MONDAY —11-Jul
Q. Who
was the only player since 1930 to have seasonal WAR of 10.0+ six different times?
Hint: #1
He’s also the only one to have five such.
Hint: #2
He is also the only one to do it four times.
Hint: #3
He did it for teams in different cities.
- Ans. 1954 10.5 NYG
- #1 1958 10.2 SFG
- #2 1962 10.5 SFG
- #3 1963 10.6 SFG
1964 11.0 SFG
1965 11.2 SFG
FCR – Tom Veal, Spanaway, Washington
Incorrect guesses: Barry Bonds, Jimmy Foxx, Henry Aaron, Frank
Robinson
TUESDAY —12-Jul
Q. Who was the MVP
of the first postseason series the Toronto Blue Jays ever played?
Hint: #1 He is
second all-time in career batting average for his franchise, the only one he
ever played for in the majors.
Hint: #2 The second
time he hit a walk-off home run, he had already hit for the cycle in the same
game.
- Ans. 1985 ALCS MVP. Bobby Cox got TOR to the postseason, but
Brett’s 1.022 OPS was too much to overcome.
- #1 Jose Offerman’s .306 edges out Brett’s .305
as listed in Baseball-reference.com.
- #2 On 05-May-1979,
Brett doubled in the 14th to complete his cycle. Then he homered in the 16th to end
the G.
FCR - John Salvino, Denver
Incorrect guesses: Robby
Alomar, Dane Iorg, Andre Dawson, Lloyd Moseby, Frank White
WEDNESDAY —13-Jul
Q. Which
former Milwaukee Brewer outfielder was a candidate to manage one of the seven
teams he had played for, only to see the job go to someone who had managed four
teams in the majors, but never one his?
Hint: #1
When he retired, he led all active players in career triples.
Hint: #2
The year he led his league in RBI, led the majors in runs, was an
All-Star again, hit more than forty home runs and earned a Silver Slugger award,
all only earned him 4th place in the league MVP voting.
A. CURTIS GRANDERSON [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Considered in December 2021
for NYM’s managerial spot. They are now
guided by Buck Showalter.
-
#1 In 16 seasons, he amassed 95
triples.
-
#2 2011 AL MVP voting
FCR - Elliott
Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Don Baylor, Larry Hisle
MIDWEEK BONUS —13-Jul
Q. Who
broke Wilbert Robinson’s record for most runs batted in in a single game?
Hint: #1
He was the first player in his franchise to hit three grand slams in one
year.
Hint: #2
He had a well-known habit of tilting his hat over his left eye.
A. JIM BOTTOMLEY [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Had 12 RBI 16-Sep-1924. [Robby had 11 on 10-Jun-1892.]
-
#1 GS = 02-Jun-, 28-Jun(2)- & 10-Sep-1925.
-
#2 Like this.
FCR - Aaron
Hill, Atlanta
Incorrect guesses: Ernie Banks, Tony Lazzeri, Mark Whiten, Mel
Ott
THURSDAY —14-Jul
Q. Which
one-time San Francisco Giants’ infielder has come up to the plate to bat more
times in a single season than any other player in any other year in the history
of the majors?
Hint: #1
He broke the record for hitting streaks for his franchise, until then
held by a legendary Hall of Famer.
Hint: #2
He and his wife own and operate an animal rehabilitation center in New
Jersey.
A. JIMMY ROLLINS [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. 778 PA in 2007. Six times he had more than 700. Rollins signed with SFG for the 2016 season
& came to spring training, but was released before the regular season
started
-
#1 On Opening Day 2006, he got hit
in G #37 having ended 2005 w/36. Ed Delahanty
was the previous record holder. Rollins
was stopped after #38. Other Phillies have
since passed Delahanty, but no one has caught Rollins.
-
#2 The Johari & Jimmy Rollins
Center for Animal Rehabilitation is located in Woolwich Township, NJ. There they provide several
medical rehabilitation services for animals.
FCR - Jesse
Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma
Incorrect guesses: Save Cash, Rennie Stennett, Chase Utley, Ray
Durham, Jose Pagan, Aaron Hill, Matty Alou
FRIDAY —15-Jul
Q. Who
is the only major leaguer ever with a season where he had twenty-five home
runs, twenty-five triples and exactly twenty-five strikeouts?
