MONDAY — 18-Mar
Q. Who holds the
record for the most doubles hit in All-Star games?
Hint: #1 He was the first
outfielder to win multiple Gold Glove awards in each league.
Hint: #2 He was not
drafted by the NHL in spite of attending a school very strong in hockey.
A. DAVE WINFIELD [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Winfield hit 7 2B in ASG.
- #1 His 1st 2 GG were won w/SDP of the
NL. His next 5 GG were as a member of
NYY. Mookie Betts (BOS 2016-2018) &
(LAD 2020, 2022) has now matched Winfield’s GG feat.
- #2 A graduate of the University of
Minnesota, the multi-talented Winfield was drafted by the NFL, ABA &
the NBA as well as MLB.
Being a gentleman of proper upbringing, he chose baseball.
FCR - Phil Hertz, Kamuela, Hawaii
Incorrect guesses: Larry
Walker, Frank Robinson, Mookie Betts
TUESDAY — 19-Mar
Q. Who threw a
no-hitter in his first start of the season after just having been chosen in the
major league draft the year before?
Hint: #1 He was the
best-known purveyor of the knuckle-curve pitch.
Hint: #2 He hit his first
career home run, a grand slam, off Tom Seaver after Seaver had walked the bases
full.
A. BURT HOOTON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. No-no on 16-Apr-1972, for CHC, blanking PHI
4-0; Drafted in the 1st
Round of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase.
- #1 As opposed to finger nails for a knuckleball,
Hooton used his actual knuckles.
- #2 In the 3rd inning on 16-Sep-1972, with Hooton starting
for the Cubs that day, NYM’s Seaver walked Ron Santo, Rick Monday then
intentionally walked Elrod Hendricks to get to Hooton. When Hooton homered, Yogi pulled Seaver. It was the 1st GS Seaver had ever
surrendered. He would only give up 2 more
in his entire career.
FCR - Steve Hild,
Oswego, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Bobo Holloman, Mike Mussina
WEDNESDAY — 20-Mar
Q. Who is still the
NCAA Division I all-time leader in home runs in a career and home runs in a
season?
Hint: #1 He was
elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame the same year as Christy Mathewson
and Lou Gehrig.
Hint: #2 He led both
leagues in strikeouts as a major league rookie.
A. PETE INCAVIGLIA [Wiki Bio]
- Ans. Incaviglia homered
48 X for Oklahoma State University in 1985 & 100 X 1983-85.
- #1 He was elected to the CBHOF in Lubbock, Texas in 2007,
as were 14 other college immortals.
- #2 His 185 K w/TEX in 1986 were the then most
ever by an MLB rookie.
FCR - Matt Dicker, Chicago
Incorrect guesses: Robin Ventura
MIDWEEK BONUS — 20-Mar
Q. Which
BLTLFL moundsman gained international acclaim when he threw a no-hitter against
a team whose lineup contained six All-Stars, one of whom became a Hall of Famer?
Hint: #1
He finished third in Cy Young Award voting one season when his team that
year did not even have a winning record.
Hint: #2
He once said, “People will tell you that I overcame obstacles… maybe. But the truth is I was incredibly blessed in
my life. More was given than was ever
taken away.”
A. JIM ABBOTT [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Abbott no-hit CLE on 03-Sep-1993 in Yankee Stadium. Among those not getting a hit against him
that day were Kenny Lofton, Carlos Baerga, Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez, Jim
Thome & Sandy Alomar. Bats
Left; Throws Left; Fields Left.
-
#1 Abbott finished behind only
Roger Clemens & Scott Erickson in 1991 AL CYA
voting. CAL finished
81-81 that year.
-
#2 Born without a right hand, Abbott was known to
comfort and encourage more fortunate teammates.
FCR - John
Fahey, Oak Forest, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Curt Simmons
THURSDAY — 21-Mar
Q. Which
one-time St. Louis Cardinal was a corner infielder who was never actually seen
sitting in the corner?
Hint: #1
He is the only Modern Era player to hit four home runs in a game his
team lost.
Hint: #2
He was the first player to top twenty-five home runs in a college season
at the same school where Reggie Jackson and Barry Bonds played.
