Q. What XXL
equine once played D-1 quarterback?
Hint: He still
holds the career record for home run frequency for his 125+ year old major
league franchise.
Hint: In his last
season as an All-Star, he led the league in walks and strikeouts.
Hint: In one
remarkable four-year stretch, he hit exact the same number of home runs each
season, finishing 8th, 10th, 5th and 2nd
in the league with the same total.
- AB/HR = 13.8
- Exactly 40 HR in
2005, 06, 06 & 08.
FCR - David Krassin,
Los Angeles
Incorrect guesses: Mark
McGwire, Frank Howard, Prince Fielder, Todd Helton, Kirk Gibson, Fred Lynn
TUESDAY
Q. Which Hall
of Famer officially retired after his last All-Star game?
Hint: He was on
the National League squad, but did not get into the game.
Hint: He has the
distinction of being the home run leader for TWO different U.S. presidential
administrations.
- For Jimmy Carter, 1977-80 = 152 HRs; For Ronal
Reagan, 1981-87 = 259
FCR - Cuck Durante, Dover Delaware
Incorrect guesses: Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Kirby Puckett,
Willie McCovey
WEDNESDAY
Q. What Venezuelan MLB Comeback Player of
the Year had his nickname expanded when translated?
Hint: Not inappropriately, it must be said.
Hint: He won all three legs of the triple crown,
just not all in the same season.
- El Gato in Spanish became The BIG Cat. 6’3”. 235 lbs., so…
- Led the NL in BA w/.370 in 1993; led in HR
w/47 in 1996; then led in RBI in 1996 w/150 & again in 1997 w/140, all for
COL.
FCR - Mark Hayne, Dumfries, Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: Carlos Gonzalez
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Which member of the 400-home-run club
has the highest career ERA?
Hint: Who was the only player to appear in an
episode of "The Tony Danza Show" while active?
Hint: He is the Top Ten for 3 separate franchises
for most home runs hit in a season.
Hint: He played for 4 additional teams as well
during his 15+ year career in the majors.
FCR - Marc Kelminson, Dallas
Incorrect
guesses: Adam Dunn, Dave Kingman, Jim
Thome, Carlos Beltran
THURSDAY
Q. Which 500-home-run club member became a
Shark, not a Jet?
Hint: His personal life is better known than he’d
like it to be (probably).
Hint: He’s better behind the mic than most of us
would have guessed.
- Sat in with the billionaire investors in the
TV show “Shark Tank” and had the chance to invest in entrepreneurial
ideas. Asked all the right
questions. Watch it here. BTW, has a baseball résumé w/696 HRs.
- Dates famous women but claims he wants his
life to be private. Ohhhh… K.
- Acquitted himself nicely as one of the Fox Five Talking Heads commenting before and
after 2017 World Series games. Here’s a sample. Almost
2,000 home runs combined.
FCR - R.D. Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses: David Ortiz
FRIDAY
Q. Who was the first National League player
to twice hit at least 30 home runs before the All-Star break?
Hint: In one World Series, he hit all of his
teams’ home runs. (They won.)
Hint: His MVP season was his last as a regular.
Hint: In his career of more than 2,300 games, he
never played more than 150 in a season.
*Tied STL’s Keith Hernandez for 1979 NL MVP with
216 MVP vote points, but had 10 first-place votes to Hernandez’ 4.]
FCR - Bill Deane, Cooperstown
Incorrect
guesses: Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire,
Johnny Mize, Stan Musial
SATURDAY
Q. Who broke Hack Wilson’s Cub’s franchise
record of 423 total bases in a season?
Hint: Going back to the beginning of the
franchise in 1876, he is the only player ever to amass 100 extra-base hits in a
season for them.
Hint: As a youngster, he had worked as a janitor
in a shoe factory.
- 425 TB in 2001
- 103 EBH in 2001
FCR - Naftali Greenwood, Kiryat, Israel
Incorrect
guesses:
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. What one-time Los Angeles Dodger was the
first player to hit 30 home runs for each of 7 consecutive seasons for the Cleveland
Indians?
Hint: His .627 slugging percentage for a single
season is the highest in Minnesota Twins’ history.
Hint: No other Indian has ever had more home runs
in a season nor more bases-on-balls.
Hint: He was born just slightly after his sister
and so claims the title of youngest child in his family.
- 1996-2002 he hit 38, 40, 30, 33, 37, 49 &
52 home runs respectively. Led CLE in
’92, ’01 & ’02. Played 17 G for LAD in 2009.
- 52 HR in 2002; 127 BB in 1999
- Twin sister Jenny Thome Ellis is 90 seconds
older.
FCR - Adrian Fung, Toronto
Incorrect
guesses: Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez,
Andre Thornton
SUNDAY
Q. Who was the first player this century
the strike out in 25 straight games?
Hint: In his career, he had over 1,500 hits, but his
strikeouts exceeded his hits by more than 200.
Hint: He needed surgery to reconstruct his nose and
cheekbones after crashing into teammate.
Hint: He was a reliable defenseman for 8 major
league teams, garnering 3 Gold Glove awards over the course of his 17-year
career.
- 25 K games starting 17-Jul
ending thankfully) 17-Aug-2001.
- 1,700 H & 1,901 K (At least it’s not Rob
Deer!)
- He crashed
into Carlos
Beltran while the two were chasing a blooper from pinch-hitter David
Ross on 11-Aug-2005.
FCR - Chuck Durante, Dover Delaware
Incorrect
guesses: Andruw Jones, Jose Hernandez
BIG FINALE
Q. Who was the first to steal home in an
American League Championship game?
Hint: In spite of the fact that 19 major leaguers
have had his first name and 39 his last, when you merely say his first name,
any baseball fan know who you mean.
Hint: He attended the same college as his cousin,
who also played in the majors.
Hint: In high school, he pitched three no-hitters
and batted .550.
- Steal of home G 5 1972 ALCS vs. DET 12-Oct-1972
- “Reggie”—you know who!
- Attended and played for Arizona
State University as did his cousin Barry
Bonds.
FCR - Daniel Wilson, St. Paul
Incorrect
guesses: Rickey Henderson
WEEKLY THEME – Top 10
batters in career strikeouts.
Player Ks Games Career Yrs Led Lge
Jackson.......... 2,597.......... 2,820......... 21............ 5
Thome............ 2,548.......... 2,543......... 22............ 3
Dunn.............. 2,378.......... 2,001......... 14............ 4
Sosa............... 2,306.......... 2.354......... 18............ 3
Rodriguez....... 2,287.......... 2,784......... 22............ 0
Galarraga....... 2,003.......... 2,257......... 19............ 4
Canseco......... 1,942.......... 1,887......... 17............ 1
Cameron........ 1,902.......... 1,955......... 17............ 1
Schmidt.......... 1,883.......... 2,404......... 18............ 4
Stargell........... 1,936.......... 2,360......... 21............ 1
One-time
leaders at the top of the list, Mickey
Mantle and Babe Ruth and have dropped to 32nd and 123rd
respectively. (Joe
Sewell is nowhere to be found.)
Ruth
topped this list for 33 years. He was
passed by Mantle then Stargell briefly held the top spot. Reggie Jackson’s total has led the way for 35
years and unless Mark
Reynolds stays a starter for another decade, it’s unlikely Jackson
will be surpassed.
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Mark Hayne, Dumfries, Virginia (After
Canseco)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Wed - Players who led their league in striking out at least 4 times
in their careers
Sat - Players
with twins (Canseco, Stargell, Thome)
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