MONDAY —06-Feb
Q. Which
one-time career batting average leader saw his grand total reduced following
thorough research?
Hint: #1
He was the first Georgia native elected to the Hall of Fame.
Hint: #2
He was the first player to homer in the majors before the age of twenty
and after the age of forty.
- Ans. Cobb’s
world-leading career mark of .367, familiar to generations of baseball fans, is
now correctly established at .366. He is still & will likely always be the
undisputed leader of the category thought by most to be the most important
during his time.
- #1 Cobb received the most votes in the first
class elected to the Hall in 1936. (222
out of 226 ballots)
- #2 Cobb
homered once at 18 (23-Sep-1905[1]) & once at 19 (01-Oct-1906). He then went deep 5 X as a 40-year-old &
once as a 41-year-old (16-May-1928).
FCR - Bob
Trostler, Norwich, Connecticut
Incorrect guesses: Cap Anson, Nap Lajoie, Luke Appling
TUESDAY —07 Feb
Q. Which player was
targeted as the most qualified candidate to break major league baseball’s color
line before he was drafted into the military in 1942?
Hint: #1 An
Alabama-born Negro Leaguer, he was named assistant director of promotions and
public relation to baseball’s Commissioner.
Hint: #2 He once hit
a grand slam in the bottom of an inning where the opposing team had a payer hit
a grand slam in the top of the same inning.
A. MONTE IRVIN [SABR Bio]
- Ans. He was nevertheless a giant among those who
integrated the majors in the late 1940s.
- #1 Became assistant
director of promotions and public relations to Commissioner William
Eckert on 21-Aug-1968.
- #2 GSs = Rube Walker (top), Monte Irvin (bottom)
on 18-May-1950, 6th inning
FCR - Jeff Cohen, Wantagh,
New York
Incorrect guesses: Satchel
Paige, Josh Gibson, Larry Doby, Roy Campanella, Bill White, Cool Papa Bell,
Buck Ewing, Hank Aaron
WEDNESDAY — 08-Feb
Q. Which Hall of
Famer had 100 RBI at the break, but didn't make the All-Star team that year?
Hint: #1 His
nickname was Hammerin’ Hank.
Hint: #2 In two
back-to-back seasons, he had more than one hundred runs scored, hits, runs
batted in and walks, each year yet finished third in MVP voting each
time.
- Ans. It was so crowded at 1st base on
the AL AS team in 1935 that that
Jimmie Foxx started the game at 3B while Lou Gehrig represented the league on
first. However, it was Greenberg and his
36 HR & 163 RBI who took home the 1935 AL MVP. (Unanimously!)
- #1 Apparently a popular sobriquet.
- #2 In 1937 he had 137 R, 200 H, 184
RBI & 102 BB. In 1938 his numbers
were 143 R, 175 H, 147 RBI & 119 BB. 3rd in each 1937 & 1938 MVP voting
FCR - Eric Savage, Short
Hills, New Jersey
Incorrect guesses: Hank
Aaron
MIDWEEK BONUS — 08-Feb
Q. Who
hit more triples in a single season than any other switch hitter ever?
Hint: #1
He holds the Giants franchise record for longest consecutive-game
hitting streak.
Hint: #2
He once led the crowd in an assault on the umpire after a disputed call.
A. GEORGE DAVIS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Hit 27 3B in 1893.
-
#1 Had a 33-G H streak in 1893 playing
for NYG.
-
#2 Disputed call kerfuffle 02-Aug-1900. Following a disputed call in a 7–6 loss to
CHC, NYG manager George Davis led the crowd in an assault on umpire Adonis Terry. Clark Griffith’s 9 emerge with the win for CHC.
FCR - Joe
O’Neill, London, Ontario
Incorrect guesses: Frankie Frisch, Fred Merkle, Pete Rose,
George Burns, Roger Connor, Willie Wilson
THURSDAY— 09-Feb
Q. Who was the first California native to lead
the American League in home runs for a season?
Hint: #1
He came out even in World Series participation.
Hint: #2
He remains the only player to steal home twice in World Series play.
A. BOB MEUSEL [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. B. 19-Jul-1896 in San Jose,
CA. He paced the AL in 1925 when his
fellow outfielder the usual winner, had an off year. Another dozen Golden Staters have since
joined him, including Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Graig Nettles, Eddie
Murray, Dwight Evans, Darrell Evans, Mark McGwire, Cecil Fielder, Troy
Glaus, Mark Trumbo, Khris Davis & Aaron Judge. Meusel had 33 HR on 1925. Tied for 2nd
in the AL were Babe Ruth and Ken Williams. Rogers Hornsby, however, led the majors with 39,
the 2nd most he ever hit in a year.
-
#1 Was on winning WS in 1923, 1927 & 1928. Was on the losing side 1921, 1922 & 1926.
-
#2 WS SB of home = 1921 G 2, 8th inning
&1928 G 3, 6th inning
FCR - Kurt
Wells, Littleton, Colorado
Incorrect guesses: Rickey Henderson
T.G.I.F. SPECIAL— 10-Feb
Q. Who
was the first player to win the Rookie of the Year award at one position, then
the Most Valuable Player Award at a different position?
Hint: #1
He caught a touchdown pass in the Bears vs. College All-Stars.
Hint: #2
He almost fought alongside Warren Spahn.
A. JACKIE ROBINSON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Was NL ROY for BRO in 1947
at 1B then NL MVP in 1949 at 2B.
- #1 The Chicago
College All-Star Game was played from 1934 to 1976. Robinson played in the 1941 G.
