MONDAY —05-Sep
Q. Who
is the only pitcher to lead the majors in ERA five times since Cal Ripken broke
Lou Gehrig’s record?
Hint: #1
His brother finished second to Doug Drabek in National League Cy Young
Award voting in 1990.
Hint: #2
He struck out one hundred or more batters in each of fourteen
consecutive seasons, nine times exceeding two hundred and twice going over three
hundred.
- Ans. Led
MLB in ERA 5 X = 1997 (1.90); 1999 (2.07); 2000 (1.74);
2002 (2.26); & 2003 (2.22).
- #1 Older brother Ramon Martinez had a great
year for LAD an was CYA runner-up in 1990.
- #2 100
K = 1993-2006; 300 K = 1997, 1999
FCR - Matt
Dicker, Chicago
Incorrect guesses: Greg Maddux
TUESDAY —06-Sep
Q. Which Hall of Fame
moundsman surrendered two hundred home runs in the American League and two
hundred home runs in the National League?
Hint: #1 Upon
retiring, he had totaled more than 3,000 strikeouts but fewer than 1,000 bases-on-balls.
Hint: #2 He struck out
all three Alou brothers.
- Ans. 211 in the AL & 273 in the NL.
- #1 Had 3,192 K & 997 BB.
- #2 Felipe, Matty & Jesus also each homered
off Jenkins.
FCR - Vince
Guerrieri, Elyria, Ohio
Incorrect guesses: Tom
Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Gaylord Perry, Don Sutton, John Smoltz, Bert Blyleven, Jim Bunning
WEDNESDAY —07-Sep
Q. Which
lefty got Most Valuable Player votes in only one of his ten plus seasons in the
majors, but he got enough that particular year to win the award.
Hint: #1 Ten of his teammates so far have been inducted
into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Hint: #2
In the World Series, facing a team with a strong World Series tradition
with three Hall of Famers, he gave up zero hits and zero runs in three games.
A. WILLIE HERNANDEZ [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. AL MVP in 1984.
-
#1 His HOF teammates were Bruce
Sutter, Lee Smith, Fergie Jenkins, Ryne Sandberg, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez, Mike
Schmidt, Steve Carlton, Jack Morris & Alan Trammell
-
#2 1983 WS vs. BAL, pitching
for PHI.
FCR - Jim
Lubell, Hillsboro, Oregon
Incorrect guesses: Vida Blue, Whitey Ford, Bobby Shantz, Sandy
Koufax, Tom Glavine, Fernando Valenzuela, Steve Stone, Carl Hubbell
MIDWEEK BONUS —07-Sep
Q. Which
former starting pitcher converted more consecutive opportunities than any other
reliever ever has?
Hint: #1
He reached one-hundred career saves in only his second season of relief,
making him the fastest ever to do so.
Hint: #2
At no point did Teller ever come and sit by him in the dugout.
A. ERIC GAGNE [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. He converted an astonishing 84 straight
save opportunities from 2002 to 2004.
-
#1 He arrived in the majors with
LAD in 1999 as a starting pitcher but was “converted” to a closer after 3 ho‑hum
seasons.
-
#2 At times, Gagne bore a strong
resemblance to Penn Jillette of
the magic/comedy duo of Penn and Teller.
FCR - Elliott
Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Trevor Hoffman, Dennis Eckersley, John Smoltz,
Bobby Thigpen, Tom Gordon, Steve Bedrosian, Dave Righetti, Kyle Schwarber
THURSDAY —08-Sep
Q. Who
was the first teenage pitcher to strike out ten batters in a game this century?
Hint: #1
Thrice he’s been in the top two for voting for the Cy Young Award.
Hint: #2 Maritime, avian royalty, he has recently
signed with the Braves and Orioles.
A. FELIX HERNANDEZ [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Had 11 K on 15-Aug-2005. B. 08-Apr-1986.
-
#1 CYA voting = #2 in 2009, #1 in 2010 & #2 in 2014.
-
#2 Signed with ATL in January of
2020 but didn’t make it onto the roster and was released after the season. He signed with BAL in February of 2021, but
was released 8 weeks later.
FCR - Matt Kramer, Silverdale, Washington
Incorrect guesses: Kevin Gausman, Bert Blyleven, Bob
Feller
FRIDAY —09-Sep
Q. Who
was the last left-handed throwing pitcher to win a Gold Glove Award in the
National League in the twentieth century?
Hint: #1
As a batter, he famously faced Nolan Ryan eleven times without striking
out. He, on the other hand, struck out Ryan
four times.
Hint: #2
Two-time MVP Dale Murphy hit the most home runs off him.
