2023-09-18 Played in World Series in three different decades without playing for NYY in any of them.

 

MONDAY  — 18-Sep

Q.  Who is the only pitcher with a World Series game victory in three separate decades?

Hint: #1  He pitched a record 3,948 innings in the majors without allowing a grand slam.

Hint: #2  He threw the first shutout against the Seattle Pilots and was the first pitcher to no-hit the newly-relocated Oakland A’s.

A.  JIM PALMER   [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Won G 2 1966; G 1 1970; G 2 1971; & G 3 1983.

-  #1  He’s happy to talk with anyone about it, but he’s unlikely to mention this.

-  #2  ShO of SEP 07-Jun-1969.  No-hit the A’s 13-Aug-1969.

FCR -  Robert Osman, Great Neck, New York

Incorrect guesses:  Gary Bell, Don Sutton, Roger Clemens, Felix Hernandez Warren Spahn

 

 

TUESDAY —— 19-Sep

Q.  Which one-time Anaheim Angel earned the most career MVP vote shares among those who never won a MVP award?

Hint: #1  He holds the major league career record for most sacrifice flies.

Hint: #2  He never had a season with more than thirty five home runs, yet his career home run total is more than those of Willie Stargell, Chipper Jones or Lou Gehrig.

A.  EDDIE MURRAY  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  He garnered MVP consideration 8 times with BAL and once with LAD but his best finishes were as runner-up in 1982 & 1983.  Murray appeared in 46 games with ANA during his final season in 1997.

-  #1  Sac flies = 128.  His longtime Orioles teammate & close friend, Cal Ripken, is a very close career 2^nd w/127.

-  #2  Career HR = 504.  Stargell ended w/475, Jones 468, Gehrig 493.

FCR - Anderson Adams, Peachtree Corners

Incorrect guesses:  Tim Salmon, Fred McGriff, Vladimir Guerrero, Reggie Jackson, Garrett Anderson

 

 

WEDNESDAY  —— 20-Sep

Q.  Whose record for stolen bases in career World Series play did Lou Brock tie in 1968?

Hint: #1  Though he never had a season with as many as 90 RBI, he finished with a career RBI total better than the individual RBI totals of Hall of Famers Pie Traynor, Gil Hodges or Hank Greenberg.

Hint: #2  He is so far ahead of the second place player for career sacrifice hits that it looks  like a misprint.

A.  EDDIE COLLINS   [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Each stole 14 WS SBs.

-  #1  Final RBI total was 1,299 with his season high of 86 in 1924.  Traynor finished w/1,273 & Greenberg & Hodges, 1,274 each.

-  #2  Collins has 512 sac H.  The  next closest Hall of Famer is Willie Keeler w/366.

FCR -  Jason Winston, Riverside, California

Incorrect guesses:  Ty Cobb, Phil Rizzuto, Frankie Frisch, Pepper Martin

 

 

MIDWEEK BONUS  —— 20-Sep

Q.  Who is baseball's all-time leader in outfield putouts?

Hint: #1  He was the first player to post back-to-back 30/30 seasons.

Hint: #2  He drove in more than one hundred runs in eight straight seasons.

A.  WILLIE MAYS  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Outfield PO = 7,095

-  #1  In 1956, Mays had 36 HR & 40 SB.  In ’57, it was 35 & 38.  He missed doing it a 3^rd consecutive year by only one HR.

-  #2  From 1959 through 1966, Mays’s RBI output exceeded 100 each season.

FCR -  Joe Cohen, Holden, Massachusetts

Incorrect guesses:  Joe Carter, Chuck Klein, Hank Aaron

 

 

THURSDAY  — 21-Sep

Q.  In 2022, which one-time New York Met pitcher joined a “club” previously occupied by only The Left Arm of God and The Freak?

Hint: #1  He was the first twenty-first century rookie pitcher to earn fifteen wins in his team's first one hundred twenty-five games.

Hint: #2  He went second overall in the ML Draft the year he was chosen.

