MONDAY — 21-Aug
Q. Who eclipsed
Babe Ruth’s most cherished record in 1961?
Hint: #1
He (not Ruth) is the pitcher with the most World Series game losses.
Hint: #2
His manager called him “Slick”, but his teammates, the media and the
public settling on a more dignified sobriquet.
- Ans. While
pitching for BOS, Ruth put together a sting of 29⅔ straight innings where he
gave up no HR in the postseason: 1916
WS: G2 through 1918 WS G4. Ford threw 33⅔
straight scoreless innings in the WS of 1960, 1961 & 1962, silencing the
Pirates, Red & Giants.
- #1 Ford
pitched in so many WS, it seems reasonable he’d be the one to take these 8 WS G
losses.
- #2 When
we hear “Chairman of the Board” in a baseball setting, it’s seldom a reference
to a team owner.
FCR - Michael
Green, Las Vegas
Incorrect guesses: Roger Maris, Don Drysdale
MONDAY BIS — 21-Aug
Q. Which switch-hitter
was the first third baseman to have 100+ RBI in six consecutive seasons?
Hint: #1 He was the first
player to have more than one multi-home-run game against Randy Johnson but was
the only player to strike out three times in Johnson’s perfect game.
Hint: #2 He once opined
that to qualify for an award like a league Rookie of the Year, a player should
not have played in another major league before.
A. CHIPPER JONES [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Jones had 100+ RBI in each of 1996-2001.
1)
#1 He homered off Johnson on 05-Sep-1999 & 05-Sep-2000. Johnson’s perfecto: 18-0May-2004.
- #2 When Hideo Nomo came to MLB from the Japanese
Leagues and won the 1995 NL Rookie of the Year Award, Jones, who would have won
otherwise, let his philosophy on the subject be known.
FCR - Jeff
Freedman, Westwood, California
Incorrect guesses: Harvey
Hurwitz, Huntington Woods,
Michigan
TUESDAY — 22-Aug
Q. Who was the first
qualifying Baltimore Orioles pitcher to lead the majors in both ERA and ERA+ in
the same season?
Hint: #1 In 1998, his record for career major
league pitching appearances was broken by Dennis Eckersley.
Hint: #2 When he
no-hit the Yankees, he became the first Oriole to claim a no-hitter.
A. HOYT WILHELM [SABR Bio]
- Ans. In 1959, Wilhelm’s ERA was 2.19,
but his ERA+ was 173. Jim
Palmer with his 169 in 1975, is the only other Orioles hurler to
do so.
- #1 Wilhelm’s career total of 1,070 G, set in
1972 was passed by Eckersley in 1998. Eckersley
had the total title for only one season.
He was passed by Jesse Orosco who still leads in the category w/1,252.
- #2 Since
Wilhelm’s 1-0 no-no against the NYY on 20-Sep-1958, only Tom Phoebus (27‑Apr‑1968), Jim Palmer (13-Aug-1969) & John Means (5-May-2021) have thrown Oriole complete game no-hitters.
FCR - Kevin Johnson,
Broken Arrow, Arizona
Incorrect guesses:
TUESDAY TWICE — 22-Aug
Q. Which Hall of
Famer once won the AAA International League’s Triple Crown, its Rookie of the
Year and Most Valuable Player Awards all in the same season?
Hint: #1 He is the
only player to lead the American League in home runs and triples outright in
the same season?
Hint: #2 No other
player has ever grounded into as many as thirty-five double plays in a single
season, yet he did it twice in two years.
- Ans. Won accolades while playing BOS AAA farm team,
the 1974 Pawtucket Red Sox.
- #1 Rice led the majors in HR (46)
and triples (15) in 1978. [Note: With more than ⅔ of the 2023 season completed, LAA’s Shohei Ohtani
currently leads the AL in HR with 43 & is tied for the lead in 3B w/KCR’s
Bobby Witt at 7. So… ? ]
- #2 GIDP 36 in 1984 & 35
in 1985. Art Howe hit .338 to Rice’s .337 that season,
but despite showing up at the top of B-R’s leaderboard for that season, Howe
did not accumulate enough PAs to qualify for the batting title.
