MONDAY—03-Jan
Q. Which
modern player holds the National League record for longest hitting streak?
Hint: He
held the career record for reaching base on catcher’s interference until his
was passed in 2017 by Jacoby Ellsbury.
Hint: A
manager he replaced and he had attended the same high school.
- 44, third behind
DiMaggio’s 56 in 1941 and Willie Keeler’s 45 in 1896-97.
- Reached
based on catcher’s interference = 29 X.
- Russ
Nixon, who managed the Reds from 1982-83 and Rose (1984-1989) went to Western
Hills High School in Cincinnati. Vern
Rapp managed CIN between them, for 121 games.
FCR - Evan
Thompson, Mesa
Incorrect guesses: Tommy Holmes, Willie Keeler
TUESDAY—04-Jan
Q. Who
was the first post-expansion player to be intentionally walked with the bases
loaded?
Hint: He
hit more home runs at Dodger stadium than any other non-Dodger.
Hint: He
won more MVPs in a Pittsburgh Pirates’ uniform than any other player.
A. BARRY
BONDS [SABR Bio]
- Bonds got his free pass on 28-May-1998, when
Arizona manager Buck Showalter ordered Bonds walked with the bases loaded and 2
out in the bottom of the 9th inning of an 8–6 G. Showalter would rather face
Brent Mayne with a 1-run lead than face Bonds with a 2-run lead. Mayne flied out and ARI held on to win 8–7. Josh Hamilton was IBBed 10 years later w/3 men
aboard on 17‑Aug-2008.
- Bonds hit 29 HR at the ballpark in Chavez
Ravine.
- Won 2 MVPs w/PIT (1990, 1992), 5 w/SFG. McCutchen, Stargell, Parker, Clemente &
P. Waner each won a single NL MVP. (Amazingly,
none for H. Wagner!)
FCR - Doug Christy, Sarasota
Incorrect guesses: Willie Stargell, Willie McCovey, Bobby Bonds
WEDNESDAY—05-Jan
Q. Who was the first Devil Ray position player
to make the All-Star team?
Hint: His Rookie of the Year award was followed by
two more from the same team, the only time that’s ever happened in the American
League.
Hint: A famous poster has him dressed like a
Saturday Night Live cast member.
A. JOSE CANSECO [SABR Bio]
- AL ASG in 1999, but didn’t
play due to injury. It was his 6th
and final AS appearance.
- ROY in 1986 for the A’s followed by Mark McGwire & Walt
Weiss. Only the Dodgers have a longer
consecutive streak and they have had two! 1979-82 & 1992-96.
- Poster seen here, styled to imitate the
Blue Brothers poster of John
Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. (Actual original bash)
FCR - Matt Clairmont, New Minas, Nova Scotia
Incorrect
guesses: Wade Boggs, Wil Myers, Evan
Longoria Fred McGriff, Rolando Arrojo
MIDDAY, MIDWEEK
BONUS—05-Jan
Q. Which pitcher won the final game of both
the College World Series and the major league World Series?
Hint: The award for outstanding college pitcher was
then named for him.
Hint: No one would be surprised if his favorite
song were the WWI standard “K-K-K-Katy” by Billy Murray.
A. ROGER CLEMENS [SABR Bio]
- He got the win in G 4 of the 1999 NYY WS sweep of ATL. He was the P on the NCAA Champion team for the
final G in 1983, when Texas won. He
pitched a complete G w/9 K.
- It used to be called the Rotary Smith award,
until the Rotary Club decided to create a new award for the greatest college
pitcher, not just player. They named it
after Clemens in 2004, but dropped his name after 2009.
- Clemens has 4 sons, all with “K” names in
tribute to his career success with strikeouts — Koby, Kody, Kory & Kacy, so why not a theme song?
FCR - Dan Greder, Ames, Iowa
Incorrect
guesses: Stephen Strasburg, Justin
Verlander
THURSDAY—06-Jan
Q. Which pitcher, in a year his team won the
World Series, had a higher batting average for that season than any of the
eight position player teammates in the starting lineup?
Hint: Even though his 14-year MLB career is all
within the Cy Young Award era, he only ever received CYA votes the year he won
it. However, he received MVP votes in 4
different seasons.
