MONDAY
Q. What
links the following players?
Jerry
Adair
Bobby
Avila
Foster
Castleman
Andy
Etchebarren
Dick
Kryhoski
Tim
Nordbrook
Buddy
Peterson
Boog
Powell
Jim
Pyburn
Dave
Skaggs
Gene
Stephens
Marv
Throneberry
Twint: It’s
often done in the Winter Olympic Games.
A. Orioles who wore uniform number 8 before
1981 (Figure 8)
Player Year
(s)
Kryhoski 1954
Pyburn 1955,
56, 57
Peterson 1957
Castleman 1958
Adair 1959
Avila 1959
Thomas 1960
Stephens 1960, 1961
Throneberry 1961, 62
Etchebarren 1962, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75
Powell 1964
Nordbrook 1976
Skaggs 1977,
78, 79, 80
FCR - Mike
Spatz, Ellicott City, MD
TUESDAY
Q. What
is the common theme among the following players?
Johnny
Podres
Paul
Molitor
Jack
Morris
Curt
Schilling
Dave
Stewart
Gene
Tenace
Pat
Borders
Twint: Before,
during and after
A. World Series MVP winners in uniform for the
1993 World Series
Podres 1955 WS MVP for
Brooklyn Phillies pitching coach
Molitor 1993 WS MVP
for Toronto Blue Jays 3b/DH
Morris 1991 WS MVP
for Minnesota Blue Jays SP
Schilling 2001 WS MVP
for Arizona Phillies SP
Stewart 1989 WS MVP for
Oakland Blue Jays SP
Tenace 1972 WS MVP for
Oakland Blue Jays Bench coach
Borders 1992 WS MVP for
Toronto Blue Jays C
FCR - Mark
Hayne, Dumfries, VA
WEDNESDAY
Q. What
is the common theme of the following players?
Mordecai
“Three Finger” Brown
Sam
Rice
Billy
Herman
Chuck
Klein
Edd
Roush
Amos
Rusie
Max
Carey
Sam
Thompson
Twint: Who’s
your daddy?
A. Hall of Famers born in Indiana
Brown Nyesville,
IN
Carey Terre
Haute, IN
Herman New
Albany, IN
Klein Indianapolis,
IN
Rice Morocco,
IN
Roush Oakland
City, IN
Rusie Mooresville,
IN
Thompson Danville, IN
N.B. Oscar Charleston & Ford Frick
were also born in the Hoosier State, but were not able to be included here.
FCR - John
Rickert, Terre Haute, IN
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. What
common theme connects the following players?
Tony
Oliva
Orlando
Cepeda
Rico
Carty
Gates
Brown
Billy
North
Terry
Crowley
Tommy
McCraw
John
Ellis
Ollie
Brown
Ed
Kirkpatrick
Mike
Andrews
Ron Blomberg
Twint: It’s
now been more than a generation.
A. The batters who were the first to play as
DH for each American League team
Andrews White Sox 07‑Apr-1973
Blomberg Yankees 06‑Apr‑1973
O. Brown Brewers 06‑Apr‑1973
G. Brown Tigers 07‑Apr‑1973
Carty Rangers 07‑Apr-1973
Cepeda Red
Sox 06‑Apr‑1973
Crowley Orioles 06‑Apr‑1973
Ellis Indians 07‑Apr‑1973
Kirkpatrick Royals 06‑Apr‑1973
McCraw Angels 06‑Apr‑1973
North A’s 06‑Apr‑1973
Oliva Twins 06‑Apr‑1973
FCR - Chuck
Durante, Dover, DE
THURSDAY
Q. What
is common to all those in this list?
Hank
Aaron
Willie
Mays
Livan
Hernandez
Harmon
Killebrew
Warren
Spahn
Catfish
Hunter
Joe
Torre
Camilo
Pascual
Junior
Gilliam
Jim
Finigan
Twint: They
blossom where planted.
A. Players who were All-Stars for their teams
before and after those franchises moved cities
Aaron (MLW 1955-65; ATL 1966-73)
Finigan (PHA 1954; KCA 1955)
Gilliam (BKN 1956; LAD 1959)
Hernandez (MON 2004; WSN 2005)
Hunter (KCA 1966-67; OAK 1970, 72-74)
Killebrew (WSH 1959; MIN 1961, 1963-1971)
Mays (NYG 1954-58; SFG 1959-71)
Pascual (WSH 1959-60; MIN 1961-62, 64)
Spahn (BSN 1947, 49-52; MLW 1953-54, 56-63)
Torre (MLW 1963-65; ATL 1966-67)
FCR - Larry Creeden, Boulder City, NV
FRIDAY
Q. What
did all these guys do?
Napoleon
Lajoie
Hugh
Duffy
Ross
Barnes
Cal
McVey
Benny
Kauff
Fred
Dunlap
Hick
Carpenter
Twint: Somebody had to do it.
A. They were the first hits leader for each
Major League.
Player Year League Team Hits
McVey 1871 National
Association Boston Red Stockings 66
Barnes 1876 National
League Chicago White
Stockings 138
Carpenter 1882 American
Association Cincinnati Red Stockings 120
Dunlap 1884 Union
Association St. Louis Maroons 185
Duffy 1890 Players
League Chicago Pirates 191
Lajoie 1901 American
League Philadelphia Athletics 232
Kauff 1914 Federal
League Indianapolis Hoosiers 211
FCR - Bill
Deane, Cooperstown, NY
SATURDAY
Q. What
difficult accomplishment did all these men achieve?
Babe
Ruth
Spud
Chandler
Andy
Pettitte
Joe
McGinnity
Urban
Shocker
Deacon
Phillippe
Dizzy
Dean
Jay
Powell
Dave
Foutz
Twint: Positive
X X
A. Players who pitched in ten major league
seasons without a losing season record
Pitcher Career Years
Chandler 109 - 43 1937-47
Dean 150 - 83 1930,
1932-41, 1947
Foutz 147 - 66 1884-1894
McGinnity 246 - 142 1899-1908
Pettitte 201 - 113 1995-2008
Phillippe 189 - 109 1899-1911
Powell 36 - 23 1995-2005
Ruth 94 - 46 1914-21, 1930, 1933
Shocker 187 - 117 1916-1928
FCR - Joe
Ullian, Santa Barbara, CA
SUNDAY
Q. What’s
so special about this list?
Babe
Ruth
Nick
Altrock
Lefty
Williams
Boo
Ferriss
Vean
Gregg
Harry
Coveleski
Tex
Hughson
Frank
Owen
Russ
Ford
Twint: Why
stop now?
A. Pitchers with multiple 20-win seasons, but
with fewer than 100 career wins
Altrock (1905-06; 83)
Coveleski (1914-16; 81)
Ferriss (1945-46; 65)
Ford (1910-11 [and 1914 FL]; 99)
Gregg (1911-13; 92)
Owen (1904-06; 82)
Ruth (1916-17; 94)
Hughson (1942, 46; 96)
Williams (1919-20; 82)
FCR - Al
Blumkin, Brooklyn, NY
WEEKLY THEME – Horsehide Trivia
answers from selected weeks in 2008 (Specifically, the weeks in 2008 where
Steve Schwartz of Chico, California was first to guess the theme.)
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Joe
Merrill, Brunswick, ME
Horsehide Trivia blog has the
questions and answers from this week as well as from previous weeks: http://horsehidetrivia.blogspot.com/
Horsehide Trivia home page: https://sites.google.com/site/tnfotobbpics/home/horsehide-trivia
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