2020-07-13 Names on teams that were the first of their franchise to reach the postseason or other watershed year in the modern era.

MONDAY  -  13-Jul

Q.        Tug, J.C., Bud and Duffy

Hint:     Jerry

Hint:     Ed

A.         1969 NY METS  [B-R Page]

-  Frank Edward McGraw, Joseph Clifton Martin, Derrel McKinley Harrelson & Don Robert Dyer

-  Gerald Wayne Grote or Jerome Martin Koosman

-  Edward Emil Kranepool

FCR -  Jeff Cohen, Wantagh, new York

Incorrect guesses:  73 Mets, Delahanty Brothers, McGraw, Ed Hearn and Jerry Grote, Bosox, 100 yrs ago

EARLY BONUS  -  13-Jul

Q.        Wizard of Os, Big Puma, Humberto, Rocket and Bidge

Hint:     Wandy

Hint:     Chad

A.         2005 HOUSTON ASTROS  [B-R Page]

-  Roy Edward Oswalt, William Lance Berkman, Humberto Quintero, William Roger Clemens, Craig Alan Biggio

-  Wandy Fulton Rodriguez

-  Chad Michael Qualls or Chad Ashley Harville

FCR -  Alex Brychta, Buford, Georgia

Incorrect guesses:  2005 NLCS, 2004 Houston Astros, Houston Astros circa 2010, 1964 Cardinals, 1982 St. Louis Cardinals, 2006 Astros

TUESDAY  -  14-Jul

Q.        Peck, Chick, Chicken, Braggo and Minooka

Hint:     Ping

Hint:     Pipp

A.         1921 NY YANKEES  [B-R Page]

-  Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh, Wilson Lloyd Fewster, Nelson Louis Hawks, Robert Frank Roth, Michael Joseph McNally

-  Frank Stephen Bodie

-  Walter Clement Pipp

FCR -  Vince Guerrieri, Elyria, Ohio

Incorrect guesses:  1923 Yankees, 1925 Yankees, 1914 ChiSox, 1920 Yankees, 1927 Yankees, 1923 Yankees

BASTILLE BONUS  -  14-Jul

Q.        Devo, Fredo, Candy and Rance.

Hint:     Ed

Hint:     Eddie

A.         1992 TORONTO BLUE JAYS  [B-R Page]

-  Devon Markes Whyte, Alfredo Claudino Griffin, Candido Maldonado & Steven Rance Mulliniks

-  Edward Nelson Sprague

-  Edward James Zosky

FCR -  Frank Stephenson, Rome, Georgia

Incorrect guesses:  Some Toronto team in the mid-80's, Blue jays – 93, 1992/93 Blue Jays, 1987 Angels, 93 Blue Jays, 1991 Blue Jays, Pirates...late 70s/early 80, 2002 Angels, 2993 Toronto Blue Jays, '87 Jays

WEDNESDAY  -  15-Jul

Q.        A.O., Mullet, Smooth and Quiz

Hint:     Duke

Hint:     Willie

A.         1980 KANSAS CITY ROYALS  [B-R Page]

-  Amos Otis, George Howard Brett, Frank White and Dan Raymond Quisenberry

-  John David Wathan

-  Willie James Wilson or Willie Mays Aikens

FCR -  Bill Carle, Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Incorrect guesses:  1985 Kansas City Royals, 2985 Royals, Kansas City Athletics

MIDWEEK BONUS  -  15-Jul

Q.        Bevo, Champ, Puff, and Eyechart

Hint:     Big Mac

Hint:     Bobby

A.         1984 SAN DIEGO PADRES  [B-R Page]

-  Kurt Anthony Bevacqua, John Junior Summers, Graig Nettles and Doug Wayne Gwosdz

-  Walter Kevin McReynolds

-  Rogers Lee Brown

FCR -  Steven Wright, Naperville, Illinois

Incorrect guesses:  1985 Padres, 1982 Padres, 1974 Padres, Oakland A's 80's

MIDWEEK BONUS CODA  -  15-Jul

Q.        Buck, Cool Breeze, Eli, Gorfax

Hint:     Terminator

Hint:     Hammer

A.         1981 MONTREAL EXPOS  [B-R Page]

-  Grant Dwight Jackson, Rodney Darrell Scott, Timothy Charles Wallach, Thomas Patrick Gorman

