MONDAY
Q. Who
was the first player voted by the writers (BBWAA) into the Hall of Fame as a
Kansas City Royal?
Hint: No
American League MVP ever played fewer games during their award year (excluding
pitchers and strike years).
Twint: He
once said “I’m the pine tar guy. And
it’s not a bad thing to be remembered as.”
A. GEORGE BRETT
-
HOF 1999. He is, in fact, the only player representing the
Royals in the HOF. Gaylord Perry, Orlando Cepeda and Harmon Killebrew were
Royals, but entered the Hall with other teams.
Whitey Herzog was
inducted as a manager.
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117 Games 1980 MVP year
due to various injuries. Frank Thomas 113 G
1994 AL MVP strike year. Gabby Hartnett 116 G 1935
NL MVP.
-
Pine tar incident video with him
delivering the quote at 25-29 seconds.
FCR - Jonathan
Glass, Cross River, NY
Incorrect answers:
TUESDAY
Q. Who holds the record for most AL
Gold Gloves won for the same team by a second baseman?
Hint: He is also the only second
baseman for that team with more than 100 career home runs.
Hint: For this same team, he has by
far the highest career defensive WAR.
Twint: Undrafted, he was developed by
his team’s controversial Baseball Academy.
A. FRANK WHITE
- 8 GG at 2B, all for the Royals. Roberto Alomar divided 10 GG among TOR, BAL & CLE.
- 160 career HR 1973-1990
- Career defensive WAR 21.4, Freddie Patek a distant second at 11.2
- B-Ref Bullpen for Frank White: The Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy honed skills for players neglected by other MLB teams because they had not played much in high school or college.
- 8 GG at 2B, all for the Royals. Roberto Alomar divided 10 GG among TOR, BAL & CLE.
- 160 career HR 1973-1990
- Career defensive WAR 21.4, Freddie Patek a distant second at 11.2
- B-Ref Bullpen for Frank White: The Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy honed skills for players neglected by other MLB teams because they had not played much in high school or college.
FCR - Blake Sherry, Dublin, OH
Incorrect answers: Joe Morgan, Ryne Sandberg, Roberto Alomar,
Dustin Pedroia, Steve Sax (sic), Bill Mazeroski, Bobby Grich, Omar
Vizquel, Joe Morgan, Charlie Gehringer, Lou Whitaker, Davey Johnson
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
made the throw to home attempting to putout Pete Rose that resulted in a
devastating injury to catcher Ray Fosse?
Hint: In
that game, he represented the first player from his franchise to ever take the
field in an All-Star Game.
Hint: When
he took centerfield in the game, they moved a Triple Crown winner and future
Hall of Famer to first base.
Twint: Since
1954 he is the only player to hold by himself the single season percent stolen
base record for a full decade.
A. AMOS OTIS
-
1970 ASG video of Rose-Fosse collision,
CF, bottom of the 12th RBI game winning single Jim Hickman off Clyde
Wright.
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Kansas City Royal All-Star Game history.
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Otis entered in the 7th
inning moving Carl Yastrzemski from CF to 1st.
-
1970-79 he held the SB% record with
a 94.29% success rate with no other player even tying him. The current record of 100% is held by several
players. 1954 is used as a reference since it includes reliable stats for
“caught stealing” by all fielding positions.
FCR - Eric
Stone, Los Gatos, CA
Incorrect answers: Jim Hickman, Willie Wilson, Dave Parker,
Tommy Harper, Lou Piniella, Paul Blair
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
is the most recent player to get 9 RBI in a single game?
Hint: Just
two weeks prior, another major leaguer achieved the same feat.
Hint: He
and Dewey are the only players from their high school to play in the All-Star
Game.
Hint: He
and a fellow high school teammate were the highest two draft picks who ever
played high school ball together.
Twint: He
shares a nickname with the only Yankee pitcher to retire after throwing a 20W
season.
-
9RBI 12-Sep-2015, Edwin Encarnacion had
his 9RBI 29-Aug-2015.
