2017-01-23 AL Oriole players with no answers repeated

IN MEMORIAM

Q.        Whose nickname originally came from the title of a Jim Carey comedy?

Hint:     According to FanGraphs, “…in his last 21 starts of 2015, he was very good, putting up a 3.13 FIP* on his way to another World Series run.

Hint:     He was tagged with the only World Series game the Royals lost in 2015.

Hint:     His intense competitiveness sometimes translated into headlines about his on-field temper. 

A.         YORDANO VENTURA who passed away on Sunday from a car accident.

-  “Ace” from “Ace Ventura:  Pet Detective”.  He was identified as a talent who would one day be the ace of his staff and with his last name, it was almost automatic.  In addition, teammates also had trouble with “Yordano”.

-  * Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) measures what a pitcher's ERA would look like over a given period of time if he were to experience league average results on balls in play.

-  You don’t have to Google very far to find some on-the-field scuffles he was in.

FCR -  Rafa Amanau, Philadelphia

Incorrect answers: 

NOTE:  This week’s questions will be asked without hints.  Anyone present at SABR’s Babe Ruth Chapter 2017 SABR Day meeting, held at Towson University in the Baltimore suburbs, might find some of them familiar.

MONDAY #1

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win the American League MVP?

A.         BROOKS ROBINSON

-  1964

FCR -  Kevin Warren, Briarcliff Manor, New York

Incorrect answers:  Jim Gentile, Eddie Murray, Frank Robinson, Babe Ruth

MONDAY #2

Q.        Who was the most recent Baltimore Oriole manager to win the American League Manager of the Year Award?

A.         BUCK SHOWALTER

-  2014

FCR -  Edward Masone, New York City

Incorrect answers:  Davey Johnson, Earl Weaver

MONDAY #3

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win multiple American League MVPs?

A.         CAL RIPKEN

-  1983, 1991

FCR -  Will McCracken, Bradenton, Florida

Incorrect answers:  Frank Robinson

MONDAY #4

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win the Rawlings American League Platinum Glove Award?

A.         MANNY MACHADO

-  2013  The Platinum Glove has been awarded since 2011 to the player in each league determined to be the best single defender at any position.

FCR -  Fred Worth, Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Incorrect answers:  Adam Jones, Brooks Robinson, Mark Belanger, Jim Palmer, Luis Aparicio, Paul Blair

TUESDAY #1

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win the Cy Young Award?

A.         MIKE CUELLAR

-  1969 (Tied with the previous year’s winner, Denny McLain)

FCR -  Adrian Fung, Toronto

Incorrect answers:  Dave McNally, Mike Flanagan, Mike McCormick

TUESDAY #2

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win multiple Cy Young Awards?

A.         JIM PALMER

-  1973, 1975, 1976

FCR -  Charlie Vascellaro, Baltimore

Incorrect answers:  Dave McNally, Ubaldo Jimenez

TUESDAY #3

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win the American League batting title?

A.         FRANK ROBINSON

-  1966 (Can’t win a Triple Crown without winning a batting title.)

FCR -  Prisco Panza, Shelton, Connecticut

Incorrect answers:  Al Bumbry

TUESDAY #4

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win the American League MVP and NOT be the answer to any previous question this week?

A.         BOOG POWELL

-  1970

FCR -  Justin Zeleny, Columbia, Maryland

Incorrect answers:  Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken, Chris Davis, Adam Jones

WEDNESDAY #1

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win the American League Cy Young Award in the 1970’s whose name was not Palmer?

A.            MIKE FLANAGAN

-  1979

FCR -     Larry Lamb, Oakwood, Ohio

Incorrect answers:  Scott McGregor, Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally

WEDNESDAY #2

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win the American League Cy Young Award in the 1980’s?

A.            STEVE STONE

-  1980

FCR -     Charlie Riordan, Chevy Chase, Maryland

Incorrect answers:  Storm Davis, Mike Boddicker, Dennis Martinez, Dave Mcnally

WEDNESDAY #3

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award?

A.            RON HANSEN

-  1960

FCR -     Derek Granger, Chandler, Arizona

Incorrect answers:  Curt Blefary, Bobby Grich, Brooks Robinson, Roy Sievers, Al Bumbry, Cal Ripken, Mike Mussina

WEDNESDAY #4

Q.        Who was the first player to lead the American League in stolen bases wearing the uniform of the Baltimore Orioles?

