MONDAY
Q. Who
holds the career record for games played, at-bats, plate appearances, times on
base, singles and outs made?
Hint: He
was traded only once, straight-up for Tom Lawless.
Hint: He
was the oldest player in the league for each of his last three seasons.
Hint: Phil
Niekro, in the other league, was the oldest in the Majors for those three
seasons.
Twint: The
baseball world celebrated him breaking a revered record on 11-Sep-1985, but
research shows that he most likely broke the record three days earlier.
A. Pete Rose (3562 G, 14053 AB, 15890 PA,
5929 TOB, 3215 1B, 10328 OM; NL old man 1984-86; Niekro 2yrs 2wks
older; traded for Lawless 16-Aug-1984;
4192nd H 11-Sep-1985, research
has shown that Cobb may have “only” had 4,189 career H, which means Rose passed
him on 08-Sep-1985)
FCRs - Steven
Elsberry, Windsor Heights, IA @ 1:24:19
a.m.
Mark
Linneman, Sacramento, CA @ 1:35:43
a.m.
Rick
Gross, Miami, FL @
1:35:49 a.m.
Alan
Work, White Plains, NY @
1:35:58 a.m.
Donald
Harrison, Fairfield, CT @
1:36:05 a.m.
Steve Van Wagener, Bethesda, MD @ 1:36:12 a.m.
normank@rogers.com @ 1:36:19 a.m.
Vickie
Riggsbee, Raleigh, NC @
1:36:25 a.m.
Jess
Forrest, Chicago, IL @
1:36:32 a.m.
Blake
Sherry, Dublin, OH @ 1:41:23
a.m.
MONDAY MADNESS
Q. Which
Hall of Famer, more famous for his bat than his glove, holds the AL record for
most career errors committed by an outfielder?
Hint: He
also holds the record for most career steals of home.
Hint: He
had an intense rivalry with teammate Sam Crawford.
Hint: He
observed, years after his retirement, “In legend I am a sadistic, slashing,
swashbuckling despot who waged war in the guise of sport.”
Hint: Few
of his contemporaries would disagree.
Twint: Trivia
list member Norm Coleman regularly performs a one-man show as this famous
Tiger.
A. Ty Cobb (271 E; 54 steals of home; Norm “Ty Cobb” Coleman)
FCR - Alan
Work, White Plains, NY @ 7:55:13
p.m.
Matt
Gibson, Barboursville, WV @ 7:55:40
p.m.
Michael Daponde, Sacramento, CA @ 7:55:48 p.m.
Bob
Yahr, Milwaukee, WI @
7:57:27 p.m.
Bob
Wilber, Spokane, WA @
7:58:04 p.m.
Andrew
Milner, Bryn Mawr, PA @ 7:58:04
p.m.
Phil
Hertz @
7:58:34 p.m.
Paul Hirsch, Danville, CA @ 7:58:38 p.m.
Glenn Vasey, Lancaster, PA @ 7:58:46 p.m.
Rockwell
Hoffman, Glenside, PA @ 7:59:27 p.m.
TUESDAY
Q. Who
won two legs of the NL Triple Crown in 1957?
Hint: He
had won the third leg the prior season.
Hint: Statues
of him reside outside Turner Field, Miller Park and Carson Park (in Eau Claire,
WI).
Hint: He
holds the record for most home runs hit for one franchise.
Hint: He
threw out the first pitch at both the 2000 and 2002 All-Star Games.
Hint: He
received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Bill Clinton and the
Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush.
Hint: Although
he has twice endorsed Barack Obama, the President has not given him any awards
(yet).
Twint: When
he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1982, only Ty Cobb had received a higher
percentage of votes.
A. Hank Aaron (44 HR, 132 RBI in 1957;
.328 AVG led the NL in 1956; 733 HR as a Milwaukee/Atlanta Brave; 97.8% HOF
vote, 2nd at the time to Cobb’s 98.2%)
FCR - Rick
Brody, Austin, TX @
3:38:42 a.m.
Al
Blumkin, Brooklyn, NY @
4:58:43 a.m.
Steve
Haas, Clarksville, MD @ 5:01:28 a.m.
Art Springsteen, Sunapee, NH @ 5:13:27 a.m.
Mitch
Nolan, Langhorne, PA @
5:17:18 a.m.
Dave
Mason, Ottawa, ON @ 5:37:03
a.m.