-  Jeffrey James Reardon

-  John David Milner

FCR -  Maxwell Kates, Toronto

Incorrect guesses:  SF Giants, 1982 Expos, 1980 Expos

MIDWEEK BONUS CODICIL  -  15-Jul

Q.        Willie, Vincent Van Go, Natural and Papi

Hint:     Bamtino

Hint:     Bone

A.         1995 SEATTLE MARINERS  [B-R Page]

-  Daniel Allen Wilson, Vincent Maurice Coleman, George Kenneth Griffey, Jr., Edgar Martinez

-  Constantino Martinez

-  Jay Campbell Buhner

FCR -  Frank Workman, Escondido, California

Incorrect guesses:  85 Cards, 1982 Cardinals, 2015 Red Sox, 1987 Cardinals

THURSDAY  -  16-Jul

Q.        Cactus, Possum, Honey Boy and Bud

Hint:     Reindeer

Hint:     Beauty

A.         1915 PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES  [B-R Page]

-  Clifford Carlton “Gavvy” Cravath, George Bostic Whitted, George Henry “Dode” Paskert & Harry Budson Weiser

-  William Killefer

-  David James Bancroft

FCR -  Ken Kirk, Corning, New York

Incorrect guesses:  1914 Braves, 1916 Philadelphia Phillies

THURSDAY TWICE  -  16-Jul

Q.        Red, Doc, Moose and Chaucer

Hint:     Cap

Hint:     Duke

A.         1904 NEW YORK GIANTS  [B-R Page]

-  Leon Kessling Ames, William Riddle Marshall, Harry Elwood McCormick & Claude Judson Elliott

-  Dennis Lawrence “Dan” McGann

-  Roger Philip “The Duke of Tralee”  Bresnahan

FCR -  Randall Chandler, Germantown, Tennessee

Incorrect guesses:  1905 Giants, 1971 Pirates, 1917 White Sox, 1926 Cardinals, 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers, 1975 Pirates, 1952 NY Yankees

THURSDAY THRICE  -  16-Jul

Q.        Noisy, Husk, Circus and Trojan

Hint:     Rabbit

Hint:     Wildfire

A.         1906 CHICAGO CUBS  [B-R Page]

-  John Kling, Frank Leroy Chance, Arthur Frederick “Solly” Hofman & John Joseph Evers

-  James Franklin Slagle

-  Frank M. Schulte

FCR -  Richard Tourangeau, Boston

Incorrect guesses:  1915 Boston Braves, 1914 Braves, 1911 Giants, 1919 Boston Breves, 1922 Brooklyn Dodgers, 1925 Cubs, 1907 Cubs, 1908 Cubs

NATIONAL CORN FRITTERS DAY SPECIAL  -  16-Jul

Q.        Dutch, Bo, Eisey and Pulpo

Hint:     Pope

Hint:     Nine

A.         1997 MIAMI [Florida] MARLINS  [B-R Page]

-  Darren Arthur Daulton, Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla, James Michael Eisenreich, Antonio “The Octopus” Alfonseca

-  Donn Steven Pall

-  Jeffrey Guy Conine

FCR -  Jack Fahey, Oak Forest, Illinois

Incorrect guesses:  1993 Phillies

FRIDAY  -  17-Jul

Q.        Heinie, Sherry, Greasy and Slim

Hint:     Hod

Hint:     Rube

A.         1919 CINCINNATI REDS  [B-R Page]

-  Henry Knight Groh, Sherwood Robert Magee, Alfred Earle Neale and Harry Franklin Sallee

-  Horace Owen Eller

-  Raymond Bloom Bressler

FCR -  Dave Serota, Kalamazoo

Incorrect guesses:  1916 Brooklyn Robins, 1940 Reds, 1915 A’s, 1917 Reds, 1924 Senators, 1908 Philadelphia A’s, 1933 Washington Senators, California Angels

