MONDAY —01-Nov
Q. Who has won the
same number of Gold Gloves at third base as has Johnny Bench at catcher and
Roberto Alomar at second base?
Hint: #1 He
won more National League home run titles than any other player.
Hint: #2 He
set a record for the most Hall of Fame votes in his first year of eligibility.
A. MIKE SCHMIDT [SABR Bio]
- Ans.
Each has 10 GG (as do Ichiro Suzuki, Andruw Jones & Ken Griffey, Jr.)
- #1 Won
the NL HR title 8 X.
- #2 He
got 444 HOF votes in his only year on the HOF ballot.
FCR - Jason Winston,
Riverside, California
Incorrect guesses:
MONDAY-MONDAY —01-Nov
Q. Who has more
extra-base hits as a Chicago Cub than anyone else who ever played for the
franchise?
Hint: #1 It’s
then no wonder then that he was walked intentionally more than anyone else in
the 145 years of that storied franchise.
Hint: #2 No
one hit more home runs off Sandy Koufax than he did.
A. ERNIE BANKS [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 1,009 XBH (Billy Williams is a distant 2nd
at 881.)
- #1 202 IBB
- #2 Homered 7 X off Koufax (Tied with Hank Aaron,
Frank Robinson & Felipe Alou.)
FCR - Anderson Adams,
Peachtree Corners, Georgia
Incorrect guesses: Billy
Williams, Ron Santo
TUESDAY —02-Nov
Q. Who ranks just behind Pete Rose with 740
consecutive games played?
Hint: #1 He won the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, was
named the Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year", won the Roberto Clemente Award and was honored with
the Bart Giamatti Community Service Award.
Hint: #2 He won five consecutive Gold Glove awards
and four straight Silver Sluggers.
Hint: #3 Though he is not a member of the Hall of
Fame, Bill James ranks him ahead of eight players already inducted.
A. DALE MURPHY [SABR Bio]
- Ans. From 26-Sep-1981 to 08-Jul-1986, Murphy never missed a
G, playing every one on the schedule 1982-85.
Rose’s streak was 745.
- #1 - The
Lou Gehrig Memorial
Award
is given annually to a player who best exhibits the character and integrity of Lou Gehrig, both on the field and
off. Murphy won it in 1985.
- The Sportsman of the Year came in 1987 where he
was included with 6 others as “Athletes who care.”
- The Roberto Clemente Award is awarded to “The player
that best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community
involvement and the individual's contribution to his team”. Murphy was the1988 winner.
- The Giamatti CSA goes to “an individual associated with
baseball who best exemplifies the compassion demonstrated by the late
commissioner”. Murphy was the 1991
recipient.
- #2 GG
= 192-86; SS = 1982-85
- #3 [Citation
unavailable at press time.]
FCR - Tony Hughes, Woodbridge, Virginia
Incorrect guesses: Steve Garvey, Richie Ashburn, Lou Whittaker,
Billy Williams, Scott Rolen, Paul Molitor
WEDNESDAY —03 Nov
Q. Which one-time Braves player is the only person
to hit 120 doubles over two seasons?
Hint: #1 His first minor league team was in
Scottdale.
Hint: #2 He had hits in his first four trips to the
plate in postseason competition.
A. JOE MEDWICK [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Had
64 2B in 1936 (Tied for 2nd all-time) & 56 in 1937. Played for BSN in 1945.
- #1 Played
for the 1930 Scottdale Scotties in Scottdale*, Pennsylvania.
- #2 In G 1 in the 1934 WS, Medwick had 3 singles
and a HR & then added a sac fly.
FCR - Tom Byrne, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Incorrect
guesses: Earl Webb, Babe Ruth, Dusty
Baker, Rico Carty, David Justice, Chipper Jones
*Reader Tom Naylor from Jersey City pointed
out that Scottdale, PA is not spelled the same as Scottsdale, AZ. Edit made.
MIDWEEK BONUS —03-Nov
Q. Who is the only player to earn a Gold Glove
his first eight seasons in the major and never anther one after that?
Hint: #1 He was his cousin’s teammate for two
seasons.
Hint: #2 He received a record salary for an
arbitration-eligible player.
A. NOLAN ARENADO [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Earned
the NL 3B GG 2013-2020 and may soon capture his 9th.
- #1 Was
a teammate of his cousin Josh Fuentes playing for COL 2019-2020.
