July 13-19, 2015 Select players who attended Jesuit colleges

MONDAY

Q.         What pitcher set a record with seven consecutive World Series victories?

Hint:     Had he won an eighth, he’d have an additional World Series ring.

Hint:     He was the first pitcher to no-hit the Pirates in Pittsburgh.

Hint:     He won fourteen games for his hometown team while in the minors.

Twint:    He once pitched an “immaculate inning”.

A.         BOB GIBSON (7 straight WS W’s 1964, 67, 68; 8^th would have won the 1968 WS; No-hitter:  14-Aug-1971; 14 W’s for the Omaha Cardinals 1957-59; II: 12-May-1969 7^th in.)

FCR -    Bob Flynn, Chandler, AZ

Incorrect answers:  Lew Burdette, Whitey Ford, Christy Mathewson

TUESDAY

Q.         Who was the first 2^nd baseman to win the BBWAA Most Valuable Player Award?

Hint:     In college, he was the captain of the baseball, football and basketball teams.

Hint:     He liked his nicknames, but not every one of them.

Twint:    He was the first player to score two runs in an inning in a World Series game.

Twint:    As a radio play-by-play announcer, his trademark was worrying about pitchers walking batters.

Twint:   His vocal dissent on this topic often took the form of his famous: "Oh, those bases on balls!"

A.         FRANKIE FRISCH (NL MVP 1931, the first year of the award; Nicknames:  “Fordham Flash”  [liked], “Muscles” [Preferred], “Ducky” [NOT liked], “The Old Flash” [Not so much]; “Fritz” [Not so much]; 1921 WS G 2 7^th in. He scored the first and eighth runs in an eight-run inning.)

FCR -    Bill Deane, Cooperstown, NY

Incorrect answers:  Jackie Robinson, Joe Morgan, Charlie Gehringer, Joe Gordon, Lou Boudreau, Red Schoendienst, Ryne Sandberg, Phil Rizzuto, Johnny Evers, Eddie Collins

ASG BONUS

Q.         Whose 1.82 is the lowest career ERA in the history of the majors?

Hint:     He once lost 20 games and still led the league in ERA.

Hint:     He finished second in the Chalmers Award voting in the first two years the award was, you know… awarded.

Twint:    His son pitched in the big leagues for four seasons.

A.         ED WALSH (1910:  18 W, 20 L, 1.27 ERA; Chalmers:  Finished behind Ty Cobb in 1911 and behind Tris Speaker in 1912; Son also named Ed Walsh [They are sometimes called “Big Ed’ and “Little Ed”.])

FCR -    Jeff Epstein, Dallas, TX

Incorrect answers:  Robin Roberts, Addie Joss, Walter Johnson, Grover Cleveland Alexander

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Who is the only pitcher to throw complete game shutouts in four separate decades?

Hint:     It probably isn’t who you think it is unless you attended the SABR convention in Chicago last month.

Hint:     He once started a game and allowed thirteen hits without striking out or walking a single batter or surrendering a home run.

Hint:     He is the only Seattle Mariner pitcher to win more than 20 games in a season.

Twint:    He is the only Seattle Mariner pitcher to win 20 games in a season more than once.

A.         JAMIE MOYER (ShO’s:  16-Aug-1986, 06-Jul-1993 [+3 more in 1998], 10-Jun-2002 [+ 3 more in the 00’s] & 07-May-2010; 13-H G: 14-Sep-2005 [He did not get a decision.]; 21-7 in 2003; Also 20-6 in 2001)

FCR -    Mark Mapes, Madison, WI

Incorrect answers:  Randy Johnson, Early Wynn, Gaylord Perry, Jeff Fassero

THURSDAY

Q.         Who was the first player to be the catcher for three Red Sox no-hitters?

Hint:     He is the first native of the state of Maine to receive a Hall of Fame vote.

Hint:     He became a successful as a movie theater owner.

Twint:    He is the only manager to lead the Red Sox to back-to-back World Series titles.

Twint:    Babe Ruth said he was the best manager he’d ever played for.

A.         BILL CARRIGAN (Caught the no-hitters of Smokey Joe Wood 29-Jul-1911, Rube Foster on 21-Jun-1916 & Dutch Leonard on 30-Aug-1916; First HOF vote 1937 [Still not in yet today.]; WS 1915 & 16)

FCR -    Walt Cherniak, Woodbine, MD

Incorrect answers:  Jason Varitek, Carlton Fisk, Bob Tillman, Rich Gedman

THURSDAY BONUS

Q.         Who is the only Milwaukee Brewer to lead the National League in saves?

Hint:     He replaced a legend in the closer’s role.