Christopher
Bell, New York, NY @ 5:37:46 a.m.
Rick
Fink, Edison, NJ @
6:01:41 a.m.
Matt
Gibson, Barboursville, WV @
6:02:30 a.m.
John Wanamaker, Binghamton, NY @ 6:07:22 a.m.
WEDNESDAY
Q. Which
player joined the Mets after team owner Horace Stoneham admitted he could not
guarantee any post-retirement income?
Hint: Though
his total dropped each year, he led the National League in stolen bases each
year from 1956-59.
Hint: He
also led the league with the most times caught stealing for the first two of
those years.
Hint: He
was the first player to score 2,000 runs in the National League.
Hint: Hank
Aaron and Barry Bonds are the only others to do so. [N.B.
Pete Rose also did it.]
Twint: When
the Giants moved to San Francisco he bought two homes there, but ended up
living in Atherton, CA.
A. Willie Mays (traded to Mets
11-May-1972; 40, 38, 31 & 27 SB respectively; 2000th R 26-Sep-1971; Aaron 2,107 NL R, Bonds 2,227 NL R, Rose 2,1655 NL R; Atherton)
FCR - Al
Blumkin, Brooklyn, NY @
2:05:12 a.m.
Damian
Begley, New York, NY @ 2:09:53
a.m.
Bob
Stuart, Scarborough, ON @
2:10:26 a.m.
Rick
Brody, Austin, TX @
2:20:26 a.m.
John
Null, Sugarland, TX @
2:21:53 a.m.
Michael
Daponde, Sacramento, CA @ 2:22:12 a.m.
Bob
Archer, Sacramento, CA @
2:24:29 a.m.
Rod
Nelson, Detroit, MI @
2:32:59 a.m.
Saul
Wisnia, Newton Center, MA @ 2:43:26
a.m.
Alan
Chen, Denver, CO @
2:43:36 a.m.
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
is the only player to amass 100 walks, 100 stolen bases and 100 runs in the
same season more than once?
Hint: He
also holds the record for most times caught stealing in a season.
Hint: He
won a Gold Glove Award before he became notorious for his showboating “snatch
catches”.
Hint: The
A’s retired #24 in his honor, though it was only one of four numbers he wore
for the team.
Hint: Bill
James claimed, “If you could split him in two, you’d have two Hall of Famers.”
Twint: He
was twice traded for Eric Plunk.
A. Rickey Henderson (100 BB, SB & R
1980, 82-83, Billy Hamilton [1891]
is the only other player to do so; 42 CS in 1982; 1981 GG; also wore 22, 35
& 39 for OAK; traded for Plunk 05-Dec-1984
& 21-Jun-1989)
FCR - Pete
Cottrell, Gaithersburg, MD @
6:03:05 p.m.
Will
McCracken, Bradenton, FL @
6:03:22 p.m.
Matt
Gibson, Barboursville, WV @
6:03:31 p.m.
David Krassin, New York, NY @ 6:03:57 p.m.
Alan Work, White Plains, NY @ 6:03:58 p.m.
Fred
Worth, Arkadelphia, AR @
6:04:29 p.m.
Jack
Kelly, Lexington, KY @ 6:04:30
p.m.
Blake
Sherry, Dublin, OH @ 6:05:08
p.m.
Elijah
Kaplan, Teaneck, NJ @
6:05:28 p.m.
Arieh Siegal,
Austin, TX @ 6:05:43
p.m.
THURSDAY
Q. In
2004, who was rated by ESPN as the third-best all-around athlete of all time,
behind only Jim Brown and Jim Thorpe?
Hint: He
was the 1972 Alaska Goldpanners team MVP, the year before winning the College
World Series MVP.
Hint: Although
he was a pitcher in college, he made his Major League debut as a right fielder.
Hint: During
his first season in the Majors, he bought blocks of tickets to distribute to
families who could not afford to attend games.
Hint: With
an average attendance of only 7,500 fans per game, there were plenty of tickets
available.
Twint: His
accidental radio invitation to all the children in San Diego was the impetus
for open All-Star batting practices.
Twint: He
is now an ESPN analyst.
A. Dave
Winfield (ESPN athlete rankings;
ESPN Baseball Tonight analyst; After buying his by-then-usual block of tickets
for the 1978 All-Star Game, he went on the air and invited “all the kids of San
Diego” to attend. The Winfield
Foundation brought the unexpectedly large crowd into batting practice,
launching the now-popular event.)
