MONDAY — 21-Jul-2025
Q. Who
is the only player ever to have a 50/50 season?
Hint: #1
Last year, he tied a record set by Frank Robinson.
Hint: #2
This year, he’s set to double that record.
A. SHOHEI OHTANI [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Ohtani achieved 54 home runs
and 59 stolen bases in 2024.
-
#1 When he won the NL MVP in
2024, only he and Frank Robinson had an MVP in both leagues.
-
#2 If, as everyone predicts, he
wins the MVP this year, he will have two MVPs in both leagues.
FCR - David
Girdany, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Ronald Acuna, Aaron Judge, Dan Pasqua, Albert
Belle
TUESDAY — 22-Jul-2025
Q. Who
holds the highest single season batting average of the modern era in the
National League?
Hint: #1
He replaced a Hall of Fame manager and went on to win the World Series
the next year.
Hint: #2
He began and ended his playing career in the same city.
A. ROGERS HORNSBY [SABR
Bio]
-
Ans. With .424 in 1924.
-
#1 He replaced Branch Rickey as
manager for the Cardinals in 1925. In
1926 the Cardinals won their first World Series when Hornsby tagged out Babe
Ruth trying to steal second in the 9th inning of game 7.
-
#2 Began with the Cardinals in 1915,
ended with the Browns in 1937.
FCR - Tony
Hughes, Woodbridge, Virginia
Incorrect guesses: Bill Terry, Ted Williams, Frankie Frisch, Mel
Ott
TUESDAY TWICE — 22-Jul-2025
Q. Who
didn’t quite catch Don Drysdale for National League consecutive scoreless
innings in 1968?
Hint: #1
He hit two grand slams in his career. One off a Hall of Famer.
Hint: #2
It would surprise many to learn that he never led the league in hit
batters.
A. BOB GIBSON [SABR
Bio]
-
Ans. Gibson had 47 consecutive
scoreless innings in 1968, climbing into 3rd place in the NL at that time.,
Drysdale had 58 just before that, the same year. Orel Hershiser has since passed everybody.
-
#1 On 29-Sep-1965, Gibson hit a grand slam off Gaylord Perry, the
only HoF pitcher Gibson hit a home run against.
(Ironically, Perry’s only no-hitter came against Gibson in Gibson’s dominant 1968.) Gibson’s other GS was against John Strohmayer on 26-Jul-1973(1).
-
#2 Despite a (well-deserved) reputation
as a brushback pitcher, Gibson averaged 6 & never hit more than 13 batters
in any one season.
FCR - Ian
Leggin, Oregon, Wisconsin
Incorrect guesses: Walter Johnson, Carl Hubbell, Dizzy Dean, Sal
Maglie, Orel Hershiser
WEDNESDAY
— 23-Jul-2025
Q. Who
is the only player to have a 100-RBI season after the age of forty-one?
Hint: #1
He continues to hold the club records for hits, doubles, runs scored and
runs batted in for his 154-year-old franchise.
Hint: #2
After baseball, in addition to his various sports pursuits, he had some
success on the stage.
Hint: #3
Only Julio Franco has hit grand
slam at an older age.
- Ans. In
1894, when he was 42, Anson had exactly 100 RBI.
-
#1 The Chicago franchise was
founded in 1871 & became a founding member of the NL in 1876. In his 25 years playing for that franchise, Anson
tallied 3,012 H, 529 Db, 1,722 R & 1,880 RBI.
-
#2 He opened and managed a
bowling/billiards parlor in Chicago and later managed the Dixmoor golf club. His businesses were failures but he had
success on vaudeville.
-
#3 At age 42 on 01-Aug-1894,
Anson hit a GS off STL’s Ernie Mason, the only HR Mason surrendered in his 4-game
career. That stood until Julio Franco hit his final grand slam at age 45 on 27-Jun-2005.
FCR - Gabe
Kinstlinger, Reisterstown, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: David Ortiz, Dave Winfield. Sam Rice, Hugh
Duffy
MIDWEEK BONUS — 23-Jul-2025
Q. Which
one-time Washington Nationals catcher led his league in being hit by pitch?
Hint: #1
He twice led the league in catcher’s fielding percentage.
Hint: #2
He once intentionally dropped a popup to turn a triple play in a victory
over the Cardinals.
Hint: #3
The name that most people know him by is actually a nick name.
A. CONNIE MACK
[SABR
Bio]
-
Ans. He was a catcher for the Washinton Nationals of the NL that existed
from 1886-1889. He led the Players
League in HBP w/20 in 1890, the league’s only year of operation.
-
#1 He led the league in catcher
fielding percentage in both 1891 and 1892 while with Pittsburgh.
-
#2 On May 24-May-1893, Mack started the 2-5-6
TP, i.e. Connie Mack C to Denny Lyons 3B to Frank Shugart SS.
- #3 He was christened Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy,
but went by “Connie Mack” even as a young boy.
FCR -
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [Nary a soul.]
Incorrect guesses: Ivan Rodriguez, Wilson Ramos, Kurt Suzuki
THURSDAY — 24-Jul-2025
Q. Who still
holds the record for most stolen bases in a season without being caught?
Hint: #1
He is now tied with Christian
Yelich for most cycles hit by major leaguer
Hint: #2
He also tied the record for most home runs hit in the World Baseball
Classic.
