MONDAY — 23-Dec
Q. Who still
holds the record for extra-base hits by a National League rookie?
Hint: #1
He is the only player to hit thirty home runs in each of his first twelve
major league seasons?
Hint: #2
During that run, he led the league in WAR annually for six consecutive
seasons and in half of those also led the majors.
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Ans. Pujols had 88 EBH in 2001
for STL (47 2B + 4 3B + 37 HR).
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#1 Pujols just never let up. His HR 2001-2012 = 37, 34, 43, 46, 41, 49, 32,
37, 47, 42, 37, 30.
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#2 WAR dominance: 2005 (8.4)
2006 (8.5)
2007 (8.7)
2008 (9.2)
2009 (9.7)
2010 (7.5)
FCR - Phil
Lindsey, Bluffton, South Carolina
Incorrect guesses: Ralph Kiner, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Mel
Ott, Hank Aaron
TUESDAY — 24-Dec
Q. Who
banged out 210 hits in “the year of the pitcher”?
Hint: #1
In fact, he amassed two hundred hits per year, minimum, for each of a
record ten seasons?
Hint: #2
He set an unmatched record by being chosen a National League All-Star at
five different positions.
- Ans. Rose had 210 safeties in 1968 &
another 218 in 1969.
- #1 Rose had at least 200 H in: 1965 (209)
1966 (205)
1968 (210)
1969 (218)
1970 (205)
1973 (230)
1975 (210)
1976 (215)
1977 (204)
1979 (208)
Rose being upset that the strike-shortened ‘72 season cost
him 200 hits. CIN missed 8 games that
year & he had 198 H. Ichiro later
tied his record of 10 seasons with 200 hits.
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#2 Rose was an NL All-Star 17 X
& at least once at each of 1B, 2B, 3B, LF & RF, though not necessarily
in that order.
FCR - Jay
Herdson, Ellicott City, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Felipe Alou
WEDNESDAY — 25-Dec
Q. Which
one-time Oriole moundsman led the majors in WHIP the year after he left the
Astros?
Hint: #1
He led his league in WHIP a few years later the season after his team
won the World Series.
Hint: #2
He was the Most Valuable Player of the first postseason series he ever
played in.
A. CURT SCHILLING [SABR Bio]
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Ans. In 1992, his 1st
season with PHI, Schilling posted a nifty 0.990 WHIP (Walks+Hits
per Innings Pitched). Played for HOU in 1991 & was dealt 02-Apr-1992
by them to PHI for Jason Grimsley. He pitched for BAL 1988-1990.
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#1 Playing for 2001 WS champs
ARI in 2002, Schilling once again claimed leadership in WHIP, this time in NL
at 0.968.
-
#2 He was the MVP of the 1993 NLCS when he helped PHI
overcome ATL and head to the WS..
FCR - Lou
Charlip, Rockville, Maryland
Incorrect guesses: Mike Cuellar, Kevin Brown, Don Larsen, Dave
McNally
MIDWEEK BONUS — 25-Dec
Q. Who
is the oldest major leaguer to be credited with a run batted in?
Hint: #1
He once started a game and surrendered thirteen hits, but issued neither
a single strikeout nor walk.
Hint: #2
He got his first World Series ring in a Series where Taylor Swift sang
the national anthem.
A. JAMIE MOYER [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Playing for COL on 16-May-2012, Moyer singled
off ARI’s Patrick Corbin and drove in Jordan
Pacheco & Dexter Fowler in the 2nd. He was 49 years & 180 days.
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#1 On 14-Sep-2005
in Seattle, Moyer went 5 innings and his one true outcome apparently was hits. Oh… and runs.
He gave up 7. He was pulled his
SEA came back to win.
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#2 Moyer was w/PHI in 2008 for
their WS championship. Swift
sang the national anthem
before G 3. Moyer started that G and
pitched 6 ⅓ innings.
FCR - Wesley
Story, Richmond, Texas
Incorrect guesses: Satchel Paige, Tim Wakefield, Rich Hill, Jack
Quinn, Roberto Colon, Julio Franco, Minnie Minoso
THURSDAY — 26-Dec
Q. Who both
led the league in runs batted in and led the majors in runs scored in his
second season after being traded to the Yankees?
Hint: #1
He accomplished a dream when he played a baseball video game in which he
was featured.
Hint: #2
He has won the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award four times. No other player has won it more than twice.
