MONDAY — 25-Aug-2025
Q. Who
jolted?
Hint: #1
Only one player has ever been a member of more World Series championship
teams.
Hint: #2
He was the first player to hit two home runs in an inning for the
Yankees.
A. JOE DiMAGGIO [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. He was known as “Joltin’ Joe”. He did jolt 148 homers out of Yankee Stadium.
-
#1 DiMaggio was a Yankee when
they won the World Series in: 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950 & 1951.
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#2 In only his 46th
game in MLB, DiMaggio hit 2 HR in the 5th inning on 24-Jun-1936, 1each off Red Evans & Ray Phelps of CHW.
FCR - Gilles
Renaud, Long Sault, Ontario
Incorrect guesses: Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Don Baylor
TUESDAY — 26-Aug-2025
Q. Whose
Kansas City Royals uniform number was retired on 14-May-1994?
Hint: #1
His All-Star brother had a fourteen-year major league career.
Hint: #2
He was elected to the Hall of Fame with what was then the fourth-highest
voting percentage in baseball history.
A. GEORGE BRETT [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. It was never a
question of if, but when.
-
#1 Ken Brett, George’s older
brother, played for 10 franchises between 1967 & 1981. George only played for one.
-
#2 Brett's vote was 98.2%,
trailing only Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan & Ty Cobb.
FCR – Karl Turner, West Linn, Oregon
Incorrect guesses:
WEDNESDAY — 26-Aug-2025
Q. Which
Hall of Fame catcher retired with the highest career batting average (Played
85% at C.) of any American or National Leaguer?
Hint: #1
He flew a small plane at night to calm his nerves.
Hint: #2
He once felt dizzy and collapsed just after hitting an inside-the-park
grand slam.
A. MICKEY COCHRANE [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Cochrane’ career BA is
.320. He
had hit .357 (1930 [18th]), .349 (1931 [8th])
& .338 (1927 [8th]) never leading the league, but always among
the leaders.
-
#1 He was it the first Tiger
to take to the skies.
- #2 His nerves were tried when the Tigers owner
died and Cochrane took over some of the day-to-day responsibilities of running
the team. On 04-Jun-1936, he hit an IPHR as at
of his team’s 10-run 3rd inning.
He was good to play again in 10 weeks.
Details here.
FCR - Jim
Cochran, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Incorrect guesses: Bill Dickey, Mike Piazza, Thurman Munson
MIDWEEK BONUS — 27-Aug-2025
Q. Who
is the only Hall of Famer to hit for the cycle three times?
Hint: #1
He was known for playing without a common piece of player equipment and
it once caused him considerable pain.
Hint: #2 He has more career home runs than Stan Musial,
more hits than Tony Gwynn, more RBI than Reggie Jackson and a higher career WAR
than Jimmie Fox. He has more Gold Gloves
than Matt Williams; more Silver Sluggers than Manny Machado and More Platinum
Gloves than Kevin Kiermaier.
A. ADRIAN BELTRE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Beltre
cycled 01-Sep-2008, 24-Aug-2012 & 3-Aug-2013. Five other
players have thrice hit for the cycle: Bob Meusel, Babe Herman,
Trea Turner & Christian Yelich.
-
#1 When asked why he didn’t wear
a cup when competing, he pointed to his hands & said, “What are these for?”
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#2 For he many doubters who have
expressed that they don’t think Adrian Beltre belongs in the Hall of Fame
FCR - Sarah
Grynpas, Philadelphia
Incorrect guesses: Joe Jackson, Cal Ripken, Willie Mays, Mickey
Mantle, Mike Schmidt
THURSDAY — 27-Aug-2025
Q. Which
Hall of Famer missed an entire season the year immediately following his MVP
year?
Hint: #1
He was the first player to have two-hundred-hit seasons in both the American
and National Leagues.
Hint: #2
His best hitting streak is the fifth best in the all-time history of
major league baseball.
A. GEORGE SISLER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. An MVP in 1922 (as they
existed then) but an eye infection cost him his entire age 30 season. He returned as an excellent player and a
leader on his team, but was never able to put up an offensive level matching what
he had 1916-1922.
-
#1 Sisler had 200 hits in a
season 4 X for the St. Louis Browns of the AL: 257* in 1920, 216
in 1921, 246 on 1922 & 201 in 1927.
Playing for the NL’s Boston Braves in 1929, he had 205 hits.
-
#2 Sisler got at least one hit in
41 consecutive games in 1922. It stood
as the AL record
until broken by Joe DiMaggio in 1941.
*Sisler’s 257 H in 1920 was the MLB record
until Ichiro Suzuki broke
it & hit 262 in 2004 for SEA.
FCR - Jim
Cochran, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Incorrect guesses: Ted Williams, Rico Carty, Frank Robinson
FRIDAY — 28-Aug-2025
Q. In
the one-hundred and thirty six year history of the Pittsburgh Pirate franchise,
who is the only manager able to secure a one-hundred-win season for them?
Hint: #1
He went five-for-five in his first game as a player.
Hint: #2
He took part in the Oklahoma land dash, but was unable to stake a
suitable claim.
