MONDAY
Q. Which player made the Hall of Fame with
the lowest percentage of votes awarded any first-ballot electee?
Hint: He won an MVP playing shortstop and another
playing centerfield for the same team nine years later—the only player to win the
award playing positions so diverse.
Hint: He and George Brett, often linked together,
played their final game 03‑Oct‑1993.
Twint: His brother is the only major league player to
appear in a game without ever actually appearing in a game.
A. Robin
Yount (77.46%
was 0.04% lower than Jackie Robinson’s 77.50%;
MVP 1982
SS, 1989
CF; older brother Larry
Yount officially announced as the pitcher was hurt while warming up, pulled
and only “officially” appeared because he had been announced though he never
threw a pitch)
FCR - Alex Griffel, Great Neck, NY
Incorrect
answers: Paul Molitor
TUESDAY
Q. Who is the only player first to lose two
World Series with the Indians and then win two World Series with the Red Sox?
Hint: He the major league career postseason home
run record holder.
Hint: He is also in the career postseason top ten
list for games played, at-bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, total
bases, doubles, runs-batter-in, singles and bases-on-balls.
Hint: He finished second to Bob Hamelin for American
League Rookie of the Year without getting a single first place vote.
Twint: He once planted a flag by the Green Monster
while receiving a standing ovation for becoming an American citizen.
A. Manny
Ramirez (CLE WS 1995, 1997, BOS 2004, 2007; Postseason
offensive leaders list; 1994
ROY vote; 11‑May‑2004
standing
ovation at Fenway)
FCR - Tim McCarthy, Washington, DC
Incorrect
answers: David Ortiz
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who replaced Donnie Baseball?
Hint: That same year he won the first of his four
rings in five World Series trips.
Hint: He finished second for AL MVP to former
teammate Ken Griffey, Jr.
Twint: He was the Mariners only first-round draft
pick in the 1988 June amateur draft.
Twint: He comes from tobacco, not from Tobacco Road.
A. Tino
Martinez (1996
1B after Mattingly
retired following the 1995 season;
WS 1996,
98, 99 & 2000,
losing only in 2001; 1997
MVP vote; 14th
pick; His family are multi-generation cigar makers.)
FCR - David Krassin, New York, NY
Incorrect
answer: Paul O’Neill
THURSDAY
Q. Whose career home run total trails only
those of Jeff Bagwell and Richie Hebner among Massachusetts natives?
Hint: He is one of only two Royals to lead the
American League in strike outs.
Hint: The other one is Bo Jackson.
Hint: He hit a single right after the famous 1985
World Series Denkinger safe call at first base.
Twint: He was only the second player in major league
history to strike out in nine consecutive plate appearances. (position player)
Twint: With a middling total of 181 career round-trippers,
his nickname nevertheless mirrors a home run call.
A. Steve
Balboni (Bagwell
449 HR, Hebner
203 HR, Balboni 181 HR; 1985, 166K;
G 6
1985 WS, Jorge Orta
mistakenly called safe
to lead off the 9th inn.; 9 Straight Ks 20-, 21-
& 22‑Aug‑1984;
Nicknamed "Bye Bye")
FCR - David Krassin, New York, NY
Incorrect
answers: Hal McCrae, Amos Otis, George
Brett, Carlos Pena, Lonnie Smith, Dan Iorg
FRIDAY
Q. Who was the first visiting player to score
a run at Mile High Stadium?
Hint: He played for the Rockies the very next
year.
Hint: He tore cartilage in his knee while
shoveling snow just after signing a contract with the Reds.
Hint: He never played another game in the majors.
Twint: After retiring from the majors, he became a
scout for the Padres.
Twint: He holds MLB record for most pinch hits in a
season.
A. John
Vander Wal (1st R 09‑Apr‑1993;
Reds contract SDP scouts;
28
pinch hits, 1995)
FCR - Matt Dicker, Arlington VA
Incorrect
answers: Dwight Gooden, Dante Bichette, Walt
Weis, Eric Young
SATURDAY
Q. What long-time former White Sox player
was their hitting coach during their 2005 World Series winning year?
Hint: He is currently the Braves batting coach.
Hint: In 1985 he led the majors with 163 games
played even though his team's won/loss record that year was 85-77.
Twint: A native of Douglas, GA, he had four years of
Coffee before having his first "cup of coffee" in 1982.
A. Greg
Walker (CWS Hitting coach 2003-2011; Braves 2012-current; There
was a 4-4 tie vs BOS 31-Jul-1985
which MLB doesn't count in the standings but does count for stats;
attended Coffee
High School, Douglas, GA)
FCR - Mark Linneman, Sacramento, CA
Incorrect
answers: Harold Baines, Tony Fernandez,
Alex Rios, Ron Kittle, Scott Fletcher, Ron Karkovice
SUNDAY
Q. Who is the only player with 100 career
pinch hints to hit a home run in his first World Series at-bat?
Hint: He was hitting .319 when his league folded
in 1990.
Twint: He hit an impressive .452 in July 1983.
Twint: He only went to the postseason once in his
eighteen-year, seven-team major league career, but earned a World Series ring
for his efforts.
A. Jim
Dwyer (1983 WS
G1, 1b, 1 out, 103 PH; Hit .319 for
the 1990 Sun
City Rays of the Senior
Professional Baseball Association.)
FCR - Michael Berry, Culver City, CA
Incorrect
answers: Manny Mota, Gates Brown, Rusty
Staub, Matt Stairs, Cliff Johnson, Pete LaCock, Amos Otis, Chuck Essigian,
Jose Offerman, Julio Franco
WEEK-ENDING,
GAME-ENDING BONUS
Q. Who was the first Detroit Tigers player
to join the 20/20 club?
Hint: He was among those declared no-risk free
agents as a result of the Players' Association collusion suit against the
owners.
Twint: "I don’t believe what I just saw!"
Twint: His career highlight moment has been voted the
greatest moment in Los Angeles sports history.
A. Kirk
Gibson (1984 27 HR/27 SB; Collusion case 1985; Walk-off home run G 1 1988
WS, Jack
Buck with the famous radio call.)
FCR - David Krassin, New York, NY
Incorrect
answers: Gates Brown, Ron LeFlore, Tony
Phillips, Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammel, Bobby Higginson, Harvey Kuenn, Chet Lemon,
Curtis Granderson. Lee Lacy
WEEKLY THEME – Walk-off
home runs surrendered by Hall of Famer pitcher Dennis Eckersley,
who coined the term “Walk-Off Home Run”
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Paul Moehrigner, Flanders, NJ (after the
Wed Q.)
Batter Date Inning
Balboni 29‑Jul‑1988 10th
Dwyer 06‑Sep‑1987 9th
Gibson 15‑Oct‑1988 9th
Martinez 24‑Sep‑1995 9th *
Ramirez 16‑Jul‑1995 12th
Walker 01‑Jul‑1987 10th
Yount 03‑Sep‑1991 9th
*I was there! This was the only game I ever attended live
in the Kingdome. Indoor firework immediately ensued.
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tuesday
- Players
who never played in the minors
- Career
grand slam leaders
-
Wednesday
- First-round
draft picks
Thursday
- Players
with an American League home run titles
- Silver
Slugger winners who went to high schools named after presidents
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