MONDAY — 10-Jul
Q. Who has
racked up more career assists from right field than anybody in major league
history?
Hint: #1
Roberto Clemente is second on that list.
Hint: #2
He leads the Red Sox franchise in career triples and stolen bases.
- Ans. Hooper’s
333 career assists are tops for RF & he is 6th among all
outfielders.
- #1 Clemente
total of 255 would no doubt be higher had his life not been so sadly & suddenly
lost.
- #2 He
hit 130 triples & stole exactly 300 bases for BOS even though he only
played for them for 12 of his 17-year career.
FCR - James
Moynihan, North Attleboro, Massachusetts
Incorrect guesses: Dwight Evans, Tris Speaker, Jim Rice, Mookie
Betts
TUESDAY — 11-Jul
Q. Which one-time
White Sox batter was the first player to hit twenty home runs in season for five
different major league teams?
Hint: #1 He set the
National League record when he led off eleven games in one season with a home
run.
Hint: #2 Baseball savant
Gene Mauch said of him, “He may be the best player in baseball today.”
A. BOBBY BONDS [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Bonds hit a minimum of 20 HR for each of SFG,
CAL, TEX, CLE & NYY.
- #1 1973 was his big year for lead-off
homers.
- #2 Sparky Anderson concurred then came out with,
“He is the best player in baseball today!”
Both quotes are from 1973.
FCR - Tom Veal,
Spanaway, Washington
Incorrect guesses: Dick
Allen, Rickey Henderson, Jim Thome, Frank Thomas, Hideki Matsui
WEDNESDAY — 12-Jul
Q. Which player, signed as a free agent
from the Japanese leagues, broke Brady Anderson’s record when he hit his thirteenth lead-off home run
for the Yankees in 2003?
Hint: #1 He still
holds the record for home runs and extra base hits in one year for one MLB
franchise despite only being with them for one season.
Hint: #2 He was one
traded for the highest-paid player in the game.
- Ans. Anderson had 12 playing for the 1996-1997
Hiroshima Toyo Carp before he came to NYY.
- #1 In 2006, Soriano hit 46 HR and had 89 XBH for
the 2006 Nationals. Those are the top
marks for the franchise, beginning with the franchise’s origin in Montreal in
1969.
- #2 Although Soriano & Alex Rodriguez were
essentially swapped for each other, TEX kicked in $67M to make the swap with NYY. They saved $112M from the
$179M that A-Rod was still owed.
FCR - Joe Cohen, Holden, Massachusetts
MIDWEEK BONUS — 12-Jul
Q. Which
member of The Big Four was nicknamed “Old True Blue”?
Hint: #1
One season he had more runs batted in than games played.
Hint: #2
He also had the most
single-season home runs and total bases in the history of his league.
Hint: #3 Somewhat unusual for players in his day, both
his parents were born in the United States.
A. HARDY RICHARDSON [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. The Big Four were Richardson,
Dan Brouthers, Jack Rowe & Deacon White, together so named because at a National League meeting, it was decided that the Buffalo Bisons
“Big Four”, so named by the Detroit media, could play for the Detroit
Wolverines in 1886.
-
#1 In 1890, Richardson played in
132 G but had 152 RBI.
-
#2 He also had the most career
home runs, total bases & RBI in the history of his league, the
well-intentioned, but the ill-fated Players League, which lasted but one season—1890.
-
#3 His father, Robert D.
Richardson, was a New Jersey native. His mother, Naomi (Jones) Richardson, was
born in Pennsylvania.
FCR - Craig
McGraw, Middletown, Delaware
Incorrect guesses: Chuck Klein, Dan Brouthers, Hack Wilson
THURSDAY — 13-Jul
Q. Which
speedster hit more triples in one season than any other National Leaguer this
century?
Hint: #1
He once ended a season with a 30+ game hitting streak intact.
Hint: #2
That no doubt was seen as a positive by the MVP voters.
Hint: #3
His high school also produced a Hall of Famer as well as four MLB
All-Stars besides himself.
A. JIMMY ROLLINS [WIKI Bio]
-
Ans. Rollins led the NL in 3B in 2007
w/20. He led 3 additional times
as well.
