MONDAY
Q. Karros, Piazza, Mondesi, Nomo &
___________
Twint: Worth slightly less that all of The
Netherlands
A. Todd
Hollandsworth (5th of 5 LAD consecutive ROY's)
FCR - Tucker Warner, Spottsylvania, PA
Incorrect
answers: Ron Cey, Frank Howard, Mike Scioscia,
Mike Marshall, Eric Gagne, Yasiel Puig
TUESDAY
Q. Jenkins, Walker, Gagne, Morneau &
________
Twint: Eh?
A. Joey
Votto (Canadian-born winners of major awards [CYA, MVP])
FCR - Ken Auerbach, Bronxville, NY
Incorrect
answers: Jason Bay, Rob Ducey, Tim
Harkness, Gary Gaetti, Matt Stairs, Russell Martin, Ryan Dempster, Joe Mauer
TUESDAY BONUS
Q. Columbia Park, Shibe Park, Municipal
Stadium & _______________
Twint: A?
A. Oakland-Alameda
County Coliseum (Home stadiums of the A’s [multiple names may apply])
FCR - Joe DeSantis, Pleasant Ridge, MI
Incorrect
answers: Royals Stadium, Kaufman Field,
Veterans Stadium, The Metrodome, Griffith Stadium, Baker Bowl, Jacobs Field,
Citizens Bank Park, Forbes Field, Connie Mack Stadium, Progressive Field, League
Park, Fenway Park, Sportsmans Park, The Coliseum
WEDNESDAY
Q. Lajoie, Seybold, Ruth &
_______________
Twint: Didn't know Puckett or McHale
A. Roger
Maris (Single-season AL HR record holders [Gary Puckett of Union Gap fame
and Kevin McHale of Boston Celtic fame were also natives of Hibbing, MN)
FCR - Jim Turner, Tallahassee, FL
Incorrect
answers: Hank Aaron, Cap Anson, Lou
Gehrig, Old Hoss Radbourne
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Aaron, Alexander, Alomar, Alston &
_________________
Twint: Only one from the South in the Hall
A. Sparky
Anderson (First 5 HOFers alphabetically; only HOFer from South Dakota)
FCR - Danny Nelson, Chicago, IL
Incorrect answers: Cap Anson, Brad Ausmus, Luke Appling, Earl
Averill, Ruben Amaro, Luis Aparicio, Bob Aspromonte, Joe Adcock, Richie Ashburn
THURSDAY
Q. Cy Young, Bob Feller, Sandy Koufax &
____________
Twint: Not as old as Cy Young, but nearly
A. Nolan
Ryan (Pitchers with 3 no-hitters)
FCR - Dan Silverberg, Aventura, FL
Incorrect
answers: Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens,
Steve Carlton, Walter Johnson, Bob Gibson, Clayton Kershaw, Jim Palmer,
Jim Maloney
THURSDAY BONUS
Q. Combs, Koenig, Gehrig, Ruth, Meusel,
Lazzeri, Dugan & ____________
Twint: Toughest cell-block
A. Collins
(Pat Collins, 8th position player for the 1927 Yankees, at least in
G 1 of the WS that year)
FCR - Ken Bell, Miami, FL
Incorrect
answers: Benny Bengough, Bill Dickey,
Joe DiMaggio, Frankie Crosetti, Johnny Grabowsi, Leo Durocher
IN MEMORIAM
Q. What diminutive hurler still holds the
career record for strikeouts for the Chicago White Sox franchise?
Hint: He is the only pitcher with an ERA under
2.00 in any season of the 1950’s.
Hint: Only he won The
Sporting News Pitcher of the Year award twice in the American League in the
1950's.
Hint: He had a home record of 13-0 for the Giants
the first year they won a pennant on the west coast.
Hint: His game-six victory in the World Series
that year was the last one for that franchise for the next 40 years.
Hint: He faced Mickey Mantle more than any other
pitcher.
Hint: He surrendered the 50th home run
hit in Mantle’s triple-crown season.
Hint: He beat the St. Louis Browns in the final game
before their move to Baltimore.
Twint: He also tops the White Sox franchise’s list in
many modern pitching metrics: Base-Out
Runs Saved, Win Probability Added, Situational Runs Saved and Base-Out Wins
Saved.
A. BILLY
PIERCE
- 1,796 K’s; 1.97 ERA in 1955 [among
qualifiers];
- TSN POY 1956, 57;
- WS G 6 15-Oct-1962
next WS win 19-Oct-2002;
- Mantle had 221 PA against him;
- 50th HR 18-Sep-1956;
Browns’ L 27-Sep-1953
[their 100th L of the year;
- Esoteric, auxiliary stats:
282.48 Base-Out Runs
Saved
30.5 Base-Out Wins Saved
FCR - Frank Workman, Lake Forest Park, WA
Incorrect
answers: Jack Sanford, Stu Miller, Bobby
Shantz, Early Wynn
FRIDAY
Q. 1903, 1969, 1995 & ___________
Twint: Let’s play two (seasons)
A. 2012
(Years of MLB postseason innovation)
FCR - John Michael Pierobon, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Incorrect
answers: 2001
SATURDAY
Q. Atlantics, Grays, Grooms, Bridegrooms
& ___________
Twint: Traffic aplenty
A. Superbas
(Original nicknames of the franchise that is today the Los Angeles Dodgers;
Robins followed Superbas)
FCR - Joe Matocha, Meriden, CT
Incorrect
answers: Monarchs, Dodgers, Robins, Trolley
Dodgers, Giants
SATURDAY BONUS
Q: D.C., Shea, Anaheim & ___________________
Hint: It’s not there any more
A. Astrodome
(First four expansion teams’ stadiums to host the major league All-Star Game)
FCR - Andrew Milner, Bryn Mawr, PA
Incorrect
answers: Colt Stadium, Jack Murphy
Stadium, Fulton County, Busch Stadium, Riverfront Stadium,
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Sicks Stadium, Jarry Park, Metropolitan
Stadium, Miller Park, Target Field
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Jim, Tom, Joe, Frank & ____________
Twint: Gravity was so terminal, he didn't make it to
the terminal
A. Ed
(Delahanty with his 4 MLB brothers)
FCR - Kenny Fink, The Villages, FL
Incorrect
answers: Barney, Yaz, Ken, Jeff, Dom
SUNDAY
Q. Morgan, William, Ford & ________
Twint: Unlikely that the list will be expanded
A. Warren
(National League presidents in the Hall of Fame)
FCR - Neil Cohen, Brooklyn, NY
Incorrect
answers: Bowie, Bud
MAXWELLIAN BONUS
Q. 1, 2, 3, ___________, 5
Twint: Appling,
Kiner, Molitor, Cronin
A. 4
FCR - Mark Blessing, Ft. Wayne, IN
WEEKLY THEME – Fill in the blank
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Jack
Sullivan, Louisville, KY
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday - Rookie of Year Winners to be out of baseball
within 6 years
Thursday - Answers
from this year’s SABR convention trivia contest
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