January 9-15, 2012 Players who names are also U.S. state capitals

MONDAY

Q.         What two-sport athlete was MVP of the All-Star Game the year he led the league in strikeouts?

Hint:     It’s OK if you don’t know.  He knows.

Twint:    It was his only All-Star game appearance.

Twint:    He was named for tough-guy actor Vince Edwards.

A.         Bo Jackson (1989 AS G; Vincent Edwards)

FCR -    Michael Daponde, Sacramento

TUESDAY

Q.         Who pitched the first perfect game in recorded professional baseball history?

Hint:     It was his third shutout in nine days.

Hint:     He had a successful medical practice after his baseball career.

Twint:    He was major league baseball’s first full-time left-handed pitcher.

Twint:    He was the first Brown University athlete named to that school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

A.         Lee Richmond (Perfecto 12-Jun-1880; Brown HOF)

FCR -    Tom Kennedy, Houston

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Who leads all active players in career stolen bases?

Hint:     His over-the-wall catch of Barry Bonds's drive momentarily prevented Bonds from tying Babe Ruth on the career home run list.

Hint:     He is one of only four players with 100 career stolen bases for each of three different teams.

Hint:     He was named after a Dominican Hall of Famer.

Twint:    He has led his league seven times in being caught stealing.

A.         Juan Pierre (554 SB; Catch 09-May-2006; 100 SB w/Dodgers, Rockies & Marlins.  Others to do so:  Tommy Harper, Brett Butler & Otis Nixon; Named for Juan Marichal)

FCR -    Rod Nelson, Detroit

MIDWEEK BONUS

Q.         What pitcher has more career games and saves than any other pitcher in the history of the Kansas City Royals franchise?

Hint:     He once struck out three Texas Rangers batters on nine pitches in the eighth inning of a 5-2 win.

Hint:     Major league All-Star Rick Reed was his teammate at Marshall University.

Twint:    He was inducted into the Royals' Hall of Fame in 2003, his first year of eligibility.

A.         Jeff Montgomery (686 G, 304 S; 29-Apr-1990, striking out Incaviglia, Petralli & Bosley;

FCR -    J.J. McCoy, Washington, DC

THURSDAY

Q.         Who hit the first inside-the-park home run in the history of the Washington Nationals?

Hint:     According to some Mets fans, he single-handedly kept them out of the 2007 postseason.

Hint:     After ten seasons in the majors, he is rated with the highest range factor of any right fielder active in 2011, yet never won a Gold Glove.

Twint:    His collision with a star teammate in 2006 ended that teammate’s season.

A.         Austin Kearns (IPHR 12-May-2007; 2007 strong stretch run:  4/11 (with 2 home runs) in a September series sweep over the Mets; Active 2.41 (1^st); Collision with Nick Johnson 23-Sep-2006)

FCR -    John Michael Pierobon, Ft. Lauderdale., FL

FRIDAY

Q.         Who, when he shut the Rangers out for eight innings, became the fourth youngest pitcher to start and win a World Series game?

Hint:     He is the youngest left-hander to do so.

Hint:     He finished his stellar high school career by hitting a walk-off inside-the-park home run to win state title

Hint:     He earned state Player of the Year honors subsequently.

Twint:    He shut out the Colorado Rockies for seven innings in his last appearance of 2011.

A.         Madison Bumgarner (21 years and 91 days on 31-Oct-2010; HS title in 2007 for South Caldwell HS in Hudson, NC; 27-Sep-2011)

FCR -    Elijah Kaplan, Teaneck, NJ

SATURDAY

Q.         Who hit the 50^th home run off Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven, capping Blyleven’s unenviable record of surrendering the most home runs in a season?

Hint:     During his career, he was teammates with Hall of Famers Carlton Fisk, Tom Seaver, Eddie Murray and Wade Boggs.

Twint:    He had a knack for late-inning home runs, his first career homer coming off Charlie Hough in the 7^th inning of a game.

Twint:    His final career homer, true to form, came off Rick Aguilera in the 8^th inning of a game a few weeks before his retirement.

A.         Darryl Boston (HR 04-Oct-1986, Blyleven’s record has been approached but not broken in the subsequent 25 seasons; 1^st HR 19-May-1985, last 20-Jun-1994, final game 11-Aug-1994)

FCR -    Paul Hirsch, Danville, CA

SATURDAY BONUS

Q.         What Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame enshrinee won over 150 games in the minor leagues?

