MONDAY —12-Sep
Q. Who
is the last player to hit two home runs in a single All-Star game?
Hint: #1
He once won an RBI title for a team based outside the U.S.
Hint: #2
The only other National Leaguer with more games played at catcher is
Yadier Molina.
- Ans. In
1981, became the 5th
& last to hit 2 HR in an ASG.
- #1 Won the NL RBI title for MON in 1984 w/106. (Tied w/Mike Schmidt.)
- #2 Carter
finished with 2,506 G at C in the NL. Yadier
Molina, with 2,174 as of last night, continues to increase his lead.
FCR - Will
Middleton, Salt Lake City
Incorrect guesses: Yadier Molina, Ivan Rodriquez, Johnny Bench
TUESDAY —13-Sep
Q. Whose soft line
drive was caught by Cal Ripken to end the last World Series the Orioles have been
in?
Hint: #1 He was
drafted by the team he had cheered for his whole life, but left baseball when
he thought he wasn’t treated fairly.
Hint: #2 When he
returned to the sport, he replace his childhood hero.
Hint: #3 He’d be
great in the front office.
- Ans. Final
out 1983 WS, 16-Oct-1983.
- #1 Grew up in SoCal but loved the Giants of
NoCal. When he couldn’t convince SFG to
raise his signing bonus to equal those of other draftees, so he joined the
army.
- #2 When he finally signed and made it to the big
club he played CF for SFG, replacing Willie Mays, now on NYM.
- #3 Nickname, drawing somewhat on the fact that
he was by then a veteran, was the “Secretary of Defense”. [Of course, every efficient office could use
a good secretary.]
FCR - Dave Williams,
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Larry
Bowa, Ruben Amaro, Gary Mathews, Bob Boone, Willie Mays
WEDNESDAY —14-Sep
Q. Which
Hall of Famer was the first batter since WWII to lead the majors in batting
playing for a last-place American League team?
Hint: #1
That same season, he also led the majors in doubles and won his first Silver
Slugger Award.
Hint: #2
He once needed five stitches after being hit by a bat flung by an
opposing player.
A. EDGAR MARTINEZ [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Martinez hit .343
in 1992 for SEA, at 64-98, last in the
AL West.
-
#1 Hit 46 2B and
won his 1st of 5 SS.
-
#2 On 08-Sep-1997, in
Kansas City, KCR DH Chili Davis swung his bat in the 6th and it
landed on Edgar’s head in the dugout for a 5-stitch cut. Edgar stayed in the game and went 2-4 with 2
singles, getting his 100th RBI in the process. Quoth Edgar: “I lost sight of it in the
lights. I knew it was coming and I
ducked to the left. I must have ducked
right into it. It was scary, lots worse
than having a pitch come at your head.”
FCR - Mark
McFadden, Elverson, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Ernie Banks, Mickey Vernon, Richie Ashburn,
Ferris Fain, Hanley Ramirez, Harry Walker, Tony Gwynn, Carl Yastrzemski
THURSDAY
—15-Sep
Q. Who
has the highest cumulative, career Offensive WAR in the history of the Houston
Astros’ franchise, dating back to 1962 when they first began life as the
Houston Colt 45’s?
Hint: #1
In one 162-game season, where he led the majors in runs scored and times
hit-by-pitch, he did not hit into a single double play. As a fielder, however, he participated in causing
more than one hundred double plays that same season.
Hint: #2
He was the first player with five hits on Opening Day this century.
A. CRAIG BIGGIO [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Biggio’s 76.2 Offensive WAR
achieved in his multi-position, 20-year career, is franchise tops.
-
#1 In 1997, when he led MLB in R
(146), HBP (34) & G (162 -tied),
he had 191 H, of which 67 were XBH, he never once hit into a DP. Had 108 DB at 2B in 1997, leading HOU to a
division championship. HOU finished 1st
in the NL Central, playing postseason baseball for only the 4th time
in club history. No other player at
his position turned more double plays for one team in the majors that year.
