2026-04-06 Hall of Fame players who struck out five or more times at bat in one game.

 MONDAY  — 06-Apr-2026

Q.  Which Philly-born player stirred the drink?

Hint: #1  He lost all his cars.

Hint: #2  His nickname is Gregorian.

A.  REGGIE JACKSON  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  He stirred more than that!  Jackson was born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, a suburb north of Philadelphia.

-  #1  The years after he retired from playing, Jackson lost almost three dozen classic cars in a collection he had built over several years when a fire destroyed a garage housing them and the vehicles.

-  #2  The world today uses the Gregorian calendar, a solar calendar introduced in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, thus “Mr. October”, the month of the World Series, an event in which Jackson excelled.

FCR -  Dan Neumann, Washington, DC

Incorrect guesses:  Lenny Dykstra, Myles Straw, Dick Allen

 

 

TUESDAY  — 07-Apr-2026

Q.  Which former Dodger led the majors in home runs the first year he was in the new league.

Hint: #1  He hit twenty or more home runs in each of nine consecutive seasons for his first team in the majors.

Hint: #2  He passed the test where many things are tested.

A.  JIM THOME  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Thome signed with PHI as a free agent in 2003.  In his first year in the NL he hit 47 HR, tied for the MLB lead with the Rangers’ Alex Rodriguez.  Thome played with LAD 2009.

-  #1  With CLE, Thome hit 20+ HR 1994-2002.

Year   HR

1994 -- 20

1995 -- 25

1996 -- 38

1997 -- 40

1998 -- 30

1999 -- 33

2000 -- 37

2001 -- 49

2002 -- 52 …but never led the American League.

-  #2  Thome was born in Peoria, Illinois, a city known for beta-testing many products before introducing them to a broader audience.  His induction to the Hall of Fame in 2018 indicates he passed with flying colors.

FCR - Vince Granieri, Cincinnati

Incorrect guesses:  Shawn Green, Pete Alonzo, Frank Robinson, Dick Allen, Darryl Strawberry, Greg Luzinski, Eddie Murray,

 

 

WEDNESDAY  — 08-Apr-2026

Q.  Which former Blue Jay was a unanimous Rookie of the Year, ahead of two other players who are now Hall of Famers?

Hint: #1  He made the basketball All-Star team for the state of Indiana, but in baseball was named Mr. Baseball for Indiana.

Hint: #2  He was eight times a Gold Glove recipient, made seven All-Star teams and thrice was elected National League Player of the Week.

A.  SCOTT ROLEN  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  ROY in 1997 w/PHI, receiving all 28 1^st-place votes.  Also receiving votes in that same ROY race were fellow HOFers Andruw Jones & Vladimir Guerrero.  Rolen played for TOR 2008-2009.

-  #1   Rolen had a scholarship offer to play basketball for the University of Georgia, but turned it down when drafted by PHI.

-  #2  It would seem he is a worthy Hall member

FCR -  Barry Nelson, Guilderland, New York

Incorrect guesses:  Andy Benes, Danny Ainge

 

 

IN MEMORIAM  — 08-Apr-2026

Q.  After Dan McGann in 1904, who was the next National League player to steal five bases in a game?

Hint: #1  Three weeks earlier, he had a four-stolen-base game.  He had three additional gams with four steals three other times.

Hint: #2  He “stole” Max Carey's long-standing consecutive stolen base record.

Hint: #3  He won a World Series ring in a strike-shortened season.

Hint: #4  He was also part of three World Series that his team didn’t win.

Hint: #5  He was the Milwaukee Brewers’ manager for three seasons

Hint: #6  He spent twenty-seven seasons as a major league coach

Hint: #7  He was born and died in the smallest U.S. state.

A.  DAVEY LOPES  [SABR Bio] [MLB Bio] 

-  Ans.  In his 3^rd season as a major leaguer, Lopes had 5 SB on 24-Aug-1974, help LA to a 3-0 win over STL with HOF Ted Simmons catching for pitcher John Curtis.  Lopes was also caught stealing twice in the same game.

-  #1   On 04-Aug-1974, Lopes stole successfully 4 X vs. HOU, off Dave Roberts/Cliff Johnson.  That same season, he stole 3 bags in a game 3 X & 2 in a game 7 X!  4 SB in 1975, 1978 (2 X).