Hint:     After his retirement from baseball he worked for 18 years for the Columbus, Kansas police department and was a deputy sheriff for Cherokee County, Kansas.

Twint:    Though he spent just parts of three seasons in the majors, he played with two Hall of Famers.

Twint:    …and another two who, in my opinion, should be in the Hall.

A.         Raleigh Aitchison (Zach Wheat, Casey Stengel; Jake Daubert, Ed Reulbach)

FCR -    Prisco Panza, Milford, CT

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         What former Cougar and Cape Cod alumnus led his college team in ERA, home runs and runs batted in during the same season?

Hint:     As a result, he was named Conference USA Player of the Year as well as the Dick Howser Trophy winner and the Brooks Wallace Award winner.

Twint:    He underwent Tommy John surgery the spring after being chosen fourth overall in the major league draft.

A.         Brad Lincoln (University of Houston, junior year 2006, Conference USA, Howser Trophy, Wallace Award; 2006 MLB draft)

FCR -    Jared Lobdell, Elizabethtown, PA

SUNDAY

Q.         Who was purchased, sight-unseen by owner Charles Comiskey, upon the recommendation of former White Sox player Frank Isbel?

Hint:     Although The Sox paid a pretty penny for his putative performance, he played poorly and was never placed in the program.

Hint:     This shortstop’s eight major league games came in the final year his team was nicknamed for a teammate of his.

Hint:     An active SABR chapter is named for another of his teammates.

Twint:    His fielding prowess allowed him a nineteen-season minor league career in spite of a lackluster .593 OPS.

A.         Bruce Hartford (21-Aug-1916; 1914 Naps, Napoleon Lajoie; Jack Graney, Jack Graney Chapter; minors 1910-1927)

FCR -    Al Blumkin, Brooklyn

WEEKLY THEME – Players whose names represent U.S. state capitals

Jackson            (Mississippi)

Pierre                (South Dakota)

Richmond         (Virginia)     Bio

Bumgarner        (Wisconsin)

Kearns              (Texas)

Aitchison          (North Carolina)

Hartford            (Connecticut)

Lincoln              (Nebraska)

Montgomery     (Alabama)

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Al Blumkin, Brooklyn (after the Richmond question)

January 2-8, 2012 Pitchers who surrendered career home run #600 to a batter

02-Jan-2012

MONDAY

Q.         Who is the only pitcher to win a Cy Young Award after his brother had won one?

Hint:     In a true sample of sibling rivalry, he went on to win another one.

Hint:     He further topped his brother by winning 300 games and being elected to the Hall of Fame.

Twint:    He was the first to win a Cy Young Award in each league.

A.         Gaylord Perry (Jim Perry CYA 1970; Gaylord CYAs 1972 for the Indians and 1978 for the Padres, HOF 1991)

FCR -    Dave Serota, Kalamazoo, MI

TUESDAY

Q.         What former All-Star pitched his last inning of the 2011 season with a broken leg?

Hint:     He was hit by a line drive, but was able to pitch to four more batter before collapsing.

Hint:     He won a World Series ring in the same season he led the league in losses.

Hint:     Taking the safe route, his team didn’t even let him make a postseason appearance that year.

Twint:    He has appeared 34 times as a pinch-hitter.

A.         Jason Marquis (14-Aug-2011; WS 2006)

FCR -    Mike McCroskey, Sugar Land, TX

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Who succeeded Roy Halladay as Opening Day starter for the Toronto Blue Jays?

Hint:     He had not appeared at all in the majors the previous season.

Hint:     He did in five minor league games that year.

Hint:     In five games in his first season in the bigs, he did not allow a single run.

Twint:    Tommy John surgery caused him miss 2009.

Twint:    His only major league home run was a grand slam on the Fourth of July.

A.         Shaun Marcum (05-Apr-2010; Debut season 2005; HR 04-Jul-2011)

FCR -    Bob Stuart, Scarborough, ON

THURSDAY

Q.         Who played for four teams for four seasons in the National Basketball Association, but had an even longer major league career?

Hint:     He gave up five runs in a third of an inning in his first major league appearance.

