MONDAY
Q. Who
coined the term “Harvey’s Wallbangers”?
Hint: He
batted third in “Wallbanger’s” line up.
Hint: He
holds the Milwaukee Brewers single-season records for hits and singles.
Addint: He received the Roberto Clemente Award in 1983.
A. Cecil Cooper (After hearing GM Harry
Dalton try to name them “Harvey’s Ballbangers”, Cooper’s suggestion was, “Naw. Just like the drink: Harvey’s Wallbangers. We keep banging ‘em off the walls.”; 219 H, 157singles
1980)
FCR - John
Rickert, Terre Haute, IN
Most common incorrect answer: Gorman Thomas, Paul Molitor, Robin Yount,
Eddie Mathews, Bob Uecker, Harry Dalton, Jim Gantner
TUESDAY
Q. Who
has the only grand-slam single in the history of postseason play?
Hint: He
is tied with Willie McCovey for 5th on the career grand slam list.
Hint: He
is also the only player to hit a grand slam in both games of a doubleheader.
A. Robin Ventura (GS 1b 17-Oct-1999
Game 5 NLCS; 18 GS; Doubleheader vs MIL 20‑May‑1999 in the 1st inn G 1, and 4th
inn G 2; Ryan put him in a headlock after Ventura charged the mound 04-Aug-1993)
FCR - Mike
Brandyberry, Grafton, OH
MCIA: Jim
Northrup, Eddie Murray, Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Alex Rodriguez, Dave
McNally
TUESDAY TOPPER
Q. Who
was the first Cleveland Indian position player to be named Rookie of the Year?
Hint: He
was the first pick of the January 1970 amateur draft.
Hint: As
a result of his walk-off post-season homer, they changed the rule requiring a
batter to touch all the bases.
Addint: Billy Martin once said of him, in a knock on Reggie Jackson, that Jackson might be Mr. October,
but “That guy is Mr. Season”.
A. Chris Chambliss (ROY 1971, the pitcher Herb Score won it for CLE 1955; January 1970 draft; The “Chris Chambliss Rule” amended rule 4.09 as a result of the mob that flooded
the field when he hit the 1976 ALCS series clinching walk-off homer 14‑Oct‑1976)
FCR - Dave
Washburn, Marietta, GA
MCIA: Larry
Doby, Steve Dunning, Joe Charboneau, Ray Fosse, Toby Harrah, Julio Franco,
Bobby Avila, Rick Manning, Max Alvis
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
was a member of both the “Lumber Company” and the “South Side Hit Men”?
Hint: In
1973, his first full season as a starting right fielder, he outhit the Hall of
Famer he replaced.
Hint: Unlike
his predecessor, he DID hit for the cycle.
Addint: He started in left field in the 1977 All-Star Game and right field
in the 1978 game.
A. Richie Zisk (PIT 1971-76, South Side Hit Men 1977; CHW; BA/OBP/SLG .324/.364/.526 in 1973 to Clemente’s .312/.356/.479 in 1972; cycle 09-Jun-1974, Clemente never managed the feat; 1977 ASG, 1978 ASG)
FCR - Paul
Hirsch, San Diego, CA
MCIA: Dave
Parker, Al Oliver, Oscar Gamble, Bill Madlock
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
hit the fly ball out that completed Nolan Ryan’s first no-hit victory?
H: He
was also Steve Carlton’s 19th strikeout victim, then National League
record for most strikeouts in a game by a single pitcher.
Hint: In
1980, Sports Illustrated’s Henry Hecht referred to him as New York’s
(Mets) WT 1 (worst trade No. 1) when they swapped him for Joe Foy.
Hint: When
Atlanta offered to trade Joe Torre for him, the Mets GM Johnny Murphy tagged
him as “Untouchable”—a burden he didn’t care to assume.
Addint: When the “flim-flam man” took him away from the Mets in that
infamous trade, he said “December 3rd was the happiest day of my
life” despite the fact he was just awarded a share of his former team’s World
Series winnings, and that he was joining a team that had only been in existence
for one year.
A. Amos Otis (15-May-1973, F9;Carlton’s 19 Ks 15-Sep-1969, Otis K’d 4 X, NL record later set by
Kerry Wood’s 20 K 06-May-1998; Mets status and trade talk SABR
BIO - Bill James gave
KCR Cedric Tallis the flim-flam sobriquet in admiration
of his building the great Royals teams. Tallis
had most cleverly arranged the WT1 trade highlighted by Henry Hecht’s article.