A.  JUSTIN VERLANDER   [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  When Verlander won his 2^nd WS championship ring w/HOU in 2022, he became one of only 3 pitchers to own multiple… A.) No-hitters; B.) Cy Young Awards; & C.) World Series Championship rings.  To wit:

Pitcher         No-hitters                  CYAs                    WS

Koufax          30-Jun-1962............... 1963.................... 1955

                     11-May-1963............. 1965.................... 1959

                     04-Jun-1964............... 1966.................... 1963

                     09-Sep-1965........................................... 1965

 

Lincecum      13-Jul-2013................ 2008.................... 2010

                     25-Jun-2014............... 2009.................... 2012

                     .............................................................. 2014

 

Verlander     12-Jun-2007............... 2011.................... 2017

                     07-May-2011............. 2019.................... 2022

                     01-Sep-2019............... 2022

 

-  #1  Verlander won his 15^th G in the DET’s 125^th G in 2006.  (He was 0-2 in his cup of coffee sojourn in 2005.)

-  #2  In the 1^st Round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft, Verlander was the 2^nd player chosen, 1 behind Matt Bush.

FCR -  Mike Sparks, Sarasota

Incorrect guesses:  Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom

 

 

FRIDAY — 22-Sep

Q.  Which one-time Oakland A’s third base coach was the first player to hit two doubles in a single inning of a World Series game?

Hint: #1  He is still the only player to hit a World Series home run for three different teams.

Hint: #2  He won a Gold Glove Award in both leagues.

A.  MATT WILLIAMS   [Wiki Bio]

-  Ans.  In the 3^rd inning of G 6 of the 2001 WS, Williams was the 1^st to get a H & the last to get a hit, both 2Bs.  The 1^st off Andy Pettitte, the 2^nd off Jay Witasick.  Williams coached in OAK 2018-19.

-  #1  WS HR for SFG:  1989 G 3; for CLE:  1997 G 4; for ARI:  2001 G 2.

-  #2  Won GG w/SFG 1991, 93, 94 & w/CLE 1997.

FCR -  Matt Clairmont, New Minas, Nova Scotia

Incorrect guesses:  Andy Pettitte, Sal Bando, Rickey Henderson, Lonnie Smith, Don Baylor

 

 

SATURDAY — 23-Sep

Q.  Who was the first switch-hitter to hit at least one hundred home runs in each of the American and National leagues?

Hint: #1  A major league Gold Glove Award winner, he led the Rookie Appalachian League in errors.

Hint: #2  His was the only hit in J.R. Richard’s one-hitter in 1980.

A.  REGGIE SMITH   [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Smith hit 149 HR in the AL 1966-’73.  For 3 NL teams 1967-1982, he totaled 165 HR.

-  #1  In 66 G for the Wytheville Twins in the Appalachian League in 1963, its first year of operation, the 18-year-old Smith was charged with 41 E playing his original SS position.  He won a GG as an outfielder for the reigning AL champion, 1968 BOS.

-  #2  On 19-Apr-1980, HOU’s J.R. Richard surrendered only 1 hit that day: Smith’s infield single in the 4^th inning.

FCR -  Michael Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware

Incorrect guesses:  Eddie Murray, Ken Singleton

 

 

WEEKEND BONUS — 23-Sep

Q.  Since pitcher Denny McLain’s remarkable 1968 season, which American Leaguer has tallied the most pitching wins in one season?

Hint: #1  He once pitched a 1-0 shutout where his home run was the only run.

Hint: #2  He owns Mr. October’s most famous strikeout.

A.  BOB WELCH  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  McLain won 31 G in ’68, the most any AL pitcher had won since Lefty Grove’s 31 in ’31.  Welch won 27 in 1990,

-  #1  The 1-0 shutout was on 17-Jun-1983.  The losing P was Mario Soto.

-  #2  In the 9^th inning of G 2 of the 1978 WS, with 2 out, Welch did this.

FCR -  Brian Nunnally, Holly Springs, North Carolina

Incorrect guesses:  Ron Guidry, Steve Carlton, Fergie Jenkins, Luis Tiant, Justin Verlander

 

SUNDAY  — 24-Sep

Q.  Which player from Colombia has appeared in more major league All-Star games and all other combined from his country?

Hint: #1  He played in the World Series with three different teams and was on the winning side in two.

Hint: #2  In the two Fall Classics his teams won he played pivotal roles.

