MONDAY
Q. What
Hall of Fame second baseman had three more career hits than Lou Gehrig, playing
the same number of seasons as did the Iron Horse?
Hint: He
is one of only two full-time second basemen to win the All-Star game Most
Valuable Player Award.
Hint: His
career batting average is exactly .300.
Twint: Among
American Leaguers, only Alex Rodriguez has topped his runs in a season since he
led the league with 138 in 1999.
A. ROBERTO
ALOMAR (2,724 to Gehrig’s 2,721; AS MVP 1998 [J. Morgan 1972])
FCR - Walt
Cherniak, Dayton, MD
Incorrect answers: Charlie Gehringer, Ryne Sandberg, Joe Morgan,
Nellie Fox, Joe Gordon
TUESDAY
Q. Who
is currently Special Assistant to the Executive Director of the Major League
Baseball Players Association?
Hint: Not
many people can rock brown and yellow.
He did.
Hint: Did
OK in gold too (gopher version).
Hint: Joe
Garagiola called him “… the stretch limo of baseball players.”
Twint: He
compiled a record seven doubles in All-Star competition.
A. DAVE
WINFIELD (San Diego Padres’ uniforms had that combination
of colors during his 8 years there [1973-80]; Attended and competed for the
University of Minnesota
Golden Gophers)
FCR - Michael
William Newman, Fairfield, CT
Incorrect answers: Sandy Alomar, Joe Garagiola Jr., Javier
Vasquez, Tony Clark
WEDNESDAY
Q. What
Rookie of the Year Award winner received Most Valuable Player Award votes for
each of the next eight seasons, never, however, winning the award?
Hint: Five
of the players who won in those years, are now in the Hall of Fame.
Hint: Five
times he finished in the top five MVP voting, twice garnering second place.
Hint: Possibly
because he earned more total MVP votes during that period than any of these
other players, he was also elected to the Hall.
Twint: He
played high school baseball with a teammate who is also now in the Hall.
A. EDDIE MURRAY (ROY
1978; MVP votes 1979-85; HOFers Jim
Rice [1978]
: George
Brett [1980],
Rollie
Fingers [1981],
Robin Yount
[1982],
Cal
Ripken [1983];
HOF 2003; Played with Ozzie
Smith @ Locke
High School in the Los Angeles area)
FCR - Dave
Pugh, Baltimore, MD
Incorrect answers: Jackie Robinson, Paul Molitor, Cal Ripken,
Ryne Sandberg, Billy Williams, Ralph Kiner, Andre Dawson, Tony Oliva, Ozzie
Smith
THURSDAY
Q. Since
the onset of World War One, only one pitcher has thrice uncorked four or more
wild pitches in a game. Can you guess
who?
Hint: His
enshrinement in Cooperstown helps to demonstrate that this is not his only
claim to fame.
Hint: For
example, he has won both the Lou Gehrig Award and the Roberto Clemente Award.
Twint: He
was charismatic and accommodating at SABR 40.
Twint: One
of his close boyhood friends was basketball Hall of Famer John
Havlicek.
A. PHIL NIEKRO
(>= 4 WP/G: 30-Jun-1969
[4], 14-Aug-1969
[4] & 04-Aug-1979
[6]; HOF 1997; 1979 Lou Gehrig Award,
1980 Roberto
Clemente Award, SABR 40 was the 40th international convention of the
Society of American Baseball Research, held in Atlanta 4-8 Aug-2010)
FCR - Geehoon
Hong, Bayside, NY
Incorrect answers: Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Dave Stewart,
Sandy Koufax, Bert Blyleven, Ryne Duren, Hoyt Wilhelm
FRIDAY
Q. Who
was the first player to score one hundred runs in consecutive seasons for the
Oakland A's?
Hint: He
tacked on a third to make it three in a row, a mark later tied by Jason Giambi.
Hint: He
holds one of baseball’s most revered, most unbreakable records.
Hint: Another
of his career records is one that only Alex Rodriguez has a shot at.
Twint: In
W.A.R., as measured by baseball-reference.com,
for the A’s franchise, his number are ahead of such notables as Jimmie
Foxx, Lefty
Grove and Eddie
Collins.
Twint: His
style in the outfield led some to make snap judgments about him.
A. RICKEY
HENDERSON (100+ R 1982-84 [He led the AL the next two seasons w/146,
130, but w/NYY.]; 1,406 career SB; Career record for R @ 2,295—A-Rod on hold
@1,919; A’s WAR in photos: http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/;
Snap catches that Little League coaches hate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0uYnMbkhec
[and related tics])
FCR - Jake
Hopper, Houston, TX
Incorrect answers: Bert Campaneris, Reggie Jackson, Jimmie Foxx
SATURDAY
Q. Who
is the only player to be granted first base on catcher’s interference in an
All-Star game?
Hint: He
scored the run that clinched a famous World Series.
Twint: He
is the only player to collect 200 hits during the season he joined the 3,000
hit club.
Twint: His
batting average one season was the best by any designated hitter for a whole
decade.
A. PAUL MOLITOR
(1991
ASG; G 6 in 1993 WS
on Joe
Carter’s HR; 225 H in 1996; .339 in 1994)
FCR - Mark
Hayne, Dumfries, VA
Incorrect answers: Mark Grace, Mookie Wilson, Enos Slaughter, Bobby
Bonilla , Ed Aarmbrister, Ray Knight
SUNDAY
Q. Who
was the first American League player to be name MVP while playing for a team
with a losing record?
Hint: In
major league history, no one else has hit into more double plays.
Hint: There’s
only one player, a Hall of Famer, who has won more Silver Slugger Awards at
their position.
Twint: He
was the first shortstop to play ninety consecutive games without making an
error.
Twint: He
was also the first shortstop in American League history to hit 30 home runs, .300
and have 100 RBI in a season.
Twint: For
fourteen consecutive seasons, he played in every one of his team’s games.
A. CAL
RIPKEN (MVP
1991 BAL
[67-95, 6th of 7 in div.]; 350 GIDP;
8 SS, Barry
Larkin has 9; Ø E in 1990; 30/.300/100 yr. 1991; Streak 1983-98)
FCR - Jim
Lovelace, Kent, OH
Incorrect answers: Ernie Banks, Harmon Killebrew, Walter Johnson,
Andre Dawson, Frank Thomas, Brooks Robinson
WEEKLY THEME – Hall of Famers who
played under Hall of Famer GM Pat Gillick
2000-03 Seattle Mariners (Henderson)
2006-08 Philadelphia Phillies (none
yet)
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Josh
Sullivan, Tomball, TX
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday - Players whose name
rhymes with a type of cookie
Tuesday - Players
who played for 6 or more teams & won only World Series ring(s) with the
Blue Jays
- Members of the
Toronto Blue Jays who hit game-winners in the World Series
Sunday - Hall
of famers who made 3 errors in one game
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