FCR - Dave
Serota, Kalamazoo, MI
MCIA: Jim
Fregosi, Felix Mantilla
THURSDAY
Q. Who
named his glove “Black Beauty” and his homers “Taters”?
Hint: In
his rookie year, as the starting All-Star first bagger, he faced Sandy Koufax and
Jim Bunning, both of whom were pitching their final All-Star Game.
Hint: He
would go on to win eight Gold Gloves Awards.
Hint: Manager
Dick Williams said of him, "Until I saw [him], I thought Gil Hodges was
the greatest defensive first baseman I ever saw, but [he] changed my
mind."
Addint: Reggie Jackson said he used to tape his phone calls
with him so he could enjoy them again in replay.
A. George Scott ("I love my taters,
my sweet potaters, and I love my home runs just like taters," he'd say.; 1966 ASG 12-Jul-1966; Williams
quote; Jackson statement about Boomer’s unique voice and
dialect)
FCR - Alan Work, White Plains, NY
MCIA: Aurelio
Rodriguez, Orlando Cepeda, Boog Powell, Jim Gentile, Bill White, Steve Garvey,
John Mayberry
IN MEMORIAM
Q. What
26-year-old owns the high batting average for the Seattle Pilots?
Hint: He
also hit their first home run, providing the margin of victory in their very
first game.
Hint: He
was the last player to come to bat in the original Yankee Stadium.
Hint: He
shaved his mustache immediately after earning a $300 bonus for Charlie Finley's
1972 "Mustache Day" promotion.
Hint: He
was a broadcaster for twelve years for the Brewers and 23 years for the
Indians.
Addint: He won a World Series ring as a member of the 1972 Oakland A’s.
Addint: He was selected to the 1969 All-Star team but could not play because
of injury.
A. Mike
Hegan, who passed away on Christmas day (Hit .292; HR 08‑Apr‑1969; Yankee Stadium was refurbished after
the last game in 1973: 30‑Sep‑1973; 1972 A’s)
FCR - Mike
Brandyberry, Grafton, OH
MCIA: Duane
Kuiper, Steve Hovley, Tommy Harper
IN MEMORIAM II
Q. Who
was “Motormouth”?
Hint: His
eight American League outfield Gold Glove Awards are exceeded in number only by
the ten each won by Al Kaline and Ken Griffey, Jr.
Hint: He
was later the head coach for the Coppin State baseball team.
Hint: His
five hits on 06‑Oct‑1969 are still the most in a single League Championship
Series game.
Hint: Many
believe he would have been the World Series MVP in 1970 if it were not for the
otherworldly glove work of his teammate Brooks Robinson.
Hint: His
first contract was with a major league team that had yet to play its first
game.
Addint: His home run in Game 3 of the 1966 World Series that accounted for
all the scoring in the Orioles' 1-0 victory over the Dodgers.
Addint: In the next game his acrobatic leaping catch off the bat of Jim
Lefebvre saved a home run and preserved a 1-0 win for Dave McNally, clinching
the Orioles' four-game sweep of Dodgers.
Addint: SABR reports that he tried switch-hitting for a brief time.
A. Paul
Blair, who passed away on Thursday (Coppin coach 1998-2002; 5 H in 1970 ALDS G 3; G 4; Signed with the NY Mets 20-Jul‑1961)
FCR - Andy McCue, Riverside, CA
MCIA: None
FRIDAY
Q. Who
was the subject of the very first on-air Bermanism?
Hint: He
finished second to Fred Lynn in the Most Valuable Player vote.
Hint: He
is the only player to hit three home runs in one game off Fergie Jenkins and he
did it in three consecutive at bats.
Addint: He and Harmon Killebrew had back-to-back homers in that game.
FCR - Dave
Washburn, Marietta, GA
MCIA: Jim
Rice, John Lowenstein
END-OF-THE-WEEK BONUS
Q. Who
was the only All-Star of the last three brothers to play as teammates?
Hint: He
was the starting center fielder for that team, playing, while his brothers
played a combined fourteen games for the club that year.
Hint: He
has been in uniform for all nine of his franchise’s post-season
appearances—three as a player and six as a coach.
