MONDAY — 09-Jan
Q. Who won
the American League strikeout title in his first year with the Seattle Mariners?
Hint: #1 He won Gold Gloves playing for two
different teams.
Hint: #2
He set the Mariners’ record for most consecutive innings pitched without
allowing a run.
- Ans. In
1984, Langston’s rookie season, he led the AL w/204 K.
- #1 GG in 1987 & 1988 for SEA then in 1991-1995
for CAL. His 7 GGs trails only 4 other
pitchers: Greg Maddux (18), Jim Kaat (16), Bob Gibson (9) and Bobby Shantz (8).
- #2 In September
of 1988, Langston pitched 34⅓ consecutive scoreless innings.
FCR - Erik
Lundegaard, Seattle
Incorrect guesses: Randy Johnson, Jack McDowell, Felix Hernandez,
Felix Rodriguez, Robbie Ray
TUESDAY — 10-Jan
Q. Which one-time
Texas Ranger pinch-hitting for Don Sutton, promptly homered off Nolan Ryan?
Hint: #1 He had more
at-bast than any other Dodger in the 1960s.
Hint: #2 He set a record
with three errors in one inning in the World Series.
- Ans. PH HR was in the 1973 ASG. Played for TEX in 1975.
- #1 Had 5,047 AB for LAD 1960-69.
- #2 Davis erred thrice in the 5th
inning of G 2 of the 1966 WS vs.
BAL. Claimed he lost the balls in the
sun and he apologized to P Sandy Koufax later.
Koufax is said to have responded, "Don’t let it get you
down." Overhearing the exchange, Don
Drysdale piped up with, "Hell Willie, forget it ... you’ve saved a
lot of games for me with great catches."
FCR - Willis Kern, Bloomington,
Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Tommy
Davis, Maury Wills, Bill Buckner, Willie Smith
WEDNESDAY — 11-Jan
Q. Who
is the only player to hit four home runs in a single American League game who
played for eight major league clubs?
Hint: #1
He and a fellow outfielder had one of the most famous collisions.
Hint: #2
He retired with two hundred fewer hits than strikeouts.
A. MIKE CAMERON [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Hit
4 HR 02-May-2002. Teams:
CHW, CIN, SEA, NYM, SDP, MIL, BOS & FLA.
- #1 Playing
for NYM in San Diego, Cameron collided with RF Carlos Beltran in the 7th inning on 11‑Aug‑2005. Cameron was placed on the disabled list,
missed the rest of the season after breaking his nose, getting multiple
fractures of his cheekbones & was found to have a concussion. Beltran had a sore left shoulder & a cut
on his left cheek; he missed 4 games.
-
#2 H = 1,700; K = 1,901
FCR - Philip
Trostler, Norwich, Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Mark Whiten, Glenallen Hill, Reggie Jackson, Rocky
Colavito, Josh Hamilton, Bob Horner
MIDWEEK BONUS — 11-Jan
Q. Which
BBTR Jamaican coached first base for the Blue Jays in 2022?
Hint: #1
He was the Arizona Diamondbacks’ hits, doubles, home run, batting
average, runs scored, RBI, slugging average and stolen base leader in their
inaugural season.
Hint: #2
He was an All-Star for three different major league teams.
A. DEVON WHITE [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. While serving as the hitting
instructor for the AAA Buffalo Bisons, he stepped in to briefly replace Mark
Budzinski as TOR’s first base coach & coach the Jays’ outfielders. White (originally “Whyte” but misspelled on
the family’s application during its 1971 immigration from Jamaica to the U.S.) is
a switch-hitter who throws ryte.
-
#1 White hit .279 with 157 H, 32
2B, 22 HR, 84 R, 85 RBI 1998 & .456 SLG for ARI, in 1998. (He tied with Travis Lee for the team HR
lead.)
-
#2 AS in 1989 for CAL, in 1993 for TOR & in 1998 for ARI.
