MONDAY — 26-Jun
Q. Who is
the only pitcher to strike out twenty batters in a nine-inning game twice?
Hint: #1
In two separate seasons, he led the majors in with an ERA under 2.00 and
each time playing for a team in a different league.
Hint: #2
He was the first American League pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards.
- Ans. On
26-Apr-1986, at home in Fenway,
Clemens struck out 20 Seattle Mariners, poor Phil Bradley striking out all 4
times he came to the plate that night. A
full decade later, 18-Sep-1996, he put down 20 Tigers
in Detroit, showing the first time was no fluke. Travis Fryman took the honors this time as
the only Tiger w/4 Ks that evening.
- #1 In
1990 w/BOS he tallied a quite nifty ERA of 1.93. Then in 2005, pitching for the still NL
Astros his final read was an impressive 1.87.
- #2 Clemens
won 7 CYA’s in all, his 1st 4 being 1986*, 1987, 1991 & 1997, tying him with
Steve Carlton & Greg Maddux who each had won 4 in the Senior Circuit. [*unanimous]
FCR - Jeremy
Frank, New York City
Incorrect guesses: Randy Johnson Nolan Ryan, Pedro Martinez
TUESDAY —27-Jun
Q. Whose twenty-five-year career resulted in
more than three thousand hits and a career batting average over .330, but never produced a batting title?
Hint: #1 He holds
the career record for most sacrifice hits even though he never led the league even
once in any season.
Hint: #2 He and Lou
Brock are tied for most career bases stolen in World Series play.
A. EDDIE COLLINS [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Collins’ H total is 3,315 (5th
all-time when he retired). His final
cumulative batting average is .333.
- #1 His 512 SH will have him atop the leader board for generations, possibly
forever. In 2nd place is Jake
Daubert’s 392. Eight out of the top 10 active leaders in 2023 are all
pitchers with Clayton Kershaw’s 110 leading the way. To
underscore the near-untouchable status of Collins’ mark, Kershaw’s total on the
all-time SH list has him tied with Mel Ott and others for 325th
place.
- #2 Brock & Collins each have 14 WS SB to
their names.
FCR - Tom Veal,
Spanaway, Washington
Incorrect guesses: Eddie
Murray, Rickey Henderson
WEDNESDAY — 28-Jun
Q. Which versatile twenty-four-year
player retired with more than 1,300 runs batted in, yet never once led the
league in that category?
Hint: #1 He had one hundred
or more hits in each of his first twenty-three seasons.
Hint: #2 He led the
majors in doubles four times.
- Ans. Career RBI s = 1,314. In fact, he
never had a season with as many as 85 RBI.
- #1 1963-1984, 10 of which were over 200 H.
- #2 Led in 2B = 1974 (45), 1975 (47),
1976 (42) & 1978 (51).
FCR - Victor
Piacentile, Yorktown Heights, New
York
Incorrect guesses: Hank
Aaron, Tony Perez, Enos Slaughter, Craig Biggio, Rusty Staub, Wade Boggs,
Tim Raines, Harold Baines, Stan Musial, ,Willi Mays, Rickey Henderson
MIDWEEK BONUS — 28-Jun
Q. Who
is the only American League catcher to hit more than forty-five doubles in a
season. (95% games at C)?
Hint: #1
He received the most fan votes for the All-Star Game one year.
Hint: #2
He played catcher in more (a lot more!) major league games than
any other catcher in history.
A. IVAN RODRIGUEZ [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Rodriguez hit 45 of his 47
2B in 1996 while playing catcher (the other 2 as DH). The MLB record is held by Jonathan Lucroy who
hit 46 of his 53 doubles as a catcher for the then-NL Brewers in 2014.
-
#1 in 2000, the year following
his AL MVP, he received 2,808,456 votes for the ASG, outpacing
111 other players and becoming the very first AL catcher to lead in the
balloting.
-
#2 Was behind the plate for 2,427
G 1991-2011. Carlton Fisk finished with 2,226,
1 more than Bob Boone’s total of 2,225.
FCR - Michael Green, Las Vegas
Incorrect guesses: Carlton Fisk, Joe Mauer, Yogi Berra, Gary
Carter, Johnny Bench
THURSDAY— 29-Jun
Q. Who
was the first Expos player to achieve a 30/30 season?
