MONDAY —16-May
Q. Before
R.A. Dickey, who was the last right-handed pitcher to win twenty games in a
season for the New York Mets?
Hint: #1
Before Roger Clemens, he was the last pitcher to win twenty games in a
season for the New York Yankees.
Hint: #2
He won a Cy Young Award but not while playing for either of those two teams.
Hint: #2
When he won his first World Series ring, it wasn’t with any of those three
teams.
- Ans. Cone
was 20-3 in 1988 for NYM. Dickey’s record was 20-6 in his CYA year 2012.
- #1 Cone was 20-7 in 1998 for NYY. Clemens was 20-3 in in his CYA year 2001.
- #2 Cone’s
CYA was in 1994, pitching for KCR.
- #3 Cone
was an important part of the 1992 TOR WS champs.
FCR - Jeff
Cohen, Wantagh, New York
Incorrect guesses: Frank Viola, Al Leiter, Mel Stottlemyre, Tom
Seaver, Pedro Martinez, Dwight Gooden, Ron Darling, Mark Leiter
TUESDAY —17-May
Q. Who was the last twentieth-century
pitcher to earn the victory in both games of a double header?
Hint: #1 He got his
100th career win during the game he notched his 1,000th career
strikeout.
Hint: #2 He once started
the All-Star Game replacing Pedro Martinez.
- Ans. 17-Jul-1989(1) & 17-Jul-1989(2)
- #1 19-Jul-1997. It was also his 2nd career
shutout.
- #2 2000 ASG. Martinez, though on the team, was not able to
play that day.
FCR - Bill Deane,
Cooperstown
Incorrect guesses: MIke
Mussina, Wilbur Wood, Kevin Brown, Wes Stock, Phil Niekro, Randy Johnson
WEDNESDAY —18-May
Q. Which
former New York Met is the oldest pitcher ever to appear as a starter for the
American League in an All-Star game?
Hint: #1
He was the last American League pitcher to compile a forty-inning
consecutive scoreless streak in the twentieth century.
Hint: #2
He is the only player to win a Gold Glove pitching for the Texas
Rangers.
A. KENNY ROGERS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Started the 2006 ASG @ 41 years 243
days. It was his 4th &
final ASG appearance. He pitched in 12 G
for NYM in 1999.
-
#1 Scoreless inning streak 05-May to 01-Jun-1995.
-
#2 Won GGs for TEX in 2000, 2002,
2004 & 2005. He also won 1 in 2006
playing for DET.
FCR - Mark
DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Nolan Ryan, Bartolo Colon, Orel Hershiser,
Gaylord Perry, R.A. Dickey
MIDWEEK BONUS —18-May
Q. Who surrendered
home runs to both Bobby Bonds and Barry Bonds?
Hint: #1
The year he led the majors in ERA and shutouts was only the second time
in his more than twenty-year career that he received any votes at all for the Cy
Young Award votes or the Most Valuable Player Award.
Hint: #2
According to Sports Illustrated, he once suffered
"Samsonitis" when he hurt his arm tossing luggage onto the team bus.
A. DENNIS MARTINEZ [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Bonds père took him deep on 20-Jun- & 30-Sep-1979. Bonds fils did it on 14-Aug-1989. Note: Mike Morgan, Jesse Orosco,
Rick Reuschel, Frank Tanana also did this.
-
#1 In 1991, he had MLB’s best ERA
at 2.39 and the most shutouts w/5, one-upping the
AL’s Roger Clemens. He was 5th
in NL CYA voting
& tied for 20th in NL MVP voting
that year.
-
#2 If he were to accept his role
as President, he needed to come up to speed faster on the art of delegation.
FCR - Jesse
Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma
Incorrect guesses: Satchel Paige, Jim Kaat, Tom Seaver, Frank
Tanana, Bret Saberhagen, Phil Niekro, Don Sutton, David West
THURSDAY —19-May
Q. Which
California native came in to finish the no-hitter begun by another California
native for their California-based team in a game played in (wait for it…) California?
Hint: #1
The pitching coach who brought him to professional maturity was the same
former player who had helped Nolan Ryan become dominant.
Hint: #2
He was advised by teammate Rod Carew to seek help from a professional hypnotist
to help him overcome a case of the pitching doldrums.
-
Ans. Playing for the California Angels on
11-Apr-1990
in Anaheim, Witt came in to relieve Mark Langston who had no-hit SEA for 7 innings. Witt pitched 2 perfect innings to complete
the game.
-
#1 Tom Morgan coached the pitchers
for the Angels, Padres & Yankees 1972-83.
He had pitched in MLB 1951-63.
-
#2 Witt achieved dramatic
improvement working with Dr. Harvey Misel.
FCR - Brett
Moore, Studio City, California
Incorrect guesses: Paul Lindblad, Tom Seaver
THURSDAY THANX —19-May
Q. Which
pitcher led the majors in earned runs surrendered two years in a row beginning
the year after he threw a no-hitter?
Hint: #1
In the second of those seasons, he also led all big league pitchers in
losses.
Hint: #2
He was the president of his class at an Ivy League school.
Hint: #3 He was the first athlete named to that university’s
Athletic Hall of Fame.
A. LEE RICHMOND [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. No-hitter in 1880; ERs given
up 1881 & 1882.
-
#1 Had 33 L in 1882
w/TOR.
-
#2 At Brown University
in Rhode Island, Richmond got a degree in math.
-
#3 He lived and retired in his
native Toledo.
FCR - Dave
Jackson, Chapel HIll, North Carolina
Incorrect guesses: Frank Viola, Barry Zito
FRIDAY —20-May
Q. Who
was the last Cleveland pitcher to lead the American League in strikeouts in
consecutive seasons?
Hint: #1
Due to his size, one of his managers called him “The Big Donkey”.