Addint: He once led his league with 189 hits, and twice led with 10
Sacrifice Flies.
Addint: He was “Cheo”.
A. Jose
Cruz (AS 1980, 85, brothers Hector & Tommy, 1973 Cardinals; Tommy 3G, Hector 11 G; Astros player: 1980, 81 & 86/Coach: 1997, 98, 99, 2001, 04 & 05; 189 H 1983 tied with Andre Dawson, 10 SF 1977 and 1984, each year in a tie
w/others; “Cheo” is a Spanish nickname for Jose.)
FCR - Tim
Doherty, Los Angeles, CA
MCIA: Felipe
Alou, Matty Alou, Jesus Alou, Moises Alou, Bret Boone
SATURDAY
Q. Who
made the 1986 Home Run Derby despite hitting only 13 homers the year before,
and totaling only 14 the year of the contest?
Hint: He
finished fifth, tied with Jose Canseco in the 6-man contest.
Hint: He
was traded by the Mets along with several other players for Gary Carter.
Addint: In batting average for a single season, he is second only to Vladimir Guerrero for his franchise.
Addint: He also won the Silver Slugger award for shortstops the first two
years with his new team.
A. Hubie Brooks (1986 HR Derby results, he and Canseco tied with 1HR each; Traded to Expos 1984; MON team records; SS 1985,86 MON)
FCR - Scott
Schleifer, Suffern, NY
MCIA: Ken Singleton, Mike Jorgensen, George Forster, Joel Youngblood
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Who
was the third base coach when Joe Nathan got his 300th career save
with a controversial game ending strike out?
Hint: Prior
to being third base coach, he was once the same team’s director of minor league
operations.
Hint: He
is the only batter Dane Iorg ever walked.
Addint: In 1989, he pitched 1/3 of an inning in an Expos 19-6 loss to the
Reds in which he gave up a homer to the first batter he faced, the redoubtable Jeff Reed, and then got the final Reds out with
a grounder.
Addint: It was his only appearance as a pitcher. It was one of only three homers Reed hit that
year.
A. Tom Foley (TBR coach, 08-Apr-2013, umpire Marty
Foster called the K, but later admitted it
was ball four; Iorg BB 30‑Aug‑1986; Pitching 01-May-1989 box)
FCR - Dave
Washburn, Marietta, GA
MCIA: Larry
Bowa, Sean Berry, Tim Wallach, Bob Dernier, Gary Pettis,
Dave Anderson
SUNDAY
Q. Which
major leaguer is the older brother of the player that hit the two-run homer
that provided the winning margin in the final game of the 1969 National League
Championship Series?
Hint: He
only played 163 games in Major League Baseball, but then had a stellar career
with the Carp.
Hint: He
is currently an instructor for the Reds, and once said of Jay Bruce while Bruce
was still in the minors "Jay has probably the best natural ability
I've ever seen."
Addint: He was a “Smokey”, a bear, managed foxes and
rode Zephyrs.
A. Adrian Garrett (Younger brother Wayne, Game 3 ’69 NLCS; 1977-79 Hiroshima Carps, he won Japanese All-Star Game MVP,
and won the 1979 Nippon World Series; Adrian commenting on Reds star Jay Bruce who hit .332 with 21 Home Runs
in 104 games at Triple A in 2007 & 2008; Nickname “Smokey” and a Tacoma Cub [1971], managed the Appleton Foxes [1982] & the Denver Zyphers [1984].)
FCR - David Knox, Pinson, AL
MCIA: Dave
Boswell
WEEKLY THEME
– Players who hit walk-off homers against Rich Gossage.
Batter HR
Date
*Inside-the-park-home run
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Dave
Washburn, Marietta, GA (after Chambliss Q.)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Tuesday - Walk
off in post season
- Questions for
which the first name of the player is NOT Robin
- Front line MLB
players, who also managed, but did not win a WS
- Players who were All-Stars in both
leagues and went on to become major league managers
- These guys hit walk off post season HRs
- Roys who won a world
series with a difft team than they won the roy
Thursday - Rookies
who made their All-Star teams
- People who won
multiple gold gloves, but struck out too much
- AL batters who
struck out most against Nolan Ryan
Saturday - Theme
has something to do with grand slams
Horsehide Trivia blog has the
questions and answers from this week as well as from previous weeks: http://horsehidetrivia.blogspot.com/
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