MONDAY — 16-Mar-2026
Q. Who had
the most American League runs batted in in the decade 1960-69?
Hint: #1
This Hall of Fame Double-Unique had 9,833 plate appearances in his twenty-two
major league career, but is credited with exactly zero (0) sacrifice bunts.
Hint: #2
When he retired, only he and Babe Ruth had piled up twenty or more
months with at least ten home runs each.
A. HARMON
KILLEBREW [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Killebrew’s RBI total
1960-1969 was 1,013. Rounding out
the top 5 were 836
Brooks Robinson
831
Norm Cash
775
Rocky Colavito
767
Carl Yastrzemski
The MLB leader and only player ahead of
Killebrew was Hank Aaron with 1,107.
(For Double-Unique explanation, click here.)
-
#1 Among HOF players with 9, 000+
PA, Killebrew is tied with Jim O’Rourke, Vladimir Guerrero &
Frank Thomas for having 0 SH.
-
#2 Ruth did it 24 times, Killebrew
21. Since then, Mark McGwire (21
months), Sammy Sosa (21) & Barry Bonds (20) have joined the list with
20 or more months of at least 10 HRs.
FCR - Kurt
Schumann
Incorrect guesses: Mickey Mantle, Carl Yastrzemski, Al Kaline
TUESDAY — 13-Oct-2026
Q. Which New York Yankee outfielder is the only
player ever to reach base twice on interference from two different catchers in
the same game?
Hint:
#1 He earned his first All-Star selection, his first Gold
Glove and his first Silver Slugger Award all in the same season.
Hint:
#2 This Double-Unique speedster is the
only Boston Red Sox player to lead the American League three times in stolen
bases.
A. JACOBY ELLSBURY [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On
28-Jul-2015, Ellsbury clipped the glove of Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos in
the 1st plate appearance of the game. Then the game became a NYY blowout & in
the 9th Ellsbury’s bat caught the glove of replacement catcher Tomás
Telis. For having merely done it twice
in a game, he’s tied with Ben Geraghty (1936), Pat Corrales (1965, twice), Dan
Meyer (1977), Bob Stinson (1979) & David Murphy (2010), but, of
course, they all did it with the same catcher.
- #1 It
turns out that 2011 had the only GG, SS & AS selections of his
career. That year was also the season he
received his first MVP votes. He finished 2nd behind only Justin
Verlander. He received MVP votes again
in 2013.
- #2 Ellsbury
led in SB with 50 in 2008, 70 in 2009 & 52
in 2013.
FCR - Dan Schoenholz, Walnut Creek, California
Incorrect
guesses: Jackie Jensen, Esix Snead
WEDNESDAY — 14-Oct-2026
Q. Whose salary arbitration record did Don
Mattingly break?
Hint:
#1 This former Minnesotan finished in
the top five in Cy Young Award voting, but was never the top vote-getter.
Hint:
#2 He led the American League in Wild
Pitches in six separate seasons, thrice leading the majors.
A. JACK MORRIS [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Morris
won $1.85 million on Friday, 13-Feb-1987, breaking Wade Boggs’ previous
arbitration record of $1.35 million. Mattingly
was awarded $1.975 million on Tuesday, 17-Feb, 4 short days later.
- #1 In
CYA voting, he finished: 3rd
in 1981, 3rd in 1983, 5th in 1986, 4th in 1991 & 5th
in 1992. He also finished 7th in 1984 (when teammate Willie Hernández was the winner) & 9th in 1987. Morris was not only born & raised in
Minnesota, he pitched the Twins to a World Series championship in 1991.
- #2 Morris
led the AL in WP w/18, 14, 15, 24, 15
& 13 in 1983, ’84, ‘85, ’87, ’91 & 1994
respectively. His career WP total is
206, tied for 13th on the all-time list.
FCR - Joel Gross, Dunwoody, Georgia
Incorrect
guesses: Bert Blyleven, Charlie Hough,
David Goltz, Andy Messerssmith
MIDWEEK
BONUS 15-Oct-2026
Q. Who last pitched eighteen innings in a single
major league game?
Hint:
#1 He won a Cy Young Award receiving
twice as many votes as the Hall of Fame runner-up did that year.
Hint:
#2 His son homered off Jack Morris in a
major league game.
- Ans. On
19-Jul-1955 in Pittsburgh, starter
Law surrendered a solo HR to the game’s 3rd batter, Eddie Mathews,
& an unearned run in the 4th, then pitched 14 consecutive
scoreless innings. Teammate Bob Friend
took over for Law in the 19th, gave up 1 run, got 3 outs & got
the win when the Pirates scored twice in their half of the inning.
- #1 Law
won the 1960 eCYA with eight 1st-place
votes to Warren Spahn’s four.
- #2 Law’s
son Vance played for 11 seasons in the majors. Playing for the White Sox, the younger Law hit
the 9th of his 71 MLB HRs off Morris on 08-Aug-1983(2).
FCR - James McDonald, Essex, Connecticut
Incorrect
guesses: Harvey Haddix, Roger Clemons, Billy
Pierce
FRIDAY — 16-Oct-2026
Q. Who was the first American Leaguer voted by
the fans to start an All-Star game in his first year in the majors?
Hint:
#1 His nickname was two steps removed
from Steamboat Willy’s creator.
