MONDAY —17-May
Q. Who is the only player to win MVPs as a
shortstop and as a center fielder?
Hint: #1 Only
he and Brooks Robinson each totaled 100 career sacrifice hits and 100 career
sacrifice flies.
Hint: #2 His
brother holds the record for the shortest major league career.
A. ROBIN YOUNT [SABR Bio]
- Ans. AL MVP 1982 = SS (Would have been
unanimous save a single first-place vote for Reggie Jackson); AL MVP 1989 = CF
- #1 Has
104 SH & 123 SF (Robinson’s numbers are 101 & 114)
- #2 Pitcher
Larry Yount was announced, took
the mound, hurt himself warming up & couldn’t throw a single pitch in the
game itself.
FCR - Kevin Decker, Hillsborough,
New Jersey
TUESDAY —18-May
Q. Which Astros manager holds the record for most
hits in a season for the Milwaukee Brewers?
Hint: #1 He, Sam Horn and six other players have “Sam
Horns” on their baseball CVs. His was on
Flag Day.
Hint: #2 He and a teammate hit grand slams against
his former team in the same inning.
A. CECIL COOPER [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Had 219 H in 1980. Managed HOU 2007-2009.
- #1 The
“Sam Horn” also know as the “Titanium Sombrero” is the feat of striking out 6 X
in a single game. All 8 were done in extra-inning games. All 6 of Cooper’s were at
the hands of Nolan Ryan, 4 of them were the last out of the inning.
- #2 Cooper
& Don Money had slams in the 2nd inning of the G on 12-Apr-1980. Yount followed Money’s with a solo shot.
FCR - Gerald Price, Lancaster, California
Incorrect guesses: Phil Garner, Paul Molitor, Phil Roof, Craig
Counsel, Del Rice
WEDNESDAY —19-May
Q. Who was the first foreign-born player to win a
home run crown in the American League?
Hint: #1 He was frustrated by lack of playing time
with his first team and came up with one of baseball’s most trenchant quotes: “I
think the author of the platoon system was a guy who couldn’t hit lefthanders”.
Hint: #2 Hall of Famer Larry Doby identified him
early on as a five-tool player.
A. BEN OGLIVIE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Oglivie,
a native of Panama, tied Reggie Jackson w/41 HR to lead the AL in 1980.
- #1 His
philosophical penchant for reading often baffled his managers and probably
contributed, at one point, to the reduced number of games he started with BOS
and, at first, with DET.
- #2 Doby managed Oglivie in
Venezuela during the winter of 1972 and observed, “Ben does all five things: he can hit, run, field, throw and hit for
power.”
FCR - Eric Morrison, Myerstown, Pennsylvania
Incorrect
guesses: George Bell, Tony Armas, Johnny
Mize, George Scott, Bobby Avila
MIDWEEK BONUS —19-May
Q. Which BLTR gap-tooth legend was the first
post-expansion player to collect more RBI than the number of games he played
that season (minimum 100)?
Hint: #1 He is the only player to hit three home runs
in a post-season game his team lost.
Hint: #2 A pop star was inspired write her debut #1
Billboard hit after seeing a photo of him surrounded by his fans.
A. GEORGE BRETT [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 117
G, 118 RBI in 1980. See smile here.
- #1 06-Oct-1978 in the ALCS
- #2 Grammy-winning
New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde actually had a picture of Brett from an article
appearing in National Geographic magazine. She wrote the song entitled “Royals”. She
and Brett had a well-publicized meeting in Las Vegas.
FCR - J.P. Wanamaker, Binghamton, New York
Incorrect
guesses: Dave Henderson, Rickey
Henderson, Dave Winfield, Joe DiMaggio, Manny Ramirez, Ted Williams,
THURSDAY —20-May
Q. Who paid closer attention than usual to the
last part of Jim Thome’s career?
Hint: #1 You might be surprised to learn that in the
last sixteen years of his twenty-one-year career, he only led the league in
strikeouts once.
Hint: #2 As a Baltimore Oriole, he led the team in
home runs, slugging, OPS, OPS+, total bases and times hit-by-pitch.
A. REGGIE JACKSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Thome
retired within (ahem) striking distance, just 49K, of Jackson’s all-time,
career strikeout record, 2,548 to 2,597.
- #1 Between
his first World Series Championship year in Oakland in 1972 and his final season back
in Oakland in 1987, he only led the AL in
Ks in his 1st year in Anaheim, w/156 in 1982. In every one of his 1st 4 full
seasons, however, he was the AL leader in Ks, twice leading the entire planet.
- #2 In
1976 w/BAL he also led the team in
Ks, although his 108 total was well behind the league leaders that year.
FCR - Philip Trostler, Norwich, Connecticut
Incorrect
guesses: Frank Robinson, Cal Ripken, Eddie
Murray, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, Adam Jones
FRIDAY —21-May
Q. Which Alabama speedster stole more than 500
bases in his career and was only caught in fewer than 17% of his attempts?
Hint: #1 Jimmy Rollins broke his record for most at
bats in a single major league season.
Hint: #2 He was the first player in the Expansion Era
to collect more than twenty triples in a season.
A. WILLIE WILSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. He
ran 802 X & was caught 134 X or 16.7% of the time. Totaled 668 SB. Born in Montgomery.