A.  EDGAR RENTERIA   [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  His ASG total is 5.  All others have 3 total, i.e., Julio Teheran 2; Jose Quintana 1.  Renteria leads his countrymates in games played, HR, SB, years played, runs, hits, RBI & WAR.

-  #1  Played w/FLA in 1997; played w/STL in 2004; & played w/SFG in 2010.

-  #2  Renteria had a decent, yeomanlike season for BOS in 2005, but they traded him to ATL after just 1 year.  In the 1997 WS, he had the winning hit in the bottom of the 11^th in G 7.  In 2010, he was voted MVP of the WS.

FCR -  Elliott Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois

Incorrect guesses: 

 

 

WEEK’S FINALE  — 24-Sep

Q.  Who was the first player to be lifted for a pinch-hitter in All-Star play?

Hint: #1  Among managers with at least 1,000 games managed, he owns the lowest career winning percentage.

Hint: #2  Prior to his major league career, he had played soccer professionally.

A.  JIMMIE WILSON   [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Wilson was lifted for pinch hitter Lefty O’Doul in the 6^th inning of the initial Midsummer Classic in 1933.  Wilson made his 2^nd & final All-Star appearance in 1935 and doubled off Mel Harder that day.

-  #1  His career managing averaging was .401, a mere 242 G under .500.  He was player/manager for PHI 1934‑1938 who finished last or next-to-last every year.  He was the Cubs’ manager 1941‑1944 and found out this team did better when he kept himself in the dugout.

-  #2  His parents brought the Scottish tradition of soccer with them to the U.S. and Wilson grew up playing both it and baseball.  He met & befriended Hall of Fame soccer player Dick Spalding, another two-sport professional athlete.  (Neither Spalding nor Wilson founded sporting goods companies.)

FCR -  Douglas Greenwald, San Francisco

Incorrect guesses: 

 

WEEK’S THEME – Played in World Series in three different decades without playing for NYY in any of them

 

Player                       WS                      WS                WS

Mays*........................... 1954...................... 1962................ 1973

 

Collins*......... 1910, 11, 13, 14,17, 19........ 1929................ 1930

 

Verlander.................... 2006...................... 2017................ 2022

 

Murray*....................... 1979...................... 1983................ 1995

 

Palmer*.................... 1966, 69................ 1970, 01............. 1983

 

Smith........................... 1967...................... 1977................ 1981

 

Williams...................... 1989...................... 1997................ 2001

 

Welch.......................... 1978................... 1981, 89............. 1990

 

Renteria...................... 1997...................... 2004................ 2010

 

Wilson......................... 1928................... 1930, 31............. 1940

 

 

*Hall of Fame

¹World Series MVP

 

First Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan (after Mays)

 

 

Incorrect theme guesses:

 

Mon     -  Most career wins for one franchise

 

Tue      -  Oriole statue at Camden Yards

            -  Orioles in the HOF

            -  Select members of the Orioles the last time they played in a World Series

            -  something to do with the O's

 

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2023-09-11 Longest home run in each active ballpark in an MLB game if exceeded 500’.

MONDAY  — 11-Sep

Q.  Who is tied with Willie McCovey and Frank Thomas on the career home run list?

Hint: #1  He holds the records for most runs batted in and most bases on balls in All-Star competition.

Hint: #2  In the game where he hit his 52^nd career home run, the next batter up hit his 500^th career home run.  The next batter also a Hall of Famer, also homered.

A.  TED WILLIAMS   [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  All 3 have 521 HR.  Williams is the only AL player to hit 500 HR with fewer than 1,000 K.

-  #1  Career in ASG, Williams totaled 12 RBI & 11 BB

-  #2  In a game for the ages, 24-Sep-1940(1), BOS doubled PHA 16-8 in Philadelphia.  In the 6^th inning Dom DiMaggio opened with a 3B & then scored on a sac fly by Doc Cramer.  Next up Williams (who had already homered in the 4^th):  HR.  Next up Jimmie Foxx:  HR.  Next up Joe Cronin:  HR.  Next up:  Bobby Doerr 3B.  Next up Jim Tabor HR.  Embattled pitcher George Caster is relieved by Les McCrabb who surrenders a single to Johnny Peacock who advanced to second on a sac bunt by pitcher Joe Heving.  Up again was Dom DiMaggio who drove in Peacock with a double before the 3rd out was finally recorded.

