MONDAY — 26-Aug
Q. Whom
did Alex Rodriguez pass for most career home runs by a right-handed American
League batter?
Hint: #1 He hit more home runs during the administration of U.S. President John F. Kennedy than any other batter.
Hint: #2
For more than a decade, annual awards named after him have been granted
to minor league baseball players who excel in various categories.
A. HARMON KILLEBREW [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Killebrew retired with 573, having
passed Jimmie Foxx’s 524 on 28-Jun-1972. Current title holder is Alex Rodriguez with 696,
having passed Killebrew with his 574th on 02-Aug-2009.
-
#1 Killebrew hit HRs totaling 139
in 1961 (46), 1962 (48) & 1963 (45). Click for the others who were right behind him.
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#2 The Harmon Killebrew Awards for
Community Service are handed out by each of the Minnesota Twins four
full-season affiliates to a player who represents the affiliate, the Twins &
the work of legendary Harmon Killebrew & his kindness in the community.
FCR - Waker
Arnold, Jay. Vermont
Incorrect guesses: Frank Robinson, Willie Mays
TUESDAY — 27-Aug
Q. Who
was the first National League player to be voted league Most Valuable Player in
his first full season with his new team, right after being traded?
Hint: #1
He was the first designated hitter who had won an MVP.
Hint: #2
He and some teammates hitchhiked home from the airport after a victorious
flight home from winning the franchise’s first pennant in their new under-cabbed
city. It was a particularly poorly-timed
set of circumstances since the World Series opened the very next day.
A. ORLANDO CEPEDA [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Cepeda was traded from SFG
to STL for P Ray Sadecki in 1966. He was
the unanimous NL MVP in 1967.
-
#1 Six years later, playing for
BOS on the 1st G of the DH Era, Cepeda came to bat as DH on 06‑Apr‑1973 the leadoff batter in
the bottom of the 2nd.
However, the opponent NYY’s Ron Blomberg had come to bat in the top
of the 1st & is history’s 1st regular season DH.
-
#2 Cepeda along with Willie McCovey & Billy
Pierce thumbed home from the San Francisco International Airport into the city
because of the lack of alternate transportation choices. History is silent on how long they had to
wait before being picked up. Of the 3,
only Cepeda played in WS G1. He was 0
for 4 with a K.
FCR - John
Gottko, Corvallis, Oregon
Incorrect guesses: Frank Robinson, Don Baylor, Kirk Gibson,
Christian Yelich, Shohei Ohtani
WEDNESDAY — 28-Aug
Q. Which
Gold Glove All-Star, who once played for the Toronto Blue Jays, was named the
College World Series Most Outstanding Player?
Hint: #1
In the majors, he helped his team reach the World Series as he was named
the American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player.
Hint: #2
He earned Baseball America All-Star honors at High Class A and Triple-A
and was drafted into the majors in the first round.
A. JACKIE BRADLEY JR. [B-R
Bio]
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Ans. He was the College WS MOP in 2010, playing for the national D-1 champion Gamecocks of the University
of South Carolina. He won a GG in 2018,
was an AS in 2016 & played for TOR
in 2022.
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#1 Was the ALCS MVP in 2018 when BOS went on to
win its 4th WS championship this century.
-
#2 Was Baseball America AS at High Class A
(2013) and Triple-A (2015). BOS selected
him in the supplemental 1st round, with the 40th overall
selection, of the 2011 MLB draft.
FCR - Brett
Moore, Studio City, California
Incorrect guesses: Troy Tulowitzki, John Olerud, Dave Winfield
MIDWEEK BONUS — 28-Aug
Q. Who was
the first pitcher to face Jackie Robinson in a regular season National League game?
Hint: #1
He later faced him in the World Series.
Hint: #2
He was the coach of the player who broke Babe Ruth’s most cherished
record.
-
Ans. Sain, the Braves’ starting
pitcher on 15-Apr-1947, got Robinson to
ground out, fly out, reach on an E & GIDP.
