MONDAY — 01-Sep-2025
Q. Which
American League pitcher is the only one to win more than twenty-five game in a
year since Denny McLain won 31 in 1968?
Hint: #1
He had the honor of surrendering Mike Schmidt’s four hundredth home run.
Hint: #2
He was the pitching coach for a expansion team the year they won their
first World Series.
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Ans. Welch had a 27-6 season for OAK in 1990, complementing
the team’s Bash Brothers offense approach.
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#1 Pitching for LA, he gave up
#400 to Schmidt on 15-May-1984.
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#2 Welch coached the Arizona
Diamondbacks in 2001. It was his only season as a major league
coach.
FCR - Willis
Kern, Ft. Myers, Florida
Incorrect guesses: Fergie Jenkins, Steve Stone, Mario Soto, Dave
Stewart, Ron Guidry, Mickey Lolich
TUESDAY — 02-Sep-2025
Q. Who
was the only pitcher from a team in the Central Time Zone to earn two wins in
both the League Championship Series and two from the World Series in the same
season?
Hint: #1
He led the American League in Wild Pitches six times and was twelve
times in the Top Ten.
Hint: #2
This former Tiger was a Cougar.
A. JACK MORRIS [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Pitching for his hometown MIN, Morris won games #1 & #4 of the 1991 ALCS vs TOR. The following week, he won games #1, & #7 of the WS vs ATL.
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#1 Morris led the AL in 1983, ‘84,
’85, ‘87, ‘91 & ‘94 w/18, 14, 15, 24, 15 & 13 WP respectively.
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#2 Morris played for the Tigers
1977-1990. He played for Brigham Young
University (BYU) during the 1975 & 1976 seasons where he was 2 X All-WAC. He only played 32 games in the minors before
joining DET for good.
FCR - .J.
Pisano, Cape Town, South Africa
Incorrect guesses: Mickey Lolich, Max Scherzer, Orel Hershiser, Nolan
Ryan, Bret Saberhagen
WEDNESDAY — 03-Sep-2025
Q. Which
Hall of Famer was the first player to represent four different teams in major
league All-Star competition?
Hint: #1
Although he also pitched well for the Cubs, Giants, Rangers, A’s and
Mariners, he never represented any of them in the All-Star game.
Hint: #2
Playing for nine major league franchises over the course of more than
two decades, he played with or for no fewer than twenty-four future Hall of
Famers.
Hint: #3
His popular nickname became a source of consternation for him, but
finally helped keep a certain Hall of Famer on the Double-Unique muster.
A. RICH GOSSAGE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Gossage
was an All-Star 9 X in 11 years for…
…the Yankees in 1978, ’80, ’81 & ’82 and
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#1 Gossage as… CHC (1988), SFG (1990), TEX (1991), OAK (1992-93) & SEA (1994).
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#2 Gossage HOF teammates: Dick Allen, Jim Kaat, Ron Santo, Minnie Minoso,
Dave Parker, Willie Stargell, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Dave
Winfield, Tony Gwynn, Greg Maddux, Andre Dawson, Ryne Sandberg, Rickey
Henderson, Deion Sanders, Dennis Eckersley, Harold Baines, Ken Griffey
Jr., Randy Johnson & Edgar Martinez.
He was also coached and/or managed by Bob Lemon, Yogi Berra, Dick
Williams & Tony La Russa.
- #3 He has alternated between “Rich” &
“Goose” several times, making good use of each. The HOFer mentioned, Goose Goslin, actually
was booted off the list well before Gossage when Goose Tatum became
acknowledged as a major leaguer. Tatum was
a rookie in 1941.
FCR - Dr.
Lincoln Mitchell, New York City
Incorrect guesses: Gaylord Perry, Jaime Moyer, Mike Morgan,
Randy Johnson, Hoyt Wilhelm, Billy Wagner
MIDWEEK BONUS — 04-Sep-2025
Q. Which
one-time Colorado Rockies pitcher is the only player born in the state of Utah
ever to make a major league All-Star team?
Hint: #1
He gave up Don Mattingly's record-breaking sixth grand slam.
