MONDAY —10-Oct
Q. Who
was the last player to hit a grand slam at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum?
Hint: #1
A year before he retired, he broke a sixty-four year old major league
record.
Hint: #2
He was nicknamed after a breed of dog.
Hint: #3
Mickey Mantle said of him, “[He] was not only big, but meaner than
hell!"
- Ans. Hit
a GS on 09-Aug-1961
- #1 Drysdale
pitched complete-game shutouts on 14-May-, 18-May-, 22-May-, 26-May-, 31-May- & 04-Jun-1968. When he racked up his 6th
consecutive shutout, he broke the record of 5 straight held set by CHW’s Doc
White in 1904. 1969 was Drysdale’s last
season.
- #2 He
was sometimes called “Airedale”, the largest of the British
terriers.
- #3
Mantle also told us, “He'd come around before a game, punch me in the
ribs or on the butt & say, 'Where'd you like to have one today?' ”
FCR - Tom
Veal, Spanaway, Washington
Incorrect guesses: Moose Skowron, Frank Howard, Gil Hodges, Frank
Robinson, Orlando Cepeda
TUESDAY —11-Oct
Q. Which All-Star
pitcher honored fellow Mobile, Alabama native, Satchel Paige, with a game-opening,
double-pump windup strike?
Hint: #1 His tribute windup was only used for the first
pitch of Padres’ Negro League Night.
Hint: #2 He tossed 4⅓
innings in an NLDS game before discovering he may have broken a rib the
previous week during the team's playoff-clinching celebration.
Hint: #3 He was the
first Padres pitcher to strike out more than fifteen batters in a regular
season game.
- Ans. SDP’s Negro League
Night = Saturday, 06-May-2006.
- #1 Not everyone saw or understood the
windup until later.
- #2 The pain became too intense in the 5th
inning 04-Oct-2005. The Padres had clinched the NL
West title on 28-Sep.
- #3 Peavy struck out 16 Braves on 22-May-2006. Kevin Brown had fanned 16 for SDP in a 1998 NLDS game.
FCR - George Alfano,
Redlands, California
Incorrect guesses: Randy Jones, Kevin Brown
WEDNESDAY —12-Oct
Q. Whose unique career
accomplishment of being the only pitcher to win a Rookie of the Year Award, Cy Young
Award and a league MVP did Justin Verlander tie?
Hint: #1 His career
batting stats were a particular point of pride for him.
Hint: #2 He is the
only pitcher credited with a steal of home in the 1950s.
A. DON NEWCOMBE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Newk was ROY in 1949, the 1956 CYA (1st
CYA ever) & the 1956 NL MVP. Verlander was AL ROY in 2006, AL MVP in 2011 & won CYAs in 2011, 2019 & 2022 (likely).
- #1 He hit 15 HR, had 109 RBI and hit .268 in his
years in the NL & AL.
- #2 He stole home vs. PIT on 26-May-1955 off pitcher Roy Face. In the 9th inning, Newcombe hit a
long fly ball which was misjudged by CF Tom Saffell and fell for a triple.
While Face was getting ready to deliver
to the next batter, Newcombe broke for home. Face, caught flat-footed, threw wildly, almost
hitting Newk, who slid in safely.
FCR - Michael Green,
Las Vegas
Incorrect guesses: Vida
Blue, Dwight Gooden, Joe Black, Bobby Shantz, Fernando Venezuela,
Don Drysdale, Carl Hubbell
MIDWEEK BONUS —12-Oct
Q. Who was
the last pitcher to throw eighteen innings in one game?
Hint: #1
He was the first native of The Gem State to receive a Hall of Fame vote.
Hint: #2
His son played in the majors for more than a decade.
-
Ans. Pitched 18 innings 19-Jul-1955.
-
#1 Born in Meridian, Idaho in
1930. Rec’d 9 HOF votes in 1973.
-
#2 Son Vance Law was in MLB 1980-1989, 1991.
FCR - Warren
Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
Incorrect guesses: Walter Johnson, Dizzy Dean, Carl Hubbell
THURSDAY —13-Oct
Q. Which
one-time Cincinnati Red led the National League in ERA in only his second full
season in the majors?
