Reader Dan Gerstner forwarded this quiz from yesterday’s New York Times. It is well done
and broken into 10 Categories. We’ll
present one or two categories each day this week.
MONDAY: PATHS TO THE HALL OF FAME
1. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the A’s?
a) Billy Williams
b) Mike Piazza
c) JIM BUNNING
d) Willie McCovey
2. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the
Giants?
a) PHIL NIEKRO
b) Steve Carlton
c) Duke Snider
d) Goose Gossage
3. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the
Astros?
a) Robin Roberts
b) Nellie Fox
c) Don Sutton
d) LUIS APARICIO
4. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the
Angels?
a) Eddie Murray
b) ORLANDO CEPEDA
c) Frank Robinson
d) Hoyt Wilhelm
5. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Red
Sox?
a) Fergie Jenkins
b) Juan Marichal
c) John Smoltz
d) ROLLIE FINGERS
FCR: Brian
Engelhardt, Reading, Pennsylvania
#2 TUESDAY: TEAM TIDBITS
1. The two highest numbers to be retired for players — 56 [MARK BUEHRLE] and 72 — [CARLTON FISK] were both retired for
members of the White Sox. Who wore those numbers?
2. Who played the most games in the history of the Montreal
Expos?
a) Jose Vidro
b) Tim Raines
c) TIM WALLACH
[1,767]
d) Vladimir Guerrero
3. Who holds the Milwaukee Brewers’ franchise record for
career wins (117)?
a) Teddy Higuera
b) Ben Sheets
c) JIM SLATON
d) Pete Vuckovich
4. Who is the only pitcher to win a World Series game for
the San Diego Padres?
a) Tim Lollar
c) Andy Ashby
d) Eric Show
5. Which pitcher started the most World Series games for
the Big Red Machine in the 1970s?
a) GARY NOLAN
[11 GS]
b) Jack Billingham
c) Don Gullett
d) Tom Seaver
FCR: Phil Ross,
Denver
#3 WEDNESDAY: YANKEES
1. Which four teams besides the Yankees did Billy Martin
manage?
a.
MIN 1969
b.
DET 1971-73
c.
TEX 1973-75
d.
OAK 1980-82
2. Who was on deck for the Yankees when Aaron Boone homered
to win the 2003 American League Championship Series?
3. Which pitcher won the first regular-season game and the
first World Series game at the new Yankee Stadium?
4. Which Yankee did not win an M.V.P. Award in an A.L.C.S.?
a) Andy Pettitte
b) Orlando Hernandez
c) David Wells
d) DAVID CONE
5. In the opening of the 1988 movie “Big,” which Yankees
pitcher does Josh Baskin pretend to be?
a) Ron Guidry
b) RICK RHODEN
c) Dave Righetti
d) Ed Whitson
FCR: Scott Matteson,
Shawnee, Kansas
#4 MIDWEEK BONUS: COMMON NAMES, UNCOMMON FEATS
1. Give the first name for each player named Williams:
a) Only player to hit 10 career homers off Bob Gibson
BILLY
b) Scored on Kenny Rogers’s bases-loaded walk to end the
Braves-Mets National League Championship Series in 1999
c) Won the 1971 N.L. Rookie of the Year Award for the
Braves
d) Hit a World Series home run for three different teams in
three different decades
MATT
2. Give the first name for each player named Smith:
a) Struck out for the Rockies to end the 2007 World Series
b) Managed the Phillies, Reds and Tigers from 1955 to 1970
MAYO
c) Won the World Series with three different teams in the
1980s
LONNIE
d) Allowed Tony Gwynn’s 3,000th career hit, against the
Expos, in 1999
3. Give the first name for each player named Jones:
a) Leading winner (21-8) for the Yankees’ first
championship team, in 1921
SAM [“Sad Sam”] (sic) Jones played for
BOS that year.
b) Caught the final out of the 1969 World Series for the
Mets
c) Won the N.L. Cy Young Award in 1976 for the Padres
d) First All-Star in Mariners history (1977)
4. Give the first name for each player named Davis:
a) Won two N.L. batting titles for the Dodgers in the 1960s
TOMMY [.346 in 1962; .326 in 1963]
b) Won the 1984 A.L. Rookie of the Year Award for the
Mariners
c) Lost twice to Orel Hershiser for the A’s in the 1988
World Series
d) Allowed Randy Johnson’s only career home run, against
the Brewers, in 2003
5. Give the first name for each player named Jackson:
a) Hall of Fame shortstop for the Giants in the 1920s and
’30s
TRAVIS
b) Was 8-20 for the 1962 Mets
AL
c) Won Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the Pirates
d) M.V.P. of the 1989 All-Star Game
FCR: Damian Begley,
New York City
#5 THURSDAY: METS
1. Of the 16 pitchers to appear in 1,000 games, only four
are left-handers. One is Dan Plesac. The three others pitched for the Mets. Who
are they?
a. JESSE OROSCO [1,252 G; 372 for NYM]
b. MIKE STANTON [1,178 G; 133 for NYM]
c. JOHN FRANCO [1,119 G; 695 for NYM]
2. The Mets have had a different opening day starter in
each of the last seven seasons. Name them.
3. The Mets used the first pick of the 1966 draft on a high
school catcher, Steve Chilcott, who never reached the majors. Who was picked
second by the Kansas City A’s?