-
#1 Pitching for NYY, Sain faced Robinson
again in the 1952 & 1953 WS, going hitless, but walking 4 X, 2 X intentionally.
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#2 Sain was the pitching coach
for NYY 1961-63, the period when Whitey Ford finished stringing together his 33⅔
consecutive scoreless WS innings, breaking the record of 29⅔ Ruth had held
since 1918.
FCR - Glenn
Vasey, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Whitlow Wyatt, Art Fowler, Hugh Casey
THURSDAY
— 29-Aug
Q. Whose
last name translates to ”the deaf one”?
Hint: #1
He coached for four years in the majors after his playing days.
Hint: #2
He was Hoyt Wilhelm’s last minor league manager.
A. TOMMY LASORDA [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Source: Collins
Dictionary online
-
#1 Coached LAD 1973-76.
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#2 Wilhelm pitched 37 innings for
Lasorda on the 1971 Spokane
Indians.
FCR - Bill
Deane, Cooperstown
Incorrect guesses: Tommy Heath, Frank Genovese
FRIDAY — 30-Aug
Q. Which
Yankee left fielder won a Gold Glove at a different position and on a different
team?
Hint: #1
He was the first designated hitter to bat leadoff for an American League
team in the World Series.
Hint: #2
He was celebrated one night by the fans in his original city, but it
wasn’t because he had helped them win a World Series, or been Rookie of the
Year, or was a four-time All-Star and twice Silver Slugger, nor was it because he
had led the league in triples and had lead the majors in doubles.
A. CHUCK KNOBLAUCH [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Knoblauch finished with
career totals of 1,381 G at 2B, 183 G in the OF & 51 at DH. Some of the DH appearances were when he
played most 2B. He won his GG at 2B for MIN in1997 when all but 2
of his G that year were at 2B.
-
#1 WS 2000 G 1, 21-Oct in the Bronx. Knoblauch lined out against Al Leiter to lead
the bottom of the first.
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#2 On 02-May-2001, Minnesota fans took
advantage of the abundant ammo that the Twins’ $1 “Dome Dogs” provided, to pelt
the Yankees’ new left fielder with their affordable comestibles. A torrent of the wurst kind filled the air so
relentlessly that the G was stopped until a ceasefire had been brokered. What offense had Knoblauch committed to
warrant such vigilante retributive justice?
He hadn’t followed Kirby Puckett’s example by staying in the Twin
Cities for less money.
FCR - Richard
Klee, North Hollywood, California
Incorrect guesses: Tim Raines, Lou Piniella, Johnny Damon, Rickey
Henderson, Jacoby Elsbury, Dave Winfield, Bobby Murcer, Ken Griffey Jr.,
T.G.I.F. SPECIAL — 30-Aug
Q. Which
pitcher’s complete-game victory saw his team tie the 1927 Yankees for most wins
in an American League season?
Hint: #1
It was the last appearance of his rookie season. He got a hit and scored the first run of the
game.
Hint: #2
He never received a Rookie of the Year vote, but did received Most
Valuable Player consideration the following season and finally became an
All-Star two seasons after that.
-
Ans. Mossi, a starter that day, got
the1954 Cleveland Indians’ 110th W on 22-Sep-1954 3-1 over CHW. They would win again on the 25th
to break the tie. Their record lasted until
1998 when a powerful NYY team reclaimed it with a 114-win
season.
- #1 (See above)
-
#2 Got a single MVP vote in 1955 (tied for 24th)
& was an All-Star in 1957 where recorded a key out by striking out Eddie Mathews.
FCR - Terry
Walters, Wabasha, Minnesota
Incorrect guesses: Wilcy Moore, Jim Palmer, Aaron Sele, Bob
Feller, Orlando Hernandez, Carl Hubbell, Herb Score, Felix Fernandez
SATURDAY — 31-Aug
Q. Which
one-time Chicago Cub is the only Pittsburgh Pirate to be hit-by-pitch more than
thirty times in a season.