Hint: #1
He got at least one hit in each of the first forty-two games he played
against the Texas Rangers.
Hint: #2
His nephew homered for the Cubs in 2018.
Hint: #3
His Hall of Fame manager
proclaimed, “No pitcher can ever feel safe or comfortable releasing the ball
toward him. He doesn't take a back seat
to anyone I've ever seen play this game.
Ever."?
A. VLAD GUERRERO [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In 2001 for MON, Guerrero had 34 HR
& 37 SB.
-
#1 In 42 TEX Gs straight, from 09-Apr-2004 to 04-Aug-2006, he never had a hitless game. in 108 career games vs. TEX, Vlad slashed
.395/.461/.661 (OPS 1.122).
-
#2 Among his 3 H in MLB, Gabriel
Guerrero had, in Miami on 22-Sep-2018, his lone HR in the
Bigs.
-
#3 MON manager Frank Robinson completed
his thought with, “Every day I find myself saying, 'I can't believe he just did
that.' He hits balls harder than anyone
I've ever seen." All-Star relief
pitcher Jose Mesa added, “You can throw it in the dirt & he'll hit it
hard. You can roll it up there or throw
it over his head & he'll hit it hard.
Every hitter has a hole [in his swing] but that guy. There's nobody like him in this game. I'm telling you, the Devil himself would be
afraid to pitch to that guy.”
FCR - Chandler Vinson, Knoxville
Incorrect guesses: Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, Larry Walker,
Moises Alou, Rusty Staub
FRIDAY — 29-Jun
Q. Who
holds the American League record for career doubles in World Series play?
Hint: #1
He appeared on “Saturday Night Live” in 1984.
Hint: #2
He was the first player to homer in four consecutive opening day games.
A. YOGI BERRA [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Berra amassed 10
2B during his 75 World Series games in 14 WS
1947-1963. Frankie Frisch’s 10 are the NL
record, done in his 50 WS G over 8 WS: 1921-1934.
-
#1 Berra appeared as himself in
SNL on 13-Oct-1984, Season 10, episode 2.
-
#2 Berra hit a HR on Opening Days
in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958. Two more players have also done this—Todd
Hundley & Gary Carter. (Interesting
that all are catchers!)
FCR - Doug Christy, Sarasota
Incorrect guesses: Bob Uecker, Mickey Mantle, Paul Molitor
T.G.I.F. TURQUOISE — 30-Jun
Q. Who
broke Ty Cobb’s record for most hits in a single season?
Hint: #1
After his MVP, the next one in his franchise, was Brooks Robinson’s.
Hint: #2
He hit safely in the first thirty-four games of the season one year.
A. GEORGE SISLER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Cobb’s record was 248
H in 1911, his MVP year. Sisler sailed right by that with 257 H in 1920. In 2004, Ichiro Suzuki became the current
record holder when he rapped out 262 H.
-
#1 Sisler won the AL MVP playing
for the St. Louis Browns in 1922. The franchise moved east in 1954 & the
team was renamed the team the Orioles. In 1964, Robinson was voted AL
MVP. Since then, Orioles Frank Robinson
(1966), Boog Powell (1970) & Cal Ripken (1983, 1991) have received that
honor.
- #2 Sisler had at least 1 H in every G in 1925, from
14-Apr through 19-May before being held
hitless the following day by the A’s Lefty
Grove.
FCR - Obrey
Brown, Tallahassee
Incorrect guesses: Ichiro Suzuki, Boog Powell, Rogers Hornsby,
Pete Rose, Fran Robinson
SATURDAY — 01-Jul
Q. Which
reigning MVP injured his foot on Opening Day?
Hint: #1
He won the Arch Ward Memorial Award as All-Star game MVP.
Hint: #2
In the decade 1961-1970, he stole more bases than any other player in
his league.
A. MAURY WILLS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Hurt his foot and was
removed in the 6th inning from the game at Wrigley Field on 07-Apr-1963. Was
the 1962 NL MVP. 1962 was the 1st year that
award was bestowed.
-
#1 The award was first given for his
performance in the 1st ASG in 1962.
-
#2 In all of MLB, Wills stole 513
bases in that period. Lou Brock had 438.
