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T. Scott Brandon,
Port Angeles, Washington,
D. Bruce Brown,
Columbia, Maryland.Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.comBlogger718125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-47835319348200613882024-03-24T16:28:00.000-07:002024-03-24T16:28:22.010-07:002024-03-18 Certain players who skipped the minors when they first played in the majors<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 18-Mar</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who holds the
record for the most doubles hit in All-Star games?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the first
outfielder to win multiple Gold Glove awards in each league.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was not
drafted by the NHL in spite of attending a school very strong in hockey.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhxeSDcVQAgqMRu?format=jpg&name=4096x4096"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DAVE WINFIELD</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Dave-Winfield/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/all-star-game/sdut-dave-winfield-trevor-hoffman-all-star-game-2016apr28-story.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Winfield</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> hit 7 2B in ASG.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His 1<sup>st</sup> 2 GG were won w/SDP of the
NL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His next 5 GG were as a member of
NYY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mookie Betts (BOS 2016-2018) &
(LAD 2020, 2022) has now matched Winfield’s GG feat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A graduate of the </span></span><a href="https://twin-cities.umn.edu/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/061030_0895.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">University of
Minnesota</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, the multi-talented Winfield was drafted by the </span></span><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/one-player-four-drafts-the-remarkable-tale-of-dave-winfields-draft-history-170742469.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">NFL, ABA &
the NBA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> as well as MLB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Being a gentleman of proper upbringing, he chose baseball.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phil Hertz, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Kamuela, Hawaii</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Larry
Walker, Frank Robinson, Mookie <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Betts<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 19-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who threw a
no-hitter in his first start of the season after just having been chosen in the
major league draft the year before?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
best-known purveyor of the knuckle-curve pitch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hit his first
career home run, a grand slam, off Tom Seaver after Seaver had walked the bases
full.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/33/648320/original/burt-hooton-baseball-players-photo-u1?w=350&h=350&q=90&fm=jpg&fit=crop&crop=faces"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">BURT HOOTON</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/burt-hooton/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/hippostcard/p/f3d6227cda72292d13f24dd83b9e1951.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">No-no</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1971&draft_round=1&draft_type=junsec&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16-Apr-1972</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, for CHC, blanking PHI
4-0; Drafted in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1971&draft_round=1&draft_type=junsec&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1<sup>st</sup>
Round </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As opposed to finger nails for a knuckleball,
Hooton used his actual knuckles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 3<sup>rd</sup> inning on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197209160.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">16-Sep-1972,</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> with Hooton starting
for the Cubs that day, NYM’s Seaver walked Ron Santo, Rick Monday then
intentionally walked Elrod Hendricks to get to Hooton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Hooton homered, Yogi pulled Seaver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the 1<sup>st</sup> GS Seaver had ever
surrendered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would only give up 2 more
in his entire career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Hild,
Oswego, Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bobo Holloman, Mike Mussina<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 20-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is still the
NCAA Division I all-time leader in home runs in a career and home runs in a
season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was
elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame the same year as Christy Mathewson
and Lou Gehrig.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He led both
leagues in strikeouts as a major league rookie.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1239797/Inky1_medium.PNG"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">PETE INCAVIGLIA</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Incaviglia" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans. Incaviglia homered
48 X for Oklahoma State University in 1985 & 100 X 1983-85.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was elected to the </span></span><a href="https://www.lubbockonline.com/gcdn/authoring/2012/06/27/NLAJ/ghows-TX-71f93d66-7b2d-4d8d-9bd9-7939613e0a2e-e1e75285.jpeg?width=660&height=313&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">CBHOF</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in Lubbock, Texas in 2007,
as were </span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/college-baseball-hall-of-fame/class-of-2007"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">14 other</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> college immortals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His <b><i>185</i></b> K w/</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1986.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">TEX</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 1986 were the then most
ever by an MLB rookie.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matt Dicker, Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Robin Ventura<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MIDWEEK BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 20-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
BLTLFL moundsman gained international acclaim when he threw a no-hitter against
a team whose lineup contained six All-Stars, one of whom became a Hall of Famer?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He finished third in Cy Young Award voting one season when his team that
year did not even have a winning record.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He once said, “People will tell you that I overcame obstacles… maybe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the truth is I was incredibly blessed in
my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More was given than was ever
taken away.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/JL_JIM-ABBOTT-OP.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1620&h=1080&crop=1"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">JIM ABBOTT</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jim-Abbott/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Abbott no-hit CLE on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199309040.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">03-Sep-1993</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in Yankee Stadium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among those not getting a hit against him
that day were Kenny Lofton, Carlos Baerga, Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez, Jim
Thome & Sandy Alomar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>B</b>ats
<b>L</b>eft; <b>T</b>hrows <b>L</b>eft; <b>F</b>ields <b>L</b>eft.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Abbott finished behind only
Roger Clemens & Scott Erickson in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1991.shtml#all_AL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1991 AL CYA
voting</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="background: white; color: #36495f;"> CAL finished
81-81 that year.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Born without a </span></span><a href="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230821134648-06-jim-abbott-baseball-spt-intl.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill/f_webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">right hand</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Abbott was known to
comfort and encourage more fortunate teammates.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John
Fahey, Oak Forest, Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Curt Simmons<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 21-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time St. Louis Cardinal was a corner infielder who was never actually seen
sitting in the corner?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the only Modern Era player to hit four home runs in a game his
team lost.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first player to top twenty-five home runs in a college season
at the same school where Reggie Jackson and Barry Bonds played.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/2697/4069351068_244397bedc_z.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">BOB HORNER</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Horner" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his MLB career, Horner
played 330 G at 1<sup>st</sup> & 684 G at 3<sup>rd</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His namesake, </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w8iv_GP_H0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jack Horner</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, was a fruit tart
afficionado made famous by his self-congratulatory announcement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baseball player Horner finished his career in
the majors with 1 season w/</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1988.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">STL</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> after 9 seasons w/ATL.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198607060.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">06-Jul-1986</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in Atlanta, Horner
homered 4X vs. MON, but the Expos homered thrice themselves and won the G,
11-8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Montreal journeyman Al Newman hit
his only career home run in that same G.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the best NCAA schools
in the country for producing baseball talent, Arizona State University (ASU) is
the alma mater of all three of those sluggers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carter
Doney, Provo, Utah<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glen Allen Hill, Mark Whiten, Sal Bando, Albert
Pujols<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
22-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the last twentieth-century pitcher to have an ERA lower than 1.50 at home
for a season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He surrendered home runs to Bobby Bonds and his son.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Not in the same game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s a Griffey thing.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was once on the wrong end of a perfect game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GGYTWwlXsAAK4lu.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">MIKE
MORGAN</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mike_Morgan" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R
Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.38 ERA at Wrigley Field in
1992<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Morgan gave up a HR to </span></span><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0878/2614/files/bonds.jpg?14717642804032521707"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Bobby Bonds</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE197908250.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">25-Aug-1979</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Son </span></span><a href="https://images.pristineauction.com/96/963566/main_1531933981-Barry-Bonds-Bobby-Bonds-Signed-8x10-Photo-PSA-LOA-PristineAuction.com.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Barry</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> took him deep on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN199306130.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13‑Jun‑1993</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199308150.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15-Aug-1993</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN199107280.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">28-Jul-1991</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1991.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Montreal</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">’s </span></span><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bGxYrZtdBn4/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLCIHt8NyJDEJrjP6PeS4a7FyV4Jnw"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Dennis
Martinez</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> completely shut down LAD whose starter was Mike Morgan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Morgan went the distance, though, &
didn’t give up a single earned run.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adam
Foldes, New York City, Charlie Hough<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob Gibson, Bob Hendley<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">T.G.I.F. SPECIAL</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 22-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whose
franchise record for doubles in a season did Carlos Delgado break?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played for five teams in the majors and his cousin played for seven teams
and they were in the majors for ten years at the same time, yet they were never
teammates.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the all-time leader in the same offensive category for two separate
expansion franchises.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The year before he first played in the majors, he had a pitching record
of 15-0 for a D-1 NCAA school.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/59/f59c68c2-3d6d-5e9e-b4c2-b012a8d40d25/63e6dd7716581.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C956"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">JOHN OLERUD</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/John-Olerud/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Olerud doubled <b><i>54</i></b>
X in 1993, leading the majors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
1<sup>st</sup> Blue Jay with more than 50 in a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Delgado had a great year in 2000, including <b>57</b>
doubles which led the AL.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Olerud’s teams were TOR, SEA,
NYM, NYY & BOS, 1989-2005.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cousin
Dale Sveum played 1986-1999 for MIL, PHI, CHW, OAK, SEA, PIT & NYY.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Olerud’s <b>.363</b> in 1993
is the best ever for 1 season for TOR & his <b>.354</b> in 1998 is the best
season average for any qualifying player for NYM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both marks would have been MLB bests, but for
2 COL players, Andres Galarraga in ’93 & Larry Walker in ’98.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the 1988 season, Olerud
was named collegiate Player of the Year nationally after batting .464 to go
with his </span></span><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2020/0625/r712262_776x437_16-9.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15-0 record
on the mound</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> as a Washington State Cougar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe
Haardt, Bethany Beach, Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave Winfield, Gary Sheffield, Shawn Green,
Jose Canseco, Dave Winfield, Tony Fernandez<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 23-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
rookie pitcher received a surprise set of weights from a future Hall of Famer
teammate?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One season pitching in college, his win total of thirteen games, led the
nation with a 1.50 ERA and was named the school’s “Athlete of the Year”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The following season, an opposing team’s
coach called him “… the best college pitcher in America.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His drafting team traded him after three seasons; he then led the league
pitching losses the first year with his new team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He chose college after being
473<sup>rd</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup> by major league teams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/170193/170193-10926347Fr.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DICK RUTHVEN</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dick-ruthven/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197304280.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">28-Apr-1973</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, in his 3<sup>rd</sup>
start in the majors, Ruthven held the Big Red Machine to a single hit and no
score, but developed soreness during the course of the outing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Carlton knew certain weight-lifting
exercises that might help the rookie and so arranged for delivery to Ruthven a
complete weight-lifting set a his house the next day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His amazing college ERA was in
1971.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1972, after throwing a one-hit
shutout at Long Beach State, the 49ers coach, John Gonsalves, called Ruthven
“the best college pitcher in America.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had a 3-season record of
17-24 w/PHI 1973-75; his record in 1976 w/ATL was 14-<b>17</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruthven was selected in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1969&draft_round=20&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">20<sup>th</sup>
round</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> by BAL in 1969.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
jump to the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1972&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1<sup>st</sup>
round</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 1972didn’t quite do the trick either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he was drafted <i><u>first overall</u></i>
by </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1973.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">PHI</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in the 1973 MLB </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1973&draft_round=1&draft_type=jansec&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">January Draft</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-Secondary Phase, he became
a major leaguer and immediately joined the big club.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frank
Ittner, Atlanta<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carson Fulmer<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEKEND BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 23-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
starting pitcher wore uniform no. 8?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first person to win the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year Award in
consecutive seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was convicted of stealing $60 worth of t-shirts in a Cincinnati
department store.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.azcentral.com/gcdn/presto/2020/02/21/PPHX/7031ff56-0c85-4385-aa4e-bb3dcbde51ab-RS_09576.JPG?crop=2203,1240,x0,y300&width=2203&height=1240&format=pjpg&auto=webp"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">MIKE LEAKE</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mike_Leake" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R
Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The #8 uniform was Leake’s
number at ASU.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>STL, SEA & ARI
allowed him that number when he asked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pitching for </span></span><a href="https://thesundevils.com/sports/2009/5/28/207845401.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Arizona State</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Leake won myriad </span></span><a href="https://news.asu.edu/20201228-leake-named-national-pitcher-year"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">awards</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> including the </span></span><a href="https://thesundevils.com/sports/2009/5/25/207854186.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Academic
All-American of the Year</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, <span style="background: white; color: #1e1e1e;">the only
student-athlete from the Pac-10 to earn Academic All-American honors.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His plausible explanation eventually led to
dismissal of the </span></span><a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=6384863"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">case</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR – Obrey Brown, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Tallahassee</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom Seaver<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 24-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
BLTR utility player needed eighteen whole or partial seasons in the majors to
accumulate a career WAR of 12.0?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played for the Tigers after attending Brookdale Community College.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After turning down an opportunity to play for the Giants when they took
him in the eight round at number 187, he waited one year and was selected by
Oakland the first overall.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://wiki.dee-nee.com/w/images/3/32/DennyWallingCardinals.gif"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DENNY WALLING</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 15 of those seasons, he
played more than half of the regular season games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walling played for the </span></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/2d/d6/b1/2dd6b1f298dcea830fd3542a7da7afa3.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Clemson
Tigers</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> after Brookdale.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The draft where the A’s took
him was the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1975&draft_round=1&draft_type=junsec&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1975 MLB June
Draft</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-Secondary Phase.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John
Salvino, Denver<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Rick
Monday, Matt Chavez, Eric Chavez, Brad Ausmus</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S THEME – <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A sampling of major leaguers who, <span style="color: #26282a;">since the amateur draft was instituted,</span> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baseball_players_who_went_directly_to_Major_League_Baseball"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">skipped the minors</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & accumulated a WAR in double figures
in the majors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: center 112.5pt 175.5pt 220.5pt 261.0pt left 310.5pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Debut<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Team<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Yrs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sch<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230821134847-07-jim-abbott-baseball-spt-intl.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill/f_webp"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Abbott</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL198904080.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">08-Apr-1989</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>CAL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>10<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.... </span>Michigan<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>19.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/hippostcard/p/f3d6227cda72292d13f24dd83b9e1951.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Hooton</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197106170.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">17-Jun-1971</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>CHC<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>15<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>Texas<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>35.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/SCRfv-apWpuConzW0I3tZB13GGY=/0x0:2394x1853/1200x0/filters:focal(0x0:2394x1853):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22311729/horner_cardinals.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Horner</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197806160.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">16-Jun-1978</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>ATL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>10<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>ASU<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>21.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://ansel.frgimages.com/detroit-tigers/pete-incaviglia-detroit-tigers-action-signed-8x10_ss2_p-12976655+u-gxxy1i6nghjzk72iq4cf+v-e2e536a2a6ef4f8c969a2bff297d6ea6.jpg?_hv=2&w=900"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Incaviglia</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198604080.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">08-Apr-1986</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>TEX<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>12<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>OSU<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>10.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/VOE6WPNP7RHD3JJEFFTFQ4VMBE.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Leake</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197304170.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">11-Apr-2010</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>CIN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>10<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>ASU<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>16.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1404410/photo/pitcher-mike-morgan-of-the-los-angeles-dodgers-in-action-during-a-game-mandatory-credit-otto.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=nsgpiYQ3d4rW2WOF3noZe8CO1QRtD0BYcOUZOlv9cCY="><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Morgan</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK197806110.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">11-Jun-1978</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>OAK<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>22<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>Valley
HS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>26.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.cooperstownexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/John-Olerud-1-e1672719177525.jpeg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Olerud</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198909030.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">03-Sep-1989</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>TOR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>17<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>WSU<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>58.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fgobulldogs.com%2Fimages%2F2005%2F6%2F7%2F128900.jpeg&height=300"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Ruthven</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197304170.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">17-Apr-1973</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>PHI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>14<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>Fresno
St.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>18.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://wiki.dee-nee.com/w/images/1/19/Dennywalling.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Walling</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK197509072.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">07-Sep-1975</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>OAK<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>18<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.... </span>Clemson<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>12.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 225.0pt center 261.0pt decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20140711__140713asg-winfield-lede.jpg?w=620"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Winfield</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197306190.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">19-Jun-1973</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span></span><a href="https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/54/73/full/4332_san_diego_padres-primary_dark-1972.png"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">SDP</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>22<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span></span><a href="https://twin-cities.umn.edu/sites/twin-cities.umn.edu/files/061030_0895.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Minn</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>64.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <b>Warren Kent,</b> Whitehall, Illinois
(after Horner)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Players who went from the draft directly
to MLB who have won a World Series title.</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players
who went straight to the majors and never played in the minors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"> who made
it to the majors in their first year of professional ball & never went back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or, more specifically college players<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Played
in the college World Series and then debuted in the majors later that year</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">College players to go straight to the majors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">T</span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">op 10
picks who played in the college World Series who went straight to the majors</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">First round picks who went straight to the majors after the
draft<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thur<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white;">Players who reached the majors without playing in the
minor leagues<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Golden Spikes winners</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Post-expansion players who began their MLB
careers with fewer than 15 games in the Minors</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Players who were all Americans in college who went straight to
the majors without playing a game in the minors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Players who went straight from college to MLB since the amateur
draft was instituted<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Players Alma </span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">maters</span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"> have gone to at least one elite eight [NCAA
basketball]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">College hall of famers to go straight to the majors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Never played MiLB<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">College All Americans who were first round picks who bypassed
the minors altogether<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">First round picks, who bypassed the minors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">First round picks, who bypassed the minors & were All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-23698652794304910332024-03-17T21:18:00.000-07:002024-03-17T21:18:57.091-07:002024-03-11 American League Dead Ball ERA season leaders under 1.50<p><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> — 11-Mar</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which Modern Era righty
is the only pitcher to hit more than two hundred batters in his career on a
major league mound?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had thirty-eight
pitching victories where the final score was one to zero.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of his twelve
season strikeout crowns, eight were in consecutive seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/walter%20johnson%20thumbnail.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">WALTER JOHNSON</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Walter-Johnson/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Johnson is the owner of 205 HBP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eddie Plank & Randy Johnson are tied for
2<sup>nd</sup> at 190.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also lost 27 G by a score of 1-0.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Won the AL K crown 1912-1919.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matt Dicker, Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don
Drysdale, Lefty Grove, Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens, Bob Gibson, Bob Feller,
Pedro Martinez<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 12-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the most recent
pitcher to rack up forty wins in a single season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His <i>career
</i>earned run average would have won a season ERA crown one hundred eight
times since the beginning of the Expansion Era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the
only American Leaguer to pitch two complete-game victories in one day and then repeat
that performance three years later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.stevesteinberg.net/photos/personalities_EdWalsh_mid.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ED WALSH</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/big-ed-walsh/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walsh won <b><i>40</i></b> G playing for CHW
in 1908.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hard to imagine what the team’s
88-64-4 record that year might have been without him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only 1 other P won 40+ in the Modern
Era—Jack Chesbro won <b><i>41</i></b> in 1904 for NYY.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walsh’s ERA of <b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffa400; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">1.84</span></i></b> is the best all-time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the G on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS190509261.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">26-Sep-1905</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">(1)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, Walsh came in to relieve Doc White after White had
surrendered a hit <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and pitched 9 complete
innings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next G, same place, same teams </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS190509262.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">26-Sep-2905</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">(2)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, Walsh started and pitched the whole G.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA190809291.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">29-Sep-1908</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">(1)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA190809292.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">29-Sep-1908</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">(2)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, he started and finished both games.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Berman,
Bergenfield, New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jack
Chesbro, Hoss Radbourne<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEDNESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 13-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which Hall of
Famer pitcher is the only one ever to throw a perfect game against a team whose
starter won forty or more games that season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Statistics
show his WHIP to be the best of all-time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a
sports writer in the off-season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His Double-Unique
status remains intact still, more than one hundred twenty years later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lHwH-yPxjqc/maxresdefault.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ADDIE JOSS</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Addie-Joss/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE190810020.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">02-Oct-1908</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">,
in his penultimate start of a watershed season, Joss kept Ed Walsh from celebrating
his 40<sup>th</sup> W of the year by throwing a perfect game against the White
Sox.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-2-1908-addie-joss-outduels-ed-walsh-throws-perfect-game/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">G emblematic of the Deadball Era</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, lasting just 1:40 as 2 of the finest moundsmen of any era
faced off against each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joss threw
a total of 74 pitches.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WHIP (Walks+ Hits/Innings Pitched) is
naturally better when it’s low & now pitcher’s career number is lower than
Joss’s <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffa400; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">0.968</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">Off
the field, Joss worked as a newspaper sportswriter in Cleveland from 1906 until
his death.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No
other “Addie”; no other “Joss” </span></span><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/4eacffa52a64583e/Desktop/a%20Trivia/2024/V"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">ever in the majors</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, measured since his debut
in1902.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andy McCue,
Riverside, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cy
Young, Urban Shocker, Nolan Ryan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 14-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
lantern-jawed pitcher’s record for strikeouts in an American League season did
Nolan Ryan break in 1973?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He (not Ryan) was the first pitcher to lead his league in strikeouts for
six consecutive seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He threw the first Immaculate Inning ever recorded in the American
Leagued.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was also the first in the
Modern Era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Rube-Waddell-photo-743x1024.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">RUBE WADDELL</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rube-Waddell/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Waddell’s record of 349 K in
1904 was the major league record until broken by Sandy Koufax’ 382 in 1965.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t until Ryan’s eye-popping 383 in
1973 that Waddell’s record fell.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wadell led the AL in K in 1902,
pitching for PHA, w/<b>210</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He then led
the <i>majors</i> for the next five straight years w/<b><i>302</i></b>, <b><i>349</i></b>,
<b><i>287</i></b>, <b><i>196</i></b>, <b><i>232</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA190207010.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">01-Jul-902</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the 3<sup>rd</sup>
inning, Waddell fanned Billy Gilbert, Harry Howell & Jim Cronin of the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BLA/1902.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Baltimore Orioles</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He threw only 9 pitches, all strikes, 3
apiece.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lincoln
Mitchell, New York City<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christy Matthewson, Bob Feller, Sam McDowell,
Walter Johnson, Amos Rusie, Lefty Grove, Eddie Plank<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 15-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the ace of their pitching staff when the Boston Red Sox won the first World
Series of the four they would win that decade?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He also won the first, fourth, eighth and final game of that World
Series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His son later played for the Red Sox.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://rmyauctions.com/images_items/item_54610_1_114169.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">SMOKY JOE WOOD</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Smoky-Joe-Wood/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wood had a pitching record
of <b><i>34</i></b>-5 in 1912.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No BOS
pitcher has ever won more in 1 season. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cy Young is 2<sup>nd</sup> (33), 3<sup>rd</sup>
(32), 4<sup>th</sup> (28) & 5<sup>th</sup> (26) on that list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BOS won the WS in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1912_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1912</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1915_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1915</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, 1916 & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1918_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1918</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a best-of-9 WS, Wood
quieted the bats of NYG in G </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1191210080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1191210110.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">4</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1191210110.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">8</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His son, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodjo04.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Joe Wood</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, had a brief </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodjo04.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">3-G career</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> w/BOS during WWII.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Julian
Keifetz, New York City<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dutch Leonard, Bill Dineen, Curt Schilling,
Herb Pennock<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> — 16-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
former major league pitcher owned extensive California vineyards?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He became a hero to Japanese Americans.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His pitching records are well-documented, but he collected records outside
of baseball too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/916073082/photo/dutch-leonard-major-league-baseball-player-left-handed-pitcher-portrait-boston-red-sox-harris.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=vLUCng3TsJc-zqqNpWJ4n4Lmhi-QXYBprVYLY_vsNfg="><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">DUTCH LEONARD</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leonadu01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Raised in Fresno, California,
Leonard returned there after his playing days & ran a profitable enterprise
for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fellow </span></span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Old_Fresno_High_School.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Fresno HS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> alum Tom Seaver was also a successful vintner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His humane approach to
previously interned Japanese American during and after WWII is a </span></span><a href="https://discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2023/3/6/dutch-leonard/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">story worth reading</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leonard collected vinyl records
too, amassing as many as 150,000 at his home in Fresno. For his </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.5in;">baseball records, it's hard to beat his all-time best ERA in 1914 of <b><i style="background-color: #ffa400;">0.96</i></b> (Not a typo.)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">*Perfect game<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve
Riach, Southlake, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hideo Nomo, Tom Seaver, Lefty O’Doul, Joe
Blanton<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SUNDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 17-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
young hurler had an unmatched start to his major league career, when, in the
first ten starts of at least seven innings, he surrendered two runs or fewer?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1</span> </span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">He
is a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the last one qualifying for this week’s theme.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/api/collection/v1/iiif/813707/1857396/restricted"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">HARRY KRAUSE</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Krause"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Krause’s 1909 for PHA feat
has not been matched since then, but CIN’s Johnny Cueto in 2014 started the
year with 9 such starts , putting Krause’s name prominent in the news for the
first time in a century.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Krause won a total of 249
games in the PCL over 16 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve
Riach, Southlake, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fernando Venezuela, Steven Strasburg, Lefty
Gomez, Von McDaniel, Mike Mussina, Vean Gregg<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEEK’S THEME</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> – AL Dead Ball ERA season