-
He (1ASG) and Dwight “Dewey” Evans (3ASG) both attended Chatsworth High School,
Chatsworth, CA.
-
Moustakas (2nd pick)
and Matt Dominguez (12th pick) were both selected in the
first round of the 2007 draft.
-
He and Mike Mussina, who
pitched the only 20W season of his career in 2008, are both affectionately
called “Moose”.
FCR - Bill
Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
Incorrect answers: Eric Davis, Daryl Strawberry, Edwin
Encarnacion, Lucas Duda, Doug DeCinces, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Greenwell, Dave
Kingman, Lonnie Chisenhall, Mike Trout
THURSDAY
Q. Who
is the only Venezuelan-born American League Championship Series MVP?
Hint: Though
he hit only 24 career regular season home runs, one of those home run balls
sold for over $19,000.
Hint: In
31 postseason games and 135 at bats, it was only his second postseason homer.
Twint: His
first major league plate appearance, he got a single, unfortunately followed,
by Rickey Weeks hitting
into a game-ending double play.
Twint: He
is a cousin of Kelvim Escobar, Edwin Escobar, Elvis Escobar and Jose Campos and a
nephew of Jose Escobar.
-
Born 16-Dec-1986 La Sabana, Vargas, Venezuela, not far from Caracas
-
On 27-Oct-2015 Game 1 of
2015 WS, first pitch: inside-the-park HR off Matt Harvey.
The
ball fetched $19,200 from an MLB
website auction.
-
His other homer was his first postseason hit in Game 1 2014 ALDS
against Chris Tillman.
-
First major league AB, 03-Sep-2008 9th
inning single with one out, off Scott Schoeneweis.
FCR - Bill
Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
Incorrect answers: Magglio Ordonez, Omar Vizquel, Luis Aparicio,
Edgar Renteria, Salvador Perez, Cookie Rojas, Orlando Cabrera
FRIDAY
Q. Who
was the first player to have two multiple-home run games in the same World
Series?
Hint: He
once hit grand slams on consecutive days.
Twint: A
decade after his major league playing days, he was convicted for selling crack
cocaine.
Twint: He
was released early and in November 2008, he apologized to Royals fans and the
people of Kansas City in the Kansas City
Star.
-
13-Jun-1979 and 14-Jun-1979 against
TOR.
-
His conviction came mere days after the 1994 players' strike began.
FCR - Bill
Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO
Incorrect answers: Lou Gehrig, Duke Snider, Gene Tenace, Chase
Utley
END-O’WEEK SPECIAL
Q. Whose
season ending injury helped open a postseason spot for a player who would then,
for the first time in MLB history, make his MLB debut in the World Series?
Hint: The
day prior to the injury, he drove in 7 of his teams’ 8 runs.
Hint: He
was the first to set off a display of flashing lights and dolphins when he hit
a home run in his team’s new ballpark.
Twint: In
a tragic incident, his older brother – like him a top prospect with the Tigers
- was killed in a drive-by shooting in their native Venezuela.
A. OMAR INFANTE
-
Infante suffered an oblique
strain. Infante was a reserve
infielder and it opened a spot for Raul Mondesi
who made his MLB debut in the 5th inning of Game 3, 2015 WS.
-
Injured 18-Sep-2015, he
was a triple shy of the cycle
with 7RBI against Cleveland the night before.
-
He was the first Marlin to hit a home run in
Marlin Park, setting off the “sculpture” in centerfield, 15-April-2012
-
Asdrubal Infante refused to yield
to the demands of a robber, and was killed two days later.
FCR - Kellen
Nielson, Blanding, UT
Incorrect answers: Terrance
Gore, Wilmer Flores, Timo Perez, Babe Ruth, Giancarlo Stanton, Gene Tenace
SATURDAY
Q. Who
is the only catcher born outside the U.S. to take World Series MVP honors?
Hint: He
once made the last out of a World Series by popping out to a fellow countryman
who himself had been a World Series MVP.
Hint: His
award represents a 23-year gap for catchers.
Hint: That
same season he led all American League catchers with 25 doubles.