Hint:     His home town was once attacked by the U.S. Army.

Twint:    The many variations of his pilose countenance make it hard for fans to recognize him.

Twint:    He converted 49 consecutive save opportunities in 2011 and early 2012, the fourth-longest streak in the history of the save statistic.

A.         JOHN AXFORD (46 Saves in 2011 [Tied with Craig Kimbrel], Brewers became NL in 1998; Replaced the soon-to-retire Trevor Hoffman; Port Dover, Ontario was attacked by U.S. troops 14-May-1814, provoking the British to raid and burn Washington, DC; Looks:  Van Dyke, Goatee, Fu Man Chu; Handlebar; Full beard, Clean-shaven, Short hair, Shoulder-length, Growing back and, finally, contemplating next look)

FCR -    John Michael Pierobon, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Incorrect answers:  Francisco Rodriguez, Dan Plesac, Trevor Hoffman, Clay Carroll, Rollie Fingers

FRIDAY

Q.         Who is the only left-handed throwing, right-handed hitting batting champ in history?

Hint:     There’s a good chance he also threw something besides baseballs.

Hint:     Although he was a Homer, only once did he homer more than 10 times a season in his 15-year career.

Twint:    Many of his peers, including Cy Young and Babe Ruth, called him the best first baseman they had ever witnessed.

Twint:    His SABR biography calls him, “…the most notoriously corrupt player in baseball history.”

A.         HAL CHASE (.339 in 1916 for CIN; Widely acknowledged to have thrown games; Full name Harold Homer Chase; SABR Bio)

FCR -    Joe Haardt, McLean, VA

Incorrect answers:  Pete Rose, Mickey Vernon, Rickey Henderson, Joe Jackson

SATURDAY

Q.         What pitcher’s streak of five consecutive complete-game shut-outs did Don Drysdale break?

Hint:     He had the highest winning percentage on the team nicknamed “The Hitless Wonders”.

Hint:     Despite that, he was only third in wins for them.

Hint:     That same year he pitched a complete game to clinch the World Series.

Twint:    His off-season profession may have been useful had he smacked a player in the choppers.

A.         DOC WHITE (5 CG SH 1904, Drysdale had his 6^th 04-Jun-1968; 1906 CHW .W-L% .750;  W-L 18-6, bested by Frank Owen 22-13 and Nick Altrock 20-13; CHW beat the CHC 4-2 in the 1906 WS with his 8-3 CG victory; He graduated from college in 1902 with a dental degree, thus his nickname.)

FCR -    Richard Tharp, Gaithersburg, MD

Incorrect answers:  Billy Pierce, Don Sutton, Mordecai Brown, Ed Walsh, Ed Reulbach, Nick Altrock, Robin Roberts, Orel Hershiser, Claude Osteen

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         Who is the only Chicago Cub to hit for the cycle twice?

Hint:     He is the only BRTL player to lead the majors in home runs.

Hint:     The first documented instance of an intentional base-on-balls with the bases full was first employed with him at bat.

Twint:    The year he hit his first cycle he also went 4-0 as a pitcher and, despite only pitching in 8 games, he led the league in games finished.

Twint:    Two years prior he also led his league in games finished though he only pitched in 5 games.

A.         JIMMY RYAN (Cycles 28-Jul-1888 vs Wolverines, and 01-Jul-1891 vs Spiders; Next Cub cycle wasn’t until Hack Wilson 23-Jun-1930; 5 GF 1888 tied with two others; 16 HR in 1888 led both leagues (NL and AA).  The only other BRTL to lead in HR was Hal Chase who only took the Federal League crown with 17 in 1915, while Gavvy Cravath [BRTR] was hitting 24 with PHI; IBB 1896 NYG team captain Kid Gleason ordered P Jouett Meekin to walk Ryan.  Meekin then struck out George Decker to end the inning and the threat.)

FCR -    Jim Bernardinucci, Sewell, NJ

Incorrect answers:  Cap Anson, Ernie Banks, Babe Herman, Jimmie Foxx

SUNDAY

Q.         Who surrendered Mickey Lolich’s only career home run?

Hint:     It would be another 25 years before a “Red Bird” starter would lead the flock.