Hint:
#2 The Angels drafted him as
compensation for the Yankees signing free agent Don Baylor.
A. WALLY JOYNER [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Joyner
was the AL’s starting first baseman for the 1986 All-Star game in Houston’s
Astrodome. It was the only All-Star
appearance of his career.
- #1 Walt
Disney’s first theme park was Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Mocking the eponymous park, a popular 1983
Hollywood movie worked into the light plot fun destination called Wally World. Joyner’s team played next door to the
original, so calling him Wally World seemed like a natural progression.
- #2 MLB
rules attempt to make unfair deals fair.
Joyner was the Angels’ 3rd-round selection, No. 67 overall,
in the 1983 draft, using the pick received from the Yankees as compensation for
their signing Baylor. Ironically, it was
Don Mattingly defeated by Joyner in the 1986 All-Star voting. Baylor and Mattingly were teammates for the
next 3 seasons, during which Baylor played exactly a total of one game at first base.
FCR - Thom Frohnhoefer, U,S, Armed Forces, Hohenfels,
Germany
Incorrect
guesses: Mike Trout, Walt Weiss, Fred
Lynn
SATURDAY — 17-Oct-2026
Q. Which church-going reliever was arrested with
the devil one night when scuffling at a bar in Houston?
Hint:
#1 He was only noticed by major league teams
when scouts came to see the play of his college teammates.
Hint:
#2 He is one of only three pitchers with
at least seventy-five starts, seventy-five wins and three hundred saves.
A. RICK AGUILERA [SABR Bio]
- Ans. On
18-July-1986, Aguilera went out with teammates Tim Teufel*, Ron Darling &
Bob Ojeda to celebrate the birth of Teufel’s son. The evening’s festivities ended after
midnight with all four arrested at Cooter’s in Houston. Aguilera was charged with hindering an arrest,
a charge that was later dropped.
- #1 Recruited
to play infield for BYU, Aguilera’s better-known teammates were Cory Snyder
and Wally Joyner. In college, Aguilera
impressed no one with his foot speed. In
fact, one of his coaches got a little poetic & said, “ He ran like a
tombstone.” (Ouch!)
- #2 Player GS SV W Stathead result
Dennis
Eckersley. 361..... 390..... 197
José
Mesa............. 95..... 321....... 80
Rick
Aguilera.......... 89..... 318....... 86
*Teufel is
German for devil.
FCR - Sean McCormick, New York City
Incorrect
guesses: Calvin Schiraldi, Dennis
Eckersley, John Smoltz, Billy Wagner, Hoyt Wilhelm, Lindy McDaniel
SUNDAY — 18-Oct-2026
Q. Which young infielder was acquired by major
league teams where he had little chance of starting because he was stuck behind
some stars, notably Rabbit Maranville, Pie Traynor and Tony Lazzeri.
Hint:
#1 He became locally famous even before
he made the majors. His hometown, knowing
of his professional advancement held a “Day” in his honor when his minor league
team rode in to play the local nine.
Hint:
#2 He was the first alumnus of his now Big
12 Conference university.
A. SPENCER ADAMS [RIP Bio]
- Ans. The
Pirates and Yankees signed him, but his playing time was limited. Other Hall of Fame teammates of Adams include
Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Max Carey, Walter Johnson, Goose Goslin, Stan Coveleski,
Sam Rice, Bucky Harris & George Sisler.
- #1 Adams
was playing for the PCL Seattle team in 1922 when he was feted. Ogden’s Mayor, Frank Francis, presented him
with a gold watch worth $205.97 (oddly precise) & was given several flower
bouquets. He thanked the hometown crowd
by knocking a couple of base hits (and committing a couple of costly fielding
errors in the Bees win).
- #2 Adams
was a student at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. (Referred to as “The
U”
practically since its founding in 1850.)
FCR - Steve Berman, Wanaque, New Jersey
Incorrect
guesses: Bucky Harris, Ray Morehart, Doc
Farrell
THEME: Mormon (LDS) players who have played in the
World Series
Player World Series WAR
Killebrew...................... 1965.......................... 60.4
Morris................ 1984, 1991*, 1992............... 43.5
Joyner........................... 1998.......................... 35.8
Law................................ 1960.......................... 32.3
Ellsbury................... 2007,
2013..................... 31.0
Adams..................... 1925, 1926..................... -0.8
Aguilera................... 1986,
1991..................... 21.8
Additional qualifiers
include:
Kelly
Downs.................. 1989........................... 4.5
Dennis
Eckersley 1988, 1989, 1990................ 62.1
Doug Fister.................... 2012.......................... 19.6
Jeremy
Guthrie.............. 2014.......................... 18.5
Bryce Harper................. 2022.......................... 56.9
Ken
Hunt....................... 1961........................... 1.1
Bruce
Hurst................... 1986.......................... 34.2
Dane
Iorg.................. 1982, 1985...................... 0.3
Jeff Kent........................ 2002.......................... 55.4
Ray
Knight.................... 1986*......................... 13.2
Brad
Thompson............. 2006........................... 0.4
Jaret Wright................... 1997........................... 4.4
*World Series MVP
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Randall Chandler, Germantown,
Tennessee (after Morris)
Incorrect
theme guesses:
Tues - Double-uniques
whose first names were other players’ last names
-
Players
who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Sat - Some
sort of LDS or BYU theme
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