MONDAY
Q. Who
was the first modern National League right-hander to strike out 300 batters in
a season?
Hint: He
did it two seasons in a row.
Hint: His
modern National League record for most strikeouts in a season by a right-hander
has been eclipsed only by Curt Schilling.
Hint: Stephen
Strasburg came within one K of matching his (shared) record for most strikeouts
in his first major league game.
Twint: Only
future MVP Jeff Burroughs was selected before him in the 1969 June draft.
A. J.R. Richard (303 K in 1978, 313 K in
1979; Schilling
319 K in 1997, 316 K in 2002; 15 K in 1st G on 05-Sep-1971,
record shared w/Karl Spooner)
FCR - David
Ramsden, Barcelona, Spain
TUESDAY
Q. Who
was the second modern National League right-hander to strike out 300 batters in
a season?
Hint: Officially
Roger Craig’s tutelage turned him into a star, but according to opponents he
only became great after he started scuffing the ball.
Hint: In
a 2002 ESPN poll he was labeled the third-biggest cheater in baseball history,
ahead of admitted cheats such as Joe Niekro and Gaylord Perry.
Hint: He
was the first player to win the NLCS MVP Award while playing for the losing
team.
Twint: He
pitched a perfect game for Pepperdine
four months before becoming a second-round draft pick.
A. Mike Scott (306 K in 1986; 2002 ESPN
poll; 1986 NLCS MVP while losing to the Mets; College perfect game 17-Feb-1976,
chosen in second
round of 1976 June draft)
FCR - Mark
Pattison, Washington, DC
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
finished second to Albert Pujols in the 2001 National League Rookie of the Year
balloting?
Hint: He
was named NL Rookie Pitcher of the Year by The
Sporting News that year.
Hint: He
pitched the first inning of a combined no-hitter against the Yankees.
Hint: He
won a gold medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Twint: After
publicly complaining about being demoted to the bullpen in 2012, manager Ron
Washington pulled him from his next start, one out before he would have
received credit for a win.
A. Roy Oswalt (82 points in 2001 NL
RoY voting; combined w- Peter Munro,
Kirk
Saarloos, Brad Lidge,
Octavio
Dotel & Billy Wagner
on 11-Jun-2003;
pulled @ 4.2 IP on 18-Aug-2012)
FCR - David
Ramsden, Barcelona, Spain
THURSDAY
Q. What
pitcher had the most career victories among brothers whose sibling had more
wins?
Hint: He
only led the league in wins one time, and then he had to share the title with
his brother.
Hint: He
finished a close second to Bruce Sutter in the Cy Young voting that year, while
his brother finished a distant sixth.
Hint: He
had to wait more than 21 years for his first chance to pitch in the World
Series. His brother never made it that far in 24 major league seasons.
Twint: He
was one of two pitchers in the no-risk free agent class of 1988.
A. Joe Niekro (221 career W to Phil’s
318 [Jim
Perry had 215]; 21 W, tied w- Phil in 1979; 1979 NL
CYA voting; Donnie Moore
was the other pitcher, along with position players Juan
Beniquez, Tom Brookens,
Carlton
Fisk, Kirk
Gibson & Butch Wynegar)
FCR - Jason
Schmidt, New York, NY
FRIDAY
Q. Who
was the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the Expos?
Hint: Only
Bob Forsch, Tommy Greene & David Cone matched his feat.
Hint: He
made his Major League debut on his 18th birthday, finishing the
first inning by striking out Willie Mays, but then opened the second inning by
giving up a home run to Orlando Cepeda and ended up taking the loss.
Hint: He
jumped from the Astros broadcast booth to become the team’s manager, never
managing at any other level before or after.
Twint: His
number was retired the year after he retired from managing.
Twint: The
Houston, Texas-area chapter of SABR is named for him.
Twint: He
is also an active SABR member.
A. Larry Dierker (no-hitter vs. Expos 09-Jul-1976;
Forsch 26-Sep-1983,
Greene 23-May-1991,
Cone 18-Jul-1999;
debut 22-Sep-1964;
Astros broadcaster 1979-1996, manager 1997-2001; #49 retired by Astros in 2002)
FCR - Bill
Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
SATURDAY
Q. Whose
$121 million contract signed during the 2000-01 off-season was, at the time,
the largest contract in baseball history?
Hint: He
held the record for two days.
Hint: He
was the first Major League pitcher to throw a regular-season pitch in Japan.
Hint: He
was the first pitcher to win the Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award in
the same season.
Twint: He
only received Cy Young Award votes once, finishing second to former teammate Randy
Johnson.
A. Mike Hampton (signed 09-Dec-2000, A-Rod
[$252M] & Manny
[$160M] signed 11-Dec; Opening Day starter for the Mets in Tokyo
29-Mar-2000;
GG/SS 2003; 2nd in 1999 NL
CYA voting)
FCR - David
Krassin, New York, NY
SUNDAY
Q. Who
was the next Dodgers pitcher to win a postseason game after the team won the
1988 World Series?
Hint: He
holds the National League record for most home runs surrendered in a season.
Hint: He
gave up the home run that moved Mark McGwire ahead of Reggie Jackson on the
career home run list.
Hint: He
was the first active player to sing the National Anthem before a game in the 21st
Century.
Twint: After
retiring as a player he focused on his musical career as a bachata singer.
A. Jose Lima (NLDS W 09-Oct-2004;
48 HR in 2000; McGwire’s
564th HR 14-Jul-2001;
Anthem
13-May-2004;
Bachata)
FCR - Paul
Hirsch, Danville, CA
WEEKLY THEME
– Houston Astros 20 game winners
Dierker 1969 (20)
Hampton 1999 (22)
Lima 1999 (21)
Niekro 1979 (21), 1980 (20)
Oswalt 2004 (20), 2005 (20)
Richard 1976 (20)
Scott 1989 (20)
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Paul
Sekula, Arlington, VA
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