Februarty 10-16, 2014 Non-Hall of Famers with 160 triples

MONDAY

Q.         Who had complete seasons where he hit .387, .408 and .395 without winning a batting title?

Hint:     He still holds the record for the most hits in his first 1,000 at-bats.

Hint:     He is the first native of South Carolina to receive a Hall of Fame vote.

Twint:    He died four days before he was to appear on the Ed Sullivan Show.

A.         Joe Jackson (BA 1911-13, finish all 3 years behind Ty Cobb; 389 H in 1^st 1,000 AB; Received 2 HOF votes in 1936; D. 05‑Dec‑1951, scheduled for Toast of the Town on 09‑Dec‑1951)

FCR -    Bob Flynn, Paradise Valley, AZ

Incorrect answers:  Harry Heilmann, Nap Lajoie, Ty Cobb, Bill Terry, Hack Wilson, Tris Speaker, Sam Crawford

TUESDAY

Q.         Who was the first Brooklyn player to win an MVP award?

Hint:     He still holds the National League career record for sacrifice hits.

Hint:     He was the starting first baseman for the team that defeated the Black Sox.

Twint:    Before making it in The Show, he was a Mountaineer, a Mogul, a Volunteer, a Turtle and a Mud Hen.

Twint:    Baseball Magazine said he “… is easily one of the greatest infielders baseball has ever seen”.

Twint:    His MVP award came while playing for a team with a losing record.

A.         Jake Daubert (1913 MVP Chalmers Award; 1919 Reds; Daubert’s Minor League record; 392 SH, 1919 WS; Baseball Magazine selection reference from SABR BIO)

FCR -    Elijah Kaplan, Teaneck, NJ

Incorrect answers:  Don Newcombe, Dolph Camilli, Babe Herman, Jack Fournier, Frankie Frisch, Jackie Robinson

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Who was the first batter to lead his league in triples and home runs in the same season?

Hint:     He did it twice.  No one else has ever done that and he did it eleven years apart.

Hint:     He was the first player with 100 career home runs.

Hint:     He amassed more than 600* stolen bases and at one time held the single-season record.

Twint:    He changed his last name to play baseball to elude his mother’s prohibition against it.

Twint:    He accumulated the most at-bats of anyone in the 1880s.

A.         Harry Stovey (HR + 3b 1880 & 1891, Other players to lead their leagues in HR +3b the same year are:

Tip O’Neill – 1887,

Tommy Leach – 1902,

Harry Lumley – 1904,

Jim Bottomley – 1928,

Mickey Mantle – 1955,

Willie Mays – 1955, &

Jim Rice – 1978;

            100^th HR 1890; 509 SB*, 68 in 1886; B. Harry Duffield Stowe; 4,483 AB 1880-1889)

            * Actually, only 508 SB are official.  Horsehide Trivia extrapolated another minimum 92 from the years 1880-1885 when numbers on SB are unreliable.  From 1886-1890, he averaged 78 SB per year when he was older and, presumably, slower.

FCR -    Pete Wood

Incorrect answers:  Ty Cobb, Home Run Baker, Sam Crawford, Joe Jackson, Honus Wagner, Roger Connor, Sam Thompson, Tris Speaker, Buck Freeman, Dan Brouthers, Max Carey, George Taylor, Happy Felsch

MIDWEEK BONUS

Q.         Who was the first manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers?

Hint:     The year prior to and after his Dodger years, he managed the Superbas.

Hint:     As a New York Giant, he once led his league with 80 runs batted in.

Hint:     In 1894, he established the National League record of 42 consecutive games with a hit.

Twint:    He was also the first starting short stop for the Chicago Orphans.

Twint:    He earned his nickname Bad Bill.

A.         Bill Dahlen (1910-13 managerial record, officially called the Dodgers 1911-12; 1904 RBI leader; Only DiMaggio’s record of 56 bests Dahlen’s among right handers; 1898 CHC)

FCR -    Bill Carle, Lee's Summit MO

Incorrect answers:  Ned Hanlon, Wee Willie Keeler, Honus Wagner, Bill McGunnigle, Roger Connor, Jake Stahl, Rabbit Maranville

THURSDAY

Q.         Who ended Honus Wagner’s run of four consecutive batting titles?

Hint:     That same year he led the league in runs, RBIs, on base percent, slugging, OPS, OPS+ and total bases.

Hint:     Despite dominating the league offensively, he didn’t get a single MVP vote.

