MONDAY
Q. Whose record for the most career American
League no-hitters did Nolan Ryan break on 01-Jun-1975?
Hint: When he set the new record, he broke a tie
between two other Hall of Famers.
Twint: He used to have a statue outside Jacobs Field.
A. BOB
FELLER (Ryan’s 4th, Feller had 3 (Cy Young and Addie Joss
had two, including a perfect game for each); The statue remains, but Jacobs Field
became Progressive Field in 2008
FCR - David Eisenberg, Royal Palm Beach, FL
Incorrect
answers: Allie Reynolds, Randy Johnson,
Virgil Trucks, Sandy Koufax, Cy Young, Lefty Grove
TUESDAY
Q. Who was the first left-handed throwing
pitcher to win the Rookie of the Year Award in either league?
Hint: In his sophomore season, he had more
strikeouts than did any other pitcher in a season in that decade.
Twint: His broadcasting career lasted over four times
longer than his playing career.
A. HERB
SCORE (1955 AL
ROY; 263 K in 1956; Played 1955-1962 = 8 yrs, At the mic 1964-1997 = 34
yrs.)
FCR - Kevin Johnson, Broken Arrow, OK
Incorrect
answers: Sam McDowell, Steve Carlton,
Vida Blue, Whitey Ford, Gary Peters, John Matlack, Fernando Valenzuela
WEDNESDAY
Q. What American League hurler had the most
strikeouts in a season in the 1960s?
Hint: Only Sandy Koufax had a better season in
the majors in that span.
Hint: After eleven years of service with his
original team, including being an All-Star six times, he was traded for a
future Hall of Famer.
Twint: He got his nickname suddenly.
A. SAM McDOWELL (325 K in 1965 [Koufax
w/382 in ‘65]; Traded in 1971 for Gaylord Perry
[& Frank
Duffy]; Nickname “”Sudden Sam”)
FCR - Neil Cohen, Brooklyn, NY
Incorrect
answers: Rick Wise, Whitey Ford, Wilbur
Wood, Luis Tiant, Jim Lonborg, Dean Chance, Jim Kaat, Bob Feller, Mickey Lolich
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. What pitcher accumulated 1,248
strikeouts from 1980 through 1985, the most in the majors over that period?
Hint: He never reached triple-digits in any other
season of his twelve-year career.
Hint: Four times was in the top ten in Cy Young
Award voting, once finishing second.
Twint: He once was suspended for five days for
shoving umpire Steve Rippley, arguing a call that eventually went his way.
Twint: He was the first Cincinnati Reds pitcher to surrender
four home runs in a single inning.
A. MARIO
SOTO (Career 1977-88; 5-day
suspension for actions
in G 27-May-1984;
4 HR 29-Apr-1986,
4th inn. by Expos Andre
Dawson, Hubie
Brooks Tim
Wallach & Mike
Fitzgerald
FCR - Richard Tharp, Gaithersburg, MD
Incorrect
answers: Fernando Valenzuela [1,032],
Dave Stieb [980], Luis Tiant [146], Mike Scott [423]. Rick Reuschel [405], Len
Barker [796], J.R. Richard [119], Nolan Ryan [1,174], Mark Langston [286], Steve
Carlton [1,237], Bert Blyleven [793], Bret Saberhagen [258], Dennis Eckersley
[635], Randy Johnson [0],
THURSDAY
Q. Who was the first pitcher to collect 200
strikeouts in each of his first three seasons in the majors?
Hint: He holds the record for most career balks
in All-Star competition.
Twint: He has a nephew in the 500 home run club.
A. DWIGHT
GOODEN (Ks 1984: 276, 1985: 268, 1986: 200; Gary Sheffield
509 HRs; AS balks 1986,
1988)
FCR - Cappy Gagnon, South Bend, IN
Incorrect
answers: Clayton Kershaw, Stu Miller,
Steve Carlton, Hideo Nomo, Tom Seaver
FRIDAY
Q. Who is the only pitcher to throw no-hitters
both before and after he was with the New York Mets, but not while?
