This week’s quiz submitted by Boulder, Colorado’s Campbell Gibson.
MONDAY —08-Nov
Q. What Hall
of Fame member played in ten World Series, nine times on the winning side?
Hint: #1 At age
18, he set a Pacific Coast League record that still stands.
Hint: #2 According
to a popular ditty in Boston,
he was not even the best player in his family.
A. JOE DiMAGGIO [SABR Bio]
- Ans. NYY won the WS
in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1949 & 1951 & lost in 1942.
- #1 He hit safely in 61 straight G for the 1933
San Francisco Seals during their 190 G schedule.
- #2 The
New England chant went “Who is better than his brother Joe? - Dominic DiMaggio!”
FCR - Andy McCue, Riverside,
California
Incorrect guesses: Vince
DiMaggio
Q. What Hall of Fame member played in seven World Series, only once on the
winning side?
Hint: #1 He was an above average fielder and scored more than 800 runs in one
eight-year span.
Hint: #2 He got into shape in high school by climbing
telephone poles.
A. PEE WEE REESE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. The Brooklyn Dodgers won pennants in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955 & 1956, but won the WS only in 1955.
- #1 His career Rfield value (almost all at SS) was +117,
and he scored 818 runs in the 1948-1955 period
- #2 About
his experience as an apprentice cable splicer for the telephone company, he
said, “Climbing up and down those poles really built me up.”
FCR - Tom Lee, Nashville
Incorrect guesses: Duke Snider, Earl Johnson, Jackie Robinson, Carl
Furillo, Red Schoendienst, Roy Campanella, Chipper Jones, Mickey Mantle
WEDNESDAY —10-Nov
Q. What Hall of Fame member played in 4 World Series, 3 times on the winning
team?
Hint: #1 No other player has hit more home runs in
All-Star games.
Hint: #2 He is the only player to rank in the top thirty-five
in career hits, singles, doubles, triples and home runs.
A. STAN MUSIAL [SABR Bio] (His page in Baseball-Reference looks like someone spilled black ink all over it.)
- Ans. Went to the postseason w/STL in 1942, 1943, 1944 & 1946. They
won all but ’43.
- #1 Musial
homered 6 X in AS competition in 1948, 1949, 1951, 1955*, 1956 & 1960b.
- #2 Ranks
4th in H (3,630), 19th in singles (2,253), 19th
in 3B (177) & 32nd in HR (475).
FCR - Tim Swindle, Tucson
Incorrect
guesses: Willie Mays, Rickey Henderson,
Frank Robinson
MIDWEEK BONUS —11-Nov
Q. What Hall of Fame
member played in 3 World Series with two different teams, once with the winning
team?
Hint: #1 He had over 700 RBIs in his first seven seasons, and he had 100+ RBI
seasons with three different teams.
Hint: #2 He was traded for one other player on three different occasions.
Hint: #3 He’s the first Giant mentioned in “The
Dodger Song”.
A. ORLANDO CEPEDA [SABR Bio]
- Ans. He was in the WS w/SFG in 1962
and w/STL in 1967-68, winning in 1967.
- #1 He had 747 RBIs in the 1958-1964 span, and he had
100+ RBI seasons with the Giants, Cardinals, and Braves.
- #2 He was traded for Ray Sadecki in 1966, for Joe Torre
in 1969, and for Denny McLain in 1972.
- #3 Listen
here “The Dodger Song”.
FCR - Philip Guiliano, Chester, New Jersey
Incorrect
guesses: Mickey Cochrane, Reggie Jackson,
Willie Mays
THURSDAY —11-Nov
Q. What Hall of Fame
member played in five World Series, but only once with the winning team?
Hint: #1 He was elected captain of every sports team
he played on in high school.
Hint: #2 He hit .323 in his eight seasons with the Giants.
- Ans. The Dodgers won pennants in 1949, 1952-1953, and
1955-1956, but won the Series only in 1955.
