MONDAY
Q. Who
holds the National League record for runs-batted-in by a rookie?
Hint: He
also holds the records for extra-base hits and total bases by a National League
rookie.
Hint: He
repeatedly refused to be referred to as “El Hombre” out of respect for a Hall
of Famer who had played for his team.
Twint: His
rookie mark of twenty double plays grounded into isn’t the rookie record for
his franchise.
Twint: It’s
not even second place.
A. ALBERT
PUJOLS (130 RBI in 2001; EBH 88, TB 360; Deference given to Stan “The Man” Musial;
STL rookie GIDP marks: Nippy
Jones w/25 in 1948, Gene
Green w/24 in 1958, Pujols w/20 in 2001)
FCR - Alex
Griffel, Great Neck, NY
Incorrect answers: George Foster, Orlando Cepeda, Frank Robinson
TUESDAY
Q. Whose
consecutive-game hitting streak in the longest in the American League since Joe
DiMaggio’s 56 games in 1941?
Hint: After
retirement, he was for one season the hitting coach for the Seattle Mariners.
Hint: He
was originally drafted by the Cardinals as a pitcher.
Twint: He
was the first player to come to bat in a regular season game in SkyDome.
Twint: He
would subsequently receive great glory therein.
A. PAUL
MOLITOR (39 straight G in 1987; SEA coach 2004;
Drafted
by STL 1974; TOR AB 05-Jun-1989;
1993
WS MVP)
FCR - Doug
Greenwald, San Francisco, CA
Incorrect answers: Dom DiMaggio, George Sisler, Edgar Martinez
IN MEMORIAM
Q. Who
once beat out Carl Yastrzemski for the American League batting title by .0004?
Hint: His
first hit as a Yankee was a 12th inning lead-off homer.
Hint: He
was a high school teammate of Willie Horton.
Hint: Known
for his fiery temperament and more, he was suspended then put on the restricted
list by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn – a move that led to Marvin Miller getting him
to be placed on the disabled list rather than enduring an indefinite
suspension.
Hint: When
asked what the Cardinals told him regarding how to improve his hitting, he once
said “You’ll have to ask them. I didn’t
pay any attention to what they told me.”
Twint: He
never played more than two seasons for any one team.
Twint: His
brother was a running back at the University of Michigan and for the New York
Giants.
A. ALEX
JOHNSON who passed
away last week (1970
BA .329 with Yaz
at .3286; 10-Sep-1974
debut as pinch hitter top 12th game winner; Northwestern
High School Detroit also attended by John
Mayberry; SABR BIO
calls this a landmark case in helping to recognize emotional disability in the
majors; Brother Ron;
[Choice addition from reader Bill Deane: A sportswriter interviewing Johnson in
early 1969 asked, “You hit only two home runs all last year, and already
you’ve hit seven this year. What’s the difference?” Terse but
accurate, Johnson said, "Five."])
FCR - Steve
Elsberry, Windsor Heights, IA
Incorrect answers: Danny Cater, Jack Clark, Tommy Davis, Mickey
Rivers, Mike Shannon, Lou Piniella
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who
was the first post-expansion player to lead his team in hits for each of his
first six full seasons?
Hint: A
veteran of fourteen All-Star games, he was three-for-three in his third one and
was voted MVP thereof.
Hint: A
rookie card of his is currently listed on eBay for $85,000. The free shipping
offer closes today.
Twint: He
played on the World Series winner in the same season as his All-Star heroics.
A. DEREK
JETER (H leader for NYY 1996-2001; 2000 ASG;
eBay
listing; 2000 WS)
FCR - Mark
Hayne, Dumfries, VA
Incorrect answers: Ichiro Suzuki, George Brett, Pete Rose, Pete
Rose, Ken Griffey, Jr., Wade Boggs
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
broke Ernie Banks’s record for the most consecutive games played at the start
of a major league career?
Hint: He
tied for the most games played in the majors in each of his first three
seasons.
Hint: A
former member of the Giants, Angels and A’s, he finished with the Rays.
Hint: His
alter-ego had good power, but was terrible in the field.
Twint: He
was MVP of the 2009 World Series.
A. HIDEKI
MATSUI (518 G, Banks
had 434; 163, 162 & 162 2003-05; Yomiuri
Giants 1993-2002, NYY 2003-09, LAA 2010, OAK 2011, TPR 2012; “Godzilla”)
FCR - Fred
Worth, Arkadelphia, AR
Incorrect answers: Miguel Tejada
THURSDAY
Q. Whose
homer was the only run scored in Baltimore’s game three victory of their sweep
of the Dodgers in the 1966 World Series?
Hint: Only
Brooks Robinson won more Gold Gloves as an Oriole.
Hint: Seven
were consecutive.
Hint: He
won four World Series rings, two each with the Orioles and the Yankees.
Twint: He
drove in a 12th inning walk-off run in Game 1 of his first WS with
the Yankees.
Twint: It
was his only time on base of that Series.
