MONDAY — 01-Mar
Q. Who was the
first player in the Modern Era to end a postseason series with a home run?
Hint: #1 He
hit his first two home runs in the majors while he was still a teenager.
Hint: #2 He
was the first National League second baseman to win more than one Gold Glove.
A. BILL MAZEROSKI [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On 13-Oct-1960
his HR put PIT over the top, winning the WS.
- #1 B. 05-Sep-1936, he homered on 16-Aug-1956
& then on 19-Aug-1956(1). He turned 20
before he hit his 3rd.
- #2 Maz won GG in 1958, 60, 61, 63-67 for a
total of 8, a record not broken for 24 years when Ryne Sandberg won his 9th.
FCR - Roy Glasser, Valrico,
Florida
Incorrect guesses: Joe
Morgan, Tommy Henrich, Bobby Thomson, Daniel Murphy
TUESDAY — 02-Mar
Q. Which one-time Washington National was
the first player to hit a home run from each side of the plate in the same
inning?
Hint: #1 He was the first player to come to bat with the
“Macarena” playing as his walk-up music.
Hint: #2 He is history’s first second baseman to
collect 200 hits, 20 HR, 100 RBI and hit .300 in consecutive seasons, assuming
95% of games played at second base.
A. CARLOS BAERGA [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On 08-Apr-1993, in the bottom of the
7th, Baerga homered off lefty Steve Howe & righty Steve Farr. Mark Bellhorn and Kendrys Morales have done it since. Baerga’s last year in the majors was 2005 w/WSN.
- #1 “Street
& Smith's Baseball 2002” claims this, but doesn’t provide a date.
- #2 Impressive
1992 & 93 stats.
FCR - Aaron Likavec, North Ridgeville, Ohio
Incorrect guesses: Alfonso Soriano, Kendrys Morales, Asdrubal
Cabrera, Jose Vidro, Dale Murphy, Robbie Alomar, Danny Espinosa
WEDNESDAY — 03-Mar
Q. Whose 8th inning double broke
up Jim Lonborg’s bid for a World Series no-hitter?
Hint: #1 He was a teammate of Felipe Alou when the
Dominican Republic won its first gold medal at the Pan American Games.
Hint: #2 He led the Cardinals in steals every season from
his debut until Lou Brock joined the team.
A. JULIAN JAVIER [SABR Bio]
- Ans. WS
2B = 05-Oct-1967. Javier died at 2B and Lonborg got a shutout. Javier was a major contributor
to STL’s victory as he hit .360 and fielded splendidly, making 12 putouts, 4
double plays & 20 assists.
- #1 DR
won he baseball gold in the Pan Am Games in 1955. It was their only medal.
- #2 Led
STL in SB 1960-63.
FCR - Madison McEntire. Bryant, Arkansas
Incorrect
guesses: Curt Flood, Bobb y Tolan, Orlando Cepeda
MIDWEEK BONUS — 03-Mar
Q. Who had the lone opponent’s hit in what
Juan Marichal called “my best game ever”?
Hint: #1 He was only the third Rookie of the Year
from his franchise, now in its 140th year of operation.
Hint: #2 His nephew was a coach with the Lehigh
Valley IronPigs.
A. TOMMY HELMS [SABR Bio]
- Ans. At
“The Stick” on the evening of 12-Sep-1969, Helms singled off Marichal
leading off the 3rd and was then thrown out at 2B trying to steal in
a “strike
‘em out, throw ‘em out”
double play. Dick Dietz was the catcher.
- #1 NL
ROY for CIN in 1966. Previous CIN ROY
winners were Frank Robinson in 1956 and Pete Rose in 1963. The Reds franchise began in 1882 as The
Cincinnati Red Stockings in the American Association. They joined the National League in 1890 and
shortened the name to Reds.
- #2 His
nephew, Wes Helms, became a coach with
the Lehigh
Valley IronPigs in
2018 as well as for the Birmingham
Barons
in 2019.
FCR - Richard Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses: Ken Hubbs, Mack Jones, Vada Pinson,
Clay Dalrymple, Warren Spahn, Dick Allen, Pete Rose, Dick McAuliffe
THURSDAY — 04-Mar
Q. Who was the last pitcher to rack up
twenty complete major league games in a season?
Hint: #1 He was the first player to be awarded $1
million salary through salary arbitration.
Hint: #2 He was a coach for his country’s team in four
World Baseball Classic Tournaments.
A. FERNANDO VALENZUELA [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Had
20 CG in 1986.
- #1 Valenzuela
won the arbitration case as spring training began in his 3rd full
season. The previous high had been Bruce
Sutter’s $700,000 3 years before.
- #2 Served
as a coach for the Mexican team in 2006, 2009, 2013 & 2017.