FRIED, EH?  -  17-Jul

Q.        Butcher Boy, Big Boy and Baldy

Hint:     Clancy

Hint:     Major

Hint:     Iron

A.         1914 BRAVES  [B-R Page]

-  Charles John “Butch” Schmidt, Clarence Otto Kraft, Richard Rudolph

-  Frederick Franklin Tyler

-  Leslie Mann

-  George Allen Davis

FCR -  Steven Wright, Naperville, Illinois

Incorrect guesses:  2008 Rays, 1913 White Sox, 1940's Cardinals

T.G.I.F.  EXTRA  -  17-Jul

Q.        Yaller, Kitty, Little All Right

Hint:     Cap

Hint:     Oom Paul

A.         1903 PITTSBURGH PIRATES  [B-R Page]

-  Edward Jaykill Phelps, William Edward Bransfield, Claude Cassius Ritchey

-  Fred Clifford Clarke

-  Arthur William Krueger

FCR -  David Serota, Kalamazoo

Incorrect guesses:  1925 Pirates, 1965 Twins, 1887 Chicago White Stockings, 1886 White Stockings, 1902 Pirates, 1934 Cardinals

FRIDAY WHATEVER

Q.        Buster, Rowdy, The Arm, Shotgun

Hint:     Cat

Hint:     Zeke

Hint:     Jack

A.         1944 SAINT LOUIS BROWNS  [B-R Page]

-  Vernon Decatur Stephens, Eugene Moore, Thomas Francis Hafey, Michael George Chartak

-  Ellis Clary

-  Allen Lee Zarilla

-  Sigmund Jakucki

FCR -  Ken Kirk, Corning, ,New York

Incorrect guesses:  1955 Dodgers, 2010 Giants, 1920 Brooklyn Dodgers, '52 Dodgers

END-OF-THE-WORK-WEEK POSER  -  17-Jul

Q.        Big Marine, Rain Man, Antic

Hint:     Sacman

Hint:     Gonzo

A.         1999 ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS  [B-R Page]

-  Matthew Derrick Williams, Andrew Charles Benes, Brian James Anderson

-  Daniel Thomas Plesac

-  Luis Emilio Gonzalez

FCR -  Brett Moore, Studio City, California

Incorrect guesses: 

SATURDAY  -  18-Jul

Q.        Scranton, Wabash, Kangaroo, Tex

Hint:     Red

Hint:     Link

Hint:     Boss

A.         1907 TIGERS  [B-R Page]

-  William Paul Coughlin, George Joseph Mullin, David Jefferson Jones, Ross Emil Erwin

-  Wade Killefer or Jerome Willis Downs

-  Robert Lincoln “Bobby” Lowe

-  Charles Schmidt

FCR -  Michael Griffin, Southaven, Mississippi

Incorrect guesses:  1904 Tigers, 1908 Tigers, 1909 Detroit Tigers.

SATURDAY EXTRA  -  18-Jul

Q.        Topsy, Socks, Ossee

Hint:     Jasper

Hint:     The Human Eyeball

A.         1905 A’s  [B-R Page]

-  Tully Frederick Hartsel, Ralph Orlando Seybold, Freeman Osee Schrecongost

-  Harry H. Davis

-  Bristol Robotham Lord

FCR -  John Shiffert, Flourtown, Pennsylvania

Incorrect guesses:  1902 A's, 1903 Philadelphia A’s, 1906 Athletics, 1911 A’s, 1910 Athletics, 1920 Washington Senators, 1924 Washington Senators

SATURDAY BONUS  -  18-Jul

Q.        Jiggs, Bald Eagle, Whitey and Yip

Hint:     Piano Mover

Hint:     Frank [encore], Frank, Frank [encore], Frank and Frank [encore]

Hint:     Patsy

A.         1906 WHITE SOX  [B-R Page]

-  John Augustus Donahue, William Frank Isbell, George Anthony Rohe & Frank Malcolm Owen

-  Frank Elmer Smith

-  William Frank Isbell, Frank Vernon Hemphill, Frank Malcolm Owen, Francis Charles Roth &Frank Elmer Smith

-  Patrick Henry Dougherty

FCR -  Jesse Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma

Incorrect guesses:  1905 White Sox, 1909 Chicago White Sox, 1912 Cleveland Indians, 1911 Boston Rustlers, 1927 Yankees