Hint:     He once hospitalized an umpire with a vicious punch that earned him the stiffest penalty given in the previous 34 years in the majors.

Twint:    At the age of 19, he jumped from sandlot ball directly to the majors, replacing the injured John Titus to take over the Phillies left field spot.

Twint:    He didn’t appear in the minors until the end of his 16-year career in the majors.

A.         Sherry Magee (1910 BA .331; There WAS no MVP award of any kind in 1910, the Chalmers Award was first awarded in 1911; Punched umpire Bill Finneran, earning a fine & suspension from NL president Tom Lynch; Titus‘ right field spot was taken by left fielder Shad Barry, opening left for Magee; Minor league history)

FCR -    Daniel Solzman, Louisville, KY

Incorrect answers:  Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Heinie Zimmerman

FRIDAY

Q.         Who lead the National League in home runs in spite of being 5'6" and weighing 135 pounds?

Hint:     He was the first home run leader in his franchise's history.

Hint:     His four career inside-the-park grand slams are second only to Honus Wagner's five.

Twint:    He broke his ribs in a home-plate collision with Jake Beckley.

Twint:    The injury caused him to move from the infield to the outfield upon his return.

A.         Tommy Leach (6 HR in 1902, he eventually filled out to 150 lbs.; 1^st Pirate to do so; Collision in 1905)

FCR -    Jan Finkel, Swanton, MD

Incorrect answers:  Jim Wynn, Hack Wilson, Mel Ott, Wee Willie Keeler, Lipman Pike

IN MEMORIAM

Q.         Who was the first Angels player to hit for the cycle?

Hint:     He was manager for four different major league teams.

Hint:     As a player, he was a six-time All-Star and received MVP votes in eight of his eighteen seasons in the majors.

Hint:     Although he only garnered four Hall of Fame votes (1%), he was once traded for a player who received 98.8% of the votes in his first year of eligibility.

Hint:     So great was his perceived value at the time that three other players were included in the trade for him.

Twint:    In high school, he won eleven varsity letters, earning All-League honors in football, basketball and baseball in addition to running sprints and jumping for the track team.

Twint:    In 1988 the Angels retired his uniform number 11.

A.         Jim Fregosi (Cycle 28‑Jul‑1964; Managed CAL, CWS, PHI & TOR; Traded for Nolan Ryan, Frank Estrada, Don Rose & Leroy Stanton 10‑Dec‑1971)

FCR -    Frank Workman, Lake Forest Park, WA

Incorrect answers:  Mike Scioscia

SATURDAY

Q.         Who was the first manager of the National League's Baltimore Orioles?

Hint:     He only lasted eleven games, managing the team to a record of 1-10.

Hint:     The previous year, while in the American Association, he was their only position player to hit over .300.

Twint:    According to the Society for American Baseball Research, he was the premier leadoff hitter of the late 19^th century.

Twint:    In his latter days as a Pittsburgh Pirate scout, he was lauded by club owner Barney Dreyfuss for "never signing a single prospect for the Pirates".

A.         George Van Haltren (1892 BLN; .318 1891 AA BLN; SABR BIO; Dreyfuss was pleased he never gave the team a "bum steer")

FCR -    Fred Worth, Arkadelphia, AR

Incorrect answers:  Ned Hanlon, John McGraw, Bill Craver, Wee Willie Keeler

SUNDAY

Q.         Who has the most career triples among players not enshrined in the Hall of Fame?

Hint:     He never led the league in triples in a 15-year major league career.

Hint:     He only appeared once in the postseason and batted a weak .174.

Twint:    His nicknames included the Candy Kid, the LaCrosse Lulu, the Big Bohemian, Edward the Mighty and Big Ed.

A.         Ed Konetchy (182 3b, 15^th all-time; 1920 WS w/Brooklyn)

FCR -    Bill Suphan, Scottsdale, AZ

Incorrect answers:  Steve Finley, Willie Wilson, Ron Santo, Tim Raines, Jake Beckley, Craig Biggio, Vada Pinson, Sam Crawford, Ed Delahanty

WEEKLY THEME – Non-Hall of Famers with 160 triples

Player          3bs       Rank

Dahlen         163       33^rd

Daubert        165       29^th

Jackson       168       26^th

Konetchy      182       15^th

Leach           172       23^rd

Magee          166       27^th

Stovey         174       21^st

Van Haltren   161       38^th

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Makoto Ozawa, Scarsdale, NY (following the Wednesday question)

Incorrect theme guesses:

Tuesday   -  Players who had at least 7 hits in the 1919 World Series

               -  Participants in the 1919 World Series

               -  People who led the league in triples for two different teams

               -  Career .300 hitters not in the Hall of Fame

               -  Two-time triples champions not in the Hall of Fame

               -  Brooklyn MVP's

               -  MVP first basemen?

