MONDAY
Q. Who
is the career leader in assists by a shortstop?
Hint: His
thirteen (13!) consecutive Gold Glove Awards are the most ever by a shortstop.
Twint: He
won two Gold Gloves before he even became a St. Louis Cardinal.
FCR - Joe
Thompson, Splendora, TX
Incorrect: Omar Vizquel, Luis Aparicio, Ryne Sandberg,
Bert Campaneris, Cal Ripken, Ernie Banks, Mark Belanger
TUESDAY
Q. Who
the founder and first president of the American League?
Hint: He
was its president for 27 years.
Hint: His
effective administration earned him a place in Cooperstown.
Twint:
A forced resignation at the hands of Baseball Commissioner Landis saw
the end of his tenure.
Twint: He
played catcher without a glove, mask or chest protector in his college.
A. Ban Johnson (AL 1901-27; HOF 1937; Studied law and played
ball at Marietta College (OH))
FCR - Jeremy
McDougal, Madison, AL
Incorrect: Joe Cronin, Ed Barrow, Happy Chandler,
Albert Spalding
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
is the youngest member of the 20/20 club?**
Hint: He
carries a scar on his chest from an iguana bite during his childhood.
Hint: Ten
consecutive Gold Glove Awards speak to his fielding prowess.
Twint: His
career defensive WAR is, by over 25%, the best in the 137-year history of the
Braves.
A. Andruw Jones (Rabbit
Maranville 2nd with 19.2 WAR)
**Vada Pinson: 20th HR 22‑Sep‑1959
@ 21 Yrs 34 days [20th
SB 20‑Sep‑1959]
Jones: 20th SB 08‑Sep‑1998
@ 21 Yrs 140 days [20th
HR 08‑Aug‑1998]
Several readers pointed this out. Thank you all.
FCR - Will
McCracken, Bradenton, FL
Incorrect: Bryce
Harper, Ken Griffey, Jr., Robin Yount, Willie Mays, Mike Trout, Ivan Rodriguez,
Al Kaline, Roberto Clemente, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Willie Davis,
Jose Canseco, Carlos Beltran
THURSDAY
Q. Who
was the National League Player of the Month for May 2013?
Hint: He
had planned to attend the University of Miami to play wide receiver, but the
Phillies’ $200,000 signing bonus convinced him to choose baseball instead.
Twint: During
the seven games 25-31 May last year, he hit seven home runs and batted .444.
A. Domonic Brown
FCR - Andy
Milner, Bryn Mawr, PA
Incorrect: Jimmy Rollins
FRIDAY
Q. Whom
did Ring Lardner pick as the utility man on his personal all-star team?
Hint: On
his first team he was befriended by a future Hall of Famer partly because of
their shared ethnic heritage.
Hint: He
owned an apartment that was the birthplace of his nephew, a future Detroit
Tigers manager.
Hint: After
being passed over as the Cardinals manager, he enlisted in the Marines corps.
Twint: He
was hired as the manager of the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League
and led them to a championship in his very first season.
A. Dots Miller (Honus Wagner
on the 1909
Pirates; Nephew
FCR - Micki
Maynard, Phoenix, AZ
Incorrect: Mike O'Neill, Charlie
Gehringer, Leo Durocher, Jimmy Dykes, Hank Gowdy
T.G.I.F. BONUS
Q. Whose
career record for National League home runs did Rogers Hornsby break?
Hint: Baseball magazine once ran an article on
him entitles "The Greatest
Outfielder in the National League".
Twint: Per
SABR, some of the finest buildings on Wisconsin's Upper Peninsula stand today
as tributes to his architectural talent.
Twint: He
was the first Philadelphia player of either league to hit forty home runs in a
season.
A. Cy Williams (Hornsby’s 252nd
HR 29‑Jun‑1929;
41 HR in 1923)
FCR - Mark
DeLodovico, Rockville, MD
Incorrect: Tris Speaker, Dale Murphy, Hack Wilson, Gavvy
Cravath, Buck Williams, Ross Youngs, Roger Connor, Ned Williamson, Stan
Musial, Ed Roush, Zack Wheat
SATURDAY
Q. Who
hit .347, slugged .571 and had eleven runs in thirteen games in the World
Junior Championships as his team won Silver?
