MONDAY —16-Aug
Q. Who is the only
Giants manager, New York or San Francisco, with more than 1,000 games managed,
with a losing record?
Hint: #1 As
a player, he was the youngest ever to hit forty home runs in a season.
Hint: #2 For
his first three seasons, he was the youngest player in the National League.
- #1 In 1929,
his 4th (but 2nd full) season in the majors, he hit 42 HR,
20 at home, 22 on the road.
- #2 In
1926, 27 & 28, no player on any of the 8 NL rosters was born after he was. He was 17, 18 & 19 those years. Even in 1929, only The Braves’ Bill Dunlap was younger and only
by 60 days.
FCR - Jack Fahey, Oak
Forest, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: John
McGraw, Frank Robinson, Bruce Bochy, Johnny Mize, Joe Altobelli
TUESDAY —17-Aug
Q. Who owns the single-season highest RBI total
since 1938?
Hint: #1 Eight of those came in a single game.
Hint: #2 He is the only player to have walk-off H against
both Dennis Eckersley & Mariano Rivera.
A. MANNY RAMIREZ [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Hit 165 RBI w/CLE n 1999. Previous total which exceeded that was Jimmie
Foxx’s 175 in 1938.
- #1 8
RBI = 24-Sep-1999
- #2 Walk-off
H vs. Eckersley 15-July-1995 ; Walk-ff H vs
Rivera = 13-April-2001.
FCR - Steven Harmon, Sacramento
Incorrect guesses: Edgar Martinez, Albert Belle, Kirk Gibson, Juan Gonzalez, Jimmie Foxx, Alex Rodriguez, Frank Thomas, David Ortiz, Sammy Sosa
WEDNESDAY —18-Aug
Q. For whom did Yogi Berra pinch hit when he hit
the first pinch-hit home run in World Series history?
Hint: #1 He was the first player for the White Sox to
win multiple Gold Gloves.
Hint: #2 He starts out hilarious.
A. SHERM LOLLAR [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Berra
replaced Lollar hitting 8th in the top of the 7th inning
during G3 of the 1947 WS. The HR drove Ralph Branca from the G. Yogi also replaced Lollar catching in the 7th
& 8th.
- #1 Won
GG in 1957, 58 & 59.
- #2 Last
name begins with “LOL” which is text-speak for “Laughing Out Loud”.
FCR - Elliott Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect
guesses: Hank Bauer, Aaron Robinson,
Eddie Lopat, Moose Skowron, Eddie Robinson, Jim Rivera
MIDWEEK BONUS —18-Aug
Q. After Tommy Holmes in 1945, who was the next left-handed
batter to compile a thirty-five game hitting streak?
Hint: #1 He set a major league record with eighty-five
total bases by the end of April one season.
Hint: #2 He made a famous, alert defensive play that
helped his team win the World Series.
A. CHASE UTLEY [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Had
a 35-G hitting streak from 23-Jun to 03-Aug-2006.
- #1 85
TB by the end of April 2008. Record was
broken by Cody Bellinger in 2019.
- #2 In
the 7th inning of the clinching G 5 of the 2008 WS, Utley’s
throw
nailed TBR’s Jason Bartlett, who represented the
winning run, at home plate after faking a throw to first.
FCR - Steven Wright, Naperville, Illinois
Incorrect
guesses: Fred Merkle, Ron LeFlore, Pete
Rose, George Brett, Luis Castillo
THURSDAY —19-Aug
Q. Who was the last batter in the twentieth
century to claim ten runs batted in during a single game?
Hint: #1 Besides Brian Roberts, he is the only
American Leaguer to have multiple seasons of fifty doubles in the last quarter
century.
Hint: #2 His batting gloves were loose… apparently.
A. NOMAR GARCIAPARRA [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 10
RBI = 10-May-1999. It’s
been done 5 X this century.
- #1 Had
51 2B in 2000 & 56 in 2002. Roberts reached 50 2B thrice = 2004, 2008 & 2009.
- #2 He
became famous for adjusting the straps on his batting gloves before and
during each at bat.
FCR - Michael Shea, Dublin, IRELAND
Incorrect
guesses: Mike Cameron, David Ortiz,
Kenny Lofton, Mike Hargrove, Albert Belle, Fernando Tatis, Edgar Martinez, Mark
Whiten, Garrett Anderson, Alex Rodriguez
IN MEMORIAM —17-Aug
Q. Which player caught the ball for the very
last out of major league play before the start of the playoff era?
