MONDAY —27-Jun
Q. Among Dominican-born players, who trails only
Albert Pujols in games played, plate appearances, at-bats, hits, doubles and
WAR?
Hint:
#1 He was one of the six players, a
record for the most in a single day, who each hit a grand slam on 21-May-2000. It was his first.
Hint:
#2 The seasons when he had 199 and 200
hits, he managed not even one triple.
- Ans. Beltre is also in the Top Ten Dominicans in
career runs, RBI, HR & BB.
- #1 GS Day = 21-May-2000. The other 5 hitters were Garret Anderson, Jason Giambi, Shawn Green (Same G as Beltre’s), J.T. Snow & Brian Hunter. That record was broken on 03‑Jun‑2017 when 7 GS were hit.
- #2 In 2004 & 2013, Beltre totaled 200 &
199 H, all 399 comprised only of singles, doubles & HRs.
FCR
- Andrew Distler, New York City
Incorrect
guesses: Vlad Guerrero, Sammy Sosa, Benito
Santiago, Miguel Cabrera, Nelson Cruz, Julio Franco, David Ortiz, Jacoby
Ellsbury
TUESDAY —28-Jun
Q. Which New York Yankee player has twice been
on teams that were no-hit but four times on teams who no-hit opponents?
Hint:
#1 He will have received more than $100
million in MLB salary by the end of his current contract.
Hint:
#2 He is a recipient of the coveted
Roberto Clemente Award.
A. ANTHONY
RIZZO [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Was
on teams no-hit on 25-Jul-2015
(Cole Hamels vs. CHC) & 25-Jun-2022
(Astros trio vs. NYY). Was on the
victorious side on 30-Aug-2015,
21-Apr-2016
(Jake Arrieta vs. LAD, CIN); 13-Sep-2020
(Alec Mills vs. MIL); 24-Jun-2020
(Cubs quartet vs, LAD).
- #1 Contract
runs through 2023.
- #2 Rizzo
was honored with the RCA
in 2017.
FCR
- Mike Mattsey, Sacramento
Incorrect
guesses: Giancarlo Stanton, Curtis Granderson,
Josh Donaldson, Dave Winfield, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter,
Andrew McCutchen
WEDNESDAY
—29-Jun
Q. Who was the first major league batter to be
walked without a pitch being thrown?
Hint:
#1 He has made more putouts at catcher
than Ivan Rodriguez and Rodriguez is second all-time.
Hint:
#2 He is a recipient of the coveted
Roberto Clemente Award.
A. YADIER
MOLINA [B-R Bio]
- Ans. On
Opening Day 02-Apr-2017,
Cubs manager Joe Maddon issued a free pass to Molina, who was sent to first without
receiving a pitch.
- #1 Credited
w/14,876 PO at this writing. He leads
every major catching category among active catchers.
- #2 Molina
was honored with the RCA
in 2018.
FCR
- Elliott Frankfother, Rock Falls,
Illinois
Incorrect
guesses: Giancarlo Stanton, Jason
Varitek, Bengie Molina, Johnny Bench, Salvador Perez
THURSDAY —30-Jun
Q. Who was the first Puerto Rican shortstop to
win a Gold Glove?
Hint:
#1 He was the first member of the
Cleveland Indians (as they were then known) to lead the American League in hitters
in sacrifice hits and in sacrifice flies,
Hint:
#2 He very narrowly lost the Rookie of
the Year vote to another shortstop.
Hint:
#3 Since then, he has a higher
cumulative WAR than any other shortstop.
A. FRANCISCO
LINDOR [B-R Bio]
- Ans. First
GG = 2016, his second full season.
- #1 Led
the AL in Sac H in 2015 and in Sac flies in 2016.
- #2 AL
ROY in 2015 = HOU’s Carlos Correa
- #3 Has
amassed a WAR score of 29.1 since the beginning of 2016,
33.1 overall.
FCR
- Victor Piacentile, Yorktown Heights,
New York
Incorrect
guesses: Omar Vizquel
FRIDAY —01-Jul
Q. Who was the first infielder to win a Gold
Glove in his rookie season?
Hint:
#1 He’s from the Bull.
Hint:
#2 In spite of leading the majors in a
full season in RBI, total bases and sacrifice flies as well as leading his
league in home runs, he only managed to garner an eighth-place MVP vote for his
league.
Hint:
#3 Maybe he shouldn’t feel too bad since
the player who led the majors in hits and stolen bases and led his league in
batting average finished a distant sixteenth in the same MVP poll.
A. NOLAN
ARENADO [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Won
his 1st GG in 2013 and has not failed to win one in any season since. Now tied with Hall of Famers Luis Aparicio,
Ryne Sandberg & Bob Gibson w/9.
