MONDAY — 03-Feb
Q. Who
has the highest career WAR for any player born in Jamaica?
Hint: #1
He was the first player in the history of his expansion franchise to
homer from both side of the plate.
Hint: #2
At the time of his retirement, he trailed only Rickey Henderson and
Bobby Bonds in career lead-off home runs.
A. DEVON WHITE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. White’s WAR is 47.3. Chili Davis is a strong 2nd place
at 38.31.
- #1 HR X 2 = 23-Jun-1987 for the Angels.
- #2 Has 34 lead-off HRs.
FCR - Barry
Gogel, Baltimore
Incorrect guesses: Chili Davis, Christian Guzman, Curtis Granderson,
Dexter Fowler, Eddie Murray, Andre Rodgers
TUESDAY — 04-Feb
Q. Who
was the first non-Hall of Farmer to strike out 110+ times for 10+ consecutive
seasons?
Hint: #1
He is a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame.
Hint: #2
One season, he and a teammate combined for more than a hundred home runs.
A. RAY LANKFORD [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. Struck out 110+ X from 1991 through 2001.
-
#1 STL HOF.
-
#2 In 1998, Lankford added his 31
HR to his 1st baseman’s record-breaking 70.
FCR - Erik
Lundegaard, Seattle
Incorrect guesses: Mark McGwire Albert Pujols, Rod Carew, Roger
Maris, Fernando Tatis, Sr.
WEDNESDAY — 05-Feb
Q. Who
was the next American League player after Rocky Colavito did it in 1959, to hit
four home runs in one game?
Hint: #1 He led the majors in putouts by an outfielder
one season.
Hint: #2
In his career, he had 201 more strike outs than hits, yet he only led
the league in strikeouts once.
Hint: #3
His leadoff home run in the nineteenth inning gave his team a one-run
victory.
A. MIKE CAMERON [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. Cameron went deep 4 X on 02-May-2002 off White Sox pitching:
2X in the 1st (different pitchers), 1 X in the 3rd
& 1 X in the 5th. The
next time up, he was HBP! He finally
made an out in the 9th. No
other player had hit a 4th HR before the 6th inning.
-
#1 His 485 PO for
SEA in 2003, led all MLB outfielders. He
also led the AL w/404 in 2009.
-
#2 Finished in 2011 w/1,700 H
& 1,901 K. K’ed 176 X for SEA
in 2002.
- #3 SEA got a 5-4 W over the BOS on 01-Aug-2000.
FCR - Jeff
Epstein, Dallas
Incorrect guesses: Josh Hamilton, Shawn Green, Mark Whiten, Carlos
Delgado, Willie Mays, Jim Gentile, Charley Maxwell
MIDWEEK BONUS — 05-Feb
Q. Which
outfielder was drafted first-round, second overall one year and then
first-round, fifth overall the following draft?
Hint: #1
He had college baseball's first 30-30 season.
Hint: #2
He was the first right fielder to start a triple play this century.
Hint: #3
Playing for STL, he was pelted with batteries when the Cardinals visited
PHI in 1999.
-
Ans. PHI took him 2nd
overall in 1997 but he could not come to terms on a contract, so he returned to
school at FSU and had a record-setting junior season.
-
#1 As a junior in 1997 at Florida
State University, Drew hit 31 HR & stole 32 bases. He was also the 3rd player in NCAA
history to record a triple-triple (100 hits, 100 runs, 100 RBI) after closing
his 3-year Seminole career with 267 hits, 254 runs and 257 RBI.
-
#2 On 01-Aug-2002, Drew caught a line drive it by Eric Owens off Chuck
Finley. Drew rifled a throw to SS Edgar
Renteria who tagged Derek Lee too far from 2nd base then relayed the
ball to Tino Martinez at 1st, who caught Mike Lowell,.
- #3 Phillie fans felt Drew had spurned their fair
city in ’97 & they demonstrated their displeasure.
FCR - Jim
Casey, Savannah
Incorrect guesses: Jordan Walker
THURSDAY — 06 Feb
Q. Which
one-time Baltimore Oriole outfielder’s feud with Barry Bonds has lasted more
than thirty years?
Hint: #1
His son played for the Dodgers for seven seasons.
Hint: #2
He was the middle out in Mickey Morandini's unassisted triple play.
A. ANDY VAN SLYKE [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. Van Slyke played alongside
Bonds in PIT’s outfield 1987-1992. Van
Slyke was not shy about sharing his feeling about Bonds’s then sub-par work
ethic. Van Slyke played 17 games for the
O’s in 1995.
-
#1 Son Scott Van Slyke splayed OF
& 1B for LAD 2012-2017.
