MONDAY —26-Sep
Q. Who
is the only pitcher whose career was entirely in the Modern Era, to hit more
than two hundred batsmen in a career?
Hint: #1
He was the first pitcher to strike out ten batters in a World Series
game, twice.
Hint: #2
He won league strikeout crowns for eight consecutive seasons.
- Ans. Had
205 HBP
- #1 10 K in WS G: 1924 G 1 = 12 K & 1925 G1 = 10 K
- #2 8 K
crowns: 1912-1919 with 12 overall, 7 of
those leading the majors. Nolan Ryan
came close with 11.
FCR - Fred
Worth, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Incorrect guesses: Nolan Ryan, Bob Gibson, Randy Johnson, Roger
Clemens, Bob Feller Don Drysdale, Dazzy Vance, Lefty Grove, Don Newcombe,
Clem Labine
TUESDAY —27-Sep
Q. Who is the most
recent pitcher to win three hundred games without ever playing in a World
Series?
Hint: #1 He achieved
that milestone at the most advanced age of any member of the 300-win club.
Hint: #2 He was born
in a small town near the West Virginia border, named for a U.S. senator from Maine.
- Ans. Niekro won his 300th G on 06-Oct-1985. He won 18 more G before retiring. The only other 300-G winners who never made
it to the WS are Pud Galvin (365 W) and Gaylord (314). Perry did play on a WS team, the 1962 SFG , but was not on their
postseason roster.
- #1 Niekro had turned 46 by the time he won his
300th. He credited his
specialty pitch, the knuckleball, with his longevity, saying that its stress on
his pitching arm was more favorable than any other delivery. He did throw other pitches, but the knuckler
was really his calling card.
- #2 Born in Blaine, Ohio, named after Senator
James G. Blaine
who served as Secretary of State under presidents Benjamin Harrison, James A.
Garfield & Chester A. Arthur.
FCR - Charlie
Riordan, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Gaylord
Perry, Early Wynn, Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton
WEDNESDAY —28-Sep
Q. Before
Roy Halladay in 2010, who was the last pitcher to win twenty games in a year
for the Philadelphia Phillies?
Hint: #1
He held the MLB career record for most strikeouts by a pitcher.
Hint: #2
His irascible personality did not always play well with the media.
A. STEVE CARLTON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Carlton’s record in 1982 was
23-11. Halladay was the next in 2010 with
his record of 21-10. Pitched for CHW in 1986.
-
#1 He held it for a very brief
time as he and Nolan Ryan jockeyed for the lead after passing
Walter Johnson’s career total of 3,509 in 1983.
-
#2 Carlton took a vow of silence
toward the media that lasted for most of his 24-year career. There are those who believe that this
approach served him well, having found out later some of the radical conspiracy
theories he held.
FCR - Chris
Betsch, New Albany, Indiana
Incorrect guesses: Curt Schilling, Cliff Lee, Jim Bunning, John
Denny, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Robin Roberts
MIDWEEK BONUS —28-Sep
Q. Who
was the first pitcher to strike out three thousand National League batters?
Hint: #1
He was the last twentieth century National League pitcher to win ten
consecutive road games.
Hint: #2
The next year, he was the first to toss a no-hitter in Three Rivers Stadium.
A. BOB GIBSON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Gibson’s career total of 3,117
K were all done for STL in the NL, passing the 3,000 mark in his penultimate
season, 1974. He was eventually joined,
then passed, by Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, Greg Maddux & John Smoltz.
-
#1 In all, he won 12 straight
away G in 1970, from 18-May- to 16-Sep-1970.
-
#2 No-no = 14-Aug-971, the only one of his
career.
FCR - Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware
Incorrect guesses: Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Steve Carlton
THURSDAY —29-Sep
Q. Who
is the only pitcher with the best ERA in the majors for four straight seasons?
Hint: #1
He had pitched for five minor league teams since his major league
debut.
Hint: #2
He struck out fifteen Rockies during his no-hitter.
A. CLAYTON KERSHAW [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Led MLB in ERA 2011-2014
with 2.28, 2.53, 1.83 & 1.77
respectively.
-
#1 When injured (sadly quit
often) he rehabbed in the Dodgers’ farm system.
-
#2 No-no = 18-Jun-2014
(would have been perfect but for a Hanley Ramirez error.)
FCR - Keith
Sims, Bloomington, Indiana
Incorrect guesses: Randy Johnson, Jacob DeGrom, Pedro Martinez,
Sandy Koufax
FRIDAY —30-Sep
Q. Who
is the only pitcher with one hundred fifty National League wins and one
hundred fifty National League saves?
Hint: #1
He passed Whitey Ford to become the first pitcher to win more than ten
postseason games in a career.
Hint: #2
As a youngster, he would imitate the radio stylings of Tigers’ announcer
Ernie Harwell.
A. JOHN SMOLTZ [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. NL totals = 211 W & 154
SV. Also had 2 AL Ws.