FCR - Jesse
Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma
Incorrect guesses: Chili Davis
THURSDAY — 12-Jan
Q. Who
was the first shortstop to lead the American League in home runs for a season?
Hint: #1
He was the first player to hit two extra-inning home run in the same
game.
Hint: #2
No player born in the state of New Mexico has ever had more hits in the
majors.
A. VERN STEPHENS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Stephens hit 24 HR in
1945 as veterans trickled back into the majors after their WWII military
service. In 1943, Stephens injured a
knee which caused him to flunk his initial army physical. During off-seasons he contributed to the war
effort by diligently working at a shipyard in Long Beach, CA.
-
#1 On 29-Sep-1943
in Fenway Park, the final game of Stephens 2nd year, he homered in
the 11th & 13th innings, both off Tex Hughson of BOS. Stephens is one of only nine men in history
to homer twice in extras.
-
#2 Career H total = 1,859
FCR - Max
Weder, Vancouver
Incorrect guesses: Gene Stephens Alex Bregman, Toby Harrah, Rico
Petrocelli, Alex Rodriguez
FRIDAY — 13-Jan
Q. Who
is the only player to hit two home runs in a game off both Steve Carlton and
Nolan Ryan? (Not the same game,
that’d be a record!)
Hint: #1
He led the majors in walks in his seventh and fourteenth seasons in the
majors.
Hint: #2
He became the first post-expansion player to reach base in fifty
consecutive games.
-
Ans. Homered 2 X off Nolan Ryan
in the 1st & 3rd innings on 30‑Aug‑1970. Homered 2 X off Carlton in the 1st
& 8th innings on 24-Aug-1976. Wynn also 2 X in a G off Gaylord Perry, Fergie Jenkins &
Phil Niekro.
-
#1 Walked 148 times
in 1969 w/HOU & 126 X w/ATL in 1976.
-
#2 On base in 50 straight G in
1969 03-Jun- through 03-Aug(2)-1969. Ted Williams holds the record at 84, (1-Jul-
through 27-Sep‑1949)
FCR - Alan
Lefkowitz, Washington, New York
Incorrect guesses: Joe Morgan, Donn Clendenon, Pete Rose, Eddie
Mathews, Dick Allen
SATURDAY — 14-Jan
Q. Which
Baltimore second baseman played on eight World Series teams, winning four times?
Hint: #1
He was the first twentieth century second baseman to have twelve assists
in one game.
Hint: #2
He became the last member of the first all-switch-hitting infield.
A. JIM GILLIAM [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Played on WS champs in 1955, 1959, 1963 & 1965 w/BRO-LAD. Also played in Dodgers WS in 1953, 1956 &
1966. Played on the 1948 Baltimore Elite Giants
who lost to the Homestead Grays for the title of the Negro National League II.
-
#1 Handle the ball 12 X on 21-Jul-1956.
-
#2 Played 3B on the LAD team of 1965 w/Wes Parker at 1B, Jim
Lefebvre at 2B & Maury Wills at SS.
FCR - Jim
Lovelace, Kent, Ohio
Incorrect guesses: Ron Swoboda, Frankie Frisch, Eddie Collins,
Davey Johnson. Billy Gardner Davey Lopes, Bobby Grich
SUNDAY — 14-Jan
Q. Which
former Cleveland Indian’s league lead in bases-on-balls prevented Barry Bonds
from leading in that category for eight consecutive seasons?
Hint: #1
His little brother played for six seasons for the Bobby Cox Braves but
never played in the World Series.
Hint: #2
He retrieved the base stolen by ejected manager Lloyd McClendon to keep
as a souvenir.
A. BRIAN GILES [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Giles led MLB with 119
BB in 2005. Bonds had led the NL 2000-2004
& again 2006-2007. Bonds had also
had a string of 5 out of 6 years in the previous century.
