MONDAY —21-Mar
Q. Which Hall of Famer is still the all-time
career leader in runs batted in per game, now more than a century after his
retirement?
Hint:
#1 The RBI total he amassed 2in August of 1895 has also never been equaled
for any calendar month.
Hint:
#2 He was part of an outfield trio that
is considered by many to be among the best ever.
Hint: #3
His great grandfather served in the
American Revolution and his father was a Union soldier in the Civil War.
- Ans. Career leaders of RBI/G are Thompson (.927),
Gehrig (.921), DiMaggio (.885) and Ruth (.884)
- #1 He had 61 RBI in Aug-1895.
- #2 The Philadelphia Phillies outfield 1981-1895 on
most days was Thompson, Ed Delahanty & “Slidin’ Billy Hamilton. Best ever?
Arguably. In 1894 they hit .415, .405 &
.403 respectively.
- #3 Thompson learned baseball from his father who
picked up the game from other military men.
FCR
- Andrew Milner, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Incorrect
guesses: Ed Delahanty, Willie Keeler,
Cap Anson, Honus Wagner, Hugh Duffy, Harry Hooper
TUESDAY —22-Mar
Q. Who is the only American League infielder
with two 30-30 seasons?
Hint:
#1 He played for Israel in the 2020 Olympics.
Hint:
#2 Even though he was first drafted in
the 29th round, he had a fourteen-year career in the majors, was
four times an All-Star and twice a Gold Glove winner.
A. IAN KINSLER [B-R Bio]
- Ans. In
2009 Kinsler had 31 HR + 31 SB. In 2011,
he had 32 HR + 30 SB. However, he was
passed by Alfonso Soriano who had 3 30/30 seasons w/TEX & NYY
in 2002, 2003, 2005. His 4th
such in 2006 was in the NL as an outfielder w/WSN where he took it up a notch
to a 40/40 year.
- #1 His
father is Jewish and Kinsler identifies as Jewish.
- #2 He
was drafted in the 29th round by ARI in 2000, by ARI in the 26th
round in 2001 and by TEX in the 17th round in 2001.
FCR
- Rob Emerson, Lowell, Massachusetts
Incorrect
guesses: Ryan Braun
TUESDAY Bis —22-MR
Q. Which BLTR leftfielder is the only payer born
in the state of Kentucky who can claim both 2,000 hits and 1,000 RBI in the
majors?
Hint:
#1 He scored the run that stopped Babe
Ruth's scoreless innings-pitched streak at twenty-five.
Hint:
#2 In 1919 he led the majors in doubles
and triples, outdistancing teammate Ty Cobb on both counts.
A. BOBBY VEACH [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Has
2,063 H + 1,174 RBI. B. 29-Jun-1888 in
St. Charles, Kentucky.
- #1 Beginning
w/the 3rd inning on 27-May
& ending in the 2nd inning on 09-Jun-1916,
Ruth had strung together 25 innings with no one crossing the plate when he was
on the mound. In the 3rd on
the 9th, however Detroit’s Veach doubled to lead off and George
Burns doubled him in.
- #2 Veach
hit 45 2b & 17 3b to Cobb’s 36 & 13. They tied for the majors’ lead in hits w/191.
FCR
- Philip Guiliano, Chester, New Jersey
Incorrect
guesses: Harry Heilmann, Earle Combs, Sam
Crawford
WEDNESDAY —23-Mar
Q. Which BLTR Gold Glove-winning outfielder had
a season where he led his league in batting average (for the second straight
year), on-base percentage in addition to leading the majors in slugging and OPS yet did
not even win his league’s MVP?
Hint:
#1 Four years ago, he was traded for
four players, none of whom are any longer in the majors.
Hint:
#2 After playing for the U.S. national
team he was named to the All-World team.
A. CHRISTIAN
YELICH [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Yelich
finished 2nd behind Cody Bellinger in the 2019
NL MVP voting.
- #1 On
25-Jan-2018, MIA traded Yelich to MIL for Lewis
Brinson, Isan
Diaz, Monte
Harrison & Jordan Yamamoto. Monte Harrison, Isan Diaz, and Lewis Brinson
were recently DFA'ed by Miami, but Brinson was signed as a free agent by
Houston
- #2 Yelich
played for the United States national
baseball team in the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Following the conclusion of the
tournament, he was named to the All-World Baseball Classic
team.
FCR
- Morris Buenemann, Florissant, Missouri
Incorrect
guesses: Ted Williams, Larry Walker
MIDWEEK
BONUS —23-Mar
Q. Which stocky first baseman came just two home
runs shy of capturing his league’s Triple Crown in his first full season in the
majors?
Hint:
#1 That same year, he became the first
player to knock in more runs in a season than the number of games he played
that year (minimum 100 RBI).
Hint:
#2 His career, with a clear Hall of Fame
trajectory, was abruptly, tragically ended by a stroke.
- Ans. Orr’s
.354 in 1884 led the AA (American Association) and his 112
RBI led the majors. 2 more HR would have
given him 11 and a tie with Cincinnati’s John Reilly. Orr was listed at 5’11” 250 lbs. (It’s possible both were slightly
exaggerated.)
- #1 112
RBI in only 110 G, 1884.
- #2 Orr’s
career ending stroke, was just a few weeks after the 1890 season, days after
his 31st birthday. His left
side was completely paralyzed. The
stroke came while he was playing in an exhibition game against a local team in
tiny Renovo,
Pennsylvania. A few weeks after the
stroke, Orr said he would return and play after some focused rehab. He never
did. His brilliant career was finished.
FCR
- Robert Chan, Oakland
Incorrect
guesses: Hack Wilson, Wally Pipp, Prince
Fielder, Hal Trosky
THURSDAY —24-Mar
Q. Which one-time KC Royal, during a minor
league rehab assignment, gave the clubhouse attendant $2,000 telling him,
"Take care of those kids. I want
them to have the best of everything until the money runs out."?
