Q. Who
hit more home runs in the 1960s than any other player?
Hint: #1
The college he attended boasts basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor among
is alumni.
Hint: #2
He hit his 500th career home run the day SABR was founded.
A. HARMON KILLEBREW [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Between
1960-1969, he hit 393 HR, just ahead of Hank Aaron’s 375.
- #1 The
College of Idaho was also known as Albertson
College.
- #2 Hit
his 500th HR on 10-Aug-1971 in Metropolitan
Stadium off Mike Cuellar.
FCR - Glenn
Guzzo, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Incorrect guesses: Frank Robinson, Ernie Banks, Mickey Mantle,
Eddi Mathews, Henry Aaron, Willie McCovey, Frank Howard
TUESDAY —18-Oct
Q. Who is the only
Hall of Famer native to a state that was admitted to the Union after the
Cubs’ penultimate World Series championship?
Hint: #1 He once had
a date with actress Elizabeth Taylor.
Hint: #2 He owns a
home run record that is often listed among the most unbreakable records.
- Ans. Kiner was born in Santa Rita, New
Mexico. New Mexico was granted full statehood 06‑Jan‑1912. There are yet to be any Hall of Famers who
were born in Arizona, Alaska or Hawaii. After
the age of 4, Kiner lived in California.
- #1 Pirates part-owner Bing Crosby, knowing that
Kiner was both a Southern Californian and a highly-paid, highly-eligible
bachelor, set him up to squire a teenage Elizabeth Taylor to the 1949 premiere of the movie Twelve O’Clock High. It was their only date.
- #2 Kiner led (or tied for) the National League
lead in home runs for his first SEVEN consecutive years in the majors. In all but the first one, he led the majors. From 1946 through 1952, he hit 23, 51,
40, 54, 47, 42 & 37
HR. In 1947 & 48, he tied with NYG’s
Johnny Mize. In 1952, he tied with the
NL MVP, the Cubs’ Hank Sauer.
FCR - David Krassin,
Lo Angeles
Incorrect guesses: Mickey
Mantle, Sam Crawford
TUESDAY TWICE —18-Oct
Q. Who hit more home
runs in a single season than any other batter for the American League franchise
in Cleveland, Ohio?
Hint: #1 He has hit
forty or more home runs in a season for three different major league
franchises.
Hint: #2 He hit
twenty-five one year for a fourth team.
- Ans. Thome hit 52 HR in 2002 for the Indians.
- #1 Thome hit 40, 49 & 52 HR for CLE; 47
& 42 for PHI; & 42 for CHW. Alex
Rodriguez (SEA, TEX, NYY) & Nelson Cruz (MIN, SEA, BAL) are the others to
turn this trick.
- #2 He hit 25 HR in 2010 for MIN. He also hit 3 for BAL, but 0 for LAD.
FCR - Vince
Guerrieri, Elyria, Ohio
Incorrect guesses: Ralph
Kiner, Albert Belle, Rocky Colavito, Frank Thomas
WEDNESDAY —19-Oct
Q. Who
hit one hundred home runs at the beginning of his MLB career faster than anyone
else ever had?
Hint: #1
No National Leaguer besides Sammy Sosa and he have more consecutive seasons
with at least one hundred thirty runs batted in.
Hint: #2
He once hit a pinch-hit, game-tying homer then stayed in the game to hit
a game-winning extra-inning home run just hours after returning from a hospital
emergency room visit prompted by a stomach ailment.
A. RYAN HOWARD [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Hit his 1st 100
in just 325 G. The second faster was Pete Alonso who hit his 1st 100
in 347 games.
-
#1 He had 4 seasons w/130+ RBI (2006-2009). Sammy Sosa’s years were (1998-2001).
-
#2 2 HR G = Mothers’ Day, 14-May-2006,
accounting for all of his team’s runs that day.