Hint: #1 He played for only one team in his
fifteen-year major league career.
Hint: #2 He was an All-Star eleven times including for
ten consecutive seasons.
Hint: #3 He once caught a record fifteen innings of
an All-Star game.
Hint: #4 Five times he was awarded a Gold Glove for
his defensive prowess.
Hint: #5 He hit his two hundredth and final career
home run off George Brett’s brother.
Hint: #6 He was the head coach of the University of
Michigan baseball team for seven years after leaving the majors.
Hint: #7 Describing life as a major leaguer, he once
said, “The real name of the game is pack and repack.”
A. BILL FREEHAN [SABR Bio] [Detroit Free Press Bio]
- Ans. Won
the ’68 WS w/DET. Freehan caught a pop
fly from his opposite number, Tim McCarver for the final out of G 7.
- #1 He
began with the Detroit Tigers in 1961 and ended with them in 1976. He was
teammates with both Vic Wertz & Mark Fidrych.
- #2 AL
AS 1964-73, 75. in 1974 the AL AS C contingent
consisted of Thurman Munson (starter), Carlton Fisk, Ed Herrmann, Darrell Porter, and Jim Sundberg. It was
the only AS appearance of Herrmann's career.
- #4 GG
= 1965-69
- #5 Final
HR came off CHW’s Ken Brett on 24-Aug-1976.
- #6 After
leaving the majors, he coached at Michigan 1989-95.
- #7 Half
of the G in any season are on the road, so…
FCR - Lincoln Mitchell, New York City
Incorrect guesses: Tim McCarver
FRIDAY —20-Aug
Q. Who was the first New York Met to receive a vote
for league’s Most Valuable Player?
Hint: #1 Earlier, in Rookie of the Year voting, he
finished just behind a player who would go on to have 523 more doubles than he
had in spite of his having more doubles in their rookie seasons.
Hint: #2 After Jackie Robinson nullified his trade
from the Dodgers to the Giants, he was among the next players traded between
the two teams.
- Ans. In
1964, Hunt tied with Cardinal pitcher Barney Schultz for 25th place. They had exactly 1 MVP voting point apiece.
- #1 Although
his WAR that year was 2.5 to Rose’s 2.4, he finished (way) behind him in ROY
votes. However, Hunt swatted 28 doubles
to Rose’s 25 that season (1963). Rose ended with 746 doubles, 2nd
all-time, to Hunt’s quite respectable 223 (914th).
- #2 On 13-Feb-1968
Hunt was traded by LAD with Nate Oliver to the SFG for Tom Haller and a minor leaguer.
FCR - Tony Nicolo, Norfolk, Virginia
Incorrect
guesses: Charley Neal, Jerry Koosman, Hubie
Brooks, Duke Snider
SATURDAY —21-Aug
Q. Which one-time Colorado Rockies player from
Black Water once hit a home run so high that umpires were amazed to see the
ball bounce off the metal plate at the top of the “foul pole”?
Hint: #1 The year he led the league in on-base-percentage
was when he won his first Silver Slugger Award.
Hint: #2 Born on Ground Hog Day, he likely thought he
was seeing eerie, but welcome repetitions one fine day a John Hopkins Hospital.
A. MELVIN MORA [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Played
113 G for COL in 2010.
Born in Aqua Negra, Venezuela.
HR off DET’s Armando Galarraga at OPACY in Baltimore on 18-Jul-2008 shown here.
- #1 Led
AL in 2004 in OBP w/.419. Won his
only SS.
- #2 Mora's
wife, Gisel, gave birth to quintuplets on 28-Jul-2001 at Johns Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore.
FCR - Patrick Ray, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Incorrect
guesses: Dale Murphy, Andre Galarraga, Larry
Walker, Todd Helton, Michael Cuddyer, Dante Bichette, Jason Giambi
WEEKEND BONUS —22-Aug
Q. Who trails only Joe Medwick in the number of
doubles hit in a season by a St. Louis Cardinal?
Hint: #1 Unfortunately he’s also third in career
strikeouts.