leaders under 1.50<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://imengine.public.prod.bte.navigacloud.com/?uuid=205eeea2-c709-5574-bc9c-ff5e56203f11&function=cover&type=preview&source=false&width=1600&height=2239"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Waddell</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>1905<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1.48</span></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>PHA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>58.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://case.edu/ech/sites/default/files/2022-10/Addie%20Joss%20%283%29.png"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Joss</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>1908<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1.16</span></i></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>CLE<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>45.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A165208/datastream/IMAGE/view">Krause</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>1909<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1.39</span></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>PHA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>8.7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://stuffnobodycaresabout.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Ed-Walsh-ph-Charles-Conlon.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Walsh</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>1910<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1.27</span></i></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>CHW<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>65.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/550153125/photo/photographic-print-of-walter-johnson-working-out-before-a-game-at-shibe-park-philadelphia.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=cia11VonURF6KNgbHEAwyeXsQsSXMyn-LBhgnr7Lbe0="><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Johnson</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1912<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1.39</span></i></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>WSH<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>165.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AB77GA/washington-baseball-pitcher-walter-johnson-and-his-family-ca-1927-2AB77GA.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Johnson</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1913<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1.14</span></i></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>WSH<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>165.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LRcAAOSwkvxdJ5QX/s-l1200.webp">Leonard</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>1914<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">0.96</span></i></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>BOS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>37.0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/WCgAAOSwsKdjuDfM/s-l1600.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Wood</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>1915<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1.49</span></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>BOS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>40.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/158546351/photo/walter-johnson-star-pitcher-for-the-washington-senators-washington-dc-circa-1914.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=SVnWBk7yO97Jbt-KMHfS5NqS0VV3Cxz62-nfOuQ0OCo="><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Johnson</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1918<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1.27</span></i></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>WSH<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>165.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 121.5pt decimal 2.5in center 3.5in decimal 4.5in;"><b><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/walter-johnson-batting-bettmann.jpg"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Johnson</span></a></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1919<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1.49</span></i></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>WSH<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>165.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> – <b>Ken Kirk</b>, Corning, New York (after
Wood)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Pitchers with the most games won by the
score of 1-0</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pitchers
on Strat-o-Matic’s original American League Hall of Fame A team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pitchers
whose career batting averages (times 10) were higher than their ERA's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pitchers
with more than 10 shutouts in a season<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Thur<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hall
of fame pitchers with the lowest career ERA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Lowest career ERA for a pitcher, modern era</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Pitchers with highest career percentage of Starts that were
Shutouts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Career franchise leaders in ERA for original </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">American</span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> League teams</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Deadball Era pitchers with sub 2 ERAs</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-31647925846830993282024-03-10T23:50:00.000-07:002024-03-10T23:50:25.662-07:002024-03-04 First time a Gold Glove was won at each position by a Hall of Famer<p style="text-indent: 0px;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration-line: underline;">MONDAY</span></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> — 04-Mar</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first
player to lead the majors in sacrifice flies in a season the inaugural year it
became a recognized stat and incredulously, still holds that record more than a
half century later?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
cumulative time in the majors before leaving for military service was three
plate appearances while playing third base.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
initial Gold Glove winner at first base.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/zWDJAE_hORECXvu_b0I5pFJgkOw=/0x0:3684x3259/1220x813/filters:focal(1258x1332:1846x1920):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70232774/514900668.jpg.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">GIL HODGES</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Gil-Hodges/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hodges had 19 SF in 1954.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andre Dawson came closest in 1983 when he had
18 for MON.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sacrifice Fly has a </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-sacrifice-fly/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">motley history</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hodges’ 1<sup>st</sup> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN194310030.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">G</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> was 3½ years before
his </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO194705080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">2<sup>nd</sup></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award#/media/File:Gil_Hodges.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hodges</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> won the GG in the
first year it was offered, 1957.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Noel Salguero,
Long Beach, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eddie
Murray, Mickey Vernon, Frank Malzone<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 05-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the only
player to have a four-home run game and a three-triple game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His six career
stolen bases are the most in All-Star game history.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the first
player to be a 2-time All-Star game MVP award winner?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52bc96d8e4b089a76bb4aefa/1557172142498-AWW2X4LBU2DSBY2LVOJ0/Willie-Mays-04.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">WILLIE MAYS</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Willie-Mays/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three 3B = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI196009150.shtml?__hstc=205977932.e99cf29b5a3166181c9507c0e105d83a.1709440014000.1709529744238.1709698687456.3&__hssc=205977932.4.1709698687456&__hsfp=1302177435"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">15-Sep-1960</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">; 4
HR = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN196104300.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">30-Apr-1961</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>47 Players have tripled thrice </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/eEkYq"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">48 times</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16 players have
homered </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/rqjUD"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">4 X in a G</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only Mays is on both lists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lou Gehrig would also qualify for both, but a
trio of triples he hit in his first 3 AB one day were rained off his
record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Details </span></span><a href="http://research.sabr.org/journals/three-triples"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mays played in 24 ASG.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ASG MVP in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1963-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1963</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1968-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1968</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael Green,
Las Vegas<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shawn
Green, Mike Trout, Joe Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEDNESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 06-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> Who is the only major
leaguer to get both 2,000 hits as a player and 2,000 wins as a manager</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first National League player/manager in the Expansion Era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a
manager, he didn’t lose a World Series until he had won four of them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/400/593/102613092_original.jpg?1284775815"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JOE TORRE</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Joe-Torre/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: -9.0pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Torre’s 2,342 H when he played were divided
among he playing positions:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>903 at C;
787 at 1B; 515 at 3B; & 5 in the OF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He managed 5 teams (NYM, ATL, STL, NYY & LAD), but only had a winning
record with the last 2 & only took 1 of them to the postseason. In all, he
managed 4,323 MLB G.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His last season as a player was the 1977 NYM
where he also began his managing career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Torre took NYY all the way in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1996.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1996</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1998.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1998</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1999.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1999</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2000.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">2000</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, but fell short in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2001.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">2001</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2003.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">2003</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom McLaughlin,
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pete
Rose, Lou Boudreau, Yogi Berra, Casey Stengel, Bruce Bochy<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 07-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first designated hitter inducted into the Hall of Fame?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No one won a batting title at a younger age.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is one of only three Hall of Famers born in the city that has
produced 179 major leaguers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://townsquare.media/site/691/files/2021/08/attachment-COVER7.jpg?w=980&q=75"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">AL KALINE</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Al-Kaline/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kaline first DH’d in 1974
when all but 3 of his 147 G were as a DH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Elected to the </span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/kaline-al"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hall</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> on the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof_1980.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1<sup>st</sup> ballot</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in 1980<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kaline was just 20 years old
when he hit <b><i>.340</i></b> in his 2<sup>nd</sup> full season, 1955. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 10.5pt;">one day younger than Ty Cobb when Cobb won the 1<sup>st</sup>
of his record 12 batting crowns.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Babe Ruth (1895), Kaline (1934)
& John Schuerholz (1940) are the only Hall of Famers born in Baltimore,
Maryland.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
Galligan, Baton Rouge, Louisiana<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Edgar Martinez, Carl Yastrzemski, Harold
Baines, Orlando Cepeda, Paul Molitor<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> —
08-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first pitcher to win Gold Gloves in double figures?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He surrendered Bert Campaneris’ 1<sup>st</sup> HR on 1st pitch
Campaneris saw in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The batter who<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was the answer to
Thursday’s question is the only one to homer off this pitcher more then nine
times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He worked as a minor league analyst for the Home Team Sports network
during the 1981 players' strike.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i0.wp.com/twinstrivia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Kaat-Jim-2.jpg?ssl=1"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JIM KAAT</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jim-Kaat/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kaat won his<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10<sup>th</sup> GG in 1970.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TBUAAOSwMKpUZT5o/s-l1600.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">won 16</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in all, passed only by
Greg Maddux’ 18.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The G on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN196407230.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">23-Jul-1964</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> was
the KCA’s SS Campaneris’ MLB debut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
homered in his 1<sup>st</sup> AB in the 1<sup>st</sup> inning, but took Kaat
deep again in the 7<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Al Kaline had 10 career HR off
Kaat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home Team Sports is now part of the
Monumental Sports Network.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Victor
Piacentile, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Yorktown Heights, New York</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bobby Shantz, Gregg Maddux, Jim Palmer, Jerry
Reuss<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 09-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was
the first player to capture a league MVP, an All-Star game MVP and a World
Series MVP?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He once received a standing ovation from the home crowd after striking
out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He passed Willie Mays in a category where Mays had been a standout.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/91286020/photo/baltimore-md-circa-1970s-third-baseman-brooks-robinson-of-the-baltimore-orioles-sitting-in.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=X4oYOSzqkXrwtSwhQ67MzzliacTGHQHv4AzznjEWTbQ="><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">BOOKS ROBINSON</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Brooks-Robinson/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brooks was </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1964.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">AL MVP in 1964</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">,
the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1966-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1966 ASG MVP</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
& the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1970_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1970 World Series MVP</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
Frank Robinson won the 1971 ASG MVP, he became the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2<sup>nd</sup> & last person to win all 3.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had been called out on
strikes in the 8<sup>th</sup> inning of </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL197010150.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">5<sup>th</sup> & final G</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the 1970 WS . Returning to the dugout, head hung low,
the Oriole faithful rose with a standing ovation for his </span></span><a href="https://arktimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-27.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">dream WS</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mays was the 1<sup>st</sup>
player to win Gold Glove 12 straight years:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1957-’68, tied in 1970 by Roberto Clemente.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robinson got his 13<sup>th</sup> in 1972 then
</span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MFgyMTQ3NDgzNjQ3/z/aE0AAMXQUY1RAcQZ/$_61.JPG"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">added 3 more</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No other position player has that many.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rich
Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reggie Jackson, Jim Palmer, Derek Jeter,
Sandy Koufax, Willie Stargell, Cal Ripken, Steve Garvey<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SATURDAY SPECIAL </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 09-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who ranks
fifth all-time as the most difficult major league to strike out ever?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The year he was voted his league’s Most Valuable Player, his teammates
finished 2<sup>nd</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup>, 7<sup>th</sup>, 9<sup>th</sup> , 20<sup>th</sup>
and 28<sup>th</sup> behind him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One of his managers decided to rest him for a couple of days, but soon
lamented his decision, saying, “I took it for a couple of days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I had to put him back in the
lineup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the bench, he was driving me
crazy.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In postseason play, it was a fortified wine from southern Spain that took
the go out of his team’s “Go-go”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://thebaseballumpire.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Anelliefox.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">NELLIE FOX</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Nellie-Fox/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fox’s K rate was 5<sup>th</sup>
best all-time, behind the likes of Joe Sewell & Willie Keeler but </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/at_bats_per_strikeout_career.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">ranking</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> him ahead of some of
the best batters in history, such as Tony Gwynn, Charlie Gehringer & Joe
DiMaggio.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luis Aparicio was 2<sup>nd</sup>
in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1959.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1959 AL MVP voting</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> &
the only other player any receiving 1<sup>st</sup>-place votes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HOF Early Wynn was 3<sup>rd</sup>; CF Jim
Landis was 7<sup>th</sup>; C Sherm Lollar was 9<sup>th</sup>; P Bob Shaw tied
for 20<sup>th</sup>; & P Gerry Staley was the last on the list at #28.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The quote is from </span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4~IAAOSwSShhjyCx/s-l1200.webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Paul Richards</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">,
Fox’s manager on CHW 1951-54.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dodger Pitcher Larry Sherry was the 1959 WS
MVP, with 2 wins & 2 saves against the White Sox.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherry"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Sherry</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, of course, is a sweet Spanish wine </span></span><a href="https://www.sherry.wine/news/5-ways-enjoy-sherry-home-winter"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">enjoyed</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> by many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That White Sox team was dubbed the “</span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeb-UER8Cc"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Go
go Sox</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">” & had
convincingly won the AL pennant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andy
McCue, Riverside, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phil Rizzuto, <span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Hugh Duffy</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SUNDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 10-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
led the majors more times than anyone else in being hit by pitch?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He once said (paraphrasing here), “There might be players who are better
hitters than me, have more power, have a stronger throwing arm, are better
fielders, can even bunt better, but nobody ever hustled more on the field of
play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll admit that there are some who
maybe hustled <i>as much as</i> I did, but nobody hustled more than I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nobody”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played professional baseball in parts of seven decades.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2015/59/143190370_1425222359.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">MINNIE MINOSO</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Minnie-Minoso/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Minoso led MLB in HBP 9 X<i>!</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once he led only the AL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was “out hit” over in the NL in 1952 when
Solly Hemus beat him 20 bruises to 14.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch this </span></span><a href="https://video.wttw.com/video/wttw-documentaries-baseballs-been-very-very-good-me-minnie-minoso-story/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">video</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> for the full quote.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Played in the 1940s, 1950s,
1960 and had stunt appearances in 1976 & 1980.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1993, he had </span></span><a href="https://thisdayinbaseball.com/70-year-old-minnie-minoso-appears-as-a-dh-for-the-st-paul-saints/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">an at-bat</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> for the independent
minor league Saint Paul Saints. In 2003, he made a 1 at-bat appearance for the
Saints at age 77<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry
Nelson, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Guilderland, New York</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don Baylor, Ron Hunt, Hughie Jennings, Craig
Biggio, Pete Rose, Eddie Stanky<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEEK’S FINALE</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 10-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is
the final player to qualify for this week’s theme?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His native country has produced more than five hundred major leaguers,
but he is the only one of them now in the Hall of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He changed his socks more than once.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.liderendeportes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Luis-Aparicio.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">LUIS APARICIO</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Luis-Aparicio/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aparicio is the SS (see
below)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/Venezuela_born.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Venezuela’s major leaguers</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There will very
likely soon be additions to the Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Played for the White Sox
1956-62; for the White Sox again 1968-70: & for the Red Sox 1971‑73.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David Ortiz, Mariano Rivera, Roberto Clemente,
Tony Lazzeri<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEEK’S THEME – <span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">First time a Gold Glove was won at each
position by a Hall of Famer</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 99.0pt center 2.0in 2.75in left 3.25in 274.5pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>POS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Year<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Team<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>GGs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center 2.0in 2.75in left 3.25in 310.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 4.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 153.0pt 202.5pt decimal 3.5in 4.0in;"><a href="https://d2l9jrtx1kk04i.cloudfront.net/908b013a2250d6d116ebf39388b7b4b14d5d8b5d.png"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Mays</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>OF<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1957<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>NYG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>12<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>156.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 153.0pt 202.5pt decimal 3.5in 4.0in;"><a href="https://images.foxtv.com/static.fox2detroit.com/www.fox2detroit.com/content/uploads/2020/04/932/524/Al-Kaline-4.jpg?ve=1&tl=1"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Kaline</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>OF<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1957<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>DET<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>10<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>92.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 153.0pt 202.5pt decimal 3.5in 4.0in;"><a href="https://90feetofperfection.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/minnie-minoso-st-1956-chisox.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Minoso</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>OF<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1957<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>CHW<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>53.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 153.0pt 202.5pt decimal 3.5in 4.0in;"><a href="https://explorepahistory.com/kora/files/1/2/1-2-36-25-ExplorePAHistory-a0a0u2-a_349.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Fox</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>2B<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1957<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>CHW<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>3<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>49.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 153.0pt 202.5pt decimal 3.5in 4.0in;"><a href="https://thinkbluela.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Gil-Hodger-AP.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Hodges</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1B<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1957<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>BRO<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>4<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>43.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 153.0pt 202.5pt decimal 3.5in 4.0in;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Luis-Aparicio/"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Aparicio</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>SS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1958<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>CHW<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>9<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>55.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 153.0pt 202.5pt decimal 3.5in 4.0in;"><a href="https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/767e674/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2836x1920+0+0/resize/599x406!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fdc%2Fda%2F23ce6f5241fa9bfd35a16e63590c%2F9687de9c0c894aa69843169d5f672022"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Robinson</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.... </span>3B<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1960<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>BAL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>18<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>78.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 153.0pt 202.5pt decimal 3.5in 4.0in;"><a href="https://sportscollectorsdigest.com/.image/t_share/MTkxMDExMTU0ODMzNzEyNzk1/jim-kaat.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Kaat</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>P<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>1962<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>MIN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>16<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>50.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 1.5in 153.0pt 202.5pt decimal 3.5in 4.0in;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/81802748/photo/united-states-baseball-atlanta-braves-joe-torre-in-action-fielding-pop-up-fly-during-spring.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=DihuBEHglkZgTutxEkazetl1K28kBLjTtNowREPUM9Q="><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Torre</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>C<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>1965<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>MLN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>57.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> – <b>Joe Cohen</b>, Holden Massachusetts
(After Kaline)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hall
of Famers who managed the Mets<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Weds<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Hall of Fame players who ended their
careers with the New York Mets (X5)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Something to do with a 4 home run game<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players who were in uniform and not in the
dugout for The Shot Heard Round the World<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hall of Famers who Played for and or managed
more than 1 New York team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hall of Famers who have worn the jersey of the
New York Mets and another New York team.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Horsehide Trivia
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-645390700162906722024-03-04T11:26:00.000-08:002024-03-05T20:05:38.326-08:002024-02-26 Baseball Digest’s “2024 Season Preview”, lists the all-time franchise* leaders in 4 offensive categories<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 26-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among Hall of
Famers, who has the most career home runs?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and his
brother have more career home runs than any other group of brothers in major
league history.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He made his
major league debut the first day players were required to take their mitts with
them when they left the field at the end of each half inning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/styles/fullscreen_image_popup/public/Aaron%20Henry%20MB75-B_HS_NBLMcWilliams_0.jpg.jpeg?itok=2KB_-dSm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">HANK AARON</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Hank-Aaron/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span color="windowtext" face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">SABR
Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aaron’s 755 HR are an iconic number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Babe Ruth is 2nd w/714, Willie Mays 3rd w/660.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have 768 HR when you add in Tommie’s 13.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Debut </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN195404130.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">13-Apr-1954</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ergo, Aaron never knew life in the majors
without that </span></span><a href="https://www.wytv.com/news/daybreak/baseball-players-used-to-leave-gloves-on-the-field-heres-why-they-dont-anymore/amp/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">antiquated practice</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chris Intihar,
Dublin, Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 27-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who has hit the
most home runs in major league All-Star games?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nobody has
played in more major league All-Star games.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Albert
Pujols has stated publicly that no one should ever misappropriate this player’s
most recognizable sobriquet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/01/19/musial-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">STAN MUSIAL</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Stan-Musial/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Musial hit 6 AS-HR (Matching his uniform #)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His 24 ASG played in ties Hank Aaron &
Willie Mays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aaron was on a 25<sup>th</sup>
that he did not play in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aaron was named
to both 1962 ASGs, but NL manager Fred Hutchinson opted to sit him in that
year’s 1st Mid-Summer Classic in favor of starters Willie Mays, Roberto
Clemente and Tommy Davis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Asked before leaving St. Louis if he wanted
to be known as “El Hombre”, Pujols was very quick to reply in the negative, for
reasons of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>respect.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Hill,
Atlanta<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Willie
Mays, Ted Williams, Reggie Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 28-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first
shortstop in American League history to hit thirty home runs with a .300+
batting average and bat in at least one hundred runs in a single season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As an
American League player whose career began after the advent of the designated
hitter, he is the only one to reach 3,000 hits without recording a single
at-bat from that position.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
last twentieth century American League player to hit safely six times in a
game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A. </span></span><a href="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/07/1200/675/Cal-Ripken-Jr2.jpg?ve=1&tl=1"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CAL RIPKEN</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Cal-Ripken/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1991, Ripken’s 2<sup>nd</sup> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1991.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">MVP</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> season, he hit 34 HR,
hit .323 and had 114 RBI (plus a sparkling WAR of <b><i>11.5</i></b>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only NL SS Ernie Banks had done it
earlier, 1958 & 1959.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1991 was
Ripken’s only year with 30+ HR.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ripken did have 92 AB at DH, but none until
he had passed the 3,000 H mark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His career
H total is 3,184, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/H_career.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">16<sup>th</sup> all-time</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6 H G = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL199906130.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">13-Jun-1999</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vince
Guerrieri, Elyria, Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robin
Yount, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Nomar Garciaparra, Alan Trammell,
Lou Boudreau<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 29-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first player to hit for the cycle in SkyDome?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He belongs to a small, special group of major leaguers who accumulated career
totals of 3,000 hits, 300 home runs and a .300+ batting average.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had the highest single-season American League batting average in the
Expansion Era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://speakerexchangeagency.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/george-brett.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">GEORGE BRETT</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/George-Brett/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://sabrweb.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/41-SKYDOME-Aerial-scaled.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">The Rogers Centre</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, nee
</span></span><a href="https://www.entro.com/media/CACHE/images/news/entries/skydome_1/aa905654e1e9ff128a18125f01b0baf0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SkyDome</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, hosted KCR on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR199007250.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">25-Jul-1990</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brett hit a single in the 1<sup>st</sup>, &
a triple in the 3<sup>rd</sup> & a double in the 5<sup>th</sup> & a
homer in the 7<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brett = 3,154 H, 317 HR & .305.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/LQktU"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">others in the group</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> are Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Miguel Cabrera & Stan
Musial.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His .390 in 1980 for KCR was
the highest in the AL’s Expansion Era since Rod Carew hit .388 in 1977.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among ALers since 1961, Brett has come the
closest to matching the last hitter in AL history to reach Ted Williams .406 or
even .400.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jerry
Kahn, New York City<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paul Molitor, Wade Boggs, Rod Carew, Ichiro
Suzuki, Roberto Alomar, Miguel Cabrera, Dave Winfield, John Olerud, Tony
Gwynn, Robin Yount, Edgar Martinez, Ken Griffey Jr<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
01-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
Hall of Famer is the only player to have at least one hundred extra base hits in
each of consecutive seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the last player to have at least four hundred total bases in each
of consecutive seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played baseball and football in high school but earned his college
scholarship to play SEC football.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://milehighsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/USATSI_3661417_168401013_lowres.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">TODD HELTON</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Todd-Helton/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Helton had <b>103 </b>XBH in
2000 & 105 in 2001.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had <b><i>405</i></b> TB in
2000 & 402 in 2001.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://volswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/02/USATSI_11742605.jpg?resize=1269,1536"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Helton</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> was a 2-sport star at </span></span><a href="https://www.knoxschools.org/centralhs"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Central HS</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> in Knoxville, TN, his home town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He attended the </span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/cut4/peyton-manning-backed-up-todd-helton-at-qb-c161597520"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">University of Tennessee</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, also in Knoxville, on a football scholarship. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He made the UT baseball team as a walk-on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
Cleary, Macungie, Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frank Thomas, Jim Rice<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 02-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
Silver Slugger and five-time All-Star led his league in hits the only time in
his nineteen‑year career that he breached the two-hundred hit mark?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If it’s a place in the record books he was after, he chose the wrong
season to have his best home run output.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are seven players with his last name who have each hit at least
one hundred major league home runs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/bLQAAOSw7VhhXPah/s-l400.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">LUIS GONZALEZ</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Luis_Gonz%C3%A1lez"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had <b>206</b> to lead
the NL in 1999.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gonzo went gonzo in 2001 when
his remarkable 57 HR total was 16 behind the </span></span><a href="https://compote.slate.com/images/c373f5a1-91d4-441b-aa42-e3424633ae1e.jpeg?width=1440&rect=1560x1040&offset=0x0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">leader</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">’s as well as 7 behind </span></span><a href="https://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/926/006/51377598_original.jpg?1304981509"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">2<sup>nd</sup> place</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That HR total
would have led the majors in 121 of MLB’s previous 129 seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gonzalez 100 HR Club:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaju03.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Juan</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (434), </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzalu01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Luis</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (354), </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaad01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Adrian</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (317), </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaca01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Carlos</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (234), </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaal02.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Alex </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">L</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">(157), </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaal01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Alex </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">S</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (137), </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzama01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Marwin</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (107) & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzato01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Tony </span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">(103).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim
Goggin, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Williamsburg, Virginia</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck Klein, Jimmie Foxx, Billy Williams,
Adrian Gonzalez, <span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Brady Anderson, Matt Williams</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 03-Mar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the last active player in the majors to be his team’s first-ever draft
pick?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He hit his first home run in the majors off a pitcher who came within 2%
of being elected to the Hall of fame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="background: white; color: black;">I wonder...was his nickname
based on the fact that he’d never had to “walk on” to make a team?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MvjeN2kz8jlhkwecxi_vNnP7X_M=/8x65:1062x1062/1200x800/filters:focal(703x262:931x490)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68720698/1184514199.jpg.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">RYAN ZIMERMMAN</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ryan_Zimmerman"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zimmerman was drafted by the
Washington Nationals in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=2005&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round&from_type_jc=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1<sup>st</sup> round</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (4<sup>th</sup> overall) of the 2005 MLB June Amateur
Draft, their 1<sup>st</sup> ever, from U. of Virginia , ahead of 3 players who
became MVP’s in the majors:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ryan Braun,
Buter Posey & Andrew McCutchen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MON became
WSN after the 2004 season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pitcher </span></span><a href="https://www.ferrum.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/billy-wagner-2-300x254.webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Billy Wagner</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">
(Zimmerman HR = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200604050.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">05-Apr-2006</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">)
was named on 73.8% of the HOF votes cast for 2024 induction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>75% is the minimum for election.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: -9.0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -9pt 0in 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">No.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Mr.
