Monday, January 15, 2018

2018-01-08 Losing pitchers in the games where Nolan Ryan threw a no-hitter

Q.        Who is the only Cy Young Award winner who managed to get his brother elected to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown?
Hint:     He [the HOF brother] surrendered Hank Aaron’s first American League home run.
Hint:     His son is a professional golfer who has won a tournament on the PGA Tour.
A.         JIM PERRY  [SABR Bio]
Aaron’s HR w/MIL18-Apr-1975, his 734th.
-  Son Chris won the BC Open in 1998
FCR -  Jim Casey, Savannah
Incorrect guesses:  Gaylord Perry, Joe Niekro, Wes Ferrell, Vic Raschi, Ken Brett, Mike Maddux

TUESDAY
Q.        What former Tiger went on to pitch for a couple of avian teams?
Hint:     He has World Series championship rings from two different teams.  Had he stayed longer with either one, he’d have even more.
Hint:     He threw the first-ever regular-season pitch in Sky Dome.
Hint:     Hall of Famers Wade Boggs, Tim Raines and Phil Niekro were teammates.
A.         JIMMY KEY
-  Played for the Clemson Tigers, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles.
-  Got a ring w/TOR in 1992They won again the next year.  Got a ring w/NYY in 1996.  They won again in 1998, ‘99 & 2000.
-  SkyDome debut 03-Apr-1989
-  Played w/Boggs in 1996 w/NYY; w/Raines w/NYY in 1996; w/Niekro w/TOR in 1987.
FCR -     Walt Cherniak, Woodbine, Maryland
Incorrect guesses:  David Wells, Jack Morris, Doyle Alexander, Al Leiter

WEDNESDAY
Q.        Who was the only Montreal Expo to amass 20 pitching wins in a season?
Hint:     Among his teammates in the majors were players whose nicknames were Delay, Steady and Hustle.
Hint:     He has two World Series game wins to his credit, but no World Series ring.
A.         ROSS GRIMSLEY
-  20-11 in 1978s
-  Was a teammate of MikeThe Human Rain DelayHargrove w/CLE in 1980; of “SteadyEddie Murray w/BAL in 1982; and of PeteCharlie Hustle” Rose w/CIN 1971-73.
-  Won G’s 2 & 5 of the 1972 WS.
FCR -  Naftali Greenwood, Kiryat, Israel
Incorrect guesses:  Jim Kaat, Dennis Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Bill Stoneman, Steve Rogers, Fergie Jenkins, Bryn Smith, Dave McNally, Bartolo Colon

THURSDAY
Q.        What former landlocked Commodore was the only pitcher to be the Yankees' lone representative on an All-Star team?
Hint:     It was the only All-Star selection of his 19-year major league career. (He didn’t get into the game.)
Hint:     As a Yankee, he once surrendered four home runs in an inning.
Hint:     He became an agent after he retired, representing Frank Thomas, Todd Helton and Lance Berkman, among others.
A.         SCOTT SANDERSON
-  Played for Vanderbilt; 1991 ASG
02-May-1992, top of the 5th.  His teammates scores 4 times in the bottom of the 6th, but it wasn’t enough.
-  Successful as a player agent
FCR -  Joseph Cosgriff, New York City
Incorrect guesses:  Randy Johnson, Chase Wright, Todd Stottlemyre, Steve Hamilton

FRIDAY
Q.        Who was teaching in high school when he was scouted and signed to a major league contract?
Hint:     Donn Clendenon, Cookie Rojas, Dusty Baker and Richie Zisk were among his teammates in his decade-plus major league career.
Hint:     He was born in Pennsylvania, but attended high school and college in California.
Hint:     He was the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves’ affiliate in the Carolina League for the first 10 years of that team’s existence.
A.         BRUCE DAL CANTON
-  Taught science at Burgettstown High School outside of Pittsburgh when he signed with the Pirates.
-  Was w/Clendenon w/PIT 1967-68; W/Rojas w/KCR 1971-75; W/Baker w/ATL in 1975; & W/Zisk w/CHW in 1977
-  Born in the city of California, Pennsylvania (where he also attended high school and college)
-  Was pitching coach for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 1999-2008.
FCR -  Bill Carle, Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Incorrect guesses:  Jim Morris, Larry Jaster

SATURDAY
Q.        Who suffered a strained right calf muscle, sending him to the Disabled List, when he jumped out of his bullpen chair to join an on-field fight?
Hint:     Eight years earlier, he had led his league in pitching appearances.  His opposite number—the pitching appearances leader in the other league—only had two more, yet also brought home the league MVP and a World Series Championship.
Hint:     Former major leaguer Chris Denorfia is married to his daughter.
A.         TED POWER
-  On-field fight between KCR & CLE 04-My-1992
-  78 G w/CIN led the NL in 1984; DET’s Guillermo “Willie” Hernandez appeared in 80 G that same season.
Denorfia married Lauren Power in 2009.
FCR -  Larry Hayes, San Francisco
Incorrect guesses:  Steve Bedrosian

SUNDAY
Q.        Who tied Camilo Pascual’s Twins’ record for most strikeouts in a game?
Hint:     His sole career home run came off Phil Niekro.
Hint:     Even though he was born in Iowa and died in Michigan, he grew up in the town that hosts the arm wrestling championships.
A.         JOE DECKER
-  15 K’s on 26-Jun-1973, tying Pascual’s 15 on 19-Jul-1961.  Current holder is Johan Santana w/17 on 19-Aug-2007.
-  HR off Niekro 01-May-1970
Arm wrestling in Petaluma, California
FCR -  Mike Sparks, Sarasota
Incorrect guesses:  Joe Niekro, Dave Boswell, Jim Merritt, Bill Hands, Johan Santana, Jim Kaat


WEEKLY THEME – Losing pitcher in a Nolan Ryan no-hitter

15-Jul-1973.......... Perry
01-May-1991........ Key


First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Ain’t no such person this week!

Incorrect theme guesses:

Monday  -  Brothers with the most wins between them.
               -  Pitchers with both 20 wins and a World Series appearance for 3 consecutive seasons.
               -  Older brothers who won fewer games than their younger siblings.

Wed        -  Pitchers named Jim
               -  Pitchers who have led their teams in season wins whose last names end in "y".

Sen         -  Pitchers who were teammates of Zoilo Versalles









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