Hint:     He pitched a shutout for the Devil Rays after teammates, 349 games earlier, had thrown back-to-back shutouts.

Hint:     It was the second and final shutout of his career.

Twint:    He ranks second in Cougar history in rebounds.

Twint:    He was drafted six times for baseball but only once in basketball.

A.         Mark Hendrickson (Played for four NBA teams, Played for 5 teams in the majors over 10 seasons; MLB Debut 06-Aug-2002; ShO 06‑Apr‑2006;

FCR -    Robert Workman, Ashburn, VA

IN MEMORIAM

Q.         Who was the architect for Toronto’s SkyDome?

Hint:     Yes, I know.  They’ve re-named it the Rogers Centre.

Hint:     He also designed the Canadian Government Pavilion at Expo ’67 in Montreal.

Twint:    His daughter Caroline said the creation of SkyDome almost killed him while driving his company to the edge of bankruptcy.

Twint:    He also collaborated on the well-known Sharp Centre for Design, Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto.

A.         Rod Robbie, who passed away on Wednesday.  (Story; Rogers Centre; Expo Pavilion; Sharp Centre)

FCR -    Mike McCroskey, Sugar Land, TX

FRIDAY

Q.         Who was on the roster at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas but never played a game for them because of a medical red shirt for Tommy John surgery?

Hint:     He is one of only ten major leaguers born in his state.

Hint:     His father played for the three Super Bowl champions.

Twint:    He owns the longest run from scrimmage in Highlands Ranch High School football history.

Twint:    He also owns the record for strikeouts in a game for the school.

A.         Daniel Schlereth (UNLV 2005, b. 09-May-1986 in Anchorage, AK; Father Mark Schlereth; HS run 96 yds., 19 K)

FCR -    Paul Hirsch, Danville, CA

SATURDAY

Q.         Who struck out Bobby Bonds to give Bonds the season strikeout record?

Hint:     In the seventh inning of the same game, he surrendered a home run to George Foster’s pinch hitter.

Hint:     Five of his first ten home runs given up were to Hall of Famers.

Twint:    He threw a minor league no-hitter before coming to the majors.

A.         Mike Corkins (22-Sep-1969, Bonds’s 176^th K, passing Dave Nicholson; Willie Mays PH for Foster; HR log; No-no for Elmira 12-Aug-1969)

FCR -    No one

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         Who surrendered Chris Carpenter’s first major league home run?

Hint:     When he wasn’t drafted until the 58^th round of the MLB draft, he accepted a baseball scholarship at Baylor University where he went 21-14 and had 288 strikeouts in three seasons.

Twint:    He led his high school baseball team to the Texas 5A state championship.

Twint:    He has been a Warthog, a Hillcat, a Bat and a Duck.

A.         Kip Wells (HR 01-Oct-2009, N.B. Carpenter is stuck at 2; HS Sr. yr 1995)

FCR -    John Michael Pierobon, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

SUNDAY

Q.         Who surrendered more career home runs anyone else in the 53-years history of the St. Louis Browns?

Hint:     He is the only one with 100 in that category.

Hint:     He once led the American League with shutouts without a winning record that year.

Hint:     Jimmie Foxx considered him the toughest pitcher to hit in the American League.

Hint:     He won ten or more games for seven consecutive seasons, but never had a winning record in that time.

Twint:    He perfected the “nickel curve”, which later became known as the “slider”.

A.         George Blaeholder (142 HRs; 1929 4 ShO, 14-15)

FCR -    Larry Creeden, Boulder City, NV

WEEKLY THEME – Pitchers who surrendered career home run #600 to a batter.  This week’s theme and data were supplied by loyal reader David Vincent.

Pitcher                 Batter                  Date                 Venue

Blaeholder        Babe Ruth            21-Aug-1931      Sportsman’s Park III, St. Louis

Corkins             Willie Mays          22-Sep-1969      San Diego Stadium, San Diego

Hendrickson      Ken Griffey, Jr.    09-Jun-2008      Dolphin Stadium, Miami

Marcum            Alex Rodriguez     04-Aug-2010      Yankee Stadium III, New York

Marquis*           Sammy Sosa       20-June-2007     Ameriquest Field, Arlington, TX

Perry                Hank Aaron          27-Apr-1971      Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, GA  

Schlereth          Jim Thome           15-Aug-2011      Comerica Park, Detroit, MI     

Wells                Barry Bonds         09-Aug-2002      Pacific Bell Park, San Francisco, CA

*Marquis wore Sosa’s old number for the Cubs that day.

