MONDAY —31-Jan
Q. Who is
the only Boston Red Sox pitcher to strike out three hundred batters in a season
in the twentieth century?
Hint: #1
One year he won the Pitcher of the Month Award four times (not a typo).
Hint: #2
Very seldom is more than his first name required when he is discussed
among baseball fans.
A. PEDRO MARTINEZ [SABR Bio]
- #1 In
1999, Martinez was the AL POM in April, May, June & September.
- #2 Most
folks know exactly who you mean if you just say “Pedro”.
FCR - Joel
Gross, Dunwoody, Georgia
[Q. posted at 11:36 A.M. EST. First
response arrived at 11:37. First correct
response (the 4th one) arrived at 11:38 A.M.]
Incorrect guesses: Babe Ruth, Roger Clemens, Cy Young, Chris
Sale, Lefty Grove, Curt Schilling, Luis Tiant, Mel Parnell
TUESDAY —01-Feb
Q. Who is the only pitcher
to give up multiple All-Star game home runs to the same batter?
Hint: #1 He had
1,200+ plate appearances in his sixteen-year career during which he managed
175+ hits, nineteen doubles and he scored ninety-one times. Never, however, did he hit a triple.
Hint: #2 No other
pitcher was on the losing end of more World Series games.
A. WHITEY FORD [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Mays homered off Ford in the 4th
inning of the 1956 ASG & leading off the
3rd inning in the second ASG of 1960.
- #1 Also had 69 RBI, but nary a triple.
- #2 Was
the losing pitcher in WS play in 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1963 & 1964. He also won 10 WS games.
FCR - David Ramsden,
Barcelona
[Q.
posted at 2:12 A.M. EST. First response
arrived at 2:18 A.M.]
Incorrect guesses: Don
Newcombe, Don Drysdale
WEDNESDAY —03-Feb
Q. Who
set a rookie shutout record in his first full major league season?
Hint: #1
In his first season, he surrendered zero earned runs in ten appearances.
Hint: #2
He threw his first no-hitter on the same day that a former teammate
threw his first no-hitter.
A. FERNANDO VALENZUELA [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Threw 8 ShO in
1981 to lead the majors.
-
#1 All his pitching assignments
in 1980 were in relief, at total of 17⅔ innings.
-
#2 On 29-Jun-1990, Valenzuela and Dave Stewart
threw no-hitters, finishing within 20 minutes of each other. Each walked 3 that day. Neither ever pitched another one.
FCR - Richard
Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland
[Q. posted at 10:29 A.M. EST. 1st
response arrived at 10:29 A.M. 1st
correct response arrived at 10:30 A.M.]
Incorrect guesses: Pete Alexander, Dave Stewart, Rube Waddell, Dwight
Gooden, Vida Blue
MIDWEEK BONUS —03-Feb
Q. Who
was the first pitcher this century to earn ten wins for a team in each league
during the same season?
Hint: #1
He was the next Angels pitcher to earn twenty wins in a season since
Nolan Ryan?
Hint: #2
He enjoyed thirteen season of ten wins or more.
A. BARTOLO COLON [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Posted 10-4 records for each
of MON & CLE in 2002.
-
#1 His record for LAA was 21-8 in 2005. Ryan’s 1974 season was 22-16 for CAL.
-
#2 10+ W = 1998-2005, 2012-16.
FCR - Dan
Greder, Ames, Iowa
[Q.
posted at 1:10 P.M. EST. 1st
correct response arrived at 1:11 P.M.]
Incorrect guesses: Bert Blyleven, Mark Langston, Jared Weaver, Andy
Messersmith, John Lackey, Hank Borowy, Zack Greinke, Mike Witt, Chuck Finley, Frank
Tanana
THURSDAY —04-Feb
Q. Who
was the first pitcher born outside the United States to win a Cy Young Award?
Hint: #1
He was the first pitcher to hit a home run in League Championship Series
play.
Hint: #2
His first Topps card misspelled his name.
-
Ans. Born in Las Villas or Santa
Clara*, Cuba; CYA in 1969 tied w/Denny McLain.
-
#1 ALCS HR = G 1 ALCS 1970.
-
#2 1959 Topps card #518 spelled his name
“Cueller”.
*Sources disagree.
FCR - Mark
Kanter, Portsmouth, Rhode Island
[Q.
posted at 2:47 P.M. EST. 1st
correct response arrived at 2:48 P.M.]
Incorrect guesses: Fergie Jenkins, Luis Tiant, Hideo Nomo, Jim
Kaat, Lou Burdette, Johan Santana, Dave McNally, Bert Blyleven, Juan Marichal, Fernando
Valenzuela, Dennis Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Willie Hernandez, Joaquin
Andujar
FRIDAY —05-Feb
Q. Which
MLB rookie, when challenged by his new teammates that he might not be strong
enough to be a proper major leaguer, promptly did a handstand and walked on
his hands from the pitcher’s mound to the center field fence?
