2022-01-10 Batters who struck out 199 times or more in a season without leading the majors that year

MONDAY  —10-Jan

Q.  What infielder/outfielder who won an MVP one single vote from being unanimous, was drafted by the Blue Jays in the eighteenth round?

Hint: #1  His Rookie of the Year vote was unanimous.

Hint: #2  When he was drafted by the Cubs in the first round, he received the highest signing bonus of any player in that entire draft.

A.  KRIS BRYANT  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Drafted player #546 overall by TOR in the 2010 Draft.  He chose instead to attend and play for the University of San Diego.  In the NL MVP voting for 2016, Bryant received 29 1^st-place votes.  Daniel Murphy received 1.

-  #1  All 30 of the NL ROY votes in 2015 were his.

-  #2  There were 1,216 players drafted in 2013, 40 rounds.  Bryant was #2 overall and was paid $6,708,400 for signing with CHC.

FCR -  Dave Williams, Glastonbury, Connecticut

Incorrect guesses:   Josh Donaldson, George Bell, Shawon Dunston, Robin Yount, Kerry Wood

 

TUESDAY  —11-Jan

Q.  Who is the only Philadelphia Phillies player to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award the very next season after winning the National League Rookie of the Year Award?

Hint: #1  He broke his own record for longest home run at Citizens Bank Park.

Hint: #2  Hitting that home run, he had accumulated one hundred career home runs in fewer games than anyone in major league history, a record that still stands.

A.  RYAN HOWARD  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  NL ROY 2005; NL MVP 2006

-  #1  Longest HR = 505' on 27-Jun-2007, surpassing his 496' blast on 23-Apr-2006

-  #2  HR #100 was in his 325^th G, breaking the 385 G record set by Ralph Kiner on 18-Jul-1948(2).

FCR -  Barry Lipinski, Somerset, New Jersey

Incorrect guesses:  Mike Schmidt, Bryce Harper, Dick Allen

 

WEDNESDAY  —12-Jan

Q.  Who has hit the most home runs in a season since Bonds set the single-season record?

Hint: #1  He had thrice led his league in slugging and has led the majors once.

Hint: #2  He once led the league in total bases with a number that was only his third-best total.

A.  GIANCARLO STANTON  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Hit 59 HRs. in 2017.  Barry Bonds hit 73 in 2001.

-  #1  Slugging = .608 in 2012; .555 in 2014; & .631 in 2017.

-  #2  Led the NL w/299 in 2014.  Had 377 & 314 in 2017 & 2018 respectively.

FCR -  J.P. Wanamaker, Binghamton, New York

Incorrect guesses:  Mark McGwire, Manny Ramirez, Aaron Judge, Alexander Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Mike Trout, Ryan Howard

 

MIDWEEK BONUS  —12-Jan

Q.  Which BLTR infielder/outfielder Texan holds the National League record for the most home runs in any month of his rookie season?

Hint: #1  No one has hit more career home runs on Opening day.

Hint: #2  In the history of his franchise, which boasts seven Hall of Fame sluggers, he is the only player with 100 runs, 100 runs batted in and 100 walks in consecutive seasons.

Hint: #3  In each season however, he also led the majors in strikeouts.

A.  ADAM DUNN  [B-R Bio]

Ans.   Bats Left/Throws Right; Born in Houston; Hit 12 HR in Aug-2001 (Guess why nobody noticed!)

-  #1  Dunn is tied with Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Ken Griffey, Jr.  Each rang up 8 HR on Opening Day.

-  #2  For CIN in 2004, Dunn had 105 R, 102 RBI & 108 BB.  In 2005, he posted 107 R, 101 RBI & 114 BB

-  #3  2004 = 195 K.  2005 = 168 K.

FCR -  Doug Christy, Sarasota

Incorrect guesses:  Jim Thome, Frank Robinson, Joey Gallo, Eddie Mathews 

 

THURSDAY  —13-Jan

Q.  Which BLTR infielder/outfielder Texan home run champion was drafted in the fiftieth, thirty-fifth and fifth rounds?

Hint: #1  His team made him a three-time Roberto Clemente nominee.

Hint: #2  No other player has hit more home runs onto Eutaw Street.

A.  CHRIS DAVIS  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Bats Left/Throws Right; Born in Longview; Drafted by NYY in the 50^th round in 2004; by LAA in the 35^th round in 2005; & TEX in the 5^th round in 2006, each in the MLB June Amateur Draft.

-  #1  The Orioles nominated Davis for the Clemente award in 2017, 2018 & 2019.  Davis works actively with multiple charities in the Baltimore community, among them the University of Maryland Children's Hospital, Casey Cares, Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, Inc. (BARCS), Christian Youth Athletics and the Orioles REACH Gameday Experience Program.

-  #2  Reached Eutaw St. in OPACY 11 X.

FCR -  Adam Foldes, New York City

Incorrect guesses:  Rafael Palmeiro, Jim Thome, Eddie Murray, Lance Berkman, Greg Vaughn

 

FRIDAY  —14-Jan

Q.  Which All-Star Gold Glover, after going undrafted out of high school, went on to play for Tuffy’s vaunted baseball program?

