MONDAY
Q. What
All-Star pitcher threw a complete-game victory to open the 1940 World Series?
Hint: He
became the highest-paid pitcher in the majors the next year, but responded by
losing 20 games.
Hint: He
often referred to himself in the third person.
Twint: He
had five separate stints with the American League team based in Washington, DC.
Twint: He
owns the highest ERA (5.08) of any pitcher in a twenty-win season.
A. Bobo
Newsom (G 1 1940
WS; 12-20 in 1941, earning
$35,000*; Senators 1935-37, 1942, 1943, 1946-47, 1952; 20-16 for
the Browns
in 1938 w/.5.08 ERA)
FCR - David
Serota, Kalamazoo, MI
TUESDAY
Q. Which
former Yankee bullpen ace was nicknamed the Gay Reliever?
Hint: He
led the American League in pitching appearances in consecutive seasons and in
games-finished for three such.
Hint: He
was voted to the American League All-Star team as a rookie.
Hint: He
comes from the same home town as a famous golfer with an army.
Twint: He
won the inaugural Babe Ruth Award for his performance in the 1949 World Series
against the Brooklyn Dodgers, winning game three of the Series.
A. Joe
Page (55 G in 1948, 60 G in 1949,
44 GF in 1947, 38 GF in 1948 & 48 GF in 1949; AS in 1944;
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Arnold Palmer; BRA voted on by the NYC
BBWA)
FCR - James
Shimer, Nottingham, PA
WEDNESDAY
Q. What
Dodger, with an intentionally-obfuscated mandible, is known for his sesquipedalian
yet esoteric media interlocutions?
Hint: He
is also a double ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery survivor.
Twint: He
led the National League in saves in 2010.
Twint: He
secured the saves title in a win on the final day of the season, giving his
team the division title.
Twint: The
team they beat that day would have won the division and their team’s closer
would have led in saves if the game had gone the other way.
A. Brian
Wilson (Beard,
beard;
UCL a/k/a Tommy John
surgery in 2003 & 2011; Pivotal game 03‑Oct‑2013. The other reliever was Heath Bell
of the Padres.)
FCR - Walt
Cherniak, Woodbine, MD
IN MEMORIAM
Q. Whose
baseball card from the 1952 Topps set was almost always in the worst shape?
Hint: One
in mint condition once sold at auction for over $80,000.
Hint: He
was the starting right fielder for the Braves for their first-ever home game in
Milwaukee.
Hint: Minor
League Los Angeles Angels President Pants Rowland once said he’d stake his
reputation on him.
Hint: It
was over his head in left field that Bobby Thomson’s famous home run flew.
Hint: He
was born in Wisconsin, but both his parents were born in Czechoslovakia.
Twint: He
played in four World Series for three different teams.
Twint: He
lost his starting outfield job on the Braves to Hank Aaron.
A. Andy
Pafko (His card was #1 in the
set and so was usually placed on top and took the most abuse. Typical
card; County
Stadium debut 14‑Apr‑1953;
Played on the 1943 Angels;
B. 21‑Feb‑1921 in Boyceville, WI; Played in WS with 1945 Cubs,
1952 Dodgers
& 1957-58 Braves.
[Pafko’s death leaves Lennie
Merullo as the only living person who has played in the World Series in a
Chicago Cubs uniform.])
FCR - Johnny
Palmer, Los Angeles, CA
FRIDAY
Q. Whom
did Tony Gwynn name as the pitcher he least liked to face on account of his
nasty sinker and pin-point location control?
Hint: His
father was a teammate of Stan Musial’s.
Twint: People
often mention him in the same breath with Carlos May.
A. Omar
Olivares (Ed Olivares
played with the 1960
& 1961 Cardinals;
May’s uniform revealed his birthday 17-May-1948 and Olivares’ uniform #00 bore,
in a sense, his initials)
FCR - Ray Luurs,
Blaine, MN
SATURDAY
Q. What
pitcher was credited with the first Red Sox victory of the historic 2004
American League Championship Series?
Hint: Despite
this, he would not pitch in the 2004 World Series though he got a ring.
Hint: In
fact, the 1.1 innings pitched for the Game Four win was the last appearance of
his eleven-year major league career.
Twint: He
received a large ovation when he appeared for Opening Day 2005 to claim his
ring.
Twint: He
was also allowed to carry the 2007 World Series trophy on Opening Day 2008.
A. Curt Leskanic (Game 4 extra innings BOS
victory that started their comeback from a 3-G ALCS deficit on 17‑Oct‑2004;
OD
2005; OD 2008)
FCR - Alex
Poterack, Providence, RI
SUNDAY
Q. Who
is the only pitcher other than Greg Maddux to beat the Giants in the League
Division Series and then lose to them in the League Championship Series?
Hint: He
pitched the top of the 12th and 13th innings to earn the
win for the Mets in Game 3 of their 2000 National League Division Series.
Hint: In
the top of the 13th, with men on first and second, he got Barry
Bonds to pop out to end the inning.
Hint: In
the bottom of the 13th, Benny Agbayani ended the game with a solo
walk off home run.
Hint: It
was the only post-season win of his twelve-season major league career.
Twint: After
the 2001season with the Mets, he appeared in the 2002 post season with the
Cardinals and lost the fourth game of the National League Championship Series
by giving up a two-run home run to series MVP Benito
Santiago.
A. Rick
White (Game 3 2000 NLDS G07‑Oct‑2000,
Game 4 2002 NLCS 13‑Oct‑2002;
Maddux’
L 04-Oct-1989,
W 05-Oct-2002)
FCR - John
Michael Pierobon, Ft., Lauderdale FL
WEEKLY THEME – Pitchers who wore
uniform #00
Pitcher Team (Years)
Phillies (95)
Pirates (05)
Reds (06)
Phillies (06)
*Reports differ. Some have him at $32,500 that year.
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Steve
Schwartz, Chico, CA
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