MONDAY — 12-May-2025
Q. Whose
295 plate appearances are the most in World Series history?
Hint: #1
As a manager, however, he lost his only two appearances in the World
Series.
Hint: #2
He appeared in the movie “That Touch of Mink”.
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Ans. Mickey Mantle is second w/273
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#1 Berra was manager of NYY in 1964 & even though they won 99 games, they fell to STL in
the year’s final series, 4-3. He managed the
Mets in 1973, but OAK won that WS.
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#2 Yogi played himself. Take a look.
FCR - Eric
Savage, New York City
TUESDAY — 13-May-2025
Q. Which
Hall of Famer trails only Wes Ferrell for career home runs by a pitcher?
Hint: #1
He was the first American League pitcher to give up a walk-off home run in
the World Series.
Hint: #2
He replaced Herb Score after Score was struck in the eye.
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Ans. Lemon went deep 34 X while
pitching, tying him with Warren Spahn. Wes Farrell leads with 37.
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#1 Pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes G1,
1954
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#2 It was Gil McDougald's line
drive on 07-May-1957.
FCR - Michael
Cole, Liverpool, New York
Incorrect guesses: Early Wynn, Don Newcombe, Don Drysdale, Whitey
Ford, Warren Spahn, Ralph Terry, Tommy Byrne, Bob Feller, Rick Camp
WEDNESDAY — 14-May-2025
Q. Which
one-time Cardinals Rookie of the Year is the only person to appear in uniform
for the Pirates at 1.) Forbes Field, 2.) Three Rivers Stadium and 3.)
PNC Park?
Hint: #1
Though he first signed with the Yankees, his first trade in the majors was
engineered by Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby.
Hint: #2
His last managing gig was for a Canadian team.
A. BILL VIRDON [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Virdon played for PIT in Forbes Field 1956-‘65, 1968;
Coached in FF 1968-‘70;
Managed for PIT in Montreal in 1969;
Managed PIT in Three Rivers Stadium 1970-73;
Coached PIT in TRS 1970-’71, 1986, 1992-’95, 1997, 2001
Coached PIT at PNC Park 2001-02
Was NL ROY in 1955 for STL. From Murtaugh to
McCutchen, he saw it all.
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#1 A year after winning the NL
ROY, the STL GM, Rogers Hornsby, traded Virdon to PIT for Bobby Del Greco & Dick Littlefield. Virdon signed with NYY in 1950 as a free
agent.
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#2 Managed MON 1983-’84.
FCR - Andy
Knobel, Columbia, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Red Schoendienst, Joe Torre, Willie McGee, Leo
Durocher
THURSDAY — 15-May-2025
Q. Who
won the Rookie of the Year Award after his third season in the majors, five
years after his debut?
Hint: #1
In his first game in the majors, he replaced a Hall of Fame player.
Hint: #2
His double, five seasons after his debut in the majors had the first hit
in the first at-bat in the history of an expansion franchise.
A. LOU PINIELLA [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Piniella played in 4 games
for BAL in 1964, batting once. He got into
6 games w/CLE in 1968, but still went hitless.
His Rookie of the Year campaign began with what was technically his 3rd
MLB stint—yet he was still eligible, & won handily.
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#1 On 04-Sep-1964, Piniella pinch-ran for Orioles pitcher Robin Roberts.
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#2 On 08-Apr-1969, he hit a double off the Twins’ Tom Hall in the first
at-bat in the history of the Kansas City Royals. After the 1967 season Kansas City lost the
A’s to Oakland & were awarded the Royals expansion team.
FCR - Chris
Betsch, New Albany, New York
Incorrect guesses: Lou Gehrig
FRIDAY — 16-May-2025
Q. Which
BBTR Tar Heel moundsman played for the Dodgers in seasons from 1944 to 1952,
but never played in the postseason?
Hint: #1
Though he never pitched in the postseason, he earned a World Series ring
as a coach.
Hint: #2
He acknowledged to Yogi Berra that he had been fired as Yankee manager
by George Steinbrenner.
A. CLYDE KING [SABR Bio]
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Ans. King, a right-handed,
switch-hitting alumni of UNC played for BRO in 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1951, & 1952.
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#1 Was NYY’s general-purpose
coach when they beat LAD in the WS of 1978.
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#2 Sacked by “The Boss” on
28-Apr-1985, telling Berra, “George just fired me.”
FCR - Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware
Incorrect guesses:
SATURDAY — 17-May-2025
Q. Which
former PCL home run and RBI champ hit only the second home run ever by the New
York Mets player at home?