Walk-Off" for </span>Zimmerman is derived from the eleven (11!) walk-off HR
Zimmerman hit in his </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/z/zimmery01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">16</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> seasons with the Nats,
a mere 2 short of the all-time record of 13 held by HOF Jim Thome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zimmerman’s 11 W-O HR were in addition to his
4 walk-off singles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If that weren’t
enough, he also participated in 4 more walk-offs: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 on a SF he hit, another came on a
base-loaded BB he drew & the other 2 were on wild pitches where he scored
from 3<sup>rd</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR
– Bob <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Sciacchitano</span>,
Chesapeake, Virginia</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Charles Johnson, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Rick Monday, Christian Yelich</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S THEME – <i>Baseball
Digest</i>’s “2024 Season Preview”, lists the all-time franchise* leaders in 4
offensive categories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These 7 swept all
4 for their franchises.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 3pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial; text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 0.5in; tab-stops: 99.0pt 148.5pt 193.5pt 238.5pt 283.5pt 351.0pt;"><b><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">Player Team HR R H RBI<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 4.3pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.3pt 0in 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 112.5pt decimal 2.25in center 2.75in decimal 261.0pt 310.5pt 373.5pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.achievement.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/wp-Hank-Aaron-rev-1-USM_100.jpg"><b>Aaron</b></a>............ ATL....... 733........ 2,17........ 3,600....... 2,202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 4.3pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.3pt 0in 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 112.5pt decimal 2.25in center 2.75in decimal 261.0pt 310.5pt 373.5pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/0214/mlb_g_brett_gb1_576.jpg"><b>Brett</b></a>............. KCR....... 317....... 1,583...... 3,1548....... 1,596<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 4.3pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.3pt 0in 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 112.5pt decimal 2.25in center 2.75in decimal 261.0pt 310.5pt 373.5pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Gonzalez-Luis-2001-MLB.jpg"><b>Gonzalez</b></a>....... ARI....... 224........ 780......... 1,337.......... 774<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 4.3pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.3pt 0in 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 112.5pt decimal 2.25in center 2.75in decimal 261.0pt 310.5pt 373.5pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.dailycamera.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2018/0929/20180929_30DCSROXFw-1.jpg?w=535"><b>Helton</b></a>........... COL....... 369....... 1,401........ 2,519....... 1,402<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 4.3pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.3pt 0in 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 112.5pt decimal 2.25in center 2.75in decimal 261.0pt 310.5pt 373.5pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4vQYdt-LX2RyGuyq4YQoWvh0ZWNqpDjY9Ww&usqp=CAU"><b>Musial</b></a>........... STL....... 475....... 1,949........ 3,630....... 1,951<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 4.3pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.3pt 0in 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 112.5pt decimal 2.25in center 2.75in decimal 261.0pt 310.5pt 373.5pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://a4.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2017%2F0712%2FCalRipken3B.jpg&w=558&h=375&scale=crop&location=origin&format=jpg"><b>Ripken</b></a>.......... BAL....... 431....... 1,647........ 3,184....... 3,184<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 4.3pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.3pt 0in 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 112.5pt decimal 2.25in center 2.75in decimal 261.0pt 310.5pt 373.5pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 4.3pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.3pt 0in 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 112.5pt decimal 2.25in center 2.75in decimal 261.0pt 310.5pt 373.5pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://images.rivals.com/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,t_large/jhvidev0xpsiwm2z8cek"><b>Zimmerman</b></a>.. WSN...... 284........ 963......... 1,846....... 1,061<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">*For Ripken & Zimmerman, <i>BD</i> uses
all-time <u>team</u> numbers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <b>Warren Kent</b>, Whitehall, Michigan
(after Gonzalez)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Major Leaguers who played in the Negro
Leagues in the years that they weren't considered Major Leagues (after 1948)</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hall
of Famers who lead a category among Hall of Famers but not all-time MLB leaders
for the same category<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">HOFers who have MLB awards named after them<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">The best players ever<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Theme is most all star games at each position</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Players who are the face of their franchises<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">HOFers who have played in the most ASG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Players who have had more than 15 All Star appearances<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Thurs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>HOFers
with the </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">most</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> career total bases<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Hall of Fame players with career 300 HR's and
600 Doubles</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Hall of Fame players with career 300 HR's and 3,000
hits</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Most games played</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Most plate appearances</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hall</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;"> of famers who led in total bases in consecutive seasons<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-size: 11pt;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Lifetime 300 HR,
590 Doubles hitters who have had 200 Hits in a season</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-34170705880539718082024-02-26T01:35:00.000-08:002024-02-26T01:35:16.147-08:002024-02-19 Non-Hall of Fame players who hit three grand slams in a calendar month<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 19-Feb</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which former
Tiger was the MVP of the All-Star Game the only time it was played in a National
League park in a nation’s capital?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He became
the first high school sophomore to win the <i>USA Baseball </i>Player of
the Year Award.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is from
a state that is home to only one Hall of Famer and today’s player is in the top
three players from there in most career offensive categories. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.papercitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Astros_Tucker_1079_web-1024x768.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">ALEX BREGMAN</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Alex_Bregman"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R
Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bregman was ASG MVP in 2017 at </span></span><a href="https://mddcwa.com/wp-content/uploads/Nationals-baseball.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Nationals
Park</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in Washington DC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He lasted until the semi-finals in the Home Run Derby that same
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The MLB ASG had been played in Washington
in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1937-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1937</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1956-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1956</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in </span></span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b8/Griffith_1960.jpg/270px-Griffith_1960.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Griffith Stadium</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1962-allstar-game-1.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1962</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in </span></span><a href="https://i0.wp.com/afro.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RFK%20Stadium.jpg?fit=361%2C222&ssl=1"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">D.C. Stadium</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1969-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1969</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in </span></span><a href="https://media.bleacherreport.com/image/upload/c_fill,g_faces,w_3800,h_2000,q_95/v1657058836/cid5lds81bryr91qlacy.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">RFK Stadium</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> (D.C. Stadium renamed),
all hosted by the AL Washington Senators.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>ASG MVP was first awarded in 1962.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No MLB ASG was ever played in Ottawa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bregman played collegiately for the </span></span><a href="https://lsusports.net/sports/bsb/roster/player/alex-bregman/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">LSU Tigers</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bregman was a sophomore at the </span></span><a href="https://www.aa.edu/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Albuquerque Academy</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The </span></span><a href="https://www.usabaseball.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">USA B</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> PYA is <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>awarded
annually.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bregman, who many consider to be yet in the 1<sup>st</sup>
half of his playing career, ranks among </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/NM_born.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">New Mexico
natives</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, 2<sup>nd</sup> in doubles, stolen bases, OPS & slugging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is 3<sup>rd</sup> in R, H, HR, RBI &
WAR.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael Ortman,
Clermont, Florida<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brandon
Inge, Bryce Harper, Bill Madlock Al Kaline<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 20-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which Hall of
Fame qualified former Rookie of the Year played twenty years in the majors, was
an All-Star nine times, has three Gold Gloves, two<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Silver Sluggers, a World Series Ring and
has won the Roberto Clemente Award yet did not have sufficient votes to get
into the Hall of Fame?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has more
career hits than Jimmie Foxx, Luis Aparicio or Reggie Jackson; more home runs
than Duke Snider, Cal Ripken or Al Kaline; more RBI than Rogers Hornsby,
Harmon Killebrew or Willie McCovey.<span style="font-variant: small-caps;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a
member of the elite 300/300 “club”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the
first player this century to play every inning of an All-Star game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://sports.cbsimg.net/u/photos/baseball/mlb/img24122846.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">CARLOS BELTRAN</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R
Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He ought to make it very soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2023 he was on 46.5% of HOF ballots cast
& this year received 57.1% of possible votes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A player needs 75% for HOF election.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beltran’s stat totals:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2,725 H; 435 HR; & 1,587 RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With 312 SB & 435 HR, Beltran joins </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/JAmLo"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">7 others</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> with 300 of each.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beltran played all 9 innings of the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2006-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2006 ASG in Pittsburgh</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had a single and double on 4 AB & also
reached on an error.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dan Greder, Ames,
Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lou
Whitaker, Andre Dawson, Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield,
Reggie Sanders, Adrian Beltre, Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Howard, Bobby Abreu<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 21-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which former
Tiger lent his bat to Fernando Tatis with which Tatis then hit two grand slams
in one inning?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He received
MVP votes in each of his first five seasons in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He still
holds the consecutive-game hitting streak for one of the teams he played for.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mainlineautographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/PTDC0050_20110801352.gif"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">ERIC DAVIS</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Eric-Davis/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In L.A. on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN199904230.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">23-Apr-1999</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, STL’s Tatis performed
his </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-23-1999-fernando-tatis-hits-two-grand-slams-in-one-inning/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">monumental
feat</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> with the aid of Davis’ bat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Davis did not play in that game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Davis spent </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1993.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1993</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1994.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1994</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> w/DET/.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Davis received NL MVP votes in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1986.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1986</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1987.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1987</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1988.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1988</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1989.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1989</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1990.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1990</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. Only once in that
streak was he even in the top 10, but it did show that his outstanding
consistency which was noticed by many.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Davis’ 30-G hitting streak in 1998 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199807120.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">12-Jul</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199808150.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15-Aug</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> is the best in
Baltimore Oriole history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The top
hitting streak for the franchise, however, is held by SLB’s George Sisler whose
41 gamer came in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SLB/1922.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1922</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, the year he hit .420
& won the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1922.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">AL MVP</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesse Asbury,
Norman, Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kirk
Gibson, Ivan Rodriguez, Placido Polanco<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 22-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whose
jaw-dropping World Series catch and throw from the outfield did NOT result in a
triple play because replay wasn’t a thing yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Only four others from his country have made it to the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He finished his playing career with the Brewers after having played for
the Diamondbacks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/18860107/r/il/4a38b6/4345794405/il_570xN.4345794405_qu2d.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">DEVON WHITE</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/devon-white/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch the play </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7RyUeIO6r0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; Watch tag </span></span><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/3a58cecceb35155fb1890cfa332dfb40/tumblr_mkr9jmkv8B1s2djaqo1_640.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://mopupduty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/gruber-triple-play.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">… also </span></span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/10/22/umpire-admits-his-error/350344e6-607a-48d0-b884-eb00d9ccb411/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">interesting</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chili Davis was the first Jamaican
to be named an MLB All-Star in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1984-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1984</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>White was next in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1989-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1989</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/Jamaica_born.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Here are all
the Jamaicans</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>White played for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2001.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">MIL</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 2001 & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/1998.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">ARI</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jonathon
Symons, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Winnipeg, Manitoba</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
22-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the only pre-expansion player to hit at least thirty home runs in each of
his first two full seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A future Hall of Famer was paid $10,000 to change positions so this
rookie could play regularly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sammy Sosa broke his record for most home runs hit in a calendar month.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A166796/datastream/IMAGE/view"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">RUDY YORK</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rudy-York/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hit 35 in his rookie
season 1937 then 33 in 1938.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hank Greenberg had been the
Tigers’ first baseman since 1933.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>York
was brought up as a catcher, but in his first full season at that position, 1938,
his <b><i>10</i></b> passed balls led the majors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greenberg ended up in OF with York at 1B.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>York set the record with 18HR
in August of 1937.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That figure stood for
6 decades until Sosa hit 20 in June in 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Michael Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mel Ott, Tony Conigliaro, Jimmie Foxx, Joe
DiMaggio, Al Simmons, Mickey Mantle<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 23-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the last player to collect an extra-base hit in each of four consecutive
innings?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It might however, have been the year before when he had his career day
at the plate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He once advanced to first base on a passed ball after being struck out
by a Hall of Fame pitcher on the pitcher’s 3,000<sup>th</sup> career strikeout.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6e/1b/db/6e1bdbabe8ad9c466598e97135e6f2cb.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b>LARRY PARRISH</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style="font-size: 11pt;">[</b></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Larry-Parrish/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parrish did his damage in
Atlanta on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197807300.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">30-Jul-1978</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> when hit a double in
the 2<sup>nd</sup> inning & HR in the 3<sup>rd</sup> off ATL’s </span></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71nK3OAoi+L._UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tommy Boggs</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He then hit HRs in each of innings 4 & 5
off reliever </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Craig-Skok/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Craig Skok</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197705290.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">29-May-1977</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in St. Louis, Parrish
went 5-for-5 with 3 HR, 5 R & 5 RBI.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 4<sup>th</sup> inning on
the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198407040.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4<sup>th</sup>
of July, 1984</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Parrish whiffed, as 2,999 had done before him, on a knuckleball
thrown by Yankees starting P </span></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/05/sports/niekro-records-3000th-career-strikeout.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Phil Niekro</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pitch that had eluded Parrish also eluded
C Butch Wynegar & Parrish made it to 1<sup>st</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parrish advanced to 3<sup>rd</sup>, but was
stranded when teammate </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/scottdo01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Donnie Scott</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> became Niekro’s 3,001<sup>st</sup>
K.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peter
Dupuis, Hooksett, New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kole Calhoun, Fred Lynn, Shawn Green, Lou
Gehrig, <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 24-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
tied Jim Gentile for most grand slams in one calendar year by an American
League batter?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After an All-American career as a quarterback in college, he turned down
offers from the NFL’s Chicago Bears and the AFL’s New York Titans to pursue his
baseball career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had the game- and Series-winning hit in the final game of the last
World Series ever played without other postseason series preceding it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2011/07/01/sports/baseball/1northruppic/1northruppic-jumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">JIM NORTHRUP</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jim-Northrup/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BAL’s Gentile had 5 GS in
1961, tying the NL’s Ernie Banks mark of 5 in 1955.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Northrup tied them in 1968, hitting 2 of his GS
in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE196806240.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1 G</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His 5<sup>th</sup> one, however came in the
WS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The regular season AL batter who
tied Gentile actually passed him—Don Mattingly with 6 in 1986.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mattingly was later tied by Travis Hafner in
2006.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At small </span></span><a href="https://www.alma.edu/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Alma College</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Northrup not only </span></span><a href="https://almascots.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jim-northrup/17"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">excelled there</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in football and
baseball, but was a forward on the basketball team, ran track & golfed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His great love was baseball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He signed with DET in 1961.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Northrup hit a triple over the
head of 7-time Gold Glove-winning CF Curt Flood, off reigning 1968 WS MVP Bob
Gibson in the 7<sup>th</sup> inning, driving in Norm Cash & Willie
Horton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Divisional play with
accompanying postseason playoff games began in 1969.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Flood, one of the finest fielding CF of his
era, is unfortunately remembered more for this misplay than the rest of his
sterling 15-year career in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey
Brown, Tallassee<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nom Cash, Bill Freehan, Willie Horton, Joe
Carter, Mickey Stanley<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEKEND BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 24-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was featured on the cover of <i>Sports Illustrated</i> magazine after playing
in only thirty-two major league games?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He said he “…almost threw up” the first time he heard himself being interviewed
on the radio.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After his MLB career, he coached baseball in Korea.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://s.yimg.com/os/en/blogs/sptusmlbexperts/shanespencer1998.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">SHANE SPENCER</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Spencer"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spencer was no doubt on that
cover because he had hit 12 HR in his first 73 at bats in 27 regular season + 5
postseason G in his 1<sup>st</sup> season with NYY before the </span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hB8AAOSwfgpff9gu/s-l1600.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">SI</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"> issue</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> was released on 12-Oct-1998.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spencer was the victim of a
hoax when an imposter gave an ESPN radio interview where the imposter made
several incendiary claims about Yankee teammates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Details </span></span><a href="https://www.espn.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9565389/ex-new-york-yankees-outfielder-shane-spencer-says-was-victim-hoax-interview"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Korea story </span></span><a href="https://theathletic.com/1027944/2019/07/25/its-the-only-thing-i-know-how-to-do-a-long-way-from-yankee-stadium-shane-spencer-is-a-baseball-lifer/?access_token=909743"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin
Baker, New York City<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clint Hurdle, Stephen Strasburg, Mark
Fidrych, Chan Ho Park, Jerry Royster, Matt Williams, Joe Charboneau<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">SUNDAY<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—
25-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
German native was able win a Triple Crown by choosing not to sign a major
league contract?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played three stints for his hometown team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was one of the victims of a famous unassisted triple play.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRANfAzf5-Kb_0dQaxlDeOTYYLZe1ieIryRVg&usqp=CAU"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">MIKE BLOWERS</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Blowers"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blowers was born in Wurzburg,
Germany into a U.S. military family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When drafted by SEA in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1984&draft_round=8&draft_type=janreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1984</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, he chose to play for
the University of Washington & in his only season there, won the Triple Crown
in the PAC-10 North Division. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
glowing numbers at Yew-Dub were .383 BA, 16 HRs, 59 RBIs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was then selected by MON in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1986&draft_round=10&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1986</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> draft.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blowers grew up in a suburb of
Tacoma, Washington and played for SEA </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1992.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1992</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1993.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">93,</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1994.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">94</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">95</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; then in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1997.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1997</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; & finally ending
his MLB career with them in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1999.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1999</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 6<sup>th</sup> inning on
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS199407080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">08-Jul-1994</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, BOS’s SS John
Valentin’s UTP retired Blowers & Keith Mitchell by catching Marc
Newfield’s line drive, stepping on 2B where Blowers had left and tagging Keith
Mitchell who had run almost all way from 1B to 2B as Valentin jogged cooly back
to the dugout.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch it </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXJuw4Rd0ck"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Valentin fans like to point out that he was
he first player to turn a UTP & </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eniSUZWZJaA"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">hit for the cycle</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Troy Tulowitzky, another SS, is the only
other one to accomplish both feats.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark
Neuman, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Haddonfield</span>, New
Jersey</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heinie Zimmerman, Jake Stahl<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WEEK’S THEME – Non-Hall
of Fame players who hit three grand slams in a calendar month<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/142c49e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/620x349+0+32/resize/1200x675!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F06%2F3a%2F8fa6ec6c6397cf90c799bda5d789%2Fcarlos-beltran-royals.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Beltran</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/2006.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">NYM</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200607160.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">16-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200607180.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">18-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL200607300.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">30-<b>Jul</b>-2006</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>70.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images-cdn.bridgemanimages.com/api/1.0/image/600wm.REU.39384380.7055475/8345214.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Blowers</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1995.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">SEA</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL199508030.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">03-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN199508140.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">14-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199508180.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">18-<b>Aug</b>-1995</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>4.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/fdcb374b5f5b4b76906ebe5202b22a80.jpg?w=501"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Bregman</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2023.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">HOU</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU202306030.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">03-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN202306240.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">24-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN202306290.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">29-<b>Jun</b>-2023</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>35.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NMYAAOSwBahVXn1u/s-l1600.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Davis</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1987.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">CIN</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI198705010.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">01-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI198705030.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">03-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT198705300.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">30-<b>May</b>-1987</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>36.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2011/06/10/sports/NORTHRUP-obit/NORTHRUP-obit-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Northrup</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1968.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">DET</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE196806240.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">24-(2X)</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET196806290.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">29-<b>Jun</b>-1968</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>22.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/631620900/photo/montreal-expos-larry-parrish-in-action-running-bases-vs-chicago-cubs-at-wrigley-field-parrish.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=Iu7yZiMW9gMuKgTtIh7HDBP2M19jmlVqcAGzVLTgtsA="><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Parrish</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TEX/1982.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">TEX</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198207040.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">04-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198207070.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">07-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198207101.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">10-<b>Jul</b>-1982</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>15.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2013/08/14/DBHJ774A5FA3VPXE23NPYAFNNE.jpg?w=1024&h=670"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Spencer</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1998.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">NYY</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199809180.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">18-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199809240.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">24-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199809270.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">27-<b>Sep</b>-1998</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................. </span>4.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fa/f7/78/faf778810834584f0a585a823277d0df.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">White</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2001.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">MIL</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL200105100.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">10-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200105150.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">15-,</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT200105200.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">20-<b>May</b>-2001</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>47.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://michigansportshof.org/mshof/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/York-Rudy_MSHOF-0012-0009-0005.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">York</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1938.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">DET</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET193805160.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">16-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET193805220.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">22-</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET193805301.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">30-<b>May</b>-1938</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>31.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 94.5pt 2.0in decimal 4.25in;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hall
of Famer who also did it<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 112.5pt 2.25in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mike
Piazza<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>09-, 10-, 24-Apr-1998<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>59.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 1.75in 2.5in decimal 4.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – Warren Kent Whitehall, Michigan (After
Davis)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Astros with the most "</span><a href="https://signstealingscandal.com/players/?fbclid=IwAR2ZEFeq-0YiLHt6V8_vGDcg12Mz12sJeVWymbtizXrM8MTRdLe2U5qakqU"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">total correct bangs</span></a><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">" in the sign-steal
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-21047233772001208612024-02-18T22:47:00.000-08:002024-02-18T22:47:50.278-08:002024-02-12 Players from West Coast teams who were voted Rookie-of-the-Year unanimously<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u>MONDAY</u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">
— 12-Jan</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Who is the only player in the Modern Era to post a WAR above 10.0 in his
rookie season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, he led the majors in WAR in each of
his first three seasons and his league each of his first five.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He never started a game in the Bigs without munching
on a pickle or two.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><a href="https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb59c9a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/350x197+0+20/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F19%2Ffd%2F69ae59d6887007d528ed570ed119%2F350x116.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">MIKE TROUT</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mike_Trout" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2012, his WAR was <b><i>10.5</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2013 & 2014, he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>led MLB again with <b><i>8.9</i></b> & </span><b><i>7.7</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In 2015 & 2016, he left us with AL‑leading <b>9.6</b> & <b>10.5</b>
WAR measures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Start </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDgYSUEMwv0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> at 2:10<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Al Hurley, Columbia, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jimmie Foxx, Ichiro Suzuki, Ted Williams<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>— 13-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Who ranks second all-time in his career production for his franchise in Games,
Hits, Doubles, Home Runs, Runs Batted In, Times on Base, Sacrifice Flies and a
few slightly more arcane stats YET in his fourteen years of service with them never
represented them, his only team in the majors, in an All-Star Game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And he also ranks third on those lists in
WAR, OBP, Extra‑Base Hits, Total Bases and Runs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s also <u>first</u> in career
Bases-on-Balls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He appeared in the Opening Day lineup for eleven
straight years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><a href="https://securea.mlb.com/assets/images/1/5/0/106682150/cuts/Tim_Salmon_1280_vkosk3q3_yjpjuv9p.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">TIM SALMON</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Salmon" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2<sup>nd</sup> place:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>G (1,672);<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">H (1,674);<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2B (339);<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">HR (299);<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">RBI (1,016)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">XOB (2,711); &<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">SF (68)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 2.5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 3<sup>rd</sup> place:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR (40.6);<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">OBP (.385);<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">XBH (662);<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">TB (2,958); &<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">R (986).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 2.5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1<sup>st</sup> place = BB (970)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OD Lineup 1993-2003<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR – Brett Moore, Studio City,
California<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rusty Greer, Tim Wallach, Albert Pujols, Duke
Snider, Carl Furillo<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>— 14-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Who was the first player to win the American League award for designated
hitters?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the first player to win the Rookie of
the Year Award for a team that had just moved cities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and Hank Aaron both hit home runs in the
same game where another Hall of Famer hit four.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.stlshof.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/orlando_cepeda.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">ORLANDO CEPEDA</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Orlando-Cepeda/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now appropriately named the
Edgar Martinez Award, it was first given in 1973 to </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1973.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">BOS</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> DH, Cepeda in his only year with the
team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This in spite of an inauspicious
debut as he went 0 for 6 in his 1<sup>st</sup> G at DH </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS197304060.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">06-Apr-1973</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> while his teammates amassed 20 hits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cepeda was the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1958.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1958 ROY</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1958.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">SFG</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> who only the year before had been </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYG/1957.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">NYG</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN196104300.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">20-Apr-1961</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> in Milwaukee, Willie Mays homered 4
X, Cepeda once & Braves star Aaron went deep 2 X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8 of SFG’s H that day were HRs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Andy McCue, Riverside, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rico Carty, Ron Blomberg<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">MIDWEEK BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 14-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the most recent National
League player to be selected Most Valuable Player of two postseason series in
the same year?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and his brother were both
All-Stars in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has twice finished in
the top three in league Most Valuable Player voting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He thrice had seasons