FCR -  John Gidley, Maple Glen, Pennsylvania

Incorrect guesses:  Jimmie Foxx, Mel Ott

 

 

TUESDAY — 12-Sep

Q.  Who took the title of all-time, career strikeout king away from Mickey Mantle?

Hint: #1  He founded the Black Athletes Foundation, an organization aimed at finding the cause of Sickle Cell Anemia in young black children.

Hint: #2  He hit the first home run Shea Stadium.

A.  WILLIE STARGELL   [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Mantle retired with 1,710 K, having passed Babe Ruth’s record of 1,330 in 1964.  Stargell struck out for the 1,711^th time in a G on 06-Aug-1978(1) & retired after the 1982 season with a total of 1,936.  Reggie Jackson passed Stargell in 1982 &hasn’t been caught since, ending with 2,597.  Stargell also hit his 417^th HR in the G.

-  #1  Stargell was in involved in many good causes, but he was the president of the B.A.F.

-  #2  Shea’s 1^st HR = 17-Apr-1964.

FCR – Barry Lipinski, Somerset, New Jersey

Incorrect guesses:  Reggie Jackson, Hank Aaron, Jim Edmonds, Willie McCovey, Feank Robinson

 

 

WEDNESDAY  —— 12-Sep

Q.  Who hit more home runs for the Cleveland Indians that any other player?

Hint: #1  He owns the top five seasons for drawing bases on balls for the American League Cleveland franchise.

Hint: #2  White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has said of him, "He can be a batting coach.  He'd be a great batting coach, but someday he'll be a manager."

A.  JIM THOME   [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Thome’s 337 HR for CLE may stand for a while.  In 2^nd place, there is Albert Belle with 242. 

-  #1  Thome led his team in walks in 1996 (123); 1997 (120); 1999 (127); 2000 (118); & 2002 122).  His 111 BB in 2001 is tied for 7^th on the same list.

-  #2  Thome has stated that he would like to manage a major league team.

FCR -  Larry Lamb, Oakwood, Ohio

Incorrect guesses:  Andre Thornton, Larry Doby, Albert Belle, Luke Easter, Ryan Thompson

 

 

MDWEEK BONUS  — 13-Sep

Q.  Whom did Kyle Schwarber pass last year for most strikeouts in a season by a Phillies batter?

Hint: #1  He once hit a game-tying home run, then stayed in the game and hit a game-winning 12^th -inning home run on Mothers' Day just hours after going to the emergency room with a stomach ailment.

Hint: #2  He homered off future Hall of Famer Mike Mussina in each of the first two times he came to bat against him.

A.  RYAN HOWARD   [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Schwarber’s 200 K in 2022 outdid Howard’s 199 in 2007 & 2008.  Howard is also in 4^th, 6^th & 9^th place on that same list.  Schwarber, at 190, is on schedule to move everyone down a notch by the end of the 2023 regular season.

-  #1  In the G on 14-May-2006, Howard was intentionally walked in an AB between the two HRs.

-  #2  HRs off Mussina in same G, the only time they ever faced each other.

FCR -  Rich Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland

Incorrect guesses:  Roy Halladay, Greg Luzinski, Pete Incaviglia, Ryne Sandberg

 

 

THURSDAY— 14-Sep

Q.  Who was Rookie of the Month for his first month in the majors after hitting home runs in each of his first four games as a major leaguer?

Hint: #1  Despite a career at shortstop that included being twice an All-Star, he moved to second base for the sake of the team.

Hint: #2  This American League second baseman gives credit to a National League Platinum Glove winner for his early development.

A.  TREVOR STORY   [B-R Story]

-  Ans.  Story hit a total of 6 HR in his first 4 G and added a 7^th after going 1-5 with 3 K in his 5^th G against the SDP pitching staff.

-  #1  Recognizing that Xander Bogaerts was solid at SS for BOS, and that Bogaerts himself wanted Story to sign with the SOX, Story made the jump and has been more than satisfactory.

-  #2  “He (Nolan Arenado) was a mentor to me my first few years, and we still talk the game a lot.“

FCR -  Jeff Epstein, Dallas

Incorrect guesses:  Lou Whitaker

 

 

FRIDAY — 14-Sep

Q.  Whose record for most home runs in a month by a National League rookie did Aristides Aquino break?

Hint: #1  The inexplicable consistency of his power output during one stretch of his career would be difficult to believe had it not been recorded by professionals.