WEEKEND BONUS

Q.        Gator, Hulk, Miller Time, Disco

Hint:     Ike

Hint:     Eddy

Hint:     Groove

A.         1979 CALIFORNIA ANGELS  [B-R Page]

-  Ralph Allen Garr, Brian Jay “The Incredible Hulk” Downing, Richard Alan Miller, Darnell Glenn “Disco Dan” Ford

-  Isaac Bernard Hampton

-  Steven Allen Eddy

-  Don Edward Baylor

FCR -  Bill Deane, Cooperstown

Incorrect guesses: 

SUNDAY  -  19-Jul

Q.        Buck, Hack and Mack

Hint:     Hi

Hint:     Moonie and Bunny

Hint:     Duster

A.         1916 BROOKLYN ROBINS  [B-R Page]

-  Zachariah Davis Wheat, Laurence H. Miller and McKinley Davis Wheat

-  Henry Harrison Myers

-  Lowell Otto Miller & Albert LaVerne Fabrique

-  John Walter Mails

FCR -  John Rickert, Terre Haute

Incorrect guesses:  1909 Pittsburgh pirates, 1932 Cubs, 1926 Cardinals, 1929 Cubs, 1912 Indians

SUNDAY WINDFALL  -  19-Jul

Q.        Buster, Cuckoo and Doc

Hint:     Pinch

Hint:     Sarge

Hint:     Alabama Blossom

A.         1920 CLEVELAND INDIANS  [B-R Page]

-  John Walter Mails, Charles Devine Jamieson and Wheeler Roger Johnston OR Joseph Patton Evans

-  Chester David Thomas

-  James Charles Jacob Bagby, Sr.

-  Guy Morton

FCR -  Steven Wright, Naperville, Illinois

Incorrect guesses:  86 Mets, 1921 Indians, 1984 Cubs, 1911 Tigers, 1980 Phillies, 1909 Pirates

SUNDAY LATE EDITION  -  19-Jul

Q.        The Great, Chick, Wee Willie

Hint:     Shad

Hint:     Shakes

Hint:     Big Ed

A.         1926 SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS  [B-R Page]

-  John Walter Mails, Charles James Hafey & William Henry Sherdel

-  Charles Flint Rhem

-  Walter Henry Huntzinger

-  Edgar George Clough

FCR -  Ken Kirk, Corning, New York

Incorrect guesses:  1897 Giants, 1906 White Sox

END-OF-THE-WEEK STUMPER  -  19-Jul

Q.        Pot, Deerfoot, Vic and Biddy

Hint:     Hack

Hint:     Deacon

Hint:     Whoa Bill

Hint:     Bedford Bill

A.         1914 INDIANAPOLIS HOOSIERS  (FL) [B-R Page]

-  Frank Breyfogle LaPorte, Alfred Edward Kaiser, Earl Victor Moseley & Leon Mark Dolan

-  William Hackney Warren

-  William Boyd McKechnie

-  William Corcoran Phillips

-  William Angle Rariden

FCR -  Steven Wright, Naperville, Illinois

WEEKLY THEME – Names (nick- and otherwise) on teams that were the first of their franchise to reach the postseason in the modern era or on a team of that franchise in an important watershed season.

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Frederick Baron, South Deerfield, Massachusetts (After the Yankees)

Incorrect theme guesses:

Monday  -  Teams that won pennants with the lowest winning percentages

               -  WS champs who were underdogs

               -  NL teams making their first postseason appearance

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Tuesday -  Expansion team World Series winners.

               -  Expansion clubs' first trip to World Series

               -  First expansion teams in franchise history to reach World Series

               -  Pennant-winning teams whose managers had had career losing records as managers up to that point

               -  Pennant-winning teams whose managers had managed five or more seasons in the other major league

Wed        -  Dick Williams

               -  Postseason squads in the expansion era with at least 3 future Hall of Famers

Friday     -  Walk off WS winners

               -  Heavily favored teams that lost, and underdogs who won world series

               -  Long-odds world series winners

               -  The farthest each franchise got to a championship in its original location and league.

Sat.         -  The first time various franchises led their league in victories

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