Hint:     In the World Series that season he won his team's only victory by someone who never played for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Hint:     Like his winning teammate’s three victories, his win was also a complete game gem.

Twint:    He yielded the only home run ever hit by Mickey Lolich – a run that earned Lolich his first WS win.

A.         NELSON BRILES (1967 WS Bob Gibson – who had once played with the Globetrotters – who went 3-0, all CG, while Briles won game 3 going 9 full innings; WS 1968 Game 2. Lolich hit a solo shot that gave his team a 2-0 lead with the final score 8-1)

FCR -    Ron Kaufman, Thornhill, ON

Incorrect answers:  Ray Washburn, Bob Gibson, Jim Lonborg, Ray Sadecki, Dick Hughes

WEEKLY THEME – Select players who attended Jesuit colleges

Axford        Canisius College

Briles          Santa Clara

Carrigan      Holy Cross

Chase         Santa Clara

Frisch         Fordham

Gibson       Creighton

Moyer         St. Joe’s

Ryan           Boston College

Walsh         Fordham

White          Georgetown

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Joe Ullian, Santa Barbara, CA

Incorrect theme guesses:

Monday   -  Folks with ties to Nebraska in the Hall

Tuesday   -  MVPs for St. Louis Cardinal’s World Series winning teams

Wed        -  Players with at least one putout in every inning of a World Series game

Saturday  -  BR-TLs with the most games

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July 6-12, 2015 Rookies who led their league in being hit-by-pitch (15 minimum)

MONDAY

Q.         Who was the first Rookie of the Year to be elected unanimously?

Hint:     His first MVP was only one vote from being unanimous.  Ironically, that one vote went to a teammate.

Hint:     His next MVP was unanimous—and historic.

Hint:     He received MVP votes in 15 of his first 18 major league seasons.

Twint:    After being called “an old 30” he hit more than 300 additional home runs in the majors.

A.         FRANK ROBINSON (ROY 1956; MVP 1961 [Joey Jay w/1 vote]; MVP 1966 [Only player   to win MVP in each league]; Judged aging by CIN, was traded to BAL after 1965 season for Jack Baldschun, Milt Pappas & Dick Simpson.)

FCR -    Fred Worth, Arkadelphia, AR

Incorrect answers:  Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Fred Lynn, Johnny Bench, Derek Jeter, Willie McCovey, Barry Bonds, Mickey Mantle, Bobby Bonds, Fernando Valenzuela

TUESDAY

Q.         What Hall of Famer is the only manager to win a World Series championship with two different American League teams?

Hint:     He appears with Ted Williams on one of the rarest baseball cards of the post-war era.     

Hint:     His father-in-law had been a U.S. Senator.

Twint:    He holds the record as the youngest manager ever to win a pennant or a World Series.

A.         BUCKY HARRIS (WS wins:  1924 w/WSH & 1947 w/NYY; Ted Williams baseball card set #68 rarely changes hands for  less than $500; In 1926, Harris married Washington D.C. socialite Mary Elizabeth Sutherland, whose father, William Sutherland, had served as senator from West Virginia from 1917-23; Age 27 for 1924 WS win)

FCR -    Gary Sarnoff, Arlington, VA (Check out Gary’s book:  “The Wrecking Crew of ‘33” and you’ll see why he knew this one so quickly.)

Incorrect answers:  Joe McCarthy, Joe Cronin, Sparky Anderson, Dick Williams, Tony LaRussa, Hank Bauer

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Who was the first native of the state of Alabama to be:

            a.) Named to an All-Star team;

            b.) Play in an All-Star game; AND

            c.) Elected to the Hall of Fame?

Hint:     During a particularly productive year, he was out hitting his manager, Ty Cobb.

Hint:     Cobb responded by benching himself!

Twint:    In a famous World Series game incident, he grabbed an umpire’s bow tie, pulled it back and let it snap back to the official’s unprotected throat.

A.         HEINIE MANUSH (1934 ASG; HOF 1964; WS Tie-snap: 1933 G 4, 6th inning, Ump Red Ormsby; Cobb benching 1926)

FCR -    Steve Cardella Sacramento, CA

Incorrect answers:  Joe Sewell, Sam Crawford, Harry Heilmann, Mickey Cochrane, Charlie Gehringer, Rudy York

MIDWEEK BONUS

Q.         Who is the only player to come to bat as a designated hitter at the age of 50?

Hint:     He was the first Cuban to play in All-Star competition.