- #2 At
arbitration, he proposed $30 million for 2019; the Rockies replied with an
offer of $24 million. Whichever way the arbitration panel was to decide, he was
guaranteed to receive the highest salary ever granted through the process,
topping the $23 million obtained by fellow third baseman Josh Donaldson a year
earlier. On 31-Jan-2019, the two sides agreed on $26 million.
FCR - Elliott Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Mookie Betts, Barry Bonds, Garry Maddox, Don
Mattingly, Bobby Shantz
THURSDAY —04-Nov
Q. In the only MLB All-Star game that ended with
a 1-0 score, who drove in the lone run?
Hint: #1
He played that entire game but went oh-for-four with three strikeouts.
Hint: #2 He lit up Lamp for the National League southpaw
record.
Hint: #3 He hit forty-three home runs in the years he
played for Phoenix.
A. WILLIE McCOVEY [SABR Bio]
- Ans. In
the 1968 ASG, held in Houston’s
Astrodome, McCovey hit into a 1st-inning double play as teammate
Willie Mays score from 3B. No RBI for
McCovey, but the damage was done.
- #1 He
was bested that day by the offerings of Blue Moon Odom in the 3rd,
Denny McLain in the 5th & Sam McDowell in the 7th,
the last one—looking (ʞ), providing 3 of the 20 All‑Star Ks that day.
- #2 On
14-Jun-1979, McCovey hit his 513th
career HR off the Cubs’ Dennis Lamp, becoming the leading
left-handed NL HR hitter, passing Eddie Mathews. He, in turn, was passed by Barry Bonds on 30-May-2001.
- #3 Played
for the AAA Phoenix Giants in 1958-59.
FCR - Frank Ittner, Atlanta
Incorrect
guesses: Willie Mays, Tony Perez, Carl
Yastrzemski, Mark Grace, Orlando Cepeda, Matt Williams
FRIDAY —05-Nov
Q. Which one-time teammate of Steve Carlton was
the first right-handed batter to hit more than thirty home runs in away
games in a single season?
Hint: #1 He was the last native of Alabama to homer in
an All-Star game for the National League.
Hint: #2 He hit eleven home runs in Legends games.
A. GEORGE FOSTER [SABR Bio]
- Ans. In
1977, playing for CIN, Foster hit 31 HR away from Riverfront Stadium. He added 21 at home to lead the majors w/52,
well ahead of the 41 that the Braves’ Jeff Burroughs hit. His last year in MLB was 1986 when he played
15 G for CHW where Carlton was a starting
pitcher.
- #1 ASG HR = 1976 (at the 1:30 mark), 3rd
inning, 13-Jul-1976. He was the game’s MVP. Born in Tuscaloosa 01-Dec-1948.
- #2 Foster
played from 1989 to 1990 in the Senior Professional Baseball Association where he hit 11 HR in
70 G for the St. Lucie Legends
FCR - Elliott Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect
guesses: Greg Luzinski, Dick Allen, Mike
Schmidt, Willie McCovey, Frank Thomas
SATURDAY —06-Nov
Q. Who once homered with the same ball that his
teammate had just homered with?
Hint: #1 He once finished second in MVP voting to a light-hitting
shortstop.
Hint: #2 He was the last player before expansion to
receive an intentional walk with the bases loaded.
A. BILL NICHOLSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. In
the bottom of the 3rd on 30-Jul-1943, The Cubs’ Phil
Cavarretta hit the first pitch of the inning off the RF foul pole for a HR. Since the ball bounced back into the field of
play, it was thrown back to the Dodgers’ Johnny Allen on the mound. Next batter was Nicholson who promptly
deposited the next pitch of that identical ball into the seats where it
stayed. Allen was immediately pulled.
- #1 The
Card’ Marty Marion won the NL MVP in 1944.
[Multiple sources said that Nicholson hit a GS on OD 1941. Upon verification, 2 men were on base not 3.]
- #2 On 23-Jul-1944(2), Nicholson was given
an intentional walk with the bases loaded, only the 4th instance in
baseball history. NYG were beating the CHC,
10-7, in the top of the 8th with the bases loaded via 3 straight BB,
w/0 out. Nicholson—who had 4 HR already
that day (1 HR in G 1 + 3 HR in G 2)—was waiting at the plate to set a
Major League record. Mgr Mel Ott ordered
Ewald Pyle to walk Nicholson so he could face Dom Dallessandro, Andy Pafko
& Don Johnson. The Cubs tied the score
by the end of the inning, but lost the G, 12-10.
