Q. Who owns the
highest career Defensive WAR rating in the history of the Detroit Tigers
franchise?
Hint: In his first
year as a manager, his charges produced the lowest winning percentage of any
team since the 1962 Mets.
Hint: He’s the
only non-Yankees American League shortstop to win the World Series Most
Valuable Player award.
Hint: Alfredo
Griffin never wanted him to be injured but was grateful for the opportunity the
injury provided.
- Trammell’s rating
of 22.7 is almost 40% higher than the player in 2nd place on that list, who happens to be Lou
Whitaker.
- MLB pays the
expenses for each player here and a guest.
In most cases, players bring wives or girlfriends. Damaso Garcia, TOR’s 2b, brought his SS, Griffin. When Trammell hurt his arm and could not play,
AL Mgr Joe Altobelli named Griffin to the team, “…partly because he's a fine
player, but mostly because he was here.”
FCR - Alexander
Brychta, Buford, Georgia
Incorrect guesses: Harvey
Kuehn
TUESDAY -
02-Jun
Q. Which switch-hitting
slugger did Babe Ruth have to pass to become the all-time career home run
leader in major league history?
Hint: He began his
career at third base even though he threw left-handed.
Hint: His size
gave helped give rise to a team name that is still used today.
Hint: His brother
played for two franchises each in their first years of existence, the Brewers
and Blues.
- Connor retired w/138
HR, all hit between 1880 & 1897.
Ruth’s 139th on 18-Jul-1921, in
his 2nd year w/NYY.
- He played 3B in only
111 of his 1,998 MLB G. 1,759 were at 1B.
- Connor stood 6’3” and
weighed +- 220 lbs., a virtual giant among players on the 1884 New York
Gothams. He was instrumental in the team
being called the New York Giants from 1885 forward.
- Brother Joe Connor played briefly at
catcher with 2 American League teams in the first season of the AL, 1901, MLA (who became the
Orioles) and CLE.
FCR - Frank Ittner,
Atlanta
Incorrect guesses: Gavvy
Cravath, Cy Williams, Home Run Baker, Mel Ott, Ken Williams, Dan Brouthers
WEDNESDAY - 03-Jun
Q. Who was with
the Blue Jays in their World Series winning season, but did not play in that
postseason due to a broken arm?
Hint: His nephew was
an important part of a World Series championship team.
Hint: He and his
father played a combined 33 MLB seasons without a single All-Star appearance.
FCR - James Higgins, Bethesda
Incorrect guesses: Tony Fernandez, Dick s Holyfield, Todd
Stottlemeyer
MIDWEEK BONUS -
03-Jun
Q. What player got his 2,500th
major league hit off Hall of Famer Jack Morris but symmetrically was also Hall
of Famer Nolan Ryan’s 2,500th
strikeout victim?
Hint: Ryan would later be his teammate, on
two different teams in two different leagues in back-to-back seasons.
Hint: He has won more Gold Glove awards playing
third base in the American League than any player except Brooks Robinson.
- 6 GG, all w/TEX tied w/Eric Chavez who had 6
w/OAK.
FCR - John Rickert, Terre Haute
Incorrect
guesses: Adrian Beltré, Gary Gaetti,
Eric Chavez
THURSDAY -
04-Jun
Q. Which Ontario native and one-time Cleveland
Indian finished behind Don Newcombe in Rookie-of-the-Year voting?
Hint: He won four Gold Gloves at his position in
the first six years the award existed.
Hint: He was replaced at his position by a Hall
of Famer.
- Joe Torre took over as the Braves’ regular
catcher in 1963.
FCR - John Michael Pierobon, Fort Lauderdale
Incorrect
guesses: Adrian Fung, Toronto, Al Rosen,
Sal Maglie, Ferris Fain, Vic Power, Jim Landis
FRIDAY -
05-Jun
Q. Who was the only catcher ever traded for
Fred Lynn?
Hint: He spent his entire ten-year major league
career with the same franchise.
Hint: He hit eight grand slams in his career, the
final two in the same game.
FCR - Raymond Luurs, Murray, Kentucky
Incorrect
guesses: Justin Varitek, Rich Gedman
SATURDAY -
06-Jun
Q. What utility infielder attended four
universities in the state of Texas before going pro?
Hint: His first hit in the majors was a solo home
run in Yankee Stadium.
Hint: When his press agent told him he needed
more ink, he thought he understood…
Hint: He was signed and released by two major
league team after his last game in the majors.
- Attended Eastfield College (Mesquite, TX), Galveston College, University of Texas at
Austin,
& University of Texas at
Arlington. (Despite being born,
raised and schooled in Texas, he had a grand total of one (1) career MLB AB
playing for Texas teams — and struck out = 29-Jul-2008.
- Roberts is called “Tatman” and sometimes
referred to as having the most tattoos of any major leaguer. He has more than 30. (Perhaps they hadn’t had time to check out Eric Hinske.)
~ 30-Sep-2014: Granted Free Agency by BOS;
~ 12-Nov-2014 signed as a Free Agent w/KCR;
~ 29-Mar-2015 Released by KCR;
~ April 26-Apr-2015 signed as a Free Agent w/OAK;
~ 06-Nov-015 granted Free Agency by OAK.
FCR - Ken Kirk, Corning, New York
Incorrect
guesses: Josh Hamilton, Spike Owen
SUNDAY
- 07-Jun
Q. Who was the first Venezuelan to play
regularly as a big league catcher?
Hint: He made the All-Star game for teams in each
league. (Not the same year. That would be a record.)
Hint: He played in the World Series in the majors
but won six championships in the winter league in Venezuela.
- Began starting regularly in the early 1980s. 11 other Venezuelan natives
have 500 or more games at catcher in the majors since then.
FCR - Mike Eisenbath, St. Charles, Missouri
Incorrect
guesses: Manny Sanguillen
WEEKLY THEME – Infielders
who have hit what are now called Ultimate Grand Slams. These are grand slams
hit in the bottom of the ninth or later with the home team down by 3 runs and
with two outs.
Infielder Pos. Team Date Off Of
Diaz................. C.......... PHI......... 13-Apr-1983........... Neil
Allen................. NYM
*3-2 count
Three additional players hit the same 9th-inning
grand slam, but with less than 2 outs: Eddie Joost (off Satchel Paige); Danny Kravitz (1st career
HR) and Tony Taylor. (Penultimate?
Or w/1one out = antepenultimate??)
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Joe Haardt, MacLean, Virginia (after
Hoiles)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Monday - HoFers
who never won an MVP but finished second at least once.
Tuesday - Players who have hit Ultimate Grand Slam Home Run.
- Players
who've hit ultimate grand slams
- Hall
of Fame players with the worst winning percentages as managers
Friday - Players
who hit an Ultimate Grand Slam on a full count
- Players
who hit an Ultimate Grand Slam with two strikes
- Right
handed batters who hit Ultimate Grand Slams
- Right
handed batters who hit Ultimate Grand Slams with two strikes
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