Hint: #2  He is tied with Hall of Famers Frank Robinson and Ken Griffey Jr for a record that cannot be achieved quickly.

A.  ADAM DUNN   [Wiki Bio]

-  Ans.  Dunn had 12 HR in August of 2001.  Aquino hit 14 in August of 2019.  However, LAD’s Cody Bellinger also hit 13 HR in a month (July 2017) in his rookie year & should have been the lead in the question.

-  #1  In 2005 through 2008 Dunn hit exactly 40 HR each year.  Almost looks like a typo.

-  #2  Robinson, Griffey & Dunn have all hit 8 career home runs in Opening Day games.  Dunn went deep twice on opening day games:  2005 & 2007.

FCR -  Tim Luca, San Mateo, California

Incorrect guesses:  Cody Bellinger, Yordan Alvarez, Juan Soto, Sammy Sosa, Albert Belle

 

 

SATURDAY — 15-Sep

Q.  Whose record for most home runs in a final American League season did David Ortiz break when he hit thirty-eight in 2016?

Hint: #1  He was the first player to have a thirty-five home run season as a designated hitter.

Hint: #2  It is estimated that he burned the most bridges as he moved from team to team.

A.  DAVE KINGMAN   [Wiki Bio]

-  Ans.  He hit 35 HR for Oakland in 1986.  He retired after that season. 

-  #1  Playing at DH for OAK in 1984, Kingman hit 35 HR.

-  #2  Kingman played for 7 teams in the majors, one of them twice.  He was in such frequent demand because of his power at the plate, but he never progressed at establishing relationships.

FCR -  Dave Alfano, Redlands, California

Incorrect guesses:  Ralph Kiner, Dave Winfield, ,Bobby Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro, Cliff Johnson

 

 

SATURDAY NIGHT — 16-Sep

Q.  Which former Yankee and two-time All-Star is the tallest player ever to hit forty-five home runs in a season while playing for a National League team?

Hint: #1  A historic major league first was when he and a teammate both homered thrice in the same game.

Hint: #2  This year he was the manager of an independent, minor-league team.

A.  RICHIE SEXSON   [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  At 6'7", Sexson homered for the NL Brewers with 45 in 2001 & for good measure, hit 45 again in 2003.  He played for NYY in 2008 & was an NL AS for MIL in 2002 & 2003.

-  #1  HR X 3 + X 3 = 25-Sep-2001 when ARI pitchers were simply overmatched.  In the 4^th and 6^th innings Sexson’s and teammate Jeromy Burnitz’ HR went back-to-back.  No other Brewer went deep that day.  MIL won 9-4.

-  #2  No word on whether he’s been signed on for another season as manager of the Crestwood, Illinois Windy City ThunderBolts of the independent Frontier League.

FCR -  Bill Deane, Cooperstown

Incorrect guesses:  Dave Winfield, Pete Incaviglia, Dave Kingman, Adam Dunn, Daryl Strawberry, Nelson Cruz, Giancarlo Stanton

 

SUNDAY — 16-Sep

Q.  Which quarterback had the longest run from scrimmage for the Stanford University football team in 1998?

Hint: #1  He also played for the Cardinal baseball team.

Hint: #2  His major league signing bonus was, at the time, the highest ever given to a player for a minor league contract.

A.  JOE BORCHARD   [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Instrumental in helping Stanford to a 37-34 football win over North Carolina, Borchard entered the game with less than a minute to play in the 4rth quarter after starting QB Todd Husak was injured.  Borchard scrambled 41 yards to the UNC 4yard line to set up the winning FG.  The 41-yard rush was the longest by a Stanford player in the 1998 season.  Borchard also played baseball as an outfielder & was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023.

-  #1  Stanford’s mascot is neither a bird nor a religious title, nor even an actual mascot, but a color.  Stanford U has a long and often confusing history of its athletic teams’ nicknames.

-  #2  His $5.3 million signing bonus from CHW in 2000 was the highest until Justin Upton received $6.1 million to sign with ARI in 2005.