where he hit forty or more doubles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><a href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:555/0*SVng8qqr-ViR04rX."><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">COREY SEAGER</span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Corey_Seager" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seager was MVP of the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2020_NLCS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2020 NLCS</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2020_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2020 WS</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seager was an NL AS in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2016-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2016</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2017-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2017</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> & an AL AS in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2022-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2022</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2023-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2023</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His brother </span></span><a href="https://www.teamwass.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kyle-Seager--e1687438595634.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Kyle</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> was an AL AS in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2014-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2014</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He as 3<sup>rd</sup> in MVP voting in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2016.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2016</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> & 2<sup>nd</sup> in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2023.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2023</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He also had MVP support in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2017.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2017</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2020.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2020</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hit 40 2B in 2016; <b>44 </b>in 2019 &
<b>42</b> in 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR – Jerry Miller, Liberty Hill, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Justin Upton,
Yadier Molina, Moises Alou, Wilson Contreras<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 15-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the only player to hit twenty-five
or more home runs in each of his final seven seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hit more home runs in
a season than any other player with a batting average that year lower than .190<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A twelve-time All-Star, three
time Silver Slugger winner, he led the majors three times in slugging and OPS+.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><a href="https://fanatics.frgimages.com/oakland-athletics/mark-mcgwire-oakland-athletics-autographed-8-x-10-hitting-photograph_pi3966000_ff_3966193-b0f7a38207d081dcfe53_full.jpg?_hv=2&w=900"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">MARK McGWIRE</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mark_McGwire" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">McGwire hit 39, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><i><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">52</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><i><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">58</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><i><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">70</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><i><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">65</span></i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">, 32 & 29 HR
1995-2001.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McGwire sent 29 HR out of the yard while
batting .187 in 2001, his final season in MLB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>52% of his H that year were HR.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’ll find his stats are well presented </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcgwima01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Thomas Nest, Ft. Myers<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adam Dunn,
Prince Fielder, David Ortiz, Dave Kingman, Frank Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> — 16-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whose double-play ground ball
drove in the only run in an All-Star game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He holds the National
League record for most consecutive seasons with at least one grand slam.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only he and Barry Bonds
ever received as many as forty-five intentional bases on balls in a single
season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><a href="https://i5.walmartimages.com/seo/Willie-McCovey-1978-Action-Photo-Print_061d65b5-3334-4642-860e-4ec1fe2c9082.b7c16ceef0699c5ce79221a94500a3ea.jpeg?odnHeight=768&odnWidth=768&odnBg=FFFFFF"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">WILLIE McCOVEY</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Willie-McCovey/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In what almost seemed like a scripted score to
coincide with </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-9-1968-all-star-parade-of-pitchers-in-the-year-of-the-pitcher/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1968’s</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> Year of the Pitcher, McCovey’s GIDP
in the 1<sup>st</sup> inning scored teammate Willie Mays who had made his way
go 3<sup>rd</sup> base after singling to open the G for the NL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Final<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>score:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AL-0, NL-1.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For 9 straight seasons, McCovey hit at least
one grand slam from 1964-72.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McCovey’s
18 GS are the most ever hit by a National League batter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McCovey matched his 45 IBBs with his 45 HR in
1969, his </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1969.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">MVP</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bonds did it in 3 straight years, all MVP years as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shown </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/rL6TT"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brett Moore, Studio City,
California<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sammy Sosa,
Reggie Jackson, Ernie Banks, Wilie Mays<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> — 17-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which one-time Rookie of the
Year played five seasons in the majors without ever playing even half the games
of a normal major league schedule in any season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In college, he was named
an All-American, <i>Baseball America</i>'s College Player of the Year and won
the Golden Spikes Award.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was drafted ahead of
Bo Bichette and Pete Alonso, among others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><a href="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fsodomojo-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2017-2F07-2F1318550678-850x560-ef52fadab0e4e03f615ca80fb4129381.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">KYLE LEWIS</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Kyle_Lewis" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lewis was ROY in 2020, but from 2019 through
2023, his G played totals were 18, 58*, 36, 18 & 16 respectively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*Lewis played 58 of 60 in the 2020
COVID-truncated season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He won his collegiate accolades in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2016.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kyle was, 11<sup>th</sup> overall, taken by
SEA in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=2016&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1<sup>st</sup> round</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> in in 2016.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bichette & Alonso weren’t taken until the
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=2016&draft_round=2&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round&from_type_jc=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">2<sup>nd</sup> round</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey Brown, Tallahassee<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob Horner,
Devin Williams, Mickey Moniak<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">WEEKENDS BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> — 17-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first native of the
Dominican Republic to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his second full season
he was named an All-Star and won a Gold Glove.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His son won more World
Series rings than he did.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After baseball, he served
as mayor of his home town.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/-mm-/a146b38e4a5244672e988dbec7fcd08abf9afbfa/c=0-18-1505-2025/local/-/media/2017/09/21/USATODAY/USATODAY/636415905630076790-XXX-BBW-XXX-MONDESI.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">RAUL MONDESI</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/raul-mondesi/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mondesi was NL ROY in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1994.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1994</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fellow countryman Alfredo Griffith was AL’s co-ROY in 1979.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was on the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1995-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">1995 NL AS</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> team & won the 1<sup>st</sup> of
his 2 GGs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/ybmedia/image/upload/c_crop,h_1123,w_2000,x_0,y_188/c_fill,f_auto,h_1215,q_auto,w_2160/v1/m/7/7/77ffa9cda3f4f3828e85ed12611a5a6e56bd3eff/royals-red-sox-swap-adalberto-mondesi-josh-taylor.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Adalberto Mondesi</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> won a WS ring playing for 2015 KCR before
he had played his 1<sup>st</sup> regular-season G in MLB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Father Raul never had any WS playing time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His </span></span><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4906970/Raul-Mondesi-sentenced-eight-years-prison.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">political career</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> did not go as well as his </span></span><a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2020/4/24/21234555/greatest-seasons-in-dodgers-history-raul-mondesi-1997-mlb-news"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">baseball career</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill Carle, Lee's Summit,
Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sandy Alomar, Alfredo
Griffin, Felipe Alou<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>SUNDAY</u><u> </u>
— 18-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Who holds the record for longest hitting streak by a catcher?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He holds the record for longest hitting
streak by a rookie.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He holds the record for the longest hitting
streak by any San Diego Padres player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><a href="https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000htMWie2VfTQ/s/880/880/12812-GOREN-306.jpg"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">BENITO SANTIAGO</span></a></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Benito-Santiago/" style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://padres.mlblogs.com/50-moments-santiagos-record-34-game-hitting-streak-capped-1987-rookie-of-the-year-season-ad4f5fd43b4"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.; #1, #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Santiago’s 34-G hitting streak in
1987 lasted from </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198708250.shtml"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">25-Aug</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> to </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198710020.shtml"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">02-Oct</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Steve Krevisky, Middletown, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Butch Wynegar, Terry
Kennedy</span>, Jason Kendall<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WEEK’S FINALE — 18-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Which twenty-eight-year old multi-All-Star and Silver Slugger winner,
owner of an enviable résumé replete with league MVP, Rookie of the Year, League
Championship MVP and Comeback Player of the Year honors is currently not on a
major league team?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His father, a former major leaguer, was his coach
when their team went to the Little League World Series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had committed to play college baseball but
chose a professional career after he was drafted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><a href="https://www.nj.com/resizer/iNmNAE3RDQ8_yqHYrJ4EjHcaAvk=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/F5UJMAYNTRANVBKYUQIAFORQJE.jpg"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">CODY BELLINGER</span></a></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Cody%20Bellinger" style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">B-R Bio</span></b></a><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">]</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">After c</span>ompleting his 2023<a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/what-the-heck-is-a-pillow-contract" target="_blank"></a> 1-year agreement with CHC in satisfactory manner, Bellinger
& his agent (the redoubtable Scott Boras), are looking for a long-term contract
with a compensation level so rich that interested franchises (there are several)
have hesitated to offer anything close to their multi-year asking price.<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Cody’s fathe</span>r, <span style="background: white; color: #0433ff; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bellicl01.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Clay Bellinger</span></a>, </span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">played for NYY during some of their
most dominant seasons: 1999-2002.<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cody was the standout for the Gilbert, Arizona
team that was</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> eliminated in the quarter-finals by teams from </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubbock,_Texas" title="Lubbock, Texas"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Texas</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #202122;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">& that year's eventual LLWS champion from </span><span style="background: white; color: #0433ff;"><a href="https://www.espn.com/sports/llws07/news/story?id=2992252" target="_blank"><span style="color: #196ad4;">Georgia</span></a>.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had committed to play for
the University of Oregon, but signed with LAD who took him in the 4<sup>th</sup>
Round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Doug Greenwald, San Francisco<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Corey Seager<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">WEEK’S
THEME</span></u><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> – <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Players from West Coast teams who were voted Rookie-of-the-Year
<i>unanimously</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: 3.5in;"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: 1.0in 2.5in 3.5in;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Year<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Rookie<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Team<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Career WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2017.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">2017</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cody2-800x500-1.png"><b>Bellinger</b></a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................... </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>22.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1958.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">1958</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/Cepeda_Orlando_BRS73-1156_NBL_McWilliams_0.jpg">Cepeda</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................... </span>SFG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>50.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2020.shtml#all_AL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">2020</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/mercer.sidearmsports.com/images/2016/7/2/Derby_Image.jpg"><b>Lewis</b></a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>SEA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span>1.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1987.shtml#all_AL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">1987</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://fanatics.frgimages.com/oakland-athletics/mark-mcgwire-oakland-athletics-autographed-8-x-10-hitting-photograph_pi3966000_ff_3966193-b0f7a38207d081dcfe53_full.jpg?_hv=2&w=900">McGwire</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>OAK<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................... </span>62.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1959.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">1959</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/pO9ePFNa1wu8cRQNyWw5FPxE8dw=/1400x1400/filters:format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/13370441/GettyImages_514905968.jpg">McCovey</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................... </span>SFG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>64.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1994.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">1994</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://www.kansascity.com/latest-news/5a91wh/picture66770532/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/RoyalsDodgers%200222%203-17-16%20JFS.jpg">Mondesi</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>29.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1993.shtml#all_AL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">1993</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Willie-McCovey/">Salmon</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................... </span>CAL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>40.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1987.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">1987</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61jWHS8Cu5L.jpg">Santiago</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>SDP<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>27.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2016.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">2016</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://media.bleacherreport.com/image/upload/c_fill,g_faces,w_1600,h_1600,q_95/v1657831187/wpxhhtfuefjbfvbu4oy0.jpg"><b>Seager</b></a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................... </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>32.0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: yellow; color: red; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2012.shtml#all_AL_ROY_voting"><span style="color: red;">2012</span></a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160224_103126_mike-trout.jpg?w=525"><b>Trout</b></a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span>LAA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>85.2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted .5in 2.25in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Bold</b> =
Active in 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted .5in 2.25in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>Underlined</u>
= Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted .5in 2.25in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This guy also
qualifies, but we had him just last week -<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in decimal 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1993<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span><u>Mike Piazza</u><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>59.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">All Achieved All-Star status except
Salmon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: -13.5pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> – <b>Joe Cohen</b>, Holden,
Massachusetts (After Mondesi)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
theme guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Most chances by a CF without an error in
a season</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players with fish names<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Either a piscine or cherubic theme<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">AL Rookies of the Year
with 30 or more home runs in that season<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">AL Rookies of the Year
with the most home runs that season</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>ROY for a California based team with the most
HR their rookie year<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Unanimous Rookie of the
Year selections<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Weekly theme: California
ROYs?</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Unanimous ROYs from
CA</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.25in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thur<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Something to do with the Olympics<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Highest career WAR for a unanimous ROY from a
California-based team<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; punctuation-wrap: simple; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.5in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Horsehide Trivia encourages independent research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>⚾️</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-82510495274424402812024-02-12T02:23:00.000-08:002024-02-12T02:23:43.748-08:002024-02-05 Catchers with 300 home runs in the majors<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><a name="_Hlk495526975"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 05-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first
New York Yankee to win Most Valuable Player awards in consecutive seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>player to hit a grand slam in a World
Series game that his team lost.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His uniform
number was retired by his team sixteen days before he was inducted into the
Hall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.britannica.com/04/186804-050-CC8E5612/Yogi-Berra-New-York-Yankees.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">YOGI BERRA</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Yogi-Berra/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AL MVP in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1954.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1954</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1955.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1955</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had also won in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1951.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1951</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WS GS = 2<sup>nd</sup> inning of 2<sup>nd</sup>
G, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO195610050.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">05-Oct-1956</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Jose Canseco (1988 — the
Kirk Gibson game) & Adam Duvall (2021) have also hit GS in losing WS
games. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrXf2w6sL3zsWctgDJYuGQ50K6TqGjziRtqAGoYU0z1DV3jGptFqrEq6dlIijQta-Q-xExm2rEyX3Ds4mSr0f-yKRYWg4du4IqfrZTUf7s_Izj4GACrSWNJEFC9YzwM-oK7S_htWyIQE/s400/Yogi.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">No 8 </span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">retired by NYY on 22-Jul-1972.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HOF ceremony 07-Aug-1972.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Richard
Masson, Lexington, Kentucky<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lou
Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 06-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whose considerable
skein of consecutive wins was ended when Bob Boone won the first of his Gold
Gloves?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first National Leaguer to play at least one hundred games at catcher each
season for thirteen straight seasons. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He once
nailed three would-be base stealers in the same inning in the minors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/38098660/r/il/7b2952/4467765771/il_1588xN.4467765771_x86w.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JOHNNY BENCH</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Johnny-Bench/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bench won the NL GG at C from 1968 through 1977,
his first 10 full years in the majors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PHI’s
Bob Boone took home the gold (Glove) in 1979 & again in 1979.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boone won 5 more in the AL.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He caught 100+ G 1968-1980.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill Dickey had done it in the AL 1929-41.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">Yadier
Molina is the all-time MLB record holder w/15 straight 100-G caught seasons
(2005-2019). </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the youngest team member playing for the
Hampton, Virginia </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=5ff5f17f"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Peninsula Grays</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
of the Class A Carolina League in 1966, Bench quickly demonstrated his mastery
behind the plate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i><u>At</u></i> the plate,
he led the team in HR & RBI. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was
in the majors the following season.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry Gogel,
Baltimore<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gabby
Hartnett, Jerry Grote, Jim Sundberg, Carlton Fisk, Tim McCarver, Ivan Rodriguez,
Gary Carter, Manny Sanguillen<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEDNESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 07-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the first
player to hit more than seventy home runs after he turned forty years old?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the first
American League player to be elected Rookie of the Year unanimously.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hit at
least one home run in each of twenty-three consecutive seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://fenwayparkdiaries.com/best%20players/carlton%20fisk1.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CARLTON FISK</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Carlton-Fisk/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fisk was 40 going into the 1988 season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He played parts of another 5 MLB seasons,
adding 72 HR to bring his career total to 376.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unanimous ROY in 1972.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frank Robinson, Orlando Cepeda & Willie
McCovey had previously done it in the NL.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hit 1+ HR 1971-1993.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rickey Henderson is the unlikely record
holder here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He homered at least once in
each of 25 straight seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David Murphy, Marietta,
Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Albert
Pujols, Carl Yastrzemski, Ted Williams, Fred Lynn, Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds,
Jim Thome, Pudge, Robin Yount<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 08-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whose
record for most career games played by a National League catcher, did Yadier
Molina break?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had offers to play college football from 100+ universities when he
signed his major league contract.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In back-to-back seasons he won Gold Gloves and a Silver Sluggers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e0df3b6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/380x214+0+20/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F1d%2Fed%2F098a466e00a5516eed7fdc157617%2Fcpt122012967013059-high.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">GARY CARTER</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Gary-Carter/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Molina’s 2,184 G is the new
NL standard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carter finished with 2,056.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carter was the starting
quarterback for his team at </span></span><a href="https://www.fjuhsd.org/domain/12" title="Sunny Hills High School"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Sunny Hills HS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> in </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Fullerton</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">, California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Somewhat of an athletic child prodigy, when he was
seven years old Carter was the national champion for his age group in the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punt,_Pass,_and_Kick" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">NFL's first Punt, Pass and
Kick contest</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"> & a finalist 2 years later. PP&K
was discontinued in 2017.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GG+SS = 1981, 1982.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carter is the only NL backstop to achieve
these awards in tandem in back-to-back seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark
<span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Johnny Bench, Joe Mauer, Bob Boone, Mike
Piazza, Ivan Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 09-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
All-Star once worked as a bodyguard for singer Tina Turner?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He broke Yogi Berra’s record for most career home runs by an American
League catcher.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No other catcher has ever thrown out more base runners in a single
All-Star game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/8f/8a/0d/8f8a0dc04b2714e03065baead9a090c1.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">LANCE PARRISH</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Lance-Parrish/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parrish was (and is) an
imposing figure at 6’3” & 210 lbs. so his agent took a notion for a
small<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>side hustle for Detroit’s
catcher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parrish himself explains:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I wasn't exactly her 'bodyguard'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My business agent worked down by the studios
& he had a few contacts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ms. Turner
was filming a 'Hollywood Squares' show & (my agent) called me to see if I'd
like to try that kind of work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went
down there and all I basically did was follow her from her dressing room to the
set. One day!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Further research has unearthed
the fact that Parrish never did pass Yogi in that department & that Carlton
Fisk is (ignoring the Q./Ans. & Hint #2) would<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>be the correct answer here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parrish nabbed 3 out of 4
would-be base thefts in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1982-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1982 ASG</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s an impressive list:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Sax, Ozzie Smith & Al Oliver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parrish had a different battery mate for each
CS.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Warren
Kent, Whitehall, Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ivan Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, Bill Freehan,
Carlton Fisk<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SATURDAY — 10-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time San Diego Padre had the highest single season batting average for a <u>five-hundred
</u>at-bat minimum catcher in the Twentieth Century?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first player to total thirty home runs in one season playing
for three different teams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Not 30 per
team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’d be a record!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first National Leaguer in the Expansion Era to have an one
hundred RBI season as a rookie.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b345b9e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/630x474+0+0/resize/630x474!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F27%2F0d%2F7bacd017cab044d54aa375daeb42%2Fmike-piazza.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">MIKE PIAZZA</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mike-Piazza/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Piazza hit a tidy .362 in
1997 for LAD, the highest for a Dodger at any position since 1930.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This century, however, the new catchers’ mark
to shoot for is the <b><i>.365</i></b> that Joe Mauer’s posted in 2009.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Piazza played for SDP in 2006, his
penultimate year in The Bigs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1998, Piazza hit 9 HR in his
1<sup>st</sup> 37 G for LAD, none in his 5 G for FLA & 23 in his final 109
G for NYM.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His 112 RBI in 1993, his
rookie season, were part of his being elected </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1993.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">ROY unanimously</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His other offensive stats that year were
equally sparkling.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terry
Sloope, Cartersville, Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benito Santiago<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SUNDAY<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—
11-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time Yankee had the honor of serving in the U.S. House of Representatives as
a “Shadow Representative”?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He and his batterymate formed the starting battery in the All-Star Game
one year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nine times in his twenty-one year career he
finished a season with at least thirty doubles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/uUsO-SYTFoyIhdr5WysmoB0cx_U=/0x184:2016x1528/1400x1400/filters:focal(0x184:2016x1528):format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/52009213/GettyImages-323490.0.jpeg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">IVAN RODRIGUEZ</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ivan-Rodriguez/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rodriguez </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_congressperson"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">represented Puerto Rico</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> as a nonvoting representative from 15-Aug-2017 until 20Aug-2018.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rodriguez & TEX teammate Kenny
Rogers teamed up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2006-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">2006 AL AS squad</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">,
giving up 1 R in the 1<sup>st</sup> 2 innings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">The NL's ASG starting
battery mates in the same G were Brad Penny (LAD) & LoDuca (NYM)</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hit<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>32
2B in 1995;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">47 in ’96;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">34 in ’97;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">40 in ’98;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">32 in 2002;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">36 in ’03;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">32 in ’04;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">33 in ’05; &<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">31 I ‘07<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">No major league catcher ever had more such seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark
DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bobby Richardson, Jorge Posada<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Catchers
with 300 career home runs<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/eorIs"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">https://stathead.com/tiny/eorIs</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 2.0in center 3.25in decimal 4.75in;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><b>Catcher</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><b>HRs</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><b>300</b><sup>th</sup><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><b>Career
WAR<o:p></o:p></b></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in center 3.25in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTg2MDQxNTcyNjY0NTkz/yogi-berra.jpg"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Berra</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span>358<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195908092.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">09-Aug-1959</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 200%;">(2)</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>59.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in center 3.25in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://images.footballfanatics.com/cincinnati-reds/johnny-bench-cincinnati-reds-unsigned-attempts-to-make-a-catch-photograph_pi4989000_ff_4989477-d873e05a078085638f8e_full.jpg?_hv=2"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Bench</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>389<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197807260.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">26-Jul-1978</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>75.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in center 3.25in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/poster/10.5/14/break/images/artworkimages/medium/2/boston-red-sox-carlton-fisk-july-30-1973-sports-illustrated-cover.jpg"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Fisk</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................ </span>376<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA198709050.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">05-Sep-1987</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>68.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in center 3.25in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2012/2/17/1329492195462/Gary-Carter-of-the-Montre-007.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=1b3c507bf71a3385d817fa5d59ee681f"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Carter</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>324<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198808110.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">11-Aug-1988</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>70.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in center 3.25in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://cdn10.bigcommerce.com/s-gja4mq6v/products/6458/images/11991/Parrish_8x10_002__26613.1569253184.1280.1280.jpg?c=2"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Parrish</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>324<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN199108150.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">15-Aug-1991</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>39.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in center 3.25in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/01/07/sports/07HALLweb/07HALLweb-superJumbo-v3.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Piazza</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>427<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200107130.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">13-Jul-2001</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>59.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in center 3.25in decimal 4.5in;"><a href="https://content.ksdk.com/photo/2017/01/18/GettyImages-1404548_1484781859231_7718697_ver1.0.jpg"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Rodriguez</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>311<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200905170.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">17-May-2009</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>68.7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in center 3.25in decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">For purposes of the
questions and theme this week we are not concerned whether all the home runs
hit by these players were only in games they played catcher.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> – <b>Warren Kent</b>, Whitehall, Michigan
(After Parrish)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">[</span></b><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">To paraphrase Casey
Stengel, “Can’t anybody (else) here play this game?”</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Most
World Series games caught by a catcher in a career<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Wed<span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Catchers with the highest career WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Catchers with over 2000 hits and 300 Home Runs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Catchers who were all MVP's in their careers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Most games played by HOF catchers</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Highest WAR catchers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Highest Hall of Fame votes, catchers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hall of Fame catchers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Thurs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Catchers
who were All-Stars 10+ times<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Catchers who have appeared in at least 10 All
Star Games</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Post-WWII
catchers elected to the HOF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">300 Hrs 300 doubles 1000 rbis by a catcher</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Catcher career record for runners caught stealing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">If you know
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-62628498431495586542024-02-05T03:42:00.000-08:002024-02-10T16:00:38.790-08:002024-01-29 Players who became General Managers in the majors<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 29-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the last
National Leaguer to hit .400 for a season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once, as a
manager, he was heard to say, of his cross-town rivals, “Are they still in the
league?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He finished
exactly third in league MVP voting for exactly three seasons in a row.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;"><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/bill-terry-bettmann.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BILL TERRY</b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">[</b><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Bill-Terry/" style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terry hit <b><i>.401</i></b> in 1930 for NYG.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On 24-Jan-1934, Terry was preparing for the
upcoming season, having played & managed NYG to a WS title the prior </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1933.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">season</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A reporter asked him how he thought the
Dodgers might fare in the upcoming campaign.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Terry, full of a champ’s swagger, didn’t take much time to come back
with, “</span></span><a href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:540/0*5D703KHnoIXAMIZB.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Brooklyn?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are they still in the league?</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Get the full story </span></span><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2003/05/05/health-disrespect-bill-terrys-dodgers-crack-1934-chapter-61/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terry took the “show” position thrice in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1929.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1929</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1930.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1930</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1931.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1931</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, despite leading all
NL players in WAR in each of those last two seasons:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>7.9</b> in 1930 & <b>6.6</b> in 1931.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scott Morrisey,
Hamilton, Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rogers
Hornsby, Mel Ott<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 30-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which one-time
Atlanta Brave was the first Expansion Era catcher to catch multiple no-hitters
by Bobs?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first Milwaukee Brewer to homer from each side of the plate in the same game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first catcher with a one hundred runs-batted-in season for teams in each
league.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/featured/ted-simmons-is-a-baseball-scholar"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">TED SIMMONS</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ted-Simmons/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simmons caught Bob Gibson’s no-hitter vs. PIT
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108140.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">14-Aug-1971</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> then caught Bob
Forsch’s vs. PHI </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197804160.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">16-Apr-1978</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also the 1<sup>st</sup> C to be behind the
plate for 2 STL no-nos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AL catcher Jim
Hegan had turned the two-Bob trick earlier for CLE w/Bob Lemon on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET194806300.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">30-June-1948</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & w/Bob Feller
on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=heganji01&t=b&year=1951"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">01‑July‑1951</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simmons finished his HOF career with ATL
1986-88.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HR s R&L = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN198205020.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">02-May-1982</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> as DH.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>100+ RBI for STL in 1974 & 1975.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>108 for MIL 1983.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim Goggin, Williamsburg,
Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>B.J.