FCR - John Romps, Greenland,
New Hampshire
Incorrect guesses:
WEDNESDAY — 23-Aug
Q. Which member of
the 3,000-hit club collected the most career hits as a designated hitter?
Hint: #1 No other
batter had a season with more hits in the season he turned forty years old.
Hint: #2 He won what
many people think Joe Carter won.
- Ans. Of Molitor’s 3,319 career hits, 1,457 were
while batting DH.
- #1 Molitor led the AL with 225 H in 1996. He turned 40 on 22-Aug that year.
- #2 Molitor was the MVP of the 1993 WS, hitting
.458 with an OPS of 1.457. He was on 1st
B after a single, just ahead of Carter’s
spot in the line-up.
FCR - Rich Lerner,
Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Edgar
Martinez, Rafael Palmeiro, Tim Raines, George Brett
WEDNESDAY BONUS — 23-Aug
Q. Who was
the first San Diego Padres player to win the Gold Glove Award in back-to-back
seasons?
Hint: #1
He was the first National League player to receive the Branch Rickey
award.
Hint: #2
Three additional Hall of Fame players were born in his native city.
A. OZZIE SMITH [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Smith’s GG for SDP were in 1980
& 1981.
-
#1 Rickey Award is given to an active
player who
demonstrated high standards and social concern through contributions to the
community. It was first awarded in 1992 &
last awarded in 2014. Smith was the 1994
winner.
-
#2 Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey
& Satchel Paige were also born in Mobile, Alabama.
FCR - David Serota, Kalamazoo
Incorrect guesses: Tony Gwynn, Dave Winfield, Steve Garvey, Ken
Caminiti, Roberto Alomar, Edgar Martinez, Randy Jones
THURSDAY — 24-Aug
Q. Who
is the only player to lead his league ten times in being hit by pitch?
Hint: #1
He was the last player to have a ten-year gap in his major league
service.
Hint: #2
He hit his second American League home run during the game Mickey Mantle
hit his first.
A. MINNIE MINOSO [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. HBP leader = 1951-1954;
1956-1961
-
#1 While playing in the minors
between 1965 & 1975, Minoso excelled in several Mexican leagues.
-
#2 HR G = 01-May-1951
FCR - Kevin
Johnson, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Incorrect guesses: Hughie Jennings, Eddie Yost, Dave Winfield
FRIDAY — 25-Aug
Q. Which
one-time Giant spurned over 100 football scholarships to sign with the Montreal
Expos as a shortstop?
Hint: #1 He is the last player to homer twice in
an All-Star game.
Hint: #2 He played more than one hundred fifty
fames at catcher the year he only allowed one passed ball all season.
A. GARY CARTER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. He played for SFG in 1990.
-
#1 2 HR = Carter represented MON
in the 1981 ASG in Cleveland, the
starter at C. Described in the box score (2, 1 off Ron Davis,
7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF, 1 off Ken Forsch, 5th inn,
0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
-
#2 In In 1978, Carter played 152
G at C. In Montreal on 22-Apr-1978 in the 3rd
inning, a passed ball on a pitch thrown by teammate Wayne Twitchell, allowed 2
runners to move up a base each. Neither
scored that inning & MON won 7-3. It
was the only PB charged to :Carter all year.
FCR - Chris Betsch, New Albany, Indiana
Incorrect guesses: Tim Raines, Mike Schmidt, Joe Morgan
SATURDAY — 26-Aug
Q. Whose
record for grand slams in a season by a National League player did Albert
Pujols tie in 2009?
Hint: #1
His nephew’s third home run in the majors, was off a pitcher destined
for the Hall of Fame.
Hint: #2
He is the only player at his position to win consecutive league MVPs.
A. ERNIE BANKS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In 1955, Banks made
headlines when he set a major league record for most grand slams in a year by
hitting 5! Cardinal Albert Pujols tied
him when he had 5 in 2009. Banks hit his
5 on 11‑May-; 29-May-; 17-Jul(1)-; 02-Aug & 19-Sep-1955 off pitchers Russ
Mayer, Lew Burdette, Ron Negray, Dick Littlefield & Linde McDaniel,
respectively.