FCR - David
Wise, Hyde Park, New York
Incorrect guesses: Pete Rose, Vince Coleman, Tommie Davis, Zoilo Versalles
SUNDAY — 02-Jul
Q. Which Most Valuable Player recorded the final
out of Babe Ruth’s career?
Hint:
#1 In his ninth year in the majors, he
led in two of the Triple Crown’s legs, never having led in either before.
Hint:
#2 His brother was a successful professional
boxer, but lost his life in the ring.
A. DOLPH
CAMILLI [SABR
Bio]
- Ans. On
30-May-1935,
Ruth grounded out to 1st in his only plate appearance—"3 unassisted”. When 1st baseman
Camilli stepped on the bag ahead of Ruth, the Babe, clearly out, left the game
and later stepped away from THE game for good.
- #1 In
1941, Camilli led NL with 34 HR & 120 RBI. It was more than enough, however, to win the
NL MVP.
- #2 Frank Camilli was a professional heavyweight boxer who
fought under the name Frankie Campbell, winning 33 of his 40 career
fights. ‘Campbell’ was killed in the
ring by future heavyweight champion Max Baer on 25-Aug-1930, in San Francisco. The diagnosis was a cerebral hemorrhage.
FCR - Mark DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses:
WEEK’S
FINALE — 02-Jul
Q. Who was drafted first overall and then played
for five franchises and six teams in a sixteen-year career?
Hint:
#1 He is one of the players to win an
MVP playing for a team managed by Billy Martin.
Hint:
#2 His son was the first former player
from a Little League Baseball World Series championship team to receive an
Olympic Medal.
A. JEFF
BURROUGHS [SABR
Bio]
- Ans. Burroughs
was drafted #1 in the 1st Round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft by
WSA (1970-71); TEX (1972-76); ATL (1977-80); SEA (1981): OAK (1982-84) &
TOR (1985). He was with TOR when they
played KCR in the 1985 ALCS.
- #1 Four
players won AL MVP playing for Martin teams: Harmon Killebrew (1969
MIN); Burroughs (1974 TEX);
Thurman Munson (1976
NYY);
& Don Mattingly (1985
NYY))
- #2 Sean
Burroughs had a 7-year career with 4 teams in MLB.
FCR - Jason Winston, Riverside California
Incorrect
guesses:
WEEK’S
THEME – MVP's who have sired a major
league player:
Father MVP Scion(s) WAR Dad’s
Collins*........... AL
1914................ Eddie Collins (Jr)....... -0.8................................... 124.2
Sisler*............. AL
1922................ Dave Sisler.................. 3.0................................... 57.2
..................................................... Dick Sisler.................. 7.1.... "
Camilli........... NL 1941................ Doug Camilli............. -0.9................................... 43.3
Berra*............ AL
1951, 54, 55 .... Dale Berra................... 5.5................................... 59.5
Wills............... NL 1962................ Bump
Wills.............. 16.5................................... 39.6
Rose............... NL
1973................ Pete Rose (Jr)............. -0.3................................... 79.6
Burroughs..... AL 1974................ Sean
Burroughs........ 5.5................................... 17.8
Clemens.......... AL
1985................ Kody Clemens............ -0.1................................... 139.2
Rodriguez*..... AL
1999................ Derek Rodriguez......... 1.4................................... 68.7
Guerrero*....... AL
2004................ Vlad Guerrero Jr........ 14.4................................... 59.5
* = HOF
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan
(after I-Rod)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tues - Most
wins without a save
- Most Valuable Player award winners who played at least
24 seasons in the major leagues
- Highest WAR players with sons in the majors
- MLB players whose son played for an MLB team in
Philadelphia
Wed - Played in a pro but not
major league game with their sons
- MLB players with
the highest WAR who also had a son play in the MLB
- Top 10 MVP award
winners by ranked by seasons played
- Players with
highest career WAR with 24+ yrs experience
- Players with
histories of legal/attitude/misbehavior problems
- Guys who had the highest career WAR among
those who played for more than twenty years
- Games played leader by an MVP award winner at
each position
Thur - 30/30 players with at least career 1300 RBIs but never once led any
leagues in RBIs for any one given year
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