-  #2  He passed Carey with his 32^nd consecutive steal in 1975.

-  #3  He was part of the Dodgers team that won the 1981 WS.

-  #4  The Dodgers won the NL pennant in 1974 (OAK), 1977 (NYY) & 1978 (NYY).

-  #5  Lopes was the Milwaukee skipper in 2000, 2001 & 2002.

-  #6   He was a coach from 1988 to 2017 for TEX, BAL, SDP, WAS, PHI & LAD.

-  #7  Lopes was born in East Providence, Rhode Island & died today, April 8, 2026 in Providence.

FCR -  Sarah Grynpas, Philadelphia

Incorrect guesses:  Otis Nixon, Maury Wills

 

 

MIDWEEK BONUS  — 08-Apr-2026

Q.  Who was the first black player to hit a home run in a World Series game?

Hint: #1  He was the first Cleveland player to hit for the cycle in the last half of the twentieth century.

Hint: #2  He was angry every time Yogi Berra tried to talk to him at the plate during an at-bat.

A.  LARRY DOBY  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Doby homered in the 3^rd inning of Game 4 of the 1948 WS on 09-Oct.

-  #1  Doby’s cycle was 04-Jun-1952.

-  #2  Doby’s teams played NYY many times during the period 1947-1959, it’s possible Doby came to bat hundreds of times with Yogi behind the plate.  It’s likely they got to know each other very well.

FCR -  Jack Minnis, Laurel, Maryland

Incorrect guesses:  Al Smith

 

 

THURSDAY  — 09-Apr-2026

Q.  Who won a Rookie of the Year Award in the National League and later won a Most Valuable Player Award in the American League, both times for teams that finished second?

Hint: #1  He led his major league team in WAR as a rookie.

Hint: #2  He has two brothers who also played major league baseball.

A.  DICK ALLEN [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Allen was ROY in 1964 for PHI & was MVP for CHW in 1972, in both instances with overwhelming votes.

-  #1   As a rookie for PHI, a 92-win team, Allen’s 8.8 led the charge.

-  #2  His brothers Hank & Ron Allen played for 7 & 1 year respectively.

FCR -  Terry Gans, San Carlos, ,California

Incorrect guesses:  Orlando Cepeda

 

 

FRIDAY  — 10-Apr-2026

Q.  Who was the last left-handed pitcher to win thirty games in a season?

Hint: #1  He was voted the left-handed starting pitcher for Major League Baseball's 100th anniversary team.

Hint: #2  He was elected to the town council in the city he grew up in and served as the town's police chief as well.

A.  LEFTY GROVE  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Grove’s record in 1931 was 31-4.

-  #1  MLB measured the first century of professional baseball from 1869 so in 1969.  The Hardball Times published “Celebrating Baseball’s Centennial” where Grove was honored as the most outstanding lefty.

-  #2  Grove was a Lanaconing, Maryland native & was very active in community business & politics.

FCR -  Jeff Fink, Manchester, New Jersey

Incorrect guesses:  Dizzy Dean

 

 

SATURDAY  — 17-Apr-2026

Q.  Who is the only National League outfielder since Roberto Clemente to win ten consecutive Gold Gloves?

Hint: #1  He was the first teenager to homer in a League Championship Series game.

Hint: #2  He carries a scar on his chest from an iguana bite.

A.  ANDRUW JONES  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Jones won GG 1998-2007 for outfield play, particularly center field.

-  #1  On 17-Oct-1996, in the 7^th game of the LCS, his home contributed the Braves’ lop-sided clincher.

-  #2  In his younger days in Curaçao, Jones hunted Iguanas with his father.  It seems that once he became the hunted before really becoming the hunter and has scar to prove it.  He told teammates of hunting iguanas as a child with his father.

FCR -  Mike Clark, Cincinnati

Incorrect guesses:  Ken Griffey Jr, Willie Mays

 

 

SUNDAY  — 12-Apr-2026 \

Q.  Who has the most career wins by a pitcher born outside the United States?

Hint: #1  He was the first post-deadball-era pitcher to give up at least one home run in each of his first fourteen starts of a season.

Hint: #2  He spent part of his time growing up in tiny Melville, Saskatchewan.

A.  BERT BLYLEVEN  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Blyleven reached 287 victories, 1 behind Tommy John & 1 ahead of Robin Roberts.

