21-Mar-2016
MONDAY
Q. Whose image used to
adorn the side of a five-story building in downtown Baltimore?
Hint: He seemed embarrassed
by it but everyone else seemed to think it was proportional to his
accomplishments.
Hint: He hit a home run in
his home ballpark one season was likely replayed more than any other.
Hint: Outside of Maryland,
however, it’s now his brother a new generation is getting to know.
A. CAL RIPKEN
- Homered off Shawn
Boskie on 06-Sep-1995 an inning before breaking Lou
Gehrig’s record for
consecutive games played
FCR - Charlie Vascellaro, Baltimore, MD
Incorrect answers: Boog Powell, Cameron Maybin, Babe Ruth
TUESDAY
Q. Who was the first #1
overall draft pick to hit 400 career home runs?
Hint: He is the only non-NY
Yankee to collect at least 140 RBI in 3 consecutive seasons.
Hint: He was the first
American League player to hit 6 home runs in his team's first 6 games in a
season.
Hint: His home run total
one year came within 10 of the total of his team’s victory that season.
- 140 RBI in 1996; 147 in ‘97; 140 in ‘98 (Babe Ruth did it
1926-31; Lou Gehrig did it 1930-34)
FCR - Michael Anderson, Maumelle, AR
Incorrect answers: Mark McGwire, Brady Anderson, Juan Gonzalez,
Alex Rodriguez, Eddie Murray, Albert Pujols, Barry Bonds, Harmon Killebrew,
Frank Thomas
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who was the first
player to win his league’s MVP in consecutive seasons and play at least one
game at designated hitter in each of those years?
Hint: He hit the first
regular-season home run in major league history in the month of March.
Hint: He hit it off a
future Hall of Famer.
Hint: One of his former
teammates is regularly called the Greatest Athlete of the 20th century.
A. FRANK THOMAS
- Was a teammate of Bo
Jackson when both played
football at Auburn and again with CHW in 1991 and 1993
*Unanimous selection
FCR - Steve Schwartz, Chico, CA
Incorrect answers: Reggie Jackson, George Bell, George
Brett, Barry Bonds, Miguel Cabrera
IN MEMORIAM
Q. Who, referring to
Yogi Berra, said "Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major
Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street!"
Hint: During his teen
years, pro scouts considered him a superior prospect to his neighbor.
Hint: Both were sons of Italian
immigrants.
Hint: Best known as a
broadcaster he was famous for his sense of humor. For example,
interviewing Aaron he said "Hank, I've been a huge fan of yours for years.
Tell me, are you a right-handed or a left-handed batter?"
Hint: He once hosted the
Tonight Show with guests John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Hint: Nothing the number of
celebrities in attendance, he quipped "I was the only unknown there - and
I was hosting."
Hint: In 2014, he was named
recipient of the third Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award given by the
Board of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Hint: Though his baseball
career statistics were not particularly notable, he did manage to win a ring
his rookie year, and he would have had a second ring had he actually played in
the only series where Willie Mays got his ring.
Hint: An
enormous part of his legacy is the impact on decreasing the use of tobacco
(smokeless and otherwise) among players.
- He grew up across the street from Yogi.
- WS ring 1946 with STL. He was with the NYG for 5 games
toward the end of the regular season, but he did not play in the 1954 WS.
FCR - Josiah Goodson, Raleigh, NC
Incorrect answers: Bob Uecker
THURSDAY
Q. Tony Gwynn’s .313 in
1988 is the lowest batting average ever to win a National League batting title.
Ever. Since 1876. Whose NL batting title was next lowest?
Hint: He was the last Twin
to hit 30 home runs in three different seasons.
Hint: He was the youngest
Canadian to hit 30 HR in a season.
- Hit .318725 in 2014; Terry
Pendleton hit .319113 in 1991
(Stan Hack’s .317 in 1940 would be the answer. This bio of
Debs Garms explains why his .355
made him the official winner.)
- 2006 (34 HR), 2007 (31 HR), 2009 (30 HR). Prior to that, Harmon
Killebrew had 10 such (and 2 more
as a Senator)
FCR - Kellen Nielson, Blanding, UT
Incorrect answers: Paul Molitor, Michael Cuddyer, Dick
Groat, Rod Carew, Terry Pendleton, Harmon Killebrew
FRIDAY
Q. What
multiple-time-league-MVP winner used to be the brother-in-law of All-Star
catcher Javy Lopez?
Hint: He is the only player
to hit 2 home runs on Opening Day in different decades.
Hint: In the expansion era,
only he and Alex Rodriguez have had a 50-double season, a 150-RBI season and
multiple home run crowns. (A very select club.)