Hint: #1  He (not Tuffy) has won the MLB Platinum Glove Award in consecutive seasons.

Hint: #2  He was the high school teammate of another multiple Platinum Glove winner who amazingly, won the award at the same position.

A.  MATT CHAPMAN  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Tuffy the Titan is the mascot of Cal State Fullerton, winner of the D-1 NCAA college baseball championship in 1979, 1984, 1995, 2004 & was runner-up in 1992.  Chapman won the Gold Glove Award in 2018, 2019 & 2021 & was an AL All-Star in 2019.

-  #1  Won Platinum Glove in 2018 & 2019, same years as Arenado.

-  #2  Nolan Arenado was 2 years ahead of Chapman at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California.  Arenado has never NOT won a Gold Glove award in any of his 9 MLB years and also won the Platinum Glove a total of 5 X, including 2017, 2020 & 2021.

FCR -  Mark Wendling, Prince George, BC

Incorrect guesses:  Nolan Arenado, Ozzie Smith

 

SATURDAY  —15-Jan

Q.  Which BLTR infielder/outfielder needed the two more besides the ones he hit for the Crawdads to become the first teenager with forty home runs in a minor league season?

Hint: #1  He went on to become the fastest batter in American League history to pile up one hundred home runs.

Hint: #2  He is a multiple-time All-Star and a multiple-time-Gold-Glove-Award winner.

A.  JOEY GALLO  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Bats Left/Throws Right.  Actually hit 38 for the 2013 Hickory (NC) Crawdads and 2 for the Rookie League Rangers in Surprise, Arizona, becoming the 1^st teenager with 40 HR in a minor league season.

-  #1  Hit his 100^th career HR in his 377^th MLB career G, a record since passed by NYY’s Gary Sanchez who did it in 355 G.

-  #2  Was on the AL AS squad in 2019 & 2021.  Earned GGs in 2020 & 2021.

FCR -  Jim Lubell, Hillsboro, Oregon

Incorrect guesses:  Ken Phelps, Gary Sanchez, Mark McGwire, Robin Yount, Tony Conigliaro, Alex Rodriguez

 

SUNDAY  —16-Jan

Q.  Who tied Nolan Arenado for a major honor the most recent time the Cubs won the World Series?

Hint: #1  His nickname calls to mind an African pachyderm.

Hint: #2  Only five major leaguers have struck out in a single season more than he did.

A.  CHRIS CARTER  [Wiki Bio]

-  Ans.  Carter & Arenado led the NL w/41 HR in 2016.

-  #1  Nickname: “Rhino”

-  #2  He struck out 213 X in 2013, good for 6^th all-time.

FCR -  Robert Heckman, Alexandria, Virginia

Incorrect guesses:  Javier Baez, Yoan Moncada, Bryce Harper

 

 

WEEKLY THEME – Batters who struck out 199 times or more in a season without leading the majors that year.

 

Batter              Ks             Year          MLB Leader               Ks                WAR

Bryant............. 199........... 2015......... Chris Davis................ 208.............. 28.7

Carter............. 206........... 2016......... Chris Davis................ 219................ 2.6

Chapman....... 202........... 2021......... Joey Gallo.................. 213.............. 23.2

Davis.............. 199........... 2013......... Chris Carter............... 212.............. 11.6

Dunn.............. 199........... 2010......... Mark Reynolds........... 211.............. 17.9

Howard........... 199........... 2008......... Mark Reynolds........... 204.............. 14.7

Gallo............... 207........... 2018......... Yoan Moncada........... 217.............. 14.4

Stanton........... 211........... 2018......... Yoan Moncada........... 217.............. 44.1

 

First Correct Respondent identifying theme – ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

 

 

Incorrect theme guesses:

 

Monday  -  Players with 3 home runs in a game in consecutive innings

 

Tuesday -  ROYs who won MVP in their sophomore season

               -  Players who won ROY and MVP in back-to-back seasons

               -  Players who won MVP and World Series in their first three seasons

               -  MVPs who struck out more than 150 times in their MVP season

               -  Players who won rookie of the year and then MVP the next year

 

Wed        -  Ten players who won NL MVP and Hank Aaron Award in the same season

               -  Players with 150+ strikeouts during their MVP season

               -  Players who have the most strikeouts in a season for a respective franchise

 

Thursday-  Players who have struck out 199 times in a season

               -  Players that didn't lead the league in strikeouts in the season they set a team record for strikeouts in a season

               -  Players who have struck out 199 times in a season and drove in 99 in the same year

 

Friday     -  Players who had more than 50% of their plate appearances in a season where they did not put the ball in play (HR, K or BB)

               -  Players who have had 199+ strikeout seasons who have also been all-stars

 

Sat          -  Players who finished SECOND in strikeouts the season they set a team record for strikeouts in a season

 

Sunday   -  Players who have hit both 40 home runs and 200 strikeouts in a season

 

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