Twint:    He hit his second major league home run in the game where Mickey Mantle hit his first.

A.         MINNIE MINOSO (DH @ 50 30-Sep-1976; ASG 10-Jul-1951; 2^nd HR 01-May-1951)

FCR -    Ken Bell, Miami, FL

Incorrect answers:  Julio Franco, Manny Mota

THURSDAY

Q.         Who did Tony LaRussa call the hardest working player he’d ever managed?

Hint:     That didn’t stop Tony from releasing him the following season.

Hint:     He had the same nickname as a Hall of Famer LaRussa had managed.

Twint:    The energy of his warm-up routine in the on-deck circle was legendary.

Twint:    In his second and last year as an All-Star, he took home the Babe Ruth Award.

Twint:    He and his wife Ashley now run a $million company.

A.         DAVID ECKSTEIN (Granted free-agency from STL 23-Dec-2007; to “Eck”, same as for Dennis Eckersley, managed by LaRussa 1987-95 for OAK; 2006 WS MVP; Company “Her Universe”)

FCR -    Mark Kanter, Portsmouth, RI

Incorrect answers:  Tony Phillips, Carlton Fisk, Rex Hudler, Mike Bordick, Albert Pujols, Joe McEwing

FRIDAY

Q.         Who was the first Dirtbag to be his college conference Freshman of the Year?

Hint:     In his first game at home in the majors, he went 4 for 5, with two home runs (the second and third of his career) including a grand slam and 6 RBI.

Hint:     He holds the record for most strikeouts in a season by a middle infielder.

Twint:    He was named to the 2011 Topps All-Star Rookie Team.

A.         DANNY ESPINOSA (Attended and played for the Cal State Long Beach Dirtbags and was named Big West Conference Freshman of the Year; 189 K in 160 G in 2012)

FCR -    Joe Matocha, Meriden, CT

Incorrect answers:  Troy Tulowitzki, Evan Longoria, Dustin Pedroia, Bobby Grich, Nolan Arenado

SATURDAY

Q.         What longtime Pirates scout signed Hall of Famers Lloyd Waner, Arky Vaughan to their first professional contracts?

Hint:     He is also the one who brought Rip Sewell, Cookie Lavagetto and Billy Cox into organized baseball.

Hint:     He led the National League in triples with 16 the same year, 1916, that his cross-state rival, Pete Alexander set the all-time shutout record with 16.

Twint:    Between his stints in the majors, he made the best of it by managing the Columbus Senators of the American Association.

Twint:    Unlike today, those AA seasons were over 160 games long.

Twint:    It was only a two-year gig, but he was a player/manager and it earned him an additional five seasons playing in the majors.

A.         BILL HINCHMAN (Was a scout for the Pirates 1921-58; Managed Columbus 1913-14)

FCR -    Paul Goodson, Cheyenne, WY

Incorrect answers:  Max Carey

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         Who is the only New York Yankee franchise rookie to steal 40 bases in the 20^th century?

Hint:     Alfonso Soriano topped his record in the next century.

Hint:     They are the only two rookies in NYY franchise history to reach that mark.

Hint:     He managed those steals in only 95 games compared to 158 for Soriano.

Twint:    He attended Villanova, Notre Dame and Bucknell in sequential years before going directly to the big leagues.

Twint:    He is the only NYY player to receive an MVP vote the year Tris Speaker took the award.

A.         BERT DANIELS (41 SB 1910, New York Highlanders; Soriano 43 in 2001; Villanova 1907, Notre Dame 1908-9, Bucknell 1910; 1912 Chalmers Award, one point)

FCR -    Jim Turner, Tallahassee, FL

Incorrect answers:  Rickey Henderson, Fritz Maisel, Snuffy Stirnweiss, Mickey Rivers, Earle Coombs

SUNDAY

Q.         Who was the first modern era NY Giant batter to lead his league in strikeouts?

Hint:     He holds the modern era season record for rookies hit by a pitch.

Hint:     He is the first rookie to lead his league in both categories.

Hint:     There is only one other rookie to do so.

Twint:    After a promising but brief career as a player, he went on to manage the Egyptians, the Turtles, the Tars, The Rams, The Pretzels, the Witches and the Rourkes.