-
#1 HR by nephew Bob Johnson, took
Dennis Eckersley deep (HOF on 07-May-1982). Johnson had 9 career HR. His famous uncle had 512.
-
#2 Banks was voted NL MVP in 1958 & 1959.
FCR - Bob
Trostler, Norwich, Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Mike Schmidt, Yogi Berra
SATURDAY EXTRA — 26-Aug
Q. Which
former Yankee got a chance to play on the same team with his son in the majors?
Hint: #1
The year he led the league in batting average, he also led in on-base
percentage.
Hint: #2
The following year, however, he led the majors in runs scored.
A. TIM RAINES [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Tim & Tim, Jr. played together for the 2001 Baltimore Orioles.
-
#1 in 1986, he led the NL in BA (.334)
& PBP (.413).
-
#2 With 123 R, led
everybody as his 133 R total had in 1983.
FCR - Jeffrey Fink, Howell, New Jersey
Incorrect guesses: Ken Griffey, Yogi Berra
SUNDAY — 27-Aug
Q. A
former Mets infielder was the first player to hit into four double plays in a single
major league game. What is his name?
Hint: #1
Only two people have been a player-manager since he was.
Hint: #2
He and his brother played together for Milwaukee one year.
A. JOE TORRE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On 21-Jul-1975, Torre had 4 plate appearances & 4 X grounded into a double play. Facing
-
#1 As manager of NYM in 1977,
having played more than 100 G for them the year before with respectable stats, he
put himself in as a player at 3rd & 1st a total of 17
X that year. Don Kessinger was
player-manager of CHW in 1979 & Pete Rose was player-manager for CIN 1984-85.
-
#2 Frank Torre, 9 years Joe’s senior, played for PHI as well.
FCR - Eric
Stone, Los Gatos, California
Incorrect guesses: Gil Hodges, Goose Goslin, Robinson Cano, Frank
Thomas
WEEK’S FINALE — 27-Aug
Q. Who
did Bill James choose as the best second basement ever to play in the majors.
Hint: #1
Three times he stole sixty bases or more in a season, but never once led
the league.
Hint: #2
No second baseman has more career bases on balls.
A. JOE MORGAN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Check out the whole list. (Most grammarians
no longer believe that “whom” is obligatory).
-
#1 Morgan stole 67 in 1973, 67 in
1975 & 60 in 1967, with Davey Lopes & Lou Brock stealing the spotlight
in those years.
-
#2 Morgan was walked 1,865 X in
his career. The next closest is Eddie
Collins w/1,499. (Minimum 85% G played
at 2nd base.)
FCR - Bruce
McClure, New London,
New Hampshire
Incorrect guesses: Eddie Collins
WEEK’S THEME – Players
who finished second in Rookie-of-the-Year voting but are now in the Hall of
Fame
HOFer Year Lg WAR ROY WAR
Banks...... 1954... NL.... 2.5........ Wally Moon.............. 3.0
Carter...... 1975... NL.... 3.3........ John
Montefusco..... 6.4
Ford......... 1950... AL..... 2.5........ Walt Dropo.............. -0.6
Jones....... 1995... NL.... 2.7........ Hideo
Nomo............. 4.7
Minoso..... 1951... AL..... 0.3........ Gil McDougald......... 4.5
Molitor..... 1978... AL..... 2.7........ Lou Whitaker............ 3.8
Morgan.... 1964... NL.... 5.7........ Jim
Lefebvre............ 4.6
Raines...... 1981... NL.... 3.5........ F. Valenzuela........... 5.3
Rice.......... 1975... AL..... 3........... Fred Lynn................. 7.4
Smith........ 1978... NL.... 3.3........ Bob Horner.............. 2.1
Torre........ 1961... NL.... 3.4........ Billy
Williams............ 1.2
Wilhelm.... 1952... NL.... 2.6........ Joe Black................. 4.3
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