Hint:
#1 He also purchased 200 tickets for
each Sunday home Expos game from 1997-2000 to give to underprivileged children
in Montreal.
Hint:
#2 He was the only player to get an extra-base
hit with an appropriate-colored bat for his team on Mothers' Day 2006.
A. RONDELL
WHITE [Wiki Bio]
- Ans. To
make the deal even better, his donation was in U.S. currency. Played for KCR in 2003.
- #1 Those
kids are now adults, campaigning to get an MLB team back in French-speaking
Canada.
- #2 Batting
for MIN on 14-May-2006,
his pink bat doubled off Mark Buehrle, scoring teammate Torii Hunter.
FCR
- Richard Vickroy, Pittsburgh
Incorrect
guesses: Gary Carter, Bill Hall, Bo
Jackson, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Loretta
FRIDAY —25-Mar
Q. Who did Tip O'Neil deprive of winning a Triple
Crown in the American Association?
Hint:
#1 He must have been really good.
Hint:
#2 He was good enough that he impressed
Ned Hanlon to offer him the first base job, when Hanlon took over management of
the Baltimore Orioles.
Hint:
#3 When the National League Cincinnati
Reds were organized in 1880, he was signed as the eleventh player on the
eleven-player team.
A. JOHN REILLY [SABR Bio]
- Ans.
Finished 1st in the AA in HR & RBI, 2nd to
O'Neil in BA in 1888. Hit .321 to O’Neill’s
.337.
- #1
Middle name Good, his mother's maiden name.
- #2 Hanlon
took over in May 1892 & made offer to Reilly on his 1st day with
the team.
- #3 1880
Reds
FCR - Marcos Claudio,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Incorrect
guesses: Deacon White, Dan Brouthers
SATURDAY —26-Mar
Q. Who was the first player to hit four doubles
in a game in the major league American Association?
Hint:
#1 He was the only player to lead the AA
in doubles twice, doing it in consecutive season
Hint:
#2 He is the career RBI leader for the Cleveland
Infants.
Hint:
#3 Known as a slugger, he hit almost
twice as many home runs on the road as he did at home.
A. HENRY LARKIN [B-R Bio]
- Ans. 2b
29-Jul-1885, Jocko
Milligan
(02-May-1886) was the only other AA player to accomplish the feat.
- #1 Led
AA in 2b 1885-86.
- #2 112
RBI for
Cleveland Infants,
the Cleveland entrant in the one-season Players League.
- #3 53
career HR: 18 home, 35 road
FCR
- Fred Worth, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Incorrect
guesses: Larry Twitchell, Cap Anson, Rocky
Colavito, Pete Browning
SUNDAY —XX-Mmm
Q. Who was the only pitcher to earn a save (retroactively-applied)
for the 1887 National League’s pennant-winning Detroit Wolverines?
Hint:
#1 He also had the highest W-L
percentage on the team that year.
Hint:
#2 He only won six more games after that
year, and never had another save.
Hint:
#3 After his major league career ended,
he pitched for and managed the Milwaukee Brewers.
A. LARRY
TWITCHELL [Bio]
- Ans. Save
in 1887, no other pitchers on the team earned one.
- #1 .917
(11-1) W-L%
- #2 Retired
after 1894 season, 17-11 record, 1 Save
- #3 Managed
Brewers 1895-96, pitched 3 games (7 IP) in 1895.
FCR
- Richard Tharp, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses: Pretzels Getzien
WEEK’S FINALE —27-Mar
Q. Which BBTU outfielder was trusted enough to
umpire a National League game his team was playing in when one of the umpire
crew fell ill?
Hint:
#1 He played for a team that set a major
league record for consecutive losses and for total losses for a season.
Hint:
#2 A minor league teammate of his became
governor of Kansas.
A. FARMER
WEAVER [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On
09-Aug-1893(2), Weaver served as the 1st-base umpire between his own
Louisville
Colonels
and the Cleveland
Spiders,
after the assigned umpire (Thomas Lynch) had become ill; the catcher
Jack O'Connor on the other team, worked the
plate. He was switch-hitter, but it is not known with which
are he threw (unknown).
- #1 The
1889 Louisville Colonels’ record was 27-111-2, the 1st major league
team to have a 100-loss season. They
also managed a 26-G losing streak in the middle of it.
- #2 Governor George Hodges, elected in 1912 was later helped
Weaver who had serious legal issues to resolve.
FCR
- Ken Kirk, Corning, New York
Incorrect
guesses: Sport McAllister, Jocko Conlon,
Pete Gray
WEEKLY THEME – MLB
players with six hits in their cycle game
Player Date Team League
Kinsler............. 15-Apr-2009............ Texas Rangers...................... AL
Larkin............... 16-Jun1885............ Philadelphia Athletics............ AA
Orr................... 12-Jun-1885........... New York Metropolitans........ AA
Reilly............... 12-Sep-1883........... Cincinnati Red Stockings....... AA
Thompson...... 17-Aug1894............ Philadelphia
Phillies............... NL
Twitchell.......... 15-Aug1889............ Cleveland Spiders................. NL
Veach.............. 17-Sep-1920........... Detroit Tigers......................... AL
Weaver............ 12-Aug-1890........... Louisville Colonels................. AA
White............... 11-Jun-1995........... Montreal Expos...................... NL
Yelich..............29-Aug-2018.......... Milwaukee Brewers............... NL
First Correct
Respondent identifying theme
– Adam Foldes, New York City (after Kinsler)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Mon - Oldest players to hit triples
Tues - Players who missed 2000 hits by a small
amount, such as by fewer than 20 hits
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