-
#1 Rollins ended the 2005 year
with his 36th straight G w/a H.
He was finally stopped the 3rd G of 2008.
-
#2 Rollins did win the 2007 NL MVP but had also received
MVP votes in 4 previous seasons.
-
#3 Additional alumni of Encinal
HS (Alameda, CA) were Willie Stargell, Tommy Harper, Dontrelle Willis
& Chris Speier.
FCR - Tom Cleary, Macungie, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Willie Keeler, Willie Davis, Willie McGee, Jose
Reyes, Curtis Granderson, Juan Soto, Owen Wilson
FRIDAY —
14-Jul
Q. Whose team owner made it possible for
him to participate in the Olympic Games?
Hint: #1
He was the first victim of
the Utley rule.
Hint: #2
He and eventual his brother-in-law were teammates for three seasons.
A. NICK MARKAKIS [Wiki Bio]
- Ans. Markakis
was a member of the very first Greek baseball team to play in the Olympics held
in Athens, Greece in 2004. Orioles majority owner Peter Angelos, like Markakis
of Greek descent, funded the fledgling Hellenic Amateur Baseball Federation to the tune of one million
dollars to aid the country’s Olympic efforts. Angelos also encouraged & gave permission
for Markakis, then just a promising Single A prospect for the Orioles, to play
in the Athens Games where he hit .346 as an Olympian.
-
#1 Attempting to break up a double play in the 7th inning
on Opening Day (4-Apr-2016), Markakis was ruled out on the new sliding rule put into effect after the Dodgers’ Chase
Utley broke the leg of the Mets’ Ruben Tejada in G2 of the 2015 NLDS.
- #2 Markakis married Christina Dutko of Fort
Lauderdale in 2008. Flaherty became part
of the family in 2016 when he wed Christina's sister, Ashley. Markakis & Flaherty were teammates on BAL 2012-2014, but had only
spoken occasionally. They were re-united
on ATL in 2018.
FCR - Susan
Nelson, Moscow, Tennessee
Incorrect guesses: Colby
Rasmus, Jose Bautista, Brandon Crawford, George Steinbrenner, Eddy Alvarez?
SATURDAY — 14-Jul
Q. Who
joined Mr. Cub to become the first pair of players to each hit two homers in
the same Opening Day game?
Hint: #1
His home run was the first-ever hit at Veterans Stadium.
Hint:
#2 He still holds the AL record for most
consecutive errorless games at third base.
-
Ans. Rookie Money & HOF-bound
Ernie Banks both deposited 2 over the bricks on 08-April-1969.
-
#1 Money stroked a 10-Apr-1971 HR off Bill Stoneman on the Opening Day at "The Vet”.
Watch Money ring the bell, fire the
cannon & set off the fountains for the 1st time at the 1:40 mark
of this grainy footage.
-
#2 Don was money
at the hot corner in 88 straight games 28-Sept-1973 through
16-July-1974.
FCR - John
Gidley, Maple Glen, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Clete Boyer, Ron Santo, Mike Schmidt, Charlie
Smith, Mack Jones, Dick Allen, Brooks Robinson
WEEKEND SPECIAL — 15-Jul
Q. Which one-time Royal was the first Canadian to be highlighted
on a Topps’ baseball card box?
Hint: #1
He stole two bases and
scored twice in the game that clinched his franchise’s first postseason
appearance.
Hint: #2
Last year, he was inducted
into his franchise’s Hall of Fame alongside frequent Horsehide Trivia FCR,
Tal Smith.
A. TERRY PUHL [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Topps chose this photo of Puhl because of his swing & the photo’s color. Those early 1980s
rainbow Astro unis fit the bill. Puhl’s final 15 MLB Gs were with the KC Royals.
-
#1 The Astros had just been swept in 3 G by LAD, forcing a 163rd,
winner-take-all contest between these same teams on 01-Oct-1980, for who would advance to the NLCS. Puhl helped spark HOU to that victory. The team then faced PHI in one of the finest NLCS in history. Sadly for him and for the city of Houston,
his ’Stros fell to PHI in one of the most dramatic postseason series ever.
