MONDAY — 10-Feb-2025
Q. Who had the most years of major league
service of any Dominican Hall of Fame pitcher?
Hint:
#1 He was the first pitcher to appear in
sixty games in his rookie season in his franchise’s history.
Hint: #2 He was the first pitcher to accumulate three
thousand career strikeouts in fewer than three thousand innings.*
Hint: #3 He and his brother were the first Sawks
Siblings to be on the BOS roster at the same time since the Conigliaro
brothers.
- Ans. Martinez
played for 18 yrs; Marichal for 16.
- #1 In
1993, Martinez pitched in 75 G for LAD, the most of any
pitcher on their staff.
- #2 His
3,000th K came k 2007 w/NYM. He
finished with 3,154 K & 2,827⅓ innings.
Max Scherzer will finish with the
same statistical distinction. *Further research shows that both Nolan Ryan
& Randy Johnson accomplished this before Pedro did.
- #3 Billy & Tony Conigliaro both played for BOS in
1970. Ramon & Pedro Martinez both played for
the Red Sox in the 1999 & 2000 seasons.
FCR - Thomas Nester, Fort Myer, Florida
Incorrect
guesses: Juan Marichal, Bartolo Colon
TUESDAY — 11-Feb-2025
Q. Which Rookie of the Year led both National
and American Leagues in WAR three out of his first six years in the majors?
Hint:
#1 He won a league batting title and led
the league in steals the same season.
Hint:
#2 He was the last player for whom the
Pittsburgh Pirates retired a uniform number in the twentieth century.
A. JACKIE ROBINSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Robinson’s
first year in the NL was 1947 when he won MLB ROY. He led MLB in WAR in 1949 (9.3)
when he was NL MVP, 1951 (9.7) & 1952 (8.4),
outpointing Stan Musial each time.
- #1 In
1949, he hit .342 & had 37 SB.
- #2 PIT retired #42 12-Jul-1997.
FCR - Tony Escobedo, Springfield, Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: Dave Parker, Paul Waner
WEDNESDAY — 12-Feb-2025
Q. Which former A’s pitcher tossed three wild
pitches in the first inning of his first major league start?
Hint:
#1 He was on a major league team the year
they won their first World Series title in the Modern Era.
Hint:
#2 Pitching for the Blue Jays in the
minors, he struck out twenty-five batters in a fifteen-inning game.
A. TOMMY LASDORDA [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On
05-May-1955, Lasorda started for BRO
vs. STL & gave up 3 WP & 1 R before his team had even come to bat. What he remembers, however, is
that he struck out Stan Musial. It was
his only inning that day. He pitched for
KCA in 18 g, w/5 starts in
1956.
- #1 Lasorda
made 4 pitching appearances with BRO in 1955 but never played in
the postseason.
- #2 On
31-May-1948, playing for the Schenectady
Blue Jays
of the Canadian–American League, Lasorda struck out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers in a 15-inning game,
setting a (since exceeded) professional record.
He also drove in the winning run with a single.
FCR - Stephen Klatsky, Washington, DC
Incorrect
guesses: Chief Bender, Hooks Iott, Rube
Waddell, Gio Gonzalez, Tom Zachary
MIDWEEK
BONUS
— 12-Feb-2025
Q. Who played in the most career games of any
major leaguer who only played one season?
Hint:
#1 He was the batboy for the University
of southern California during the 1948 college World Series.
Hint:
#2 It is unlikely that he will be joined
anytime soon by another member of the Hall of Fame native to his state.
A. SPARKY ANDERSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Anderson
only saw action in 1959 for last-place PHI, but he played in 152
of the scheduled 154 games. PHI was also
last in attendance in the NL that season.
- #1 USC
won that Series, the first of their 12 NCAA D-1 championships.
- #2 Anderson
is alone in HOF designation among natives of Dakota, North or South.
FCR - Bill Deane, Cooperstown
Incorrect
guesses: Ken Hubbs, Jim Baxes
THURSDAY — 13-Feb-2025
Q. Of which player was his manager Felipe Alou commenting
when he said, “[He] was the best I had ever seen. He was a natural and definitely had the
instincts that you just don’t teach.”?
Hint:
#1 He was the youngest player in the
National League on Opening Day, 1989, even though it was his second full
season as a major leaguer.
Hint:
#2 Counterintuitively, the only year he
led the league in runs scored was the same season he led the majors in
sacrifice flies.
A. ROBERTO ALOMAR [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Alou was Alomar’s manager on Criollos de
Caguas when 17-year-old Roberto played with them in 1985.
