MONDAY —06-Dec
Q. Who is the only
Hall of Famer to have two sons play in the major leagues?
Hint: #1
The only year he received any MVP votes, he won !
Hint: #2
Although many said he was good enough to win them, he never won a Gold Glove
or Silver Slugger.
A. GEORGE SISLER [SABR Bio]
Ans. Sons Dick & Dave Sisler enjoyed major
league careers of 8 & 7 years respectively.
- #1 AL MVP in 1922.
- #2 Sisler’s
career ended in 1930. GG began in 1957
& SS began in 1980.
FCR - Chris Betsch, New
Albany, Indiana
Incorrect guesses: Yogi
Berra, Tony Perez, Eddie Collins, Bob Boone, Sandy Alomar
TUESDAY —07-Dec
Q. Which Hall of Famer experienced hearing loss
due to the number of times he was hit in the head by pitches in games?
Hint: #1 He attended college at the University of
California at Berkeley pursuing a degree in dentistry and was the first native
of The Golden State elected to the Hall of Fame.
Hint: #2 While playing semi-pro baseball, he was
discovered Bill Lange a then-current major leaguer.
Hint: #3 He became known among his peers for his
leadership skills.
A. FRANK CHANCE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. The record shows 137 HBP but doesn’t say how
many were cranial.
- #1 He
had been studying dentistry at Cal but didn’t complete
those studies.
- #2 Discovered
by Cubs outfielder Bill Lange who convinced the Cubs
to sign Chance sight-unseen.
- #3 Without
a hint of irony, his peers called him “The Peerless Leader”.
FCR - Adam Foldes, New York City
Incorrect guesses: Casey Stengel, Orestes Destrade, Mickey
Cochrane, Hughie Jennings, Dummy Hoy, Tris Speaker, Orval Overall
WEDNESDAY —08-Dec
Q. Who was
the first team captain for the team that became the New York Yankees?
Hint: #1 He was the first player to compile a
thirty-game hitting streak for the Yankees franchise.
Hint: #2 Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson considered him
the best first baseman ever.
- Ans. Capt.
1910-1912
- #1 Got
hits in 33 consecutive games in 1907, 24-Jun(1)- through 26-Jun(1)-1907.
- #2 Opinions
no doubt put forth prior to the advent of the career of Lou Gehrig.
FCR - Jerry Wolper, Pittsburgh
Incorrect
guesses: Lou Gehrig, Clark Griffith, Kid
Elberfeld, Wally Pipp
MIDWEEK BONUS —08-Dec
Q. Who was the first American League player to
be hit by pitch at least twenty times in a season?
Hint: #1 He managed a team to their first 100‑win
season.
Hint: #2 He was the first former American League home
run champion to manage a team to the World Series.
A. JAKE STAHL [SABR Bio]
- Ans. HBP
23 X in 1908, playing for NYY/BOS
- #1 BOS
was 105-47 in 1912.
- #2 HR
champ in 1910 w/10 HR. Led BOS to 10547
record 2 years later.
FCR - Randall Reilly, Madison, Wisconsin
Incorrect guesses: Don Baylor, Tris Speaker, Hugh Jennings, Minnie
Minoso, Frank Robinson
THURSDAY —09-Dec
Q. Who was voted on for Rookie of the Year twice
and didn’t win either time?
Hint: #1 He was the first player to be twice named Baseball
America's Minor League Player of the Year.
Hint: #2 He turned down multiple offers to manage or
coach in the majors, but now coaches youth baseball near his home in the San
Francisco Bay Area.
A. GREGG JEFFERIES [Wiki Bio]
- Ans. Placed
6th in ROY voting after playing
29 G in 1988, but hadn’t used up his rookie status and placed 3rd in the
1989
voting. [He feels strongly that he would have for
sure won it had they voted again in 1990.]
- #1 MLPY
for 1986 for 3 teams & 1987 for the Jackson
Mets
- #2 Works
with kids in Pleasanton, California.
FCR - Mark Kanter, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Incorrect
guesses: Jason Varitek, Gene Conley,
Sandy Alomar, Jr., Robin Ventura, Barry Zito
FRIDAY —10-Dec
Q. Who had the most at-bats in the National
League in the 1910s?
Hint: #1 He was the first player with six runs batted
in, in one inning.
Hint: #2 He played in five different World Series,
but never a winning one.
A. FRED MERKLE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 5,113 AB 1910-1919
- #1 6
RBI in 1 inning 13-May-1911
- #2 WS
count = 1911 w/NYG; 1912 w/NYG; 1913 w/NYG; 1916 w/BRO; 1918 w/CHC.
