2026-09-14 Arizona Diamondback players who have won National League in season triples titles

MONDAY  — 14-Sep-2026

Q.  Which one-time Los Angeles player is the oldest outfielder ever to win a Gold Glove?

Hint: #1  He was met by his twelve-year-old son, Austin, at home plate after joining the 300/300 Club by hitting his 300^th career home run on Flag Day.

Hint: #2  He is still the San Diego Padres single-season leader in runs scored, total bases and extra-base hits.

A.  STEVE FINLEY  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Finley won the final of his 5 GG in 2004 as a 39 year old.  Played for LAA in 2005.

-  #1  Finley’s 300^th was a leadoff-HR in Arizona on 14-Jun-2006 off the Giants’ Claudio Vargas.   Finley’s son Austin was there as he crossed home plate as they both knew the importance of the moment for his 13^th-round draft pick father.  Flag Day.

-  #2  Is the SDP season record holder for R (126 in 1996); TB (348 in 1996) and XBH (84 in 1996)

FCR -  Alan Makovsky, Washington, DC

Incorrect guesses:  Dusty Baker, Steve Garvey, Matt Kemp, Tony Gwynn, Dave Winfield

 

 

TUESDAY  — 15-Sep-2026

Q.  Who was the most recent National League Rookie of the Year Award recipient to win the honor unanimously?

Hint: #1  He has led the league in triples in all of his full seasons in the majors.

Hint: #2  Although Hall of Fame players Chuck Klein, Willie Mays and seven additional players have had a season with at least twenty home runs, twenty stolen bases and fifteen triples—only this player has done it more than once.

A.  CORBIN CARROLL  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Corbin received all 30 first-place NL ROY votes in 2023.

-  #1  He has led with 10 in 2023, 14 in 2024, 17 in 2025 & will in 2026 with 16 & a 6 triple lead as of 14-Sep.

-  #2  …and no one has done it at a younger age.  Full list:

Name                       HR       SB       3B        Yr       Age

Corbin Carroll............ 21....... 21...... 16..... 2026..... 25

Corbin Carroll............ 31....... 32...... 17..... 2025..... 24

Buck Freeman........... 25....... 21...... 25..... 1899..... 27

Curtis Granderson..... 23....... 26...... 23..... 2007..... 26

Chuck Klein............... 38....... 20...... 15..... 1932..... 27

Willie Mays................ 35....... 38...... 20..... 1957..... 26

Jimmy Rollins............ 30....... 41...... 20..... 2007..... 28

Juan Samuel............. 28....... 35...... 15..... 1987..... 26

Frank Schulte............ 21....... 23...... 21..... 1911..... 28

Andy Van Slyke......... 25....... 30...... 15..... 1988..... 27

FCR -  Mark Kozlevcar, El Segundo, California

Incorrect guesses:  Ronald Acuna, Elly de la Cruz, Corey Seager, Pete Crown-Armstrong

 

 

WEDNESDAY  — 16-Sep-2026

Q.  Which former New York Yankees utility player was the last player to steal seventy or more bases in the twentieth century?

Hint: #1  He once tied with a teammate (Kevin Young) to represent their team as the Roberto Clemente Award nominee(s).

Hint: #2  He hit the five hundredth inside-the-park home run for a franchise that had been in business for 116 years.

Hint: #3  He once tied a record by stealing four bases in a single game for that same franchise.

A.  TONY WOMACK  [Wiki Bio]

-  Ans.  Womack had 72 SB in 1999 for ARI.  That mark has only been exceeded once in the 21^st century.  (Ronald Acuña Jr. stole 73 in his MVP year, 2003).  In 2005 Womack played LF, CF, RF, 2B & DH for NYY.

-  #1  Womack & Young were PIT’s co-nominees in 1997.  BAL’s Eric Davis was the eventual winner that year.