Surhoff<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY TWICE </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 30-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who managed the
Red Sox for the most games without ever taking them to the post-season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He once had
hits in twelve consecutive at-bats.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He brought
his colorful nickname with him to the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mike-Higgins/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">PINKY
HIGGINS</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mike-Higgins/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From 1955-1962, the BOS record was 560-556 or
.502 in 1,119 G.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were a few G at
the end of 1960 & the beginning of 1961 where BOS used some other managers
before bringing Higgins back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hitting
streak </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA193806191.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">19</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA193806191.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">19</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">(2)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET193806211.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">21-Jun-1938</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> with 2 walks squeezed
in, broke the AL record set by Tris Speaker in 1920 w/CLE & tied the
major-league mark set in 1902 by CHC’s Johnny Kling. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DET’s Walt Dropo later matched the record
with 12 consecutive hits in 1952.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Higgins’ <span style="background: white; color: #031a3a;">rosy complexion as an infant earned him the name Pinky, a
name he was never able to shake, at least not in his lifetime.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill Henry, East
Greenwich, Rhode Island<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim
Bottomley, Joe Cronin, Don Zimmer, Johnny Pesky<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY THRICE </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 30-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who got an
unofficial save facing Detroit in the famous “Tiger Replacements” game in
the second game he pitched in the majors?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only a
single in the ninth, by a future Hall of Famer, prevented him from having the first
Opening Day no-hitter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first left-handed pitcher to have a twenty-game winning season for the New York Yankees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/71803659/photo/boston-massachusets-herb-pennock-left-handed-pitcher-for-the-boston-red-sox-poses-for-a.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=VgUsWCXyEQO7LU7w6hyjYpcEe2BcBbb-AiJ-uaTVJso="><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">HERB PENNOCK</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Herb-Pennock/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Replacements G </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA191205180.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">18-May-1912</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. Details </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-18-1912-major-league-baseballs-first-strike/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The nine 1-day replacement players that day have
a cumulative career WAR of -0.8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
save was not only unofficial, but has been awarded <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>retroactively.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The almost O.D. no-no = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA191504140.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">14-Apr-1915</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The single was by Harry Hooper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next batter struck out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">The only 2 major league pitchers with a no-hitter on O.D. are
Bob Feller (</span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-16-1940-bob-fellers-no-hitter-on-opening-day-propels-cleveland-to-1-0-win-over-white-sox/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">16‑April‑1940</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">) & Leon Day (</span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-5-1946-leon-day-throws-opening-day-no-hitter-for-newark-eagles/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">05-May-1946</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">).</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His record for NYY in 1924 was 21-9.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kyle Sammin, Cheltenham,
Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Russ
Ford, Lefty Gomez, <span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Jesse Tannehill</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 31-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the last pre-expansion player with a hundred of each of these stats in the
same season:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a.) Bases-on-balls, b.) Runs,
c.) Runs batted in and d.) Extra-base hits?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His RBI total for that season is only one short of the American League
record.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>New York Giants’ manager John McGraw passed on him, finding him “too
clumsy”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His date of birth can be represented with a single digit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT7cVz9hIjzY_YrSZq9XCB_4lLuDbTEX2OTdA&usqp=CAU"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">HANK GREENBERG</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Hank-Greenberg/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1937, Greenberg collected
for DET, 102 BB, 137 R, <b><i>184</i></b> RBI & <b><i>103</i></b> XBH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/ERMtu"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> is everybody with such a season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greenberg’s <b><i>184</i></b>
RBI in 1937 is second only to Lou Gehrig’s <b><i>185</i></b> in 1931, the AL
standard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The all-time best RBI season
still belongs to CHC’s Hack Wilson and the <b><i>191</i></b> he had in 1930 (a
record that Babe Ruth said would never be broken).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McGraw also gave up on Hall of
Famer Hack Wilson for anatomical reasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His birthday is “1-1-11” (01-Jan-1911).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mickey Mantle, Hank Greenberg, Lou Gehrig,
Honus Wagner, Hack Wilson, Jimmie Foxx, Babe Ruth, Mel Ott<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MIDWEEK BONUS </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 31-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time Phillies pitcher, holds the record for the most balks in a season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He gave up a double to Ken Griffey Jr. in Griffey's first major league
at bat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After struggling at the beginning of his career, he accepted some advice
offered him by a pitching icon.<span style="font-variant: small-caps;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i0.wp.com/cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/001/249/901/96804193_crop_650x440.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DAVE STEWART</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/dave-stewart/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stewart’s record 16 balks in
the 1988 season has him at the top of the </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/jf2Ql"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">11 pitchers</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> who had 10+ in 1 season.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stewart pitched 8 G for PHI in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1986.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1986</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOd9ahvNETE"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Watch</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Griffey’s </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198904030.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">03-Apr-1989</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> 1<sup>st</sup> at bat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Help from Sandy Koufax reference
= p.16, February 2024 <i>Sports Illustrated</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t subscribe?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read </span></span><a href="https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/oakland-athletics/how-koufax-influenced-stewarts-patented-intimidating-stare/1430086/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> about Koufax’ influence
on Stewart’s success.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry
Nelson, Guilderland, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jamie Moyer, Steve Carlton, Rich Gossage, Robin
Roberts, Tom Murphy, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 01-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
holds the dubious record of the most hitless at bats in a single World Series?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was born in, attended high school and college in and played his first
ten plus major league seasons (home games) in the city where he was born.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The only season where he received MVP votes was the only year his team
was in a World Series they didn’t win.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That same year, he won his only Gold Glove award.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/mmAAAMXQQANRFKna/s-l1600.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DAL MAXVILL</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Dal-Maxvill/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1968_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1968 WS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Maxvill went 0 for 22
with 3 walks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were, however, </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/tTHam"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">contenders</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for his crown.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All events mentioned were in
or around St. Louis, Missouri.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maxvill was on teams that won
World Series 5 X, winning 4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Won w/STL
in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1964.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1964</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1967.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1967</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; won w/OAK in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1972_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1972</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1974.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1974</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(He did not play in the ’72 WS.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was part of the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1968.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1968</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> STL team that lost to
DET in the WS, but Maxvill placed tied for 20<sup>th</sup> in league </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1968.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MVP voting</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was tremendous on defense, but a well
below MLB average hitter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1e1e1e;">His best season shows a 91 </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/glossary/advanced-stats/on-base-plus-slugging-plus" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">OPS+</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1e1e1e; font-size: 11pt;"> in, ironically enough, the Year of the Pitcher—1968.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was on the NL GG team that
included </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_nl.shtml#1968"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">multiple
winners</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Johnny Bench, Wes Parker,
Ron Santo & teammates Bob Gibson & Curt Flood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John
Rickert, Terre Haute, Indiana<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jimmy Sheckard, Gil Hodges, Dick Green<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY TWICE </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 01-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time Boston Red Sox first baseman/designated hitter was the first player
over the age of thirty-five to hit a home run in his first World Series at bat?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is calculated to have scored the one-millionth run in major league
history.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the first player to hit for the cycle in both leagues.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/3KBK4G7L3NGEJIBGVKMBQ3L7RM.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">BOB WATSON</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bob-watson/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watson was 35 years, 193
days in G 1 of the 1981 WS, on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA198110200.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">20-Oct-1981</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a 3-R HR off Jerry Reuss in the 1<sup>st</sup>
inning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe Harris, with a HR in his 1<sup>st</sup>-WS
at bat (</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT192510070.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">G1</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of the 1925 Series)
was the previous record holder at age 34 years, 140 days old.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Visiting SFG on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197505041.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">04-May-1975</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Watson </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq5YMSO94rg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">scored</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> what was believed to
be the one-millionth run in major league history, tallying the milestone run
just seconds ahead of CIN's Dave Concepcion, who had virtually
simultaneously hit a home run in another game that afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This calculation, celebrated at the time by
the Black community at the time, did not foresee the time when the Negro
Leagues would be properly elevated to major league status.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A re-calculation has been to be done.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watson’s cycles were for HOU </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197706240.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">24-Jun-1977</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & BOS </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL197909150.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">15-Sep-1979</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 others have done it since: Michael Cuddyer did
it for MIN, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200905220.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">22-May-2009</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & COL, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL201408172.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">17-Aug-2014</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">(2)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & John Olerud did
it for NYM, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN199709110.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">11-Sept-1997</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & for SEA, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN200106160.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">16-June-2001</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>[</b>John Olerud hit exactly ONE triple in
each of 1997 & 2001<i>!</i><b>]</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave
Raglan, McLean, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Olerud, Bill Buckner, <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 02-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With
a White Sox 3-0 victory over the Tigers on Sunday, 06-Jun-2021, manager
Tony La Russa moved to second place on the all-time wins list for managers
by passing the legendary John McGraw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, in a less-publicized event sixteen years earlier, another
manager passed McGraw to take the all-time lead with a career total once
believed “unbreakable” in a different category.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Which one‑time Yankees coach was this manager?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the youngest Blue Jays manager Toronto ever had.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He won the Manager of the Year Award in each league and was to win it in
back-to-back seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;"><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2010/03/01/sports/01vecsey_CA1/01vecsey_CA1-articleInline.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>BOBBY COX</b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">[</b><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/bobby-cox/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Tuesday, </span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B06300FLO2005.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">30-Jun-2005</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Bobby Cox was ejected
from the G by umpire Doug Eddings for arguing balls & strikes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was Cox’s 125<sup>th</sup> career
managerial ejection and he passed McGraw for good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cox retired in 2010 with </span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2007/B08140ATL2007.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">165 ejections</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s more than Weaver, Durocher, & yes,
Tony LaRussa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cox coached for NYY
in 1977.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>N.B.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Totals differ between Baseball-reference
and Retrosheet.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cox was age 40 when he took
over the reigns in T.O. in the spring of 1982.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cox was MOY for TOR in </span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2005/B06300FLO2005.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1985</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, after leading them to
the postseason for the 1<sup>st</sup> time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He then won it for ATL in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1991.shtml#all_NL_MOY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1991</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2004.shtml#all_NL_MOY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2004</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2005.shtml#all_NL_MOY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: small-caps;">2005</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve
Hild, Oswego, Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Gibbons, Jim Fregosi<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 03-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
hit the first grand slam for the Baltimore Orioles after they moved from St.
Louis?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At age sixteen,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he s<span style="background: white; color: #202122;">old popcorn at a famous World
Heavyweight Boxing match.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Despite the occasional comment about nepotism, he was never Attorney
General.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://bapple2286.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/bob-kennedy-white-sox.jpg?w=450"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">BOB KENNEDY</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Bob-Kennedy/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kennedy took NYY’s Allie Reynolds
deep on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL195407300.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">30-Jul-1954</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, scoring Waitkus, Diering
& Stephens ahead of him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">On 22-Jun-1937, young Kennedy was a popcorn vendor at </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11pt;">Comiskey Park</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">during the </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11pt;">World Heavyweight Boxing Title</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;"> between </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Louis" title="Joe Louis"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11pt;">Joe Louis</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Braddock" title="James J. Braddock"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11pt;">James J. Braddock</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Click </span></span><a href="https://youtu.be/NydmgxfP85Q?si=NFl2pNrV5tHbI0uS" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;"> to see Louis knock out Braddock at 2:24 in the 8<sup>th</sup>
round with a savage right cross. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Louis
held the title for another 11 years.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kennedy’s son Terry Kennedy had
a successful 14-year career in MLB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bobby
Kennedy the A.G. was the president’s brother.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark
DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim Gentile, Vern Stephens<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEKEND
BONUS </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 04-Feb<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the catcher behind the plate when the only on-field fatality occurred to a
batter in a major league game in the Modern Era?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is still the only player with five hundred or more career runs batted
in while hitting fewer than five career home runs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He became an attorney in the eleventh year of a nineteen-year career as
a starting catcher in the majors, licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme
Court.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/ruelsm.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">MUDDY RUEL</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Muddy-Ruel/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruel was the catcher in the already
crepuscular 5<sup>th</sup> inning on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA192008160.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">16-Aug-1920</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, when NYY’s BLTR side-arm
ace Carl Mays threw a pitch that struck batter Ray Chapman in his left
temple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chapman, only brief conscious,
was declared dead the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sad
saga is well detailed </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-16-1920-ray-chapman-suffers-fatal-blow-to-his-skull-on-pitch-from-carl-mays/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruel’s ratio of 4 HR to 536 RBI
has never been equaled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=ruelmu01&t=b"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">50% of his HR</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> cleared the fence.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruel attended the law school
at his hometown Washington University in St. Louis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://historicimages.com/cdn/shop/products/9100884_1200x.jpg?v=1510010919"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ruel</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> passed the Missouri
state bar examination & received his license to practice before the Supreme
Court in May of 1927. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although he fully
expected to go into practice when his playing days ended in 1934, Ruel never
did. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His legal training did not,
however, go to waste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He became the
chief aide to baseball’s second Commissioner, “Happy” Chandler in November
1945.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave
Serota, Kalamazoo<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moe Berg, Steve O’Neill, Wally Shang, Benny
Bengough, <span style="background: white; color: black;">Phil Marchildon</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 04-Feb*<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
Canadian, who played for only one team in the majors, is the only player to be
walked twice in an inning no fewer than four times during this career?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He homered in his first World Series at-bat, the first of his franchise
to do it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would only hit one other in
his subsequent sixty-seven World Series at-bats.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He hit a grand slam in the first night game at Griffith Stadium.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/S9wAAOSwYpFhJrwO/s-l1600.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">GEORGE SELKIRK</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/George-Selkirk/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Selkirk was born in
Huntsville, Ontario, identified in today’s parlance as an exurb of Toronto.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He played for 9 seasons for the New York
Yankees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had double-walk innings an
amazing 4 X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Selkirk (1936), Eddie
Stanky (1950) & Skeeter Webb (1940) drew 2 BBs in an inning in 2 different
G during the same season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 1936 WS, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1193609300.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">G 1</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> on 30-Sep-1936,
Selkirk, in his first postseason action, homered off Giants screwballer, Carl
Hubbell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hitting from the 8<sup>th</sup>
position in the lineup, he had the only run NYY scored that day in the Polo
Grounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His only other WS HR came in
the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA193610050.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">5<sup>th</sup>
G</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of the same series. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Selkirk had homered in the only 2 WS G losses
NYY suffered in 1936.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first game under the lights at </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-28-1941-selkirks-grand-slam-wins-for-yankees-in-the-first-night-game-at-griffith-stadium/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Griffith
Stadium in Washington, DC</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> was held on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS1/WS1194105280.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">28‑May‑1941</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> w/NYY visiting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Selkirk’s pinch-hit HR in the 8<sup>th</sup>
w/3 on, provided the margin of victory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
that exact date, 5 years later, the first night G was played at Yankee Stadium
a loss to WSH in front of 49,917 paying customers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael
McCroskey, Sugar Land, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">*</span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/willie-mays-day-2024#:~:text=The%20Giants%20and%20the%20city,as%20%E2%80%9CWillie%20Mays%20Day.%E2%80%9D"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Willie
Mays Day</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> was declared today in San Francisco</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matt Stairs, Harmon Killebrew<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">WEEK’S THEME</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"> – Major
league players who became major league GMs, general managers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 279.0pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Player/G.M.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://statesboroherald.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2018/09/21/images/Bobby_Cox_3_col_BW.max-1200x675.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Cox</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................................................................... </span>0.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.jhsmichigan.org/assets/img/gallery-page/main-images/Greenberg_hank.jpg"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Greenberg</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................................................. </span>55.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.tshof.org/uploads/1/3/8/4/138441103/s236529240856371682_p142_i1_w600.jpeg"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Higgins</span></i></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................................................... </span>26.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://chevronsanddiamonds.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/bob-kennedy-enlists.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Kennedy</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................................................... </span>-2.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/51679317/photo/cardinals-v-tigers.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=Bg5gx712Sy-_DBts3RZZ2Ki5Ti2i2tcldy_IeimqB84="><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 11pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">Maxvill</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................................................................... </span>7.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A165252/datastream/IMAGE/view"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pennock</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................................................................. </span>45.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B1%2F6%2F6%2F9%2F1669082%5D%2Csizedata%5B850x600%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D"><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 11pt; mso-highlight: yellow;">Ruel</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................................................................ </span>20.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f9f8eee4b0cfcc918a27eb/1629558833809-QZ3T3B3V059QW5AGIUWQ/selkirkcatchDanny.jpg"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Selkirk</span></i></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................................................................... </span>23.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/27/227318f5-9b08-52a4-8e81-3a381dd9b130/5dedc44106d68.image.jpg"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Simmons</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................................................. </span>50.3<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2020/02/11155933/Dave-Stewart-2048x1368.jpg"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Stewart</span></i></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................................................................... </span>26.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/images/SocialMedia/Bill_Terry_Baseball_Almanac.jpg"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Terry</span></i></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................................................................... </span>56.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i.psacard.com/autographfacts/bob-watson-personalized-photo-9263.jpg?h=1000"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Watson</span></i></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................................................................... </span>28.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The following would
also have qualified for this week’s theme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Perhaps we’ll see them in the theme for another week some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There may indeed be others, unnamed here, who
belong among them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Billy Beane<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................................................. </span>-1.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Eddie Collins</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................................................... </span>124.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dallas Green<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................................................ </span>2.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tom Haller</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................................................. </span>29.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bucky Harris</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................................................ </span>16.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Whitey Herzog</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................................................ </span>2.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gene Michael<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................................................... </span>0.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Stan Musial*</b>.......................................................... </span>128.6</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="background: yellow; font-size: 11pt;">Branch Rickey</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................................................ </span>0.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Eddie Robinson</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................................................... </span>14.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Al Rosen</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................................................... </span>32.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bill Stoneman</span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................................................... </span>-1.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dick Williams</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................................................... </span>3.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px;">Kenny Williams</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................................................... </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px;">-0.2</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Chris Young</i></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................................................... </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px;">17.5</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><u>K E Y</u> -</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bold</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> = HOF;</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><i>Italics</i>
= All-Star;</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">* = MVP;</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Yellow</span>
= Double Unique<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <b>Warren Kent,</b> Whitehall, Michigan
(after Watson)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hall
of Fame players with the most at-bats in a season without a stolen base<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wed<span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players with double letters in their last name<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Thurs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Players who got MVP votes who later became MLB general
managers<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Who was the first catcher to have five
hundred plate appearances in a season?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">He invested his entire savings in his
new team, but lost it all when the league folded after the season.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">As a manager, he presided over more
major league games than anyone else.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/Mack%20Connie%201507-68WTa_HS_PD_Conlon_0.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 12pt;">CONNIE MACK</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Connie-Mack/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 8.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Playing
for the </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/f2kAAOSweHhkGqa~/s-l1600.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">Buffalo Bisons</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"> in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/PL/1890.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">Players League</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"> in 1890, Mack came up
to bat 570 X, a career high.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Notwithstanding,
due to the lack of complete game log box scores, there’s no way to eliminate
the possibility that 1 of these </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/IahUk" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">three
other catchers</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"> didn’t get to 500 PA
before Mack did.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Mack
poured $500 into the Bisons in 1890, but the Players League only lasted one
year.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Mack
managed 7,755 G, 1894-1950</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael Craig,
Gilbert, Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Al
Lopez, Joe Torre, Pete Rose, Wilbert Robinson<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 23-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who played in at
least one hundred games per year for a record twenty-three straight seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the
oldest player in major league history to lead his league in hits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the
only player with more major league games played than Carl Yastrzemski.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(…and he played a lot more, almost two seasons’
worth.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2013/07/25/1374780782000-AP-BBW-05-PETEROSE-1208-1307252242_16_9.jpg?width=700&height=395&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">PETE ROSE</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Pete-Rose/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From his rookie season 1963, until 1985, Rose
served his employers with at least 100 G each year, leading MLB in 1974, 75, 77
& 82.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the strike-shortened season of 1981, Rose
led all major leaguers with <b><i>140</i></b> H.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rose turned 40 at the beginning of that
season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rose’s 3,562 G is an all-time record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/philadelphia-phillies-pete-rose-and-boston-red-sox-carl-sports-illustrated-cover-sports-illustrated.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Yaz</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> sits 244 back, at 3,308.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brian Keith, Mills
River, North Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George
Brett, Stan Musial, Ty Cobb, Cap Anson, Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken,
Hank Aaron, Ted Williams<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 24-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the
youngest player ever to hit forty home runs in a season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is also
the youngest ever to rack up one hundred fifty runs batted in in one year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the first
player to win the final game of a World Series with an extra-inning home run.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/52/14/33/521433912bc7d5876a2f0a6646d16e4f.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MEL OTT</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mel-Ott/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At age 20 in 1929, Ott hit 42 HR for NYG.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was his 4<sup>th</sup> year in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That year, Ott had 151 RBI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both marks were career highs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-7-1933-mel-otts-10th-inning-homer-gives-giants-the-title/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">WS-winning HR</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> = 10<sup>th</sup>
inning of G 5 </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS1/WS1193310070.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">07-Oct-1933</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was not a walk-off HR, since the Giants
were the visitors that day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tony Hughes, Woodbridge,
Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ken
Griffey Jr, Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Manny Ramirez,
Hack Wilson, Mickey Mantle, Joe Carter<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MIDWEEK BONUS </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 25-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
holds the record for hits in each of more than fifteen consecutive World Series
games?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the manager of a team both before and after it moved cities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is famous for arguing with a delicatessen owner at a club lounge
during a party with teammates, instigating a club-wide fight.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.historyforsale.com/productimages/large/283085.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">HANK BAUER</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Hank-Bauer/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bauer had at a 17-G WS
hitting streak, least one hit in each G of 1956 WS G </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO195610030.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO195610050.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195610060.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">3</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195610070.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195610080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">5</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO195610090.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">6</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO195610100.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">7</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; ‘57 G </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195710020.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195710030.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN195710050.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">3</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN195710060.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN195710070.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">5</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195710090.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">6</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195710100.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">7</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; ’58 G </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN195810010.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN195810020.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195810040.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">3</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his preceding WS G 1949-1955, he spread 19
H over 32 G with the longest hitting streak being 3 G.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bauer's career WS BA was a pedestrian .245.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bauer’s first job as a manager
was as a player/manager of </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1961.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">KCA in 1961</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His last career G as a player was </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KC1/KC1196107210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">21-Jul-1961</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bauer went 2 for 3 then became a full-time skipper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He managed </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1962.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1 more season</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in Kansas City then
later he managed </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1969.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">the team
again in 1969</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> after they had moved to the West Coast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the Copacabana in New Yor
City, Bauer was participating in teammate Billy Martin's birthday party when
the fight broke out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been a
subject of discussion in the years since it happened 15-May-1957.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read more </span></span><a href="https://bronxpinstripes.com/yankees-history/the-yankees-1957-brawl-at-the-copacabana/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://yanksgoyard.com/2017/01/15/yankees-history-copa-brawl/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kenneth
Domonkos, Fountain Inn, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Billy Martin, Frank Robinson, Leo Durocher<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 25-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first man to both catch and manage no-hitters for three different
teams?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played, managed, coached and umpired in the National League.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once, after having his fingernail ripped off by a pitch, he ground the
finger in the dirt to stop the bleeding.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1-uncle-8.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">WILBERT ROBINSON</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Wilbert-Robinson/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR
Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Wilbert was behind the plate for no-nos tossed by Ed Seward
(Philadelphia—American Association), 26-July-1888 & Bill Hawke (Orioles-NL)
16-Aug-1893 and managed the NL’s Robins while Dazzy Vance on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO192509131.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11pt;">13-Sept-1925</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11pt;">
</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hurled the only no-hitter of Robinson’s 18
seasons as the Brooklyn skipper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>[</b>Not
3 of each—caught & managed. That would be a record!<b>]</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See all four </span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/R/Probiw101.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robinson had to have the