A.         CHARLIE BABB (1903 64 SB – Bill Joyce tied for the lead in 1898 and Tom McCreery played part of a season with the NYG in 1897 when he took the “crown”; League leading 22 HBP 1903; Rookie Bruce Campbell 6 HBP/104 SO lead in each category 1932; Various managerial stints without a 1^st place finish)

FCR -    Barry Nelson, Guilderland, NY

Incorrect answers:  Mel Ott

WEEKLY THEME – Rookies who led their league in being hit-by-pitch with at least 15 that year.

Player            HBP      Year       Team      G

Babb               22          1903        NYG        121

Eckstein         21          2001        ANA        153

Harris             21          1920        WSH        136

Robinson        20          1956        CIN          152

Espinosa        19          2011        WSN        158

Manush          17          1923        DET         108

Minoso           16          1951        TOT         146

Daniels           16          1910        NYY        95

Hinchman       15          1907        CLE         152

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Douglas Sher, Charleston, SC (after the Harris Q.)

Incorrect theme guesses:

Tuesday   -  Managers whose first and last season were at least 30 seasons apart

               -  Men who managed in four decades

Wed        -  Members of the Hall of Fame who led their league in times hit by pitch at least two consecutive seasons

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June 29-July 5, 2015 Players who Finished 2nd in Rookie-of-the-Year Voting to a Teammate

MONDAY

Q.         What Hall of Famer won his minor league’s Triple Crown, Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards playing for a last place team?

Hint:     That same year he was called up to the majors halfway through August.

Hint:     In the majors the following year, his first full season in the bigs, he helped his team win the pennant.

Hint:     Three years later, he was overwhelmingly voted American League MVP, playing in more regular-season games in one year than anyone on the Red Sox, before or since.

Twint:    He was elected to the Hall of Fame with a vote barely over the minimum in his fifteenth year on the ballot.

A.         JIM RICE (1974 played for Pawtuckett in the International League w/25 HR, 93 RBI & .337 in 117 G; Debut 19-Aug-1975; 1975 Red Sox; 1978 AL MVP, 163 G; HOF 2009)

FCR -    Judah Kaplan, Teaneck, NY

Incorrect answers:  Fred Lynn, Carl Yastrzemski, Tony Conigliaro, Ted Williams, Joe Cronin, Dustin Pedroia

TUESDAY

Q.         Who was the first Seattle Mariners pitcher to win multiple American League strikeout titles?

Hint:     He won five consecutive Gold Glove Awards for the Angels, the only Angel pitcher ever to win even one.

Hint:     In the middle of that run, he was chosen as the starter in the All-Star game.

Twint:    He combined with Mike Witt to pitch a no-hitter in his first appearance as an Angel.

Twint:    Two of his teammates on the 1980 Boulder, Colorado summer league team were Joe Carter and Tony Gwynn.

A.         MARK LANGSTON (K titles 1986, 245 K & 1987, 262 K; GG 1991-95; ASG 1993; No-no 11‑Apr‑1990)

FCR -    Brandon Keys, Moline, IL

Incorrect answers:  Floyd Bannister, Randy Johnson

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Who led the Atlanta Braves in batting average, hits, runs, OBP, OPS and OPS+ in 2014?

Hint:     (Not just because today is Canada Day!)

Hint:     He tied for most regular season games played in the majors last year but certainly won’t in 2015—he’s currently on the disabled list with a wrist sprain.

Twint:    He is a sixth-generation “Salvationist”, an active member of the Salvation Army.

A.         FREDDIE FREEMAN (His parents were both born in Canada—he has dual U.S./Canadian citizenship; 162 G in 2014 [Tied with Evan Longoria, Hunter Pence & Alcides Escobar])

FCR -    Kellen Nielson, Blanding, UT

Incorrect answers:  Jeff Francoeur, Chris Johnson, Melvin (“B.J.”) Upton

THURSDAY

Q.         Who had the most overlooked 46-home-run season in history?

Hint:     Even though it was accompanied by a league-leading 141 RBI.

Twint:    He hit five of his six career grand slams that season.

Twint:    He was the first American League slugger with that many grand slams in one year.

A.         JIM GENTILE (1961 when the whole world was focused on Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris)

FCR -    Frank DiPrima, Morristown, NJ

Incorrect answers:  Orlando Cepeda, Davey Johnson, Ryan Howard, Norm Cash, Ken Griffey, Jr., Prince Fielder, Lou Gehrig, Andre Dawson, Alfonso Soriano, Rocky Colavito, Jose Canseco, Tony Armas, Luis Gonzalez, Albert Belle, Carlos Pena, Walt Dropo, Tino Martinez

EARLY HOLIDAY WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         Who was traded with a Hall of Famer for a Hall of Famer after only eight games with his original team?