-  #2  On 13-July-1998, Womack hit an ITP HR for PIT and was later informed that he had hit the Pirates’ 500^th such.  That total includes 48 by Tommy Leach, 46 by Honus Wagner & 9 by Roberto Clemente.

-  #3  On 06-Sep-1997, Womack had 4 hits, 3 runs & 4 SB for PIT against CIN pitching.  Omar Moreno had most recently had 4 SB on 02-Jun-1980.

FCR -  Eric Savage, New York City

Incorrect guesses:  Chad Curtis, Kenny Lofton, Mickey Rivers, Alfonso Soriano, Rickey Henderson, Dave Collins, Eric Davis, Rennie Stennett, Jerry Kenney

 

 

MIDWEEK BONUS  17-Sep-2026

Q.  Which Venezuelan native and one-time Tampa Bay Ray player won a Silver Slugger and Gold Glove playing for the majors’ youngest team?

Hint: #1  He originally signed with the Cardinals as a pitcher.

Hint: #2  In his first major league season, playing in fewer than ninety games, he had thirty multiple-hit games.

A.  DAVID PERALTA  [Wiki Bio]

-  Ans.  Peralta was born in Valencia, Venezuela & played 47 games for TBR in 2022.  Playing for ARI (franchise born in 1998), he won a Silver Slugger in 2018 & a Gold Glove in 2019 for his defense in LF.  He played 47 games for TBR in 2022.

-  #1  Peralta signed as a pitcher with STL as an international free agent in 2004 for a $35,000 signing bonus.

-  #2  He was called up on 01-Jun-2014 and had 94 hits in his 88 games that year, including 30 games with multiple hits, 5 of them 3-hits games.

FCR -  James Farrell, Massapequa, New York

Incorrect guesses:  Asdrubal Cabrera

 

 

THURSDAY  — 17-Sep-2026

Q.  Which Nizao native has played for teams in both leagues and was a starter in three All-Star Games this century?

Hint: #1  In his twelve years of major league seasons, he twice led his team in annual WAR production and finished out of the top ten only once.

Hint: #2  He won an LCS MVP en route to his team's first World Series in more than two decades.

A.  KETEL MARTE  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  Born in Nizao, Dominican Republic, Marte was the starting NL second baseman for the All-Star games in 2019, 2024 & 2025.  He has played for Seattle (2015-2016) & Arizona (2017-2026).

-  #1  Measured by WAR, Ketel was ARI’s top producer in 2019 & 2024.  Here are his team ranks:

8^th – 2015        SEA

13^th – 2016      SEA

8^th – 2017        ARI

4^th – 2018        ARI

1^st – 2019        ARI

3^rd – 2020        ARI

5^th – 2021        ARI

8^th – 2022        ARI

2^nd – 2023       ARI

1^st – 2024        ARI

3^rd – 2025        ARI

6^th – 2026        ARI

-  #2  Marte was the NLCS MVP in 2023, with 12 hits including 4 doubles & a triple.  ARI beat PHI 4-3, advancing to the WS vs. Texas.

FCR -  Walt Cherniak, Woodbine, Maryland

Incorrect guesses:  Vladimir Guerrero, Vlad Guerrero Jr., Mike Lorenzo, Travis Wood

 

 

FRIDAY  — 18-Sep-2026

Q.  Who passed on becoming a Gamecock, was sent to become an Osprey instead and eventually got to play professional baseball in Australia?

Hint: #1  He pitched for three different major league teams, but only one in the National League.

Hint: #2  The only season he ever had a bold-ink accomplishment, that modest stat led the majors.

Hint: #3 He had a namesake who also produced from the mound and the batter’s box.

A.  CHRIS OWINGS  [Wiki Bio]

-  Ans.  Owings was prepared to attend the University of South Carolina, but the D-Backs drafted him.  His first minor league assignment was playing for the Rookie League Missoula, Montana Osprey.  In his 2^nd year with ARI, the team opened the MLB season playing LAD 2 games at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia.