A.            LUIS APARICIO

-  40 SB in 1963 (He had previously led 7 times with CHW)

FCR -     Mark Kanter, Portsmouth, Rhode Island

Incorrect answers:  Don Buford, Paul Blair, Brian Roberts

THURSDAY #1

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to lead the American League in RBI?

A.         JIM GENTILE

-  141* in 1961 (Tied w/Roger Maris) *Correct number found by SABR member

FCR -  Adrian Fung, Toronto

Incorrect answers:  Brady Anderson, Boog Powell, Brady Anderson

THURSDAY #2

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole pitcher to lead the American League in strikeouts?

A.         BOB TURLEY

-  185 K’s in 1954 (Also led in walks.)

FCR -  Ralph Fessler, Ellicott City, Maryland

Incorrect answers:  Jim Palmer, Dennis Martinez, Mike Mussina, Steve Barber, Dave McNally, Chuck Estrada, Milt Pappas, Steve Dalkowski

THURSDAY #3

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole manager to be ejected from a game after the team relocated from St. Louis?

A.         JIMMY DYKES

-  25-Apr-1954 in the 9^th by umpire Ed Hurley for arguing balls & strikes

FCR -  Barry Nelson, Guilderland, New York

Incorrect answers:  Paul Richards, Billy Hitchcock

FRIDAY #1

Q.        Who is the FIRST (not the only) Baltimore Oriole to win the Rolaids Relief Award?

A.         LEE SMITH

-  33 saves in 1994, his only year as an Oriole.  He had won it twice before with STL.  Randy Myers [1997] and Jim Johnson [2012] both also won it as Orioles.

FCR -  Paul Goodson, Cheyenne

Incorrect answers:  Gregg Olson, Hoyt Wilhelm, Don Stanhouse, Tippy Martinez, Zach Britton

FRIDAY #2

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole to be the team’s Manager and GM in the same season?

A.         PAUL RICHARDS

-  1958 He lost the front office title, but managed the O’s for 3 more seasons.

FCR -  Jeff Kallman, Las Vegas

Incorrect answers:  Ned Hanlon

FRIDAY #3

Q.        Who was the last Baltimore Orioles pitcher to lead the American League in complete games?

A.         SIDNEY PONSON

-  5 CG in 2004 (Tied w/Mark Mulder & Jake Westbrook)

FCR -  Jeff Kallman, Las Vegas

Incorrect answers:  Jim Palmer

FRIDAY #4

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Oriole reliever to record 50 saves in a season?

A.         JIM JOHNSON

-  51 in 2012 (He got 50 in 2013)

FCR -  David de la Fuente, San Francisco

Incorrect answers:  Jorge Julio

SATURDAY #1

Q.        Who was the most recent Baltimore Orioles hurler to lead the American League in innings pitched?

A.         MIKE MUSSINA

-  237.2 IP in 2000

FCR -  Joe Matocha, Meriden, Connecticut

Incorrect answers:  Jim Palmer, Jeremy Guthrie

SATURDAY #2

Q.        Who was the first pitcher to throw a perfect game in the majors after he left the American League Orioles?

A.         DON LARSEN

-  1956 WS, G 5; Had played in 29 G for the 1954 O’s

FCR -  Bob Flynn, Chandler, AZ

Incorrect answers:  Chief Bender, Dennis Martinez, Jake Arrieta, Hoyt Wilhelm, Ken Holtzman

SATURDAY #3

Q.        Who was the second pitcher to throw a perfect game after he had played for the same Orioles?

A.         DENNIS MARTINEZ

-  28-Jul-1991 MON over LAD; Had played in 319 G for the O’s 1976-86

FCR -  Jeff Kallman, Las Vegas

Incorrect answers:  Milt Pappas, Hoyt Wilhelm,

SATURDAY #4

Q.        Who was the third pitcher to throw a perfect game after being an Oriole?

A.         DAVID WELLS

-  17-May-1998 for NYY over MIN; Had played in 34 G for the 1996 O’s.

FCR -  Doug Greenwald, San Francisco

Incorrect answers:  Mike Mussina, Hoyt Wilhelm

SUNDAY #1

Q.        Who was the first Baltimore Orioles pitcher to throw over 100 innings and end the season with an ERA under 2.00?

