MONDAY — 08-Dec-2025
Q. Who
pitched the first National League perfect game in the Modern Era?
Hint: #1
He was the first twentieth century pitcher to rack up a thousand career strikeouts
in each league (NL/AL).
Hint: #2
After his playing and coaching career, he began representing players as
their agent.
A. JIM BUNNING [SABR
Bio]
-
Ans. The only NL perfectos
preceding Bunning’s on Fathers’ Day 21-Jun-1964, were both in 1880.
There have been 6 since.
-
#1 Bunning’s K total was 2,855 —
1,406 w/DET & 1,449 w/PHI, PIT & LAD.
-
#2 He had at 30 clients contracted
when he first entered politics.
FCR - Brett
Moore, Studio City, California
Incorrect guesses: Dave Stewart, Cy Young
TUESDAY — 09-Dec-2025
Q. In
the half-century between 1953 (Billy Pierce) and 2003 (Esteban Loiza) who was
the only White Sox pitcher to lead the American League in strikeouts?
Hint: #1
Mickey Mantle hit more home runs off him than Mantle did off any other
pitcher.
Hint: #2
The year he finished third in Most Valuable Player voting, the two ahead
of him were teammates.
A. EARLY WYNN [SABR
Bio]
-
Ans. Wynn led the AL in Ks for CHW
in his 1st year with the team, 1958 (179). He also led the AL in 1957 (184), but
he was with CLE then.
-
#1 Mantle hit 13 HR off Wynn. Mantle
was also the leader on Wynn’s HR surrendered list.
-
#2 Wynn was 3rd in the
1959 AL MVP voting, behind only Nellie Fox
& Luis Aparicio. Teammates Jim
Landis & Sherm Lollar also finished in the Top Ten that year.
FCR - Scott
Morrisey, Hamilton, Ontario
Incorrect guesses: Billy Pierce, Robin Roberts, Wilbur Wood, Joe
Horlen, Hoyt Wilhelm, Jim Kaat, Wes Ferrell
WEDNESDAY — 10-Dec-2025
Q. Which
Hall of Famer drove in more runs in his career than any other pitcher in major
leagues in the Modern Era?
Hint: #1
He was drafted into the Army Air Corps during WWII, despite being nearly
38 years old and missing four toes.
Hint: #2
The year he led the league in complete games, he led the majors in losses.
A. RED RUFFING [SABR
Bio]
-
Ans. Ruffing’s 273 is
considerably ahead of Walter Johnson’ 255.
Cy Young leads all pitchers with 290, but the 1st 10 years of
his career were in the 1800s.
-
#1 He was drafted 04-Jan-1943. When Uncle Sam points at you, well…
-
#2 In 1928, playing for the Red
Sox, Ruffing had 25 complete games, but his won/loss record was 10-25.
FCR - John
Burbridge, Timonium, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Lefty Grove, Hoyt Wilhelm, Warren Spahn, Herb
Score, Carl Hubbell, Bobo Newsom, Bob Gibson, Walter Johnson
MIDWEEK BONUS — 11-Dec-2025
Q. Who holds
the Yankees franchise record for the largest total contract for a pitcher?
Hint: #1
He is the franchise record-holder for strikeouts in a single season for two
different franchises.
Hint: #2
The year he led the league in ERA, win-loss percent, shutouts, innings
pitched and ERA+ and led the majors on pitchers’ WAR and WHIP, he was
unanimously elected the Cy Young Award winner.
He had previously finished in the top five in CYA voting in five
separate seasons.
A. GERRIT COLE [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. On 16-Dec-2019, the Yankees
signed Cole to a franchise record 9-year, $324 million contract, the largest contract total in major league
history for a pitcher
-
#1 He has the season K record for
HOU (326 in 2019) & NYY (257 in 2022).
-
#2 Cole won the 2023 AL CYA w/30 1st-place votes. View his stats here.
FCR - Bill
Henry, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Incorrect guesses: Roger Clemens, Kevin Brown, CC Sabathia, Mike
Mussina, Alex Rodriguez
THURSDAY — 11-Dec-2025
Q. Which
Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft pick was traded to the Mets for a Cy Young
Award winner?
Hint: #1
This BLTR hurler played under major league managers Joe Maddon and Terry Francona.
Hint: #2
He tied Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer for most shutouts in the
majors one year and was only one behind leading MLB the following year.
A. NOAH SYNDERGAARD [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Syndergaard was taken by TOR
in the 1st round of the 2010 Draft, 38th
overall. On 17-Dec-2012 he was traded to
NYM with Wuilmer Becerra (minors), John Buck & Travis d'Arnaud to the NYM for 2012 CYA winner R.A. Dickey, Mike Nickeas & Josh Thole.
-
#1 He bats right & throw
left. He played for Maddon on the 2022 Angels & Francona on the 2023 Guardians.
-
#2 In 2018 Syndergaard, Verlander,
Scherzer and a few (16) others tied for the major league lead with a single,
solitary shutout apiece. In 2019,
Bieber, Giolito & Alcantara led MLB w/2 each. “Thor” only needed 1 more to tie them. Those two are his career total.