- #1 O.D.
1989 (03-Apr), Alomar was 20 years
+ 2 months.
- #2 In
1999, Alomar’s 1st year w/CLE, he scored 138 X and had 13
SF.
FCR - Sean Smith, Elkridge, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses: Larry Walker, Ken Griffey, Jr.,
Kevin Mitchell, Jose Oquendo, Will Clark, Marquis Grissom
FRIDAY — 14-Feb-2025
Q. Which one-time Texas Ranger was the last
player to compile a consecutive-game hitting streak of more than thirty games in
the twentieth century?
Hint:
#1 His Hall of Fame manager, when asked for
an evaluation, responded without hesitation, “Every day I find myself saying, ‘I
can't believe he just did that!’ He hits
balls harder than anyone I've ever seen. No pitcher can ever feel safe or comfortable
releasing the ball toward him. He
doesn't take a back seat to anyone I've ever seen play this game. Ever.”
Hint:
#2 His fielding error allowed Rickey
Henderson to score his 2,200th career run, on his way to being the
all-time runs scored leader.
A. VLADIMIR GUERRERO [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Guerrero
hit in 31 straight games from 27-Jul to 26-Aug-1999. He played for TEX in 2010.
- #1 Those
superlative comments were offered by Frank Robinson who took over as manager of MON in 2002.
- #2 E in
7th inning on 19-May-2001 in Montreal.
FCR - Barry Lipinski, Piscataway, New Jersey
Incorrect
guesses: Benito Santiago, Juan Gonzalez,
Al Oliver, Ivan Rodriguez, Adrian Beltre, Gabe Kapler
SATURDAY — 15-Feb-2025
Q. Who was the last pitcher to lead the majors
in complete games in consecutive seasons?
Hint: #1 He
did it each time on a team in a different league, also leading the majors in
pitchers’ WAR both years.
Hint: #2 He finished in the top five in Cy Young Award
voting an impressive seven times.
Hint: #3 He is the only native of the Mountain Time
Zone to win a Cy Young Awards in each league.
A. ROY HALLADAY [SABR Bio]
- Ans. He
led the AL in CG w/TOR in 2009 (9
tied) & led the NL in CG w/PHI in 2010 (9).
- #1 Had
PWARs of 8.5 & 8.8 in those seasons.
- #2 CYA
top 5 vote-getter in 2003 (1st),
2006 (3rd),
2007 (5th),
2008 (2nd),
2009 (5th),
2010 (1st)*,
&
2011 (2nd).
- #3 Born
in Denver, Colorado 14-May-1977. Won the
AL CYA in 2003 w/TOR & the NL w/ PHI in 2010*.
*Unanimous
FCR - Chris Pesqueira, Medford, New York
Incorrect
guesses: Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer
WEEKEND
BONUS/SUNDAY — 16-Feb-2025
Q. Who is the only Hall of Famer to play in
major league game with this son?
Hint:
#1 He was the first player in the Live Ball
Era to steal seventy bases and knock in seventy runs in the same season?
Hint:
#2 He was at the plate for Dave
Dravecky's last pitch.
A. TIM RAINES [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Raines
played in the same Orioles games with Junior on 03-Oct, 04-Oct, 05-Oct(2), & 06-Oct-2001.
- #1 In 1983,
Raines had 71 RBI and 90 SB.
- #2 Last pitch on 15-Aug-1989 (PG-rating). Dravecky story.
FCR - Andy Knobel, Columbia, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses: Rickey Henderson, Ken Griffey,
Tony Gwynn
WEEK’S THEME – Players enshrined in both the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Mary’s , Ontario & in the National Baseball
Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Player Canadian Cooperstown WAR
Alomar........................ 2010................ 2011........................ 67.0
Anderson.................... 2007................ 2000......................... -1.2
Guerrero..................... 2017................ 2018........................ 59.5
Halladay..................... 2017................ 2019........................ 64.2
Lasorda...................... 2006................ 1997......................... -1.3
Martinez..................... 2018................ 2015........................ 83.9
Raines........................ 2013................ 2017........................ 69.4
Robinson.................... 1991................ 1962........................ 63.9
Also qualifying,
but who have been in recent questions, so they sat this one out.
Gary Carter.................. 2001................ 2003........................ 70.2
Andre Dawson............. 2004................ 2010........................ 64.9
Fergie Jenkins.............. 1987................ 1991........................ 84.2
Larry Walker................ 2009................ 2020........................ 72.7
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – David Matchett, Toronto (After Vlad)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Wed - Members Canadian Hall of Fame
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