Twint: He
is the only catcher with a plate appearance in each of the past three All-Star
Games.
- 2015 WS MVP, born
10-May-1990 Valencia,
Carabobo, Venezuela.
-
2014 WS, Game 7 he
popped out to Pablo Sandoval, that
year’s series MVP.
-
The last catcher was Pat Borders, 1992 WS MVP
-
2015 he hit 25 doubles. Two NL catchers hit more: Derek Norris 33 SDP, Buster Posey 28 SFG
FCR - Dan
Silverberg, Aventura, FL
Incorrect answers: Ivan Rodriguez, Gene Tenace, Darrell Porter, Dave
Nilsson
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Which
player has hit the most home runs in the 21st century for the Kansas
City Royals?
Hint: He
is the first Royal in 35 years to lead his league in doubles with more than 50.
Hint: Through
2014, he is the only Cornhusker to win the Golden Spikes Award (GSA).
Twint: The
same year he won the GSA he was picked second in the Amateur Draft.
A. ALEX GORDON
-
134 HR from 2007-15. Billy Butler (2007-14)
and Mike Sweeney (2001-07)
each with 127.
-
Led with 51 doubles 2012;
Hal McRae led with 54
2B in 1977.
-
2005 Amateur Draft, Justin Upton selected
first by ARI.
FCR - Jake
Hopper, Houston, TX
Incorrect answers: Hal McRae, Billy Butler, Eric Hosmer, Darin Erstad
SUNDAY
Q. What
former General was the Royals’ pick in the second round of the 1978 draft?
Hint: A
future teammate of his was the very next pick.
Hint: Unfortunately,
the only time he led the league, it was in errors committed.
Hint: Fortunately,
it was a relatively low total.
Hint: And
he only tied for the lead, because four others had the same total, including a
Hall of Famer.
Twint: Born
in one O, attended high school in a different O.
Twint: He
played for teams in Canada, Mexico and Japan
Twint: You
know very well what kind of crew they were.
-
2nd round, 1978 Draft;
Played for the Grant High School Generals
-
Steve Balboni was
chosen next by the Yankees
-
7 E by a RF in 1985
-
Tied with Mike Davis, Reggie Jackson, Al Cowens & Kirk Gibson
-
Born in Oklahoma; went to high
school in Oregon
-
Record in other leagues: http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=motley002dar
FCR - Larry
Hayes, San Francisco, CA
Incorrect answers: Bo Jackson, U.L. Washington, Willie Wilson
WEEKLY THEME – Kansas City Royals
who have homered in World Series Competition
Royal WS G Off of…
1980 4 Larry Christenson PHI
1980 4 Dickie Noles PHI
Brett 1980 3 Dick Ruthven PHI
Escobar 2015 1 Matt Harvey NYM
Gordon 2015 1 Jeurys Familia NYM
Infante 2014 2 Jake Peavy SFG
Motley 1985 7 John Tudor STL
Moustakas 2014 6 Jake Peavy SFG
1980 3 Dick Ruthven PHI
1980 5 Marty Bystrom PHI
Perez 2014 1 Madison Bumgarner SFG
White 1985 3 Joaquin Andujar STL
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Bill
Carle, Lee’s Summit, MO (After Escobar)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday - Players who had
brothers who played on the same team
Tuesday - 1985
Royals
- Royals who
played entire career in KC
- Starting
lineup of last KC Royals World champs
- Starting position
players for the World-Series-winning ’85 Royals
Wed - Starting lineup for
Royals first pennant winners
- Guys with
statues at Kaufman Stadium
- All members of
KC Royals Circle of Excellence
- Royals who
played in WS in 1980
- Royals who
have homered in a postseason game
- Homegrown
Royals to win the World Series
Thursday - KC
Royals players who have won post-season MVP Awards
- Shortstops for
the GO-GO White Sox
- Shortstops for
the Orioles
Friday - Royals'
leading post-season batting average leaders
Saturday - KC
Royals with rings
- Weekly theme:
members of KC Royals World Series teams, non pitchers by position (1 for each
position)
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