FCR - Chris
Betsch, Albay, Indiana
Incorrect guesses: Travis d’Arnaud, Jeff Kent, James Paxton, Dave
Stieb,
FRIDAY — 12-Dec-2025
Q. Hall
of Famer Randy Johnson surrendered 411 home runs to 279 batters during his
career. Which one was a pitcher?
Hint: #1
That pitcher, in a twelve-year career in the majors, was chosen for the
All-Star team once, won a Silver Slugger Award once and received Cy Young Award
vote once.
Hint: #2
He’s a Double-Unique and not just in his native country.
A. YOVANI GALLARDO [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. On 08-Apr-2009, in San Francisco, new Giant Johnson was seeking is 296th
career win. Instead the opposing pitcher
hit a 3-run HR in the 5th inning which proved to be the margin of
victory for Milwaukee.
-
#1 Gallardo was an All-Star and Silver slugger in 2010. He was 7th in CYA voting in 2011.
-
#2 He attended high school in the
U.S. but was born in Mexico. No other major leaguer has ever had that
first name or that last name.
FCR - Pat
Ray, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Incorrect guesses: Mike Hampton, Dae-Sung Koo, Greg Maddux, Doug
Davis, Jason Marquis
SATURDAY — 13-Dec-2025
Q. Which
Puerto Rican pitcher won a World Series with his team in his first season in
the majors?
Hint: #1
He made the All-Star team as a member of the White Sox.
Hint: #2
Whether or not others agree, at the time of his death, he was pronounced
the best pitcher Puerto Rico had ever produced.
A. JUAN PIZARRO [SABR
Bio]
-
Ans. Pizarro broke in with the Braves in 1957 who promptly treated Milwaukee to its first and only World Series Championship. He
was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, birthplace of 30 major leaguers n all. Santurce is the largest & most populated barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s capital. It is also
the birthplace of 30 major leaguers in total.
-
#1 He was an AS for CHW in 1963 (pitched a scoreless 7th inning) & ‘64
-
#2 One comment was especially
fitting. Jorge Colón Delgado,
historian of Puerto Rican baseball, observed, “Juan Pizarro is the best Puerto
Rican pitcher of all time.”
FCR - Andy
McCue, Riverside, California
Incorrect guesses: Roberto Hernandez, Orlando Hernandez, Jose De
Leon, Javier Vasquez
SUNDAY — 14-Dec-2025
Q. Which
Michigan-born moundsman was the first pitcher to with two hundred career wins
without ever compiling a twenty-win season?
Hint: #1
He once produced an “immaculate inning”, fanning Phillies Greg Luzinski,
Don Money and Mike Anderson with 3 pitches apiece.
Hint: #2
He was scouted by the same Michigander who first recommended Derek Jeter
to a major league organization.
A. MILT PAPPAS [Wiki
Bio]
-
Ans. Pappas finished with 206 W but
the most in any one seasons was 17 which he did twice. He was born & raised in Detroit.
-
#1 In the 4th inning
of 24-Sep-1971, pitching for CHC, Pappas threw 9 consecutive strikes, resulting in Ks
swinging, looking & swinging.
-
#2 Pappas was signed out of high
school by BAL at the suggestion of HOF pitcher & major league talent scout Hal
Newhouser. Newhouser had recommended
Jeter to the Astros before losing him to NYY.
FCR - Andrew
Jett, Las Vegas
Incorrect guesses: Jaimie Moyer, Rick Reuschel, Jack Morris, Frank
Tanana
WEEK’S
THEME – Pitchers whose solo home run accounted for the only run in a game
Pitcher Date Off WAR
Bunning............ 05-May-1965...................... NYY/Spahn........... 59.4
Cole.................... 26-Aug-2017 – 7.0 IP....... CIN/Castillo........... 42.3
Gallardo............. 29-Apr-2009 — 8.0 IP....... PIT/Snell................ 22.3
Pappas.............. 18-Apr-1962........................ NYY/Stafford......... 43.8
Pizarro............... 16-Sep-1971....................... NYM/Seaver.......... 19.6
Ruffing............... 13-Aug-1932 – 10 IP......... WSH/Thomas....... 68.6
Syndergaard..... 02-May-2019...................... NYM/Mahle........... 15.7
Wynn................. 01-May-1959...................... BOS/Brewer.......... 61.0
Also
qualifying –
Pitcher Date Off WAR
Bob Welch.......... 17-Jun-1983....................... CIN/Soto................ 43.7
Nate Karns......... 21-Jul-2015 – 5.0 IP.......... PHI/Nola.................. 3.1
Johnny Klippstein 06-Aug-1962 – 3.0 IP..... HOU/McMahon..... 11.0
Gene Packard.... 29-Sep-1915....................... SLM/Davenport....... 9.2
Odalis Perez...... 28-Aug-2002 — 8.0 IP...... ARI/Helling.............. 8.9
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan (after
Syndergaard)
Incorrect
theme guesses:
Wed - Pitchers
with Most Hits Allowed in a Game with 7+ IP and 0-2 Runs Allowed
-
HOF
pitchers who had 4+ hits in a game
-
AL
pitchers in HOF with 4+ hits in a game
-
Hall
of Fame pitchers with career ERAs over 3.25
-
HOF
pitchers with lower WAR than....Fernando
-
Pitchers
with four or more hits in a single game
Fri - Pitchers who
led the league in IP and SO in the same season
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