A. BOB HORNER [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. In his MLB career, Horner
played 330 G at 1st & 684 G at 3rd. His namesake, Jack Horner, was a fruit tart
afficionado made famous by his self-congratulatory announcement. Baseball player Horner finished his career in
the majors with 1 season w/STL after 9 seasons w/ATL.
-
#1 On 06-Jul-1986 in Atlanta, Horner
homered 4X vs. MON, but the Expos homered thrice themselves and won the G,
11-8. Montreal journeyman Al Newman hit
his only career home run in that same G.
-
#2 One of the best NCAA schools
in the country for producing baseball talent, Arizona State University (ASU) is
the alma mater of all three of those sluggers.
FCR - Carter
Doney, Provo, Utah
Incorrect guesses: Glen Allen Hill, Mark Whiten, Sal Bando, Albert
Pujols
FRIDAY —
22-Mar
Q. Who
was the last twentieth-century pitcher to have an ERA lower than 1.50 at home
for a season?
Hint: #1
He surrendered home runs to Bobby Bonds and his son. (Not in the same game. That’s a Griffey thing.)
Hint: #2
He was once on the wrong end of a perfect game.
A. MIKE
MORGAN [B-R
Bio]
-
Ans. 1.38 ERA at Wrigley Field in
1992
-
#1 Morgan gave up a HR to Bobby Bonds on 25-Aug-1979. Son Barry took him deep on 13‑Jun‑1993 & 15-Aug-1993.
-
#2 On 28-Jul-1991, Montreal’s Dennis
Martinez completely shut down LAD whose starter was Mike Morgan. Morgan went the distance, though, &
didn’t give up a single earned run.
FCR - Adam
Foldes, New York City, Charlie Hough
Incorrect guesses: Bob Gibson, Bob Hendley
T.G.I.F. SPECIAL — 22-Mar
Q. Whose
franchise record for doubles in a season did Carlos Delgado break?
Hint: #1
He played for five teams in the majors and his cousin played for seven teams
and they were in the majors for ten years at the same time, yet they were never
teammates.
Hint: #2
He is the all-time leader in the same offensive category for two separate
expansion franchises.
Hint: #3
The year before he first played in the majors, he had a pitching record
of 15-0 for a D-1 NCAA school.
A. JOHN OLERUD [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Olerud doubled 54
X in 1993, leading the majors. He was the
1st Blue Jay with more than 50 in a year. Delgado had a great year in 2000, including 57
doubles which led the AL.
-
#1 Olerud’s teams were TOR, SEA,
NYM, NYY & BOS, 1989-2005. Cousin
Dale Sveum played 1986-1999 for MIL, PHI, CHW, OAK, SEA, PIT & NYY.
-
#2 Olerud’s .363 in 1993
is the best ever for 1 season for TOR & his .354 in 1998 is the best
season average for any qualifying player for NYM. Both marks would have been MLB bests, but for
2 COL players, Andres Galarraga in ’93 & Larry Walker in ’98.
-
#3 For the 1988 season, Olerud
was named collegiate Player of the Year nationally after batting .464 to go
with his 15-0 record
on the mound as a Washington State Cougar.
FCR - Joe
Haardt, Bethany Beach, Delaware
Incorrect guesses: Dave Winfield, Gary Sheffield, Shawn Green,
Jose Canseco, Dave Winfield, Tony Fernandez
SATURDAY — 23-Mar
Q. Which
rookie pitcher received a surprise set of weights from a future Hall of Famer
teammate?
Hint: #1
One season pitching in college, his win total of thirteen games, led the
nation with a 1.50 ERA and was named the school’s “Athlete of the Year”. The following season, an opposing team’s
coach called him “… the best college pitcher in America.”
Hint: #2
His drafting team traded him after three seasons; he then led the league
pitching losses the first year with his new team.
Hint:
#3 He chose college after being
473rd and 8th by major league teams.
A. DICK RUTHVEN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. On 28-Apr-1973, in his 3rd
start in the majors, Ruthven held the Big Red Machine to a single hit and no
score, but developed soreness during the course of the outing. Steve Carlton knew certain weight-lifting
exercises that might help the rookie and so arranged for delivery to Ruthven a
complete weight-lifting set a his house the next day.
-
#1 His amazing college ERA was in
1971. In 1972, after throwing a one-hit
shutout at Long Beach State, the 49ers coach, John Gonsalves, called Ruthven
“the best college pitcher in America.”