Hint: He is the only rookie to lead his league in
strikeouts in the 1990s.
Twint: He was the first to hit Ichiro Suzuki with a
pitch in the majors.
A. HIDEO
NOMO (No-hitters 17-Sep-1996
& 04-Apr-2001,
w/NYM 1998; 236 K in 1995; Ichiro
HBP 02-May-2001)
FCR - Rich
Klein, Plano, TX
Incorrect
answers: David Cone, Tom Seaver, Pedro
Martinez
END-OF-THE-WEEK BONUS
Q. Who, at the tender age of twenty, gave
what many baseball historians consider the greatest single-game pitching performance
of all time?
Hint: His name became an unfortunate sentence for
the opposing team.
Hint: He still holds the record for most total
strikeouts by a pitcher in consecutive games.
Twint: He was the run-away winner for Rookie of the
Year Award.
Twint: He and Nolan Ryan each once came within one strikeout
of having twice as many strikeouts as hits allowed in a season.
A. KERRY
WOOD ([06-May-1998,
9-inning, 1-hitter] 5th MLB start; Kerry Wood = "Carry wood"
[…your bats, back to the bat rack]; 1998
NL ROY; BB/H ratio 1998 233/117, Nolan
Ryan 1991 102/203)
FCR - David Girdany, Somerset, PA
Incorrect
answers: Carl Spooner, Dwight Gooden,
Bob Feller, Vida Blue, Addie Joss, Sandy Koufax, Clayton Kershaw, Early Wynn
SATURDAY
Q. Against what hurler did Adam Dunn tie
and then break the single-season record for strikeouts by a batter?
Hint: He was drafted out of high school by the
Yankees as compensation for their being unable to sign Tyrell Godwin.
Twint: He and Kerry Wood accompanied Adam Greenberg
to the Cubs' training room to watch over him after Greenberg suffered a
concussion when he was hit in the back of the head with the first pitch he saw
in the majors.
A. MARK PRIOR
(Dunn Ks 30-Sep-2004;
Godwin;
Greenberg
story)
FCR - No one
Incorrect
answers: Adam Wainwright, David Price, Tim
Lincecum, Jaba Chamberlain, Stephen Strasburg
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. What rookie pitcher, on a dare by his
teammates, walked on his hands from the pitchers' mound to the centerfield
fence, not faltering the whole way?
Hint: He still regularly does standing back-flips
in the clubhouse.
Twint: Four years after leading his league in winning
percentage, he led the league in losses.
A. TIM
LINCECUM (2008 18-5, .783, 2012 10-15)
FCR - No one
Incorrect
answers: Jarrod Dyson, Rob Summers, Huston
Street
SUNDAY
Q. Who gave up smokeless tobacco after his
Hall of Fame coach succumbed to its ravages?
Hint: He was the subject of one of the most devastating
benchings in recent memory.
Twint: He started today and got a no-decision as Nats
won. (I was there!)
A. STEPHEN
STRASBURG (Tony
Gwynn coached Strasburg at San
Diego State. Gwynn died from
complications arising from cancer; Strasburg
was taken out of the rotation at the end of the 2012 season; Today’s box: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_08_24_sfnmlb_wasmlb_1&mode=box
FCR - Bill Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
Incorrect
answers: Justin Mortenson, Mike Trout,
Dan Uggla, Josh Beckett, Chuck Schilling
WEEKLY THEME – Most
strikeouts by a pitcher in his first 100 career starts (top 10)
Lincecum 755
Gooden 749
Nomo 742
Prior 734
Wood 717
Score 716
McDowell 705
Feller 699
Strasburg 690
Soto 688
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Steve Bonfield, Calgary, AB
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tuesday
- 20-game
winning Indians pitchers who led the league with the most strikeouts but
in different seasons that they led the league in strikeouts
- Cleveland
Indian pitchers who led the league in strikeouts
Thursday
- Youngest players to reach 500 strikeouts
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