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Joe Ullian, Santa Barbara (after the Tuesday question)

December 26, 2011 - January 1, 2012 Real names of guys we know by their nicknames

MONDAY

Q.         Dorrel Norman Elvert

Hint:     Carroll Walter

Hint:     George John

Hint:     Charles Augustus

Hint:     Mizell George

Hint:     Francis Michael

Twint:    Edward Charles

Twint:    Vernon Sprague

A.         “Whitey” (Herzog; Lockman; Kurowski; Alperman; Platt; Wistert; Wilshere; Ford)

FCR -    Peter Mitchell, Mission Viejo, CA

TUESDAY

Q.         Harold Delano

Hint:     Robert Leon

Hint:     Clarence Edward

Hint:     Charles William

Hint:     Alfred Lee

Twint:    Clell Lavern

Twint:    Walter John

A.         “Butch” (Wynegar; Huskey; Metzger; Wensloff; Benton; Hobson; Henline)

FCR -    Gregg Gaylord, Chicago

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Francis Joseph

Hint:     Frank Joseph

Hint:     Alfonzo DeFord

Hint:     Claude Preston

Hint:     Aldon Jay

Twint:    Robert Moses

Twint:    Vernon Louis

Twint:    Silas Clarke

A.         “Lefty” (O’Doul; Hoerst; Davis; Williams; Wilkie; Grove; Gomez; Herring)

FCR -    Frank DiPrima, Morristown, NJ

MIDWEEK BONUS

Q.         John Henry

Hint:     Charles Marvin

Hint:     Edward Christopher

Hint:     William Frederick

Hint:     Frank Edward

Twint:    Charles N.

Twint:    Walter Merrill

A.         “Pop” (Lloyd; Smith; Tate; Schriver; Corkhill; Snyder; Williams)

FCR -    Randall Chandler, Germantown, TN

THURSDAY

Q.         Frank John

Hint:     Edward Harrison

Hint:     Franklin Burton

Hint:     Emil Henry

Hint:     Walter Henry

Hint:     Robert Clyde

Twint:    Lambert Daniel

Twint:    Sterling Alpa

Twint:    Emil John

Twint:    Hubert Benjamin

A.         “Dutch” (Henry, Zwilling, Wetzel, Levsen, Ruether, Holland, Meyer, Stryker, Leonard, Leonard)

FCR -    Bill Carle, Lee's Summit, MO

FRIDAY

Q.         Michael Riley

Hint:     Vivian

Hint:     Harley Park

Hint:     James Thompson

Hint:     Horace Robert

Twint:    Eustace James

Twint:    Frank Carl

Twint:    Samuel Beryl

A.         “Doc” (Powers; Potts; Parker; Prothro; Ozmer; Newton; Reisling; Ralston)

FCR -    Randall Chandler, Germantown, TN

END-OF-THE-WEEK BONUS

Q.         Harry Elwood

Hint:     Bryan Edmund

Hint:     Lawrence George

Twint:    Julius Joseph

Twint:    Myron Frederick

A.         “Moose” (McCormick; Haas; Stubing; Solters; Grimshaw)

FCR -    Peter Mitchell, Mission Viejo, CA

SATURDAY

Q.         James Thomas

Hint:     George Washington

Hint:     George Warren

Hint:     Walter George

Twint:    Louis W.

Twint:    James J.

A.         “Jumbo” (Elliott; McGinnis; Latham; Brown; Schoeneck; Davis)

FCR -    Peter Mitchell, Mission Viejo, CA

IN MEMORIAM

Q.         Who finished behind only teammate Willie Mays in the 1954 National League batting race?

Hint:     That was the best season of his career and he led the league with 212 hits.

Hint:     Only Whitely Lockman had more at-bats for the New York Giants in the 1950s.

Hint:     He learned to bat by hitting corn kernels with a broom handle bat.  His father, who had played in the majors, was the pitcher.

Hint:     In 2001, in a gesture of respect, he was elected to the Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame even though he had never played for them.

Twint:    He sprained his ankle sliding into third base and had to be replaced just before Bobby Thomson hit his famous home run.

