman 856, Mariano
Rivera 892)
FCR - Jason Schmidt, New
York
WEEKLY THEME
– Players receiving 1,000 total Hall of Fame votes without being elected
Player Votes (From-To)
Garvey 2,312 (1993-2007)
Hodges 3,010 (1969-1983)
John 1,885 (2003-2011)
Kaat 1,591 (1989-2003)
Kuenn 1,502 (1977-1991)
Marion 1,010 (1956-1973)
Maris 1,642 (1974-1988)
Morris 2,588 (2000-2012)
Oliva 2,138 (1982-1996)
Parker 1,174 (1997-2011)
Smith 2,329 (2003-2012)
Wills 1,680 (1978-1992)
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Gregg
Gaylord, Chicago
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