FCR - Dave
Krassin, New York, NY @
3:35:09 p.m.
Bob
Newton, Bethesda, MD @
3:35:37 p.m.
Bob
Wilber, Spokane, WA @
3:36:46 p.m.
Gene
Rudzinski, Buffalo, NY @
3:36:53 p.m.
Art
Springsteen, Sunapee, NH @
3:37:17 p.m.
Doug
Rose, Crestwood, KY @
3:51:15 p.m.
Steve
Van Wagener, Bethesda, MD @
3:38:32 p.m.
John
Wilson, Mesa, AZ @
3:38:54 p.m.
John
Michael Pierobon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL @
3:39:21 p.m.
Rockwell
Hoffman, Glenside, PA @
3:40:27 p.m.
FRIDAY
Q. Who
was the first player to retire with 3,000 hits and 400 home runs in the
American League?
Hint: Only
Cal Ripken Jr. has joined him since.
Hint: His
career games played record was broken the year after he retired.
Hint: He
signed what is believed to be the first half-million dollar contract.
Twint: He
replaced Ted Williams as Red Sox left fielder.
A. Carl
Yastrzemski (3,419 H, 452 HR; Ripken 3,184 H, 431 HR; GP record broken by Pete Rose 29-Jun-1984; signed
3-year contract for $167,000/yr. [$500,000 total] in 1971)
FCR - John
Rickert, Terre Haute, IN @ 12:24:13
a.m.
Arieh Siegal, Austin, TX @ 12:26:49 a.m.
Matt Gibson,
Barboursville, WV @ 12:26:55 a.m.
Peter
Beagle, Oakland, CA @ 12:36:52
a.m.
Ron
Kaufman, Thornhill, ON @ 12:27:47
a.m.
Jimmy
Goggin, Williamsburg, VA @ 12:28:28
a.m.
Paul
Hirsch, Danville, CA @ 12:29:13
a.m.
Judah
Kaplan, Teaneck, NJ @ 12:31:27
a.m.
Bob
Kimball, Washington, DC @ 12:32:33 a.m.
Jerry
Kahn, Queens, NY @ 12:46:27
a.m.
SATURDAY
Q. Who
was the first player to appear in 162 games in a season without playing in the
field?
Hint: He
is the only player to appear in 500 games for four different teams.
Hint: He
is also the only player to get 500 hits for four teams.
Hint: He
was once traded for Donn Clendenon, but Clendenon threatened to retire rather
than report to his new team.
Hint: Bowie
Kuhn intervened and the teams worked out alternative compensation.
Twint: He
received a three-minute standing ovation from a record-setting crowd in his
first game back in Montreal after returning to the Expos.
A. Rusty
Staub (162 G as DH in 1978; 500 G for Mets [942], Colt .45s/Astros [833],
Tigers [549] & Expos [518]; 500 H for Colt .45s/Astros [742], Mets [709],
Tigers [582] & Expos [531]; traded for Clendenon 22-Jan-1969;
59,000-fan ovation 27-Jul-1979)
FCR - Mark
DeLodovico, Rockville, MD @ 12:17:22 a.m.
Ron
Kaufman, Thornhill, ON @ 12:19:41 a.m.
Madison
McEntire, Bryant, AR @ 12:28:52
a.m.
Paul
Meagher, Washington, DC @ 12:30:33 a.m.
John
Null, Sugarland, TX @ 12:34:38 a.m.
Rod
Nelson, Detroit, MI @ 12:43:14 a.m.
Tony
Nicolo @ 12:46:36 a.m.
Bradley
Curtis, Roseville, CA @ 1:05:06
a.m.
Michael
Daponde, Sacramento, CA @ 1:35:14 a.m.
Ken
Auerbach, Bronxville, NY @ 1:38:08
a.m.
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Whose
record for hits by a Dominican was passed by Vladimir Guerrero in 2011?
Hint: When
passed by Guerrero, it was not the first time he had surrendered the record.
Hint: He
was the only player to collect an RBI in the 1990 All-Star Game.
Hint: His
career included two stints in the Japanese League (NPB), two stints in the
Mexican League (LMB) and one stop in the Korean League (KBL).
Hint: He
hit over .400 during both of his LMB seasons.
Hint: He
was the last-active player to have been included in the Nintendo (NES) RBI
Baseball video game.