Twint:    It was his roommate who pinch ran for him and soon thereafter scored.

A.         Don Mueller who passed away Friday (1954 BA .342 to Mays’s .345; Lockman had 4,130 AB to Mueller’s 4,057; Thompson’s HR 03-Oct-1951; Pinch-runner Clint Hartung)

FCR -    Peter Beagle, Oakland

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         Plateau Preston Rex

Hint:     Robert Abial

Hint:     Patrick Henry

Hint:     Charles Henry

Hint:     Leon Kessling

Hint:     Absalom Holbrook

Twint:    Urban Clarence

Twint:    Charles Herbert

Twint:    Albert Fred

A.         “Red” (Cox; Rolfe; Shea; Barrett; Ames; Wingo; Faber; Ruffing; Schoendienst)

FCR -    Peter Mitchell, Mission Viejo, CA

END-OF-THE-YEAR BONUS

Q.         Albert Bluford

Hint:     Raymond Bloom

Hint:     Reuben Henry

Hint:     Alexander John

Hint:     John Cleave

Twint:    George Edward

Twint:    Richard William

Twint:    Andrew

A.         “Rube” (Walker; Bressler; Oldring; Schauer; Benton; Waddell; Marquard; Foster)

FCR -    Gregg Gaylord, Chicago

SUNDAY

Q.         Ernest Gordon

Hint:     Ralph Arthur

Hint:     Charles Benjamin

Hint:     Werner Joseph

Hint:     Boris Michael

Twint:    Ellsworth Tenney

Twint:    Floyd Caves

A.         “Babe” (Phelps; Pinelli; Adams; Birrer; Martin; Dahlgren; Herman)

FCR -    Peter Mitchell, Mission Viejo, CA

SUNDAY BONUS

Q.         Gomer Russell

Hint:     Alvis Newman

Hint:     Ross Emil

Hint:     Truman Eugene

Hint:     William Wilkes

Twint:    Cecil Carlton

Twint:    James Otto

A.         “Tex” (Wilson; Shirley; Erwin; Clevenger; Covington; Hughson; Carleton)

FCR -    Al Blumkin, Brooklyn

END-OF-THE-WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         John Stephen Michael

Hint:     Grover William

Hint:     Carroll Elmer

Hint:     James Laurie

Twint:    James Thomas

Twint:    Charles Louis

A.         “Deacon” (Donahue; Jones; Jones; White*; McGuire; Phillippe)

FCR -    Bill Garrod, Edgewood, WA

*Check out THAT cookie duster!

WEEKLY THEME – Names not given them at birth, but rather how we know them in baseball.  (Apologies to all those who were looking for a deeper meaning.)

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Nobody

December 19-25, 2011 Major leaguers for the Yankees and Red Sox

This week’s trivia is the repeat of a quiz given yesterday by reader Reverend Gerry Beirne at a SABR regional meeting in New England last month.  We thank him for his willingness to share it.  As a Christmas gift, we will share with you in advance his theme:  "Men who played for both the Red Sox and the Yankees."  With that head-start, you’ll likely not need many  hints.  If you do, check Twitter.

MONDAY

Q.         No Yankee has ever had a higher single season batting average than this former Boston stalwart.

Twint:    He holds a number of other records for both teams.

A.         Babe Ruth (.393 in 1923 [Ironically, Ruth lost the batting title by 10 points that year, to the Tigers’ Harry Heilman.])

First Correct Respondent - Alan Work, White Plains, NY

MONDAY THE SECOND TIME

Q.         Like Tiger Woods, his mother is from Thailand, so why are these two men not called Thai-American?

Twint:    This year he passed Lou Gehrig in career hits.

A.         Johnny Damon (Career hits)

FCR -    Jay Berman, Manhattan Beach, CA

MONDAY THE THIRD TIME

Q.         In 1986, these two teams swapped a black right-handed designated hitter for a black left-handed designated hitter.  Name the players.

Twint:    One had been an MVP and the other ended and as a .293 career batter.

A.         Don Baylor and Mike Easler

FCR -    David Krassin, New York

TUESDAY

Q.         One of very few pitchers to win twenty games [in a season] for three different teams, he called Bill Carrigan "the best manager I ever played for."

