MONDAY — XX-Mo
Q. Who played in
every New York Yankees/Brooklyn Dodgers World Series game?
Hint: #1 He played
under Bill Dickey with Phil Rizzuto.
Hint: #2 He was the
only batter to take Don Larsen to a three-ball count during Larsen’s perfect World
Series game.
A. PEE WEE REESE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. The only team Reese played for in the
postseason was the Brooklyn Dodgers. The
only postseason games he played were World Series games. The only postseason opponent he ever played
against was the New York Yankees. He
played in 7 WS, 44, WS G, had 46 WS H and took home 1 ring.
1941 - L
1947
- L
1949 - L
1952 - L
1953 - L
1955 – W
1956 - L
- #1 All 3 men played on the US
Navy's WWII team.
- #2 Reese was the 2nd batter of the G
on 08-Oct-1956. The count was 3-2 before Reese watched a 3rd
K go by.
FCR - Kevin Baker,
New York City
Incorrect guesses: Carl
Furillo, Yogi Berra, Gil Hodges, Hank Bauer, Duke Snider, Dale Mitchell
TUESDAY — 02-Jul
Q. Which Pittsburg
native played eighteen years in the majors, playing for only one team then
became a manager in the majors and managed only that same team?
Hint: #1 He replaced
a legend at a legendary position.
Hint: #2 He and his
teammates took the meaning of teammate to a whole new level.
A. BILL RUSSELL [Wiki Bio]
- Ans. A native of Pittsburg, Kansas, Russell played
for (1969-86) and managed (1996-98) LAD.
- #1 Russell took over at SS for LAD not long after
Maury Wills was traded to PIT in 1967. Wills had been the 1962 MVP & the 1st
ever All-Star Game MVP that same year. Between Wills’s departure and Russell’s
arrival, LAD worked with various other shortstops: Dick Schofield, Zoilo Versalles, Tommy Dean
& Gene Michael. Wills even returned
briefly & Russell began as an outfielder.
Eventually, he was given the opportunity at SS & started Dodger games
there 1972-83.
- #2 Russell was part of an infield with Steve
Garvey at 1st, Davey Lopes at 2nd & Ron Cey at 3rd. Those four played together long enough to
inspire poetry. Read here.
FCR - Doug
Greenwald, San Francisco
Incorrect guesses: Ossie
Bluege, Mel Ott, Red Schoendienst, Danny Murtaugh
WEDNESDAY — 03-Jul
Q. Cy Young threw
the first no-hitter in Red Sox history, but who was the first left-hander to do
so?
Hint: #1 He is the
last left-handed pitcher to win twenty-five games in one season for the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Hint: #2 A
switch-hitter, he is one of history’s best hitting pitchers.
A. JESSE TANNEHILL [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Tannehill’ no-no: 17-Aug-1904. Young’s:
05-May-1904. The team was more commonly referred to as the
Boston Americans, mostly to distinguish them from the NL’s Boston Braves.
- #1 His record was 25-13 in 1898, his first full season
in the majors. The record looks safe for
the time being. For one thing, Paul
Skenes is a righty.
- #2 As a batter, he posted a career .255 batting
average (361-for-1414) with 190 R, 55 2B, 23 3B, 5 HR, 142 RBI &
105 BB.
FCR - Andrew Milner,
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Bob
Veale, Mel Parnell, Tim Wakefield, Deacon Phillippe
THURSDAY —04-Jul
Q. Who has
the most career hits of any player born in Brooklyn, New York?
Hint: #1
In eight straight seasons of playing fewer than 145 games each, he had
more than 200 hits.
Hint: #2
He is forever linked with Pete Rose.
A. WEE WILLIE KEELER [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Keeler ended with 2,932 H. Other Brooklyn-born players include Lou
Whitaker (2,369), Joe Judge (2,352), Joe Torre (2,342) & Tommy Davis (2,121).
-
#1 His numbers:
Year G Hits
1894* 129 219
1895* 131 213
1896* 126 210
1897 129 239
1898 129 216
1899 141 216
1900 136 204
1901 136 202
Avg. 132 215
*League champion (BLN)
-
#2 Keeler had a 44 consecutive G
hitting streak for the Orioles to begin the 1897 season. That mark, still the NL record, was tied by
Pete Rose in 1978. Keeler stands alone
for the most G (longest streak) by a lefty.