Hint: #1
The list of his teammates who have become Hall of Famers stretches to ten.
Hint: #2
In his second year back in the National League, he led the league in
wins and winning percentage.
A. JOHN DENNY [SABR
Bio]
-
Ans. Denny’s ERA was 2.52
in 1976 w/STL. His last year in the
majors was with CIN in 1986.
-
#1 Denny’s HOF teammates
include: Ted Simmons, Lou Brock, Joe
Torre, Bob Gibson, Bert Blyleven, Steve Carlton, Mike Schmidt, Tony Perez,
Joe Morgan & Barry Larkin.
-
#2 In 1983, Denny led w/19
W and W/L% w/.760.
FCR - Brad
Clark, Madison, Wisconsin
Incorrect guesses: Don Gullet, Jim Merritt, Tom Seaver, Bucky
Walters, Christy Mathewson, Jack Billingsley
FRIDAY —14-Oct
Q. Who holds the dubious honor of allowing the most major league
home runs before he turned 21?
Hint: #1
He pitched for two New York teams in the majors.
Hint: #2
He was a member of four separate National League All-Star teams in the
space of two seasons.
Hint: #3
He wasn’t, however, an All-Star the year he won the Cy Young Award.
A. MIKE McCORMICK [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Won CYA in 1967 for SFG, beating out 2
HOF pitchers. Played for WSA in 1965 & 1966.
-
#1 Pitched for NYG in 1956 & 1957. & NYY in 1970
-
#2 Played in 2 ASG in 1960(1) & 1961(1), but was also a member
of the NL AS teams 1960(2) & 1961(2). He might not have been used in the 2nd
G in 1961 because he had surrendered a HR to Harmon Killebrew in that year’s 1st
ASG earlier that month.
- #3 McCormick impressed with his steadiness in 1967, winning 11 G before
& after the 1967 ASG, for an MLB-leading 22 W. The Giants won an additional 5 G he started
that year, but still finished 2nd,
10.5 G behind STL for the NL flag. He
also might not have made the NL AS team because it was already packed with 14
future HOF players, including 5 pitchers.
FCR - Ryan
Van Der Karr, Dwight, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Dwight Gooden, David Cone
IN MEMORIAM —14-Oct
Q. Who
did ESPN’s Michael Wilbon call, “The father of modern relief [pitching]”?
Hint: #1
He popularized the split-fingered fastball.
Hint: #2
Not only was his grip of the ball trendsetting, but he was openly
hirsute in a way that made him instantly recognizable.
Hint: #3
He was the first pitcher elected to the Hall of Fame who never started a
single game in the majors. Only one
other has matched that.
Hint: #4
He retired with exactly 300 saves, then third all-time.
Hint: #5
He won a World Series ring with the Cardinals.
Hint: #6
He was a National league All-Star six times, twice as the winning
pitcher and twice got the save.
A. BRUCE
SUTTER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Sutter’s role of being used
uniquely in relief, instantly recognizable today, was a considered novel &
even risky when he played.
-
#1 The split-fingered fastball grip
& its variations can be devasting to batters in the hands of, well… the
pitchers who have the hands for it.
Sutter credited pitching coach Fred Martin with helping him master it.
-
#2 Sutter wore a full beard for most
of his career in the majors. Only in his
early time with the Cubs did we get to see his chin.
- #3 He appeared in 661 G in MLB and never started
even once. Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman
has now joined him, entering the Hall as a pitcher with 0 GS.
- #4 Only Rollie Fingers (341) & Rich Gossage
(302) were ahead of him then. Times have
changed & Sutter’s success was a harbinger for the game today.
- #5 In the WS w/STL in 1982 where he saved
2 of their 4 wins.
- #6 Winning pitcher in the 1978 & 1979 ASGs and got the saves
in 1980 & 1981.
FCR - Doug
Christy, Sarasota
Incorrect guesses: Don Sutton, Roy Face
SATURDAY —15-Oct
Q. Which
Braves knuckleballer drew the following from praise from Knucksie, “I don’t
know if any other knuckleballer has ever been on a hot streak like he has been.”?