REGGIE JACKSON
4. Which former Detroit Pistons forward did the Mets beat
in Game 2 of the 1969 N.L.C.S.?
5. Who made the most career starts for the Mets without
starting for them in the World Series?
a) Bobby Jones
c) Craig Swan
d) David Cone
FCR - Steve Berman,
Bergenfield, New Jersey
#6 FRIDAY: NO-HITTERS
AND PERFECT GAMES
1. Who are the only two
pitchers to throw a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals? (One in 1973, the
other in 2008)
2. No pitcher has thrown two perfect games, but one catcher
has caught two perfect games. Who is he?
a) Joe Girardi
c) Jeff Reed
d) A.J. Pierzynski
3. Which current manager made the last out of a perfect
game?
b) Mike Matheny
c) Dave Martinez
d) Craig Counsell
4. Which three pitchers have thrown no-hitters at Citi
Field?
5. Who is the only Cardinals pitcher to throw two
no-hitters?
a) Jesse Haines
b) Bob Gibson
d) Darryl Kile
FCR - Anthony
Zydlewski, Virginia Beach
#7 SATURDAY: WORLD SERIES
1. Name the four stadiums (none in use for baseball
anymore) that have hosted the World Series and the Super Bowl.
L.A. Coliseum
Joe Robbie/Pro Player Stadium
Metrodome
Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium
2. Name each player’s team in his final World Series
appearance:
Mathews: DET
Perez: PHI
Randolph: OAK
Murray: CLE
3. Four prominent members of the World Series champion 1992
Blue Jays had the initials D.W. Who were they?
Duane Ward
David Wells
Devon White
Dave Winfield
4. Who has played the most games (2,831) without ever
reaching the World Series?
a) RAFAEL PALMEIRO
b) Ken Griffey Jr. [2,671]
c) Rod Carew [2,469]
d) Ernie Banks [2,528]
5. Which Hall of Famers made the last outs of the following
World Series?
a) 1956 JACKIE ROBINSON
b) 1962 WILLIE McCOVEY
c) 1975 CARL YASTRZEMSKI
d) 1984 TONY GWYNN
e) 2000 MIKE PIAZZA
FCR - Joseph Thompson,
Splendora, Texas
#8 SATURDAY BONUS: DRAFT
1. Of the 17 pitchers chosen first over all in the draft,
only two have at least 100 career victories and an earned run average under
4.00. David Price is one. Who is the other?
a) Floyd Bannister
b) Tim Belcher
c) ANDY BENES [3.97]
d) Mike Moore
2. Only six No. 1 overall picks have won the World Series
with the team that drafted them. Who are they?
3. Which Hall of Famers were drafted with consecutive picks
in the second round in 1971?
a) Jim Rice and Dave
Winfield
c) Carlton Fisk and
Andre Dawson
d) Gary Carter and
Dennis Eckersley
4. Which No. 1 overall draft pick played the most games in
the majors?
a) Alex Rodriguez [2,784]
b) Chipper Jones [2,499]
c) B.J. Surhoff [2,313]
d) HAROLD BAINES [2,830]
5. Which future N.F.L. quarterback was not drafted by an
M.L.B. team?
a) STEVE YOUNG
FCR - Chaunce Venuto,
Tooele, Utah
#9 WEEKEND BONUS: BESIDES BABE RUTH…
1. Besides Babe Ruth, name the four Most Valuable Player
Award winners who have four-letter first and last names. (Hint: three in the
1970s, one in the 2000s.)
2. Besides Babe Ruth, who is the only player with at least
600 homers and at least two World Series championships?
3. Besides Babe Ruth, who are the only three players to hit
three home runs in a World Series game?
4. Besides Babe Ruth, who homered in the first All-Star
Game in 1933?
a) Lou Gehrig
b) Al Simmons
c) FRANKIE FRISCH
d) Bill Terry
5. Besides Babe Ruth, who are the only two players with
four 50-homer seasons?
a) Sammy Sosa and Alex
Rodriguez
b) SAMMY SOSA
& MARK McGWIRE
c) Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez
d) Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire
FCR - Walt Cherniak, Woodbine, Maryland
#10 SUNDAY: RANDOM
FUN
1. The subject of the very first color photo above the fold
on the front page of The New York Times was a baseball player wearing No. 1 in
October. Who was it?
a) Mookie Wilson in
1986
b) Otis Nixon in 1992
d) Bengie Molina in 2002
2. Which pair of players were not born on the exact same
day?
a) Greg Maddux and Dave Justice [14-Apr-1966]
b) David Cone and Edgar Martinez [02-Jan-1963]
c) Jeff Bagwell and Frank Thomas [27-May-1968]
d) JORGE POSADA and
RAMIRO MENDOZA
3. Who is the only player with 500 hits for four different
teams?
a) Roberto Alomar
b) RUSTY STAUB [833
for HOU; 460+38 for MTL; 524+418 for NYM; & 549 for DET]
c) Gary Sheffield
d) Carlos Beltran
4. Which future N.B.A. Hall of Famer was an active member
of the Brooklyn Dodgers — though he never played a major league game — when the
Giants’ Bobby Thomson hit “The Shot Heard Round the World” on Oct. 3, 1951?
5. Which three Hall of Famers were born on Christmas?
a.) PUD GARVIN [1856]
b.) NELLEI FOX [1927]
c.) RICKEY HENDERSON [1958]
FCR - Anthony
Zydlewski, Virginia Beach
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