08-Oct-2018
Q. Who are the
first two pitchers to strike out five consecutive batters in a single All‑Star
game?
A. Carl Hubbell & Fernando Valenzuela—Hubbell,
after giving up a single to Charlie Gehringer and walking Heinie Manush in the top
of the 1st in the 1934 ASG, fans, in order, Babe
Ruth, Lou Gehrig & Jimmie Foxx, leaving the runners stranded. Top of the 2nd, he strikes out Al
Simmons and Joe Cronin, not the immortals from inning #1, but Hall of Famers
nonetheless. Bill Dickey, having none of
it, singles to end the streak. A
legendary performance that still stands out in baseball history and coming the
2nd ever ASG, seals the destiny of the Mid-Summer Classic in fans’
(and owners’) hearts.
After
Dickey singled, Lefty Gomez struck out. For years afterward, Gomez chided
Dickey for getting the hit, claiming that had Dickey also struck out, he
(Gomez) too would always been included as one of seven straight Hall of Famers whiffed by Hubbell.
Valenzuela
matched the straight Ks in the 1986 ASG, Call Ripken being the
only HofF’er (but with a couple others, Mattingly and Whitaker who have a long
shot)
FCR - Steve Krevisky,
Middletown, Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Pedro
Martinez, Lefty Gomez J.R. Richard, Roger Clemens, Walter Johnson, Dwight
Gooden, Johnny Vander Meer
TUESDAY
Q. Which
American League pitchers threw more than two no-hitters in the 20th
century?
30-Apr-1946 15-Jul-1973
01-Jul-1951 28-Sep-1984
01-Jun-1975
*Opening Day 11-Jun-1990
01-May-1991
Pedro Martinez had an
amazing first 2 innings in the 1999 ASG and ever struck out 4 straight, but as everybody
knows, 4 ain’t 5.
FCR - Jess Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma
Incorrect guesses: Addie Joss,
Virgil Trucks, Randy Johnson, Cy Young, Allie Reynolds, Jim Palmer, Steve
Busby, rank Smith, Dutch Leonard, Vida Blue, Mike Witt
WEDNESDAY
Q. What pitcher won the most games in the
last season of the dead-ball era?
Q. Who hit a triple in the 44th plate
appearance of his 1,070-game career then never hit another?
- Cicotte won 29 in 1919
- In June of his second season, Wilhelm hit a 7th-inning
RBI triple into the cavern centerfield of the Polo Grounds off the Reds Jackie
Collum. He also hit exactly
one HR in his long career.
FCR - Leland Hall, Lansing
FCR - Darryl Charles, Pittsburgh
Incorrect
guesses: Ernie Shore, Jim Bagby, Stan Coveleski,
Babe Ruth, Ernie Lombardi, Jack Chesbro, Cy Young
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who was the youngest starting pitcher in
an All-Star Game?
Q. Who is the only Hall of Famer player born
in continental Europe?
- Gooden was 21 years, seven months and 30 days when
he STARTED the ASG 15‑Jul‑1986
so Jerry
Walker was a younger starter in 1959. However, that’s not what the question
asked. Gooden was IN the 1984 ASG @ the tender age of 19 years 5 months and 24
days… and struck out the first 3 batters he faced.
- Blyleven was born in Zeist,
Netherlands.
FCR - John Wills, San Francisco
Incorrect
guesses: Fernando Valenzuela, Mark
Fidrych, Bret Saberhagen, Jerry Walker, Harry Wright, Roger Bresnahan,
Vida Blue
THURSDAY
Q. Which Hall of Fame pitcher was afflicted
with rickets, asthma and a heart murmur as a child?
Q. Who was the Yankees’ last
20-game-winning pitcher of the 20th century?
A. Bob
Gibson
& David
Cone
- A sickly child indeed. Hard to imagine, if you saw him in the 1960s.
- Cone won 20 in 1998 for NYY
FCR - Dennis Bidwell, Morgantown, West Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: David Wells, Mel Stottlemyre, Rick
Rhoden, Catfish Hunter, Mike Mussina, Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Ron
Guidry
FRIDAY
Q. What pitcher, famous for his hands-on
approach to personal relationships, was named the winner of the
awkwardly-worded “DHL Presents the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the
Year Award.”
Q. Who was the last Cubs closer in the 20th
century to save both games of a doubleheader?
- Sutter rang up saves in each game of the CHC’s
wins over NYM on 18‑Sep‑1979.
FCR - Mike Sparks, Sarasota
Incorrect
guesses: Fritz Peterson, Nolan Ryan, Rod
Beck
END-OF-THE-WORKWEEK
BONUS
Q. Who was the first reliever to reach 600
career saves?
Q: What big game pitcher started at least
30 games for 10 consecutive seasons, logging exactly 33 starts in 7 of the 10?