- #1 Attending
Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Campy enjoyed all sports, but his
passion for baseball never wavered.
- #2 Played
for the Washington and Baltimore Elite Giants 1937-1942 with breaks.
FCR - Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
Incorrect
guesses: Willie McCovey, Ross Youngs,
Frankie Frisch, Monte Irvin, Mel Ott
FRIDAY —12-Nov
Q. Which one-time Braves player won a National
League MVP in his second season, leading the league in triples, RBI, batting
average and total bases and leading the majors in hits?
Hint: #1 He holds the modern-era record for most
triples by a rookie.
Hint: #2 He had a monster season on his West Coast
team, with 280 hits, 75 doubles, 402 total bases, and a league-leading .401 batting
average.
A. PAUL WANER [SABR Bio]
- Ans. In
1927 Waner racked up 18 3B, 131 RBI, an average of .380 & 382
TB to go with his matchless 237 H. He played for BSN in 1941-42.
- #1 Led
ML w/22 3B in 1926. No
other rookie has ever topped 20 since.
Jimmy Williams had 27 in 1899.
- #2 Those
stats were earned in his 174-G 1925 San Francisco Seals in the Pacific Coast League.
FCR - Damian Begley, New York City
Incorrect
guesses: Frank McCormick, Ralph Garr,
Rico Carty
SATURDAY —13-Nov
Q. Who is the only player native to South America
to be elected to the Hall of Fame?
Hint: #1 The year he finished high in the MVP race, the
winner was a teammate finishing just ahead of him with another teammate next in
line.
Hint: #2 His first manager in the majors had won an
MVP playing his position.
A. LUIS APARICIO [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Born:
29-Apr-1934 in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Inducted to the Hall of Fame as player in 1984.
- #1 In
1959, Little Louie finished 2nd in AL MVP. Double-play partner Nellie Fox took home the award and Cy-Young-Award-winning
teammate Early Wynn was 3rd. 3 additional White Sox players also received
votes that pennant-winning season.
- #2 Aparicio’s
1st mgr in 1956 was Marty Marion who had been the NL MVP in 1944 for STL.
FCR - Evan Thompson, Mesa
Incorrect
guesses: Rod Carew, Roberto Clemente, Omar
Vizquel, Orlando Cepeda
SATURDAY SUPERLATIVE —XX-Mmm
Q. Which Hall of Famer struck out the fewest
times while winning a batting title in the live ball era?
Hint: #1 He retired because he was homesick and was
replaced at his position by another player from his home state—another eventual
Hall of Famer.
Hint: #2 He played for five American League teams, but never in a World Series?
A. GEORGE KELL [SABR Bio]
- Ans. In
1949, Kell hit .3429 to edge out Ted
Williams who hit .3427. Kell struck out
just 13 times that year. (Williams
struck out 48 X the same season.)
- #1 He was born and died in Swifton, Arkansas. Population in the 2010 census: 798. Brooks Robinson became the everyday 3rd
baseman in Kell’s place. Little Rock is
just 100 miles from Swifton.
- #2 In his 15-year career, 1943-1957, he played for PHA,
DET, BOS, CHW & BAL.
FCR - Marcos Claudio, San Juan Puerto Rico
Incorrect
guesses: Nellie Fox, Harry Heilmann,
Heinie Manush
WEEKEND BONUS —14-Nov
Q. Who is the only player to lead the league ten
times in being hit-by-pitch?
Hint: #1 The first year that Gold Glove were awarded,
he was one of the three outfielders to receive one.
Hint: #2 He held a special place in his heart for Sid
Monge.
A. MINNIE MINOSO [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Minoso actually led the majors in HBP 9
X, every year 1951-61, excepting only 52 & 55, whose leaders were Solly & Nellie. He led
the AL in 1952.
- #1 Willie
Mays and Al Kaline were the other 1st-year GG OF winners
- #2 It
was off the Angels’ starter Monge on 12-Sep-1976 that Minoso got his last H in the majors at
age 50.
