MONDAY 24—May
Q. Who is the
most recent player to be a major league teammate with his twin brother?
Hint: #1 David
Wells described him as being able to hula hoop in a Cheerio.
Hint: #2 He’s
probably the only player who wants to be given an error.
A. JOSE
CANSECO [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On OAK in 1990 with twin Ozzie.
- #1 In his autobiography, Wells described
facing Canseco in the minors. When he
saw him later, he was surprised at the physical change and wondered what
Canseco was eating.
- #2 Has said many times that the ball that bounced
off his head should be scored as an error for him, not a solo HR for CLE’s DH Carlos Martinez. The winning difference in the G was 1 R.
FCR - Brett Moore, Studio
City, California
Incorrect guesses: BJ
Upton, Aaron Boone, Ozzie Canseco, Barry Bonds, Tyler Rogers
TUESDAY 25—May
Q. Who’s the most recent first baseman to
lead the league in bases stolen?
Hint: #1 He homered in his final game in the majors.
Hint: #2 He holds the Live Ball Era record for most career
steals of home.
A. JACKIE ROBINSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Jackie
was 1B in 1947 when he led the NL in SB with 29. Every season leader since has played a different
position.
- #1 HR
in last regular season G 30-Sep-1956. Last
game ever, G7 ’56 WS… hitless.
- #2 Tied
with Frankie Frisch with 19 all-time, good for 9th best
on the career list. Some
of Frisch’s were before the Modern Era. Robinson
had an additional very famous
one in
the 1955 WS.
FCR - Philip Trostler, Norwich, Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Rod Carew, Mel Ott, Frank Chance, Vic Power,
Georg Sisler. Lou Gehrig, Marty McManus
WEDNESDAY 26—May
Q. Which pitcher had the most strikeouts in
a season in the Modern Era among National League righties?
Hint: #1 No retired pitcher in the Modern Era put
together a better career strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Hint: #1 He lost the first World Series game he ever
played in and never got the loss for a World Series game again in his career.
Hint: #2 He credits a World Series MVP winner with
making him a pitcher. He later became a
world series MVP himself.
A. CURT SCHILLING [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 319
K for PHI in 1997. His total of 316 K in
2002 for ARI is second on that list.
- #1 He
struck out 4.38 batters for every BB he issued.
- #2 Lost
Game 1 for the Phillies in 1993 then won his next 6 WS Gs: AZ in 2001, Boston in 2004 & 2007.
- #3 Johnny Podres (1955 WS MVP, the first time the award was
given) was a PHI’s pitching coach for Schilling’s 1st 5 seasons
there. Schilling said, “Outside of the Lord, my wife and my father, there was no person who
impacted my life more than Johnny Podres.” Schilling was the WS MVP in 2001. Both Podres and Schilling famously took
down the Yankees in the Fall Classic.
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FCR - Preston Salisbury, Starkville, Mississippi
Incorrect
guesses: Bob Gibson, Sandy Koufax, Jake
Peavey, Tom Seaver, Don Drysdale, Pedro Martinez
MIDWEEK BONUS 26—May
Q. Who held the National League record for
consecutive errorless games played in center field until it was broken up by a future
Hall of Famer and on his own team no less?
Hint: #1 He collected the first MLB hit at Parc Jarry.
Hint: #2 He broke up what might have been the second
World Series perfect game with a walk in the 7th.
A. CURT FLOOD [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Flood’s
226 straight errorless games at CF ended 04-Jun-1967 when he and LF Lou Brock both tried for a fly ball. The ball fell in when they crashed into each
other and Flood complained afterwards about this
controversial error. Flood's record was
surpassed by Darren Lewis in 1993.
- #1 On
14-Apr-1969 in the 1st regular-season G played
outside the U.S., Flood was the 2nd batter in the top of the 1st
inning. He doubled to left. The Expos won the G though, 8-7.
- #2 BOS
starter Jim Lonborg had a perfect game in the 2nd G of the 1967 WS. In the 7th, Flood walked, ending
the perfecto bid. Julian Javier doubled
in the 8th to end the possibility of a no-hitter.
FCR - Eric Savage, Short Hills, New Jersey
Incorrect
guesses: Jim Wynn, Willie Davis, Willie
Mays, Dale Murphy, Marquis Grissom
THURSDAY 27—May
Q. Who hit the first World Series homer in
Yankee Stadium?
Hint: #1 In his major league debut game he had four
hits and a walk. That walk was the only time
he went to bat from the other side of the plate in career of more than 4,000 at-bats.
Hint: #2 He was the first Dodger to lead the National
League in on-base percentage.
A. CASEY STENGEL [SABR Bio]
- Ans. G 1, 1923 WS, 9th inning: An inside-the-park game-winner.
- #1 He
got 4 singles in a G vs. PIT 17-Sep-1912.
Opposing manager Fred Clarke called him a fresh busher and challenged
him to hit righthanded. He did & drew
a walk.
- #2 Playing
for BRO in 1914, the first year they were called the
Robbins, Stengel posted a nifty .404 OBP.
FCR - Randall Chandler, Germantown, Tennessee
Incorrect
guesses: Babe Ruth
FRIDAY 28—May
Q. Which owner of a nineteen-strikeout game
has the fewest total career strikeouts?
Hint: #1 In a seventeen-year career he received Cy
Young Award votes five times, while playing for four different teams.