-  #1  Owings pitched for the Royals, the Orioles & the Pirates, amassing a career ERA of 16.88.

-  #2  He hit 11 triples in 2016 for ARI.

-  #3  Pitcher Micah Owings pitched in MLB for 6 seasons ending with a record of 32-33.  His prowess as a batter earned him a Silver Slugger in 2007, his rookie season.

FCR -  Terry Walters, Wabasha, Minnesota

Incorrect guesses: 

 

 

SATURDAY  — 19-Sep-2026

Q.  Which player, a Louisiana native, founded the "Catch 22 for Blue Foundation," selling blue wristbands (state color) to benefit victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?

Hint: #1  In his rookie season, he led the league in triples with a total that he never got half of in any of the next eleven seasons.

Hint: #2  He stole home as the key part of the most recent successful triple steal in the majors.

A.  DAVID DELLUCCI  [Wiki Bio]

-  Ans.  Dellucci’s uniform number was 22 when Katrina ravished the Gulf Coast.  “Catch 22 for Blue Foundation”.

-  #1  Dellucci had 12 3B in 1998, but never had more than 5 in any subsequent year.  His career total is a respectable 35.

-  #2  On  27-May-2008, playing for CLE, he stole home as part of the most recent successful triple steal in the majors; on the same play, teammates Jamey Carroll & Grady Sizemore stole second & third respectively.  Watch here.

FCR -  Rick Tharp, Plattsburgh, New York

Incorrect guesses:  Jacoby Ellsbury, Ed Armbrister, Barry Lyons, Tim McGraw

 

 

SUNDAY  — 20-Sep-2026

Q.  Who is the only remaining player who could qualify for this week’s theme?

Hint: #1  He has played on his home country’s national team.

Hint: #2  While playing for the sixth team in his thirteenth MLB season, he completed the requirements and became a U.S. citizen.

Hint: #3  He recorded the 334^th recorded cycle in major league history, but it was the first ever hit at Petco Park.

A.  EDUARDO ESCOBAR  [B-R Bio]

-  Ans.  See below.

-  #1  Escobar , born in the tiny municipality of La Pica, (the sting) has represented Venezuela in international competition.  He played for them in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, his first WBC appearance.

-  #2  Escobar , was an Angel when he officially became American citizen.

-  #3  Playing for NYM, Escobar’s cycle came on 06-Jun-2022 in San Diego.

FCR -  Brian Barris, Oneida, New York

Incorrect guesses:  Luis Arraez, Eugenio Suarez

 

 

THEME:  Arizona Diamondback players who have won National League in season triples titles

 

Player             Year                               Triples     Career WAR

Carroll........... 2023, ’24, ‘25, ‘26......... 10, 14, 17, 16........ 20.7

Dellucci......... 1998.............................. 12............................ 2.5

Escobar......... 2019.............................. 10.......................... 12.4

Finley............. 2003³............................. 10.......................... 44.2

Marte............. 2018.............................. 12.......................... 37.7

Owings.......... 2016²............................. 11............................ 1.3

Peralta........... 2015, 2021¹.................. 10, 8...................... 16.9

Womack........ 2000.............................. 14............................ 2.4

¹Tied w/PIT’s Bryan Reynolds

²Tied w/B. Crawford, C. Hernandez

³Tied w/Rafael Furcal)

Underlined = to date

 

First Correct Respondent identifying theme – Donald Black, Bluffton, South Carolina (after Womack)

 

Incorrect theme guesses:

 

Tues    -  All time Diamondback triples leaders

-   Diamondbacks’ All Star outfielders

 

Wed     -  Players who have at one point held the career record for triples by an Arizona Diamondback

 

Sat       -  AZ Diamondback players who hit double-digit triples in a season

 

Sun      -  Collectively they have been on the Diamondback since their inception in 1998

 

 

 

 

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2026-09-07 Hall of Famers who each threw a Perfect Game

MONDAY  — 07-Sep-2026

Q.  Who is the only pitcher with more than two hundred pitching wins in each of the National League and American League?

Hint: #1  His career record for complete games looks safe for now.

