MONDAY —15-Aug
Q. Which
former Braves infielder is the only Yankee captain to lead the American League
in home runs since Lou Gehrig?
Hint: #1
He lost his position to Harmon Killebrew.
Hint: #2
In his twenty-plus career seasons, he never batted above .276.
- Ans. NYY
Cpt 1982-84. Led AL in HR w/32 in
1976. Gehrig led MLB thrice in
HR. Nettles was with ATL in 1987 in his penultimate
campaign.
- #1 He
only played 26 G at 3B for MIN in 1968-69.
- #2 His
best avg in a year was .276 in 1978 for NYY.
FCR - Dave
Huners, Herndon Virginia
Incorrect guesses: Ken Boyer
TUESDAY —16-Aug
Q. Who is the only
middle infielder with ten or more letters in his last name to hit at least forty
home runs in a season?
Hint: #1 His decade
plus in the majors was only spent with one team.
Hint: #2 He was the
first player to receive the “Man of he Year Award” from his franchise.
- Ans. 40 HR for BOS in 1969. 1st AL SS w/40 HR/yr.
- #1 Played 13 seasons w/BOS.
- #2 BOS MOTY in 1967. (I seem to recall a teammate who performed
pretty well that season.)
FCR - Eric Morrison,
Myerstown, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Nomar
Garciaparra, Davey Johnson, Edwin Concepcion, Ted Kluszewski, Dave Concepcion,
Eugenio Suarez, Troy Tulowitzki
WEDNESDAY —17-Aug
Q. Who
was the first player to hit a double and a home run in the same inning twice
during his career?
Hint: #1
He is the only player from his franchise ever to lead the majors in home
runs in a season.
Hint: #2
He was signed to a major league contract by the same scout who also
signed Frank Robinson, Curt Flood, Vada Pinson, Rusty Staub, Darrell
Porter, Don Baylor, Tommy Harper, Bobby Grich & Dave Stieb.
A. GORMAN THOMAS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. 2B + HR = 19-Sep-1982, 8th inning & 03-Sep-1983, 9th inning.
-
#1 Tie with Reggie Jackson to
lead MLB w/39 HR in 1982 for MIL.
-
#2 Signed by scout and future MLB
mgr. Bobby Mattick.
FCR - Bob
Elliott, Mississauga, Ontario
Incorrect guesses: Nate Colbert, Bobby Mattick, Frank Howard,
Mike Schmidt, Ted Kluszewski
MIDWEEK BONUS —17-Aug
Q. Which
non-pitcher finished the highest in the American League MVP voting in the “Year
of the Pitcher”?
Hint: #1
He is a native of the city whose major league team he played for every
season of his fifteen-year career.
Hint: #2
He says his career highlight was catching the last out of a World
Series.
A. BILL FREEHAN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Freehan finished 2nd
behind battery mate Denny McClain in the AL MVP vote
in ’68. Also finished just ahead of
teammate Willie Horton.
-
#1 Born 29-Nov1941, Detroit,
MI. Played only for DET.
-
#2 Caught Tim McCarver’s foul
popup of a pitch thrown by Mickey Lolich
to end the 1968 Fall Classic
(Indeed, it was a classic!)
FCR - Rob
Visconti, Milford, Michigan
Incorrect guesses: Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski,
Willie Horton, Boog Powell
THURSDAY —18-Aug
Q. Which
Virginia native, Northwestern alum and one-time Toronto Blue Jay, in only his
second career at-bat, pinch-hitting for a future Hall of Famer pitcher, homered
off the opponent’s future Hall of Fame pitcher?
Hint: #1
No Seattle Mariner ever played more games in a single season than he
did.
Hint: #2
Following an outfield collision of two teammates during a game, his
quick action likely saved his teammate’s life (another future Hall of Famer).
A. WILLIE HORTON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Homered off BAL’s Robin
Roberts pinch-hitting for Jim Bunning on 14-Sep-1963. Born in tiny Arno, Virginia, Horton
played 33 G for TOR in 1978. He graduated from Northwestern
HS in Detroit.