FCR - Elliott
Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Albert Pujols, Mel Ott, Alex Rodriguez, Ralph
Kiner, Mark McGwire, Eddie Mathews, Frank Robinson
MIDWEEK BONUS —19-Oct
Q. Which
former Tiger is the only player to hit fifty home runs in the same season he
hit fifty doubles?
Hint: #1
He needed another 0 to reach fifty steals that year.
Hint: #2
He coordinated with Fernando Vina once to famously clear the base path.
A. ALBERT BELLE [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Belle hit 50 HR and 52 2B in
1995. Belle played for the LSU Tigers in
college. Earned 3 varsity letters in each
of 3 seasons at LSU (1985-87) & led the Tigers to the school’s first
College World Series appearance in 1986.
Still holds the school career records for RBI (172), HR (49) &TB (392).
-
#1 He had 5 SB in 1995. [Adding 0 to 5 = 50, right?]
-
#2 Belle broke up a double play
attempt when Eddie Murray hit a grounder to Vina at 2nd base. Vina had plans to tag Belle out. Belle had a different solution in mind & barreled
into Vina who stood no chance.
FCR - Steven
Harmon, Sacramento
Incorrect guesses: Hank Greenberg, Cecil Fielder, Prince Fielder,
Miguel Cabrera
THURSDAY —20-Oct
Q. Who
won a home run title one year with the Dodgers, led the majors in doubles with
the Red Sox in a different year and in a third season, had more hits than
anyone else in MLB while playing for the Rangers?
Hint: #1
He finished his career with more hits than George Brett, more doubles
than Wade Boggs, more home runs than Willie Stargell and more RBI than Frank
Thomas, yet he is not in the Hall of Fame.
Hint: #2
He once had a season with two hundred hits without hitting a triple.
Hint: #3
When he broke into the majors, he was the youngest player in either
league.
A. ADRIAN BELTRE [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Hit 48 HR for
LAD in 2004; hit 49
2B in 2010 for BOS; & had 199
H for TEX in 2013. All three stats led the majors in those
years.
-
#1 Beltre becomes Hall of Fame
eligible in 2024.
-
#2 He had 200 H in 2004 and had
one of his 5 years without a triple, the same year. Only five other MLB players have ever
combined for this unusual combination: Miguel
Tejada, who did it twice, Mike Sweeney, Magglio Ordonez, Miguel Cabrera
& Derek Jeter.
-
#3 Became a regular w/LAD in 1998, just 11 weeks after
turning 19.
FCR - Charlie
Riordan, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Manny Ramirez, Julio Franco, Reggie Smith, Gary
Sheffield, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Gonzalez
FRIDAY —21-Oct
Q. Who
was the first Dodger to have a three home run day at Dodger Stadium?
Hint: #1
He was the first player this century to get six hits and score six times
in a nine-inning game.
Hint: #2
He became the first player for a team outside the U.S. to have a 30/30 season.
A. SHAWN GREEN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. On 15-Aug-2001,
Green hit 3 HR off Expo pitching, the 176th, 177th &
178th HR of his career. Four visiting players
had previously accomplished this feat: Willie Stargell, Ken Caminiti, Claudell
Washington & Dave Kingman (who did it twice!).
-
#1 He had a great day against
Milwaukee pitching on 23-May-2002. He also had 7 RBI that day.
-
#2 Green had a season with 35 HR
& 35 SB in 1998 playing for TOR. Vladimir
Guerrero (2001 & 2002 for MON) & Jose Cruz (2001 for TOR) are the only
other players from Canadian teams to achieve 30/30 seasons.
FCR - Dave
Williams, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Tommy Davis, Raul Mondesi, Tim Wallach, James
Outman, Hee-Seop Choi
SATURDAY —22-Oct
Q. Which
home run champ’s father was a twenty-year scout for major league teams?
Hint: #1
He was originally drafted out of high school in the twenty-ninth round
by the Washington Nationals. Rather
than sign, he opted to play for a university.
Hint: #2
He modeled his playing style after Gary Sheffield and Milton Bradley.