-
#2 PHI’s Morandini turned the unassisted
TP on 20-Sep-1992, the first in the NL UTP since 1927.
FCR - Jesse
Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma
Incorrect guesses: Tim Raines, Eric Davis,
FRIDAY — 07 Feb
Q. Who
was the first player to rack up at least twenty home runs in a season for six
separate teams. He did at least ten a
season for an additional two.
Hint: #1
He finished his career in a special—yea—elite offensive club of eight
members, two of whom are Hall of Famers.
Hint: #2
He was once hit by a pitch in the eighth inning of a game and charged
the mound, without regard to the fact that the HBP had ended a perfect-game bid
A. REGGIE SANDERS [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. Sander had 20+ HR seasons
for: ARI, CIN, PIT, SDP, SFG & STL. 11 ea. For ATL & KCR.
-
#1 With his 304 SB & 304 HR,
Sanders made the 300/300 “Club”.
-
#2 On 13-Apr-1994, Pedro Martinez had pitched 7⅓ inning without a single CIN
player reaching base, but hit Sanders with a pitch. Without taking the game situation into
account, Sanders took umbrage & charged
at Martinez. There was some
history behind it, but it’s one of the most famous in-game mound assaults.
FCR - Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware
Incorrect guesses: Barry Bonds Gary Sheffield
SATURDAY — 08 Feb
Q. Who is
the only Braves shortstop voted National League Rookie of the Year?
Hint: #1
A BB/TR player, he once tripled thrice in a game.
Hint: #2
He pays the medical bills of the most vulnerable residents of his
hometown.
A. RAFAEL FURCAL [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. ROY (2000). Alvin Dark, w/BSN
in 1948, won the MLB ROY.
-
#1 Furcal’s 3B X 3 = 21-Apr-2002.
-
#2 Furcal, known for his
generosity & philanthropy, has used his baseball wealth to pay medical
expenses for those in need in his hometown of Loma
de Cabrera, Dominican Republic.
He also arranged for the Dodgers to donate a fire engine to the small
town (Pop. 20K) which had never had one.
FCR - Terry
Sloope, Cartersville, Georgia
Incorrect guesses: Alvin Dark, Dansby Swanson, Sunny Jackson, Walt
Weiss, Chipper Jones
SUNDAY — 09-Feb
Q. Who
led the American League in home runs with the highest total ever for an Angel?
Hint: #1
The following season, he was an All-Star, won a Silver Slugger and had more
extra-base hits than singles.
Hint: #2
Although his ancestors are German, his name in English is a Swedish product
used in almost every home worldwide.
A. TROY GLAUS [Wiki Bio]
-
Ans. Glaus hit 47 HR in
2000.
-
#1 In 2001, Glaus, an AS & SS
for the 2nd straight year, had 147 hits of which 81 (38 2B+2 3B+, 41 HR)
were EBH.
-
#2 Glaus = glass in Swedish
FCR - Jim
Casey, Savannah
Incorrect guesses: Mark Trumbo, Mike Trout
WEEK’S
FINALE — 09-Feb
Q. Who, in addition to Willie Stargell, hit
twenty-four home runs in a season at Three River Stadium?
Hint:
#1 He once took away a home run from Brandon Phillips with a catch neither
of them will soon
forget.
Hint:
#2 He retrieved the base stolen by a Pirates
manager to keep as a souvenir.
A. BRIAN
GILES
[SABR
Bio]
- Ans. Stargell
hit 24 HR at 3 Rivers in 1973, Giles in 1999.
- #1 Catch
of CLE’s Phillips’ fly
ball was in Pittsburgh in the 8th inning on 21-Jun-2003.
- #2 PIT
manager Lloyd McClendon is one of the greatest managerial tantrums ever, tore
out first base. Alert to the possibility,
Giles took possession of the purloined, discarded base.
FCR - Brett Moore, Studio City, California
Incorrect
guesses: Barry Bonds, Reggie Sanders
WEEK’S THEME
– All-Star position-players with the high WAR ratings who received exactly zero
(0) Hall of Fame votes
Player HOF Vote WAR
Cameron............... (2017)............. 46.7
Drew..................... (2001)............. 44.9
Furcal.................... (2020)............. 39.5
Giles...................... (2015)............. 51.1
Glaus..................... (2016)............. 28.1
Lankford............... (2010)............. 38.2
Sanders................ (2013)............. 39.8
Van
Slyke............. (2001)............. 41.3
White..................... (2007)............. 47.3
Also
qualified for the theme:
Carl Crawford (2022) 39.1
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Jesse Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma
(after Van Slyke)
Incorrect
theme guesses:
- CFs who lead the
league in Putouts without winning a gold glove
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