- #1 Attended
El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California
- #2 2015
NL MVP vote.
FCR
- Dan Massey, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Incorrect
guesses: Orlando Cepeda, Sandy Alomar,
Jr., Bobby Grich, Al Rosen
SATURDAY —02-Jul
Q. Which L.A. Dodger infielder believed it
essential to load up on Acqua di Parma men’s cologne before games so opponents
could smell him when he rounded the bases?
Hint:
#1 He led the league in his second full
year with more than fifty doubles one year, but that didn’t get him any higher
than a tie for second on his franchise’s single-season doubles list.
Hint:
#2 He had a better-then-even chance for
a Gold Glove before switching leagues.
A. MANNY
MACHADO [B-R Bio]
- Ans. He
never went on a road trip without it in 2018 & continues to this day. Machado played for LAD the last half of the 2018
season.
- #1 Hit
51 2B in 2015, tying him with Beau Bell (1927) & Briand Roberts (2013). The 56 Roberts had in 2009 is the franchise
standard.
- #2 GG
@ 3rd in the NL has been dominated by Nolan Arenado
FCR
- Jason Winston, Riverside, California
Incorrect
guesses: Zoilo Versalles, Mark
Grudzielanek, Steve Sax, Dave Lopes, Maury Wills, Pete Reiser
SUNDAY —03-Jul
Q. Which nineteenth-century pitcher, first baseman
and outfielder still holds the major league record for most runs scored in one
game?
Hint:
#1 He was the starting pitcher in that
game and hit three of his season’s total of four home runs that same day.
Hint:
#2 His record as a manager in the
National League may go a long way to explaining why he has never received
serious Hall of Fame consideration.
A. GUY HECKER
[SABR Bio]
- Ans. Hecker
scored 7 R for the Louisville Colonels
vs. the Baltimore Orioles
in the American Association
on 15-Aug-1886(2), a record for professional
baseball which still stands. He is also
the only pitcher to score as many as 6 R in a G. Same day, Hecker had 6 H, most ever for a
pitcher.
- #1 Hit
4 HR total in 1886. He had 19 HR for his
career and never again hit even as many as 2 in a single G again.
- #2 He
“guided” the Pittsburgh Alleghenys to a 23-113 record.
FCR
- Jude Tummillo, Saddle Brook, New
Jersey
Incorrect
guesses: Tim Keefe, King Kelly, Jack
Manning, Jim Whitney, Nig Cuppy, Bob Caruthers
WEEKLY THEME – Players who have turned
metals into medals. Each has been
awarded at least one of each of Silver Sluggers, Gold Gloves
& Platinum
Gloves. A couple of Cardinals teammates
kinda hog the list
Honoree Pos Silver
S Gold G Platinum G
Arenado1.. 3b........ 2015............... 2013............... 2017
2016 2014 2018
2017 2015 2019
2018 2016 2020
2017 2021
2018
2019
2020
2021
Beltre2...... 3b........ 2004............... 2007............... 2011
2010 2008 2012
2011 2011
2014 2012
2016 2016
Lindor3..... SS............ 2017............... 2016............... 2016
2016 2019
Machado4. 3b........ 2020............... 2013............... 2013
2015
Molina5...... C......... 2013............... 2008............... 2011
2009 2012
2010 2014
2011 2015
2012
2013
2014
2015
Rizzo6....... 1b........ 2016............... 2016............... 2016
2018
2019
2020
1- “Y’all would be smarter to
hit it somewhere else.” ~ Rockies announcer.
2- “I don't like to play slow or
softly. I like to play hard. Always.” ~ Beltre.
3- “(He) is just that – our
answer to why we watch. He's what's fun about baseball.” ~ USA
Today article.
4- “811 plays with starting
depth of 200+ feet; all other MLB infielders: 335 plays with starting depth of
200+ feet”. ~ MLB News writer
5- “From his knees!” ~ Opponent team’s announcer.
6- “…every at-bat is its own
unique opportunity…” ~ The Rizzo doctrine.
First Correct Respondent
identifying theme – Tom Lee, Nashville (after Arenado)
Incorrect theme guesses:
Mon - Players
who have hit for the most cycles
- Lowest career batting average for hitters with
3,000 hits
Tues - Platinum Glove Award winners
- MLB Rawlings
Platinum Glove for League-Best Fielding Winners
Wed - Platinum glovers with fewest errors
- Players who have
won Platinum Glove award and Silver Slugger award in the same year
-
Wilson Overall Defensive Players of the Year the same year as
Platinum Glove
-
Players who have won the Roberto Clemente Award
Fri - Non-outfielders
who won the platinum [glove] award
- Platinum glove
winners who have also played in the World Baseball Classic
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