Hint:     Another player was involved on each side of the trade.

Hint:     His father was a star in the NHL for over a decade.

Hint:     He once ran a Beaver farm.

Twint:    He coached for only one season in the majors—for a talented but hapless last-place team.

A.         PETE WARD (14-Jan-1963 traded by the BAL with Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson and Hoyt Wilhelm to the CHW for Luis Aparicio and Al Smith; Father Jimmy Ward; Managed the AAA 1981 Portland Beavers of the PCL, farm club of CLE; Coach for the 1978 Atlanta Braves)

FCR -    Jim Turner, Tallahassee, FL

Incorrect answers: 

FRIDAY

Q.         Who did Andre Dawson say was the funniest player he ever played with?

Hint:     He also had the best pipes—he sang the national anthem before Cubs games many times.

Hint:     He was a 3^rd-round pick in the 1984 amateur draft.  His son was a first-round pick 27 years later.

Twint:    Most people thought he was a good person, but a one point he was even a Saint.

A.         DWIGHT SMITH (Dawson’s teammate 1989-92 w/CHI; Drafted by CHI 3^rd-round 1984 amateur draft (June Secondary); Played 74 G in 1997 with the independent Northern League St. Paul Saints)

FCR -    Mary Shea Milwaukee, WI

Incorrect answers:  Shawon Dunston, Tom Gordon, Drew Hall, Joe Carter, Delino Deshields

SATURDAY

Q.         Who was the first 20^th-century Baltimore Oriole pitcher to lead his league in wins?

Hint:     He also was the first Oriole to win the “Sporting News” Pitcher of the Year Award.

Twint:    He won 33 games total his first two seasons in the majors, but that ended up being more than 2/3 of his career victories.

Twint:    After his career ended, he was a coach for the Rangers and Indians as well as on the Padres staff.

A.         CHUCK ESTRADA (18-11 in 1960 [tied with Jim Perry] although Urban Shocker with SLB tied with Carl Mays with 27 W for the first to do it for the franchise; SN POY 1960, the next Oriole to win it was Jim Palmer 1973; Career W-L total 50-44; 1973 TEX coach, 1983 CLE coach, SDP staff 1978-81)

FCR -    Larry Creeden, Boulder City, NV

Incorrect answers:  Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Steve Stone, Wally Bunker, Mike Cuellar

SUNDAY

Q.         Who was the first Montana-born player to receive league MVP and league Rookie of the Year votes?

Hint:     In his Rookie year, he was the Opening Day 1^st baseman for the Phillies and played in every one of their games.

Hint:     Among Montana natives, only John Lowenstein has more career hits.

Twint:    His manager that year was out of a job midway through the next season.

Twint:    A decade later, that same manager led the Tigers to their first World Series Championship in 23 years.

A.         ED BOUCHEE (Born Livingston, MT 07-March-1933, debut 19-Sep-1956 MVP 12^th, ROY 2^nd in 1956 while Steamboat Williams (1914), Johnny Couch (1917), Larry Duff (1922), Jim Tyack (1943) and Herb Plews (1956) preceded him in the majors; 144GP for the 77-77 PHI; Mayo Smith PHI manager from 1955 through mid-1958, then 1967-1970 for the Tigers including the 1968 WS crown)

FCR -    Joe Haardt, McLean, VA

Incorrect answers:  Del Ennis, Eddie Waitkus

WEEKLY THEME – Players who finished 2^nd to teammates in Rookie-of-the-Year voting

2^nd Place             Rookie of the Year       Year               Team

Bouchee            Jack Sanford                   NL 1957        Phillies

Estrada               Ron Hansen                    AL 1960         Orioles

Gentile              Ron Hansen                    AL 1960         Orioles

Ward                   Gary Peters                    AL 1963         White Sox

Rice                     Fred Lynn                        AL 1975         Red Sox

Langston            Alvin Davis                      AL 1984         Mariners

Smith                  Jerome Walton             NL 1989        Cubs

Freeman            Craig Kimbrel                 NL 2011        Braves

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Joe Merrill, Montpelier, VT (after the Langston Q.)

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