Wednesday

               -  Players that received in 1936 1st year of HOF votes that are not in the HOF

                  Players that received in 1936 1st year of HOF and received fewer votes in 1937

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February 3-9, 2014 Ten steals of home since the Deadball Era

MONDAY

Q.         Besides Al Kaline, who is the only Hall of Famer native to Baltimore?

Hint:     He was the first player to hit 38 home runs in a season.

Twint:    A Canadian took charge of his early training.

A.         Babe Ruth (b. 06-Feb-1895, 216 Emory Street, Baltimore, Maryland; Hit his 38^th HR of the year 02-Aug‑1920 [He would also hit 16 more HR that season.]; Ruth’s mentor was Brother Matthias Boutelier, b. 11‑Jul‑1872 in the small fishing village of Lingan, near Sydney on the NE coast of Nova Scotia.)

FCR -    Ken Auerbach, Bronxville, NY

Incorrect:  Jimmie Foxx, Stan Musial

MONDAY BONUS

Q.         Who larruped?

Hint:     He was a known mama’s boy.

Twint:    He is universally acclaimed as the best first baseman of all time.

A.         Lou Gehrig (Called Larrupin’ Lou by the media; Had a well-known very close relationship with his mother, Anna Christina Fack Gehrig)

FCR -    Christopher Bell, New York, NY

Incorrect:  Nap Lajoie, Charlie Gehringer, Lou Boudreau

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Which Hall of Famer caught a touchdown pass in the Bears vs. College All-Stars game in 1941?

Hint:     He was the first player from his major league team to win the Rookie of the Year Award.

Twint:    He excelled at tennis and swimming during his time at a PAC-8 school.

Twint:    He played against Ted Williams in high school.

A.         Jackie Robinson (Played at UCLA; ROY 1947)

FCR -    William Dickerson III, Atlanta, GA

Incorrect:  Alvin Dark, Jackie Jensen

THURSDAY

Q.         Who was the first member of the 3,000-hit Club to have a sub-.300 batting average before his 30^th birthday and an above-.300 batting average after his 40^th?

Hint:     He is the only post-expansion American League player to collect 100 RBI while hitting fewer than ten home runs that same season.

Hint:     He had eight consecutive multi-hit games against the Yankees one year.

Twint:    He scored the winning run the most famous walk-off home run in indoor World Series history.

A.         Paul Molitor (1996: 113 RBI, 9 HR; 2+H vs. NYY  06-, 07-, 08-, 09-, 28-, 29-, 30‑Jun, 09- & 10‑Sep‑1985; WS HR by Joe Carter on 23‑Oct‑1993, he was on 1b, scoring behind Rickey Henderson [Molitor had also homered earlier that game, falling a double short of what would have been the first WS cycle.])

FCR -    Josh Sullivan, Tomball, TX

Incorrect:  Barry Bonds, Ty Cobb, Alan Trammel, Tony Gywnn, George Brett, Rod Carew, Robin Yount, Wade Boggs, Dave Winfield, Carl Yastrzemski, Kirby Puckett

IN MEMORIAM

Q.         In major league baseball’s modern era, who is the only National League player to lead his league in home runs in his rookie season?

Hint:     He was the first National League hitter to hit a total of 100 home runs in two consecutive seasons.

Hint:     He is the only Hall of Famer born in the state of New Mexico.

Hint:     Unbelievably, he led the National League in home runs his first SEVEN years in the league.

Hint:     In one of those seasons, he also led in runs, bases-on-balls, slugging, on-base percentage, OPS and OPS+, but only finished tenth in MVP voting.

Hint:     Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn said of him "…he could wipe out your lead with one swing."

Twint:    He said, "Someone asked me how come I signed up with the Mets (as a broadcaster), since they weren't going to win many games. I said: 'I've got a lot of experience with losing.'"

Twint:    Jeff Idelson, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum said, "His engaging personality and profound knowledge of the game turned him into a living room companion for millions of New York Mets fans who adored his game broadcasts."