A.         STU MILLER

-  1.89 ERA in 1965 in 119.2 IP

FCR -  Damian Begley, New York City

Incorrect answers:  Dave McNally

           

SUNDAY #2

Q.        What starting pitcher was the first Baltimore Oriole to lead the American League in ERA?

A.         HOYT WILHELM

-  2.19 ERA in 1958 w/27 starts, only season of his 21-year career where he started more than 11 games

FCR -  Jeff Kallman, Las Vegas

Incorrect answers:  Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Steve Barber, Mike Boddicker

           

SUNDAY #3

Q.        What talented Baltimore Orioles third baseman, now in the Hall of Fame, was the first to lead the American League in being hit by pitch?

A.         JOHN McGRAW

-  14 HBP in 1901 (Tied with Dummy Hoy.)

FCR -  Bill Lewers, McLean, Virginia

Incorrect answers:  Brooks Robinson, George Kell

SUNDAY #4

Q.        What two Baltimore Orioles tied as the first players ever to lead the American League in triples?

A.         JIMMY WILLIAMS and BILL KEISTER

-  21 triples each in 1901 for the brand-new league

FCR -  Thomas McKenna, Lovettsville, VA

Incorrect answers:  Oyster Burns, Jumbo Davis, Willie Keeler, Hughie Jennings, Eddie Murray, Ken Singleton, Al Bumbry, Rich Coggins

WEEKLY THEME – Quiz where every answer is an American League Oriole player and where no two answers are duplicated.

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – No one

Incorrect theme guesses:

Monday  -  All-time Oriole All-Star team

               -  Oriole firsts

Wed        -  Orioles that won MVP, ROY, Cy Young, Manager of year or Platinum Glove award

               -  Theme: Members of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame

               -  Orioles who lamented throughout their entire career that they were not Pittsburgh Pirates.

               -  Orioles retired numbers

               -  A    ll the individual award winners in Baltimore Orioles' history.

Thu         -  Orioles who have black ink

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2017-01-16 Retired 500 Home Run Club members who hit more on the road

MONDAY

Q.        Who was the first player to homer from both sides of the plate in a game more than 10 times?

Hint:     He is only the second switch-hitter to join the 500-Home-Run Club.

Hint:     He is very thankful to Felipe Lira.

Hint:     He famously said, after getting glasses 10 years into his major league career, “I found out there are a lot of ugly people out there.”

A.         EDDIE MURRAY

-  11^th G 21-Apr-1994.

-  Mickey Mantle, of course, was he first, as of 14-May-1967, off Stu Miller.

-  Murray’s 500^th HR was off Lira 21-Sep-1996.

-  Got glasses in 1986.

FCR -  Kevin Warren, Briarcliff Manor, New York

Incorrect answers:  Chipper Jones, Mickey Mantle

TUESDAY

Q.        Which player hit the most home runs while Dwight D. Eisenhower was President of the U.S.?

Hint:     Nobody else played more games for the Milwaukee Braves.

Hint:     He was the first backwards K Nolan Ryan ever achieved in the majors.

A.         EDDIE MATHEWS

-  313 HR during DDE administration

-  2,122 G for MLN

-  ꓘ on 11-Sep-1966, Ryan’s 2^nd strikeout

FCR -  Michael Green, Las Vegas

Incorrect answers:  Henry Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Harmon Killebrew

WEDNESDAY

Q.        Who led his league in home runs a colossal twelve (12!) times?

Hint:     Mike Schmidt is second on that list with 8.

Hint:     The player he admired the most and tried to style his batting stance after, was Joe Jackson.

A.         BABE RUTH

-  1^st HR title in 1918 w/11; Last one 1931 w/46

-  2^nd place no shame on this list!

-  Jackson batting

FCR -  Jake Hopper, Houston

Incorrect answers:  Honus Wagner, Ty Cobbs, Ralph Kiner, Frank Baker

MIDWEEK BONUS

Q.        Who is history’s all-time leader in on-base percentage?

Hint:     More than five years before his actual retirement, he announced his retirement in an article in a national magazine.

Hint:     He turned down an honorary degree from Harvard.

A.         TED WILLIAMS

-  .482 OBP.  If you saw him at the plate, you were going to see him on base essentially ½ the time.  Astounding.

-  Announced in the Saturday Evening Post

-  When Ted was told that Fred Astaire and Katherine Hepburn also turned down Harvard he replied he was in pretty good company.

FCR -  Chuck Durante, Dover, Delaware

Incorrect answers:  John McGraw, Alex Rodriguez, Ty Cobb, Barry Bonds, Rickey Henderson

THURSDAY

Q.        Whose career included 500+ home runs and 500+ stolen bases?

Hint:     He and his Hall of Fame cousin attended and played for the same university.