-  #1  In 1987, each of his first 14 GS shows at least one home run surrendered, a streak stopped only when he pitched a full-game shutout on 15-Jun.

-  #2  Blyleven’s family moved from The Netherlands to Saskatchewan before settling in Garden Grove, California in 1957 when young Bert (né Rik Aalbert) was five years old.

FCR -  Shaun Montana, Medway, Massachusetts

Incorrect guesses:  Ferguson Jenkins, Tony Mullane

 

 

THEME:  Hall of Fame players who struck out five or more times at bat in one game.

 

Batter                 Date                            Pitchers

Allen.............. 28-Jun-1964(1)..... Mike Cuellar 4, Ron Taylor

......................... 24-May-1970...... Short 2, Wilson, Selma, Jackson

 

Blyleven.......... 27-Jul-1979(2)...... Sanderson, May, Bahnsen, Palmer, Fryman

 

Doby................ 25-Apr-1948....... Newhouser 3, Trucks, Gentry

 

Grove............. 10-Jun-1933(1)..... Van Atta 3, Ruffing 2

 

Jackson.......... 27-Sep-1968....... Boswell 3, Roland, Keller

 

Jones............... 20-May-2007...... Gabbard 2, Donnelly, Okajima, Papelbon*

.......................... 12-Jul-2008........ Nolasco 3, Pinto, Gregg

 

Rolen............... 23-Aug-1990....... Williams 3, Wall, Hoffman*

 

Thome............. 09-Apr-2000....... Rupe 2, Morris, White, Hernandez

.......................... 02-Jul-2004........ Riley, Ryan, Julio, Rodriguez 2

 

*Game-ending strikeout

 

 

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2026-03-30 The last Detroit Tigers players who wore retired uniform numbers before those numbers were officially retired

MONDAY  — 23-Mar-2026

Q.  What 18-time All-Star made his major league debut the season before his hometown got a big league team?

Hint: #1  Though he never hit thirty home runs in a season, he was the youngest player in history to hit three home runs in a game.

Hint: #2  This ten-time Gold Glover finished second in MVP voting twice, losing out to a different New York Yankees catcher both times.

A.  AL KALINE  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Baltimore native Kaline played his first big league game in 1953 and became the team’s starting  right fielder in 1954, the year the St. Louis Browns moved east and became the Baltimore Orioles.

-  #1  Twenty-year-(and 119 days)-old Kaline left the yard three times against the Kansas City A’s in April 1955. Eddie Matthews is the only other player with a three-homer game to his credit before his 21st birthday, though he was 231 days older than Kaline when he did.

-  #2  In 1955, Kaline was a runner-up to Yogi Berra for AL MVP; in 1963, he was voted second-best behind Elston Howard.

FCR -  Andy McCue, Riverside, California

Incorrect guesses:  Willie Mays, Robin Yount, Brooks Robinson

 

 

TUESDAY  — 31-Mar-2025

Q.  Whose Texas Rangers team record for most times hit-by-pitch did Shin-Soo Choo break in 2019?

Hint: #1  He and Alex Rodriguez are tied for ninth most homers by a Rangers batter.

Hint: #2  He won his second American League Gold Glove despite playing only 37 games in the field for his AL squad.

A.  IAN KINSLER  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  In eight seasons in Arlington, Kinsler took one for the team 57 times.  Of Choo’s 152 career HBPs, 71 occurred while he was in a Texas uniform.

-  #1  Kinsler and A-Rod each hit 156 dingers for Texas, one behind Nelson Cruz for eighth place.

-  #2  At the 2018 trade deadline, the Boston Red Sox acquired Kinsler from the Los Angeles Dodgers, where he’d played 91 games at second base.  Kinsler’s previous Gold Glove had been awarded in 2016.

FCR -   Michael Berry, Culver City, California

Incorrect guesses:  Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriguez, Carlos Gomez

 

 

WEDNESDAY  — 25-Mar-2025

Q.  What former White Sox southpaw shares the record with Kenny Lofton and Josh Donaldson for most different franchises played for in the postseason?

Hint: #1  When he and Jamie Moyer took the mound against each other in 2007, they fell about a year-and-a-half shy of the oldest pitching matchup in history.

Hint: #2  He threw a perfect game for the same team and in the same stadium as a fellow alumnus from his high school had decades earlier.