Hint: He’s the only pitcher to start both
All-Star games in one season.
A. DON DRYSDALE [SABR Bio]
- In the 1965
regular season, he had a BA of .300, higher than any Dodger teammate who qualified for the
batting title.
- He won the CYA in 1962 and received MVP votes
in 1957, 1962*, 1963* & 1965. *MVP won by a Dodger teammate.
- Drysdale was the starting P of both ASGs (1) & (2) in 1959, the 1st
year of the 2 X ASG experiment.
FCR - Madison McEntire, Bryant, Arkansas
Incorrect
guesses: Walter Johnson, Red Ruffing, Vern
Law, Don Newcombe, Warren Spahn, Bob Gibson, Catfish Hunter
FRIDAY—07-Jan
Q. Who is the only triple crown winner to never
lead the league in BA, HR or RBI any other year?
Hint: He was on base for the only triple play of
Denny McLain’s thirty-win season.
Hint: He’s the only player with a statue outside
major league stadiums in three cities he played in.
A. FRANK ROBINSON [SABR Bio]
- TC in 1966. However, he led in SLG and OPS 4 X
ea. & ½ of those led MLB.
- 01-Sep-1968, Robinson was on 1st
for a 1-6-3 TP, McLain’s only 1 in his career & it happened during the 30-W
season!
- Cincinnati, Baltimore, Cleveland. Henry Aaron has statues outside 3 major league
stadiums, but all in the same city.
Click here to see.
FCR - Thomas Hablitzel, Hudson, Ohio
Incorrect
guesses: Carl Yastrzemski, Hank Aaron, Harmon
Killebrew, Joe Medwick, Bob Friend
T.G.I.F.
SPECIAL—07-Jan
Q. Who did Wade Boggs replace at third base
for the Red Sox?
Hint: Coincidentally, each had finished third in
Rookie of the Year voting.
Hint: He still has more postseason hits than any
other Oakland A’s player.
A. CARNEY LANSFORD [SABR Bio]
- A sort of Wally Pipp story redux. Lansford was
injured, Boggs subbed for him and hit .349.
- They each came in 3rd, Lansford in
1978, Boggs in ‘82.
- Lansford owns 39 H in the postseason. Rickey
Henderson has 37 and Joe Rudi has 36.
FCR - Mike Sarks, Sarasota
Incorrect
guesses: Butch Hobson, Joe Foy
SATURDAY—08-Jan
Q. Who was the first black player to win a
World Series game? [NOTE: The original question, “Who was the
first rookie pitcher to start a World Series game?” was my editing
mistake. I apologize.]
Hint: He credits Mickey Mantle with helping the
Marlins win their first series, a year after Mantle’s death.
Hint: His name hangs from the rafters at Chase
Field, even though he never wore a uniform for them.
- Started G 1 in the 1952 WS and won!
- In G 7 of the 1952 WS, Mantle
took a slight step back in the box when Black was pitching, Black didn’t notice
& Mantle hit a home run. In 1997,
Black was in the Marlin’s dugout and he noticed Bonilla was getting jammed, so
he told him to take a step back the next at bat, as Mantle had, and Bonilla homered.
- ARI put a cut out of a baseball with his
name, honoring his years working in their community relations department.
FCR - Ethan Aronoff, Los Angeles
Incorrect
guesses: Mel Stottlemyre, Livan
Hernandez, Babe Adams, Bob Walk, Dylan Lee, Dontrelle Willis, Josh Beckett, Bob
Welch, Marty Bystrom
SUNDAY —09-Jan
Q. Who is the only player to get a double play
on his only pitch of the game, in both the major leagues and in Japanese
baseball?
Hint: When he was a boy, his favorite player
growing up was Willie Randolph. He ended
up on a team where Randolph was a coach.
Hint: In one of his first appearances in pro ball,
he struck out Michael Jordan.
A. C.J. NITKOWSKI [B-R Bio]
- His 1-pitch appearance happened on 07-Sep-2007 in Japan where it had never happened before nor has it
since. In the U.S., it was on 10-Aug-1999, B 8th.
- Nitkowski grew up in the NYC suburbs and was
a Yankees fan. Randolph coached NYY 1994-2004 and Nitkowski was a
Yankee in 2004.