Hint: #2
He is the only major leaguer ever traded for Rick Behenna.
Hint: #3
He now coaches at Notre Dame.
A. LEN BARKER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Led the AL in Ks 1980 (187)
& 1981 (127).
-
#1 Nickname bestowed by CLE manager
Dave Garcia. He was more often called “Large Lenny”. He played at 6”5”, 225 lbs.
-
#2 On 28-Aug-1983 CLE traded
Barker to ATL for players to be named later and $150,000. ATL sent Rick Behenna, Brett Butler &
Brook Jacoby to the CLE to complete the trade.
-
#3 He coaches at Notre Dame College
in South Euclid, Ohio
FCR - Dave
Jackson, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Incorrect guesses: Sam McDowell, CC Sabathia, David Wells, Mike
Garcia, Jeff Samardzija, Herb Score
SATURDAY —20-May
Q. Who has thrown
more shoutout games than any other native of the state of Wyoming?
Hint: #1 He finished
his career much as Hall of Famers Harmon Killebrew and Orlando Cepeda did.
Hint: #2 The last
career home run he hit in the majors, was off Orel Hershiser, in a game he won.
A. TOM BROWNING [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Browning racked 12 ShO during his 12 year
career. He is also that state’s pitching
wins leader, w/123.
- #1 All 3 spent their final season playing for
KCR. Cepeda in 1974, Killebrew in 1975, &
Browning in 1995.
- #2 HR 19-Jun-1993,
the 2nd of his 2-dinger career.
FCR - Erik Lundegaard,
Seattle
Incorrect guesses: Jim
Kaat, Dennis Martinez, Dick Ellsworth, Dennis Leonard
SUNDAY —21-May
NOTE: Today’s answer DOES qualify for this week’s
theme. Sorry for yesterday’s inaccuracy.
Q. Who threw the first perfect game caught by a Hall
of Fame catcher?
Hint: #1 It was the
first perfect game thrown in an away game.
Hint: #2 He appeared
on TV game show six days after Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game.
A. CHARLIE ROBERTSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Robertson threw to Ray Schalk on 30-Apr-1922. 2 other HOF perfect G catchers:
Yogi Berra &
Ivan Rodriguez.
- #1 Pitching for CHW, Robertson’s perfecto
was thrown at Tiger Stadium.
- #2 Appeared on What's My Line?, Episode
332, 14-Oct-1956. Charlie Robertson, age
60, is the first guest on the CBS TV show (1950-1967). A panel of celebrities tried to guess the
identity of each guest who signs in at a blackboard. Robertson signs in as C.C.
Robertson. The 1st panelist asked, guesses Robertson's secret immediately. Then anticlimactically, the panel must guess
the current occupation of Charlie Robertson.
Watch the episode here. Scroll to 3:00.
FCR - Elliott
Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Jim
Bunning, Don Larsen, Sandy Koufax
WEEKLY THEME – Eligible
pitchers who threw a perfect game but were eliminated from Hall of Fame
consideration on their first ballot or before.
Pitcher Perfecto HOF Voting results WAR
Barker.................. 15-May-1981.............. Never on a ballot..................... 12.6
Browning.............. 16-Sep-1988.............. 1/515 in 2001 (0.2%)............... 19.8
Cone.................... 18-Jul-1999................ 21/539 in 2009 (3.9%)............. 62.3
Martinez............... 28-Jul-1991................ 15/506 in 2004 (3.2%)............. 48.7
Richmond............. 12-Jun-1880............... 0/78 in 1936............................. 11.6
Robertson............ 30-Apr-1922 .............. Never on a ballot....................... 6.4
Rogers................. 28-Jul-1994................ 1/571 in 2014 (0.2%)............... 50.5
Wells.................... 17-May-1998.............. 5/596 in 2013 (0.9%)............... 53.5
Witt....................... 30-Sep-1984.............. 0/487 in 1999........................... 21.6
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme –
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Players
with the most World Series rings with not all of them coming with the Yankees
Tues - Pitchers
who threw perfect games in May
- Pitchers
to throw a perfect game in the AL
Wed - Pitchers
who tossed a perfect game AND played for the Yankees in their career
- No-hitters (or
perfect) by players who played for the Yankees at some point in their
career
- They
all threw perfect games.
- Pitchers
that have thrown perfect games with DH
- Perfect
games at home
- Former
NY Mets pitchers who won Cy Young awards for other teams
- Pitchers
mentioned in the Baseball Project song "Harvey Haddix"
- Pitchers
who have thrown a perfect game at home since 1990
- Pitchers
who threw a perfect game, in which their teammates hit at least one home run
- Perfect
game hurlers who pitched for at least 5 teams
- Perfect
game hurlers who had two different stints with the same team
- Perfect
game hurlers who were on new teams within two years after their perfecto
- Perfect
games since 1990
- Pitchers
who pitched for both the Mets and Yankees
- Non-Hall
of Famers who pitched a perfect game
- Perfect
game hurlers who pitched for at least 5 teams
- Perfect
games in the 80s and 90s
- Pitchers
who pitched a perfect game who pitched for the Yankees
Thu - Perfect
game hurlers from the twentieth century not in the Hall of Fame
- Perfect
game throwers who made an All-Star team but not the Hall of Fame
- Pitchers
who pitched perfect games involving teams that have moved
- Pitchers
who pitched perfect games in the last two decades of the 20th-century
Fri - Perfect
game throwers who never had another no-hitter
- First
10 pitchers to throw a perfect game and not be elected to baseball hall of fame
Sat - Perfect
game pitchers in the 80s and 90s, including the 1880s
- Perfect
games under 100 pitches
- Something
to do with perfect games
- None
of them are in the HOF.
Sun - Pitchers
whose only no-hitter was a perfect game.
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