FCR -  Keith Sims, Bloomington, Indiana

Incorrect guesses:  John Elway, Rick Ankiel

 

WEEK’S THEME – Longest home run in each active ballpark in an MLB game if it exceeded 500’.

 

Stadium                      Distance (' )        Date                     Batter                                Pitcher

Grt Amer Ball Park........ 535.......... 10-Aug-2004........... Dunn........................ Jose Lima

 

Wrigley Field................. 530.......... 14-Apr-1976............ Kingman....................Tom Dettore

 

Progressive Field.......... 511.......... 03-Jul-1999(2).......... Thome....................... Don Wengert

 

Dodger Stadium............ 507.......... 05-Aug-1969........... Stargell¹....................Alan Foster

 

Citizens Bank Park....... 505.......... 27-Jun-2007............ Howard²..................  .Aaron Harang

 

Coors Field................... 505.......... 05-Sep-2018........... Story......................... Andrew Suarez

 

G’teed Rate Field.......... 504.......... 30-Aug-2004........... Borchard.............  .. Brett Myers

 

Chase Field................... 503.......... 26-Apr-2004............ Sexson................... Francis Beltran

 

Fenway Park³............... 502.......... 09-Jun-1946(2)......... Williams................. Fred Hutchinson

 

¹ Ball hit a bus in the parking lot on the fly.

² 100^th career HR in a record 325^th (fewest) Game.

³ Memorialized with a red seat in the right-field bleachers.

 

 

Others who hold the record for the longest HR in additional venue, but shy of 500'.

 

Stadium          Distance (' )          Date                          Batter                            Pitcher          

Target Field               496        17-Sep-2019           Miguel Sano                Ross Detwiler

Yankee Stadium        496        30-Sep-2017           Aaron Judge              Marcus Stroman

Truist Park                 495        25-Sep-2020           Ronald Acuna             Chris Mazza

Rogers Centre           491        03-Jun-2001           Manny Ramirez           Chris Carpenter

Angels Stadium          484        03-Jul-2012             Nelson Cruz               Bobby Cassevah

PNC Park                  484        12-Apr-2002            Sammy Sosa               David Williams

Amer. Family Field    480        27-Jul-1004             Russell Branyan           Greg Maddox

Ring Central Col.       480        15-Sep-2016           Ryon Healy                  Edinson Volquez 

loanDepot Park         479        23-Jun-2015           Giancarlo Stanton         Carlos Martinez

Petco Park                 479        05-Hun-2018           Franmil Reyes              Luke Jackson

Tropicana Field         478        04-Apr-2001            Vinny Castilla                Joey Hamilton

Oracle Park               477*      15-Aug-2015           Ian Desmond                  Jake Peavy

Kauffman Stadium    475        14-Sep-1986           Bo Jackson                     Mike Moore

Nationals Park           473        04-May-2018          Bryce Harper                   Nick Pivetta

Busch Stadium          470        26-Jun-2021           Paul Goldschmidt            J.T. Brubaker

T-Mobile Park            470        29-Jun-2018           Mike Zunino                    Ian Kennedy

Citi Field                    469        29-Sep-2021           Michael Conforto             Elieser Hernandez

Minute Maid Park      469        18-Jun-2017           Jake Marisnick                  David Price

Comerica Park          467        21-Jun-2015           J.D. Martinez                    Taijuan Walker

OPACY                      465        02-Jun-2017           Manny Machado               Rick Porcello

Globe Life Field         462        07-Jul-2021             Joey Gallo                        Casey Mize

 

*HR hit by Barry Bonds traveled 499' into McCovey Cove.  Date and other details unavailable.

 Updates always appreciated.

 

First Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan (after Story)

 

Incorrect theme guesses:

Mon     -  HOF'ers who disliked sports writers

Tues    -  MLB players who have had stadium seats commemorated in their honor

            -  Players who have statues at stadiums

            -  HOF Left-handed batters with career Slugging Averages >.500 since 1960

Thurs   -  Longest home runs by LH batters at select MLB stadiums

            -  Since 1960, retired left handed hitting players with Slugging Avg >.500 and fewer than 20 stolen bases

Fri        -  People who have had hitting records broke

            -  Players of note who have hit 2 home runs in one game prior to reaching 30 career home runs

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