Hint: #1
He was the first batter to lead the National League and the American
League in home runs. (Not in the same
year—that would be a record.)
Hint: #2
He hit the most home runs while William McKinley was President of the
U.S.
A. BUCK FREEMAN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In 1899 with the NL’s
Washington Senators, Freeman had 25 HR*, 25 3b & 25 Ks. His BB total was only 23but rose to 25 the
following season
-
#1 Led the NL in HR w/25
in 1899 for WHS & the AL w/13
in 1903 for BOS.
-
#2 McKinley was POTUS 1897-1901 & during
that time Freeman hit 46 HR. It’s all
the more impressive since Freeman hit 0 in 1897 and only 3 in 1899.
FCR - Victor
Piacentile, Yorktown Heights, New York
* Tied for 2nd-most, career, at the
time.
Incorrect guesses: Sam Crawford, Frank Baker, Nap Lajoie, Jesse
Burkett, Ed Delahanty, Mark McGwire, Dan Brouthers
SATURDAY —16-Jul
Q. Which
rookie teammate of his, debuted in the game where Bob Feller struck out batters
seventeen times?
Hint: #1
He (not Feller) ranks in the career top five in hits, doubles, triples,
RBI and WAR among the 250+ players native to his home country.
Hint: #2
One sportswriter wrote about this player in his last season that, “He
grinned in the manner of a schoolboy or he snarled with the viciousness of a
tiger.”
A. JEFF HEATH [SABR Bio]
- Ans. First G = 13-Sep-1936. Heath had a H & a BB. Feller was less than 10 weeks in the majors
himself.
-
#1 He also ranks in the top 10
among Canadians in years played, All-Star appearances, games played, plates
appearances, at-bats, runs scored, home runs, walks & slugging.
-
#2 Quote by Cleveland sportswriter
Franklin Lewis.
FCR - Mike
Sparks, Sarasota
Incorrect guesses: Bobby Avila, Minnie Minoso, Roy Weatherly, Jim
Gleeson, Hal Trosky
SUNDAY —17-Jul
Q. Which teammate,
owing to his exceptionally mild nature, did the temperamental Tinker, Evers
& Chance trio never fight with?
Hint: #1 He’s tied
for fifth all-time in career steals of home.
Hint: #2 He played for
the Baltimore Drydocks team during the great war (WWI).
A. FRANK SCHULTE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Those 3 barely ever stopped fighting with
each other!
- #1 Stole home 23 X as did Sherry Magee.
- #2 Played in the minors for the last 4 years of his professional career. The Drydocks were semi-pro.
FCR - Damian Begley,
New York City
Incorrect guesses: Johnny
Kling, Harry Steinfeldt, Jimmy Sheckard, Bill Dahlen, Bill Barrett
WEEKLY THEME – Batters
with 20 home runs and 20 triples in the same season. (Each also hit 20 comparatively
inconsequential doubles that year.)
Name Year HR 3B Yr WAR Career WAR
Bottomley........... 1928.............. 31.............. 20................. 5.6.................... 35.8
Brett..................... 1979.............. 23.............. 20................. 8.6.................... 88.6
Freeman.............. 1899.............. 25.............. 25................. 3.5.................... 23.9
Granderson......... 2007.............. 23.............. 23................. 7.6.................... 47.2
Heath................... 1941.............. 24.............. 20................. 5.3.................... 37.8
Mays.................... 1957.............. 35.............. 20................. 8.3.................. 156.1
Rollins................. 2007*............ 30.............. 20................. 6.1.................... 47.6
Schulte................ 1911*............ 21.............. 21................. 5.2.................... 23.7
*League MVP
same season
Bold – led league
Bold italics -
led league and the majors
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
(after Mays!)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tues - Players
who won the Batting title on the last day of the season
- Players
who batted at least .300, had at least 3,000 hits & at least 300 Home
runs
Wed - Expansion
Era players who hit 20 triples in a season
-
Players who retired as the active leader in triples
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