A. KHRIS DAVIS [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Davis’ father is Rodney Davis, but his mother might have been even more instrumental in his baseball development. Davis’ 48 HR led the majors in
2018.
-
#1 Rather than sign w/WSN in 2006, Davis chose
to attend Cal State Fullerton for their successful baseball program. They had been crowned NCAA Division I
baseball champs in 2004, just two years prior.
-
#2 Observers vouch that he came
close, doing a fine imitations of both Sheffield and Bradley.
FCR - Kyle Sammin, Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
WEEKEND BONUS —22-Oct
Q. Who
trails only George Foster for home runs hit by a Cincinnati Reds Player in a
season?
Hint: #1
His most positive contribution to major league All-Star history is one
hit-by-pitch.
Hint: #2
He played in the postseason most recently in 2022.
A. EUGENIO SUAREZ [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. With 49 HR in 2019, Suarez
tied Ted Kluszewski for 2nd place on that list for CIN.
-
#1 HBP by Charlie Morton in the 7th
inning of he 2016 ASG, but only got as far
as 2nd base.
-
#2 Was instrumental in helping SEA reach the postseason
for the 1st time in 21 years, and was 2nd in team WAR behind
only Julio Rodriguez.
FCR - Melannie
Jay, Philadelphia
Incorrect guesses: Nick Castellanos, Ted Kluszewski
SUNDAY —23-Oct
Q. Who was suspended
in the minors for attacking the opposing team with a bat in his hand?
Hint: #1 He was a
surprise World Series MVP for a team that was a surprise World Series champion.
Hint: #2 The only season
in his nine-year career where he got MVP consideration was the year he led the
league in strikeouts.
A. JORGE SOLER [B-R Bio]
- Ans. Details of fracas here.
- #1 Was the 2021 WS MVP
w/ATL. ATL began the 2021 season as +1000 underdogs
to win the WS. HOU were an even longer shot to win it all at +2500.
- #2 Had 178 K in 2019 & was tied for 21st
in AL MVP voting, despite his 48 HR. In
the current system, his lone MVP vote in 2019 was the lowest for any player
with as many as 48 HRs in that season.
FCR - Elliott
Frankfother, Rock Falls, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Donna
Clendenon, Cody Bellinger, Jose Offerman, Jose Rijo
WEEKLY THEME – Batters
who hit at least forty-eight home runs in a season but did not make
the All-Star team that year.
Batter Year HR Etc. Year WAR Career
WAR
Beltre............. 2004.............. 48............. MVP 2, SS............. 9.6................. 93.5
Thome........... 2001.............. 49............. MVP
7.................... 5.6................. 73.1
2002.............. 52............. MVP 7.................... 7.4
Killebrew........ 1962.............. 48............. MVP
3.................... 2.8................. 60.3
Kiner.............. 1947.............. 51............. MVP 6.................... 8.1................. 48.1
Belle.............. 1998.............. 49............. SS, MVP 8............. 7.1................. 40.1
Green............ 2001.............. 49............. MVP
6.................... 7.0................. 34.7
Suarez........... 2019.............. 49............. MVP
15.................. 3.4................. 18.1
Howard.......... 2008.............. 48............. MVP 2.................... 1.8................. 14.7
Davis*............ 2018.............. 48............. MVP 8.................... 2.9................. 10.8
Soler*............. 2019.............. 48............. MVP
21.................. 3.5................... 4.0
*Never named to any AS team during MLB career.
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme –
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Hall
of Famers who never played in the World Series
- Player
scouted by Buck O’Neil?
Tues - Career
leaders for at-bats per home run
-
Players with the letters 'ki' in their names who have at least 250
career Home Runs
-
Players who hit 35+ HR in a season with fewer than 100 RBI
Wed - Players
who have hit 40 home runs in four or more consecutive seasons
Thur - Players
who hold a team record for home runs
Sun - 45 or more Hr, 100 or more RBI, BA less
than 300 in a season
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