A.  DAVID WELLS [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Wells had postseason appearances with the TOR, CIN, BAL, NYY, BOS & SDP with 3 WS and 2 rings..  Lofton went to the playoffs with CLE, ATL, SFG, CHC, NYY & LAD.  The 2015 AL MVP Donaldson did it with OAK, TOR, CLE, ATL, NYY & MIL.  They have now been joined by Max Scherzer with DET, WSN, LAD, NYM, TEX & TOR as well as Fernando Rodney with DET, WSN, TBR, CHC, ARI & OAK.  It's interesting to note that Wells & Lofton even faced each other in postseason play, in the 1998 ALCS & the 2003 ALDS.  Wells pitched for CHW in 2015.

-  #1  Wells and Moyer were a combined 88 years, 307 days when the San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies started them head-to-head on 21-Jul-2007.  When Don Sutton and Phil Niekro had faced off in 1987, their ages totaled 90 years, 135 days.

-  #2  Wells and Don Larsen, graduates of Point Loma High School in San Diego, California, threw perfect games for the Yankees in Yankee Stadium in 1956 and 1998, respectively. The baseball field at Point Loma High is named after Wells.

FCR -  Michael McCroskey, Sugar Land, Texas

Incorrect guesses:  Randy Johnson, Kenny Rogers, Frank Viola, Jack McDowell, Jon Lester, Edwin Jackson, Mark Buerhle

 

 

MIDWEEK BONUS  02-Apr-2025

Q.  What right-handed hurler helped set the tone for his team’s dominant, World Series-winning season by throwing a no-hitter on the season debut of NBC’s Game of the Week in a game that the network had selected to spotlight the pitcher from the opposing team?

Hint: #1  He credits a college teammate’s father with helping him develop his pitching to the point that he was drafted after his junior year.

Hint: #2  He worked as a color commentator for each of the three teams he won World Series titles with.

A.  JACK MORRIS [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  In April 1984, Morris no-hit CHW to give the DET their fourth of nine straight wins to start a season.  NBC chose that game to air because producers wanted to focus on Chicago’s newly acquired Tom Seaver.  However, the White Sox rotation shifted because of a rain delay earlier in the week, and Seaver didn’t play, starting the following afternoon instead.

-  #1  Vern Law, 1960 Cy Young winner & father of Vance Law, worked with Morris & the rest of the BYU pitching staff in the 1970s.

-  #2  Morris spent time as a broadcaster for the Tigers, Twins & Blue Jays.

FCR -  Marc Kell, Columbia, Maryland

Incorrect guesses:  Burt Hooton

 

 

THURSDAY  — 02-Apr-2026

Q.  Who scored the first run in the history of Three Rivers Stadium?

Hint: #1  His first career hit came off future Hall of Famer Bob Gibson.

Hint: #2  In pursuit of his World Series ring, he hit three postseason home runs off three future Hall of Famers.

A.  RICHIE HEBNER [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  On 16-Jul-1970, Hebner had the stadium’s 1^st H, a 1-out single off CIN’s starter Gary Nolan, then scored 2 batters later on an Al Oliver single.

-  #1  In the top of the eighth inning of the 1969 season opener, Hebner singled off Gibson in his fifth major-league plate appearance.

-  #2  As part of the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates’ Championship squad, Hebner homered off Juan Marichal in Game 3 of the NLCS, Gaylord Perry in Game 4, and Jim Palmer in Game 2 of the World Series.

FCR -  Steve Berman, Wanaque, New Jersey

Incorrect guesses:  Tony Perez, Bob Robertson, Tommy Agee, Matty Alou, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell

 

 

FRIDAY — 03-Apr-2026

Q.  When Ronel Blanco no-hit the Toronto Blue Jays on 01-Apr-2024, whom did he surpass as the pitcher to throw a no-hitter the earliest in a season?

Hint: #1  His no-hitters caused some ironic grumbling among Mets fans.

Hint: #2  He  was the third player in the history of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame to be elected on his first ballot.

Hint: #3  He was the first Japanese pitcher to be named an Opening Day starter.  It was his first game with his new team.  He (they) won that one.

A.  HIDEO NOMO  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  In his season debut for the Boston Red Sox on 04-Apr-2001, Nomo no-hit the Baltimore Orioles, making him the fourth player in major league history to toss no-hitters in both leagues. He’d previously no-hit the Colorado Rockies while pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996.