-
#2 First Lieutenant Robinson was
scheduled to Europe with the U.S. Army’s 761st
Battalion, where they fought Nazi forces during the Battle of the
Bulge and in the Rhineland. Spahn was famously
part of that horrendous
battle. Robinson military
trajectory was altered by a court martial where he was acquitted.
FCR - Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware
Incorrect guesses: Robin Yount
FRIDAY — 10-Feb
Q. Who
was the only National League catcher ever to have ten doubles, triples and home
runs in the same season?
Hint: #1
This one-time Boston Red Sox backstop finished second in MVP
voting the only season in his more than twenty-year career in the majors that
he received votes.
Hint: #2
He is the only player ever traded for John Bateman.
A. TIM McCARVER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In 1966, McCarver hit 19 2B,
13 3B & 12 HR for STL.
-
#1 In 1967, he finished a distant
second to his teammate Orlando Cepeda who swept the first-place
votes. McCarver never got
a single MVP vote again. McCarver
appeared for BOS in 1974-1975, but appeared in only
11 then 12 G, but only 8 & 7 of those at C.
-
#2 On Flag Day in 1972, McCarver
was traded by PHI to MON for John Bateman.
FCR - David
Serota, Kalamazoo
Incorrect guesses: Carlton Fisk, John Stearns, Johnny Edwards
SATURDAY — 11-Feb
Q. Who
stole home in the World Series against his former high school teammate?
Hint: #1
He signed to play for the Indians after they had changed their mascot.
Hint: #2
He hit a home run in his first at bat in the majors.
A. BRAD FULLMER [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. In the 2002 WS, G 2 , Fullmer came to bat for
ANA facing SFG pitcher Russ Ortiz in the bottom of the 1st. Fullmer singled, advanced to 3rd
on a teammate’s single, then stole home as part of a double steal. Fullmer & Ortiz had been teammates on the
baseball team of Montclair
Prep in Van Nuys, California.
-
#1 Fullmer committed to play for
Stanford University whose former mascot was the Indians, but signed with MON after they drafted him
in 1993, 2nd round, 60th overall pick. His decision was made easier because it was accompanied
by a $500,000 signing bonus.
-
#2 Homered in his debut 02-Sep-1997, off BOS pitcher, 2 X
CYA winner Bret Saberhagen, one of just 29 players to hit a HR in his first MLB
at bat as a pinch-hitter.
FCR - Randall
Chandler, Germantown, Tennessee
Incorrect guesses: Mike McNally
WEEKEND BONUS — 11-Feb
Q. Who was
the hits leader of the first team to win a pennant after being in last place on
the Fourth of July that same season?
Hint: #1
Their championship was so unlikely that people began calling it a
“miracle”.
Hint: #2
He was “discovered” by the Baltimore Orioles owner.
A. CHARLES “Butch” SCHMIDT [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Schmidt had 153 H for the 1914 BSN, 9 more hits than
teammate Hall of Famer Rabbit Maranville had that year. The Braves not only won the NL flag but they
swept the highly favored Philadelphia A’s in the World Series.
-
#1 The Braves didn’t win the WS
again until after they’d moved to Milwaukee.
Schmidt’s nickname is derived from his other profession… he was a butcher.
-
#2 Minor league Orioles owner Jack Dunn had a reputation for
finding good baseball talent and profiting from his efforts. Babe Ruth was his best known protégé.
FCR - Steven
Wright, Naperville, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Tommy Agee, Monte Irvin, Rabbit Maranville, Johnny
Evers, Hank Gowdy, Mookie Wilson
SUNDAY — 13-Feb
Q. Whose
sole career home run helped defeat Ty Cobb’s Tigers?
Hint: #1
He played on six American League pennant winners.
Hint: #2
He was called “Minooka Mike”.
A. MIKE McNALLY [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Homered on 18-Sep-1921 for NYY.
-
#1 Played for 1915 BOS, 1916 BOS, 1921 NYY, 1922 NYY, 1923 NYY. & 1925 WSH.
-
#2 McNally was born in Minooka,
Pennsylvania. Michael
O’Neill, the original “Minooka Mike”, was one of the majors’ 4
O’Neill brothers, who, incidentally, lived next door to McNally.
FCR - Susan
Nelson, Moscow, Tennessee
Incorrect guesses:
WEEK’S THEME – Steals
of home in the modern World Series
Player Year, G, Inning WAR
Cobb............... 1909, G 2, 3rd............................... 151.5
Davis.............. 1906 G 5, 3rd.................................. 84.5
Fullmer........... 2002* G 2, 1st................................... 6.0
Greenberg....... 1934* G 4, 8th................................. 55.5
Irvin................ 1951 G 1, 1st................................... 32.1
McCarver ....... 1964* G 7, 4th................................. 28.3
McNally ......... 1921 G 1, 5th..................................... 0.1
Meusel**......... 1921 G 2, 8th................................... 28.2
....................... 1928 G 3, 6th
Robinson........ 1955 G 1, 8th................................... 63.8
Schmidt .......... 1914* G 1, 8th................................... 2.4
*Stole home a part of a
double steal
**Solo & part of a
double steal
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
(after Irvin)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - MLB
players with 4,000 or more professional hits
Tues - Players
involved in batting title controversies
Wed - Hall
of Famers who had military service in the Army
-
Alabama natives in the HOF
-
Hall of Famers who stole home in the World Series
Thurs Each played in a World Series
where the opponent was managed by a HOFer.
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