Q. Who followed
his father into the majors as a right-handed, switch-hitting second baseman?
Hint: He once
finished third for a batting title only because two of his teammates finished
ahead of him.
Hint: He once won
Gold Gloves in the same three straight years that his double play partner also
won Gold Gloves at shortstop.
FCR - Sarah Grynpas,
Toronto
Incorrect guesses: Bret
Boone, Maury Wills
TUESDAY
Q. Who is the
only Rookie-of-the-Year-Award winner who never played any position other than
shortstop for his entire career?
Hint: He led his league
in stolen bases for his first nine (9!) seasons in the majors.
Hint: For five of
those seasons, he led the majors!
Hint: He won Gold
Gloves for two different teams.
- AL
ROY 1956; 2,599 G.
- Led in SB 1956-1964
- Won 7 GGs playing for CHW. Won 2 playing for BAL.
FCR - Sarah Grynpas, Toronto
Incorrect guesses: Bret Boone, Maury Wills, Ozzie Guillen, Omar
Vizquel, Gary Templeton
TUESDAY BONUS
Q. Since the end of the Korean War, who is
the only pitcher to throw a full-game no-hitter against the New York Yankees?
Hint: He led the league in ERA as a rookie and
then seven years and two teams later, led the majors with an impressive 2.19.
Hint: In his second season, he hit two doubles
and followed that up with only one more in the rest of his twenty-plus-year
career.
- No-no = 20-Sep-1958. Wilhelm had been with the O’s less than a
month. The lineup of the losing team
that day careers containing 3 Hall of Famers, 8 MVP awards,17 Gold Gloves, 73
All-Star appearances and the losing P was Don Larsen. Korean War armistice signed 27-Jul-1953. [Note the use of the singular in the
question.]
- ERA of 2.43 in 1952 . He finished 2nd
in the ROY voting, behind Joe Black and 4th in the MVP voting.
- Two 2b in 1953 and a final one in 1966.
FCR - Larry Hayes, San Francisco
Incorrect guesses: Catfish Hunter, Bob Feller
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who is the only major leaguer to hit 50
doubles in a season 1954 to 1976 inclusive?
Hint: His last name is the 27th most
common in the U.S., but 1st among those enshrined of the Hall of
Fame.
Hint: He played for 5 teams and managed 5 teams.
Hint: He serves currently as Honorary President
of the American League.
- 51 doubles in 1962 for CIN
- Robinsons in the Hall: Brooks, Frank, Jackie & Wilbert (Actually
tied for 1st w/Johnson & Williams)
- Played for CIN, BAL, LAD, CAL & CLE. Managed CLE, SFG, BAL, MON & WSN.
FCR - Bill Deane, Cooperstown
Incorrect
guesses: Hank Aaron, Dusty Baker, Dick
Williams, Mickey Mantle
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who is the only pitcher to walk as a
batter twice with the bases loaded in a World Series game?
Hint: He is the only Hall of Fame pitcher who
homered in the big leagues as a teenager.
Hint: He surrendered Gorman Thomas’ first major
league home run.
- 2 bases loaded BB = 11-Oct-1971
- Teenage HR = 16-May-1965,
19 years, 7 months, 1 day old
- Thomas
HR = 15-Apr-1973
FCR - Charles
Riordan, Bethesda
Incorrect
guesses: Catfish Hunter, Lefty Gomez,
Don Sutton
THURSDAY
Q. Who was the first Mets first baseman to
drive in 100 runs in a season?
Hint: For 20 consecutive years his RBI production
in the majors never dropped below 75 in any season.
Hint: He was the first Cleveland Indian to DH in
a World Series game.
- 100 RBI in 1993 for NYM
- 75+ RBI 1977-1996
- DH’ed for CLE in the 1995 WS, 1st
time in G 3, 24-Oct
FCR - Naftali Greenwood, Kiryat, Arba, Israel
Incorrect
guesses: John Olerud, Gil Hodges, Carlos
Delgado, Keith Hernandez
FRIDAY
Q. Which member of the 3,000-hit club required
the most career at-bats to join?
Hint: He was the first shortstop in American
League history to hit 30 home runs, bat .300 and have 100 RBI in a season.
Hint: Had a full-scale basketball court in his
home and regularly dunked on opponents. (recently
sold to Orioles outfielder Adad Jones)
- 3,000th came in his 10,804th
AB
- In his 2nd MVP season of 1991, he
had 34 HR, 114, RBI and hit .323. Also
led the majors with 368 total bases.
FCR - Charles
Riordan, Bethesda
Incorrect
guesses: A-Rod, Robin Yount, Dave
Winfield, Barry Larkin, Derek Jeter
SATURDAY
Q. Whose two-toned statue is seen as you
approach one of America’s favorite ballparks?
Hint: He was inducted to the Hall of Fame on the
same day as a fellow native of his home state who played the same position and
for the same team and during the same years.
Hint: He twice led the majors in games played
during the regular season with 163.
- Statue
across the street from Oriole
Park at Camden Yards.
- In HOF 1983 w/George
Kell who shared 3rd base duties w/BAL 1956
& 57. Both were born in Arkansas—Brooks in Little
Rock, Kell in Swifton.
- Played 163 G in 1961, tied with Rocky Colavito
then 1964, tied w/Leo Cardenas & Leon Wagner
FCR - Phillip Ross, Denver
Incorrect guesses: Willie Mays, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks, Maury
Wills
SUNDAY
Q. Who managed the team that had the first ever
sweep in American League Championship Series play?
Hint: The Sporting News named him Manager of the
Year twice in the next decade.
Hint: He explained his success that year and in
subsequent years with, “My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out
specific instructions like ‘C’mon!,’ ‘Get hold of one!’ or ‘Let’s go!.’”
Hint: Pitchers managed by him collected a total
of twenty-two 20-game winning season during his time as their manager.
- TSN MOY in 1977 & 79.
FCR - Scott Matteson, Shawnee, Kansas
Incorrect
guesses:
WEEK’S
FINAL QUESTION
Q. Why do Vladimir
Guerrero
Whitey Herzog,
Reggie Jackson,
George Kell,
Tim Raines,
Robin Roberts,
Jim Thome and
Dick Williams
not qualify for this week’s theme?
Hint: Some of them might qualify one day. Reggie has no chance.
FCR - R.D. Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses:
WEEKLY THEME – Members
of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame who are also enshrined in Cooperstown
Name HOF B’more HOF
Alomar.................. 2013......... 2011
Aparicio................ 1984......... 1982
Murray.................. 2003......... 1999
Palmer.................. 1990......... 1986
Ripken.................. 2007......... 2003
Robinson,
B......... 1983......... 1977
Robinson,
F......... 1982......... 1977
Weaver................. 1996......... 1983
Wilhelm................ 1985......... 2002
Note: We missed Lee
McPhail, who proudly occupies spots on both lists.
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – R.D. Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - AL Gold Glove winners who had the most at
their position.
- HOF’ers who
failed to run out what turned out to be a game and ALDS ending double play.
Tuesday - Players
whose fathers managed in the Latin American winter leagues
- Players
who won multiple Gold Gloves for multiple teams.
- Hall
of Famers who played with the Orioles but went in the Hall representing a
different team
Wed - Players
who hit a HR is first MLB at bat.
Sunday - Oriole
Players whose jerseys have been retired and or Oriole Hall of Famers
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