MONDAY —18-Apr
Q. Which
pitcher had a statue of him unveiled last week at Citi Field?
Hint: #1
He was the first “Baseball Digest” Player of the Year.
Hint: #2
He and Walter Johnson are the only major league pitchers with career numbers
of 300 wins, 3,000 strikeouts and a sub-3.00 ERA.
- Ans. His
bronze and stainless structural steel likeness made its debut at Citi Field on Friday,
hours before the Mets’ 2022 opener on 15-Apr-2022.
- #1 BBD POY 1969.
- #2 Stats for Johnson & Seaver
FCR - Steve
Klitzner, North Miami Beach
Incorrect guesses: Bob Feller, Christy Mathewson, Nolan Ryan
TUESDAY —19-Apr
Q. Which pitcher has
the most career strikeouts of anyone who didn’t reach the 4,000 strikeout
total?
Hint: #1 One of only
three pitchers ever to win a major league game before his twentieth birthday
and after his fortieth.
Hint: #2 He is tied
for giving up the third most home runs ever in a single season.
A. BERT BLYLEVEN [SABR Bio]
- Ans. At 3,701 K, Blyleven trails only Nolan Ryan (5,714),
Randy Johnson (4,875), Roger Clemens (4,672) and Steve Carlton (4,136).
- #1 Only Blyleven, Mike Morgan & Herb Pennock
won MLB Gs before turning 20 and after turning 40.
- #2 Robin Roberts gave up 46 HR in 1956. Blyleven tied him in 1987. They were joined at that level in 2011 when
Bronson Arroyo also surrendered 46. [Note:
In 1986, Blyleven gave up 50 HR and is the current record holder.]
FCR - Dave Williams,
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Walter
Johnson, Gaylord Perry, Robin Roberts, Steve Carlton, Greg Maddux,
Jim Kaat, Sam McDowell
WEDNESDAY —20-Apr
Q. Which
pitcher’s record for the number of balks in a season did Dave Stewart break?
Hint: #1
He once stuck out nineteen batters in a losing cause.
Hint: #2
He was the first pitcher to make more than $150,000 in a season.
A. STEVE CARLTON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Carlton balked 11
X in 1979, but Stewart balked 16 X in 1988. Carlton, however, owns the MLB records
for career balks at 90.
-
#1 Pitching for STL on 15-Sep-1969,
Carlton K’ed 19 but gave up 4 R and lost.
-
#2 Pulled down $165,000, 1st
in 1973.
FCR - Dave
Jackson, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Incorrect guesses: Sam McDowell, Sandy Koufax
MIDWEEK BONUS —20-Apr
Q. Whose
brother was the first to win one of the three Cy Young awards in the family?
Hint: #1
A one-time Atlanta Brave, he was the last pitcher to have four straight
seasons throwing three hundred innings in each of those years.
Hint: #2
In none of those seasons did he even lead the league. However, just before that, he had led the
majors in innings pitched for consecutive seasons.
A. GAYLORD PERRY [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Gaylord’s brother Jim won
the AL CYA w/MIN in 1970 as Gaylord finished 2nd
in the NL for that award. However, the
younger brother won it twice, the 1st to do so in each league: 1972 pitching for CLE then 1978 pitching for SDP.
-
#1 1972-1975, Perry had years of
342⅔, 344, 322⅓ & 305⅔ innings respectively.
-
#2 While still with his original
club, SFG, he led the majors in IP in 1969 & 1970 w/325⅓ &
382⅔.
FCR - Dave
Williams, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Phil Niekro, Jim Perry, Joe Niekro, Greg
Maddux, Ramon Martinez
THURSDAY —21-Apr
Q. Who
had fifteen separate seasons of two hundred strikeouts in each one?
Hint: #1
He surrendered ten grand slams in his career, four in the National
League and six in the American League.
Hint: #2
He ended his career as BB King.
A. NOLAN RYAN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. He had 9 additional years
with 100+ Ks and 1 more w/92.
-
#1 1st GS to Joe
Pepitone in 1970, the final 1 to Dan
Howitt in 1993.
-
#2 Handed out an astounding 2,795
walks. In second place is Steve Carlton
with 962 fewer.
FCR - Stephen
Klatsky, Washington, DC
Incorrect guesses: Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver
FRIDAY —22-Apr
Q. Who
was the only American League player to collect two RBI in the World Series
without getting a hit?
Hint: #1
He is the last pitcher to start 500 games playing his entire career for
one team.
Hint: #2
Every time he led the league in ERA, he won the Cy Young Award.
A. JIM PALMER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In G #2 of the 1971 WS, Palmer, in consecutive innings, educed walks of Bruce
Kison and Bob Veale, and score each time thanks to the efforts of the subsequent
Oriole batters.