A. FERNANDO VALENZUELA [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. GG in 1986 w/LAD.
-
#1 11-0 is good, but Bill Laskey
faced Ryan 14 X w/o a K.
-
#2 Murphy took him deep 8 X.
FCR - Madison
McEntire, Bryant, Arkansas
Incorrect guesses: Jim Kaat, Kenny Rogers, Mark Buehrle, Mike Hampton,
Kirk Rueter, Jamie Moyer, Tom Glavine, Randy Johnson, Mark Langston
SATURDAY —10-Sep
Q. Who
is the only pitcher to homer in an American League Championship Series game?
Hint: #1
This multiple-time All-Star went three days between his major league
debut and his second game, but then squeezed in more than 250 weeks between that
second game and his third.
Hint: #2
He was the cover feature of The Sporting News in September 1969
featuring his famous pitch.
A. MIKE CUELLAR [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. ALCS HR = G #1 03-Oct-1970
-
#1 MLB debut = 18-Apr-1959; 2nd G = 21-Apr-1959;
3rd G = 17-Jun-1964.
-
#2 TSN cover 13-Sep-1969. “MIKE CUELLAR Screwball”
FCR - Chip
Bird, Abington, Virginia
Incorrect guesses: Gaylord Perry, Dave McNally, Phil Niekro, Jamie
Moyer, Randy Johnson
WEEKEND BONUS —10-Sep
Q. Which four-time
All-Star is the only qualifying pitcher since Bobo Newsome in 1938 with more
than seventeen wins in a season and an ERA north of 5.00?
Hint: #1 He finished
his big league career with more strikeouts than the totals of Robin Roberts, Jim Kaat
or Christy Mathewson.
Hint: #2 There are
those who say that his name makes them think of anatomy.
A.
BARTOLO COLON [B-R Bio]
- Ans. In 2004, Colon won 18 G & lost 12 w/an
ERA of 5.01. Newsome’s stats in 1938 for
SLB were 20-16.
- #1 Colon retired with 2,535 K, a better total
that those of Roberts (2,357), Kaat (2,461) or even of Mathewson (2,507).
- #2 OK. I
can see that. You could have gone with
punctuation, n’est-ce pas?
FCR - Bill Carle,
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Incorrect guesses: Bill
Hands, Ricky Bones, Dennis Martinez, Billy Hoeft, Phil Niekro
SUNDAY —11-Sep
Q. Which Cy Young
Award winner’s career took off once he mastered a change-up?
Hint: #1 He played
at Auburn before coming to the majors.
Hint: #2 He played
for Brooklyn toward the end of his career.
A. JOHAN SANATA [B-R Bio]
- Ans. The differential between his fastball and his
change-up was 15 mph. For CYA wins, see
below.
- #1 1997 & 1998 Auburn (New York) Doubledays.
FCR - Ken Kirk, Corning,
New York
Incorrect guesses: Sal
Maglie, Pedro Martinez
WEEKLY THEME – Cy Young
Award winners born outside the United States
Year Lg Pitcher Team ERA WAR Native of
2010... AL.... F. Hernandez.... SEA......... 2.27.......... 7.2............... Venezuela
2006*.. AL.... Santana............. MIN.......... 2.77.......... 7.6 ............. Venezuela
2004*.. AL.... Santana............. MIN.......... 2.61.......... 8.7............... Venezuela
2005... AL.... Colon................. LAA.......... 3.48.......... 4.0....... Dominican
Republic
2003... NL... Gagne............... LAD......... 1.20.......... 3.7................. Canada
2000*.. AL.... Martinez**......... BOS......... 1.74........ 11.7
...... Dominican Republic
1999*.. AL.... Martinez**......... BOS......... 2.07.......... 9.8
...... Dominican Republic
1997... NL... Martinez**......... MON........ 1.92.......... 4.8
...... Dominican Republic
1984... AL.... W. Hernandez... DET......... 1.63.......... 9.6.............. Puerto Rico
1981... NL... Valenzuela........ LAD......... 2.48.......... 4.8................. Mexico
1971... NL... Jenkins**........... CHC......... 2.77........ 10.1................. Canada
1969... AL.... Cuellar............... BAL.......... 2.38.......... 4.4................... Cuba
*CYA voted unanimously
** Hall of Fame
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Susan Keiser, Philadelphia (after
Willie Hernandez)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tues - 10
players in both the Canadian Hall of Fame and the National Baseball Hall of
Fame
- Dodger's
HOF pitchers who ended their career somewhere else
- HOF
pitchers born outside the USA
- Most
career K’s by Hall of Fame pitchers
- Most
career strikeouts without a no-hitter
- Pitchers
who have won the Cy Young Award in both the American and National leagues
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