This week’s guest author is the
prolific Barry Sparks of York, PA.
MONDAY
Q. Who
holds the Boston Red Sox consecutive game hitting streak with 34?
Hint: He
led American League outfielders in assists and double plays three times and
putouts twice.
Hint: He
represented Navy in the 1944 Army-Navy Services World Series.
Twint: Author
David Halberstam described him as "probably the most underrated player of
his day."
A. Dom DiMaggio. (assists, '40, '42, '47;
putouts '42, '48; double plays '42, 47, '52; September 1944 in Hawaii; Quoted
in The
Teammates; Streak 1949)
FCR - Matt
Gibson, Barboursville, WV
TUESDAY
Q. Who
won a National League batting title at age 22?
Hint: He
was said to be the fastest from home to first in his day.
Hint: He
shares a nickname with a Hall of Fame basketball player.
Twint: Leo
Durocher said he might have been better than Willie Mays.
Twint: Few
outfielders today know that he is the one to thank for the padded walls in most
parks.
A. Pete Reiser (.343 in 1941; "Pistol
Pete" Maravich; Had a reputation for crashing into immoveable outfield
structures.)
FCR - Andrew
Milner, Bryn Mawr, PA
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
had a pair of 26-game hit streaks in the same season?
Hint: President
Nixon named him as a reserve outfielder on his pre-1945 National League team.
Hint: He
holds the National League season record for runs scored.
Twint: He
was the first Phillie to bat in an All-Star Game.
A. Chuck Klein (Streaks 1930; 158 runs in
1930; AS AB 06‑Jul‑1933)
FCR - Patrick
Fazzone, Arlington, VA
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
once said, "Managing a ballclub is like getting malaria. Once you're bitten by the bug, it's difficult
to get it out of your bloodstream."?
Hint: He
served as a paratrooper in the Army in World War II.
Hint: He
was chosen as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates' Team of the Century in 1999.
Twint: His
trademark was a rocking chair from which he would hold court with the press.
A. Danny Murtaugh (Rocking
chair)
FCR - Bill
Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
THURSDAY
Q. Who
played in four World Series, all for the losing team?
Hint: Can’t
blame him. He hit .348 over the four
Series.
Hint: He
received MVP votes for eight consecutive seasons.
Twint: When
he retired in 1947, he had the fourth most career walks.
Twint: He
had the highest career on-base percentage of any modern-day third baseman until
Wade Boggs surpassed his mark.
A. Stan Hack (WS 1932, 35, 38 & 45; MPV
votes 1938-1945; 1,092 BB; .394 for Hack and .414 for Boggs)
FCR - Steve
Schwartz, Chico, CA
FRIDAY
Q. Who
led the American League in hits in 1948?
Hint: His
major league career lasted just six seasons.
Hint: He
played in the 1949 All-Star game, appearing as a pinch-runner and later
singling off Howie Pollet.
Twint: After
his major league career, he played four seasons in the Pacific Coast League and
led the league in hitting with a .366 average in 1953.
A. Bob Dillinger (207 H; 1946-51, 753 G; ASG 12‑Jul‑1949;
PCL
1952-55)
FCR - Bill
Lewers, McLean, VA
SATURDAY
Q. Who
was the first player to hit two home runs in the same All-Star Game?
Hint: He
batted .364 in nine All-Star Games.
Hint: He
drowned at age 40 in a boating accident.
Twint: In
2001, Bill James called him the second best shortstop in major league history.
A. Arky Vaughan (7th inning off Sid Hudson,
8th inning off Eddie Smith,
ASG 08‑Jul‑1941)
FCR - Paul
Hirsch, Danville, CA
SUNDAY
Q. Who
did Jackie Robinson say was the first opposing player to wish him good luck and
treat him like a man?
Hint: He
was involved in a serious car crash after the 1941 season and missed the next
two seasons before returning in 1944.
Hint: He
was once involved in a minor league brawl that required 55 cops to restore
order.
Twint: His
nickname was "Jeep."
A. Lee Handley, (Brawl: 1953 Pacific Coast
League game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Hollywood Stars)
FCR - Bradley
Curtis, Roseville, CA
WEEKLY THEME
– Players who led the league in stolen bases with 20 or fewer
Player Team SB Year
Dillinger St. Louis Browns 20 1949
DiMaggio Boston Red Sox 15 1950
Hack Chicago Cubs 16 1938
Hack Chicago Cubs 17 1939
Handley Pittsburgh
Pirates 17 1939
Klein Philadelphia
Phillies 20 1932
Murtaugh Philadelphia
Phillies 18 1941
Reiser Brooklyn Dodgers 20 1942
Vaughan Brooklyn Dodgers 20 1943
First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Joe Ullian, Santa Barbara, CA
(after the Klein Q.)
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