Twint:    He is more famous for an on-field accident.

A.         Carl Mays (Pete Alexander, Gaylord Perry & Roger Clemens also won 20 for 3)

FCR -    Alain Usereau, Montreal, QC

TUESDAY THE SECOND TIME

Q.         One of our former regional speakers, this zany left-handed pitcher wrote A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cooperstown.

Twint:    The Dodgers recruited him when he was fifteen years old, believing he was eighteen.

A.         Mickey McDermott (Funny Thing)

FCR -    Henry Hascup, Lodi, NJ

TUESDAY THE THIRD TIME

Q.         Other major leaguers have been born on Christmas Day, perhaps even in a taxicab on the way to the hospital. But this Hall of Famer is the only one traded for Eric Plunk - twice.

Twint:    His career stolen bases are more than the entire Red Sox franchise total - in history!

A.         Rickey Henderson (Further research reveals that his stolen base total merely [sic] surpassed the Red Sox total during his time in the majors before joining the Sox.)

FCR -    Frank DiPrima, Morristown, NJ

WEDNESDAY

Q.         The 1967 "Impossible Dream" pennant would not have happened without this catcher who hit .147 for them that year.

Twint:    He was the first black man to play for the Yankees.

A.         Elston Howard (Howard broke up future teammate Billy Rohr’s no-hit bid with a single in the bottom of the ninth in the first week of the season as the Sawks beat the Yankees on 14‑Apr.  Also, his block of Ken Berry at home plate on Jose Tartabull's throw completed a game-ending double play at Comiskey Park on 27-Aug.)

FCR -    Bill Carle, Lee's Summit, MO

WEDNESDAY THE SECOND TIME

Q.         The Yanks acquired this scrappy third baseman from the Angels in a trade for Bill Castro, well after his days of Fenway adventure.

Twint:    He won the International League Manager of the Year Award in 1991, guiding the Pawtucket Red Sox.

A.         Butch Hobson

FCR -    Arieh Siegal, Austin, TX

WEDNESDAY THE THIRD TIME

Q.         With Boston, he twice lost 20 games (and hit five home runs); with New York he four times won 20 games (and belted 31 round trippers).

Twint:    Several people have been waiting for this answer all week.

A.         Red Ruffing

FCR -    Bill Carle, Lee's Summit, MO

THURSDAY

Q.         The brother of a major league infielder, this switch-hitting left-handed pitcher went 62-38 in five Boston campaigns after being 15-15 in his sole season in Gotham.

Twint:    A former saloon owner and a superstitious player, he wouldn't shave on days he pitched.

A.         Jesse Tannehill (Brother Lee)

FCR -    Henry Hascup, Lodi, NJ

THURSDAY THE SECOND TIME

Q.         Hard core fans will remember with mixed emotion the Bay State born hurler whose ninth inning wild pitch gave Boston the 1904 pennant, even though he had won more games that season than any other pitcher in modern history.

Twint:    His family name was pronounced the same as if you’d asked a Wisconsin hippie what he wanted on his hamburger.

A.         Jack Chesbro (“Cheese, Bro!”)

FCR -    Arieh Siegal, Austin, TX

THURSDAY THE THIRD TIME

Q.         "Frank" had a dismal pitching career with both teams, once giving up thirteen      runs in one inning to the Indians.

Hint:     He is beloved in his home town for his record as a minor league manager there.

Twint:    In the Senior Circuit, he later on won two batting titles (with .398 and .368).

A.         Frank “Lefty” O’Doul (who was of French, not Irish, ancestry; “Indian Massacre” 07‑Jul‑1923; Won 4 PCL titles with the San Francisco Seals 1943-46)

FCR -    Bill Deane, Cooperstown, NY

FRIDAY

Q.         He was born in Philadelphia and died in Buffalo.  He never played even a single inning of major league ball, yet no one would deny him his spot in Cooperstown.

Twint:    As a manager in the bigs, he won eight pennants and six World Series.

A.         Joe McCarthy (WS victories:  1932, 36-69, 41, 43 all w/NYA, additional pennants 1929 w/CHC and 1942 w/NYA)

FCR -    John Shiffert, Morrow, GA

FRIDAY THE SECOND TIME

Q.         This Boston-born second baseman on the 2004 team, led the league in strike outs, ten times more than his home runs that season.  Name him.