Hint: #1
He was part of the first interleague trade without waivers in MLB history.
Hint: #2
He later managed the Cubs and Athletics but never posted a winning season.
A. JIM MARSHALL [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Marshall led the Pacific
Coast League with 31 home runs and 123 RBIs in 1954 while playing for the
Oakland Oaks. Marshall homered off Roy
Face in the 9th on 14-Apr-1962.
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#1 In Nov-1959, Marshall was
dealt from CHC to BOS w/Dave Hillman for Dick Gernert in MLB’s 1st interleague
trade without waivers.
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#2 Managed CHC (1974–76) and OAK
(1979), but never finished above .500.
FCR - Terry
Gans, San Carlos, California
Incorrect guesses: Bob Kennedy, Mike Marshall, Frank Thomas
SUNDAY — 18-May-2025
Q. Which
former Phillies catcher was the first Texas Rangers manager with a one hundred
per cent winning record with them?
Hint: #1
AS a player with PHI, he had a game that would highlight anyone’s career as a
major league player: came to bat three
times, took only three swings, hit three home runs. PHI won 3-0 over CIN. Some might call that a perfect game.
Hint: #2
Thee of his children receive the daily questions from Horsehide Trivia.
Hint: #3
A foundation created in his honor is helping young athletes succeed.
A. DEL WILBER [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Named interim manager after
impetuous Texas owner Bob Short fired Whitey Herzog, Wilber guided the Rangers
to a come-from-behind 10-8 victory over OAK on 07-Sep-1973. HOWEVER… as it
turns out, 4 years later Eddie Stanky also became an undefeated Rangers manager: 1-0. He left the Univ of South Alabama to take over
from the fired Frank Lucchesi. After one
game, 22-Jun-1977, he decided he didn’t like it and returned Alabama.
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#1 Perfect game: 27-Aug-1951(2). 3 pitches, 3 swings, 3 HR. (Also credited with 3 runs & 3 RBI.)
- #2 They live in California, Virginia &
Washington.
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#3 The organization, The
Perfect Game Foundation, was formed shortly after Wilber died in 2002. [Please read.]
FCR - Bill
Suphan, Scottsdale
Incorrect guesses: Johnny Oates, Jerry Narron, Bob Boone, Eddie
Stanky, -Pat Corrales
WEEK’S FINALE — 09-Mar-2025
Q. Which
Baltimore native manager participated in exactly the same number of major
league games as a player as did Hall of Famer Walter Alston?
Hint: #1
He replaced the first manager to lead the Minnesota Twins to the World
Series.
Hint: #2
We won almost two thousand games as a minor league manager.
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Ans. Walston & Ermer got into
one (1) game apiece as players. For Walston,
it was 27-Sep-1936. For Ermer, it was 26-Sep-1947(2).
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#1 He came in to skipper MIN 1967
after manager Sam Mele had guided them to the 1965 World Series.
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#2 Ermer compiled a minor league managerial
record of 1906-1728 over 26 seasons (1947-1985).
FCR - Tony
Monti, Whitestone, New York
Incorrect guesses:
WEEK’S THEME
– Major league managers who were succeeded by Billy Martin
Berra................ 1985 Yankees
Lemon.............. 1979 Yankees
Virdon............... 1974 Yankees
Piniella............. 1988 Yankees
King.................. 1983 Yankees
Marshall........... 1979 A's
Wilber............... 1973 Rangers
Ermer............... 1968 Twins
Also qualified for this week’s theme:
Mayo
Smith....... 1969 Tigers
First Correct Respondent identifying theme – Rich Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland (after Virdon)
Incorrect
theme guesses:
Mon - Players
who won consecutive MVP awards
- Players whose
birthdays are celebrated each day this week
Tues - Yankee
Managers
- Played and
Managed in the WS
- Yankee managers
in the Hall of Fame as players
- George
Steinbrenner's managers
Wed - Yankees
managers in the 70s and 80s
-
Yankees
managers who were world champions as players
-
Former
players who managed the Yankees
-
MLB
Managers who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame and served in World War II
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Manager
who were replaced by Billy Martin
-
Managers
that George Steinbrenner fired
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Former
players who, as managers, replaced, or were replaced by, Billy Martin as
Yankees manager
Thurs - Players
who were fired as Yankee managers
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Yankees
Managers with the highest Career WAR
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Former
All Stars who later managed the Yankees
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Former
All Stars who later managed division winning teams
Fri - Yankee
managers who were replaced by Billy Martin
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Yankees
managers who played on pennant-winning teams
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