- Hoffman got his 600th save 07-Sep-2010
(Mariano Rivera equaled that total the very next season and went on to add 50
more.)
- Shields led the majors in losses this year
w/16, but once again had 33 starts!
FCR - Mike Sparks, Sarasota
Incorrect
guesses: Mike Mussina, Greg Maddux,
,Mariano Rivera, Jack Morris, Hoyt Wilhelm, Whitey Ford, Tom Seaver, Livan
Hernandez
SATURDAY
Q. Who is the only pitcher in major league
history—not named Koufax—to:… A.) Win more than one Cy Young Award;
B.) Throw more than one no-hitter;
and
C.) Win more than one World Series
championship?
Q. What pitcher led the majors in victories
in the shortened season when ‘Billy Ball’ was in vogue?
A. Tim
Lincecum
& Jack
Morris
- Timmy won CYA's in 2008
& 2009;
threw no-no’s 13-Jul-2013
& 25-Jul-2014;
won WS w/SFG 2010*,
2012
& 2014.
- Morris won 14 G in 1981,
tying him with another Hall of Famer and 3 other stand-outs. Mgr. Billy Martin
was in the middle of his effort to ruin the careers of some stellar
starting pitchers in Oakland.
FCR - Walt Cherniak, Woodbine, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses: Bob Feller, Randy Johnson, Mike
Norris, Lincoln Mitchell, Nolan Ryan, Mike Scott, Dennis Martinez, Roger
Clemens, Jimmy Key, Tom Seaver, Bob Welch, Lee Smith, Steve McCatty
WEEKEND
BONUS
Q. Which Hall of Famer started working 72
hours a week in a coal mine when he was 12 years old?
Q. Whose health issues possibly allowed baseball’s
most notorious scandal?
A. Stan
Coveleski & Red
Faber
- Faber got the flu in the perilous year of
1919. According to his SABR biography, “…(teammate)
and fellow Hall of Famer Ray Schalk long contended that the Black Sox Scandal
would have been impossible had Faber been healthy; the conspirators would not
have had enough pitching to succeed.”
FCR - Mike Sparks, Sarasota
Incorrect
guesses: Honus Wagner, Joe Jackson, Joe McGinnity, Christy
Mathewson, Al Barlick, Ed Walsh
SUNDAY
Q. Who donated his 2001 Rolaids Relief
award to FDNY?
Q: Who was the first Golden Spikes Award
winner in college to throw a major league no‑hitter?
A. Mariano
Rivera
& Jim
Abbott
- From one NYC hero with a gift to some national
heroes.
- GSA 1987;
No-no 04-Sep-1983
FCR - Dennis Bidwell, Morgantown, West Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: John Franco, Trevor Hoffman, Armando
Benitez, Jered Weaver
END-OF-THE-WEEKEND
BONUS
Q. What pitcher’s name would lead you to believe
that he would lay some serious heat on batters?
Q. Who surrendered a postseason grand slam
to Buster Posey, signaling his franchises last foray in the playoffs beyond
making the Wild Card game?
A. Neal
Heaton
& Matt
Latos
- “Heat-on” became a successful pitching instructor.
- Posey’s GS off Latos in G 5 of
the NLDS helped lead to SFG’s comeback.
FCR - No one got Heaton
Incorrect
guesses: Smoky Joe Wood, Bob Feller
END-OF-THE-QUIZWEEK
BONUS SPECIAL
Q. Who was the first native of the state of
Alabama to pitch in an All-Star game in the majors?
Q. Who is the only left-handed pitcher to
appear in 300 career games for the Boston Red Sox?
A. Rip
Sewell
& Bill
Lee
- Sewell’s 1st ASG pitching
experience came in 1943.
- Bill Lee = 321 G for BOS
FCR - Chaunce Venuto, Tooele, Utah
Incorrect
guesses:
WEEKLY THEME – Baseball
pitch-grips and pairs of pitchers who mastered them. [I should mention that this idea was
given to me by my wife Roslyn and we tooled through the streets of Toronto in
our rental car on Canadian
Thanksgiving.]
.
Hoffman
& Papelbon.................. Changeup
Gooden/Blyleven........................ Curve
Rivera
& Abbott.......................... Cut
fastball
Sewell
& .................................... Eephus
Feller
& Ryan............................. Fastball
Morris
& Lincecum..................... Forkball
Leonard
& Cicotte...................... Knuckleball
Neal
Heaton & Matt
Latos.......... Screw/knuckle/change
Hubbell
& Valenzuela................. Screwball
Gibson
& Cone........................... Slider
Sutter
& Papelbon...................... Split-finger
fastball
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Mike Sparks, Sarasota (after Papelbon/Sutter)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - Prominent
screwball pitchers.
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