- K’d M.J. in 1994. In 127 games in AA, Jordan struck out 114. Nitkowski talks about it here. His story on Jordan starts at 11:20 on the film.
FCR - Phillip Ross, Denver
Incorrect
guesses: Hideo Nomo, Masahiro Tanaka, Kazuhiro
Sasaki
WEEK’S FINALE —09-Jan
Q. Who had the most sacrifice hits in a season
this century?
Hint: Outside of pitchers and Negro League players,
only Matt Stairs played on more MLB teams.
Hint: His Hall of Fame manager put him in the
lineup at shortstop, replacing a Hall of Fame player there. Fans, writers and the shortstop replaced,
were not happy.
A. ROYCE
CLAYTON [B-R Bio]
- Clayton had 24 SH in 2004. Only one other player more than 20 in that
period. Click for list.
- 11, tied with a lot of others. Stairs played on 12.
- Ozzie Smith felt the STL manager
Tony LaRussa forced him
out by putting Clayton in the lineup at SS in 1996. It
was a whole thing.
FCR - Mark DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses:
WEEKLY THEME – Baseball
players who played in roles of baseball players other than themselves in a
movie or on a television show
Black – Played
fictional player Joe “Rubber Arm” Simms on The Cosby Show, Season 7 episode 22,
"There's Still No Joy
in Mudville". Aired 04-Apr-1991.
Bonds – Played a
fictional baseball player on Beverly Hills 90210. Season 4 episode 24, “Cuffs and Links”, character named Barry
Larson, 10 minutes in. Aired 16-Mar-1994.
Canseco – Played
fictional player Chus Ortez, on Nash Bridges, season 4 episode 10, "Hardball". First aired 14-Dec-1998.
Clayton – Played
Miguel Tejada in Moneyball
(2011).
Clemens – Played an
unnamed Philadelphia A’s pitcher in Cobb. (1994). He shows up 34 minutes in.
Drysdale – Played a
few fictional players on TV, including “Lawman” and “The Millionaire” (both
1960), “Flashing Spikes” (1962), a 1969 episode of “Then Came Bronson” & others.
Lansford – Played
the fictional White Sox player Kit “Hit or Die” Kersey, the final out in the
1994 Angels in the Outfield. You’ll see him 1 hr 28 min in.
Nitkowski - Played
Dutch Leonard in 42 (2013).
1 hr 17 min in.
Robinson – Played a
fictional Negro League player Frank “Payday” Potter on The Cosby Show, Season 7
episode 22, "There's
Still No Joy in Mudville". Aired
04-Apr-1991.
Rose – Played Ty
Cobb in the made-for-TV movie Babe Ruth, 1991. It aired on NBC. Rose appears at the 55-minute mark.
First
Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Warren
Kent, Whitehall, Michigan (after Joe Black)
Big thanks
to guest author Sarah Grynpas for the questions, hints and theme this week.
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tuesday - Most
career hits and NOT in the Hall of Fame
- Highest
WAR for players not in HOF
- Major
record holders not in the Hall of Fame
- People
who hold records in major categories not in the hall of fame
- Non-HOFs
of extraordinary accomplishments
- Players
who hold an MLB lifetime record but are not in the HOF
- Players
with more than 20-year careers entirely in NL
- Record
holders not in HOF
- MVP winners not in the Hall of Fame
- Players with WARs above 75.0 not in the Hall
of Fame
- MLB career statistical leaders not in the Hall
of Fame
- Players who reached base safely more than 5,000
times
- All time leaders in statistical
categories
- Multiple
batting title winners who have sub-.300 career averages
- Qualified
players snubbed for the Hall
- Players
who should be in HOF but for…
- MVP
Players who have been shunned by the Hall of Fame
- Most
seasons on the NL All-Star roster
- Players
who should be in the HOF
Wed - MVP's
who had a relative also play in the majors
- Players
who were accused of cheating
- Players
who have testified in front of Congress
- Players
caught in PED scandals
- Players
with most WAR not in HOF, excluding those not yet eligible
- Players
with multiple post-season awards but who are not in the Hall of Fame
- Steroid
guys
- MVPs
who have been sanctioned by MLB
Thu - Baseball
villains or appeared on TV
Friday - MLB
players who appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
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