Hint: #2 He once had exactly three at bats for each
of four consecutive seasons.
A. DAVID CONE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 19 Ks
for NYM in a 7-0 game vs. PHI 06-Oct-1991. 2,668
career Ks.
- #1 Placed
3rd in CYA votes playing for NYM in 1988; 1st (!) for KCR in 1994 & 4th in 1995 for TOR
& NYY; 2 more X for NYY; 4th in 1998 & 6th in 1999. Every
time in the top 6.
- #2 3
AB in 1997, 1998, 1999 & 2000. He
then averaged 3 each for his next 2 years.
FCR - Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
Incorrect
guesses: Hugh Daily, Bill Gullickson,
Tom Seaver, Tom Cheney, Pedro Martinez, Charlie Sweeney, Kerry Wood, Gaylord
Perry, Dwight Gooden
SATURDAY 29—May
Q. Who surrendered the first base hit to a
Texas Rangers batter?
Hint: #1 He would have pitched the second no-hitter for
the Atlanta Braves but lost it on a single in the ninth inning.
Hint: #2 He was the first Dodger pitcher to win a
Gold Glove.
A. ANDY MESSERSMITH [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 15-Apr-1972, catcher Hal King hit a single off him, but
not until the 7th inning.
- #1 Close
one on 04-Jun-1976 vs. the Expos.
The H was by Pepe Mangual. ATL’s 1st no-hitter was by Phil Niekro 05-Aug-1973.
- #2 Won
GG in 1974 & 75 for LAD.
FCR - Greg Gits, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Incorrect
guesses: Charlie Hough, Claude Osteen, Don
Sutton
WEEKEND BONUS 30—May
Q. Who surrendered Wally Moon’s first
triple in the majors? It was also the
first one he had ever surrendered.
Hint: #1 He was a pitcher who married a pitcher.
Hint: #2 Two players who have been answers so far
this week have had their numbers retired. This player wore both those numbers.
A. JIM BROSNAN [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 1st
3B for Moon = 17-Apr-1954. It was
Moon’s 3rd G in MLB, Brosnan’s 2nd G!
- #1 His
wife’s maiden name was Anne Stewart Pitcher.
- #2 Uniform numbers: 42 (Jackie Robinson) with the Cubs and Reds,
37 (Stengel) with the Cardinals.
FCR - George Alfano, Redlands, California
Incorrect
guesses:
SUNDAY 30—May
Q. Who was the first player to leave the majors
for the Mexican League?
Hint: #1 He had one single, one RBI, one walk, one
stolen base and one putout in the game where Mel Ott hit his 500th
homer?
Hint: #2 He played against Hall of Famers Ray Dandridge,
Martin Dihigo and shared a moment there with Babe Ruth.
Hint: #3 He was also a talented opera singer.
A. DANNY
GARDELLA
[SABR Bio]
- Ans. Gardella
had been offered $5,000 to play for NYG and $13,000 to play in Mexico. He joined the Mexican League 19-Feb-1946. Their higher salaries attracted others
including major leaguers Sal Maglie, Alex Carrasquel, Max Lanier &
Mickey Owen.
- #1 Ott’s
500th HR G = 01-Aug-1945
- #2 Both
in 1946 in the Mexican League. Gardella
was on the Veracruz team, Dandridge played for the Mexico City Reds and Dihigo
played for the Algodoneros de Union Laguna. Babe
Ruth also appeared on the field with Gardella that season, participating in
a public relations demonstration during which the ailing Babe tossed a few
pitches and took batting practice. Reports
have it that Ruth shared a cigar with Gardella in the outfield during a game.
- #3 He
once crashed a high school prom to sing, and made money singing after he was
kicked out of baseball.
FCR - Mary Hums, Louisville, Kentucky
Incorrect
guesses: Willard Brown Don Newcombe,
Mickey Owen, Sal Maglie
WEEKLY THEME – MLB
players who testified under oath.
Player Event Details
Brosnan: Flood
vs Kuhn Witness in support
of Flood. Testified in court 21-May-1970,
https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/curt_flood_trial/1/
Canseco: BALCO
trial Testified in front of the House
Committee Government Reform and Oversight, Steroid Use in Baseball, 17-Mar-2005 (Begin at 25 sec.).
Cone: Justice Sotomayor’s SCOTUS confirmation Testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 16-Jul-2009.
Flood: Flood
vs Kuhn Plaintiff challenged
the legality of the Reserve Clause. Testified 19-May-1970.
Gardella: Gardella v Chandler Plaintiff,
October 1947, US Southern District Federal Court. Original trial; Appeal.
Messersmith: Peter
Seitz arbitration decision Testified
at the arbitration hearing in November 1975.
Robinson: Flood
vs Kuhn Witness in support of Flood. Testified in court 21-May-1970. Also called to testify at HUAC, 18-Jul-1949.
Schilling: House
Committee Government Reform and Oversight Testified
on steroid use in baseball, 17-Mar-2005.
Stengel: Senate
Anti-Trust and Monopoly Subcommittee Testified on MLB’s anti-trust
exemption 08-Jul-958.
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Dave Jackson, Irving, Texas (after
Flood)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - Players
to win both AL Rookie of Year and AL MVP
- Players
who won Rookie of the Year and MVP
Tuesday -Rookies
of the Year
Wed - Players
named Curt
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