Hint:     He had a famous fight with an MVP teammate.

A.         BARRY BONDS

-  No one else in in that club:  762 HR/514 SB

-  Reggie Jackson also attended Arizona State University.

-  Scuffled with Jeff Kent.

FCR -  Kellen Nielson, Blanding, Utah

Incorrect answers:  Ken Griffey, Jr., Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Willie Mays

FRIDAY

Q.        Who attended a D-1 college on a football scholarship, but was invited to Cooperstown with a 90+% vote on his first year eligible?

Hint:     He owns the first steal of home in a postseason game that wasn’t a World Series game.

Hint:     He regrets not having insured his cars that one time, but admits to regretting little else.

A.         REGGIE JACKSON

-  Played football and baseball at Arizona State University.  His name appeared on a robust 93.6% of the ballots cast by the writers in 1993.  He was the only one they elected that year.

-  Stole home Game 5, 1972 ALCS, 12-Oct-1972

-  Car collection destroyed in warehouse fire 05-Aug-1988.  He later admitted that they were all uninsured.

FCR -  Joe Merrill, Montpelier, Vermont

Incorrect answers:  Jackie Robinson, Frank Thomas, Joe Morgan, Ken Griffey, Jr., Ty Cobb, Rickey Henderson, Dave Winfield, Deion Sanders, Rod Carew

SATURDAY

Q.        What three-time MVP received not a single vote for Rookie of the Year?

Hint:     He finished in the top 5 in MVP voting an additional six (6!) times.

Hint:     His career stats are impressive:  OPS is over .970; OPS+ is over 170.

Hint:     He was an All-Star every season but two in his lengthy career.

Hint:     He committed 55 errors at shortstop during his last year in the minors.

Hint:     Martha Stewart (Yes, THAT Martha Stewart!) sometimes babysat his kids.

A.         MICKEY MANTLE

-  MVP’s in 1956, 57 & 62;  Additional top 5 finishes in 1952 (3^rd), 55 (5^th), 58 (5^th), 60 (2^nd), 61 (2^nd) and 64 (2^nd).

-  Missed being an AS only in 1951 & 66.

-  Played for the Class C 1950 Joplin Miners in the Western Association league.

-  Stewart (nee Martha Helen Kostyra) also babysat the children of Yogi Berra and Gil McDougald.

FCR -  Jim Lovelace, Kent, Ohio

Incorrect answers:  Stan Musial, Mike Schmidt, Willie Mays, Alex Rodriguez, Yogi Berra, Ernie Banks, Cal Ripken

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.        Who is the only player to have a single season slugging percentage over .700 in each league?

Hint:     It led the league both times.

Hint:     Five times in his career he had more than 100 bases-on-balls.

Hint:     He waxed lugubriously lachrymose at an inauspicious moment.

A.         MARK McGWIRE

-  .730, OAK, 1996; .752, STL, 1998

-  Gave Congress a tearful testimony

FCR -  Saul Wisnia, Newton Center, Massachusetts

Incorrect answers:  Frank Robinson, Jim Thome, Tim Raines, Barry Bonds

SUNDAY

Q.        Who was the last 20^th century American League player to go an entire season (min 20 AB) without collecting a hit?

Hint:     He did draw five walks in his 25 plate appearances that year.

Hint:     Not since Maris and Mantle had done it in their magical season of 1961 had a player racked up 40 home runs and 110 RBI in his team’s first 100 games of the season.

Hint:     He was the only player to compete in the All-Star Home Run Derby in both 2004 and 2005.  He improved considerably, but still didn’t win.

A.         DAVID ORTIZ

-  0-20 in 1999

-  Accomplished by the 106^th G of 2006; Maris also by 106^th G, Mantle by 109^th G.

-  HRD 2004, 2005.

FCR -  Mark Hayne, Dumfries, Virginia

Incorrect answers:  Josh Hamilton, Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, Manny Ramirez, Juan Gonzalez, Sammy Sosa

WEEKLY THEME – Retired 500-HR Club members who hit more on the road.

Slugger         Home     Away      Total

Bonds              379   <   383     =  762

Jackson           280   <   283     =  563

Mantle             266   <   270     =  536

Mathews          238   <   274     =  512

McGwire          285   <   298     =  583

Murray             242   <   262     =  504

Ortiz                241   <   300     =  541

Ruth                347   <   367     =  714

Williams           248   <   273     =  521

Among active players, Albert Pujols would also qualify:

Pujols              277   <   314     =  591

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