MONDAY —30-Aug
Q. Who hit more
triples in a season than any other catcher in the Modern Era?
Hint: #1 He
was hot when he scored the winning run in his first All-Star game.
Hint: #2 The
AA stadium where he played in the minors has been re-named for him.
Hint: #3 His
first career grand slam was of the inside-the-park variety.
A. TIM McCARVER [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Hit
13 3B in 1966, leading the majors.
- #1 Winning
R in 1966 ASG in St. Louis. Heat on the field at 1st pitch was
106° F.
- #2 The
Memphis Chicks play in Tim McCarver Stadium. McCarver is a Memphis native. (No!
Not the one in Egypt.)
- #3 GS = 09-Jun-1963,
2nd career HR.
FCR - Jerry Miller,
Liberty Hill, Texas
Incorrect guesses: John
Wathan, Benito Santiago, Gary Carter, Jason Kendall, Mickey Cochrane, Ted
Simmons, Carlton Fisk, Johnny Bench, Bill Dickey, Yogi Berra, Dan Wilson,
John Stearns, Thurman Munson, Manny Sanguillen
TUESDAY —31-Aug
Q. Who was the youngest New York Yankee player to
win the Rookie of the Year Award?
Hint: #1 He homered in his last at-bat in the majors.
Hint: #2 In four out of his first five seasons he had
at least 10 sacrifice hits, leading the league in that category in his third
year.
Hint: #3 He was on the way to the hospital when
Mazeroski homered.
A. TONY KUBEK [SABR Bio]
- Ans. ROY in 1957 at age 21. Dave Righetti & Derek Jeter and were the
next youngest, both 22 at the time.
- #1 Final
HR = 9th inning 03-Oct-1965 off BOS’s Dick Radatz. Neither NYY nor BOS reached the postseason
that year, so both were headed home the next day.
- #2 Led
the AL in SH w/13 in 1959.
- #3 In the
7th G of the 1960 WS, Kubek was bending down to field a grounder
hoping to double up Bill Virdon when the ball struck a pebble and struck Kubek in the
throat. As he was on his way to be treated, the
Pirates won the Series in dramatic fashion.
FCR - Steve Murfin, Olney, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Thurman Munson, Tom Tresh, Stan Bahnsen, Gil
McDougald, Derek Jeter, Mickey Mantle, Bobby Richardson
WEDNESDAY —01-Sep
Q. Who was the youngest player in the history of
the AA Columbus Red Birds?
Hint: #1 Looking back at his career, he once observed,
“It’s not a record, but being traded four times when there are only eight teams
in the league tells you something. I
thought I was modeling uniforms for the National League!”
Hint: #2 A Hall of Fame manager once told him, “When
the story is told of all the great catchers… you’ll be there listening.”
Hint: #3 He is one of just two National League
catchers to have four hits in a single World Series game.
A. JOE GARAGIOLA [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Played
for Columbus at age 17 (& 18)
- #1 Known
for his quick with and self-deprecating humor, he was frequently on television
as a guest and host after his playing days.
He did play for 4 NL teams but was only actually traded twice.
- #2 Source
of the quote is reputed to be Casey Stengel.
- #3 He
went 4-for-5 in G 4 of the 1946 WS as a
rookie. The other catcher was Frank Snyder
of NYG who did it in G 3 of the 1921 WS.
FCR - Michael Craig, Gilbert, Arizona
Incorrect
guesses: Bob Uecker, Ed Bailey, Tim
McCarver
THURSDAY —02-Sep
Q. Who was the next Red Sox player to lead the American
League in RBI after Yastrzemski’s Triple Crown season?
Hint: #1 The commissioner talked him out of
retirement.
Hint: #2 When he finally retired for good, it was to
pursue a career as a professional golfer.
A. KEN HARRELSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Led
the AL and MLB w/109 RBI the very next season, 1968.
- #1 Harrelson
announced his retirement the day after he was traded by BOS to CLE. Following conversations with commissioner
Bowie Kuhn and others and a contract adjustment by the Indians, he ended his
first retirement a few days later. He
was not yet 30 years old.
- #2 Retired
mid-season 1971.
FCR - Jeff Fink, Howell, New Jersey
Incorrect
guesses: Fred Lynn, Carl Yastrzemski,
Jim Rice, Nomar Garciaparra, Rico Petrocelli
FRIDAY —03-Sep
Q. Which broadcaster stepped down from the booth
to replace a major league manager?
