MONDAY — 04-Mar
Q. Who was the first
player to lead the majors in sacrifice flies in a season the inaugural year it
became a recognized stat and incredulously, still holds that record more than a
half century later?
Hint: #1 His
cumulative time in the majors before leaving for military service was three
plate appearances while playing third base.
Hint: #2 He was the
initial Gold Glove winner at first base.
A. GIL HODGES [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Hodges had 19 SF in 1954. Andre Dawson came closest in 1983 when he had
18 for MON. The Sacrifice Fly has a motley history.
- #1 Hodges’ 1st G was 3½ years before
his 2nd.
- #2 Hodges won the GG in the
first year it was offered, 1957.
FCR - Noel Salguero,
Long Beach, California
Incorrect guesses: Eddie
Murray, Mickey Vernon, Frank Malzone
TUESDAY — 05-Mar
Q. Who is the only
player to have a four-home run game and a three-triple game?
Hint: #1 His six career
stolen bases are the most in All-Star game history.
Hint: #2 He was the first
player to be a 2-time All-Star game MVP award winner?
A. WILLIE MAYS [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Three 3B = 15-Sep-1960; 4
HR = 30-Apr-1961. 47 Players have tripled thrice 48 times. 16 players have
homered 4 X in a G. Only Mays is on both lists. Lou Gehrig would also qualify for both, but a
trio of triples he hit in his first 3 AB one day were rained off his
record. Details here.
- #1 Mays played in 24 ASG.
FCR - Michael Green,
Las Vegas
Incorrect guesses: Shawn
Green, Mike Trout, Joe Morgan
WEDNESDAY — 06-Mar
Q. Who is the only major
leaguer to get both 2,000 hits as a player and 2,000 wins as a manager?
Hint: #1 He was the
first National League player/manager in the Expansion Era.
Hint: #2 As a
manager, he didn’t lose a World Series until he had won four of them.
- Ans. Torre’s 2,342 H when he played were divided
among he playing positions: 903 at C;
787 at 1B; 515 at 3B; & 5 in the OF.
He managed 5 teams (NYM, ATL, STL, NYY & LAD), but only had a winning
record with the last 2 & only took 1 of them to the postseason. In all, he
managed 4,323 MLB G.
- #1 His last season as a player was the 1977 NYM
where he also began his managing career.
- #2 Torre took NYY all the way in 1996, 1998, 1999 & 2000, but fell short in 2001 & 2003.
FCR - Tom McLaughlin,
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Pete
Rose, Lou Boudreau, Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel, Bruce Bochy
THURSDAY — 07-Mar
Q. Who
was the first designated hitter inducted into the Hall of Fame?
Hint: #1
No one won a batting title at a younger age.
Hint: #2
He is one of only three Hall of Famers born in the city that has
produced 179 major leaguers.
-
Ans. Kaline first DH’d in 1974
when all but 3 of his 147 G were as a DH.
Elected to the Hall on the 1st ballot in 1980
-
#1 Kaline was just 20 years old
when he hit .340 in his 2nd full season, 1955. He was one day younger than Ty Cobb when Cobb won the 1st
of his record 12 batting crowns.
-
#2 Babe Ruth (1895), Kaline (1934)
& John Schuerholz (1940) are the only Hall of Famers born in Baltimore,
Maryland.
FCR - Tom
Galligan, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Incorrect guesses: Edgar Martinez, Carl Yastrzemski, Harold
Baines, Orlando Cepeda, Paul Molitor
FRIDAY —
08-Mar
Q. Who
was the first pitcher to win Gold Gloves in double figures?
Hint: #1
He surrendered Bert Campaneris’ 1st HR on 1st pitch
Campaneris saw in the majors.
Hint: #2
The batter who was the answer to
Thursday’s question is the only one to homer off this pitcher more then nine
times.
Hint: #3
He worked as a minor league analyst for the Home Team Sports network
during the 1981 players' strike.
-
Ans. Kaat won his 10th GG in 1970. He won 16 in all, passed only by
Greg Maddux’ 18.
-
#1 The G on 23-Jul-1964 was
the KCA’s SS Campaneris’ MLB debut. He
homered in his 1st AB in the 1st inning, but took Kaat
deep again in the 7th.
-
#2 Al Kaline had 10 career HR off
Kaat.
- #3 Home Team Sports is now part of the
Monumental Sports Network.
FCR - Victor
Piacentile, Yorktown Heights, New York
Incorrect guesses: Bobby Shantz, Gregg Maddux, Jim Palmer, Jerry
Reuss
SATURDAY— 09-Mar
Q. Who was
the first player to capture a league MVP, an All-Star game MVP and a World
Series MVP?
Hint: #1
He once received a standing ovation from the home crowd after striking
out.
Hint: #2
He passed Willie Mays in a category where Mays had been a standout.
A. BOOKS ROBINSON [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Brooks was AL MVP in 1964,
the 1966 ASG MVP
& the 1970 World Series MVP. When
Frank Robinson won the 1971 ASG MVP, he became the 2nd & last person to win all 3.
-
#1 He had been called out on
strikes in the 8th inning of 5th & final G of the 1970 WS . Returning to the dugout, head hung low,
the Oriole faithful rose with a standing ovation for his dream WS.