-
#2 Astros’ fan favorite Puhl & longtime baseball executive Smith went in together on 13-Aug-2022. Tal Smith’s time w/HOU spanned 3 stints & 2 ballparks. He also regularly shows off his baseball
acumen, being the First Correct Respondent
to our daily questions & weekly theme.
FCR - Wesley
Story, Richmond, Texas
Incorrect guesses: Lance Berkman, Rocky Nelson, Rusty Staub
SUNDAY — 16-Jul
Q. Who
was the last player to win the Lou Brock Award three seasons in a row?
Hint:
#1 In four of his eleven seasons in the
majors, his triples were in double figures, leading the league once.
Hint:
#2 His single season as a MLB broadcaster was punctuated by a
coarse slip of the tongue.
A. MICHAEL BOURN [B-R Bio]
- Ans. The Lou Brock Award is the postseason
award honoring the NL player who leads the league in stolen bases. The honor is presented to the winner.at the annual
St. Louis Baseball Writers’ Dinner. Bourn
won it in 2009 (61), 2010 (52) & 2011 (61).
- #1 Playing
for CLE in 2014, he hit 10 triples, tying CHW’s Adam Eaton for the AL
lead.
- #2 In 2022, Bourn, while serving as a color
commentator for the Phillies Radio Network, sputtered a live, on-air “Oooh,
shit!” watching Bryce Harper get hit on the hand. The
97-mph pitch actually broke Harper’s thumb.
Bourn apologized with, “Excuse my language. I think a word might have slipped out
there."
FCR - Jason Winston, Riverside, California
Incorrect
guesses: Jimmy Rollins, Vince Coleman,
Juan Pierre, Jose Reyes, Curtis Granderson
WEEK’S
FINALE — 16-Jul
Q. Whose walk-off hit ended the longest victory in
Kingdome history?
Hint:
#1 This promising rookie left-handed batter
started in the outfield on Opening Day 1989 for the Mariners.
Hint:
#2 He completely fooled an Upper Deck card company
photographer one spring.
A. GREG BRILEY [B-R Bio]
- Ans. On 05-May-1991, Briley whacked a game-ending HR to secure the SEAs’ record
16-inning win.
- #1 It
would be his first complete season in the majors. Briley won the starting LF job out of Spring
Training in 1989 & on 03-April-1989 played alongside another rookie outfielder making his MLB debut.
- #2 Although
Briley never appeared at catcher during his 11-year professional playing
career, he was able to get away with posing as one for his 1992 baseball card. (But what’s this?)
FCR - Damion Begley, New York City
Incorrect
guesses: Ken Griffey Jr, Alvin Davis
WEEK’S
THEME – Select players who hit lead-off
home runs in 1-0 games.
Player Tm Date Pitcher Tm WAR WAR(P)
Bonds............... SFG..... 28-Apr-1973....... Reggie Cleveland.... STL......... 57.9............... 8.9
Bourn............... CLE...... 27-Jul-2013........ Yu Darvish............. TEX.......... 22.8............... 30.3
Briley.............. SEA...... 19-Jun-1992....... Kevin Tapani............. MIN........... 0.3................ 29.2
Hooper............. BOS... 30-May-1913(2) .... Walter Johnson........ WSH........ 53.7............... 165.1
Markakis......... BAL..... 03-Aug-2014....... Hisashi Iwakuma......... SEA....... 33.6............... 16.8
Money.............. MIL...... 26-Apr-1976....... Frank Tanana.............. CAL........ 36.5............... 57.1
Puhl................. HOU..... 20-May-1979(1)..... Gaylord Perry............ SDP......... 28.3............ 90.0
Richardson...... BSN..... 02-Sep-1889*.... Henry Boyle................ IND........ 41.0............... 22.7
Rollins.............. PHI..... 14-Aug-2012..... Josh Johnson.. .MIA......... 47.6............... 24.3
Soriano............ CHC..... 09-May-2007........ Tom Gorzelanny........... MIL..... 28.6............... 5.4
*His lead-off HR in that 1-0 game was the first time that this feat had occurred in
the major leagues.
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Joe Cohen, Holden, Massachusetts
(After Soriano)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Hall
of Famers who played the most games at OF for the White Sox
Thurs - HOF players with at least 1000 runs, 300 doubles, 200 SBs and 800 RBI
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