finger amputated due to infection.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¯\_(</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ツ</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">)_/¯<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeff Torborg, Muddy Ruel<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY II </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 25-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
future Astros manager termed the Astrodome “…a $45 million stadium with a
10-cent infield!”?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the only man that at least five hundred victories with three
different National League teams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first New York Yankees player to wear uniform number seven.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BM2I4MDM2NjQtNDU2ZC00ZGRmLTgyMzItODg2YTcwMDgzNzgyXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTk2MzI2Ng@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">LEO DUROCHER</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Leo-Durocher/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His </span></span><a href="https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2021/8/26/22642675/today-cubs-history-leo-durocher-ripped-phone-astrodome-dugout-wall"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tirade</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> follow a 1966 3-G
sweep of the Cubs by the Astros in Houston.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He managed HOU in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1972.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1972</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1973.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">73</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> before retiring for
good with 2,008 W & a .540 career winning percentage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Durocher racked up 738 wins
w/BRO 1939-46, 48; another 637 w/NYG 1948-55; & 535 w/CHC 1966-72. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Durocher wore #7 in 1929 in 100+
G for NYY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1929, the Yankees became
the 1<sup>st</sup> team to make numbers a permanent part of their uniform.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Numbers were initially assigned per the
batting order in the lineup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1929,
Earle Combs wore #1, Mark Koenig #2, Babe Ruth #3, Lou Gehrig #4, Bob
Meusel #5, Tony Lazzeri #6, Leo Durocher #7, Johnny Grabowski #8, Benny
Bengough #9 & Bill Dickey #10. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another
dozen Yankees wore #7 between 1930 & early 1951 until young Mickey Mantle
switched from uniform #6 to his now </span></span><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Cosrtanza+%237&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1021US1023&oq=Cosrtanza+%237&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgNGB4yCAgCEAAYDRgeMgoIAxAAGAUYDRgeMgoIBBAAGAUYDRgeMgoIBRAAGAUYDRgeMgoIBhAAGAUYDRgeMgoIBxAAGAUYDRgeMg0ICBAAGIYDGIAEGIoFMg0ICRAAGIYDGIAEGIoF0gEINjEyM2owajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:8c4aacf6,vid:NRUdaWZ4FN0,st:0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">famous #7</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, now</span></span><a href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/2020/6/8/21283425/yankees-history-mlb-mantle-retired-number-a-rod-home-runs-andy-pettitte" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;"> retired</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #0433ff; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anthony
Zydlewski, Virginia Beach, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill Virdon, Dusty Baker<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
26-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
caught a ball dropped from the top of the Washington Monument?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first person to have a fifteen-year gap as a major league player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He guided the St. Louis Cardinals to their third and fourth National League
pennants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/173647850/photo/a-portrait-of-charles-e-street-of-the-st-louis-cardinals-in-1929.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=BsL-4vpcBcrMoiIAiy7t4iUVx1YAW-ufJ3Awl7KxHtk="><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">GABBY STREET</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Gabby-Street/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Washington Monument </span></span><a href="https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2020/04/20/how-hard-can-it-be-to-catch-a-baseball-from-the-top-of-the-washington-monument/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">stunt </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">was on 21-Aug-1908.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Full story </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/latest/gabby-streets-monumental-catch-it-weighed-300-pounds-and-traveled-95-mph/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Street thought he had played
in his last MLB G in 1912 when he played in 29 G for NYY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, 19 years later, as the 48-year-old manager
of the 1931 WS champion Cardinals, Street wrote himself into the starting
lineup at C on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN193109200.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">20-Sept-1931</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wanted a farewell AB as a player and after
throwing out a baserunner in the 1<sup>st</sup>, he flied out to RF in the 3<sup>rd</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Street was the STL mgr. when
they won NL pennants in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1930.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1930</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> and </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1931.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1931</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In </span></span><a href="https://goldinauctions.com/ItemImages/000011/11500a_med.jpeg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1930</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, they lost the </span></span><a href="https://img.cdn-pictorem.com/uploads/collection/I/IN4CTQ3ACM/900_The-Dinger-Studios_1930.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">WS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to PHA and then
returned the favor in </span></span><a href="https://shop.tristarproductions.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality%3D85/assets/images/I0044717_alt.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1931</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave
Wise, Hyde Park, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moe Berg<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 26-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who got
two hits in one inning in the first of his 1,021 major league games?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In his managerial debut, a player in the opponent’s dugout, a future Rookie
of the Year and a future manager himself, got four hits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2 He managed one of the teams in
history’s first ALCS.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F9P4lj1WgAEKmDo.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">BILLY
MARTIN</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Billy-Martin/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Martin’s debut, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS195004180.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">18-Apr-1950</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, he doubled & singled
in the 8<sup>th</sup> inning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first player to get two hits in one inning in a major league Opening Day game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This occurred in only his 3<sup>rd</sup> regular
season inning as he entered his inaugural MLB game in the 6<sup>th</sup> as a
defensive replacement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his managerial debut for
the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1969.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Minnesota
Twins</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KCA/KCA196904080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">08-Apr-1969</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, KCA’s Lou Piniella
had a double and 3 singles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Martin’s </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/1969.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Twins</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> were swept by </span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/uvRmeDh-zTTXp9mVApnamqI97G0=/0x0:2738x1862/1220x813/filters:focal(1075x401:1513x839):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66649474/51679375.jpg.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Earl Weaver’s
Orioles</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1969_ALCS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1969</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scott
Crawshaw, San Diego<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe Torre, Joe Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEKEND BONUS </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 26-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who holds
the record for bases on balls in a season among second basemen?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is in an elite group of players who had at least a hundred walks in a
season for three different teams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had a fairly puerile sobriquet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/api/collection/v1/iiif/675576/1457889/restricted"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">EDDIE STANKY</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Eddie-Stanky/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1945, Stanky walked <b><i>148</i></b>
X, which led the majors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s the </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/G5kZx"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">only second</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> baseman to walk 140 in
one year and he did it twice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1950
for NYG, Stanky collected <b><i>144</i></b> BB.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: 81.0pt; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>100
BB =><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Stanky (1945-47 Dodgers, 1949
Braves, 1950-51 Giants);<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An additional 7
other players drew 100 BB while playing for 3 different teams: Jim Thome,
Mickey Tettleton, Tony Phillips, John Olerud, Adam Dunn, Lu Blue & Roy
Cullenbine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brooklyn fans gave Stanky
various nicknames.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Stinky” &
“Muggsy” were popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The one that
stuck with him, was “The Brat”, a reference to the snarling, clamorous,
hot-headed edge to Stanky who emerged in instances of high emotion or
tension.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Brat wasn’t the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stanked01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">only one</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of Stanky’s on-field label monikers. The off-field Eddie
Stanky was less of a dervish, very attentive & a serious student about how
to be the best major-league manager.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Len
Levin, Providence<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WEEK’S FINALE — 28-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first baseball professional on the cover of <i>Time</i> magazine?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first player to have two hundred-hit seasons in both the National
League and the American League.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He holds the record for hits in a season by an infielder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: 3:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His batting average in his MVP season is the highest qualifying mark in
the American League since the end of the Dead Ball Era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/George-sisler.jpg/220px-George-sisler.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">GEORGE SISLER</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/George-Sisler/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sisler’s hatted face graced
the <i>Time</i> cover on </span></span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/TIME_Magazine_Cover-_George_H_Sisler_--_Mar_30_1925.jpg/220px-TIME_Magazine_Cover-_George_H_Sisler_--_Mar_30_1925.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">30-Mar-1925</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those of many
others’ faces <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>would follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>[</b>See theme below.<b>]</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had 200+ H for SLB in 1920 (<b><i>257</i></b>);
1921 (216); 1922 (<b>246)</b>; 1925 (224); & 1927 (201).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the Braves [BSN] in 1929, he had 205.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Sisler still holds the infielder record, set in the 1920
season (with <b><i>257</i></b> hits)<b>.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1922, Sisler was 246 for 586 = .<b><i>420</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey
Brown, Tallahassee<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nap Lajoie<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Major
league <u>managers</u> who were cover subject for issues of</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpmjLLGR2C_OVhXqRpOhHQPJarrwWjJ8iNswmL3T5fQqN5h7yx8H_SXJi3GCXZFDzUSwlk7WQw0sLgKr528H45Ii-I774k5rqGt7JYfQy5mq_xKgpMOrRNiQWnDSBOxOpE010BjCEetogEMM5kGsm-1KHxpCHDOPFiSGkl-GifGX53JYmNMyOmrwLVAM/s881/..png" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -1.5in;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="860" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmpmjLLGR2C_OVhXqRpOhHQPJarrwWjJ8iNswmL3T5fQqN5h7yx8H_SXJi3GCXZFDzUSwlk7WQw0sLgKr528H45Ii-I774k5rqGt7JYfQy5mq_xKgpMOrRNiQWnDSBOxOpE010BjCEetogEMM5kGsm-1KHxpCHDOPFiSGkl-GifGX53JYmNMyOmrwLVAM/w62-h63/..png" width="62" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-indent: -144px;">magazine.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-indent: -144px;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-indent: -144px;">Note that </span><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-indent: -144px;">Time</i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-indent: -144px;"> began publishing in 1923.</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-indent: -144px;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-indent: -144px;">The first U.S. news magazine.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 135.0pt 225.0pt 4.0in 337.5pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Manager<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Issue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Page<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ws<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/wood-print/10/7/break/images/artworkimages/medium/2/hank-bauer-mark-kauffman.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Bauer</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19640911,00.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">11-Sep-1964</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span></span><a href="https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,830677,00.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Pp</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>594<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>27.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/leo-durocher-fielding-baseball-bettmann.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Durocher</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1947-04-14/page/1/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">14-Apr-1947</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span></span><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1947-04-14/page/58/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">56</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>2,008<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>4.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i.redd.it/kr441k2bj9t71.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Mack</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................... </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1927-04-11/page/1/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">11-Apr-1927</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>22<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>3,731<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>6.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://townsquare.media/site/78/files/2022/04/attachment-Martin.jpg?w=630&h=451&q=75"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Martin</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................. </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1981-05-11/page/1/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">11-May-1981</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span></span><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1981-05-11/page/76/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">66</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>1,253<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>3.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/t_2x1/t_w1536/v1682351347/mlb/vdoeccatok3yytmwgjoe.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Ott</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19450702,00.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">02-Jul-1945</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span></span><a href="https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,776019,00.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Pp</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>464<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">. </span>110.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.loc.gov/resource/ggbain.16226/"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Robinson</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19300825,00.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">25-Aug-1930</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span></span><a href="https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,740131-1,00.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Pp</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>1,399<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>6.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/pete-rose-shown-running-to-beat-throw-bettmann.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Rose</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1985-08-19/page/1/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">19-Aug-1985</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span></span><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1985-08-19/page/52/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">46</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>412<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>79.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.8c8b4d81dbec27c04ccb1df3d51eeed5?rik=bjWrVol9LvXnVw&pid=ImgRaw&r=0"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Sisler</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1925-03-30/page/1/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">30-Mar-1925</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>26<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>218<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>57.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjullNLmHTxyha675wC42mNBXCL9hNi_jx0D2NEVVEyp06o8l2Ih1YhZ21B6cudAiSGsBje4Lv9Admh0uuthVFY1menQRb9277FVjCDeCZ3_8FzpSw96PWBmY5i_M6rpKuulD91ibKdDeml/s1600/Stanky-Eddie-NYG.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Stanky</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................. </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1952-04-28/page/1/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">28-Apr-1952</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span></span><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1952-04-28/page/62/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">60</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>467<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>41.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B4%2F2%2F2%2F4%2F4224181%5D%2Csizedata%5B850x600%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Street</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................... </span></span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1932-03-28/page/1/"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">28-Mar-1932</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>28<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>365<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>6.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">*First major leaguer to
appear on the cover of <i>Time</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These 5 also would have
qualified for this week’s theme:<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/71989320/photo/new-york-john-mcgraw-infielder-and-manager-for-the-new-york-giants-takes-a-fielding-pose-in-the.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=j2rRgxo3ee-W4JEWjfA1twVxgepRsBVX1Go7uQLAaYY=">John
McGraw</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19270627,00.html">27-Jun-1927</a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><a href="https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,769164,00.html">29</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>2,763<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>45.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/rogers-hornsby-swinging-the-bat-1921-bettmann.jpg">Rogers
Hornsby</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1928-07-09/page/1/">09-Jul-1928</a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>23<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>701<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">. </span>127.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/1-gashouse1-960x763.jpg">Mickey
Cochrane</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1935-10-07/page/1/">07-Ocr-1935</a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>23<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>348<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>49.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-Ted-pitch.jpg?fit=1600%2C1293&ssl=1">Ted
Williams</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://content.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19500410,00.html">10-Apr-1950</a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><a href="https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,812513,00.html">Pp</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>273<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">. </span>121.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 3.25in decimal 4.25in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/outfielder-casey-stengel-at-boston-bettmann.jpg">Casey Stengel</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1955-10-03/page/1/">03-Oct-1955</a></span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><a href="https://time.com/vault/issue/1955-10-03/page/60/">58</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>1,905<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>20.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 1.5in 2.5in decimal 4.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">People who have had stadiums named after
them</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Players with at least 500 PA in a season who became managers<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Player/Manager in MLB history<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Player/Managers<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Most seasons as a player-manager<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Managers with the most career wins who were
once player-managers</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Thurs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">People with </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">nicknames</span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"> that refer to speaking, like Gabby, and the Lip<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">All have middle names beginning with E</span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">All have streets named in their honor<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Baseball personnel who have caught or attempted
to catch a baseball or other object thrown from higher elevations</span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Sergeants<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Major league managers who were pipe smokers<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-86858411249402482972024-01-22T05:55:00.000-08:002024-01-28T21:03:46.131-08:002024-01-15 MLB players, active in 2023, with a career WAR of 55.0+ (Top 10)<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 15-Jan</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first
post-designated hitter pitcher to hit a home run for the Royals?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he was
first called up to the Big Leagues, he asked his AAA manager if he could be
sent down instead to become a shortstop.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Since pitch counts have been officially
tracked, he is one of only four pitchers to throw fewer than five pitches to
start a game and get a loss.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRO5-48JmD3vbzcfLPEcIqsQRe6PIGEY-y4G-qpjLZhXOulLxRx4Nvz95aqIoCkytbfs9k&usqp=CAU"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt;">ZACK GREINKE</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Zack_Greinke" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span>B-R Bio</span></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- Ans. Post-DH KCR P HR = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200506100.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">10-Jun-2005</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> 5<sup>th</sup> inning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His manager said, “No, this is the big leagues,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s your dream! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greinke calmly replied, “Oh, ok.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More </span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/managers-prank-players-getting-call-to-majors"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>- #2 Greinke started and t</span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">hrew just 4 pitches
while taking the L on 07-July-2012. The other three: Jamie McAndrew (4 pitches
28-Aug-1995), Tyson Ross (4 pitches 19-May-2011) and Pablo Lopez<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ONE pitch 2-July-2021). Pitch counts have
been fully recorded since 1990.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matt
Clairmont, New Minas, Nova Scotia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ken
Brett, Steve Busby</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 16-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which pitcher
holds the Dodgers’ record for the most career strikeouts?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His career
WAR as a Dodger is the highest, pitcher or position player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For seven
straight seasons, he finished in the top five Cy Young Award vote getters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://images.foxtv.com/static.foxla.com/www.foxla.com/content/uploads/2022/03/932/524/GettyImages-1281375411.jpg?ve=1&tl=1"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt;">CLAYTON KERSHAW</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Clayton_Kershaw" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span>B-R Bio</span></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kershaw passed HOF Don Sutton for franchise
Ks thrown in a Dodger uniform in 2021 & remains the all-time leader with 2,944,
only a few starts away from the vaunted </span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/3-000-strikeout-club-c303580736"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">3,000 K club</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kershaw’s WAR is 79.9.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WAR ranks</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, earned as a Dodger
(or as a Brooklyn Dodger, Brooklyn Robin, Brooklyn Superba, Brooklyn
Groom, Brooklyn [!] or Brooklyn Bridegroom) are Gil Hodges (48.2), Don Drysdale
(67.1), Dazzy Vance (59.2) or Zach Wheat (59.9)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kershaw’s CYA vote placements 2011-2017 were <b>1</b><sup>st</sup>,
2<sup>nd</sup>, <b>1</b><sup>st</sup>, <b>1</b><sup>st</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup>, 5<sup>th</sup>
& 2<sup>nd</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evan Thompson,
Mesa<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don
Sutton, Sandy Koufax, Orel Hershiser, Don Drysdale<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u>WEDNESDAY</u> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 17-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which former two-time
Tiger had the highest major league salary in 2023?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For seven
straight seasons, he finished in the top five Cy Young Award vote getters.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His wife
once threw out the jersey he had worn while pitching a no-hitter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/gcdn/presto/2019/10/22/PDTN/dff7339d-90ff-4d08-990b-b3b9553cae8b-AP_19294845455760.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt;">MAX SCHERZER</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Max_Scherzer" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span>B-R Bio</span></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scherer’s pay, between NYM & TEX was
$43,333,333.33, one third of his 3-year contract.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black;">His </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">2023 salary was a scant 33</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">¢<span style="background: white; color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">more<span style="background: white;"> than former
teammate Justin Verlander, whose 2-year contract called for exactly
$43,333,333.00 in compensation for 2023. </span></span> Scherzer had
pitched for the University of </span></span><a href="https://cdn.freebiesupply.com/logos/large/2x/missouri-tigers-logo-svg-vector.svg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Missouri
Tigers</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> &, from 2010 to 2014 for the </span></span><a href="https://www.vintagedetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/DT-New-Old-Logos.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Detroit
Tigers</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""MS Shell Dlg 2",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scherzer’s CYA vote placements 2013-2019 were
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2013.shtml#all_AL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1</span></b></span><span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><sup><span color="windowtext" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">st</span></span></sup></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">,</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2014.shtml#all_AL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">5</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2015.shtml#all_NL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">5</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2016.shtml#all_NL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">st</span></sup></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">,</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2017.shtml#all_NL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">st</span></sup></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2018.shtml#all_NL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">nd</span></sup></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2019.shtml#all_NL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">3</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">rd</span></sup></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">-</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif">#2 </span><span> The jersey looked like a </span></span></span><span><a href="https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/18724374"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">dirty, ripped rag</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to her, but he rescued
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was what he wore when throwing
his 2<sup>nd</sup> no-hitter on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS201506200.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">20-Jun-2015</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<sup><o:p></o:p></sup></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span>FCR - Ronn Tarter, Cary,
North Carolina</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Justin
Verlander, Shohei Ohtani<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">MIDWEEK BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 17-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
has twice finished second in MVP voting when he might have tied Frank Robinson
as an MVP winner in each the National League and the American League?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In both cases, he had the superior WAR.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He provides the voice for Markus Bestie.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://s22927.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/mookie-betts-2020-spring-training-14.jpeg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt;">MOOKIE BETTS</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mookie_Betts" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span>B-R Bio</span></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Betts was the runaway AL MVP
winner in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2018.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2018</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> when he helped BOS win
their 4<sup>th</sup> WS this century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
joining the NL Dodgers, he has twice finished 2<sup>nd</sup> in the MVP voting,
</span></span><span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2020.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2020</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2023.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2023</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span> when, reality, it
turned out he had little chance at best.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2020’s shortened season, Betts’s
WAR was <b>3.6 </b>to Freeman’s 3.3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
2023, his <b>8.3</b> edged Acuna’s 8.2.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Betts is the voice of human cartoon
character Markus Bestie in the Disney animated children’s TV series</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span> </span></span></span><span><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/4eacffa52a64583e/Desktop/a%20Trivia/2024/Puppy%20Dog%20Pals,"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Puppy Dog Pals</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harry
Setrakian, The City<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Orlando Cepeda<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u>THURSDAY</u> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 18-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
pitcher joined a major league performance “club” so unique that it had contained
only one other major leaguer since Mickey Mantle’s first Triple Crown?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He joined a different highly elite group a little more than a decade
later when he .was, for the second time, on a World-Series-winning squad.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first twenty-first century rookie to earn fifteen pitching
wins in his team's first one hundred twenty-five games.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/05/03/CA5UF3HQORDSFDN45AZQ4SAQDY.jpg?w=535"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt;">JUSTIN VERLANDER</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Justin_Verlander" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span>B-R Bio</span></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-
Ans. In 1956, when Mantle won his
1<sup>st</sup> AL MVP & <u>only</u> Triple Crown, the Dodgers’ Don Newcombe,
who had already been named the majors’ 1<sup>st</sup> pitcher to </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1949.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Rookie of the
Year</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, won the league MVP & became the 1<sup>st</sup>-ever
Cy Young Award winner, then the only person to win all 3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verlander joined Newk in 2022 when, having
already been named </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2006.shtml#all_AL_ROY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ROY</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none;"> </span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">in 2006, was the AL’s </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2011.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CYA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> (unanimously) & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2011.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MVP</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 w/3.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in 2022, Verlander became only
the 3<sup>rd</sup> MLB pitcher with multiple CYAs, World Series rings & no‑hitters,
joining Sandy Koufax & Tim Lincecum as the pitchers who had accomplished each
of the 3 feats at least twice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Verlander earned his 15<sup>th</sup>
W in the 2006 DET’s 125<sup>th</sup> G, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET200608210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">21-Aug-2006</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Obrey Brown, Tallassee</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><u>FRIDAY</u> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">— 19-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
piscine seraph finished as runner-up in league MVP voting four times in a
seven-year stretch?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He finished even closer an additional three other times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the twenty-fifth player drafted his year, but no player drafted
ahead of him has since played as many major league games.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://thelistwire.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/99/2020/03/photo-by-rob-tringaligetty-images.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt;">MIKE TROUT</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mike_Trout" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span>B-R Bio</span></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-
Ans. From years 2012 through
2018, Trout placed 2<sup>nd</sup> in AL MVP voting in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2012.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2012</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2013.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2013</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2015.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2015</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2015.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2018</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He won the AL MVP in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2014.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2014</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2016.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2016</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2019.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2019</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trout’s 1,489 G since the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=2009&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2019 Draft</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> easily tops 2<sup>nd</sup>-highest
Randall Grichuk’s 1,141.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terry
Sloope, Cartersville, Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span>Incorrect guesses: Yogi Berra, Rod Carew, Miguel Cabrera</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">— 20-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
infielder, though a World Series veteran, is remembered more for a time when he
prevented a team from going into the postseason?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In seems as though in an effort to bask in SoCal to match of his family’s
name with his school’s name, he ended up a Dirtbag.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The same year he played for Team USA, he was the Player of the Year as a
Biscuit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2023/10/07093014/LongoriaRookie.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt;">EVAN LONGORIA</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Evan_Longoria" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span>B-R Bio</span></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-
Ans. In 2011 Longoria hit a HR that
tied then hit another that won the G that put TBR into the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2011_ALDS2.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">AL Division
Series</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, but also eliminated BOS from postseason (with help from
BAL who beat BOS that same day).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-
#1 <s>Longoria </s>Beach State in
California (Sorry—“Long” Beach State) baseball players are the </span></span><a href="https://images.sidearmdev.com/crop?url=https%3A%2F%2Flongbeachstate.com%2Fimages%2F2023%2F12%2F4%2FBaseball_Softball_Website_Image.png&width=1416&height=797&type=webp" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dirt Bags</span></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, not the current name/mascot for all other athletic teams
at the school, “The Beach”, a change
from “</span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Beach_State_Dirtbags_baseball" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Fortyniners</span></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">”, but that moniker was voted out of favor amid claims that
California’s 1849 Gold Rush hurt the area’s indigenous peoples.. The name </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longoria" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Longoria</span></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> can trace its roots to
the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longoria" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Basque</span></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> region of Pyrenees Europe, some of France but mostly in
northeast Spain.</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Longoria played for the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=d5d4e72ehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=d5d4e72e"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Montgomery Biscuits</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in of the AA Southern
League in </span></span><a href="https://library.sportingnews.com/styles/crop_style_16_9_desktop/s3/2021-08/montgomery-biscuits-012015-getty-ftr_11jgo8c977jpi14i888iovt330.jpg?itok=c0DBqV-I"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2006</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & in </span></span><a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/21706/21706-2604085RepFr.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2007</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, was honored as </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_League_Most_Valuable_Player_Award"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">POY</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was added to </span></span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120310052531/http:/tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090319&content_id=4035192&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Team USA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> during spring training of 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John
Salvino, Denver<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span>Incorrect guesses: Jason Kipnis, Joe Morgan, Bill Buckner, Chase
Utley, Aaron Boone, Fred Merkle, Dick Nen, Jason Kipnis</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">— 21-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
BLTR National League MVP first baseman played on the Canadian National Team?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He spent his entire major and minor league career with one franchise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is a huge fan of Ted Williams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He even grew up with a poster of Williams on his bedroom wall.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His minor league experience ran the table.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://dayton247now.com/resources/media/d5910963-6e6b-4365-aabd-2a2fc1e0f1df-jumbo9x16_joeyvotto2023.png?1685735618436"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JOEY VOTTO</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joey_Votto" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">B-R Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-
Ans. He’s a </span></span><a href="https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/c_fill,h_320,q_80,w_640/v1/clients/toronto/Skyline_with_financial_district_custom_1_16859a9e-1350-48ee-9e6e-2c2b9e9c7cef.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Toronto</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/90/2018/05/vottomountie.jpg?w=1000&h=579&crop=1"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">native</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, plays 1<sup>st</sup> base, bats L & throws R &
won the NL MVP in 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Votto represented
Canada at the 2009 & 2013 World Baseball Classics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also won the </span></span><a href="https://www.loumarsh.ca/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lou Marsh Award</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> as Canada’s athlete of
the year in 2010 & 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-#1:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All
21 of Votto’s MLB and MiLB seasons have been in the service of the Cincinnati
Reds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did have 2 off-seasons with the
unaffiliated </span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/i3xufPV0IRsbVWh0f_MKpWnArsg=/0x50:520x397/1200x800/filters:focal(0x50:520x397)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/27163169/leone-del-escogido.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Leones del Escogido</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of the Dominican
Winter League.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch Votto’s </span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/joey-votto-on-ted-williams-book-c2303614183"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">interview</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> with MLB TV’s Brian Kenny &<span style="background: white; color: #0433ff;"> h</span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">ear how deeply Votto valued Williams’ revised version of his
seminal 1970 book </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baumanrarebooks.com/rare-books/williams-ted-underwood-john/science-of-hitting/115512.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">The Science of Hitting</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Votto played in the minors on affiliated teams