Hint: #2 He and Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta
were Horned Frogs together.
A. MATT CARPENTER [B-R Bio]
- Ans. In
2013, Carpenter had 55 2B. Medwick’s 64
in the 1936 season not only leads all Cards for 2B in a season, but is tied for
the 2nd-most all-time.
- #1 His
career total of 1,059 Ks trails only those of Lou Brock (1,469) & Ray Lankford
(1,449) and could grow by tomorrow.
- #2 Carpenter & Arrieta were teammates on the baseball team of Texas Christian University
who honor the local fauna by adopting the horned frog as the school mascot.
FCR - Damian Begley, New York City
Incorrect
guesses: Albert Pujols, Jim Edmunds
SUNDAY —22-Aug
Q. Who was the next Detroit Tiger to collect six hits
in a nine-inning game since Hall of Famer George Kell did it in 1946?
Hint: #1 It was exactly two months after he (not
Kell) hit for the cycle.
Hint: #2 In his seventeen-year major league career,
the only season he was an All-Star was the year he won the Silver Slugger
Award.
A. DAMION EASLEY [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 6-H
G = 08-Aug-2001 vs. TEX.
Kell’s = 20-Sep-1946
- #1 Cycle
08-Jun-2001
- #2 AS, SS = 1998. He made
the most of his ASG appearance, pinch-hitting for Roger Clemens and getting
a H and then scoring. Never needed his
glove.
FCR - Ken Kirk, Corning, New York
Incorrect
guesses: Hoot Evers, Willie Horton, Jim
Fridley, Norm Cash, Hank Greenberg, Ian Kinsler, Jim Northrup, Tony Clark
WEEK’S FINALE —22-Aug
Q. Which one-time Tiger is the only batter with
190 major league home runs, but none with the bases loaded?
Hint: #1 He was the first gaijin to hit a sayonara.
Hint: #2 He serves on the city council in his adopted
hometown of Columbus.
A. GLENN
DAVIS [B-R Bio]
- Ans. He
had 76 PA with the bases full, but alas…
He did hit an impressive 20 3-R HR.
- #1 Playing
for the Hanshin Tigers of the Japan Central League in 1995, Davis hit a walk-off
grand slam (a sayonara), the 10th to do it, but the 1st American in
Nippon Professional Baseball history.
- #2 Now
lives and serves in Columbus, Georgia.
FCR - Barry Nelson, Guilderland, New York
Incorrect guesses: Prince Fielder, Randy Bass, Willie Horton, Cecil Fielder, Gates Brown
WEEKLY THEME – All-Star
batters hit-by-pitch three times in a single game
Carpenter........... 04-Jun-2013........... STL.......... ARI -... Tony Sipp, Josh Collmenter, Matt Reynolds
Davis................. 09-Apr-1990........... HOU......... CIN –.. Tom
Browning, Randy Myers
Easley............... 31-May-1999.......... DET.......... BOS -. Mark Portugal, Tom Gordon, Pat Rapp
".................... 16-Jul-2002........... DET.......... BOS -. Willie Banks, John Burkett
Freehan............. 16-Aug-1968.......... DET.......... BOS -. Jim
Lonborg
Garciaparra......... 03-Jul-2006........... LAD.......... ARI -... Randy Choate, Juan Cruz, Edgar Gonzalez
Hunt.................. 29-Apr-1969........... SFG.......... CIN -.. George Culver, Jack Fisher, Wayne Granger
Lollar................. 08-Jun-1956........... CHW........ BOS -. Willard
Nixon
Mora.................. 18-Jul-2002........... BAL.......... TOR -. Chris
Carpenter, Kelvim Escobar
Ott..................... 15-Sep-1938........... NYG......... PIT -... Jim
Tobin
Ramirez.............. 05-Jul-2008........... BOS......... NYY.... Mike
Mussina, Mariano Rivera
Utley................. 08-Apr-2008........... PHI........... NYM... Oliver
Perez, Scott Schoeneweis
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Tom Byrne, Old Greenwich, Connecticut (After
Lollar)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - Players
who led their team in home runs the most seasons
- Players
with the most games played before the age of 30
Tuesday - Players
with two consecutive consonants in their last name
- Most
MVP votes without winning an MVP
Wed - 3
HBP in a G in 4 or fewer plate appearances
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