MONDAY —18-Jul
Q. Who is
the only third baseman to win his league’s Most Valuable Player Award again
after winning it unanimously in a previous season?
Hint: #1
He once homered off brothers in the same game.
Hint: #2
He is the only twentieth-century National League player to hit four home
runs in a game in consecutive at-bats.
- Ans. Won
the NL MVP again in 1981 after having won it
the 1st time in 1980. The 1981 vote was just 3 shy of being
unanimous again, a double feat never yet accomplished.
- #1 On 17-Apr-1976, Schmidt went deep off
Rick Reuschel in the 5th, 7th innings then off Paul Reuschel
in the 10th.
- #2 On 17-Apr-1976, he homered in the 5th,
7th, 8th & 10th
innings. NL’ers Bobby Lowe and
Scooter Gennett did it in the 19th and 21st
centuries respectively.
FCR - Michael
Craig, Gilbert, Arizona
Incorrect guesses: Miguel Cabrera, Ken Boyer, Eddie Mathews
TUESDAY —19-Jul
Q. Who won a Most
Valuable Player Awards one vote from being unanimous then won the same award
again seven years later, but playing a different position?
Hint: #1 Together
with his brother, they racked up twenty years of major league experience, with
more than 2,000 games and 3,000 hits.
Hint: #2 He got four
hits in a World Series game twice in the same World series.
- Ans. AL MVP in 1982 @ SS w/CAL’s Reggie Jackson
siphoning off the only other 1st-place vote. Jackson’s 3.1 WAR that season, while
respectable, was only 39th best in the league, far behind Yount’s 10.6. Yount won the AL MVP again in 1989, this time playing CF in
144 of his 160 G.
- #1 Robin accounted for 99.9965% of that total,
with brother Larry only appearing in 1 G in the majors.
- #2 In the 1982 WS, Yount got 4 H in G 1 & 4 H in G 5., 2 of the 3 wins for MIL in that WS.
FCR - Mark Linneman,
Sacramento
Incorrect guesses: Cal
Ripken, Orlando Cepeda, Joe DiMaggio, George Brett, Hank Aaron, Albert Pujols
WEDNESDAY —20-Jul
Q. Who finished
first in Rookie of the Year voting ahead of two future Hall of Famers,
including a teammate?
Hint: #1
He played sixteen consecutive seasons of at least 100 games including
any shortened by labor disputes.
Hint: #2
No player at his position has hit more home runs in a season in the
120-year history of his franchise.
A. LOU WHITAKER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. AL ROY in 1978
w/21 1st-place votes. Paul
Molitor finished 2nd w/3 and Alan Trammell finished tied for 4th
w/1.
-
#1 100+ G = 1978-1993 (92 out of
a possible 115 in 1994)
-
#2 28 HR in 1989 (Tied by Ian
Kinsler in 2016)
FCR - Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware
Incorrect guesses: Paul Konerko, Cal Ripken, Don Newcombe
MIDWEEK BONUS —20-Jul
Q. Who
do Ozzie Smith and Johnny Bench still campaign for to be inducted into the Hall
of Fame?
Hint: #1
Hall of Famers Pee Wee Reese, Luis Aparicio and Alan Trammell all have Similarity
Scores in his Top Ten.
Hint: #2
He was called the Magician by his close friends.
A. DAVE CONCEPCION [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. Ozzie admires a contemporary
playing his position and Bench knows what valuable teammate he was.
-
#1 Similarity numbers: Reese 847.3 (7th); Aparicio 844.6
(8th); Trammell 844.2 (9th)
-
#2 Called “Mague” in Spanish, short
for “Mago”, magician.
FCR - Vince
Guerrieri, Elyria, Ohio
Incorrect guesses: Ryne Sandberg, Fred Lynn, Wally Moon, Vada Pinson,
Don Mueller, Omar Vizquel, Javier Baez, Tony Fernandez, Pete Rose, Lou Whitaker,
Tony Perez, George Foster
THURSDAY —21-Jul
Q. Which
White Sox outfielder had four hits in a game twelve times in his first five seasons
with the team?
Hint: #1
His big league résumé includes leading the league in batting average,
doubles, stolen bases, on-base percentage and leading the majors twice
in runs scored.
Hint: #2
His son played in the majors but with a career WAR 69.2 points lower
than his.
A. TIM RAINES [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. 12G X 4H = 1991-1995
-
#1 Hit .334 in 1986; hit 38
doubles in 1984; led the NL in SB in 1982 & 83, but led MLB in SB in 1981
& 1984; his OBP in 1986 was .413; & Scored 133
& 123 R in 1983 & 1987 respectively.
-
#2 Raines’s WAR = 69.4. Junior’s? Well, you do the math.
FCR - Terry
Sloope, Cartersville, Georgia
Incorrect guesses: Jerry Hairston, Al Simmons, Minnie Minoso, Earl
Averill, Luke Appling, Joe Jackson
FRIDAY —22-Jul
Q. Which
Hall of Famer played more than twenty years in the majors and led MLB only once
in an offensive category, that being intentional bases-on-balls?
Hint: #1
His Hall of Fame teammates included Rollie Fingers, Reggie Jackson, Rickey
Henderson, Willie McCovey, Phil Niekro, Eddie Murray, Kirby Puckett, Roberto
Alomar, Gaylord Perry, Rich Gossage, Ozzie Smith, Bert Blyleven and Jack
Morris.