FCR - George
Sibley, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Incorrect guesses: Ray Fosse, Pete Browning, Tommy Holmes, Bud
Harrelson Ty Cobb, Joe Torre
FRIDAY — 05-Jul
Q. Who
was the Baltimore Orioles’ manager the season shortstop Miguel Tejada set their
team record for RBI in a season?
Hint: #1
As a BBTB player, he played fourteen years in the majors and wore the
uniform of five different teams.
Hint: #2
The sport he dropped to focus on baseball might have seen him compete in
the Olympics.
Hint: #3
His father was a professional piano tuner.
A. LEE MAZZILLI [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Tejada had 150 RBI in 2004.
Mazzilli managed the team in 2004 & the 1st 107 G of 2005.
-
#1 He played for NYM (2X), TEX, NYY, PIT & TOR. Although he could throw easily with either
hand, Mazzilli took the advice of his professional coaches & settled on
just throwing as a righty. Mets’
director of scouting, had described him this way: “Bats right-left. Throws right-left.”
-
#2 Introduced to ice skating by
his father, Lee became the standout and he won or shared national age-group
Long Track national championships 3 X & won a Short Track national title 4
X.
- #3 Mazzilli’s father, Libero, immigrated with
his family to the U.S. from Bari, Italy, where piano tuning was the family
trade.
FCR - Matt
Van Hoose, Springfield, Virginia
Incorrect guesses: Buck Showalter, Davey Johnson, Hank Bauer, Mike
Hargrove
SATURDAY — 06-Jul
Q. Which
charming Panamanian batter tied Hall of Famer Max Carey by getting two hits in
an inning, twice in one game?
Hint: #1
When he (not Carey) reached free agency stratus, he signed one of the
largest contracts that had ever been seen.
Hint: #2 He was an important part of member of
a famous baseball “company”.
A. RENNIE STENNETT [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Pittsburgh’s Max Carey helped
his team toward their 1st WS championship by, in the game on 22‑Jun‑1925,
getting 2 H in the 1st & 8th innings as they overwhelmed
STL 24-6. Then on 16‑Sep-1975,
PIT’s Stennett did the same against CHC at Wrigley Field, this time in the 1st
& 5th innings.
-
#1 In December 1979, Stennett
signed a $3,000,000 5-year contract with SFG.
He would only play 2 of those 5 years.
-
#2 The Pittsburgh Pirates of the
1970s were a dominant offensive force, winning the WS in 1971 and 1979. They
and their clubs of white ash became known as “The Lumber Company”.
FCR - Fred
Worth, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Incorrect guesses: Rod Carew, Manny Sanguillen, Carlos Lee
SUNDAY — 07-Jul
Q. Which
Reds pitcher from Wyoming led the majors in pitching losses in his second
season, but led the world in games finished five years later?
Hint: #1
His son pitched in the majors for seven seasons.
Hint: #2
If we add in his middle name, he becomes over-qualified for this week’s
theme.
A. JEFF RUSSELL [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. Russell played for CIN in 1983 & 1984, the latter being when
he took losses 18 X. Playing
for the Rangers in 1989, he racked up 66 GF and led the AL in
saves with 38. He attended and
was drafted from Wyoming HS in Wyoming,
Ohio, a Cincinnati suburb.
-
#1 His son, James Russell,
pitched in relief in the NL 2010-2016.
-
#2 Jeffrey Lee Russell has 3 sets
of double letters.
FCR - John
Rickert, Terre Haute, Indiana
Incorrect guesses: Tom Browning, Dick Ellsworth
WEEK’S THEME – Triple Doubles: Baseball names with at least 3 sets total of double letters in their first and last names as we know them. (Did we miss any?)
Wee
Willie Keeler............. 54.3
Lee Mazzilli....................... 15.6
Pee
Wee Reese................ 68.4
Bill Russell....................... 31.4
Jeff Russell....................... 14.8
Rennie Stennett............... 13.9
Jesse Tannehill................ 47.0
None of them was a
bookkeeper from Tennessee, Mississippi or even Tallahassee. No did any ever even imagine traveling to Woolloomooloo.
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Roger Lipsett, Woburn, Massachusetts
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Tues - Most
career hits by a Dodger shortstop
Sat - Players with double letters in both first and
last names
Sun - Players
with double (consecutive) letters in both their first and last names
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