FCR - Mike Sparks, Sarasota
Incorrect
guesses: Brooks Robinson, Stan Musial, Hank
Greenberg, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Harmon Killebrew
SUNDAY —07-Nov
Q. Which one-time San Francisco Giant was the
first batter in major league history to rack up 150 RBI the same season he
struck out at least 150 times?
Hint: #1 He led the league in all three Triple Crown
categories, but his most impressive of the three stats was three seasons prior
to the other two.
Hint: #2 The season he led the majors in being hit by
pitches, was the same year he stole home for the first time.
A. ANDRES GALARRAGA [SABR Bio]
- Ans. In 1996, “El Gato” had exactly 150
RBI & 157 K. Sammy Sosa reached
those heights twice after that, 1998 & 2001. Played for SFG in 2001.
- #1 To
go with his MLB-leading 150 RBI in 1996, he added 47
NL-leading HR. In his 1st year
w/COL, 1993—the season John Olerud toyed with hitting .400—Galarraga led the
world w/a .370 BA, 82 points above his career BA.
- #2 As
a Montreal Expo in 1989, he was HBP 13 X & had a straight SB
of home in the 9th on 20-Jun.
FCR - Thom Frohnhoefer, Hohenfels, Germany.
Incorrect
guesses: Jeff Kent, Willie MC Covey, Tommy
Davis, Dave Kingman
WEEK’S FINALE —07-Nov
Q. Which Philadelphia Phillies slugger holds
their franchise record for intentional bases-on-balls in one season?
Hint: #1 He led the majors in runs batted in during the
first season where he played at least one hundred games.
Hint: #2 On one memorable Mothers’ Day, he pinch-hit
the game-tying home run, stayed in the game and hit the game-winning, extra-inning
home run, just hours after going to the emergency room with a bout of food
poisoning.
A. RYAN HOWARD [B-R Bio]
- Ans. 37 IBB in 2006. He’s in 2nd place on that same
list when he approached his record the next year and ended w/35.
- #1 in
2006, playing 159 G, Ryan stroked a career high 149 RBI and set
the Phillies single-season HR record w/58. He also had more total bases that year than
any Phillie since the Depression w/383.
- #2 His
Sunday on 14-May-2006
had started early, with a trip to the emergency room for food poisoning. He started
the game on the bench after suffering through a long night of vomiting and
dehydration. His father had driven him
to the hospital around midnight where he spent more than 3 hours receiving
medication. Howard grabbed a few hours’
sleep before heading to the park for the 1:15 P.M. start. Then In a microcosm of his MVP year, he homered
in the 8th & 12th.
FCR - Mark Haynes, Dumfries, Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: Del Ennis, Stan Lopata,
WEEKLY THEME – NL RBI
Leaders in consecutive seasons in the live ball era
Arenado.............. COL........... 2015, 2016
Banks.................. CHC........... 1958, 1959
Foster................. CIN............ 1976, 1977, 1978
Galarraga............ COL........... 1996, 1997
Howard............... PHI............ 2008, 2009
McCovey............. SFG........... 1968, 1969
Medwick.............. STL............ 1936, 1937, 1938
Murphy................ ATL............ 1982, 1983
Nicholson............ CHC........... 1943, 1944
Schmidt............... PHI............ 1980, 1981
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan (After Arenado)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - The
nine MLB players who have had uniform No. 20 retired
- The
youngest players to hit four home runs in a game
- Favorite
baseball cards from the mid 70s
- HOF'ers
who played for a single team during their career
- Players
who won 2 consecutive MVP's
- MVP
winners in consecutive years
- Players
who won back-to-back MVP Awards while leading their league in RBI during those
seasons
- Players
who won MVP back-to-back
- Players
who won back to back MVPs
- Members of
the 500 HR club who played their entire career with one team
- Right
handed hitting HoF 3B
- MVPs
on teams that finished more than 20 games back of the pennant winner/division
leader
- Players
to hit 500 or more home runs with one team
- Team
Leader in home runs at each position
- Hall
of Famers that were moved to first base at end of career
- 500
homers all with one team
Tuesday - NL
players with back-to-back MVPs
- Players
who won a Gold Glove and led their league in homers in the same season
- Players
who won a Gold Glove and led their league in homers in the same season and
didn't win MVP
- NL
MVP winners in consecutive seasons
- 1st
nine players to win consecutive MVPs, covering every one of the nine positions
on the field.
Wed - The
1st player to win back to back MVP awards at their position
- NL
MVP's who had at least two back-to-back RBI titles
Friday - Players
who played for a minor league team in Arizona
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