Hint: #2  He is the first skipper in the history of the Red Sox franchise to finish his managerial career with a win/loss record of exactly .500.

A.  CY YOUNG  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Young won 290 NL games for CLV, STL & BSN 1890-1900, 1911.  He won 221 games for BOS & CLE.

-  #1   He completed 749 of the 815 games he started.  Pud Galvin is in 2^nd place with 746.  The active career leader is Justin Verlander who has 26 & is not looking to extend that number.

-  #2  Young drove his young charges to a 3-win, 3-loss record, Young himself the winning pitcher in 2 of the 3 victories.  He was replaced in the dugout by George Huff (2-6), Bob Unglaub (9-20) then Deacon McGuire (45-61-6), all in 1907.  Bucky Harris went 76-76-1 in 1934.  Pete Runnels left managing BOS with a symmetrical 1966 record of 8-8.

FCR -  Bob Wells, Chantilly, Virginia

Incorrect guesses:  Jake Stahl

 

 

TUESDAY  — 08-Sep-2026

Q.  Who was the first repeat winner of the Cy Young Award?

Hint: #1  He set a record by winning twenty-seven decisions in his final year in the majors.

Hint: #2  Pictures show that the baseball was as low as the top of his left ankle when he reached back to throw.

A.  SANDY KOUFAX  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Koufax was the CYA recipient in 1965 after having won it in 1963.  He was also the 1966 winner of the award.  When the 1963 result was announced, Commissioner Ford Frick said, “I can understand why the vote was unanimous.”  Koufax was the 8^th winner of the award, but the first to win it unanimously.

-  #1  The traumatic arthritis in his left elbow compelled him to retire at the peak of his career.  He announced his retirement 6 weeks after his final World Series (1966) appearance at age 30.

-  #2  Click for a pic.

FCR -  Dan Schoenholz, Walnut Creek, California

Incorrect guesses:  Warren Spahn, Hal Newhouser, Bob Gibson, Don Newcombe

 

 

WEDNESDAY  — 09-Sep-2026

Q.  When the two best pitchers in the Deadball Era faced each other in a game as starters, who was the winning pitcher?

Hint: #1  Back when he made his debut in the majors, he threw a one-hitter.  The sole safety was by another player who is now also a Hall of Famer.

Hint: #2  He holds the all-time lowest career WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) in MLB history.  Rangers’ pitcher Jacob deGrom is currently second on that list, but with little prospect of overtaking the top spot.

A.  ADDIE JOSS  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Joss, pitching for CLE, held Ed Walsh & CHW to exactly no hits, facing only 27 batters, none of whom reached first.

-  #1  Joss’s 1^st MLB game on 26-Apr-1902 was prevented from being a no-hitter because of a single hit by the St. Louis Browns’ Jesse Burkett.

-  #2  Joss’s WHIP of 0.9678 over career 2,327 innings seems safe, notwithstanding some outstanding 21^st-century careers.

FCR -  Tom McLaughlin, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

Incorrect guesses:  Smokey Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, Mordecai Brown, Cy Young, Christy Mathewson, Big Ed Walsh, Three Finger Brown

 

 

MIDWEEK BONUS  10-Sep-2026

Q.  Which former New York Yankee is the only left-handed relief pitcher to strike out fifteen or more batters in a nine-inning game?

Hint: #1  He is the first pitcher to give up a home run to a hitter using a pink bat.

Hint: #2  He put together the first pitching Triple Crown of the current century.

A.  RANDY JOHNSON  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  In a D-Backs game that had begun on 17-Jul, Curt Schilling pitched 2 perfect innings.  However an electrical transformer exploded & caused the game to be suspended.  When play resumed the next day 18-Jul-2001, Johnson pitched innings 3-9 & gave up 1 BB, 1 hit & 0 runs to SDP.  He also K’ed 16.  His Yankee years were 2005 & 2006.