Twint:    Nevertheless, he was well-known for his on-air malapropisms.

Twint:    The web site Baseball Almanac has assembled a fair sampling of his best ones:  http://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/quokiner.shtml.

A.         Ralph Kiner (Rookie in 1946 w/23 HR; 54 HR in 1949, 47 in 1950; B. Santa Rita, NM 1922; Led NL in HR 1946-1952; Stat yr. 1951)

FCR -    Dave Serota, Kalamazoo, MI

Incorrect:  Johnny Mize

FRIDAY

Q.         Which Hall of Famer played in eight World Series without hitting a home run but homered from both sides of the plate in All-Star competition?

Hint:     He received MVP votes in nine of his nineteen major league seasons.

Hint:     He never received even one such vote in the minors.

Twint:    He is the last National League player-manager to lead his team to a World Series championship.

Twint:    No National Leaguer had more at-bats than he did in the decade 1920-29.

A.         Frankie Frisch (ASG LH-HR: 06‑Jul‑1933, RH-HR 10‑Jul‑1934; Never played in the minors; 1934 WS Champs; 5,554 AB 1920-29)

FCR -    John Rickert, Terre Haute, IN

Incorrect:  Mickey Mantle, Phil Rizzuto, Eddie Murray, Bernie Williams

SATURDAY

Q.         Which player, with his career since World War I, has the most career hits without ever appearing in the World Series?

Hint:     He did not play high school baseball because he was working in a grocery store to help support his family.

Hint:     He was so fast, he was even BORN at a high rate of speed.

Twint:    He once won the American League batting title without hitting a single home run.

Twint:    He was the first post-WWII player to win three consecutive American League batting titles.

A.         Rod Carew (3,053 H; B. on a moving train; Batting title w/.318 in 1972, 0 HR; 4 batting titles 1972-75)

FCR -    Randall Chandler, Germantown, TN

Incorrect:  Ernie Banks, Cool Papa Bell, Rafael Palmeiro, Tim Raines, Nap Lajoie [Correct as originally written], Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Williams, Vada Pinson, Robin Yount, Luke Appling, Eddie Collins, Rickey Henderson, Al Kaline

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         Who was Duke University’s first All-America basketball player?

Hint:     He is the only Red Sox player to collect four consecutive doubles in a game.

Hint:     He regularly teamed with a Hall of Famer to beat two other Hall of Famers.

Twint:    He was a long-time member of SABR and a favorite speaker.

A.         Billy Werber (Duke; 4 2b 07‑Jul‑1935; Played bridge with Bill Dickey against Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig; SABR connections–pix)

FCR -    Daniel Solzman, Louisville, KY

Incorrect:  Dick Groat, Jackie Jensen, Gene Conley, Ace Parker, Chuck Connors

SUNDAY

Q.         Who was the first player ever to come to bat for the home team in an All-Star game?

Hint:     His portrayal in "42" emphasized his belligerent side.

Hint:     From 1926 to 1943, he had more stolen bases than any other player, leading the American League four times.

Twint:    He won the pre-game 100-yard dash against Carl Reynolds on 25‑Aug‑1931.

A.         Ben Chapman (ASG 06‑Jul‑1933; Played by Alan Tudyk in "42" mocking Jackie Robinson’s chances of succeeding in the majors; 286 SB 1930-1941; Reynolds race)

FCR -    Andrew Milner, Bryn Mawr, PA

Incorrect:  Ty Cobb, Luke Appling, Ray Schalk, Enos Slaughter, Eddy Stanky, Bill Terry

WEEKLY THEME – Ten career steals of home since the end of the Deadball Era

Thief           #         Years

Carew         17       (1967-85)

Chapman    15       (1933-46)

Frisch         19       (1919-37)

Gehrig        15       (1923-39)

Molitor        10       (1978-98)

Robinson    19       (1947-56)

Ruth           10       (1914*-34)

Werber        10       (1930-42)

*The date of Ruth’s first steal of home could not be documented to our satisfaction, so please humor us and stipulate that the Deadball Era was over the moment the Babe first stole home.

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Makoto Ozawa, Scarsdale, NY

Incorrect theme guesses:

Monday   -  Grew up in an orphanage or institution

               -  NY Yankees who have had their numbers retired

               -  Members of Murders Row

               -  Players who barnstormed in the off-season

               -  Hall of Famers who never appeared in an All-Star game

               -  Members of the first All-Star team

               -  Yankees who led the league in total bases

               -  Famous duos with the most homers together

               -  Teammates of Gehrig’s barnstorming team

               -  HOFers who did not go by their first names?  George Seaver, Lynn Ryan, Vernon Gomez, Robert Grove for example

Wednesday

               -  HoFers who had biopics? Dean or Alexander next?