Hint: #2
During his career in the majors, he was known to shoot around in
practices with the Boston Celtics.
A. BRUCE HURST [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Hurst was in the 1987 ASG,
representing BOS. He saw no action. He played for COL in 1993.
-
#1 Mattingly’s grand slam off Hurst was his sixth such of
1987 and broke the record of 5 set by Ernie Banks’s in 1955 & tied by Jim
Gentile in 1961. Travis Hafner tied
Mattingly in 2006.
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#2 The Boston Globe reported
that Hurst would “shoot hoops” at Boston Celtics practices during his BOS days, a result of his friendship
with Celtics guard Danny Ainge.
FCR - Bill
Gemmell, York, Maine
Incorrect guesses:
THURSDAY — 04-Sep-2025
Q. Who
was the first winning pitcher at Oriole Park?
Hint: #1
He is the last pitcher to steal home in a major league game.
Hint: #2
He surrendered Carl Yastrzemski's final career home run.
A. RICK SUTCLIFFE [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Oriole Park at Camden Yards (OPACY)
opened 06-Apr-1992. In his first game
for BAL, threw a complete-game shutout, defeating CLE 2-0.
-
#1 In the 7th inning on
29-Jul-1988, as part of a double steal Sutcliffe stole home off the
battery of Kevin Gross & Lance Parrish.
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#2 In the 3rd inning of
a loss to CLE on 10-Aug-1983, Boston’s Yaz hit his 452nd & last career
HR. Sutcliffe was the pitcher.
FCR - Jim
Casey, Savannah, Georgia
Incorrect guesses: Ben McDonald, Curt Simmons, Jim Palmer
FRIDAY —
05-Sep-2025
Q. Which
passenger survived the boat accident that killed Steve Olin and Tim Crews?
Hint: #1
He was the winning pitcher in the longest professional game ever played.
Hint: #2
In the best year of his career, he led the league in winning percentage,
received All-Star votes for the only time, got MVP votes for the only time and
won a World Series championship.
-
Ans. Three CLE teammates were gator hunting in a small boat on 22-Mar-1993 in Little
Lake Nellie in central Florida. Tim
Crews, 31, and Steve Olin, 27, died after their bass boat tore into an
unlighted wooden pier on a moonless night.
Bob Ojeda survived. Full account here.
-
#1 Ojeda was sent down to AAA Pawtucket from BOS after a bad start in his first full season. The long game, played over 2 days, in over 2
months, is worth reading about here.
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#2 In 1986, had a .723,
Winning %; was an AS; and was on NYM for the WS win.
FCR - Gabe
Kinstlinger, Reisterstown, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Tom Seaver, Ron Guidry, Stever Grilli, Jesse
Orosco, Bruce Hurst
IN MEMORIAM — 06-Sep-2025
Q. Who set
the record for home runs in a season by a second baseman when he broke Rogers
Hornsby’s fifty-one-year-old record?
Hint: #1
His record then lasted an impressive forty-eight years.
Hint: #2
He managed a New York team to a World Series Championship.
Hint: #3
He was teammates with both Hank Aaron & Sadaharu Oh.
Hint: #4
He played in four World Series, winning two.
Hint: #5
He was four times an All-Star at second base: Thrice in the American League and once in the
National.
Hint: #6
He won the American League Gold Glove for his play at second base three
year running.
Hint: #7
He managed five major league teams over seventeen years, all five to
winning records, twice being honored as the Manager of the Year.
A. DAVEY JOHNSON [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Hornsby’s 42 led the
NL in 1922, but Johnson’s 43 in 1974 was at least the most on his own HR-famous
team. Braves teammates Darrell Evans &
Hank Aaron finished with 41 & 40, but Willie Stargell led the NL & MLB
that year with 44.
