Q. Who is the
only second baseman to win back-to-back MVP awards?
Hint: He was the
first (and so far only) player to hit two home runs on his 40th
birthday.
Hint: He played
five career games at DH, all in his final season.
Hint: After
retiring as both a player and broadcaster, he became Vice Chairman of the Hall
of Fame.
- 1975-76 NL MVP
- 5 DH games for 1984
A’s
FCR - Steve Newton,
New Castle, DE
Incorrect guesses: Pete
Rose
TUESDAY
Q. Which Hall
of Famer was the only player to appear in 160 or more games each year from
1996-99?
Hint: He led the
league in plate appearances three of those four years and was second in PA the
fourth year—one behind the leader.
Hint: He won his
final two Gold Gloves and final two Silver Sluggers during those years.
Hint: He went to
the NLDS during three of those seasons, batting a combined .119, and his team
did not advance in any of those series.
- 162 G 1996-97, 160 G 1998-99
- Led NL in PA 1997-99, 2nd in 1996
to Lance
Johnson
- GG 1996-97, SS 1997-98
FCR - Sarah Grynpas, Toronto, ON
Incorrect guesses: Jeff Bagwell, Chipper Jones, Barry Larkin
WEDNESDAY
Q. Who is the only player since Ichiro to
lead the league in hits for four consecutive seasons?
Hint: Based on his official height, upon his
debut he became the shortest player to appear in a major league game since
Freddie Patek in 1981.
Hint: An online calculator allows you to measure home
runs based on his height.
- Led AL 2014-17
- Listed at 5’6”, Patek
listed at 5’5”
FCR - Bill Helm, Camp Verde, AZ
THURSDAY
Q. Along with Babe Ruth and Ted Williams,
who is the only other player to have 140 runs and 140 walks in the same season?
Hint: Within a five-year span he won Eastern
League MVP, Rookie of the Year and MVP.
Hint: After retiring as a player he became his
team’s hitting coach.
- EL MVP 1990, NL ROY 1991, NL MVP 1994
- Astros coach starting in 2010
FCR - Mike Sparks, Sarasota, FL
Incorrect
guesses: Barry Bonds, George Brett, Joe
DiMaggio, Bud Harrelson, Rogers Hornsby, Ryan Howard, Harmon Killebrew, Mark
McGwire, Dustin Pedroia, Frank Thomas
FRIDAY
Q. Before Glenn Davis in 1986-87, who was the
last Astros player to hit 25 home runs in consecutive seasons?
Hint: He and Doug Rader were the only players to
win five Gold Glove awards while playing for the Astros.
Hint: At ages 20 and 21 he led the league in
doubles, but never led the league in any batting statistic after that.
Hint: At age 22, Leo Durocher claimed he was “as
good or better than Willie [Mays] was at the same age.”
- 25 HR in 1973, 26 HR in 1974
- GG 1972-76; Rader
1970-74
- 40 2B in 1971, 39 2B in 1972
FCR - Dave Williams, Glastonbury, CT
Incorrect
guesses: Lance Berkman, Enos Cabell, Lee
Maye, Rusty Staub, Bob Watson, Jim Wynn
SATURDAY
Q. Among Puerto Rico natives, which player
appeared in the most games, had the most hits and scored the most runs in the
1980s?
Hint: His career All-Star batting average is .000
but his All-Star on-base percentage is .667.
Hint: He placed as high as third in MVP voting, and
his brother was once third in Rookie of the Year voting.
- 1,188 G, 1,227 H, 548 R from 1980-89
- 0-1, 2 BB in 1985
AS game
- 3rd place 1980 MVP vote behind Schmidt
& Carter;
Hector Cruz
3rd in 1976 ROY vote behind co-winners Metzger
& Zachry.
FCR - Michael McCroskey, Sugar Land, TX
Incorrect
guesses: Roberto Alomar, George Bell,
Carlos Beltran, Tony Fernandez, Pedro Guerrero, Vladimir Guerrero
SUNDAY
Q. Who had the highest batting average,
on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS in the 1986 NLCS?
Hint: He was exclusively used as a pinch-hitter
in that series.
Hint: He was named to the 1978 All-Star team but
did not play.
Hint: He managed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
- .667 AVG, .667 OBP, .667 SLG, 1.333 OPS
- Managed Team Canada in 2008 Olympics
FCR - David Krassin, Los Angeles, CA
Incorrect
guesses: Lee Mazzilli, Biff Pocoroba, Ernie
Whitt
WEEKLY THEME – Players
with 200 stolen bases for the Astros
Cedeno 487
Biggio 414
Cruz 288
Altuve 248
Morgan 219
Puhl 217
Bagwell 202
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – No one
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tues - Hall
of Fame second basemen
Wed - Astros
All-Star second basemen (x8)
- Astros/Colt
.45 second basemen with…
- Guys
who played second base for the Astros (x13)
- All-Star
players shorter than 5’10”
- All-Star
second basemen who hit at least 22 home runs while hitting over .300 in their
All-Star year
Thurs - Astros
who succeeded in some baseball measure
-
Astros who have played second base
-
Astros who…
Sunday - Top
10 Astros in MVP voting
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