FCR - Craig Russell, Binghamton, New York
Incorrect
guesses: Gavvy Cravath, Ty Cobb, Ed
Konetchy, Bartolo Colon, George Burns, Larry Doyle, Heinie Zimmermann, Max
Carey, Honus Wagner
SATURDAY —11-Dec
Q. Who was the first twentieth century player to
be hit by pitch twenty times in a season?
Hint: #1 He was the first modern era player to steal
five bases in a game.
Hint: #2 He ended pitcher Jack Harper’s career with a
line drive to his pitching hand.
A. DAN McGANN [SABR Bio]
- Ans. No matter how you count centuries, McGann was
1st since he led the majors w/24 in 1900 and w/23
in 1901.
- #1 5
SB = 27-May-1904
- #2 Harper’s
last G = 06-Jun-1906 (666!)
FCR - Sarah Grynpas, Toronto
Incorrect
guesses: Frank Chance, Eddie Collins,
Fred Merkle, Frank Isbell, Hughie Jennings, Jackie Robinson
WEEKEND SPECIAL —11-Dec
Q. Who
was the first American Leaguer to lead the majors in stolen bases?
Hint: #1
He once hit four doubles in a single World Series game.
Hint: #2
One season, he accounted for a full one third of all his team’s home
runs.
A. FRANK ISBELL [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 52 SB w/CHW in 1901, AL’s
inaugural season
- #1 4
2B in G 5 1906 WS.
- #2 Hit
1 HR in 1908 for CHW. Fielder Jones & Ed Walsh also had one
apiece.
FCR - Elliott
Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Ty Cobb, Nap Lajoie, Ben Chapman, Tris
Speaker, Fielder Jones, Sam Thompson, Sam Crawford, Sam Rice, Clyde Milan
SUNDAY
—12-Dec
Q. Which Cal grad set a minor league record with
116 stolen bases in 159 games one year?
Hint: #1 He lost his position with Boston because,
according to the team, there was bad chemistry between and his manager. He had a different explanation.
Hint: #2 He chose to play in the Federal League for an
increase in pay.
- Ans. Graduated from the University of California
at Berkeley. Playing with Spokane in the
B-level Northwest League in 1912, he not only
stole 116 bases, but he also led the league in H (207) & R (121).
- #1 The
Braves said that Myers didn’t
get along with manager George Stallings in 1913, but Myers claimed that it was
because he had a reputation as a union organizer, with his Cal degree and a
lawyer for a father.
- #2
Myers ended his major league career playing for the Brooklyn Tip Tops in the only years of
their existence, 1914 & 1915.
FCR - Mike Sparks, Sarasota
Incorrect
guesses: Allan Lewis, Duffy Lewis, Max
Carey, Joe Tinker, Jimmy Johnston, Harry Hooper, Jackie Jensen, Fred
Tenney
WEEKLY THEME – First
basemen with 40 stolen bases in a season.
Player SB Year Tm Lg G
.
Chance........... 67........... 1903.......... CHC........ NL..... 125
" 42........... 1904.......... CHC........ AL..... 124
" 57........... 1906.......... CHC........ AL..... 136
Chase............. 40........... 1910.......... NYY........ AL..... 130
Jefferies.......... 46........... 1993.......... STL......... NL..... 140
Isbell............... 52........... 1901.......... CHW....... AL..... 137
McGann.......... 42........... 1904.......... NYG........ NL..... 141
Merkle............. 49........... 1911.......... NYG........ NL..... 149
Myers.............. 57........... 1913.......... BSN........ NL..... 140
" 43........... 1914.......... BTT......... FL....... 92
Sisler.............. 45........... 1918.......... SLB......... AL..... 114
" 42........... 1920.......... SLB......... AL..... 154
" 51........... 1922.......... SLB......... AL..... 142
Stahl............... 41........... 1905.......... WSH....... AL..... 141
Bold indicates led the league
Bold italicized indicates led the majors
Note: Unintentionally omitted from this week was:
Gerald Perry..... 41.......... 1987 ......... ATL ....... NL ..... 142
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Philip Trostler, Norwich, Connecticut
(after Stahl)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Monday - Players
who participated in the most triple plays defensively
Tuesday - First
basemen with 200 career stolen bases
- First
basemen who led the league in stolen bases
Wed - Hall
of Fame first basemen
- First
basemen with 300 or more stolen bases in a career
- Players
who managed their franchise to a winning season
- First
basemen who were player-managers
- 20th
century player-managers
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