MONDAY
Q. Whose
160 home runs were the most in the history of Baltimore's Memorial Stadium?
Hint: He
received the most MVP votes in the 1980s, measured by voting points.
Hint: In
fact, he received more such votes than anyone who never won the award.
Twint: He’s
in the club of 500 home runs and 3,000 hints.
There are only four members.
A. Eddie Murray (1,088 MVP voting points
1980-85, including 1st–place votes in 1983 & 84; 500 HR/3,000H Willie Mays,
Hank
Aaron, Rafael Palmeiro)
FCR - Abbey
Garber, Dallas, TX
TUESDAY
Q. Who
was the first National League player to win an MVP award after his 35th
birthday?
Hint: He
hit at least thirty home runs six times, yet failed to total 300 for his
career.
Twint: He
hit the first home run at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Twint: He
hit 13 home runs against the Pirates in 1954.
A. Hank Sauer (Coliseum HR 18-Apr-1958)
FCR - Fred
Brillhart, Mechanicsburg, PA
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
was the first player to collect 300 career home runs for the Orioles?
Hint: Until
Jason Giambi “broke” it, he held the record for the fewest triples by any
player with a 2,000-game career.
Hint: He
won the MVP award the year after finishing 2nd in the voting.
Twint: His
brother played in the Orioles minor league organization.
Twint: His
step-brother played in the majors for six seasons.
Twint: His
brother played with him in the Little League World Series.
A. Boog Powell (300th HR 13-Sep-1974 off future teammate Dick Bosman;
11 3b in 2,042 G, Giambi
has 9 in 2,613 G; MVP
1970; Brother Charles Powell;
Step-brother Carl Taylor)
FCR - Bill Kreifeldt, Midvale, UT (and Sun City,
AZ)
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Which
player's 6th career leadoff home run was also the home run that
placed him in the 300/300 club?
Hint: Only
he and Willie Mays won Gold Glove Awards for their play in center field after
the age of 35.
Twint: He
is an alumnus of the same school as are Dave Stieb and Duane Kuiper.
A. Steve Finley (300th HR 14-Jun-2006,
300th SB 02-May-2004;
b. 1965, GG 2000; Southern Illinois University)
FCR - Paul Sekula, Arlington, VA
IN MEMORIAM (Not conneted with the week’s theme)
Q. Who
will forever be “The Walking Man”?
Hint: Billy
Beane would have loved this guy.
Hint: At
the time of his retirement, he was fourth on the all-time walk list behind only
Babe Ruth, Williams and Mel Ott.
Hint: He
currently ranks eleventh, but had far fewer plate appearances than anyone in
the top ten.
Hint: His
838 consecutive games played streak came to an end when he came down with
tonsillitis.
Hint: He
had at least one home run in fourteen consecutive seasons.
Hint: He had more at-bats for the Washington Senators
in the 1950s than any other player.
Twint: His
managerial career lasted exactly one game.
Twint: It
was a 9-3 loss to the White Sox.
Twint: He
was also a coach in the majors for 21 years, including for the Miracle Mets in
1969.
A. Eddie Yost (1,614 career
BB; 9,175 PA; HR streak 1948-61; G streak ended 11‑May‑1955;
Mgr. of Senators 22-May-1963)
FCR - Bob Elliott, Mississauga, ON
THURSDAY
Q. Who
was the Mets right fielder in their inaugural major league game?
Hint: He
had double-digit triples in his first two seasons in the majors, including
leading the league in his second year, but never had more than seven in any of
the remaining 13 years of his career.
Twint: He
was the second major league player to have a son and grandson play in the
majors.
A. Gus Bell (Mets’ 1st G 11-Apr-1962;
Grandsons David
and Mike)
FCR - Kevin Johnson, Broken Arrow, OK
FRIDAY
Q. Which
current Jewish major leaguer began his professional career playing for
Brooklyn?
Hint: His
dad pitched in the majors for eleven years, but never for Brooklyn.
Twint: He
shares an Alma Mater with All-Star Paul Konerko.
A. Ike Davis (2008
Brooklyn Cyclones; Father Ron Davis;
also Konerko
attended Chapparal High School in Scottsdale.)
FCR - David Krassin, New York
SATURDAY
Q. What
Texas Rangers manager owns the highest winning percentage in franchise history?
Hint: He
succeeded a Hall of Famer manager to accomplish it.
Twint: In
the Air Force during World War II, he managed a baseball team whose members
included Howie Pollett and Hall of Famer Enos Slaughter.
A. Del Wilber (As mgr 1-0 07-Sep-1973,
succeeded Whitey
Herzog) N.B. This week’s theme was brought to our attention by (new,
enthusiastic) reader Del
Wilber, who just happens to be the namesake son of Saturday’s answer.
FCR - Bob
Wilber, Spokane, WA (his son and Del’s brother, and, BTW, not the only correct
respondent),
SUNDAY
Q. What
catcher with sixteen years in the majors, won league championships in four of
the nine full seasons he managed in the minors, but never got the chance to
manage in the Bigs?
Hint: He
was an All-Star the year before he joined the Pirates and the year after he
left them, both times with the Cubs.
Hint: He
didn’t get into the game either year.
Twint: He
was a coach with the Minnesota Twins in their first year of existence.
Twint: He’s
the last person to qualify for this week’s theme.
FCR - Randall Chandler, Germantown, TN
WEEKLY THEME
–
Those are the only eight times it has
happened since 1918, probably ever.
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Joe
Ullian, Santa Barbara, CA (after the Finley question)
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