Twint:    He was the first player in National League history to hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same inning.

A.         Mark Bellhorn (1994 K:  177, HR:  17; Switch-hit HRs:  4^th inning 29-Aug-2002)

FCR -    Andy Bradley, Washington, DC

FRIDAY THE THIRD TIME

Q.         Name the only Red Sox player to win an MVP, lead the league in RBIs, stolen bases and GDIPs.

Hint:     He wore #4.

Twint:    He was grounded by planes.

A.         Jackie Jensen (1958 AL MVP 122 RBI, 1954 22 SB, GIDP 1954, 56, 57; A paralyzing fear of flying had him opt for early retirement as the majors became bi-coastal.)

FCR -    Paul Hirsch, Danville, CA

SATURDAY

Q.         He recently turned 71 and some think his stats are Hall of Fame worthy.  (They are certainly comparable to those of some inductees.)

Hint:     He once threw 163 pitches in a World Series game.

Twint:    He began his wind-up almost facing back to second base.

A.         Luis Tiant (b. 23-Nov-1940; WS G 4 15-Oct-1975)

FCR -    Jim McCoy, Melrose, MA

SATURDAY THE SECOND TIME

Q.         His .363 batting average led his league by over thirty points.

Twint:    His teammates finished 2^nd and 3^rd in that same batting race.

A.         John Olerud (1993 AL; Paul Molitor .331, Roberto Alomar .326)

FCR -    Andy Bradley, Washington, DC

SATURDAY THE THIRD TIME

Q.         He is one of only two players whose 3000^th hit was a homer.

Hint:     He was the first to do so.

Twint:    He famously rode a police horse while celebrating a World Series clinching victory.

A.         Wade Boggs (118^th and final career home run came on 07-Aug-1999; WS ride 26‑Oct‑1996)

FCR -    Bill Carle, Lee's Summit, MO

SUNDAY

Q.         He no-hit the White Sox and in another game, struck out 17 Senators for the Bosox.

Hint:     He has twice addressed the SABR chapter where this quiz originated.

Twint:    In his major league debut, Billy Martin stole home on him.

A.         Bill Monbouquette (No-hitter 01-Aug-1962; 17K G 12-May-1961; Debut 18-Jul-1958)

FCR -    Al Blumkin, Brooklyn

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SUNDAY THE SECOND TIME

Q.         Lou Gehrig broke his record for consecutive games played.

Twint:    He won four World Series championships.

A.         Everett Scott (1,307 G; WS 1915, 16, 18, 23)

FCR -    Kevin LaRose, Federal Way, WA

SUNDAY THE THIRD TIME

Q.         Both the Yankees and the Red Sox currently have five minor league franchises, name as many as you can (Gulf League and Dominican Leagues do not count).

Twint:    C’mon!  You know it or you don’t.

A.  -      YANKEES                                     RED SOX

Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees    Pawtucket

Trenton Thunder                           Portland Sea Dogs

Tampa Yankees                            Salem Red Sox

Charlesto(w)n River Dogs             Greenville Drive

Staten Island Yankees                  Lowell Spinners

FCR -    Tim Hagerty, Portland, OR

WEEKLY THEME – Selected notable major leaguers who played or managed for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox (or their franchise predecessors) as presented to the geographically appropriate, but often loyalty-split Start-Lajoie chapter of SABR last month.

Yankees         Red Sox

Baylor                1983-85           1986-87

Bellhorn              2005                2004-05

Boggs                1993-97           1982-92

Chesbro             1903-09           1909

Damon               2006-09           2002-05

Easler                1986-87           1984-85

Henderson          1985-89           2002

Hobson              1975-80           1982

Howard              1955-67           1967-68

Jensen               1950-52           1954-59, 61

McCarthy            1931-46           1948-50

McDermott         1948-53           1956

Monbouquette    1968                1958-65

O’Doul               1919-20, 22      1923

Olerud                2004                2005

Ruffing               1924-30           1930-46

Ruth                   1914-19           1920-34

Scott                  1922-25           1914-21

Tannehill             1903                1904-08

Tiant                   1971-78           1979-80

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Father Reverend Gerry Beirne, Narragansett, RI (Not really, but he did pen the entire quiz!  We thank him for permission to use it here.)