A. PAUL
BLAIR (Won GG 1967,
1969-75, [Mark
Belanger also won 8 GG as an Oriole]; WS BAL 1966,
1970, NYY 1977-78; Game 1
1977 WS they walked Munson
with Randolph
on first when Blair singled off Rhoden
to gain the win; 1 hit in 4 AB)
FCR - Mark
Kanter, Portsmouth, RI
Incorrect answers: Mark Belanger,
Luis Aparicio, Bobby Grich, Frank Robinson, Al Bumbry, Reggie Jackson
FRIDAY
Q. Who
was the first 21st-century player to collect three stolen bases in
each of two consecutive games?
Hint: He
was the last player to lead his league in both triples and stolen bases in two
different seasons.
Hint: He
has led in each category four times.
Hint: In
the modern era, only he and Hall of Famer Eddie Collins have stolen six bases
in a single American League game.
Hint: His
claim to fame is that he did it in only four at bats.
Twint: He
was once hired for his good looks, but disruption of team chemistry and his own
injuries led to his being traded mid-season by the eventual World Series
Champion.
A. CARL
CRAWFORD (3 SB 16,17-Aug-2006;
2004 3B/SB 19/59, 2006 16/58; 3B 2004-6, 2010, SB 2003-4, 2006‑7; 6 SB/G 03-May-2009 tied with Eddie Collins
[both times in 1912]; 25‑Aug‑2012 Traded by the Boston
Red Sox with Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, Nick Punto and cash to the Los Angeles
Dodgers, brought on with Adrien Gonzalez, according to a book by Terry Francona,
to appeal to more women viewers to prop up sagging TV ratings)
FCR - Kirk
Colwell, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Incorrect answers: Willie Wilson, Ichiro Suzuki, Marquis Grissom,
Jacoby Ellsbury, Otis Nixon, Juan Pierre, Kenny Lofton, Ty Cobb, Rickey
Henderson, Lou Brock, Curtis Granderson
SATURDAY
Q. Who
was the only Expo to lead the majors in stolen bases in consecutive seasons?
Hint: Four
times he won the Gold Glove for outfielders and coincidentally attended the
same college as another Expo outfield Gold Glove winner.
Hint: The
last of his four career grand slams came after he had just fouled a pitch off
his ankle.
Hint: He
caught the fly ball out that ended Dennis Martinez’ perfect game.
Twint: He
was the only member of the 1995 Braves born and raised in Atlanta.
A. MARQUIS
GRISSOM (76/78
1991/1992 led the majors, Raines
led the NL 4 consecutive, but the majors only in 1981, 1984; He and Andre Dawson
attended Florida
A&M; GS 04‑Sep‑2004;
Martinez
perfecto 28-Sep-1991;
1995 Braves)
FCR - Barry
Naymark, Toronto, ON
Incorrect answers: Tim Raines,
Andre Dawson, Neifi Perez, Craig Biggio
SUNDAY
Q. Who
was the catcher for Nolan Ryan’s last no-hitter?
Hint: Ten
days earlier, he had the 11th-inning winning sacrifice hit to give Rich
Gossage his first victory following Gossage’s stint in Japanese Profession
Baseball.
Hint: Until
the 2014 season, aside from the notorious “player to be named later”, he was
the only major leaguer to be traded from the Red Sox to the Yankees in 28
years.
Hint: He
hit the first pinch-hit grand slam in Texas Ranger history.
Twint: He
was, for a season, the Red Sox bench coach until he resigned to spend more time
with his family.
Twint: Comments
from the family were unavailable at press time.
A. MIKE
STANLEY (01-May-1991;
TEX beat MKE 6-5 on his sacrifice bunt 23-Apr-1991;
1997
traded to NYY, the prior trade being Don Baylor for Mike Easler 1986; GS 27‑Jun‑1987
off Jeff
Reardon; 2002 coach with resignation announced 04-Oct-2002)
FCR - Rich
Klein, Plano, TX
Incorrect answers: Jeff Torborg, Tony Armas, John Flaherty, Ivan
Rodriguez, Mike Stanton
WEEKLY THEME – Players who got five
hits in a single postseason game
Player Date Series Game Series MVP
Blair 06-Oct-1969 ALCS G
3 ~
Crawford 14-Oct-2008 ALCS G
4 Matt Garza
Grissom 07-Oct-1995 NLDS G
4 ~
Jeter 03-Oct-2006 ALDS G
1 ~
Matsui 16-Oct-2004 ALCS G
3 David Ortiz
Molitor 12-Oct-1982 WS G
1 Darrell Porter
Pujols 22-Oct-2011 WS G
5 David Freese
Stanley 10-Oct-1999 ALDS G
4 ~
First Correct Respondent
to Identify Theme – Douglas
Sher, Charleston, SC (after Molitor)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday - Guys with the most
Home Runs in their first ten seasons
Tuesday - 100
postseason ABs with over 1.000 OPS
- Most recent
representative from their team to turn in 200+ hit season
Wed. - Most
hits at each position
Thursday - Rookies
of the Year who later won World Series MVP
- Players with
an OPS of 1.000 or more in a post-season series
Sunday - Players
who played in WS in two consec years for different teams
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