-  #1  Mark Kotsay homered off Johnson in the 1^st inning of the Mothers’ Day Game on 14-May-2006.  Kotsay used a pink bat as part of baseball’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day.  It prompted Oakland teammate Nick Swisher to remark, “If going yard off ‘Big Unit’ at Yankee Stadium with a pink bat doesn’t make you a stud, I don’t know what does.”

-  #2  At age 38 in 2002, pitching for ARI, Johnson not only led the majors with-

- a 10.7 WAR,

- 8 complete games,

- 260 innings pitched,

- 1,035 batters faced,

- a career-best ERA+ of 195,

- struck out 11.6 batters per 9 innings pitched  and

- won a unanimous Cy Young Award, …

…he also won the Triple Crown by leading the NL in Wins (24), ERA (2.32) & Strikeouts (334).

FCR -  Josh Murphy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Incorrect guesses:  Dave Righetti, Mariano Rivera, Ron Guidry, Roger Clemens, Gerritt Cole

 

 

THURSDAY  — 10-Sep-2026

Q.  Which altitudinous righty once won a Cy Young Award with an overwhelming majority vote, yet had an ERA that season that didn’t even rank in the majors’ Top Ten?

Hint: #1  Seven years later, he won the Cy Young Award in the other league becoming the fifth pitcher to do so.  More recently two other pitchers have joined this elite group.

Hint #2  His uniform number (although not the same one) is retired by both the teams where he won a Cy Young Award.

Hint: #3  His son played for Penn State and was drafted by Toronto.

A.  ROY HALLADAY  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  In 2003, pitching for Toronto’s Blue Jays, Halladay posted a record of 22-7 with a more modest ERA of 3.25, scored a vote of 26 out of 28 possible first-place votes for the AL CYA.  Halladay stood 6'6".

-  #1  Playing his 1^st season for PHI in 2010, he won the NL CYA by unanimous first-place vote.  This time, he also received MVP votes as well.  Those who have won the CYA in both leagues are:

Gaylord Perry........ AL 1972, NL 1978;

Roger Clemens..... AL 1986, ‘87, ‘91, ‘97, ‘98, 2001, NL 2004;

Randy Johnson..... AL 1995, NL 1999, 2000, ‘01, ’02;

Pedro Martinez...... AL 1999, 2000, NL 1997;

Halladay................ AL 2003, NL 2010;

Max Scherzer........ AL 2013, NL 2016, ’17; &

Blake Snell............ AL 2018, NL 2023.

-  #2  Halladay’s #32 will never be worn by another Blue Jay.  His number in Philadelphia was 34 because the Phils had already retired #32 for Hall of Famer Steve Carlton.

-  #3  Braden Halladay was drafted in MLB round #32, coincidentally, his father’s uniform number w/TOR.  Watch here.

FCR -  Brad Clark, Madison, Wisconsin

Incorrect guesses:  Roger Clemens, Nolan Ryan, Gaylord Perry

 

 

FRIDAY  — 11-SEP-2026

Q.  Who is the only player to win 150+ games as a pitcher and collect 2,000+ hits as a batter?

Hint: #1  He did not play in the PGA Masters golf tournament just before his death at age 65.

Hint: #2  He once pitched complete games in seventy-three consecutive starts.

A.  JOHN MONTGOMERY WARD  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Ward ended with a pitching record of 164-103 and 2,107 hits as a batter.

-  #1  In early 1925, Ward traveled to Augusta, Georgia to play golf.  While there, he went on a hunting trip, caught a severe chill & collapsed with pneumonia.  His death in Augusta on 04-Mar-1925, is 1 day after his 65^th birthday.  His story frequently is often linked to the famous Masters tournament first played there beginning 9 years after his death.

-  #2  The streak began with his major league debut on 15-Jul-1878 until he was relieved in the 4^th inning of a game exactly 1 year later.