- #2 Had 5 H on 03-Apr-2001
in Milwaukee & scored 3 X.
FCR - Evan
Thompson, Mesa
Incorrect guesses: Jose Altuve, Jeff Bagwell, Bob Watson, Joe
Morgan
FRIDAY —16-Sep
Q. Two
living Hall of Famers were teammates in high school. The one who is the correct
answer to the Friday question went to away to college.
Hint: #1
He is the first shortstop to be named MVP of a postseason series other
than the World Series.
Hint: #2
In his final All-Star game, he replaced the eventual Hall of Famer who
had idolized him.
A. OZZIE SMITH [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Smith
was a teammate of Eddie Murray at Locke
HS in the Watts section of L.A. Smith
then played for Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California and Murray stayed
home, attending Cal State L.A.
-
#1 MVP of the NLCS in 1985.
-
#2 AS in 1996, Smith replaced Barry Larkin
at SS for the NL.
FCR - Jason
Winston, Riverside, California
Incorrect guesses: Eddie Murray, Brooks Robinson, Dusty Baker,
Reggie Jackson, Frank Robinson
SATURDAY —17-Sep
Q. Which
Panther first baseman was named the team MVP in 1987 and 1988?
Hint: #1
He was inducted as a first baseman into the Sunshine State Conference Hall
of Fame.
Hint: #2
He has started more games for the Boston Red Sox than any other pitcher.
Hint: #3
He twice led the league in hitting batters with pitches.
A. TIM WAKEFIELD [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Wakefield played for the Florida Institute of
Technology Panthers
-
#1 SSCHOF
-
#2 Wakefield’s 430 pitching
starts for BOS far outdistances Roger Clemens’ 382.
-
#3 He had 16 HBP in
1997 & 18 in 2001.
FCR - Jerry
Miller, Liberty Hill, Texas
Incorrect guesses: Bob Stanley, Pedro Martinez
SUNDAY —18-Sep
Q. Which one-time
Cincinnati Reds player was drafted by the Dodgers and ahead of Jason Varitek,
Troy Glaus, Kevin Brown and Aaron Boone in the same draft?
Hint: #1 He is the
only player to accumulate more than 4,000 total bases playing for the Chicago
White Sox in their 120-year history.
Hint: #2 He is the
first White Sox player to be the MVP of a postseason series.
A. PAUL
KONERKO [Wiki Bio]
- Ans. Played for CIN in 1998. Played for LAD in 1997.
- #1 Konerko’s career TB = 4,010.
FCR - Elliott
Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura, A.J. Pierzynski,
Harold Baines, Scott Podsednik
WEEKLY THEME – Players
who won the Roberto Clemente Award in years their WAR was negative.
Honoree Team Year WAR Career
WAR
Biggio*......................... HOU............... 2007............. -2.1....................... 65.5
Carter*......................... NYM............... 1989............. -0.3....................... 70.2
Konerko....................... CHW.............. 2014............. -0.7....................... 28.1
Maddox........................ PHI................. 1986............. -0.1....................... 36.8
Martinez*..................... SEA................ 2004............. -0.3....................... 68.4
Smith*.......................... STL................ 1995............. -0.7....................... 76.9
Wakefield..................... BOS............... 2010............. -0.7....................... 34.4
*HOF
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
(after Martinez)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Catcher
who is part of a battery that appeared in the most starts together
Tues - Guys
named Gary
-
Players named Gary who have won multiple gold gloves
-
Players who won the Gold Glove in 1980, 1981 and 1982
Wed - Roberto
Clemente Award Recipients who won while over the age of 35
-
Players with “gar” in their name
-
Players who won the Roberto Clemente Award in their last season
with that specific team
-
Game-winning RBIs in extra innings of Game 5s of postseason series
(Carter 1986 NLCS, Maddox 1980 NLCS, Martinez 1995 ALDS)
-
Winners of the Roberto Clemente Award in their final year with a
team
Sat - Roberto
Clemente Award winners who are currently CEO's or chairmen of charitable
organizations
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