-
#1 Brother Marcus Giles played
for ATL 2001-2006, but he and Brian played together on SDP
-
#2 On 26-Jun-2001, on the
occasion of the 2nd ever of manager Lloyd McClendon’s
28 career managerial ejections McClendon took his protest beyond the verbal and
tore from its moorings and absconded with the very base (first) where the
questioned call had occurred. McClendon
included the innocent base in his ejections & took it with him to the Pirates’
dugout. Giles, perceiving some potential
value, retrieved the base for a souvenir.
A decade after the incident, McClendon returned to Pittsburgh as a
member of the Tigers coaching staff to find that the base was still on display
in the Pirates clubhouse. When asked to
sign the base, he happily complied.
FCR - Mary
Shea, Milwaukee
Incorrect guesses: Travis Hafner, Adam Dunn, Jim Thome, Mike
Hargrove, Joey Cora
WEEK’S FINALE — 15-Jan
Q. Who was the first
BBTR Yankee outfielder to go an entire season without an error? (Appropriate minimums apply.)
Hint: #1 He had played
on Chet Brewer's traveling All-Star teams.
Hint: #2 He received
a Special Recognition Award presented by the Order Sons of Italy in America
- Ans. Among NYY outfielders w/300 chances, White
was the 1st to play a whole season without committing an error. In 1971, he flawlessly handled 320 chances.
- #1 Chet Brewer's traveling All-Stars. Several other
future major leaguers had played with White there.
- #2 OSIA is the largest and the oldest Italian
American fraternal organization in the United States with a chapter in
Canada. It claims more than 600,000
members and supporters. Since its
founding in 1905, the Order has grown to 2,800+ lodges in 43 states, including Columbus,
OH Lodge #2143 which rewarded the Roy White Foundation for its work in
promoting higher education for underprivileged students in the Tri-State area.
FCR - Mark Hayne,
Dumfries, Virginia
Incorrect guesses: Ping
Bodie, Joe DiMaggio, Lee Mazzilli, Tom Tresh, Bernie Williams, Curtis Granderson
WEEKLY THEME – Eligible 20th century All-Stars with career WAR of 45.0+
who received zero (0!) Hall of Fame votes
Player AS# WAR Comments
Cameron............ 1......... 46.7............
GG X 3, MVP votes X 2, 4-HR G
Davis ................. 2......... 60.7............ GG X 3, MVP votes 4 X, WS X 2
Giles................... 2......... 51.1............ MVP votes X 5
Gilliam................ 4......... 45.1............
WS X 4, ROY, MVP votes X 4
Langston............ 4......... 50.1............
GG X 7, K leader X 3, no-hitter
Stephens............ 8......... 46.2............
MVP votes X 8, RBI leader X 3, HR leader
D. White............. 3......... 47.3............
WS X 3, GG X 7, 346 SB, 208 HR, MVP vote
R. White............. 2......... 46.8............ WS X 2, MVP votes X 4
Wynn.................. 3......... 55.7............ MVP votes X 3, Popular nickname
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme –
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tues - Retired,
eligible players with 50 or more WAR who didn't receive a single hall of fame
vote
- Players
traded to the Expos for a future Cy Young Award winner
- Guys
whose 2nd MLB team was the Expos
- Players
with highest WAR to never gain a HOF vote
- One-time
Expos
- Major
league players who played themselves in a TV show
Wed - Players
with ZERO Hall of Fame votes who played entire career after 1960
-
Players with ZERO Hall of Fame votes who played entire career
after 1960 who have the highest WAR
-
-Players with WAR > 40 with no vote for HOF
-
Post-WWII players who had over 46 WAR in their careers but never
got a HOF vote
-
Players with career WAR> 42 never to receive a Hall of Fame
vote
Thur - Eligible
players with career WAR 45+ who never got a single HOF vote
-
Eligible players with career WAR 45+ who never got a single HOF
vote and hasn't been on a Veteran's/Era Committee Ballot
Fri - Players
with a WAR of at least 55 who did not make it to the 2nd HoF ballot
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