MONDAY — 27-Apr-2026
Q. Who is the only player to hit fifty doubles in
a season in the 1960s?
Hint:
#1 He joined Walter Alston, Charley
Grimm and Ted Williams as managers of major league teams a full year before and
after their team moved cities.
Hint:
#2 He won the batting Triple Crown with
a twist: That season was the only time
he led his league in any of those categories.
A. FRANK ROBINSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Robinson
hit 51 doubles for CIN in 1962 & as the reigning NL MVP. Between Stan Musial’s 53 in 1953 & Hall
McRae’s 54 in 1977.
- #1 .. Alston........ 1957
Brooklyn Dodgers......... 1958 Los
Angeles Dodgers
Grimm........ 1952 Boston Braves.............. 1953 Milwaukee Braves
Williams..... 1971 Washington Senators... 1972 Texas Rangers
Robinson... 2004 Montreal Expos............. 2005 Washington Nationals
- #2 In
1966, his first season in the AL, he led with 49 HR, 122
RBI & a .316 BA. Only the HR
were a career best.
FCR - Chris Engebo, Kelso, Washington
Incorrect
guesses: Carl Yastrzemski
TUESDAY — 28-Apr-2026
Q. Which BBTB pitcher threw more wild pitches in
his career than any other major leaguer?
Hint:
#1 He was the first pitcher born outside
the United States to throw a major league no-hitter.
Hint:
#2 In SABR plebiscites, he is often recommended
to be reconsidered for Hall of Fame inclusion.
A. TONY MULLANE [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Mullane
is the all-time career leader in WP w/343. He was known to
pitch with either hand, which he famously first did in a game on 18-Jul-1882.
- #1 His
no-hitter on 11-Sep-1882 is the 6th
ever recorded. He was born in County
Cork, Ireland
- #2 His
credentials speak for themselves. His 66.6
career WAR exceeds those of Willie McCovey, Rich Gossage & Andre
Dawson, to name a few.
FCR - Pete Dupuis, Hooksett, New Hampshire
Incorrect
guesses: Felipe Alou, Ted Williams, Bert
Blyleven, Masanori Murakami, Don Mattingly
WEDNESDAY— 29-Apr-2026
Q. Which former six-time American League Gold
Glove winner was the vice president of
the Cincinnati Reds.
Hint:
#1 Alumni of his high school include two
Hall of Famers.
Hint:
#2 One season he had 200 hits and only
hit .299.
A. BUDDY BELL
[SABR Bio]
- Ans. Bell
won his 6 GG in consecutive seasons 1979-1984, each of the years he spent a
full season with the Texas Rangers. He
was useful for the Reds in parts of 4 seasons 1985-1988. His full title with Cincinnati is vice
president and senior advisor to the general manager for the Cincinnati Reds.
- #1 Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati has quite
a few successful professional baseball players among its former students
including Ken Griffey Jr, Barry Larkin & Bell.
- #2 Only
a handful of major leaguers have
ever turned in such a season.
FCR - Steve Berman, Wanaque, New Jersey
Incorrect
guesses: Sparky Anderson
MIDWEEK
BONUS — 30-Apr-2026
Q. Which rookie led the majors in batting
playing for a city that no longer has a major league team?
Hint:
#1 His career batting average is .341,
just a few notches behind Ted Williams and Babe Ruth.
Hint:
#2 He made a memorable contribution of
equipment to the game
A. PETE BROWNING [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Browning
hit .378 with an OPS+ of 223 as a 21-year-old
rookie for the 1882 Louisville Eclipse of the American Association, the first major
league to rival the NL.
- #1 Career
batting average leaders here.
- #2 He is
THE slugger referred to by a certain Kentucky bat company. Details here.
FCR - Walt Cherniak, Woodbine, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses: Al Spalding, Buck Ewing, Wee
Willie Keeler, Pete Reisser, Rogers Hornsby, Hugh Duffy, Bill Terry
THURSDAY — 30-Apr-2026
Q. Which Double Unique outfielder hit a grand
slam for his first home run in the majors, but was later sorry he did?
Hint:
#1 If you assemble the right, tight
statistical requirement, only he and Willie Mays qualify in 155 years of major
league play.
Hint:
#2 As in Buddy Bell’s case, alumni of
his high school includes Hall of Famers.
A. VADA PINSON [SABR Bio]
- Ans. He
hit a GS in his 3rd MLB game.
“Probably the worst thing that happened to me was hitting that homer,”
Pinson said later. “It won the game, but didn’t do me any good. I started thinking of myself as a slugger.”” Doubles Uniques.
- #1 Only
Mays and Pinson can claim MLB careers that include: 300 SB, 250 HR, 125 triples & 500 BB. Check it here.
- #2 HOF
Frank Robinson, Ernie Lombardi & Bill Russell Basketball Hall of Famer also
attended Pinson’s Oakland, California’s McClymonds HS.
FCR - Frank Workman, Escondido, California
Incorrect
guesses: Fernando Tatis Jr., Ken Griffey
Jr, Dizzy Dean, Daffy Dean
FRIDAY — 01-May-2026
Q. Which former Cardinal moundsman once had the
sheriff seize the St. Louis portion of the gate in Brooklyn?