A. CURTIS GRANDERSON [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. In 2011, Granderson ranked 4th
in MVP voting after he had knocked in 136 and scored 119 times. In December 2009, he was traded as part of a 3-team trade by DET to NYY.
-
#1 Granderson was first featured
in “MLB – The Show” in
2009. The game is produced by Sony and
available on multiple platforms.
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#2 The Marvin Miller Man of
the Year Award, the created by the
Major League Baseball Players' Association (MLBPA) , is has been awarded
annually since 1997 to a major league player “…whose on-field performance and
contributions to his community inspire others to higher levels of achievement.”
FCR - Jeff
Epstein, Dallas
Incorrect guesses: Alex Rodriguez, Dave Winfield, Roger Maris, D.J.
LeMahieu, Bobby Abreu
FRIDAY — 27-Dec
Q. Who
is the only player in the Expansion Era to win National League Most Valuable
Player awards in consecutive seasons but never play in a World Series?
Hint: #1
The same year he led the majors in intentional walks, he was chosen as Sports
Illustrated “Sportsman of the Year”.
Hint: #2
When he first came up, the press called him, ”The next Johnny Bench”.
A. DALE MURPHY [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Was NL MVP in 1982 & 1983. His only postseason experience in the majors
was the 1982 NLCS where ATL was swept by
STL 3-0.
-
#1 Murphy was honored with 7
other athletes from representing various other sports because they were “Athletes Who Care”.
-
#2 Murphy was drafted by ATL as a catcher.
FCR - Robert
Rolek, La Grange Park, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Mike Piazza, Buster Posey, Albert Pujols, Ryan
Braun, Mike Trout, Joe Mauer, Ernie Banks
SATURDAY — 28-Dec
Q. Who
was the second ever NLCS Most Valuable Player?
Hint: #1
He was also the first to the be
the second one to win it.
Hint: #2
He holds the record for most career All-Star appearances as a first
baseman.
A. STEVE GARVEY [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Dusty Baker was 1st,
in 1977. Garvey was next in 1978.
-
#1 Garvey was also NLCS MVP in
1984.
-
#2 10 X AS at 1B.
FCR - Evan
Thompson, Mesa
Incorrect guesses: Albert Pujols, Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Keith
Hernandez, Willie Stargell, Tony Perez
SUNDAY — 29-Dec
Q. Which
BLTR, hirsute, six foot, seven inch tall starting pitcher was drafted in the
first round, but took five years to achieve rookie status?
Hint: #1
The year he won his Cy Young Award, he did not lead the National League
in wins nor did he lead the American League.
He did, however, lead the majors.
Hint: #2
He was a high school All-American infielder.
A. RICK SUTCLIFFE [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Sutcliffe was drafted by LAD
in 1974 in the 1st round, 28th overall.
He was a rookie in the 1979 season & was voted ROY with a commanding
majority. He wore facial hair most of
his career. He bats left, throws right.
-
#1 In 1984, Sutcliffe won 4 Gs
w/CLE, then was traded to CHC on 13-Jun by CLE to CHC for whom he won 16
more. That total of 20 tied with
Mike Boddicker, who had 20 W for BAL and Joaquin Andujar who
won 20 for STL.
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#2 Playing for Van Horn HS
(Independence, MO) , he made the 1974 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Team.
FCR - Jerry
Kahn, New York City
Incorrect guesses: J.R. Richard, Randy Johnson, Rick Sutton, CC
Sabathia
WEEK’S
THEME
– Non-Hall-of-Famers who have won the Lou Gehrig Award and the Roberto Clemente
Award.
Player Clemente Gehrig WAR
Garvey....................... 1981............... 1984....................... 38.0
Granderson................ 2016............... 2015....................... 47.2
Moyer......................... 2003............... 2003....................... 49.8
Murphy....................... 1988............... 1985....................... 46.5
Pujols......................... 2008............... 2009..................... 101.4
Rose........................... 1976............... 1969....................... 79.5
Schilling..................... 2001............... 1995....................... 79.5
Sutcliffe...................... 1987............... 1987....................... 33.9
Also qualifying under this week’s theme:
Salvador Perez.......... 2024............... 2021....................... 35.5
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Incorrect
theme guesses:
Mon - Players
who hit a grand slam for Homer No. 200
Tue - Most
career hits players not in HOF
-
10+
time all-stars
-
Players
who should be in the Hall of Fame
Thur - They
have all won the Roberto Clemente award and none of them are in the HOF
-
They
have all played 20 years in the majors
Fri - Won
the Lou Gehrig award and not in the HOF
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