Hint: #2
He hold the record for most doubles in All-Star competition.
A. DAVE WINFIELD [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. 24
(well-earned) IBB in 1979 w/SDP, seven years into his
career.
-
#1 Yet no one is suggesting that
he got into the Hall by osmosis.
-
#2 Hit 7 ASG doubles.
FCR - Mike
Sparks, Sarasota
Incorrect guesses: Harold Baines, Paul Molitor, Graig Nettles, Ted
Simmons
SATURDAY —23-Jul
Q. Which
former San Francisco Giant did Yadier Molina pass to become the player with the
most games at catcher in National League history?
Hint: #1
The two times he (Not Molina) finished in the top three in MVP voting,
the same player took home the award.
Hint: #2
He had spurned 100+ football scholarships to sign with a recent
expansion team as a shortstop, behind two other draftees the same team took at
catcher.
A. GARY CARTER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Carter had 2,056 G as a NL
catcher. Molina, having played for only
STL, had 2,145 as of this writing.
Carter caught 80 G for SFG in 1990 as well as 3 at 1B.
-
#1 Carter was a very distant 2nd
in MVP votes in 1980 behind the unanimous
Mike Schmidt. Then, in 1986, when Carter finished
3rd, the MVP was again Schmidt.
-
#2 Drafted by MTL in 1972 in their 3rd
year of existence. At C, they drafted Bobby Goodman 5th
(never made it to the majors) and Ellis Valentine, who found stardom as an
outfielder, 29th.
FCR - David
Skelton, Woodway, Texas
Incorrect guesses: Buster Posey, Ivan Rodriguez, Benito Santiago,
Mike Piazza, Gabby Hartnett, Harry Danning
WEEKEND BONUS —23-Jul
Q. Which
Florida native was drafted by the Twins and has amassed various major league
MVPs to his name?
Hint: #1
He had three seasons in the majors with 100 runs batted in and 200 hits.
Hint: #2
His life was hardly spartan, he was an icon to his fan base.
Hint: #3
He passed Williams but couldn’t get to Scott.
A. STEVE GARVEY [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Turned down MIN to attend
college. Later drafted by LAD. Won the NL MVP in 1974 & won the All-Star
Game MVP twice, in 1974 & 1978. He was also named MVP of the 1978 & 1984 NLCS.
-
#1 He actually did it 4 X, but
you can’t get 4 if you don’t have 3 first.
100 RBI + 200 H = 1974, 1978, 1979 & 1980.
-
#2 He was a Spartan at Michigan State
University, but beloved for a time in SoCal.
-
#3 Garvey holds the consecutive
games played mark at 1,207, the NL record.
He passed Billy Williams’ mark of 1,117, but fell short of the 1,307
mark held by Gehrig teammate Everett Scott.
FCR - David
Krassin, Los Angeles
Incorrect guesses: Andre Dawson, Tony Gwynn, Alex Rodriguez, Joe
Mauer, Kirk Gibson, Ivan Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Tony Olivia
SUNDAY —24-Jul
Q. Who is the only
player to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat and in his first
All-Star game at-bat?
Hint: #1 No American
League player at his position has ever hit more home runs in a season.
Hint: #2 He was
golden in college.
A. TERRY STEINBACH [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 1st HR = 12-Sep-1986
off future All-Star Greg Swindell. 1st
ASG HR = 12-Jul-1988
off Dwight Gooden.
- #1 Hit 35 HR in 1996 for OAK, all in games where he
was the catcher.
- #2 Attended the University of Minnesota. [Golden Gophers]
FCR - Warren Kent,
Whitehall, Michigan
Incorrect guesses: Brian
Dozier, Wilson Contreras, Aaron Judge, Fred Lynn, Nobody
WEEKLY THEME – Players
with game-winning RBI in All-Star Games in the years (1980-88) when GWRBI was
an official stat. Thanks to Cooperstown’s
Bill Deane for this list.
Player ASG WAR
Carter*..................................... 10-Jul-1984..................... 70.2
Concepcion*........................... 13-Jul-1982..................... 40.2
Garvey..................................... 16-Jul-1985..................... 38.0
Raines*.................................... 14-Jul-1987..................... 69.4
Schmidt.................................. 09-Aug-1981.................. 106.8
Steinbach*.............................. 12-Jul-1988..................... 28.0
Winfield................................... 08-Jul-1980..................... 64.2
Whitaker.................................. 15-Jul-1986..................... 75.1
Yount........................................ 06Jul-1983...................... 77.4
* MVP
of that All-Star Game
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme –
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Players
with 300 or more home runs and 10 or more Gold Gloves
Tues - Players
who have scored more than 1,200 runs
-
Multiple MVP winners who spent their entire careers with a single
team
-
MVP, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same season
-
MVP, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same season who only
ever played on one team
Wed - Most
games played in the 1980s for a player to play his entire career with one team
-
1980's players who played for only one organization, from draft to
retirement, for at least 15 years
-
Expansion era players with 18+ year careers all with one team
-
Players who debuted in the 70s and played 18+ years for one team
-
Players who debuted in the 70s and played 18+ years for one team
-
Infielders in the expansion era who have played more than 2300
games with only one team
-
Infielders who won the most Gold Gloves in the 1970's -80'
-
Players who debuted in the 70's and played their whole career for
1 team
Thurs - Most
games played for one team in the 1980s
Sat - Players
who played in 1981 ASG, with Carter winning MVP
-
Most games played by position in the 1980s
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