Hint: As
did the player who beat him out for Rookie of the Year, he only had one
All-Star appearance during an otherwise substantial career.
Hint: In
his sophomore year, he led the majors in strikeouts by a batter.
Twint: His
step-father and uncle appeared with Bob Costas detailing the MLB Channel’s
All-Time #1 game.
Twint: The
same season he was traded to a team where it was predicted he wouldn’t thrive,
he led the league in RBI.
Twint: That
was also the only year he received MVP votes.
A. Preston Wilson (1992
U.S. team; Scott
Williamson 1992
ROY; AS 2003;
187 K in 2000; Mookie Wilson
is his step-father AND uncle. Mookie
married Preston’s mother after Preston was born. Mookie was involved in G 6
of the 1986
WS; 141 RBI 2003; 12 NVP votes [3% for 16th place])
FCR - Damian
Begley, New York, NY
Incorrect: Joe Charbonneau, Mark Reynolds, Steve Balboni,
Pete Incaviglia, Dave Kingman
SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL
Q. In
2013, which Blue Jay circled the bases on a single that bounced off the pitcher's
leg followed by two throwing errors?
Hint: In
2006 Baseball America rated him as the fastest baserunner in
the International League.
Hint: That
same year he made his debut in the majors, but despite his speed was caught
stealing in three of his four attempts.
Twint: He
hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 18th against the Rangers
to end the longest game in Blue Jays history.
A. Rajai Davis (14‑Aug‑2013
bottom 3rd off John Lester's
leg followed by E1 and E9 throwing errors; Fastest baserunner accolade citation; W-O
H 08-Jun-2013)
FCR - Tommy
Garber, Dallas, TX
Incorrect: Colby Rasmus, Adeiny Hechavarria, Emilio
Bonifacio, Jose Reyes
SUNDAY
Q. Who
led the Tampa Bay Rays starting rotation with seventeen wins in 2013?
Hint: He
also led their starters with a winning percent of .810.
Hint: He
also easily led all starters issuing 76 bases on balls, with the next closest
yielding 50.
Hint: His
victories, no doubt, were related to his team-leading 8.6 strikeouts per nine
innings.
Twint: He
accomplished this despite being the youngest pitcher on the team (with at least
5 innings pitched).
A. Matt Moore (STATS:
17-4, ERA 3.29, 143K/150IP; born 18-Jun-1989 age 24)
FCR - John
Michael Pierobon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Incorrect: David
Price
CLOSING CEREMONY BONUS
Q. What
pitcher led the National League in losses for the first season of the 20th
century?
Hint: Despite
these losses, his 18 wins accounted for over a third of his team's wins that
year.
Hint: He
couldn’t blame the roar of the crowd for effecting his pitching.
Twint: In
1902 he and another player with the same nickname were the first two players
with their disability to face each other on a big league field.
Twint: Because
of a rainout, he never pitched in the World Series.
A. Dummy
Taylor (27 L in 1901; NYG 52-85; He
was deaf; 16-May-1902 Dummy Hoy ;
Rainout on 11‑Oct‑1905 meant he sat and Christy Mathewson
took the mound the next day)
FCR - Fred
Worth, Arkadelphia, AR
Incorrect: Cy Young, Pink Hawley, Noodles Hahn,
WEEKLY THEME – Most common last names
in major league history, in descending order, minimum fifty instances.
Count* Last
147 Smith
107 Johnson
95 Jones
87 Brown
85 Miller
75 Williams
71 Wilson
66 Davis
51 Moore
50 Taylor
*According to the Lahman database http://seanlahman.com/
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Dennis
Kill, Las Vegas, NV (after the Johnson question)
Monday
- Players born in
Alabama
- Players who
grew up in Watts
- Players who had
a future hall of famer as a teammate in high school
- Players who
did backflips on the field
Tuesday - Baseball
figures after whom athletic buildings or streets have been named.
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