-
#1 Owns 15 postseason W, the 11th
coming 30-Sep-1998.
-
#2 Smoltz, born in Detroit in 1967,
grew up in Lansing, Michigan, just 90 NW of Detroit. Harwell was a DET broadcaster 1960–1991, 1993–2002.
FCR - Bill
Henry, East Greenwich, Rhode Island
Incorrect guesses: Don Drysdale, Johnny Schmitz, Dennis
Eckersley
SATURDAY —01-Oct
Q. Who
is the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers’ franchise all-time career leader in innings
pitched, wins, starts and shutouts?
Hint: #1
One of his managers went on to become the first manager for the Toronto
Blue Jays.
Hint: #2
In the final of his four All-Star games, he was voted the game’s MVP.
Hint” #3
In five different seasons, he received votes for the Cy Young Award and
every time finished in the top five votes for the award.
A. DON SUTTON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Finished with 3,816⅓ IP, 533
G started, 233 W & 52 ShO for LAD.
Don Drysdale is 2nd behind Sutton in each of these.
-
#1 Roy Hartsfield managed Sutton
in AA Albuquerque in 1965. Hartfield was at the field helm of TOR for their first three
years of existence 1977-1979.
-
#2 AS MVP in 1977 at Yankee Stadium II. Sutton was never score on in an ASG for a
career ASG ERA of 0.00.
- #3 Finished 5th (T), 5th, 4th, 5th(T) & 3rd
in CYA voting 1972-1976.
FCR - Tom
Cleary, Macungie, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Clayton Kershaw, Don Drysdale, Don Newcombe,
Sandy Koufax
SUNDAY —02-Oct
Q. Which All-Star
moundsman led the league one year in games started, wins, complete games and
strikeouts yet didn’t win the Cy Young Award?
Hint: #1 In one
stretch, he pitched in excess of three hundred innings for four straight years.
Hint: #2 His post
baseball career was unusual for an athlete.
A. MICKEY LOLICH [SABR Bio]
- Ans. OAK’s Vida Blue took home not only the 1971 AL Cy Young Award, but
the league MVP as well. Lolich was a
close second in the CYA voting and 5th in MVP.
- #1 From 1971-1974. Lolich pitched 376,
327⅓, 308⅔ & 308 innings for DET.
- #2 In 1979, Lolich invested in a doughnut shop
in Rochester, Michigan, with the understanding that his partner would run the
business. Following disagreements,
Lolich bought out his partner and began running the business and called it Lolich Donuts & Pastry shop. After losing his
lease, he moved the doughnut business to Lake Orion in 1983. In the late 1990s, Lolich sold the doughnut
shop and retired.
FCR - Rich Lerner,
Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Jim
Bunning, Wilbur Wood, Juan Marichal, Denny McLain, Steve Carlton, Nolan Ryan,
Larry French, Robin Roberts, Ferguson Jenkins, Sam McDowell, Dave Stewart, Phil
Niekro, Wilbur Wood
WEEKLY THEME – Pitchers
with more than 2,600 strikeouts for a single team
Pitcher Team K’s WAR
Johnson*..................... WSH................. 3,509........................ 164.9
Gibson*........................ STL.................. 3,117......................... 89.2
Carlton.......................... PHI.................. 3,031......................... 90.2
Smoltz.......................... ATL.................. 3,011......................... 69.0
Niekro.......................... ATL.................. 2,912......................... 95.9
Kershaw*...................... LAD................. 2,794......................... 74.0
Sutton.......................... LAD................. 2,696......................... 66.7
Lolich........................... DET................. 2,679......................... 48.0
*Only
pitched for one team in the majors.
Just
missing:
Roger
Clemens............ BOS................. 2,590........................ 139.2
Bob
Feller*................... CLE................. 2,581......................... 63.5
Tom
Sever................... NYM................. 2,541........................ 109.9
Felix
Hernandez........... SEA................. 2,524......................... 49.7
Christy
Mathewson*...... NYG................. 2,507........................ 106.6
Warren
Spahn............... MLN................ 2,493........................ 100.1
Don
Drysdale*............... LAD................. 2,482.1....................... 67.1
Nolan
Ryan................... CAL................. 2,416......................... 81.3
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Joe Cohen, Holden, Massachusetts
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Most
innings pitched in a season without allowing a home run
-
Wed - Pitchers
with more than 3000 strikeouts and 700 games played
- Pitchers
with career 300 wins and 3000 strikeouts
- Hall
of Famers who lost 20 games in a season in the Modern Era
- Hall
of fame pitchers with 3,000 K’s with most IP
- 300
game winners who once played for SFG
- Pitchers
with 300+ wins and 240+ losses
- Most
opening day starts for the same franchise
Sat - Pitchers
with the most career strikeouts in the NL
- Hall of fame pitchers who became announcers
- Franchise strikeout leaders with more than
2700 strikeouts who have hit a triple in their career
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