in leagues labeled </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=d85179af"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Rookie</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=352cee97"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2X</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=64b51602"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=1694b6ec"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A+</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=14e8d57a"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2X,</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=af08fdda"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">AA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=f0057f69"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">AAA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doug
Christy, Sarasota<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span>Incorrect guesses: Todd Helton, John Olerud</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY SPECIAL
</span></u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">— 21-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which BLTR National League MVP first baseman played
on the Canadian National Team?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has led the National League in
doubles four times, three of those also leading the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No slouch on defence (and defense), he
flashes some excellent leather at first base.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/09/28/USAT/a2de7e7e-43b1-4b78-b1ff-a9a9af599826-USATSI_16112401.jpg">FREDD<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">IE</span> FREEMAN</a></span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Freddie_Freeman">B-R Bio</a></span></b><b style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both
of Freeman’s parents are Canadian and he has spent quite a lot of time in Canada
throughout his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of his
relatives and much of his heritage is there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One of his minor league stops was in Pearl, MS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is one of the few people who has lived in <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Mississauga%2C+Ontario&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS1021US1023&oq=Mississauga%2C+Ontario&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIKCAEQLhixAxiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABNIBCDcyNjVqMGo5qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8">Mississauga</a>
and Mississippi.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He played on the Canadian
National Baseball Team in 2017 & <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35828722/wbc-2023-world-baseball-classic-freddie-freeman-team-canada">2023</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
<b><i>23</i></b> 2B in 2020; his <b><i>47</i></b> in 2022: & his <b><i>59</i></b>
in 2023 were MLB bests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also led the
NL in doubles with his <b>44</b> in 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/555kfdeE51M/maxresdefault.jpg">Gold Glove winner</a>
in 2019, Freeman won twice the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award">Wilson
Defensive Player of the Year Award</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terry Sloope, Cartersville, Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joey Votto, Larry Walker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S
FINALE</span></u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">
— 21-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is first in the first state in career WAR?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s been an All-Star seven times, but he has
received MVP votes in <i>nine</i> different seasons, four times finishing in
the top five vote getters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently, he didn’t project as well as he
has performed because he wasn’t drafted until the forty‑ninth round by the
Dodgers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEipPlbTDHItxKjVgSaDnpxwThJBX-lRe66dSenqLawS38GDdvAUcoUgNF-EGAbuzmXyglvBuqVuZlPR6d9Qj01kV-guxRShiingb2hUt-9DE-tLNbqdsGYqI1Qto8iFEGScedTG08-mPHJi0MvwXgeU0DticoxXWEqFa-7by7-Yyzmsk5DveNKjN93dXFzoGBXnkcu5bzd6RusAtV0-BK_Ltcp4p_mfWwWvX_x2gwTtOBAJIX1kZdyuZu9xT1-PjUSddF2HRaznTSS9=">PAUL
GOLDSCHMIDT</a></span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Paul_Goldschmidt">SABR Bio</a></span></b><b style="font-family: arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">- Ans. Goldschmidt’s
robust 61.67 career WAR tops all other major leaguers born in Delaware, “The First State”. Delaware claims this title because its
delegates were the <a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-state">first to
ratify</a> the new U.S. Constitution, signed in session on 17-Sep-1887. Ratification was <a href="https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/the-day-the-constitution-was-ratified">concluded
later</a> that year, with Delaware eagerly, chronologically, the first to do
so.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was
an NL AS in <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2013-allstar-game.shtml">2013</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2014-allstar-game.shtml">14</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2015-allstar-game.shtml">15</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2016-allstar-game.shtml">16</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2017-allstar-game.shtml">17</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2018-allstar-game.shtml">18</a>
& <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2022-allstar-game.shtml">22</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He earned NL MVP votes in <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2013.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">2013</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2015.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">15</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2016.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">16</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2017.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">17</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2018.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">18</a>
& <b><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2022.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">22</a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One
thousand four hundred & fifty-two (1,452) <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=2006&draft_round=49&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round">players
were drafted ahead</a> of him in the MLB June Amateur Draft. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rick Tharp, Gaithersburg, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span>Incorrect guesses: Mike Piazza</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 4.5pt;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 4.5pt 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S THEME</span></u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> – MLB players, active
in 2023, with a career WAR of 55.0+ (Top 10)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 130.5pt 184.5pt 225.0pt 4.0in;"><b><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Years<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Age <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Honors<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 130.5pt 184.5pt 225.0pt 4.0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 4pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/RSNKSUSJ3YI6VOKMS5CUONRWDU.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Betts</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">........................... 10.......... 30......... <span style="background-color: #04ff00;">64.5</span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">.</span>.......... 2
MVP, 7 AS, 2 WS, 6 GG, 6 SS, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="https://osdb-storage.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/storage/app/uploads/public/603/5e5/7ef/thumb_1050_0_482_0_0_fit.jpg">Freeman</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">.................... 14.......... 33......... <span style="background-color: #04ff00;">55.7</span>.......... MVP,
7 AS, WS, GG<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NaJL4SSh-yrc1N0SX_8WDqYQA88=/0x26:4000x2693/1200x800/filters:focal(0x26:4000x2693)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/22047765/151829667.0.jpg">Goldschmidt</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>13<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>35<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">61.7</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>MVP, 7 AS, 4 GG<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2020/04/25/IIG6NAMN5RGSRG4M362BKVMAWQ.jpg?w=535\"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Greinke</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................... </span>20<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>39<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">77.5</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>CYA,
6 AS, 6 GG, 2 SS<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2018/0325/r346283_1296x729_16-9.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Kershaw</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>16<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>35<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">79.9</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>MVP,
10 AS, WS, 3 CYA, TC, GG<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2022/12/e9909-16724384312272-1920.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Longoria</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>16<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>37<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">58.6</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>ROY,
3 AS, 3 GG<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://assets.apnews.com/9e/11/8698c51af00dcb2000224fd66660/9f9bcb8eb03240988476a60852de147e"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Scherzer</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>16<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>38<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">75.0</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>3
CYA, 8 AS, 2 WS<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/n5l/n5lg63-b8868806z.120140514192546000gnj264pi.10.jpg?w=640"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Trout</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span>13<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>31<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><b style="background-color: #04ff00;">85.2</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>ROY,
3 MVP, 11 AS, 9 SS<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT-0hyvSacmqlJCzZS9MUJZ6pMtrPVhiCGepw&usqp=CAU"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Verlander</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>18<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>40<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">80.9</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>ROY,
MVP, 9 AS, 2 WS, 3 CYA, TC<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in 189.0pt decimal 243.0pt left 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3694,h_2077,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/GettyImages/mmsport/64/01gxteenfv5tq6xxga43.jpg">Votto</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span>17<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>39<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><span style="background-color: #04ff00;">64.4</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>MVP,
6 AS, GG<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <b>Warren Kent</b>, Whitehall, Michigan
(after Betts)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.5in;">Tues - </span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a; text-indent: -0.5in;">Pitchers
with the most K's in the 2010s</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a; text-indent: -0.5in;">Wed</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.5in;"> - Pitchers
who have won 200 or more games in 21<sup>st</sup> century</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-928670830303623702024-01-15T01:55:00.000-08:002024-01-15T01:55:41.509-08:002024-01-08 Players with a 40-HR season, but never chosen as a All-Star<p><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> — 08-Dec</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first
Cleveland Indian to have a thirty-home-run/one-hundred-RBI season before the
age of twenty-three?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first American League rookie to have a year with at least one hundred forty
runs batted in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first player to steal home in the sixteenth inning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://mcfarlandbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/978-1-4766-6645-7.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">HAL TROSKY</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Hal-Trosky/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1934, at age 21, Trosky’s 1<sup>st</sup>
full (Rookie) season, he hit 35 HR and had 142 RBI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two years later he would top both those
totals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[1936 42 HR, <b><i>162</i></b>
RBI)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1934, Rookie Trosky had 142 RBI for CLE.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA194405110.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">11-May-1944</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0705/5697/5378/files/1-hal-12_1.jpg?v=1682563554"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Trosky</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, in only his 18<sup>th</sup>
G back from 2 seasons off with debilitating migraine headaches, stole </span></span><a href="vhttps://thisdayinbaseball.com/hal-trosky-not-known-for-his-basestealing-ability-steals-home-in-16th/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">home</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the 16<sup>th</sup>
to help secure victory his visiting team (</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA194405110.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">CHW)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andrew Milner,
Philadelphia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Al
Rosen, Manny Ramirez, Lou Boudreau, Rocky Colavito, Earl Averill, Joe Ramirez,
Larry Doby, Rudy York, Joe Charboneau<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 09-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who came the
closest to Don Mattingly’s record of most grand slams in a single season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He does not
dislike his portmanteau sobriquet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had a
candy bar named after him during his most successful season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_2x1/t_w1536/mlb/ufsrj8ymkxzvooopnkbf.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">TRAVIS HAFNER</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Travis-Hafner/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hafner </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/hitting/higs2.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">TIED</span></i></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> Mattingly’s 1987
record when he hit six (6!) grand slams in 2006.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Counterintuitively, Hafner’s WAR that year
did not quite get into MLB’s Top Ten.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nickname “Pronk” </span></span><a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/mlb/indians/beyond-the-dugout/cleveland-indians-travis-hafner-pronk-nickname-beyond-the-dugout-interview/95-be64c381-ff5b-4b96-8893-0ac9de250419"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">explained by Hafner himself</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The candy bar “</span></span><a href="https://baseballismy.life/baseball-candy-bars-isnt-that-sweet/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Pronk</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">” was sold in the
Cleveland area in 2006.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Produced by
Cleveland confectioner </span></span><a href="https://malleys.com/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Malley’s </span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">in 2006, the bar
consists of milk chocolate with crisped rice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey Brown,
Tallassee<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reggie
Jackson, Ken Griffey Jr, Albert Pujols, Mike Trout, Richie Sexson<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEDNESDAY <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 10-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whose record for
career home runs hit by a National League player did Rogers Hornsby break?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the first
Major Leaguer player to hit fifteen home runs in a calendar month.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He came off
the bench to fill in for a player who had just been ejected for the only time
in the seventeen years of that Hall of Fame player’s career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/baseball/images/f/fc/Cy_Williams.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110322165444"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CY WILLIAMS</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Cy-Williams/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through 1929, the year of his last 1,
Williams had hit 251 HR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In that same
season, Hornsby hit his 252<sup>nd</sup> on 29-Jun-1929.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were a couple of crossover weeks,
perhaps reminding one of the career strikeout record by pitchers, contested and
shared briefly with Steve Carlton before Nolan Ryan left everybody in the Alvin,
Texas dust.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams hit 15 HR in May 1923.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Babe Ruth broke that record when he hit 17 in
September of 1927.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI193007240.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">24-Jul-1930</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">,Chuck
Klein was </span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/K/Pkleic101.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">ousted</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> by home plate umpire
Lou Jorda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Klein was ejected by Jorda
along with Thompson, Hurst, & manager Shotton for arguing that Klein had
been interfered with on strike 3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams
would only play in 9 more G before his career was over.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John
Haeussler, Hancock MI<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George
Kelly, Gavvy Cravath, Buck Freeman, Rogers Hornsby<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">MIDWEEK BONUS </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 10-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
trails only Jeff Bagwell for the best slugging percentage in one season by a
Houston Astros batter?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He also trails only Lance Berkman for best season producing extra-base
hits for the Houston franchise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first Astro to hit a grand slam on Opening Day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the last player to be hit by a pitch three times in one game in
the twentieth century.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/a8/37/14a837c8c1a73ee2218d3b9f205d17a4.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">RICHARD HIDALGO</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hidalgo"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2000, Hidalgo slugged at
a .636 rate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Excellent, but far from Bagwell’s
<b><i>.750</i></b> in 1994.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his tremendous year 2000,
Hidalgo had 89 XBH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was the Houston
Astros franchise record for one season & it only held for 1 season as Lance
Berkman had <b>94</b> in 2001.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT200004040.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">04-Apr-2000,</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
Hidalgo homered off PIT’s Jason Schmidt in the 6<sup>th</sup> inning with 3
teammates on base.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200004190.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">19-Apr-2000</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, LAD’s
Orel Hershiser didn’t have his usual control.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Hidalgo was hit by a pitch 2 X from Hershiser & 1 X by Matt
Herges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hershiser also plunked Jeff
Bagwell 1 X & P Shane Reynolds 1 X.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lee
Dembart, Hollywood, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Craig Biggio, Cesar Cedeno, Jim Wynn, Glenn
Davis, Kevin Bass, Bob Watson,. Ken Caminiti, Ken Williams<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 11-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
Cincinnati player regularly earned the nickname his teammates gave him as “The
best dressed Red”?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He’s the first outfielder to throw out two baserunners in an inning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was once un-selected by the Commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(De-selected?)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://getcardbase.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.getcardbase.com%2F1c5ngy0t1gcfvkpr47sdxygsf50k&w=256&q=75"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">WALLY POST</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Wally-Post/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Post’s well-justified
reputation as long-ball home run hitter was cemented as some of the balls he
hit reached the very top of the </span></span><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5b4e02620dbda3e4c6542da4/1532707799110-S89AOCCJJZ6RLOIBXZC7/04-SL_HistoricPhoto_01_web-duo.jpg?format=2500w"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Superior Towel and Linen Service building</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> which formed the backdrop beyond left field in
Cincinnati’s </span></span><a href="https://thisgreatgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/crosley-main.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Crosley Field</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most fans referred to the building as “The
Laundry”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A huge advertising sign
crowned the top of the building. Siebler Suits rented the right side of the
sign, declaring, “Hit this sign – win a </span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/DbAAAOSwH6lctiYw/s-l1200.webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">suit</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.” Wally Post became
the best-dressed ballplayer in Cincinnati as he hit the sign 11 or 16 times
depending on who's doing the counting. In its 20 years of existence, the sign
was struck over 150 times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 1<sup>st</sup> inning on
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN195906280.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">28-Jun-1959</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">,
Post threw out Orlando Cepeda & Leon Wagner at Seals Stadium in San
Francisco.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Commissioner Ford Frick
found out why so many Cincinnati Redlegs players had voted to start the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1957-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1957 All-Star game</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">,
he declared foul play and removed some of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the players in favor of more obvious selections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a result, Post was out. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hank Aaron was in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More details </span></span><a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2015-all-star-game/2015/06/27/cincinnati-reds-fans-filled-ballot-box-1957-all-star-game/28925739/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here.</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For Post, it was the closest he ever came to
being named an All-Star over his entire 15-year career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark
DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave Parker, Edd Roush, Gus Bell, Bobby
Tolan, Pete Rose<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 12-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was
the first American League player to hit a walk-off grand slam for his third
home run of that game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>All he realized at the time was that it was his first grand slam, his
first three0home run game and his first walk-off hit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He did not play as well in the Mexican League as he had in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had a warm spot in his heart for Justin Verlander.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.mlbtraderumors.com/files/2019/05/khris-davis-1024x731.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">KHRIS DAVIS</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Khris_Davis"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK201605170.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">17-May-2016</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, Khris
Davis had as good a day in as anyone could ever want in baseball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read the details </span></span><a href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/2016/5/18/11699736/the-5-best-things-about-khris-davis-walk-off-grand-slam"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only other players with a </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN201205130.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">days like that</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">with days like
that were fellow ALer Manny Machado</span><span style="background: white; color: #0433ff;"> (</span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-18-2017-manny-machados-3-homers-including-a-walk-off-grand-slam-propel-orioles-past-angels/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">18-Aug-2017</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #0433ff; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">) </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">& National Leaguer Joey Votto</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #0433ff; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> (</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN201205130.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">13-May-2012</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #0433ff; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">).</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Davis had played in 357 MLB G,
had come to the plate more than 1,000 times & had already hit 68 HR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, on that day, he accomplished 3 big
firsts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His stat slash line in the
Mexican League 12 games was .119/.213/.167 with 2 RBI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was released by the </span></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71tWNR6l0pL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Diablos Rojo del Mexico</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> on 18-May-2022 bringing an end to his career as a
professional player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only 5 other players have hit more HR off
Verlander than Davis’ 4.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve
Riach, Southlake, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joey Votto, Nomar Garciapara, Roy Sievers,
Pablo Sandoval, Mickey Cochrane<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SATURDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 13-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
former Cavalier struck out more times in a single season than anybody else in
major league history?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That same season, he also posted a career high WAR and received his only
MVP votes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He has the second lowest career WAR of any qualifier in this week’s
theme.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/UzIuAB5OhSQ12b7GnU42oehtiuM=/0x17:4000x2684/1520x1013/filters:focal(0x17:4000x2684):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/26980131/178289591.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">MARK REYNOLDS</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Reynolds_(baseball)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2009, his 3<sup>rd</sup>
year in MLB, Reynolds struck out a record-setting <b><i>223</i></b> X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s an alum of the University of Virginia.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His WAR in 2009 was 3.3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also posted his bests in his 13-year
career:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HR (44); RBI (102); doubles (30);
hits (150); stolen bases (24); slugging (.543); OPS (.892); OPS+ (127)
& total bases (314).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately, all this production on earned him 6.0 paltry MVP votes or
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2009.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">20<sup>th</sup></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
place along those receiving votes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reynolds’ career WAR = 6.8.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey
Brown, Tallassee<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rob Deer, Ryan Zimmerman<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SUNDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 14-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
Silicon Valley product and one-time Yankee lumbered along in Oakland with a
3-year combined batting average of .214 then burst out with his new team to
lead the majors with <b><i>212</i></b> strikeouts?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In August of that same year, he was named Player of the Week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He later led the league in home runs and strikeouts in the same season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/milb-images/image/private/t_16x9/t_w2208/milb/osq2v36yar8ddzxwq8l0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CHRIS CARTER</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chris_Carter_(cartech02)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was traded to HOU before
the 2013 season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other players were included
in the trade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carter was born in Redwood
City, California & played for NYY in 2017, his final season in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carter was the Player of the
Week for the AL for the week ending 17-Aug-2014, his team’s only batter thus
honored that entire season<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one season with </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/2016.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">MIL</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> , 2015, Carter led the
NL, tied with COL’s Nolan Arenado, with <b>41</b> HR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His <b>206</b> Ks led the NL all by themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <b>41</b> home runs Carter hit is the
single-season record for a player who played just 1 year for either a team or a
league.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR - Steve Riach, Southlake, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave Kingman, Khris Davis<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Players
who had a 40 HR season but have never in their careers been selected as an MLB
All-Star.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suggested by Scott Brandon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 130.5pt 211.5pt 265.5pt 382.5pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Season<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>HRs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pre-ASG HRs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Career
WAR<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 130.5pt 211.5pt 265.5pt 382.5pt;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2ND0FGF/oakland-athletics-chris-carter-catches-a-fly-ball-hit-by-seattle-mariners-franklin-gutierrez-in-the-first-inning-of-a-baseball-game-sunday-oct-3-2010-in-seattle-ap-phototed-s-warren-2ND0FGF.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Carter</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>2016<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>41<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>22<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................... </span>2.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/47/55/43/10410187/6/rawImage.jpg"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Davis</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>2016<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>42<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>19<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................... </span>10.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://www.azcentral.com/gcdn/-mm-/98d668962593987632a2901079a25f28dbb9bf1a/c=135-0-2385-3000/local/-/media/2018/02/09/USATODAY/usatsports/f8f38e35ab694fae8beed2c6402a43a7.jpg?width=660&height=880&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Davis</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>2017<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>43<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>24<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=_REl013FQI8"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Davis</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>2018<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>48<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>21<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://media.cleveland.com/tribe_impact/photo/hafner-homer-wsox-2012-ccjpg-0839f6c6eeac3083.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Hafner</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>2006<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>42<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>25<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................... </span>24.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://www.theledger.com/gcdn/authoring/2003/04/13/NLED/ghows-LK-3bc53a9d-5930-4063-a151-6d154637da8e-02a1f42e.jpeg?width=300&height=419&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Hidalgo</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................... </span>2000<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>44<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>23<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................... </span>19.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1170782591/photo/clearwater-fl-wally-post-of-the-cincinnati-redlegs-swings-at-the-pitch-during-an-mlb-spring.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=A-CaiyUh_j7BKkDmxxHcRFoW-sb6MGXTHi-0MZUnzhg="><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Post</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................... </span>1955<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>40<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>19<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................... </span>18.2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/27d065e/2147483647/strip/false/crop/350x242+0+0/resize/350x242!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F29%2F1a%2F56fb5246efda8fc487523da853b4%2Fmark-reynolds-fielding.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Reynolds</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>2009<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>44<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>24<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................... </span>6.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://mcfarlandbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/978-1-4766-6645-7.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Trosky</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................... </span>1936<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>42<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>20<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................... </span>29.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.25in 4.5in 427.5pt;"><a href="https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/784e4c52-773a-442e-8c01-5defec734d0c/Cy%20Williams%20Rounding%20Home%20Plate%20-%20July%203%2C%20192.tiff/:/"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Williams</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................... </span>1923<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>41<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................... </span>~<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................... </span>37.4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> – </span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Joe Cohen</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, Holden, Massachusetts I(After Hidalgo)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>First
basemen who were part of 4 triple plays defensively<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tues<span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Cleveland Indians players who had 100 RBI
seasons before they were 22<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Non-HOFers who are HR leaders for specific states<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Players not in the Hall of Fame with more than 200 home runs more
than 700 RBIs and hitting over 270<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">If you know
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first native of the state of Alabama elected to the Baseball Hall of
Fame?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was once ejected from a World Series game for “snapping” an umpire's
bow tie?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="background: white; color: black;">He once had four straight
seasons of exactly thirty-six walks each and in the fifth year had thirty-five.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His career batting average is better than
those of, for example, Joe DiMaggio, Cool Papa Bell and Rod Carew.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://ashof.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Henry-Emmett-Manush.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">HEINIE MANUSH</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Heinie-Manush/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Born
on 20-Jul-1901 in </span></span></span><a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g30890-Activities-Tuscumbia_Alabama.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tuscumbia</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span></span><a href="https://www.bestplaces.net/images/city/Tuscumbia_AL.gif"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Alabama</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Manush was elected to
the </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/manush-heinie"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Hall</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 1964 by the Veteran's
Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Film
unavailable.]<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">In the 6th inning of </span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS1/WS1193310060.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">G4</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> of the 1933 WS, Manush was in a dispute & pulled umpire Charley Moran’s
bow tie and let it snap back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moran usually
wore a </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/tToAAOSwaBRjgWQ2/s-l1200.webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt;">necktie</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>36
BB/years = <span style="background: white; color: black;">1931-34, 35 in 1935<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Manush hit .330 for his career, his highest
coming in 1926 when he hit <b><i>.378</i></b> & led the AL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s listed tied for 35<sup>th</sup> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/batting_avg_career.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
Veal, Spanaway, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Satchel Paige, Buck O’Neal, Tris Speaker,
Willie Mays, Jimmy Collins<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 02-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which pitcher did
team manager and owner Clark Griffith sign five separate times, in part because
he was Griffith’s favorite pinochle partner?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a season
where his earned run average was higher than 5.00, he made the All-Star team
and finished in the top<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>five in MVP
votes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For each of
consecutive seasons, he won his team’s Opening Day game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next two years,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he began the season pitching <i>against </i>that
team and lost both.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTZC5pJCrsD5qcjm-4uTLz5xxxhBh2w8V0gtarZbe63m256vBKX"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">BOBO NEWSOM</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Bobo-Newsom/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-griff-lowers-boom-on-bobo/4324726/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Newsom</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> suited up for </span></span><a href="https://sportslogohistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/SLH/mlb_primary/washington_senators_texas.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">WSH</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1935.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1935</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1936.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">36</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1937.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">37</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1942.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1942</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1943.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1943</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1946.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1946</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1943.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1949</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1952.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1952</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1938, Newsome’s record was 20-16.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His ERA was 5.08.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He still did, however, make the All<b>‑</b>Star
team & earned some respect from the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1938.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">MVP</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> voters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No AL P who won 20 G ever had an ERA that
high.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Newsom won the openers for the SLB in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE193804190.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1938</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA193904220.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">39</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, opening for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1940.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">DET</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET194004160.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1940</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194104160.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">41</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, lost both to SLB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his career, he was his team’s Opening Day
starter 8 X w/a 4-4 record.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thom Tracy, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">West Pittston, Pennsylvania</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George
Earnshaw, Camilo Pasqual, Jim Perry, Monte Weaver, Walt Masterson<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 03-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who surrendered
Jimmie Foxx’s first major league home run?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1 <span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Known
for his pinpoint accuracy hurling the baseball, he was the
one who also squarely landed a precise right hook to
Ty Cobb's jaw, sending Cobb reeling.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the
beginning of his career, he pitched an eleven-inning no-hitter for Toronto.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1200/0*zHqoK7n8udlE6aoi."><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">URBAN SHOCKER</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Urban-Shocker/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHA/PHA192705312.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">31-May-1927(1)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Foxx homered off starter
Shocker in the 8<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">It was Shocker’s last full season
& </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/foxxji01.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">the 1<sup>st</sup></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"> season that the teenaged Foxx had seen any appreciable
playing time. They only faced each other in only 1 additional
G.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a donnybrook in the 1<sup>st</sup> inning on
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET192304260.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">26-Apr-1923</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Shocker shocked &
clobbered Cobb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shocker’s teammate &
sometimes batterymate, Josh Billings, stepped in from the bench and prevented
Cobb from responding in kind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neither
combatant was ejected. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The spit ball ace
Shocker walked a mere 2.2 batters per 9 innings during his 13-year career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On 22-Jul-1916, pitching for the AA International
League’s </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs_(International_League)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Toronto Maple
Leafs</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Shocker went all 11 & the Rochester Hustlers never
got a single<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>H.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Philip
Guiliano, Chester, New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Howard
Ehmke<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY II</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 03-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
Double-Unique Sooner was the first full-time third baseman to hit thirty home
runs in a season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first player at that position to strike out one hundred times
in a major league season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mike Trout passed him in 2023 for total career doubles by players at all
positions.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/18/c4/b4/18c4b4c0cb08dd6be95a5340f5821218.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">HARLOND CLIFT</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Harlond-Clift/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1938, Clift hit a
career-high 34 HR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be another
10 years before another 3<sup>rd</sup> baseman would exceed 30 HR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">It
was a full decade before the next 3B reached the 30 HR in a year plateau.