-
#1 Played in 162 G in 1979
for SEA, tying him with teammate Rupert Jones that year. Raul Ibanez and Ichiro Suzuki later tied the
mark.
-
#2 In the Tigers’ G on 30-May-1970,
RF Al Kaline collided w/CF Jim Northrup chasing a fly ball. Kaline lay motionless as help arrived from
the benches, but it was Horton who had the strength to unblock Kaline’s air
passage. Details here.
FCR - Mark
DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Jay Buhner, Denny McClain
FRIDAY —19-Aug
Q. Who
was the first post-expansion rookie first baseman to start an All-Star game?
Hint: #1
The year he won two thirds of a Triple Crown, he only received enough
MVP votes for eighth place.
Hint: #2
He is one of the few to win a Gold Glove for a first base for two
different teams.
A.
GEORGE SCOTT [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Started the 1966 ASG in his first year in
the majors.
-
#1 In 1975, Scott hit 39
HR and had 109 RBI. He also led
the AL in total bases w/318.
Still… 8th place, the highest of the 7 years he received MVP votes.
-
#2 Won GG for BOS 3 X & for
MIL 5 X.
FCR - John
Salvino, Denver
Incorrect guesses: Vic Power, John Olerud, Wally Joyner, Joe
Pepitone, Keith Hernandez, Norm Cash, Jim Gentile, Will Clark, Steve
Garvey, Mark Teixeira, Albert Pujols, Mark McGwire, Rusty Staub
SATURDAY —20-Aug
Q. Who successfully
hit in a major league game with a ketchup-slathered hot dog stuffed inside his
uniform?
Hint: #1
He later managed the Juice with a likely Hall of Famer on his team.
Hint: #2
He holds the American League record for the most pinch-hit at bats in a
career.
A. GATES BROWN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. PH on 07-Aug-1968,
finishing a suspended game
from the day before. (Mustard may have
also been involved.)
-
#1 Mange the Orlando Juice in the Senior
Professional Baseball Association. A catcher on that team was Bruce Bochy.
-
#2 Had 414 PH AB.
FCR - Greg
Gits, Glen Ellyn Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Mike Hargrove, Smokey Burgess, Mickey
Cochrane
SUNDAY —21-Aug
Q. Who is the only player
besides Lou Gehrig to have an eight-RBI game twice in the same season?
Hint: #1 He won Gold Gloves for different teams.
Hint: #1 His grandfather was a teammate of history’s
greatest pitcher in that pitcher’s greatest year
Hint: #2 He is the
final person to qualify for inclusion in this week’s theme.
A. JIM SPENCER [SABR Bio]
- Ans. 8 RBI = 14-May-1977
& 02-Jul-1977. Gehrig in 1930.
- #1 Won GG for CAL in 1970 & for CHW in 1977.
- #2 His grandfather, Ben Spencer,
played with Walter Johnson on WSH in 1913 (Johnson was MVP
w/a WAR of 15.1)
- #3 Theme… see below.
FCR - John Salvino,
Denver
Incorrect guesses: Bret
Boone
WEEKLY THEME – Non-Hall
of Famers who hit at least four career home runs off Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.
Who HRs WAR Best HOF vote
Brown...................... 4..................... 9.7.................. 0.2% in 1981
Freehan................... 4................... 44.8.................. 0.5% in 1982
Horton..................... 5................... 26.5.................. 0.9% in 1986
Nettles..................... 9................... 68.0.................. 8.3% in 1994
Petrocelli................. 4................... 39.1.................. 0.7% in 1982
Scott........................ 4................... 36.6.................. 0.2% in 1985
Spencer................... 4..................... 2.7.................. 0.0% in 1988
Thomas................... 5................... 19.8.................. 0.0% in 1992
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – [Didn’t have one!]
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Highest
WAR with a career batting average below .250
Tues - Players
ejected for fighting in Red Sox vs Yankees games
- AL
players with most career strikeouts against Nolan Ryan
Wed - Players
of note in the expansion era who were involved in the final out of a double elimination
game
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