MONDAY —02-Jan
Q. Who
has played in more National League games than any other Hall of Famer?
Hint: #1
His was principally an infielder before he came to the majors.
Hint: #2
His three Gold Gloves are often forgotten in the mix of his tremendous
accomplishments.
- Ans. Played
in 3,298 G – Overall trailing only Pete Rose [3,562] & Carl Yastrzemski
[3,308]
- #1 He
played SS for the Pritchett Athletics, Birmingham Black Bears & Indianapolis
Clowns; then switched to 2B for the Eau Claire Bears & Jacksonville Braves.
- #2 Won GG 1958-1960, winning the 1st
NL GG at his position, generally, the outfield.
FCR - Tom
McLaughlin, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Pete Rose, Stan Musial, Lou Brock, Willie
Mays
TUESDAY —03-Jan
Q. Which Carolina
native had the most hits during the 1960s?
Hint: #1 He had
scouts from ten major league teams at his high school graduation.
Hint: #2 He has two
rings and got a base hit in every World Series game he played in.
A. ROBERTO CLEMENTE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. From 1960 to 1969, Clemente had 1,877 H.
- #1 Graduated from Julio Vizcarrondo Coronado
High School (Carolina, Puerto Rico)
- #2 WS in 1960 & 1971 Was WS MVP in ’71.
FCR - William James,
West Allis, Wisconsin
Incorrect guesses: Carl
Yastrzemski, Lou Brock, Bobby Richardson
WEDNESDAY — 04-Jan
Q. Who was the first
post-World War II player to hit .360+ for three consecutive seasons?
Hint: #1 He is the
only player in Major League Baseball history to have a season with thirty
stolen bases, forty-five doubles and forty-five home runs.
Hint: #2 As a
teenager, he played in a men’s' fastpitch softball league, the youngest of five
brothers on the team their father managed.
The year he was sixteen, he won the league MVP.
- Ans. Walker hit .366 .363 & .379
in 1997-99 playing for COL.
- #1 In 1997 the pride of Maple Ridge, British
Columbia had 33 SB, 46 2B & 49 HR.
Perhaps a contrived combination, but no one else has ever done it.
- #2 The softball story is told in “Baseball
Digest”, Feb 2002, p. 31.
FCR - Charlie
Riordan, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Barry
Bonds, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Matt Holiday, Ted Williams,
Tony Gwynn
THURSDAY— 05-Jan
Q. Which
one-time Baltimore Oriole homered on the very first pitch of a season off
future Hall of Fame pitcher?
Hint: #1
He was the only American League player to have more 600 extra-base hits
in the 1980s.
Hint: #2
He was the first Red Sox player to appear in all 162 games in a season
more than once.
A. DWIGHT EVANS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. 1st P HR = 07-Apr-1986
off Jack Morris. Evans ended his career w/BAL in 1991 after his
20-year stint with BOS.
-
#1 From 1980 thru 1989 he had 605
XBH (306 2B, 43 3B & 256 HR).
-
#2 Played in 162 G in
1982 & 1984,tying for the lead in the majors both times.
FCR - Adrian
Fung, Toronto
Incorrect guesses: Hoyt Wilhelm, Fred Lynn, Jim Rice, Brady
Anderson, Wade Boggs
FRIDAY —
06-Jan
Q. Who
was the first full-time designated hitter to record one hundred RBI in a
season?
Hint: #1
He was only the second major leaguer to homer as a teenager and as a
forty-year old.
Hint: #2
He was the first player with eighty pinch-hit at bats in a season.
A. RUSTY STAUB [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In 1977 he played 156 G at
DH for DET and played no other position that year. He had 101 RBI that year. The next year w/162 unique G at DH, he had
121 RBI
-
#1 Ty Cobb homered teen/40 as have
Gary Sheffield & Alex Rodriguez.
-
#2 Had 81 PH AB in 1983. Ichiro currently holds
the record for most PH ABs with 100 in 2017.
FCR - Tom
Lee, Nashville
Incorrect guesses: Don Baylor, Edgar Martinez, Tony Perez, Alex
Rodriquez, Carl Yastrzemski, Orlando Cepeda, David Winfield, Hal McRae, Gary
Sheffield, Robin Yount, Jose Morales, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome
SATURDAY — 07-Jan
Q. Which
player got his first Gold Glove, his first Silver Slugger and made his first
All-Star team the year he led the majors in home runs?
Hint: #1
He was the first New York Yankee batter to suffer one hundred fifty
strike outs in a season.
Hint: #2
Usually a fine outfielder, he mis-played two balls into inside-the-park grand
slams in a two-week span.
A. JESSE BARFIELD [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. With his 40 HR
for TOR in 1986, Barfield had his only season as an AS & SS. It was also the only year he hit more than 30
HR (although he hit 10 or more HR for each of 10 straight years, 1982-1990).
-
#1 He had 150 K for NYY in 1990.
-
#2 Luis Polonia 14-Aug-1990
& Mike Greenwell 01-Sep-1990
were the beneficiaries of the type of misplay that doesn’t show up in the box
scores. It’s a little harsh to blame
Barfield on the Greenwell HR as he pulled a leg muscle chasing
the ball down & had to be
replaced.
FCR - Philip
Trostler, Norwich Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, Aaron Judge,
Reggie Jackson, Giancarlo Stanton
SUNDAY — 08-Jan
Q. Which
one-time Yankee is the most recent Sooner native to lead the National League in
triples?
Hint: #1
The very next season, he led the majors in doubles.
Hint: #2
His longtime manager noted, ”He can run, throw, field and hit with
power. There's nothing he can't do well
on a ballfield.”
A. JOHNNY CALLISON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Was born in Qualls, Oklahoma
today defined by Jincy's Kitchen,
a weekend home-cooking diner located in a building formerly used as a set in the
movie Where the Red Fern Grows.
Callison attended high school in Bakersfield California. He led MLB in 3B w/16 in 1965.
-
#1 His 40 2B in
1966 led all players in both leagues.
-
#2 Quote is from Gene Mauch,
Callison’s manager 1960-1968 on PHI.
FCR - Bob
Trostler,
Incorrect guesses: Matt Holliday, Bobby Murcer, Willie McGee,
Paul Waner, Jacoby Ellsbury, Mickey Mantle
WEEK’S THEME – Right
fielders with 150 career assists since WWII
Right Fielder Assists GGs Led League Career WAR
Aaron..................... 179............... X 3............... X 2.................... 143.0
Clemente............... 225............... X 12............. X 6...................... 94.8
Walker................... 150............... X 7............... X 3...................... 72.7
Evans.................... 155............... X 8............... X 3...................... 67.2
Staub..................... 159............... ~............... X 5...................... 45.8
Barfield.................. 154............... X 2............... X 6...................... 39.4
Callison.................. 159............... ~............... X 4...................... 38.4
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Joe Cohen, Holden, Massachusetts
(after Staub)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Played
all 15 innings of the 1967 All-Star Game
Tues - MLB players with awards named after them
-
Hall of Famers who were starters for NL in 1967 All-Star game—7 of
them
-
Career WAR >60 among Right Fielders since 1950
-
HOF right fielders with the highest WAR
Thur - 10
post WWII Right Fielders ranked by WAR
-
Right fielders of the Modern Era with war of 67+
-
RFs with 3+ gold gloves
Fri - Hall
of famers
-
Career top 10 Right Field assist leaders who played in the
Expansion Era
-
Right fielders with 2,600+ hits
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