Hint: #1
He holds the major league record for most career stolen bases by a
catcher since the Dead‑Ball Era.
Hint: #2
At the time of his retirement, he led all National League catchers with
95% of at least 1,000 games played at catcher, in career runs, hits, doubles, batting
average, bases-on-balls and WAR.
A. JASON KENDALL [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Kendall was HBP 31 X in 1997
& 31 X in 1998. He played
for the Cubs in 2007.
-
#1 He finished with 189 SB with a
high of 26 in 1998.
-
#2 With 2010 his final season NL
season, Kendall finished with 821 R; 1,92 H; 315 2B; a .294 BA; 569 BB; a WAR
of 33.4.
FCR - Nate
Quigley, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Manny Sanguillen
WEEKEND BONUS — 01-Sep
Q. Which
infielder set a record handling the most fielding chances in a double-header?
Hint: #1
He was the first Chicago White Sox shortstop to hit twenty home runs in
a season in a season.
Hint: #2
He is the only American League Rookie of the Year to turn an unassisted
triple play.
A. RON HANSEN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. SS Hansen had a record 28
chances on 25-Aug1965(1) & 25-Aug1965(2). He did not make an error. His White Sox team beat the Red Sox by a score of 3-2 in
both G.
-
#1 Hansen hit 20 HR in 1964. No SS on CHW had hit more than 12 HR since
their franchise launch in 1901. It would
be another 36 years before it was done
again.
-
#2 Hansen was ROY in 1960 w/BAL. UTP took
place in the bottom of the 1st on 30-Jul-1968 while playing for WSA. The UTP wasn’t during his rookie season, but
that title is forever.
FCR - Tom
Keckeisen, Columbia, South Carolina
Incorrect guesses: Luke Appling, Tim Anderson, Luis Aparicio, Mike
Piazza
SUNDAY — 01-Sep
Q. Which
major leaguer grew up in rough circumstances at the turn of the 20th
century, was committed to a reform school where he found an outlet for his
aggression playing baseball, mostly at catcher?
Hint: #1
He was schooled in some of the finer points of the game at his position
by Deacon.
Hint: #2
His first starting assignment in the majors was a game where he was the
catcher for Cy Young. The result was Young’s
480th career victory.
A. TED EASTERLY [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Though born in Nebraska, Easterly
was raised in Southern California & was according to parents, friends &
relatives, a youth out of control.
-
#1 Highly respected catcher Deacon McGuire liked the potential of
young Easterly, notwithstanding the differences in personality.
-
#2 He was Cy Young’s favorite
catcher during the time they were teammates on CLE in 1909, 1910 & part of
1911. Not only did Easterly catch
Young’s 480th win on 20-Apr-1909, he was Young’s
catcher for 14 of Young’s 19 W’s that season.
FCR - Rich
Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Babe Ruth, Roger Bresnahan
WEEK’S THEME
– Players of note who final major league season was playing for a
Kansas City team
Name KC Yr MLB Yrs Career WAR
Bradley................. 2023 KCR.............. 11......................... 17.0
CEPEDA.............. 1974 KCR.............. 17......................... 50.1
Easterly................ 1915 KCP.............. 13......................... 12.0
Hansen................. 1972 KCR.............. 15......................... 24.1
Kendall................. 2010 KCR.............. 15......................... 40.9
KILLEBREW...... 1975 KCR.............. 22......................... 60.3
Knoblauch............ 2002 KCR.............. 12......................... 44.6
LASORDA........... 1956 KCA................ 3.......................... -1.3
Mossi.................... 1965 KCA.............. 12......................... 23.5
Sain...................... 1955 KCA............... 11......................... 29.4
ALL CAPS = HOF
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Jesse Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma (After
Sain)
Incorrect
theme guesses:
Mon - Original
Washington Senators
- MLB players from
Idaho
- Players with six
or more 40-home-run seasons
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