Hint: His nickname is one
he gave himself at age 9, copying that of a professional wrestler.
- 50 2b in 1998 to lead the league; His 157 RBI that same year
also led the league. His league-leading 43 & 46 HR campaigns were in
1992 & ‘93.
- Self-nicknamed “Igor” because of his fascination at age 9 with professional wrestler
"Mighty Igor”.
FCR - Larry Hayes, San Francisco, CA
Incorrect answers: Andres Galarraga, Manny Ramirez, Frank
Robinson, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Miguel Cabrera
SATURDAY
Q. After Ted Williams
in 1954-57, who was the next major leaguer to have an on-base percentage of a
least .475 for consecutive seasons?
Hint: In fact, they are the
highest two on-base percentage seasons in the history of his franchise, dating
back to 1901.
Hint: Also over the same
span, he is the only one to hit four grand slams in a single season.
Hint: His brother was on
the wrong side of one of the most famous plays in postseason history.
A. JASON GIAMBI
- 2000: .476 OBP; 2001: .477 OBP
- 4 GS in 2000
- Brother Jeremy
Giambi tagged out from a
back-hand flip from Derek
Jeter to Jorge Posada in Game 3
of the 2001 ALDS. NYY won that
game 1-0.
FCR - Alex Poterack, Providence, RI
Incorrect answers: Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Babe Ruth,
Frank Thomas, Mickey Mantle
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Who was the first
American League shortstop to hit 3 home runs in a game more than once?
Hint: He and his teammate
were the first shortstop/third baseman combination to hit 30 home runs apiece
in the same season
Hint: Only Vern Stephens has
ever had more RBI in a single season as a shortstop.
Hint: He twice 200 hits in
a season without one of the hits being a triple.
- 3-HR G’s 11-Jun-1999 & 30-Jun-2001; Alex
Rodriguez tied that mark in 2002.
No shortstop has done it a third time. (A-Rod has had three
additional 3-HR games since then, but while playing 3rd or DH’ing.)
- Teammate Eric
Chavez hit 32 HR’s in 2001
when Tejada hit 31. They both topped 30 again in 2002. Chavez never
reached that total again in his 12 remaining years in the majors. Tejada
hit 34 round-trippers with Baltimore in 2004.
- He drive in 150 runs in 2004, his first year with the Orioles
and finished 5th in MVP voting. Stephens led the league with 159 RBI in 1949 with the Red Sox.
- 2002 w/OAK, he had 204 H & 0 triples; In 2006 w/BAL, he had
214 H & 0 triples.
FCR - Damian Begley, New York, NY
Incorrect answers: Jim Fregosi, Nomar Garciaparra, Alex
Rodriguez, Cal Ripken, Alan Trammel, Robin Yount, Ernie Banks, Honus Wagner
SUNDAY
Q. Which player dropped
out of school in the 5th grade when his school was turned into an emergency
shelter for 3 years following a hurricane that had destroyed much of his town?
Hint: He once observed,
"If I hadn't been a big leaguer, I don't know where I'd be right now.
I don't know how to do anything else."
Hint: His Hall of Fame
manager mused, "Every day I find myself saying, 'I can't believe he just
did that !' He hits balls harder
than anyone I've ever seen!" He
went on to add, "No pitcher can ever feel safe or comfortable releasing
the ball toward him. He doesn't take a
back seat to anyone I've ever seen play this game. Ever."
Hint: He still holds the
single-season and career batting average record for his
47-year-old franchise.
Hint: He finished with the
Orioles, but announced his retirement as a Blue Jay.
- Hit .345 in 2000; Career .323 with Expos is
the Montreal/Washington best by over 20 points
FCR - Rich Klein, Plano, TX
Incorrect answers: Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar, Sandy Alomar,
Sandy Alomar, Jr., Ichiro Suzuki, John Olerud, Tim Raines, Carlos Delgado, George
Brett, George Bell
THEME FOR THE WEEK - American League MVP’s who
also won the All-Star Game Home Run Derby
Slugger MVP HRD
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Bruce Didriksen, Park Ridge, NJ
Incorrect theme guesses:
Tuesday -
Sons of mlb players
- All-Star game mvp’s
- Famous juniors who outplayed their daddies
- 1990's MVPs by position
Wed - Won mvp and Silver slugger in same year
Sat - American League Home Run Derby winners
- Players who have won both the MVP award and the Home
Run Derby
- Players who Frank Thomas finished just behind for MVP
awards
- Players with family members that played in the league
that have lead the league in
consecutive years.
- Mvps who lead their teams in career games played.
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