-
#1 TOR;s Marcs Semien hit 45 HR
in 2021 for the current MLB record. However, purists take narrower view. You be the judge:
Player Team Lg Sesn HR G HR as 2B &
Marcus Semien...... TOR... AL... 2021.... 45... 162.......... 41................. 4 HR as 3B
Davey Johnson...... ATL.... NL.. 1973.... 43... 157.......... 42....................1 HR as PH
Brian Dozier........... MIN... AL... 2016.... 42... 155.......... 40.................. 2 HR as PH
Rogers Hornsby..... STL.... NL.. 1922.... 42... 154.......... 42..... ~
Ryne Sandberg...... CHC... NL.. 1990.... 40... 155.......... 40..... ~
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#2 Johnson was the manager of the
New York Mets in 1986 when they defeated Boston Red Sox for the biggest prize
in baseball.
- #3 Johnson was with Hank Aaron on ATL in 1973 & 1974. He and Sadaharu Oh
played together on the Yomiuri Giants in
1975 & 1976.
- #4 Playing with BAL, Johnson got WS rings in
1966 & 1970. He played for the AL pennant
winners (also BAL) in 1969 & 1971.
- #5 Was an AS for BAL in 1968, 1969 & 1970; for ATL in 1973.
- #6 His Gold Glove years were for the
pennant-winning Orioles in 1969, 1970 & 1971.
- #7 Johnson
managed: NYM 1984-1990 .588 winning
%
CIN 1993-1995 .543
winning %
BAL 1996-1997 .574
winning %
LAD 1999-2000 .503
winning % &
WSN 2011-2013 .550 winning
%
He
was the AL Mgr of the Year in 1997 & the NL MOY in 2012.
FCR - Matthew
Van Hoose, Springfield, Virginia
Incorrect guesses:
SUNDAY —
07-Sep-2025
Q. Which
one-time New York Yankee closer was the first pitcher to earn thirty saves in each
of five consecutive seasons and seven times in eight years?
Hint: #1
For each of eleven straight seasons he saved at least twenty games at
the end of which he became the majors’ all-rime saves leader.
Hint: #2
He appeared in more than eight hundred major league games but never once
did he start.
A. JEFF REARDON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In 1985-1989, pitching for MON
& MIN, Reardon was a model of consistency, saving 41, 35, 31,
42 & 31 games. Reardon Finished his 16-year
major league career w/NYY in 1994.
-
#1 He saved 20+ from 26 in 1982
to 27 in 1992. In 1992, Reardon racked
up his 342nd save passing the record set by Rollie Fingers. Reardon’s final saves total is 367. The current leader in career saves in Mariano
Rivera w/652.
-
#2 He remained in relief roles
throughout his entire career—no spot starts, no filler innings—truly a bullpen
lifer.
FCR - Mike
Sparks, Sarasota, Forida
Incorrect guesses: Mariano Rivera, Lee Smith, Sparky Lyle, Rich
Gossage, Aroldis Chapman
WEEK’S THEME – Pitching careers (15
yrs min) ended by (or with) the 1994-95 strike
Pitcher Years ERA Etc.
Gossage.................. 22................... 41.2........... HOF, AS, WS
Hurst...................... 15................... 34.1........... AS
Morris.................... 18................... 43.5........... HOF, WS, AS
Ojeda..................... 15................... 24.0........... WS
Reardon................ 16................... 18.6........... AS,. WS
Sutcliffe................. 18................... 33.9........... ROY, CYA, AS,
Welch..................... 17................... 43.7........... CYA, WS, AS
Also qualifying:
Larry Anderson...... 17................... 13.9........... Traded for Bagwell
Charlie Hough........ 25................... 38.4........... AS
Jay Howell............. 15................... 15.0........... AS,
WS
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Many came close, but no one acknowledged
the part that the strike played in their departure
Incorrect
theme guesses:
Mon - Pitchers
who won World Series titles in both the AL and the NL
Tues - Pitchers
who won World Series titles with two or more teams
Wed - 6'3"
Pitchers who all retired in 1994 and won at least one World Series
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Pitchers
with the most wins in the 1980s
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Pitchers
who appeared on the HOF ballot for first time in 2000
Thur Pitchers over 6' who made at least 1
All-Star roster and retired in 1994
Fri - 6’+
tall Pitchers with at least 1 All Star appearance
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