Hint: #1
He was drafted by the Cubs in the 48th round even though he
had been the Player of the Year in his state.
Hint: #2
Decided to attend college instead and won the Golden Spikes Award as best
amateur baseball player in the United States.
A. TIM LINCECUM [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Story appeared in Sport
Illustrated. The ribbing subsided.
-
#1 Drafted 48th by CHC
in the MLB June Amateur Draft in 2003 (1,408th overall). Played for his
hometown University of Washington. Was then drafted
in the 1st round in 2006 by SFG.
-
#2 Future battery mate Buster
Posey won the GSA 2 years later, in 2008. GSA winners Will Clark, Pat
Burrell & Kris Bryant have also played for SFG.
FCR - Rob
Sheinkopf, Las Vegas
[Q.
posted at 3:45 A.M. EST. 1st
correct response arrived at 3:45 A.M.]
Incorrect guesses: Carl Edwards, Joe Charboneau, Jack Clark, Kris
Bryant, John Cangelosi, Billy Wagner, Ryan Theriot, Jay
Johnstone, Fred Lynn
SATURDAY
—06-Feb
Q. Which
brainiac reliever has led the league for three teams in two leagues in saves in
a season?
Hint: #1
He was the first pitcher to lead the league in saves the year he won the
Cy Young Award.
Hint: #2
He knew the Latin word for “elbow”.
A. MIKE MARSHALL [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Has a PhD from Michigan
State University, that he earned in 1978 DURING his pitching career.
-
#1 CYA in 1974, the year he set the all-time record for pitching
appearances in one season (106), his 1st w/LAD in addition to leading the NL in saves w/21 that same
year.
-
#2 The Latin word for elbow is “ulna”
and of his pitching studies concern the wear and tear on that bone and its ligaments.
FCR - Evan
Thompson, Mesa
[Q. posted at 11:24 A.M. EST. 1st
correct response arrived at 11:28 A.M.]
Incorrect guesses: Bruce Sutter, Billy Wagner, Dennis Eckersley,
Rollie Fingers
SUNDAY —06-Feb
Q. Which Cleveland
draftee was the last twentieth century pitcher to start a season 5-0 for his
team?
Hint: #1 In his
entire eleven year career pitching in the Bigs, the only season he received MVP
votes was also the only year he was an All-Star.
Hint: #2 He was
co-author of the book Where's Harry?.
A. STEVE STONE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Between the G of 13-Apr- & the G of 13-May-1975, Stone won all 5 starts for CHC. He had been drafted
in the 16th round of the 1968 MLB
June Amateur Draft (#354) by CLE and then by SFG the following year in the 4th round (#91) with whom he started his
MLB career. That was also, as you would
properly guess, the year he won his CYA .
- #1 Came in 9th in MVP votes in 1980 & started pitching the 1st 3 frames of the ASG in Dodger Stadium that same year.
- #2 Stone & Barry Rozner of the Chicago
suburban area Daily Herald, authored Where's Harry?, a memoir of his
experiences with Harry
Caray in the WGN booth.
FCR - Mike Kositch, Portland,
Oregon
[Q.
posted at 12:00 P.M. EST. 1st
correct response arrived at 12:02 P.M.]
Incorrect guesses: CC
Sabathia
WEEKLY THEME – Cy Young
Award winners listed at shorter than 6'0" tall. There’s some chance they are shorter than their listed
heights. There’s virtually no chance
they’re taller.
Pitcher Height Team Lge CYA Yr WAR
Colon................. 5'11"........... LAA......... AL............ 2005................... 45.8
Cuellar............... 5'11"........... HOU........ NL........... 1969................... 26.9
Ford................... 5'10"........... NYY........ AL............ 1961................... 57.0
Lincecum........... 5'11"........... SFG........ NL........... 2008.................... 19.5
Marshall............. 5'10"........... LAD......... NL........... 1974................... 18.2
Martinez............ 5'11"........... MON....... NL........... 1997..................... 83.9
AL....... 1999, 2000
Stone................. 5'10"........... BAL......... AL............ 1980................... 17.0
Valenzuela........ 5'11"........... LAD......... NL........... 1981..................... 41.4
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Dan Massey, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
(after
Valenzuela)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Mon - The
8 pitchers to be named All-Star Game MVP
Tue - Hall
of fame pitchers under 6 feet
Wed - Pitchers
who led their league (or all of MLB) in win percentage as rookies
- Starting
pitchers shorter than me is the theme for this week\
- Pitchers
under 6 ft who won a World Series
- Pitchers
commonly known by one name with fewer than 250 career wins
- Pitchers
who won the Cy Young Award, with a Hall of Famer finishing second
Thu - Cy
Young award winners who won 1st game of WS that year
- Pitchers
who have won Cy Young Awards and World Series Championships, but not in the
same year
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