FCR - John Michael Pierobon, Fort Lauderdale
Incorrect
guesses: Bert Blyleven, Joaquin Andujar,
Nolan Ryan, Dennis Martinez, Tom Candiotti, Mario Soto
FRIDAY — 05-Mar
Q. Who was selected #1 overall in the June
Amateur Draft by the Mets the year before they won a World Series?
Hint: #1 Hal of Famers who teammates of his include
Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson, Willie McCovey, Willie Stargell and Rod
Carew.
Hint: #2 He had zero strikeouts in 33 World Series
plate appearances, a record for a single World Series.
- Ans. Taken
1st in the 1st round in 1968, Foli made the big team in 1970.
- #1 The
full list of his Hall of Fame teammates:
Bert Blyleven, Rod Carew, Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, Reggie
Jackson, Willie McCovey, Phil Niekro, Tony Perez, Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver,
Willie Stargell & Dave Winfield.
- #2 W/PIT in the 1979 WS, he came to bat 33 X, had a 2B, a 3B & 0
Ks.
FCR - Phil Hertz, Kamuela, Hawaii
Incorrect
guesses: Shawn Abner, Gregg Jefferies, Greg
Goossen, Dave Parker, Steve Chilcott, Cleon Jones, Darrell Jackson, Shawon
Dunston
SATURDAY — 06-Mar
Q. Who was the first player to have no
fewer than 685 at-bats in consecutive seasons?
Hint: #1 No right-handed batter has ever come to the
plate more times in a season than he did in his seventh major league season.
Hint: #2 Every year he led the majors in at-bats, he
made the All-Star team and received MVP votes.
Hint: #3 Those were the only three seasons he played
for his second team. Every year he played
for his other three MLB teams, he led in no major offensive category, was never
an All-Star and never got even a single MVP vote.
- Ans. Had
687 AB in 1974 & 699 AB in 1975. Only Jimmy Rollins (2006-2007) has done
it since then.
- #1 His
766 PA in 1976 tops all other righties.
- #2 Led
MLB in AB, was an NL AS and received MVP votes in 1974, 1975 & 1976…
- #3 …while
playing for PHI. His seasons playing for
PIT, MON & SDP were somewhat less noteworthy.
FCR - Mark Hayne, Dumfries, Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: Jimmy Rollins, Juan Samuel, Matty
Alou, Willie Wilson, Pete Rose, Ichiro Suzuki, Juan Pierre, Cesar Tovar
Sandy Alomar
SUNDAY — 06-Mar
Q. Who was the last out in Kenny Rogers'
perfect game?
Hint: #1 He was hit in the wrist by a coach’s fungo
bat during Spring Training, breaking his wrist and putting him out of action
for nearly half the season.
Hint: #2 He had been selected as his team’s most
valuable player just year before.
A. GARY DISARCINA [Wiki Bio]
- Ans. Rogers’
perfecto = 28-Jul-1994
- #1 Hit
by coach George Hendrick's fungo bat in the spring of 1999, breaking his wrist
& sidelining him for 2 months. For
him the 1999 season began 22-Jun.
- #2 The Angels’ MVP in 1998.
FCR - Brett Moore, Studio City, California
Incorrect
guesses: Rusty Greer
WEEK’S FINALE
— 07-Mar
Q. Which former first-team All-American
Seminole beautifully flouted one of the Yankees’ best-known team guidelines?
Hint: #1 He comes from the same hometown as Hi Bithorn,
Carlos Baerga and Jorge Posada.
Hint: #2 A year after he led the Padres in fielding,
he was blackballed by MLB for reasons that remain unclear more than three
decades later.
Hint: #3 He returned to the majors thanks to a
big-hearted decision by George Steinbrenner.
(Not a typo.)
A. JUAN BONILLA [B-R Bio]
- Ans. When
he joined NYY in 1985, he sported one of the darkest, fullest moustaches
ever seen on a Yankee. When he played at
Florida State,
he was voted 1st-Team All-American in 1976
by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
- #1 Bonilla
and more than 25 other major leaguers were born in Santurce,
Puerto Rico.
- #2 What
most people agree on now is that his sitting out the 1984 season happened for
the flimsiest
of reasons. He was overjoyed
at being able to return again to play.
FCR - Daniel Blumenthal, Falls Church, Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: Oscar Gamble
WEEKLY THEME – Batters
who faced Nolan Ryan ten times and never struck out against him. This week’s theme was suggested by reader Tom
Lee of Nashville.
Batter PAs
Baerga............ 12
Bonilla............. 11
Cash............... 11
Disarcina........ 11
Foli.................. 10
Helms............. 13
Javier.............. 18
Mazeroski....... 11
Valenzuela..... 11
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Mark Hayne, Dumfries, Virginia
(after Javier)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - Players
to play more than 162 games in a season
- Members
among 500 oldest living MLB players
Tuesday - 2nd
basemen who appeared at the 2002 All Star game that ended in a tie.
(Mazeroski was introduced pre-game along with other old timers.)
Wed - Second
basemen who have homered in a World Series game
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