A. FRED CLARKE [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Clarke did it twice! In 1902 he led the team to a 103-36-3 record to
set a new NL record. They didn’t play in
the World Series because the modern version didn’t exist until the following
season, 1903. In 1909, Clarke, who was a
player/manager for 18 of his 19 years
as manager, led the team to a 110-42-2 record & a victory over the Tigers in the World Series.
-
#1 Clarke broke in w/Louisville on
30 Jun-1894 with 4 singles & a
triple.
-
#2 Cherokee Strip, OK Land Dash
was on 16-Sep-1893.
FCR - Jim
Cochran, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Incorrect guesses: Max Carey, Chuck Tanner
SATURDAY — 29-Aug-2025
Q. Who holds
the record for most runs scored in the National League in the Modern Era?
Hint: #1
He is also the only the only hitter in the to amass four hundred bases
in a Senior Circuit season three times.
Hint: #2
His forty-four outfield assists is the most by any player in the Modern
Era.
A. CHUCK KLEIN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Klein scored 158
times in 1930, breaking 156 by the Cubs’ Rogers Hornsby set just
the season before.
-
#1 Klein’s 400 total bases
seasons were 1929 (405), 1930 (445) & 1932 (420). Todd Helton, Rogers Hornsby & Sammy Sosa
had 2 each.
-
#2 His 44 OF assists came in (Go
on. Guess which one… ) 1930. He only finished 4th
in MVP voting that year, but the competition was record-setting.
FCR - Jim
Cochran, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Incorrect guesses: Rickey Henderson, Barry Bonds, Stan Musial, Willie
Mays
SUNDAY —
31-Aug-2025
Q. Which
Hall of Famer hit an American League-record five pinch home runs in one season?
Hint: #1
He did it as a player/manager in the eighteenth season of his
twenty-season playing career.
Hint: #2
He won more Red Sox victories than any other manager.
Hint #3:
He received AL MVP votes in ten different seasons, twice finishing in
the top two.
A. JOE CRONIN [SABR Bio]
- Ans. For the Red Sox in 1943, Cronin put himself in to pinch-hit and homered on 15-Jun-1943(1),
17-Jun-1943(1), 17-Jun-1943(2), 09-Jul-1943 & 12-Aug-1943(2), HRs #161-165 of his
170-HR career. No American Leaguer has
hit more, although 3 NLers have more.
-
#1 All of his HRs in 1943 were of
the pinch-hit variety.
-
#2 His 1,071 W’s top the list. In total, there were 11 Hall of Famers who
have managed BOS.
- #3 Cronin was AL MVP for the Senators in 1930 & 2nd
behind Jimmie Foxx in 1933.
FCR - Alex
Holzman, Philly
Incorrect guesses: Gates Brown, Ralph Houk
WEEK’S FINALE — 31-Aug-2025
Q. Who
was the first player to hit two home runs in one MLB All-Star game?
Hint: #1 He was a high school classmate of a future
U.S. president and a fellow High school alumnus of a first ballot
Hall of Famer.
Hint: #2
One season, his MLB-leading WAR was 9.8.
He also led his league in batting average, walks, and several others,
but the MVP was out of reach.
A. ARKY VAUGHAN [SABR Bio]
-
#1 Richard Nixon graduated with Vaughan
from Fullerton
Union HS in Fullerton, California.
A few years earlier, Walter Johnson had pitched for the FUHS
team.
-
#2 In 1935 he landed in 3rd
place in MVP voting, trailing Gabby Hartnett ad Dizzy Dean.
FCR - John
Reid, Ellicott City, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Ted Williams, Babe Ruth
WEEK’S
THEME – Hall
of Famers who Cycled twice:
Batter Dates Playing for Career WAR
Beltre*............ 01-Sep-2008 Watch
>............................ SEA........... 93.7
Beltre.............. 23-Aug-2021.......................................... TEX........... 93.7
Beltre*............ 03-Aug-2015 Watch
>............................ TEX........... 93.7
Brett............... 28-May1979; 25-Jul-1990 Watch
>......... KCR.......... 88.6
Clarke............ 23-Jul-1901; 07-May-1903...................... PIT............ 68.0
Cochrane........ 22-Jul-1932**, 02-Aug-1933.................... PHA........... 49.8
Cronin............ 02-Sep-1929(1)........................................ MIN........... 64.8
Cronin............ 02-Aug-1940.......................................... BOS.......... 64.8
DiMaggio........ 09-Jul-1937; 20-May-1948...................... NYY........... 79.1
Klein............... 10-Jul-1931; 26-May-1933**................... PHI............ 46.4
Sisler.............. 08-Aug-1920(2)**; 13-Aug-1921**‡.......... BAL........... 57.2
Vaughan......... 24-Jun-1933, 19-Jul-1939........................ PIT............ 77.9
N.B.
Brett, Cronin & DiMaggio each have eleven (11!) years between
cycles.
*Once facing the Rangers, once playing for
them.
**All 4 hits off the same pitcher
‡Added a 2nd
double
Only respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
Incorrect
theme guesses:
-
Famous
#5s
-
Retired
number 5s
-
Hall
of Famers elected on first ballot
-
Hall
of Famers who wore number 5
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