               -  Players whose numbers are retired at Yankee Stadium.

Saturday  -  Something to do with stealing home plate

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January 27-February 2, 2014 Gold Glove Goldpanners

MONDAY

Q.         Who won the BBWAA Most Valuable Player Award while playing for two different National League teams?

Hint:     He is the only player in major league history with more than 170 bases-on-balls in a season.

Hint:     He is also the only player to have a single season with a ratio of fewer than seven at-bats per home run.

Twint:    His father, god-father and grandfather all played for the Giants before he did.

Twint:    OK, just kidding about the grandfather, but his Hall of Fame cousin did play in the majors.

A.         Barry Bonds (BBWAA MVPs began in 1931, MVP PIT 1990, 92/SFG 1993, 2001-04; 177 BB in 2001, 198 in 2002, 232 BB in 2004; 6.52 AB/HR 2001; Father Bobby Bonds, God-father Willie Mays, Cousin: Reggie Jackson)

FCR -    Joseph Dell, Indiana, PA

Incorrect answers:  Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire

MONDAY MORE

Q.         Which Hall of Fame player was born on the day of the "Shot Heard ‘Round the World"?

Hint:     He was the first team captain in the history of the San Diego Padres.

Hint:     He is the only Yankee player to wear #31 and make the All-Star Game while a Yankee.

Twint:    As a college student, he was convicted of felony theft of two snowblowers, and sentenced to three years in the St. Cloud Penitentiary.

A.         Dave Winfield (Born 03-Oct-1951; Team Captain SDP; List of #31 NYY; the sentence was suspended, and later expunged based on his “public service and good works”)

FCR -    Neil Cohen, Brooklyn, NY

Incorrect answers:  Steve Garvey, Graig Nettles, Rickey Henderson

MONDAY MUCH MORE

Q.         Who is the Texas Ranger’s career leader in runs scored, hits, singles, doubles, triples, total bases, sacrifice flies, games played, at bats and plate appearances?

Hint:     He also leads in strikeouts and double plays grounded into.

Hint:     He was moved to short stop from second base to make room for Alfonso Soriano when the Rangers traded Alex Rodriguez to the Yankees.

Twint:    After winning a Gold Glove at short, he was moved the next year to third to make room for Elvis Andrus.

A.         Michael Young (TEX batting leaders; Infield move history)

FCR -    Josh Sullivan, Tomball, TX

Incorrect answers:  Rusty Greer, Ian Kinsler, Julio Franco, Toby Harrah, Craig Biggio

TUESDAY

Q.         Who was the first Yankee to lead his league in homers since Roger Maris did it with 61?

Hint:     As a Twin, he couldn’t dislodge Harmon Killebrew from third base, but after being traded to Cleveland, played third base for the next 19 years.

Hint:     Billy Martin was his manager in the Pacific Coast League, and with two of his first three major league teams.

Twint:    He once said: "When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a baseball player and join the circus. With the Yankees I have accomplished both." 

A.         Graig Nettles (32 HR 1976; Played OF for MIN; Martin managed him 1968 Denver Bears of the PCL, 1969 Twins and Yankees 1975-79, 83)

FCR -    Nick Batselos, Bethesda, MD

Incorrect answers: Greg Nettles, Craig Nettles, Toby Harrah, Thurman Munson, Clete Boyer, Reggie Jackson, Mike Pagliarulo, Alex Rodriguez, Don Mattingly, Michael Young, Rocky Colavito

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Whose record of 2,225 career games at catcher was broken by Carlton Fisk?

Hint:     He caught Mike Witt’s perfect game.

Hint:     He played more years in the majors than any other player who attended Stanford.

Twint:    While there, he won the team’s Most Valuable Player award, the Come Through Award (twice) and the Bruce R. Cameron Memorial Award.

A.         Bob Boone (Later broken by the other "Pudge", I-Rod with 2,427 GP; Perfecto 30‑Sep‑1984; 19 y in the Bigs, Mussina spent 18; List of Stanford baseball award winners.