-  #1  Nomo had now pitched no-hitters both before & after he played for the Mets, who at that time had not had no-hitter from any Met. pitcher.

-  #2  Prior to Nomo, Sadaharu Oh & Victor Starfin were the only first-ballot inductees.

-  #3  In 2000.  Nomo’s only season with DET.

FCR -  William Neusidl, Easton, Pennsylvania

Incorrect guesses:  Bob Feller

 

 

T.G.I.F. SPECIAL  — 03-Apr-2025

Q.  What two-time Silver Slugger was the second player to boast three 30-30 seasons?

Hint: #1  He earned two World Series rings in a three-year span despite failing to collect a hit in either of those postseasons.

Hint: #2 He and Ripper Collins are the only switch hitters to win NL Home Run titles on the Modern Era.

HOWARD JOHNSON  [SABR Bio]

- Ans. In 1989, Johnson joined Willie Mays and Bobby Bonds as the only players with two 30-30 seasons to their credit.  With his third 30-30 season two years later, he surpassed Mays to join Bonds as the only players with three or more.  In the ensuing years, Barry Bonds (5), Alfonso Soriano (4), and José Ramírez (3) have joined that list.

- #1 Johnson went hitless in eight postseason at-bats for DET in 1984 & in1986 for NYM.  He collected his 1^st and only playoff hit in 1988, going 1-for-18 in a 7-game NLCS loss to the LAD.

- #2 Johnson’s 38 homers in 1991 set the NL record for switch hitters.  Since then, that total has been surpassed six times (Lance Berkman, 45 in 2006 and 42 in 2002; Chipper Jones, 45 in 1999; Carlos Beltran, 41 in 2006; Todd Hundley, 41 in 1996 & Ken Caminiti, 40 in 1996), but none of those totals lead the NL.  Collins won the 1934 home run title with STL with 35, a record in this category that stood until Johnson hit 36 in 1987.  In 1890, switch-hitter  Walt Wilmot who led the NL in HRs with 13 in 1890 with Chicago

FCR -  Gary Wolcott, Annandale, Virginia

Incorrect guesses: 

 

 

SATURDAY  — 04-Apr-2026

Q.  What former Nationals infielder spoiled Rich Hill’s no-hit bid with a lead-off, walk-off homer in extra innings?

Hint: #1  He got the first out of the first triple play in PNC Park history.

Hint: #2  His uncle won World Series rings in both the American and National League.

A.  JOSH HARRISON   [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Harrison, who played for Washington in 2020-21, cleared the fence at PNC Park to lead off the 10th inning on 23-Aug-2017, giving Pittsburgh a 1-0 win over the Dodgers. Hill, who’d lost his shot at a perfect game to a ninth-inning error, threw only 99 pitches in the complete-game loss.

-  #1  In a day game played 14-Sep-2014, with runners at first & second, Cubs batter Matt Szczur smashed a hard grounder to Harrison at third.  He stepped on the bag & threw to Neil Walker to start the 5-4-3 triple play.

-  #2  Harrison’s uncle, John Shelby, played centerfield for the 1983 Baltimore Orioles and 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers.

FCR -  Gabe Kinstlinger, Reisterstown, Maryland

Incorrect guesses:  Josh Bell, Gary Sheffield

 

 

S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT!  S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y NIGHT!  04-Apr-2026

Q.  What former Mariners infielder is the only major leaguer to have multiple five-hit games on his birthdays?

Hint: #1  In another five-hit game, he missed a chance to hit for the cycle because after going single-triple-single-homer, he belted another home run instead of a double.

Hint: #2  Albert Belle rang this player’s bell and was handed a five-game suspension for breaking up a double play it with a serious forearm shiver that sent him flying.

A.  FERNANDO VINA  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Vina had four five-hit games in his career, two of which came on 16-Apr-1998 & 16-Apr-2000, his 29^th and 31^st birthdays.  Another came 10 days before his 32^nd.  Brant Brown is the only other player with a five-hit game on his birthday.

-  #1  It was the only multi-homer game of Vina’s career.

-  #2  While fielding an Eddie Murray ground ball in the 8^th inning of the game on 31-May-1996, Vina blocked the running lane from first to second base.  Belle collided with the much smaller Vina, leading with his left forearm, but adding his right for emphasis.  The impact left Vina laid out in the based path and, while not completing the DP, he held the ball & recorded the out.   Belle elucidates.