Hint: #1 He played in a World Series in his rookie
season and in his final season.
Hint: #2 As an announcer, he once made the call, “Thomas
is racing for it, but McCovey is there and can't get his glove to it. That play shows the inexperience, not on
Thomas’ part, but on the part of Willie McC…well, not on McCovey’s part either.”
Hint: #3 Is also responsible for the call, “Larry
Lintz steals 2B standing up--he slid, but he didn't have to.”
Hint: #4 He said this too: “Boros is not with the team today because he's
attending his daughter's funeral. Oh,
wait, it's her wedding.”
Hint: #5 …and this:
“Ozzie Smith just made a play that I have never seen before. And he's done it more times than anyone else.”
A. JERRY COLEMAN [SABR Bio]
- Ans. He
took the place of Roger Craig as SDP manager the day after the 1979 season
ended and piloted the team for the 1980 year.
- #1 Played
in WS in 1949 (W) & 1957 (L) and in between saw action in the WS in 1950,
51, 56 (Ws) & 1955 (L).
- #2-5
He makes Yogi sound like Winston Churchill, n’est-ce pas?
FCR - Cappy Gagnon, South Bend
Incorrect
guesses: Larry Dierker, Ken Harrelson, Charlie
Grimm, Fred Haney, Lou Boudreau, Bob Brenly, Bobby Brown, Harry Doyle, Mike
Shannon
SATURDAY —04-Sep
Q. Who was the first major leaguer to host Saturday
Night Live?
Hint: #1 He was the only Milwaukee native to play for
the Milwaukee Braves.
Hint: #2 George Brett might have had an even more
accurate reference.
A. BOB UECKER [SABR Bio]
- Ans. SNL
Season 10: Episode 2, 13-Oct-1984. Billy
Martin, Derek Jeter and Deion Sanders are the other major leaguers who
have hosted the show, now in its 47th season.
- #1 B. 26-Jan-1934
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Played for MLN 1962- 63. The Braves’ domicile was Milwaukee 1953-65.
- #2 George
Brett was given credit for popularizing the term “The Mendoza Line” based on
the gossamer-light career hitting of Mario Mendoza. Mendoza’s career batting average was
.215. Uecker ended his 6-year
career with a batting average of exactly .200.
FCR - John Kleeb, Reston, Virginia
SUNDAY —05-Sep
Q. Which Hall of Famer wrote the book “Games, Asterisks
and People; Memoirs of a Lucky Fan”?
Hint: #1 He once paid for a destitute former player’s
funeral.
Hint: #2 He pioneered the first radio show devoted to
sports news.
A. FORD FRICK [SABR Bio]
- Ans. The
book explains much about
his relationship with Babe Ruth and his time as commissioner.
- #1 During
his tenure as National League President, Frick saw to the funeral for the
destitute Hack Wilson who died holding the record for most home runs in a
season by a National League player..
- #2 Frick
developed the format in 1931 while working as a sportscaster for WOR Radio in
New York City.
FCR - Andy McCue, Riverside, California
Incorrect
guesses: Bill Mazer, Joe Garagiola, Ty
Cobb
WEEKLY THEME – Ford Frick Award winners who had played
in the majors
Player Frick Year WAR
Coleman...................... 2005.......... 6.5
Garagiola..................... 1991.......... 8.1
Harrelson..................... 2020.......... 6.6
Kubek.......................... 2009........ 18.4 The first analyst-only honoree.
McCarver..................... 2012........ 28.3
Uecker......................... 2003......... -1.0
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Michael Green, Las Vegas (After Kubek)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - Position
players who played in 4 decades
Tuesday - Baseball
players who became broadcasters after their retirement
- MLers
who became broadcasters
- World
Series winners who were World Series broadcasters
- All-Stars
who became broadcasters
- Players
who won a world series and announced world series on national tv
- NBC
Game Of The Week broadcasters
- Player
who became broadcasters and hit World Series homers
Wed - players
who became announcers and worked on Game of the Week
- Former
announcers on the Game of the Week
- They
became announcers for their original ball club and then on national TV scene,
probably all did world Series gigs on TV
- Players
who at one time were NY Yankees announcers
Thurs - Men
who played in and broadcast a World Series
- Ford
Frick award winners
- Broadcaster
week
- Broadcasters
who played in a world series for or against St. Louis
Friday - Played
in WS and had 20 plus year broadcasting careers
Sat - Broadcasters
who were once All-Stars
- Broadcasters
who played in a World Series
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