A. TREA TURNER [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. In 2023, Turner had 30 SB w/ no CS, beating Chase Utley’s record of 23 set in 2009.
-
#1 Turner & Yelich are the
only active players w/3. No player has
ever hit more than 3 cycles. Full
list of cycles, listed chronologically.
-
#2 He hit 5 HR playing in the WBC,
a record he shares with Seung Yuop Lee of South Korea.
FCR - Wesley
Story, Richmond, Texas
Incorrect guesses: Chase Utley, Jay Hook
FRIDAY — 25-Jul-2025
Q. Who set
the career hit record for the College World Series?
Hint: #1
He put his role as General Manager in Philadelphia on hold to get a
Master of Business Administration degree.
Hint: #2
He was the most recent Jewish player on the roster for Tampa.
-
Ans. Fuld played for Stanford against Rice in the 2003 NCAA D-1 College World Series. He got 24 hits, breaking the record set by
Keith Moreland in 1973-75 playing for Texas.
Fuld has since been passed by UNC’s Dustin Ackley.
-
#1 After getting his MBA degree from
Wharton in May 2026, Fuld will be President of Baseball Operations for the
Phillies.
- #2 He played for TBR from 2012-2013. The other former
Jewish Rays are Gabe Kapler & Al Levine. (Further research shows that now Ryan
Sherriff , 2020-2021, is most recent Jewish player for TBR.)
FCR - Mark
Pattison, Washington, DC
Incorrect guesses: Ruben Amaro, Mike Lieberthal, Ruben Amaro
Junior, Gabe Kapler
SATURDAY — 26-Jul-2025
Q. What
was the first Mariners player drafted in 2011 to make it to the majors?
Hint: #1
His first major league out was against Derek Jeter.
Hint: #2
In 2015, his average perceived velocity was the highest in the game,
beating out Aroldis Chapman.
A. CARTER CAPPS [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. He was taken in the 3rd
round and beat out Danny Hultzen to the majors, who was picked second overall.
-
#1 August 3, 2012, SEA v NYY. Bottom of the 7th, Jeter grounded
out. Capps’s third batter faced.
-
#2 Perceived velocity is a
measure of how fast the pitch appears to the hitter. Capps’s was 101.7 mph. Chapman’s was 100.8 mph.
FCR - Mike
Sparks, Sarasota
Incorrect guesses: Danny Hultzen, Dustin Ackley, Michael Pineda,
Larry Walker
SUNDAY — 27-Jul-2025
Q. Who
was the first player to wear number 25 for the Tigers?
Hint: #1
He was the first Yankee to hit an inside the park home run in the World Series
in Yankee Stadium.
Hint: #2
Tom Hanks never played him in a movie
-
Ans. He wore 25 for them in 1931,
his only year with the team.
-
#1 Game 5 of the 1923 World Series, against the Giants.
Casey Stengel, playing for the Giants, had hit an inside-the-park home run at
Yankee Stadium in Game 1.
-
#2 Tom Hanks played fictional
character Jimmy Dugan in A League of Their Own. Close but not the same.
FCR - Keith
Sims, Bloomington, Indiana
Incorrect guesses: Johnny Lindell, Casey Stengel, Charlie Keller
WEEK’S FINALE— 27-JUl-2025
Q. Who
was the first batter in National League history?
Hint: #1
He guided Providence to their first league championship.
Hint: #2
He served as the umpire in baseball’s first appearance in the Olympics.
A. GEORGE WRIGHT [SABR
Bio]
-
Ans. April 22, 1876, the Boston Reds (now the Atlanta Braves) played the
Philadelphia Athletics (not the ones you’re thinking of). Boston won 6-5.
Wright grounded to short.
-
#1 In 1879, the Providence Greys
won their first NL pennant. (They would win again in 1884). There was no
postseason.
-
#2 In 1912, in Sweden. It was a
demonstration sport between the USA and Sweden.
FCR - Michael
Green, Las Vegas
Incorrect guesses: Joss Radbourn, Joe Start, Pat Hynes, Al Spalding
WEEK’S THEME
– Players who inspired rule changes Part 3. Part 1 is here. Click here for Part 2.
Capps: Pitcher
can only take one step towards home plate without committing a balk.
Dugan: Moving up
the trade deadline (It's since been moved again).
Fuld: Relievers
aren't allowed to warm up unless they're actually going to pitch.
Gibson: Lowering the mound from 15 to 10 inches.
Hornsby: A player
can't own stock in a team.
Mack: Batter
must have two strikes against him in order to be called out when the catcher catches
a foul tip.
Ohtani: A team
can list a player as the pitcher and designated hitter on the days he starts,
then remove him in one role but not the other.
Turner: Drafted
players can be traded the day after the World Series instead of waiting until a
year after they signed their first MLB contract.
Wright: Not
allowed to catch a ball with your cap.
Incorrect theme guesses:
-
Double
uniques who won multiple MVPs
If you know
someone who would enjoy receiving daily Horsehide Trivia questions, have them
click here: Horsehide Trivia or do it on their
behalf.
Click here
=> THIS WEEK’s quiz, compete with
questions, answers and even the incorrect guesses.
Scroll back
to see previous Horsehide Trivia posts as far back as 2010. Quizzes before that may also be available
upon request.
Horsehide
Trivia encourages independent research. ⚾️
:format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/46633134/GettyImages-1404892.0.jpg){kind=link}
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22340453/110360472.jpg){kind=link}