Hint: #1
He won a bronze medal pitching for his country.
Hint: #2
He was a Volunteer Academic All-American.
A. R.A. DICKEY [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Phil Niekro was referring to
Dickey’s 2012 w/NYM when Dickey had led
the NL in starts, complete games, shutouts, batters faced & strikeouts.
-
#1 Dickey was a member of the
Team USA at the 1996 Olympics, winning a bronze
medal in Atlanta. Dickey started two,
won both.
-
#2 He attended the University of
Tennessee majoring in English literature with a 3.35 GPA.
FCR - Matt
Kramer, Silverdale, Washington
Incorrect guesses: Phil Niekro, Joe Niekro, Jim Bouton, Hoyt Wilhelm
WEEKEND BONUS —15-Oct
Q. Which
one-time Minnesota Twin led the majors in saves for a team with a losing
record?
Hint: #1
He had been drafted when he was playing alongside Charlie the Charger.
Hint: #2
His son was drafted in the first round and finished his MLB career
playing for his father’s old team.
A. STEVE BEDROSIAN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Bedrosian played for MIN in 1991. Had 40 S for the 80-82 1987
PHI.
-
#1 Bedrosian played for the University
of New Haven whose sports equine mascot is Charlie the
Charger.
-
#2 Son Cam Bedrosian was drafted by LAA in
the 1st round (29th) of
the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft. He last
pitched in MLB in 2021 for PHI.
FCR - Paul
Vastola, Fanwood, New Jersey
Incorrect guesses: Tom Gordon, Joe Nathan, Al Worthington, Jesse
Orosco
SUNDAY —16-Oct
Q. Which future Braves
reliever became the first pitcher to secure five saves on five straight
calendar days?
Hint: #1 After a
one-day break, he had saves in the next two games.
Hint: #2 Those
accomplishments earned him a sixth-place position in that year’s MVP voting,
the only season in his fifteen-year career he received any MVP votes.
Hint: #3 He played
for four teams who went to the postseason, but he never threw a single pitch of
postseason baseball.
A. MARK DAVIS [Wiki
Bio]
- Ans. Had his 33rd-37th S on 02-Sep-, 03-Sep-, 04-Sep-, 05-Sep- & 06-Sep-1989 respectively.
- #1 His 38th & 39th S
that year came on 08-Sep- & 09-Sep-1989.
- #2 1989 NL MVP
voting, won by SFG’s Kevin
Mitchell.
- #3 Davis’ playoff teams: 1980 PHI, 1987 SFG, 1992 ATL & 1993 PHI.
FCR - Jason Winston,
Riverside, California
Incorrect guesses: Hoyt
Wilhelm, Mike Marshall, Mark Wohlers, Steve Avery, Jeff Reardon
WEEKLY THEME – National
League Cy Young Award winners who never received another Cy Young Award
vote in any other season.
Pitcher Year Team Record Yr
WAR WAR
Bedrosian..... 1987........... PHI........ 5-3, 40 SV........... 2.3............ 14.5
Davis............. 1989........... SDP....... 4-3, 44 SV........... 4.4.............. 7.9
Denny............ 1983........... PHI............. 19-6................ 7.4............ 32.2
Dickey........... 2012........... NYM........ 20-6, 44............. 5.7............ 23.7
Drysdale........ 1962........... LAD............ 25-9................ 5.4............ 67.1
Law................ 1960........... PIT.............. 20-9................ 4.2............ 32.3
McCormick.... 1967........... SFG........... 22-10............... 4.4............ 18.6
Newcombe.... 1956........... BRO........... 27-7................ 4.5............ 38.9
Peavy............. 2007........... SDP............ 19-6................ 6.2............ 39.2
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
(after Newsome)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Wed - Highest
World Series ERAs by a Starting Pitcher
- Cy
Young winners who also placed in the top 10 of the MVP voting
- Cy
Young winners who debuted in the majors at 21 or younger
Sun - Cy
Young Award winners with the highest ERA
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