-
#1 Started 521 G for BAL 1965-1984.
-
#2 Led the AL in ERA in 1973 (2.40)
& 1975 (2.09). Won CYA
in 1973, 1975 & 1976.
FCR - Jeffrey
Fink, Howell, New Jersey
Incorrect guesses: Bob Gibson, Whitey Ford, Bob Feller, Mickey Lolich,
Hal Newhouser, Walter Johnson
SATURDAY —23-Apr
Q. Whose
world-leading 2.20 ERA one season didn’t even merit a single vote
for the Cy Young Award or for MVP?
Hint: #1
His WHIP also led both leagues that year.
Hint: #2
In more than 1,500 plate appearances in the majors, he never hit a home
run and only had one triple.
A. DON SUTTON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. His win/loss record of 13-5
wasn’t as impressive in 1980 as Felix Hernandez’ 13-12 was exactly 30 years
later.
-
#1 Sutton’s WHIP was 0.989
that year.
-
#2 He had 1,559 PS & 1,354
AB. Hit his triple 11-Sep-1970
in San Francisco off Juan Marichal.
FCR - Elliott
Frankfother
Incorrect guesses: Joe Horlen, Hoyt Wilhelm, Pedro Martinez,
Juan Marichal, Curt Schilling, David Cone
SUNDAY —24-Apr
Q. Which hurler took
the loss in Crosley Field’s last MLB game?
Hint: #1 He claimed
to have mastered the curve by age ten and the screwball by fifteen and very few
people now doubt any of his claims.
Hint: #2..He had
more career complete games that wins.
Hint: #3 He took a
no-hitter into the eighth inning in his major league debut.
A. JUAN MARICHAL [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Crosley Loss = 24-Jun-1970
- #1 From 1996 to 2000, Marichal served in the
cabinet of Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernández as his country’s
Minister of Sports and Physical Education & is still one of the most respected
citizens of the DR.
- #2 CG 244; W 243
- #3 Debut = 19-Jul-1960. The Phillies’ redoubtable
Clay Dalrymple pinch hit for catcher Cal Neeman batting 8th &
singles for their only H of the G.
FCR - Greg Gits,
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Claude
Osteen, Joe Nuxhall, Phil Niekro, Jim Maloney
WEEKLY THEME – Pitchers
with 50 career complete-game
shutouts in the expansion era.
Pitcher ShOs WAR
Blyleven................... 60................... 94.5
Carlton..................... 55................... 90.2
Marichal................... 52................... 62.9
Palmer..................... 53................... 68.5
Perry........................ 53................... 90.0
Ryan........................ 61................... 81.3
Seaver..................... 61................. 109.9
Sutton...................... 58................... 66.7
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Joseph Cohen, Holden, Massachusetts
Incorrect theme guesses:
Tues - Hall
of Famers who were known by shortened versions of their middle names
- HOF
with at least 3500 Ks
- HOF
players who left and returned to their original franchise
- Pitchers
with the most 200 strikeout seasons
- Hall
of Fame pitchers with 60 or more shutouts in their career
- Opening
Day starts for at least three different teams
Wed - Pitchers
with the most Opening Day starts
- Most
pitching win in the1970s
- Pitchers
with more than 3,000 strikeouts who have pitched multiple no hitters
- Pitcher
with 20 or more seasons
- Pitchers
with 20 or more seasons and at least 10 (or some number) of opening day starts
- The
top 6 strikeout leaders of all time in reverse order
- Half
of famers who pitched at least 290 innings in a season from 1970 to the present
- Pitchers
with the most Ks in the 1970s
- Pitchers
with at least 3000 strikeouts and 200 complete games
Thur - Pitchers
with the largest number of matchups against a #1 Starter
- Lowest
ERA's in the 1970s
- Expansion
era HOF pitchers who lost 200+ games
- Pitchers
with at least 3000 strikeouts and 4500 innings pitched
- Pitchers
with 3000 or more strikeouts, all in the Hall of Fame
- Pitchers
with over 100 victories and 2000 strikeouts between 1970 and 1980
- 3,000
or more career strikeouts and 50 or more career shutouts
Fri - Pitchers
with 20 or more complete games in a season
- The
last pitchers to win 20 or more complete games in a season
- Hall
of Famers with the most strikeouts and shutouts in the 1970s
- Pitchers
with 50 or more shutouts who have given up at least 300 Home Runs
- Pitchers
with 50 or more shutouts who have given up at least 200 Home Runs
- Pitchers
with the most IP in 1970-79
- Hall
of Fame pitchers who…
- HoF
pitchers with career batting averages lower than their career eras
- Batting
averages without the decimal [that] are lower than their win totals
- MLB’s
IP leaders of the 1970s.
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