FCR -  Willis Kern, Ft. Myers

Incorrect guesses:  Dummy Hoy, Babe Ruth, Red Ruffing

 

 

SATURDAY  — 12-Sep-2026

Q.  Which one-time Dodger pitcher started the first All-Star Game he ever appeared in, threw three perfect innings and got the win?

Hint: #1  He didn’t make the All-Star team the next season, but after that, he was an All-Star eight times.  However, the year he led the league in WAR, strikeouts, strikeouts per nine innings and strikeouts over walks, he wasn’t an All-Star.  Go figure.

Hint: #2  He is the only pitcher who surrendered an inside-the-park home run to Hank Aaron.

A.  JIM BUNNING  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  Then a Detroit Tiger, Bunning was the starting pitcher for the AL in the 1957 ASG.  He got only outs from future Hall of Famers Henry Aaron, Stan Musial, Willie Mays & Frank Robinson.  He played for LAD in 1969.

-  #1  Bunning was an AL All-Star in 1959a, 1961a, 1961b, 1962a, 1962b & 1963.  He was an NL All-Star in 1964 & 1966.  He led in WAR 6.6, Ks 201, SO9 7.2 & SO/BB 3.14.  The best that he received for that season was a tie for 24^th in the AL MVP vote.

-  #2  On 10-May-1967 in Connie Mack Stadium, Aaron scored a 2-run homer in the 8^th off Bunning.  It was Bunning’s last inning of that game, but the Phils won with Bunning’s reliever, Turk Farrell getting the win.

FCR -  Mary Hums, Louisville

Incorrect guesses:  Don Drysdale, Juan Marichal, Rick Sutcliffe, Don Sutton

 

 

SUNDAY  — 13-Sep-2026

Q.  Whose owner dictated his nickname?

Hint: #1  He only played for two franchises but three of his managers became Hall of Famers.

Hint: #2  Coaches and teammates of his who are now Hall of Famers number more than ten.

Hint: #3  He surrendered a home run to a future Hall of Famer in that batter’s first at-bat as a designated hitter.

A.  CATFISH HUNTER  [SABR Bio]

-  Ans.  See A’s owner Charley Finley in Hunter’s SABR Bio.

-  #1  Hunter played for the A’s in Kansas City (1965-1967) then stayed with them as they moved to Oakland (1968-1974).  He was granted free agency and signed with NYY & played for them (1975-1979).  He played under Luke Appling, Dick Williams & Bob Lemon.

-  #2  Coaches & teammates who are now HOF include:  Gabby Hartnett, Whitey Herzog, Satchel Paige, Rollie Fingers, Reggie Jackson, Orlando Cepeda, Rich Gossage , Jim Kaat, Joe DiMaggio, Whitey Ford & Yogi Berra.

-  #3  Gave up a HR to Tony Oliva in Oakland on 06-Apr-1973.

FCR -  Brian Wood, Pacific Grove, California

Incorrect guesses:  John Blue Moon Odom

 

 

THEME:  Hall of Fame pitchers who each threw a perfect game.

 

 

Who                Date               Opponent         Career WAR

Halladay........ 29-May-2010......... FLA............... 64.2

 

Johnson........ 18-May-2004......... ATL............. 101.1

 

Young............ 05-May-1904......... PHA............. 163.6

 

Joss............... 02-Oct-1908........... CHW............. 45.4

 

Ward.............. 17-Jun-1880.......... BUF............... 62.3

 

Koufax........... 09-Sep-1965.......... CHC.............. 48.9

 

Hunter........... 08-May-1968......... MIN............... 40.9

 

Bunning......... 21-Jun-1964(1)....... NYM.............. 59.5

 

 

First Correct Respondent identifying theme – Andrew Milner, Philadelphia (after Joss)

 

 

Incorrect theme guesses:

 

Mon     -  HoF'ers who were better known by a nickname than their first name

 

Tues    -  Pitchers with a no-hitter and a perfect game. 

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