-
#2 He had a 3-season record of
17-24 w/PHI 1973-75; his record in 1976 w/ATL was 14-17.
-
#3 Ruthven was selected in the 20th
round by BAL in 1969. His
jump to the 1st
round in 1972didn’t quite do the trick either. When he was drafted first overall
by PHI in the 1973 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase, he became
a major leaguer and immediately joined the big club.
FCR - Frank
Ittner, Atlanta
Incorrect guesses: Carson Fulmer
WEEKEND BONUS — 23-Mar
Q. Which
starting pitcher wore uniform no. 8?
Hint: #1
He was the first person to win the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year Award in
consecutive seasons.
Hint: #2
He was convicted of stealing $60 worth of t-shirts in a Cincinnati
department store.
A. MIKE LEAKE [B-R
Bio]
-
Ans. The #8 uniform was Leake’s
number at ASU. STL, SEA & ARI
allowed him that number when he asked.
-
#1 Pitching for Arizona State, Leake won myriad awards including the Academic
All-American of the Year, the only
student-athlete from the Pac-10 to earn Academic All-American honors.
-
#2 . His plausible explanation eventually led to
dismissal of the case.
FCR – Obrey Brown, Tallahassee
Incorrect guesses: Tom Seaver
SUNDAY — 24-Mar
Q. Which
BLTR utility player needed eighteen whole or partial seasons in the majors to
accumulate a career WAR of 12.0?
Hint: #1
He played for the Tigers after attending Brookdale Community College.
Hint: #2
After turning down an opportunity to play for the Giants when they took
him in the eight round at number 187, he waited one year and was selected by
Oakland the first overall.
A. DENNY WALLING [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In 15 of those seasons, he
played more than half of the regular season games.
-
#1 Walling played for the Clemson
Tigers after Brookdale.
-
#2 The draft where the A’s took
him was the 1975 MLB June
Draft-Secondary Phase.
FCR - John
Salvino, Denver
Incorrect guesses: Rick
Monday, Matt Chavez, Eric Chavez, Brad Ausmus
WEEK’S THEME – A sampling of major leaguers who, since the amateur draft was instituted, skipped the minors & accumulated a WAR in double figures
in the majors
Player Debut Team Yrs Sch WAR
Abbott............... 08-Apr-1989.......... CAL...... 10.... Michigan......... 19.6
Hooton.............. 17-Jun-1971.......... CHC...... 15...... Texas........... 35.5
Horner.............. 16-Jun-1978.......... ATL....... 10....... ASU............ 21.8
Incaviglia.......... 08-Apr-1986.......... TEX...... 12....... OSU............ 10.3
Leake................ 11-Apr-2010.......... CIN....... 10....... ASU............ 16.2
Morgan............. 11-Jun-1978.......... OAK...... 22... Valley
HS........ 26.2
Olerud.............. 03-Sep-1989.......... TOR...... 17....... WSU............ 58.2
Ruthven............ 17-Apr-1973.......... PHI....... 14... Fresno
St......... 18.4
Walling............. 07-Sep-1975.......... OAK...... 18.... Clemson......... 12.1
Winfield............ 19-Jun-1973.......... SDP....... 22....... Minn............ 64.2
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Illinois
(after Horner)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tues - Players who went from the draft directly
to MLB who have won a World Series title.
- Players
who went straight to the majors and never played in the minors
Wed - Players who made
it to the majors in their first year of professional ball & never went back. Or, more specifically college players
-
Played
in the college World Series and then debuted in the majors later that year
-
College players to go straight to the majors
-
Top 10
picks who played in the college World Series who went straight to the majors
-
First round picks who went straight to the majors after the
draft
Thur - Players who reached the majors without playing in the
minor leagues
-
Golden Spikes winners
-
Post-expansion players who began their MLB
careers with fewer than 15 games in the Minors
-
Players who were all Americans in college who went straight to
the majors without playing a game in the minors
-
Players who went straight from college to MLB since the amateur
draft was instituted
Fri - Players Alma maters have gone to at least one elite eight [NCAA
basketball]
-
College hall of famers to go straight to the majors
-
Never played MiLB
-
College All Americans who were first round picks who bypassed
the minors altogether
-
First round picks, who bypassed the minors
-
First round picks, who bypassed the minors & were All-Stars
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