- #1 Wilson
had 705 ABs in 1980 for KCR. Rollins had
716 for PHI in his MVP year of 2007.
Wilson still holds the AL record.
- #2 21
3B in 1985.
FCR - George Alfano, Redlands, California
Incorrect
guesses: Lance Johnson, Vince Coleman, Billy
Williams, Juan Samuel, Ralph Garr, Tommy Harper, Ozzie Smith, Rickey
Henderson, Tim Raines, Maury Wills
SATURDAY —22-May
Q. Which All-Star and his son were both selected
as infielders in the first round of the MLB June Amateur Draft? [Not in the same draft. That would be a record.]
Hint: #1 He (the father) had a scholarship offer to
play football for UCLA.
Hint: #2 He went against his coaching establishment
by adhering to a serious weightlifting regimen, even during the season.
A. LANCE PARRISH [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Parrish
was taken at C by DET in the 1st round in the 1974 Draft, 16th
overall. Son Dave was chosen by NYY in the 1st round of the 2000 Draft, 28th
overall. He had previously been drafted
by NYY, but in the 10th round in 1997, 319th
overall whereupon he opted to attend the University of Michigan.
- #1 His
high draft position made it easier to choose baseball.
- #2 Eventually
his results were shown to be effective and the criticism waned.
FCR - Mark Hayne, Dumfries, Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: Jeff Burroughs, Tim Raines,
Gary Carter, Ken Griffey, Jay Schroeder, Gary Mathews, Dante Bichette, Ken
Boyer
WEEKEND BONUS —22-May
Q. Which one-time L.A. Dodger was the first
player to collect two hundred hits in a season for the Montreal Expos?
Hint: #1 He was the oldest player to win his first
batting title in the 20th century.
Hint: #2 He was called up to the major leagues on the
same day his father died.
- Ans. Oliver
had 204 H in 1982, since exceeded. Oliver
played for LAD for 35 G in 1985.
- #1 He
hit .331 to lead the NL in 1982 at just ten days shy of his 36th
birthday..
- #2 Got
word on 14-Sept-1968 that he’d be called up PIT., Mi NLB debut was 23-Sep.
FCR - Nels Johnston, St. Thomas, Ontario
Incorrect
guesses: Mark Grudzielanek, Bill Buckner,
Rick Monday, Ron Fairly, Tim Wallach
SUNDAY
—23-May
Q. Which Orioles’ coach had once pinch-ran for
Rennie Stennett after Stennett’s seventh hit?
Hint: #1 He (Not Stennett) was the first rookie to
appear on a major league All-Star ballot.
Hint: #2 His brother played in the NFL.
A. WILLIE RANDOLPH [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On
16-Sep-1975, PIT’s 2B set the
modern record by getting 7 H in a 9-inning G.
After the 7th H in the top of the 8th, Pirates’
rookie Randolph was put in to pinch-run for Stennett and replaced him at second
for the last 2 innings of the G. Randolph was BAL’s bench coach in 2011. Hall of Famer Wilbert Robinson had 7 H in a
9-inning G on 10-Jun-1892.
- #1 Was
on the 1976 ASG ballot and was selected as an alternate for the G, but did not
play.
- #2 Brother
Terry Randolph played in 14 G for the Green Bay Packers in 1977.
FCR - Adam Balutis, Arlington, Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: Gene Clines, Dale Berra, Terry
Kirby, Billy Hunter
WEEKLY THEME – First
American League Silver Sluggers - 1980
Player Pos Team #SS 1980 WAR
Brett............... 3B....... KCR....... 3........ 9.4
Cooper........... 1B....... MIL......... 3........ 6.8
Jackson.......... DH...... NYY....... 2........ 4.8
Oglivie............ LF....... MIL......... 1........ 6.5
Oliver.............. RF...... TEX........ 3........ 3.5
Parrish............ C...... TEX........ 6........ 3.3
Randolph........ 2B....... NYY....... 1........ 6.6
Wilson............ CF...... KCR....... 2........ 8.5
Yount.............. SS...... MIL......... 3........ 7.1
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan (After Oglivie)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - The
ten players with 3,000 hits playing for only one team.
- M embers of the 3,000 hit club with sub-.300
career averages
- Players
with the nickname “Kid”
- Major
league veterans whose brothers had a cup of coffee
Tuesday - Starting
lineup for Harvey's Wallbangers
- Members
of Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame
- 1982
Brewers (Harvey's Wallbangers) with double digit home runs
- Members
of the 1982 Brewers World Series team
- Members
of the Milwaukee Brewers 1982 AL champions
Wed - Brewers
games played leaders
- 1982
Brewers starters
- Brewers
top players in WAR
- Brewers
top players in HRs
- Brewers
top 10 in games played
- Brewers
top 10 in anything?
- Brewers
players
- Starters
from the Brewers ’82 WS year
- Inaugural
winners of the AL Silver Slugger award
- All
Stars in 1980
- American
League players with at least 10 intentional walks in a season during the 1980s.
Thursday- 1980 AL batting leaders: Yount- doubles; Brett- AVG, OBP, SLG, OPS; Jackson/Oglivie-
HR; Cooper- RBI
Friday - Players
on the 1983 AL All Star team when the AL finally beat the NL
- AL
leaders in offensive categories in 1980
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