FCR -  Anthony Jablonski, Evanston, Illinois

Incorrect guesses:  Jose Vidro, Joey Cora, Alex Rodriguez, Brett Boone

 

 

SUNDAY  — 05-Apr-2026

Q.  In 2025, German Marquez became the 17^th pitcher in the Modern Era to finish a season with 16 or more wins losses and an ERA over 6.00.  Who is the only pitcher to do it twice?

Hint: #1  In his 13-year career, he made only one All-Star team.  The following season, he surrendered a National League-record 48 home runs.

Hint: #2  He claimed to own more than 2,000 suits and that he’d never worn any of them more than once.

Hint: #3  According to his nickname, he’d be five hours behind Greenwich.

A.  JOSE LIMA [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  In 2000 (7-16, 6.65 ERA) & 2005 (5-16, 6.99 ERA)

-  #1  Lima was selected for the 1999 NL All-Star roster & pitched the 6^th inning, surrendering a single to Shawn Green & retiring the 3 other batters he faced.  In 2000, batters took him yard 48 times, two shy of the major league record of 50 set by Bert Blyleven in 1986.  In doing so off Lima, batters scored 152 runs, 145 of them earned.

-  #2  Arriving at Mets Spring Training camp in 2006, Lima explained that he gave his old suits to his brothers, who wore the same sizes that he did.

-  #3  His appearances were called “Lima Time” an expression said to have been invented the Huston Astro announcers circa 1999.  It took no time at all to catch on with the fans & was enthusiastically embraced by the man himself.

FCR -  David Skelton, Woodway, Texas

Incorrect guesses:  Bobo Newsom, Livan Hernandez

 

 

WEEK’S FINALE  — 29-Mar-2025

Q.  Which rookie catcher, drafted out of Norway, boasted to Sports Illustrated, “Every time I catch, we draw 50,000 people”?

Hint: #1  He went to two All-Star games, each as a bullpen coach and won a World Series ring.

Hint: #2  In his only major league managerial stint, he replaced Don Baylor and was replaced by Dusty Baker.

Hint: #3  He hit only one home run in the majors, but it proved to be a game winner.

A.  BRUCE KIMM  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Kimm, a catcher drafted by the CHW out of Norway High School in Norway, Iowa, (also the Alma Mater of major leaguers Mike Boddicker & Hal Trosky) formed a bond with fellow rookie Mark Fidrych in 1976 & was behind the plate for every game of The Bird’s Rookie-of-the-Year-winning season.

-  #1  Kimm was bullpen coach for the FLA when they won the World Series in 1997.  He was also the NL All-Star bullpen coach in 1988 and 1998.

-  #2  In 2002, the 34-49 CHC fired Baylor & promoted Kimm, who’d been managing the AAA Iowa Cubs, but he failed to turn the team around, going 33-45 the rest of the season.

-  #3  Kimm’s solo home run came in the eighth inning of a tie game on 17-Aug-1976, giving DET a 3-2 win, earning Fidrych a win and handing CAL starter Frank Tanana a loss. Fidrych and Tanana finished second and third, respectively, behind BAL Jim Palmer in Cy Young voting.

FCR -  Alan Makovsky, Washington, DC

Incorrect guesses: Arndt Jorgens, Duke Sims

 

 

THEME:  The last Detroit Tigers players who wore retired uniform numbers before they (the numbers) were officially retired

 

Big THANKS to Baltimore’s JAKE BELL for this week’s theme and questions.

 

Uni #    Retired to Honor              Last Tiger to Wear It (Year)

  6....... Al Kaline........................... Kaline (1954-1974)

11....... Sparky Anderson............. Kimm (1977)

47....... Jack Morris....................... Morris (1977-1990)

  2....... Charlie Gehringer............ Hebner (1980-1982)

  5....... Hank Greenberg.............. Johnson (1982)

16....... Hal Newhouser................ Wells (1993-1995)

23....... Willie Horton.................... Nomo (2000)

42....... Jackie Robinson.............. Lima (2001-2002)

10....... Jim Leyland...................... Vina (2004)

  3....... Alan Trammel................... Kinsler (2014-2017)

  1....... Lou Whitaker.................... Harrison (2019)

 

First Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan (after Morris on Wed.)

 

 

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