-
#2 Mays was the 1st
player to win Gold Glove 12 straight years:
1957-’68, tied in 1970 by Roberto Clemente. Robinson got his 13th in 1972 then
added 3 more. No other position player has that many.
FCR - Rich
Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Reggie Jackson, Jim Palmer, Derek Jeter,
Sandy Koufax, Willie Stargell, Cal Ripken, Steve Garvey
SATURDAY SPECIAL — 09-Mar
Q. Who ranks
fifth all-time as the most difficult major league to strike out ever?
Hint: #1
The year he was voted his league’s Most Valuable Player, his teammates
finished 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 9th , 20th
and 28th behind him.
Hint: #2
One of his managers decided to rest him for a couple of days, but soon
lamented his decision, saying, “I took it for a couple of days. Then I had to put him back in the
lineup. On the bench, he was driving me
crazy.”
Hint: #3
In postseason play, it was a fortified wine from southern Spain that took
the go out of his team’s “Go-go”.
A. NELLIE FOX [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Fox’s K rate was 5th
best all-time, behind the likes of Joe Sewell & Willie Keeler but ranking him ahead of some of
the best batters in history, such as Tony Gwynn, Charlie Gehringer & Joe
DiMaggio.
-
#1 Luis Aparicio was 2nd
in the 1959 AL MVP voting &
the only other player any receiving 1st-place votes. HOF Early Wynn was 3rd; CF Jim
Landis was 7th; C Sherm Lollar was 9th; P Bob Shaw tied
for 20th; & P Gerry Staley was the last on the list at #28.
- #2 The quote is from Paul Richards,
Fox’s manager on CHW 1951-54.
- #3 Dodger Pitcher Larry Sherry was the 1959 WS
MVP, with 2 wins & 2 saves against the White Sox. Sherry, of course, is a sweet Spanish wine enjoyed by many. That White Sox team was dubbed the “Go
go Sox” & had
convincingly won the AL pennant.
FCR - Andy
McCue, Riverside, California
Incorrect guesses: Phil Rizzuto, Hugh Duffy
SUNDAY — 10-Mar
Q. Who
led the majors more times than anyone else in being hit by pitch?
Hint: #1
He once said (paraphrasing here), “There might be players who are better
hitters than me, have more power, have a stronger throwing arm, are better
fielders, can even bunt better, but nobody ever hustled more on the field of
play. I’ll admit that there are some who
maybe hustled as much as I did, but nobody hustled more than I did. Nobody”
Hint: #2
He played professional baseball in parts of seven decades.
A. MINNIE MINOSO [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Minoso led MLB in HBP 9 X! Once he led only the AL. He was “out hit” over in the NL in 1952 when
Solly Hemus beat him 20 bruises to 14.
-
#1 Watch this video for the full quote.
-
#2 Played in the 1940s, 1950s,
1960 and had stunt appearances in 1976 & 1980. In 1993, he had an at-bat for the independent
minor league Saint Paul Saints. In 2003, he made a 1 at-bat appearance for the
Saints at age 77
FCR - Barry
Nelson, Guilderland, New York
Incorrect guesses: Don Baylor, Ron Hunt, Hughie Jennings, Craig
Biggio, Pete Rose, Eddie Stanky
WEEK’S FINALE— 10-Mar
Q. Who is
the final player to qualify for this week’s theme?
Hint: #1
His native country has produced more than five hundred major leaguers,
but he is the only one of them now in the Hall of Fame.
Hint: #2
He changed his socks more than once.
A. LUIS APARICIO [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Aparicio is the SS (see
below)
- #1 Venezuela’s major leaguers . There will very
likely soon be additions to the Hall.
-
#2 Played for the White Sox
1956-62; for the White Sox again 1968-70: & for the Red Sox 1971‑73.
FCR - Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware
Incorrect guesses: David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, Roberto Clemente,
Tony Lazzeri
WEEK’S THEME – First time a Gold Glove was won at each
position by a Hall of Famer
Player POS Year Team GGs WAR
Mays........... OF........ 1957....... NYG........ 12..... 156.1
Kaline.......... OF........ 1957........ DET........ 10....... 92.8
Minoso........ OF........ 1957....... CHW......... 3....... 53.2
Fox.............. 2B........ 1957....... CHW......... 3....... 49.5
Hodges........ 1B........ 1957....... BRO.......... 4....... 43.8
Aparicio...... SS........ 1958....... CHW......... 9....... 55.8
Robinson.... 3B........ 1960........ BAL........ 18....... 78.4
Kaat.............. P......... 1962........ MIN........ 16....... 50.5
Torre............ C......... 1965........ MLN.......... 1....... 57.5
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Joe Cohen, Holden Massachusetts
(After Kaline)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Hall
of Famers who managed the Mets
Weds - Hall of Fame players who ended their
careers with the New York Mets (X5)
- Something to do with a 4 home run game
- Players who were in uniform and not in the
dugout for The Shot Heard Round the World
- Hall of Famers who Played for and or managed
more than 1 New York team
- Hall of Famers who have worn the jersey of the
New York Mets and another New York team.
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