FCR -    Frank Workman, Lake Forest Park, WA

Incorrect answers: Jim Sundberg, Johnny Bench, Mike Scioscia, Ivan Rodriguez, Yogi Berra

MIDWEEK BONUS

Q.         Which Los Angeles Dodger was instrumental in helping eliminate the reserve clause?

Hint:     In order to fight the clause, he played two years without a signed contract.

Hint:     During the first year he led the league in wins and WHIP, and the next year in complete games, shutouts, and hits/9 innings pitched.

Twint:    Ted Turner wanted him to wear the name "Channel".

A.         Andy Messersmith (Sietz Decision led to terms that defined free agency; STATS 1974 -20W/WHIP 1.098, 1975 – 19CG, 7SO, 6.8 H/9; Andy’s number was 17, which was also the number of Ted Turner’s channel that carried the Brave’s games.

FCR -    Josh Sullivan, Tomball, TX

Incorrect answers:  Mike Marshall, Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Curt Flood, Claude Osteen

THURSDAY

Q.         Who is the only second baseman to take a season crown in the American League for runs batted in during the post-dead ball era?

Hint:     Only Rogers Hornsby had more RBIs by a second baseman in a single season.

Hint:     He once finished third to teammate Ichiro Suzuki in MVP balloting.

Twint:    He is the first ever third-generation big-leaguer.

A.         Bret Boone (141 RBI 2001 at least 50% games at 2B, Del Pratt 103 RBI 1916; Hornsby 152/1922, 149/1929, and 143/1925; 2001 MVP voting; 1992 debut, son of Bob Boone, grandson of Ray Boone)

FCR -    Josh Sullivan, Tomball, TX

Incorrect answers:  Alfonzo Soriano, Bob Meusel, Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Baerga, Richie Sexson, Robinson Cano, Nap Lajoie, Joe Gordon

THUR-THIR BONUS

Q.         Who was the first Seattle Mariner to lead his league in stolen bases?

Hint:     He is the only Mariner ever to lead his league in triples.

Hint:     He won three consecutive Gold Gloves at second base despite leading the league in errors for his position each year he won the award.

Twint:    This prompted him to say he was shocked to win the award and he asked "What am I supposed to do?  Give it back? "

A.         Harold Reynolds (1987, 60SB; 1988 11 3B tied with Robin Yount and Willie Wilson; GG 1988-90, led E 1987-90; quote BR bullpen)

FCR -    Rich Klein, Plano, TX

Incorrect answers:  Jose Cruz, Ichiro Suzuki, Julio Cruz

FRIDAY

Q.         Who was the first American League catcher to have 100 assists in a season since WWII?

Hint:     His attempted sacrifice bunt in the World Series resulted in the only out in the inning where Umpire Don Denkinger badly blew a call.

Hint:     He scored the come-from-behind winning run of that series-tying game by artfully avoiding a tag at home plate.

Twint:    He was once traded to the Brewers for a player who would later manage the Brewers from 2003 until mid September of the 2008 season.

A.         Jim Sundberg (Assist leaders 1975 101 A, Mike Tresh 1945 had102 A; WS Game 6 26‑Oct‑S1985, "The Call"; play-by-play; Traded for Ned Yost 08-Dec-1983)

FCR -    Josh Sullivan, Tomball, TX

Incorrect answers:  Yogi Berra, Darrell Porter, Dan Wilson, John Wathan, Frank White, Tony Pena, Don Slaught, Carlton Fisk, Bob Boone

SATURDAY

Q.         Which rookie pitched two complete postseason games giving up only one unearned run in his only two starts?

Hint:     He was named ALCS MVP that year.

Hint:     That same season, he got his chance to become a regular in his team’s starting rotation when a Hall of Famer went on the disabled list and another starter injured his knee.

Hint:     He finished that season 16-8, and then went on the following season to lead the league with twenty wins.

Twint:    Known for his command of "junk" pitches, he threw a "foshball".

Twint:    He once told kids at a baseball clinic about going to hear Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk speak in 1976: "OK, I'm a kid just out of high school.  After the program was over with, I went over to Carlton Fisk and I said to him, I said, 'Mr. Fisk, could I please have your autograph?'  And he said, 'Yeah, sure kid,' and he signed it.  And I said, 'Someday I hope to be able to pitch against you in the big leagues.'  Carlton Fisk looked at me and he said, 'Yeah, right, kid.'  And that hurt me.  He didn't believe I could do it.  So, I got to pitch against Carlton Fisk.  Carlton Fisk, I think, has one hit, lifetime, off of me. I betcha I've struck him out 25 to 30 times."