Hint:
#1 He is believed to be the last player
to play without a glove of any kind.
Hint:
#2 Although he never led the league again
after his first two seasons, when he retired he held the record for the pitcher
who hit the most batters. He still holds
it.
Hint:
#3 His brother would also qualify for
this week’s theme.
A. GUS WEYHING [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Weyhing
took legal action because he was not paid 10 days' severance after being
released by the Cards.
- #1 He
may have been the last to play defence barehanded in baseball’s Modern Era.
- #2 Pitching
to catcher Hall of Famer Wilbert Robinson, Weyhing plunked 37
& 42 batters in his freshman & sophomore seasons, 1887
& 1888. He left the game with 277 HBP.
- #3 John Weyhing is believed to have
died before turning 21, becoming 1 of only 4 major leaguers to do so. The other 3: Jay Dahl, Will
Smalley
& Gus
Williams.
FCR - Jim Cochran, Tuscaloosa
Incorrect
guesses: Dizzy Dean, Daffy Dean, Denny
McLain
SATURDAY
— 02-May-2026
Q. Who injured his throwing arm in the minor
league, but was pleased with the results?
Hint:
#1 He and his son were the first father/son
in which each pitched in a World Series.
Hint:
#2 He remains the only pitcher in his franchise’s
history to record a thirty-wins season.
- Ans. While
pitching in the Southern
Association,
he collided with a teammate, fracturing his forearm. Ironically, the injury seemed to have the
effect of improving his curveball.
- #1 The
elder Bagby pitched for Cleveland in his only World Series, in 1920, and became the first
pitcher to hit a HR in a World Series game, as Cleveland defeated Brooklyn in
five games to two. His son, Jim Bagby Jr., pitched for Boston in
the 1946 World Series.
-
#2 Bagby’s 1920 record was 31-12
& led the majors in wins.
FCR - Mark DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland
Incorrect
guesses:
SUNDAY
— 03-May-2026
Q. Which Baltimore-born pitcher/outfielder was a
clandestine BRTB?
Hint:
#1 In his sixth year in the majors, he
led the league in WAR, with a number twice his career’s next highest. Two years later, he posted a -0.7 WAR.
Hint:
#2 SABR reports that he got his nickname
because he was said to possess “austere calm in the face of all hostility by
the enemy”.
A. ICE BOX CHAMBERLAIN [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On
09-May-1888, Chamberlain, pitching
for Louisville, had dominated the batsmen of the woeful Kansas City Cowboys. When the score reached 8-0, he switched & threw
with his left hand. The fact that he was
slightly less effective after switching was overlooked by the magic he had
wrought.
- #1 Chamberlain’s
9.2 in 1889 led the AA. His -0.7
in 1891, bad as it was followed by 5 years of impressive, stable numbers.
- #2 Sometimes
printed as “Icebox”.
FCR
- Andrew Jett, Waxahachie, Texas
Incorrect
guesses: Babe Ruth, Tony Mullane, Joe
McGinnity
WEEK’S
FINALE
— 03-May-2026
Q. Who has the most career stolen bases by a
player whose primary position was catcher in Major League Baseball history?
Hint:
#1 He grew up learning all aspects
playing in the working-class neighborhoods of St. Louis.
Hint:
#2 He spent parts of four decades in the
majors.
A. JACK
O’CONNOR
[SABR Bio]
- Ans. Catchers
with 55% of their more than 1,400 total games, puts O’Connor on top with 219. (Granted, it takes a bit of prestidigitation to arrive at this
conclusion, but let’s let a hardworking lover of the game, his moment on top of
the mountain, eh?)
- #1 That
is (ahem) the Irish neighborhoods of St. Louis.
- #2 His
MLB career: 1887-1910
(with a few breaks).
FCR - Andrew Milner, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Incorrect guesses: Tim McCarver, Yogi Berra, Roger Bresnahan, Joe Garagiola, Wilbert Robinson, Johnny Kling, Carlton Fisk
THEME: Men who played for at least 2 of Cincinnati, Columbus
and Cleveland franchises, i.e., the Ohio players. Do not confuse with…
. Listen here.
Ohio
Player Cin Cle Columbus WAR
Bagby.................. 1912............ 1916-22..... ..................... 30.9
Bell...................... 1985-88....... 1972-78..... ..................... 66.4
Browning............ 1891-92....... 1890........... ..................... 40.4
Chamberlain....... 1892-94....... 1896........... 1890............ 30.7
Mullane................ 1886-92....... 1894........... ..................... 66.6
O’Connor............ 1887-88....... 1882-98..... 1890-91....... 21.4
Pinson................. 1958-68....... 1970-71..... ..................... 54.2
Robinson............. 1956-65....... 1974-76..... ................... 107.2
Weyhing.............. 1901............ 1901........... ..................... 37.2
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Greg Wells, Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania (after Browning)
Incorrect
theme guesses:
Tues - Players
who hold a team record for the Cincinnati Reds
Wed - Players
acquired from another organization by and later traded by the Cincinnati Reds
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