FCR - Elliott Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect
guesses: Ron Hunt, Don Baylor, Frank
Robinson, Craig Biggio, Eddie Yost
SUNDAY
—14-Nov
Q. Who played in two World Series, both times on the winning team, separated
by years of military service?
Hint: #1 He was the first native of Alabama to
collect an RBI in an All-Star game.
Hint: #2 A certain Hall of Famer broke his clavicle
trying to avoid an outfield collision with this player.
A. TERRY MOORE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Played for STL in 1942 & 1946, and served in the military, 1943-1945.
- #1 ASG
RBI = 08-Jul-1941, 6th inning.
- #2 Enos
Slaughter ran into a brick wall in the 2nd inning on 10-Aug-1941, breaking his collarbone, in an attempt to
avoid a collision w/Moore.
FCR - Walt Cherniak, Woodbine, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses: Enos Slaughter, Harry Walker, Willie
Mays, Rudy York
WEEK’S FINALE —14-Nov
Q. Who played on one World-Series-winning team, but had a batting average
below .040 in postseason play?
Hint: #1 He was an excellent fielder and was part of a keystone combination that
holds the record for most double plays in a season.
Hint: #2 He was a below average MLB hitter, but he performed a rare offensive feat
in another country toward the end of the season one year.
A. GENE
ALLEY [SABR
Bio]
- Ans. He played for the 1971 Pittsburgh World Champions, but was 1 for 27 in
postseason play, for a .037 batting average.
- #1 He and Bill Mazeroski combined
for 161 DPs in 1967 and both won Gold Gloves in each of 1966 and 1967.
- #2 His
career WAR was a pedestrian 24.1, but on 02-Sep-1970,
he hit an inside-the-park grand slam.
The park in question? Parc Jarry in Montreal.
FCR - Steve Krevisky, Middletown, Connecticut
Incorrect
guesses: Dal Maxvill
WEEKLY THEME – Batters
who went hitless in 5 plate appearances in a single major league All-Star game
All-Star ASG, Venue (Extra)
Alley...................... 1967*,
Anaheim
Stadium...... 0 for 5........... (15 innings)
Aparicio................. 1970, Riverfront
Stadium....... 0 for 6........... (12 innings)
Campanella............. 1950, Comiskey Park.............. 0 for 6........... (14 innings)
Cepeda................... 1967**, Anaheim
Stadium...... 0 for 6........... (15 innings)
DiMaggio............... 1936*, Braves Field................ 0 for 5
Kell....................... 1950, Comiskey Park.............. 0 for 6........... (14 innings)
Minoso................... 1959a, Forbes
Field............... 0 for 5
Moore.................... 1941, Briggs Stadium............. 0 for 5
Musial.................... 1950, Comiskey Park.............. 0 for 5........... (14 innings)
Reese..................... 1949, Ebbets Field................. 0 for 5
Waner.................... 1937**, Griffith Stadium......... 0 for 5
* 1st
ASG
**
Last ASG
Six of the 11 occurrences were in extra-inning
games when more players were likely to have five or more plate appearances and
thus a greater likelihood of a player going hitless in 5 or more at bats. The fact that all 11 occurrences were in the
1936-1970 period reflects the trend away from a manager letting their starters
play the whole game to a manager trying to get every player on the team into
the game. ~ Campbell Gibson
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Tom Byrne, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - Players
with 600 or more hits in their first three seasons
- Baseball
players in song lyrics
- HOF'ers
with over 35 game hitting streaks
Tuesday - HOFers
from the decade-long Yankees-Dodgers rivalry of 1947-56
- HOF’ers
who are 3x mvps
- MLB
players who played baseball in Hawaii 1943-45 during WW2
- Hall
of Famers and pennant winners who served at least 3 years in WWII
- Military
nicknames
Wed - Hall
of Famers who played baseball on service teams during WW2
- Hall
of famers who missed at least one season due to military service (during World
War II).
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