A.         Mike Boddicker (1983 ALCS MVP; Called up to the Orioles to replace Jim Palmer, and injury to Mike Flanagan in the first inning 17-May-1983 opened the spot; He is credited with throwing the first "Foshball" - a cross between a split-fingered pitch and a change up; Quoted in The Des Moines Register 10‑Aug‑1994, Boddicker K’d Fisk 13 times, behind Ryan (24), Palmer (21), Perry (16), Clemens (14) and Morris (14).  Fisk batted .125 against Mike with 5 H in 40 AB, the lowest BA versus any pitcher he faced 40 times.)

FCR -    Chaunce Venuto, Tooele, UT

Incorrect answers:  Ralph Terry, Ron Guidry, David Cone, Jaret Wright, Orel Hershiser

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         Who was honored with the second ever USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award?

Hint:     Bill James called him a poor man’s Brooks Robinson.

Hint:     He was the first player in his franchise’s history to hit a homer in his first official major league at bat.

Twint:    He was also the first player to do this who also played for California State University, Fullerton.

Twint:    In 1979, he helped lead the Titans to their first Division I title.

A.         Tim Wallach (GSA [He walked in his first PA.]; HR 06-Sept-1980; Bill James from 2001 The new Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract; CSUF; NCAA baseball champs)

FCR-     Micki Maynard, Phoenix, AZ

Incorrect answers:  Phil Nevin, Robin Ventura, Bob Horner, Manny Machado, Clete Boyer, Evan Longoria Graig Nettles, Ron Santo

SUNDAY

Q.         Who broke the team record for outfield assists in a season, a record held by Willie Mays at the time?

Hint:     It was his only season with the team.

Hint:     His 11^th inning dropped ball in Game 3 of the NLDS that year helped propel the Marlins to the series victory.

Twint:    His nickname is "Cheito" because his father, also a major leaguer, is "Cheo".

A.         Jose Cruz, Jr. (San Francisco Giants, 18 A in 2003, Mays had 17 in 1959 w/SFG and holds the franchise record at 23 w/NYG in 1955; 03-Oct-2003, but note the Giants left 18 men on base and were 2 for 16 RISP; Cheo is his father Jose Cruz and Cheito is "little Cheo")

FCR -    John Michael Pierobon, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Incorrect answers:  Moises Alou, Alex Gonzales, Kevin Mitchell, Marquis Grissom, Chris Brown

WEEKLY THEME – Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks players who won a Gold Glove in the majors.

Panner             GP Yr         GG pos   GG yrs

Boddicker*        1977                P        1990

Bonds              1983               OF       1990-1994 & 1996-1998

Bo. Boone*       1966, 67, 68     C        1978-9, 82, 86-89

Br. Boone*        1988               2B       1998, 2002-04

Cruz                  1993               OF       2003

Messersmith     1965                P        1974-75

Nettles*             1964, 65          3B       1977-78

Reynolds*         1980               2B       1988-90

Sundberg*        1971                C        1976-81

Wallach             1978               3B       1985, 88, 90

Winfield*           1971, 72         OF       1979-80, 82-85, 87

Young*             1996               SS       2008

*Au-AL-Au

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – John Michael Pierobon, Fort Lauderdale, FL (after the Nettles Q.)

Incorrect theme guesses:

Monday

               -  Folks who led their leagues in HRs, walks and strikeouts

               -  Arizona State players who either started in MLB all-star games, or won significant awards (MVP; Cy Young; rookie of the year; play-off MVP).

               -  Athletes who played 3 sports in college

               -  People who won three consecutive Gold Gloves and three consecutive Silver Slugger Awards in the same years

               -  Draftees in several sports

               -  Members of the Alaska Goldpanners

               -  Players who won a NCAA baseball championship and an Alaskan Summer Baseball League championship

               -  All-Star Game MVPs

               -  Played on championship teams for the Goldpanners

               -  All-Stars who played for the Goldpanners

               -  All won the Alaska Summer League Championships in the Alaska Goldpanners

Tuesday   -  Players who switched infield positions in their career

               -  MLB players who played other sports in college

               -  MLB players also drafted in sports other than baseball

               -  Players who won HR titles and gold gloves

               -  Players in the Hudson Valley Collegiate Baseball League

Wednesday

               -  Players who went straight to MLB after being drafted

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