Twint: He
was teammates with both Pete Rose and Jared Saltalamacchia.
Twint: He
was the last-active batter to face a pitcher who had also pitched to Ted
Williams.
A. Julio
Franco (2586 H passed by Guerrero 26-Sep-2011; Passed by
Tony Fernandez 20‑Jun‑1999, Retook
the record with his second hit on 19‑Aug‑2002; 2 RBI in 1990 All-Star Game; 1995
& 1998 NPB, 1999 & 2001 LMB, 2000 KBL; RBI
Baseball released in 1987; teammate w-Rose on 1982 Phillies, w-Salty on 2007 Braves; Jim Kaat vs. Williams: 27‑Sep‑1959, RBI
single & RBI double; 22-Apr-1960, 0-1; Kaat
vs. Franco: 25‑Apr‑1982, IBB)
FCR - Bob
Kimball, Washington, DC @ 3:28:42 p.m.
Steven
Young, Middletown, MD @ 3:29:08 p.m.
Reif
Faulkner, Lakewood, CO @ 3:29:37 p.m.
Dan
Silverberg, Aventura, FL @ 3:31:10
p.m.
David
Krassin, New York, NY @ 3:33:13 p.m.
Derek
Norin, Arlington, VA @ 3:33:31 p.m.
David
Knox, Pinson, AL @ 3:33:52 p.m.
J.J.
McCoy, Washington, DC @ 3:34:03 p.m.
Kevin
Epstein, San Antonio, TX @ 3:34:35
p.m.
Ron
Kaufman, Thornhill, ON @ 3:36:56 p.m.
SUNDAY
Q. Before
Frankie Hayes and Ray Mueller in 1944, who was the last player to catch all of
his team’s games for a full season?
Hint: Nolan
Ryan was the first player to match his Major League longevity record.
Hint: Matt
Stairs broke his team-jumping record when Stairs played for his 12th
Major League team in 2010.
Hint: In
2011 Tim Wakefield broke his record as oldest Red Sox player.
Twint: He
had six stints as a Major League manager, but never had a winning record.
A. Deacon
McGuire (133 G [including 5 tied] for the 1895 Washington Senators,
Hayes for the 1944 A’s, Mueller for the 1944 Reds)
FCR - Mark
DeLodovico, Rockville, MD @ 12:13:11 a.m.
Len
Levin, Providence, RI @ 12:17:12 a.m.
Jack
Sullivan, Louisville, KY @ 12:19:50 a.m.
Dick
Adams, Ellicott City, MD @ 12:23:03 a.m.
Bill
Deane, Cooperstown, NY @ 12:27:10 a.m.
Darrell
Hanson, Altoona, IA @ 12:32:22 a.m.
Tom
White, Houston, TX @ 12:33:39 a.m.
Dave
Serota, Kalamazoo, MI @ 12:39:42 a.m.
Al
Blumkin, Brooklyn, NY @ 1:39:52 a.m.
Damian
Begley, New York, NY @ 2:38:05 a.m.
WEEKLY THEME
– Players whose last Major League home run came more than 22 years after their
first.
Player First
HR Off Last HR Off Elapsed Total
Aaron 23-Apr-1954 Vic Raschi 20-Jul-1976 Dick Drago 22y 88d 755
Cobb 23-Sep-1905 Cy Falkenberg 16-May-1928 Mel Harder 23y 236d 117
Franco 09-Apr-1983 Tippy Martinez 04-May-2007 Randy Johnson 24y 25d 173
Henderson 17-Sep-1979 Steve Comer 20-Jul-2003 Woody Williams 23y 307d 297
Mays 28-May-1951 Warren Spahn 17-Aug-1973 Don Gullett 22y 81d 660
McGuire 13-Aug-1884 Larry McKeon 25-Jul-1907 Ed Siever 22y 346d 45
Rose 03-May-1963 Ernie Broglio 06-Sep-1985 Derek Bothello 22y 119d 160
Staub 03-Jun-1963 Don Drysdale 22-Jun-1985 Jeff Reardon 22y 19d 292
Winfield 21-Jun-1973 Ken Forsch 27-Jul-1995 Tim Belcher 22y 36d 465
Yaz 09-May-1961 Jerry Casale 10-Sep-1983 Rick Sutcliffe 22y 124d 452
N.B.: Stan Musial missed
joining this elite group by a mere seven days.
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – No
one.
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