That was CLE's Ken Keltner w/ 31 in 1948. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harlond Clift was born in Reno, Oklahoma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read about Double-Uniques </span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ukLkSsIPDS1rGpGFih5GEj0IQdCCLpo0GGo2AOgDTFA/edit#gid=865541965"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Full list </span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ukLkSsIPDS1rGpGFih5GEj0IQdCCLpo0GGo2AOgDTFA/edit#gid=0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1934, Clift led the majors
w/<b><i>100</i></b> K by a batter who played 3<sup>rd</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be 18 more years before another 3<sup>rd</sup>
baseman made his way into triple digit Ks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clift finished with 309
2B.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trout hit his 310<sup>th</sup> on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA202306290.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">29-Jun-2023</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jess
Asbury, Norman, Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pie Traynor, Pete Incaviglia<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 04-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first twentieth-century player to amass at least 200 hits in a season
for four consecutive years?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The only time he led the league in hits in the majors, he wasn’t playing
for an American League team and he never played in the National League<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His Hall of Fame player-manager said that he was "...the best
drag-bunter anyone ever saw."<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/72841/72841-5252454Fr.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">JACK TOBIN</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jack-Tobin/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tobin’s 200 H streak was
1920-1923 (202, 236, 207, 202).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He led his
team in years 2 & 4 of that skein.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tobin led the Federal League
in hits in 1915 playing for the St. Louis Terriers w/<b>184</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tobin himself said he could
probably bunt for a .300 season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
quote is by the great George Sisler.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe
Cohen, Holden, Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benny Kauff, Wee Willie Keeler<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
05-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Willie
Mays was the first National League member of the Thirty/Thirty Club (30 HR + 30
SB in the same year) with 36 HR and <b>40</b> SB in 1956.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first in the American League?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first player to lead the league in home runs while hitting
more home runs than strikeouts that year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="background: white; color: black;">He holds the American League record
for fewest games played in a 100-RBI season.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="background: white; color: black;">He and another ex-major
leaguer from his neck of the woods, operated a billiards parlor after their
playing days.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A. </span></span><a href="https://i1.wp.com/www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1-KW-21.jpg?resize=238%2C300&ssl=1"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">KEN WILLIAMS</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ken-williams-2/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams was the inaugural
member w/<b>39</b> HR & 37 SB in 1922.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No longer the tremendous statistical feat it was once held to be, there
have now been 69 30/30 seasons done by 55 different players.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1922, Williams led the AL
w/<b>39</b> HR, striking out only 31 X all season. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the only season in the 1920s that the
AL home run lead was not won by a NYY player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1925, he had 105 RBI in
just 102 games.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their establishment was called the </span></span><a href="http://www.roadsidepeek.com/roadusa/pacifnw/pnweats/pnwtavern/index.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Owl Club</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in Grants Pass, Oregon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams and fellow native </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hub_Pernoll" title="Hub Pernoll"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3344dd; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hub “Piano Legs” Pernoll</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, <span style="background: white; color: black;"> ran the establishment for many years
.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason
Hammon, Arlington, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mickey Mantle, Joe Jackson, Hal Trosky, Joe DiMaggio<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIED DAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 05-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who followed
Urban Shocker buddy as manager of the Kenosha Comets?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;">led an effort to unionize professional baseball and other
professional athletes together under a major existing national labor
organization.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fourteen of his fifteen years playing in the majors were spent in the American
League.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He nosed out Babe Ruth for most strikeouts by a batter one year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://baseballegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/marty-mcmanus.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MARTY McMANUS</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Marty-McManus/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;">He was a manager in the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-American_Girls_Professional_Baseball_League" title="All-American Girls Professional Baseball League"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 10.5pt;">All-American
Girls Professional Baseball League</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;"> for the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_Comets" title="Kenosha Comets"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 10.5pt;">Comets</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;"> in 1944 & the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bend_Blue_Sox" title="South Bend Blue Sox"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 10.5pt;">South Bend Blue Sox</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;"> in 1945 & 1948. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First
manager was Josh Billings (Not Schocker.)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;">McManus led an effort to
unionize professional baseball, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10.5pt;">football</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;"> & </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10.5pt;">basketball</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;"> players under the umbrella
of the </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-marty-mcmanus-he/4904184/" title="American Federation of Labor"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 10.5pt;">American
Federation of Labor.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After playing for SLB, DET &
BOS, he finished with BSN.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His <b>69</b> strikeouts as a batter led the
AL in 1925.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruth was right behind w/68. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHC’s Gabby Hartnett led MLB w/<b><i>77</i></b></span><b><i>.</i></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike
Sparks, Sarasota<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 05-06-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
thew the pitch that ended the career of the first Hall of Famer to homer in his
last at bat?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Because he was more interested in sports than academics, he dropped out
of an Ivy League university in his sophomore year to the chagrin of his father,
a Boston lawyer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He and Joe DiMaggio, his roommate on road trips, became lifelong friends.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/474x/7f/40/0b/7f400b261824e06711a00032076f9b4a.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">BUMP HADLEY</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Bump-Hadley/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA193705250.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">25-May-1937</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Hadley, pitching for NYY, surrendered a solo HR to 2X AL MVP
(</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1928.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1928</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1934.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1934</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">) </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mickey-Cochrane/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mickey Cochrane</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in the 3<sup>rd</sup>
inning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Cochrane’s next <u>plate appearance</u>
in the 5<sup>th</sup>, Hadley threw a pitch that caught the great catcher in
the head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Details </span></span><a href="https://tht.fangraphs.com/tht-live/75th-anniversary-mickey-cochrane-gets-beaned/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ted Williams is
the only other HOFer to home in his last AB.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hadley was accepted to and
enrolled in Brown University, but the fact that he had lettered in baseball,
basketball, football, rowing & track in high school might have been a
better predictor of his future career preferences.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hadley had pitched for WSH,
CHW, SLB Y & then WSH again before signing with NYY in 1936, DiMaggio’s
rookie season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill
Deane, Cooperstown<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Jack
Fischer</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY-SATURDAY</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 06-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who surrendered the first National League
home run in All-Star competition?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the first American League
pitcher to lead the majors in pitching wins without throwing a single shut out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The previous season, in which he also
led the majors in pitching victories, he did so without throwing a single wild
pitch.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://seamheads.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/Alvin-Crowder-1932-Senators-4-e1412366088193.jpg">GENERAL
CROWDER</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/General-Crowder/">SABR
Bio</a></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Crowder replaced AL starter Lefty Gomez
to begin the 4</span></span><sup style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">th<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="outline: none !important;">
</span></span></span></sup><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">inning of the<span style="outline: none !important;">
</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #0078d4; font-size: 11.0pt;">1933
ASG</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> & Crowder retired the next 7 batters, the 1<sup>st</sup> 4 of whom
are now in the Hall of Fame<b>.</b></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Crowder’s 3</span></span><sup style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">rd<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="outline: none !important;"> </span></span></span></sup><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">inning of work (the 6<sup>th</sup>), however,
Frankie Frisch homered, the 1</span></span><sup style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">st<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="outline: none !important;">
</span></span></span></sup><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">NLer to do so.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frisch
was also the <i>next</i> NL All-Star batter to homer, this time off Lefty Gomez
in<span style="outline: none !important;"> </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1934-allstar-game.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #0078d4; font-size: 11.0pt;">1934</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">.<span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 1</span></span><sup style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">st</span></sup><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">ASG,<span style="outline: none !important;">
</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1933-allstar-game.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #0078d4; font-size: 11.0pt;">1933</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="outline: none !important;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, was <b>Crowder’s</b> only one.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1933,
Crowder started 35 G, won <b><i>24</i></b>, but was shut out of shutouts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
1932, he started <b><i>39</i></b> G, faced <b><i>1,356</i></b> batters & won
<b><i>26</i></b> G, but never once uncorked a WP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Only
Joe McGinnity threw more innings (339⅔) in a season (1906) with nary a WP.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Michael Pierobon, Fort Lauderdale<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob Feller<span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">, Lefty Gomez, Lefty Grove</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY
ONE</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 06-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who holds the record for the most runs batted
in by a Yankee shortstop in one season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His teammates called him “Broadway”
and with good reason.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A base-running blunder of his cost
Lou Gehrig an undisputed home run crown.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/474x/5d/8a/35/5d8a355b8492537079fcf22c71fc28de.jpg">LYN
LARY</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Lyn-Lary/">SABR
Bio</a></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lary’s
mark of 107 RBI, set in 1931 is an amazing anomaly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Derek Jeter came closest with 102 in 1999,
but Lary takes home the gold on this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although MLB shortstops have tallied 100+ RBI seasons 89 times in
history, only Lary and Jeter did it while playing for the Yankees.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lary
was a huge fan of the entertainment available on Broadway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact he married a Broadway actress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was none other than The Babe who dubbed
Lary “Broadway”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
the 1<sup>st</sup> inning of the G in Washington on <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS1/WS1193104260.shtml">26-Apr-1931</a>,
Gehrig cleared the fence with a home run, but it bounced back onto the field &
into the hands of WSA CF Harry Rice. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lary,
having reached earlier on a BB, thought the ball was caught & that it was the
3<sup>rd</sup> out. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He returned to the
dugout without crossing home plate. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile,
Gehrig ran around the bases with his head down & was ruled out for passing base
runner Lary. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gehrig was credited with a mere
triple on the play & ended the 1931 season <i>tied</i> with Babe Ruth for
the AL lead in homers with 46.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Otherwise…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Frank
Wakefield</span>, Franklin, Kentucky</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark Koenig, Tony Lazzeri, Leo
Durocher, Frank Crosetti, Derek Jeter<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY TWO</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 06-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whom does SABR refer to as “… arguably the
second-best second baseman of the second decade of the twentieth century.”?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He helped the Tide roll, even as he
played professional sports.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He</span> <span style="font-size: 11pt;">was elected to the
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame the same year as were two Cooperstown Hall of Famers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He compiled a twenty-game hitting
streak the same year his teammate George Burns did.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTpAFukr4Zl0O-E1-UNlWY9esb4uYPpVREhvA&usqp=CAU">DEL
PRATT</a></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Del-Pratt/">SABR Bio</a></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Eddie Collins
rightfully wins the debate for the top spot of that period, but Pratt
definitely belongs in the conversation. Among the top-5 2Bs by WAR from
1910 to 1919,</span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;"><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/8OxN7" shape="rect" style="outline: none !important;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #196ad4; text-decoration: none;"> </span><span style="color: #196ad4;">Pratt ranked 3<sup>rd</sup>
overall</span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And thus it is, you…
argued.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
is believed to be<span style="background: white; color: #555544;"> the first
University of Alabama graduate to become a star in major league baseball.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Made the <a href="https://boblemke.blogspot.com/2011/03/pratt-was-bamas-first-mlb-star.html">ASHOF</a>
in 1972 with <b>Satchel Paige</b> & <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Heinie
Manush</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other baseball notables
enshrined there include Rip, Luke & <b>Joe Sewell</b>, <b>Early Wynn</b>, Ben
Chapman, Riggs Stephenson, Dixie & Harry Walker, <b>Mel Allen</b>, Virgil
Trucks, Billy Hitchcock, <b>Willie Mays</b>, Virgil Davis, Eddie Stanky,
Frank Lary, Rudy York Hank Aaron, <b>Monte Irvin</b>, Frank Bolling, Gabby
Street, <b>Billy Williams</b>, <b>Willie McCovey</b>, Ivy Andrews, <b>Don Sutton</b>,
Billy Southworth, Jimmy Outlaw, Clay Carroll, Piper Davis, Alex Grammas,
Lum Harris, Terry Moore, Bo Jackson, <b>Ozzie Smith</b>, Bubba Church, Tommy
Agee, Jimmy Bragan, George Foster, Cleon Jones, Amos Otis, Joe Beckwith,
Jim Davenport, Bob Veale, Al Lary, Don Mincher, Jimmy Key, Lee May, <b>Mule
Suttles</b>, <b>Frank Thomas</b>, Al Worthington, Dave Magadan, Oscar Gamble,
Todd Jones, Tim Hudson, Luis Gonzalez, Doyle Alexander, Rusty Greer, Jake
Peavy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">The ASHOF’s complete list of
honorees can be viewed by clicking </span><a href="https://ashof.org/honorees/ashof-inductees/" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></a><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #0433ff; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pratt
& Burns both had streaks of 23 G in 1922 for <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1922.shtml">BOS</a> in 1922.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It didn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>impress the Boston brass enough not to trade Pratt to <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1922.shtml">DET</a> after
the season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason Winston, Riverside, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eddie Collins, Frankie Frisch,
Joe Morgan, Joe Dugan, Larry Doyle, Nap Lajoie, Tony Lazzeri, Joe
Sewell<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY
THREE </span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 06-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which player, in only his second full season
in the majors, led all major leagues in slugging, OPS, OPS+ and total bases yet
didn’t get a single vote for MVP nor did he make the All-Star team?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was once traded for a player who
became a Hall of Famer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His inclusion in the book <i>Great
Jews in Sports</i> was found to be in error.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of his hobbies was playing the violin.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/252892/252892-15623859RepFr.jpg">GEORGE
STONE</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/George-Stone-2/">SABR
Bio</a></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
stellar career performance in 1906 occurred before MVPs or All-Stars existed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
26-Dec-1904, Stone was traded by <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1904-transactions.shtml">BOS</a>
with cash to <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SLB/1904.shtml">SLB</a>
for <a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/burkett-jesse">Jesse
Burkett</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stone was not Jewish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Research confirmed that neither of his
parents was Jewish.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No
photos of Stone with a violin were available.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike McCroskey, Sugar Land, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chuck Klein, Ryan Braun, Lou
Boudreau, Hank Greenberg, Buddy Meyer<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY FOUR
</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 07-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which pitcher gave the Live Ball Era a nice
boost by leading the majors in losses, hits surrendered and an ERA of more than
5.00?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His nickname “Dolly” was based on a
song by Cobb.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had an Eskimo teammate who is now
in the NFL Hall of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/173497866/photo/a-portrait-of-samuel-d-gray-of-the-st-louis-browns-in-1928.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=_BzAoIOAkFeORWISqSDH-kkFBxCDcaiPWOCF6C_jAxA=">SAM
GRAY</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Sam-Gray/">SABR
Bio</a></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Live Ball Era is generally defined as beginning in 1920 as Ruth’s home runs
began flying out of every AL park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-are-the-major-eras-o_b_3547814">A helpful
article.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.billjamesonline.com/dividing_baseball_history_into_eras/">More
than you wanted to know.</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1931, Gray
lost <b><i>24</i></b> G, had <b><i>323</i></b> of his pitches result in hits
and wound up with an ERA of 5.09. (Although his ERA of 6.28 the year before was
probably even more helpful for the cause.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Note that neither was the major’s or even league’s worst.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPP-XdBQUpI">Goodbye, Dolly Gray</a>"
a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodbye,_Dolly_Gray#:~:text=%22Goodbye%2C%20Dolly%20Gray%22%20is%20a,in%201897%20by%20the%20Morse">music
hall song</a>, has lyrics by Will D. Cobb & music by Paul Barnes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong><span style="background: white; color: black;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/neverer01.shtml"><span style="color: #3344dd; font-weight: normal;">Ernie Nevers</span></a></span></strong><span style="background: white; color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> played with </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/graysa01.shtml" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; touch-action: manipulation; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #3344dd;">Sam Gray</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> for the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SLB/1928.shtml" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; touch-action: manipulation; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #3344dd;">1928 St. Louis
Browns</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <a href="https://cdn.forumcomm.com/dims4/default/ab82e25/2147483647/strip/false/crop/1219x686+0+422/resize/1200x675!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffcc-cue-exports-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fduluthnewstribune%2Fbinary%2Fcopy%2F37%2Fce%2F543ac905b61f22199dc6562ae237%2F3274834-s000401c-binary-1013772.jpeg">Duluth
Eskimos</a> was Nevers’ 1<sup>st</sup> <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1926/">NFL</a> team, not the
Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Interesting
that Nevers had also been a <a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z0baLtluNj8/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEXCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAwkIARUAAIhCGAE=&rs=AOn4CLB_AU5HsJ0rTvRkuPuqcDKosOhgnA">Stanford
Indian</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark DeLodovico, Rockville, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David Clyde<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S
FINALE (SUNDAY V) </span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 07-Jan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first Oklahoma native to get a
hit for the American League in All-Star competition?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his first seven full seasons, his hit
totals exceeded one hundred, twice reaching at least 200.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his All-Star season, he led his
league in fewest strikeouts per at bat with a rate that would have led the
majors in any of the past seventy seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/xpUAAOSwm3ZZqIK6/s-l1600.jpg">RIP RADCLIFF</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rip-Radcliff/">SABR
Bio</a></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
<a href="https://ballparkmuseum.com/braves-field/">Boston</a> for the <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1936-allstar-game.shtml">1936
ASG</a>, his only one, Radcliff singled off Carl Hubbell in the 5<sup>th</sup>
after being retired twice by Dizzy Dean earlier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was replaced in the outfield & the
lineup by Goose Goslin in the 6<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Radcliff was born in Kiowa, Oklahoma in 1906.
[Just before Georg Stone was to have his great season!]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From
1935 through 1941, Radcliff had 100+ H.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In 1936 & 1940, he had 207 & <b><i>200</i></b> respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Radcliff’s
impressive 51.5 AB/K has not been bettered since Nellie Fox’s 51.8 in 1962.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>O’Neill,
London Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mickey Mantle<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WEEK’S THEME – St.
Louis Browns (1902-1953) players not named <a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/sisler-george">George Sisler</a> who
led the <u>major leagues</u> in a significant category.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: 1.5in 153.0pt right 369.0pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Year<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Led MLB with<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Career WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Harlond-Clift/">Clift</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................... </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1939<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>111</i></b> bases on
balls<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>42.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://vintagecardprices.com/pics/339/Crowder/58339.jpg">Crowder</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1928<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>.808</i></b>
W%<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>27.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://vintagecardprices.com/pics/110/46508.jpg">Gray</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1931<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>37</i></b> GS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................ </span>23.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/MmkAAOSwStRjdoBK/s-l1600.png">Hadley</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1933<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>1,365</i></b> BF<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>35.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://rmyauctions.com/images_items/item_38873_1.jpg">Lary</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1936<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>37 </i></b>SB<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>20.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/timesdaily.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/6d/56d078bc-3db3-5b93-9942-754607a7bff4/5ca29d1d8d7bf.image.jpg?crop=245%2C256%2C82%2C0">Manush</a>*</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1928<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>241</i></b>
hits<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span>48.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/mpwAAOSw1wxhEN5R/s-l1200.webp">McManus</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1925<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>44</i></b>
doubles<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>34.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRSeo76t3T_cRc1hxfL8cUgpm7fr_ZDNSGdQ8aMm4dfrXx4TvPLESuai5GPFv-lxVPPx5c&usqp=CAU">Newsome</a>*</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>1938<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>329⅔</i></b>
Innings<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>47.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/api/collection/v1/iiif/755268/1735372/restricted">Pratt</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1916<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>103</i></b> RBI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>45.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/1pEAAOSwj7tijBKL/s-l1600.jpg">Radcliff</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1940<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>200</i></b> hits<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................ </span>9.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1-shocker-12.jpg">Shocker</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1921<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>27</i></b>
pitching wins<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>58.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted .5in 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1921<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>1,401</i></b> BF<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>58.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted .5in 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">"</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1922<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>149</i></b> K<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>58.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.psacard.com/auctionprices/baseball-cards/1911-t205-gold-border/george-stone/values/240113">Stone</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1906<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>.358</i></b> batting
average<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>26.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/72838/72838-5288209Fr.jpg">Tobin</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1921<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>18</i></b> triples<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>20.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.5in decimal 355.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.cooperstownexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bob-Meusel-Yankees-e1617648185459.jpg">Williams</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1922<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span><b><i>155</i></b><i>
</i>RBI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>42.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.25in decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.25in decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There were others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These stood out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.25in decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.25in decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.25in decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.25in decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.25in decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vern Stephens<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>1944<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><b>109</b> RBI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................................... </span>46.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 2.25in decimal 4.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">New Garver<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>1950<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><b>8.1</b> WAR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................................. </span>43.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1906 OBP George Stone
.417<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1925 SLG Kenny Williams
.613<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">+ 1906 George Stone
.501<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">19** Hits Bob Dillinger,
Heinie Manush, George Sisler, Beau Bell, Rip Radcliff<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">19** BB Burt Shotton<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">19** SB Bob Dillinger, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1945 W% Bob Muncrief
.765<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1929 ShO George
Blaeholder 4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1905 CG Harry Howell 35<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">*Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 2.0in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – Several people were close, but no one zeroed
in on the absence of Sisler nor the fact that these were major league bests,
not just the AL.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">All-Stars signed by the Red Sox in the
30's</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1935
Senators who went by a nickname rather than their first name<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Double-Unique
players who have played for the St Louis Browns<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">P</span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">layers who led the St. Louis Browns in WAR in a
season</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Players with 40+ Career WAR who played for the ST Louis Browns<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Thur<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"> Louis Brown players who led the American League in at least
one </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">hitting</span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"> or pitching category in a season<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Franchise career batting and pitching leaders
for the St. Louis Browns</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">The all-time St. Louis Browns team<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">St Louis Browns (other than George Sisler, I'm
assuming) with </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none !important; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">black ink </b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">(league leader) on Baseball Reference.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">St Louis Browns (other than George Sisler) with
<b>black ink </b>on Baseball Reference and was never a Baltimore Oriole.</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l8 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">St Louis Browns (other than George Sisler) with
<b>black ink</b> multiple times and was never a Baltimore Oriole</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Sun<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">St. Louis Browns players who have been managed during their
careers by former Hall of Fame players</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-32984154343112601932023-12-31T20:03:00.000-08:002023-12-31T20:09:25.278-08:002023-12-25 Veterans who retired after playing the first season of a 1960s expansion franchise<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 25-Dec</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
player racked up more hits than any other in the decade 1950-1959?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He helped his team stay respectable even if they didn’t reach the
playoffs but once during that span.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His reward for winning one of his franchises' first-ever team MVP served
as a metaphor for its inaugural season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://i.imgur.com/mXMbN.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">RICHIE ASHBURN</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Richie-Ashburn/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ashburn
led MLB in H in the decade w/1,875.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
led in 1951 (<b><i>221</i></b>) & 1958 (<b><i>215</i></b>) & led the NL
in 1953 (<b>205</b>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the course of
his entire career (1948-1962), no player had more total hits than his 2,574
during this specific 15-season span (Stan Musial was 2<sup>nd</sup> with
2,549).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1950.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1950 PHI</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> won 91 G, the NL
pennant & played NYY in the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1950_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WS</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Phillies’ aggregate W-L% for the 1950s
was a mediocre .498, but that far surpassed its marks for the preceding three
decades of futility: 1940s (.380 W-L%), 1930s (.381) & 1920s (.370).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ashburn
was voted team MVP for the woeful expansion 1962 NYM who finished with a Modern
Era record 120 losses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For his efforts,
he was gifted a motorboat which sank soon after Ashburn launched it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The boat never made it out of the harbor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
Cleary, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Macungie, Pennsylvania</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nellie Fox, Stan Musial, Willie Mays<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 26-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which pitcher
holds the major league* record for highest winning percentage in a season?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(M</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;">in13 decisions)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trevor
Hoffman broke his record for most career relief appearances for one club.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following
his baseball career, he <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">served as
the carpentry foreman at a psychiatric hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">*American League/National
League</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/styles/fullscreen_image_popup/public/Face%20Elroy%201995.68WTj_HS_NBL.jpg?itok=fsfIhYW-"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ROY FACE</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Roy-Face/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Face’s record in 1959 was 18-1, .947.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Face had 775 relief appearances for the PIT from
1953-68.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hoffman ended with 1,035 for
SDP, passing Face in 2006.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was head carpenter at the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayview_State_Hospital" title="Mayview State Hospital"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Mayview State
Hospital</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> in South Fayette
Township, Pennsylvania, not far from Pittsburgh. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Art Mugalian, Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vern
Law, Pete Ladd, Bruce Sutter, Goose (sic) Gossage, Mike Marshall,
Phil Reagan, Spud Chandler, Bob Friend<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 27-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which righty led
the majors in ERA and ERA+ in his rookie season but was only tied for fourth in
Rookie of the Year voting in his own league?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That season
was the start of nine consecutive years with at least ten wins.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Approaching
his next-to-last season in the majors, he sliced off the tip of his pitching index
finger & also underwent an emergency appendectomy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSF6fSwbq02yMeEKX9cX_cm5QQddH24-iYRYg&usqp=CAU"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">MIKE GARCIA</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mike-Garcia/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a 2-inning sip of coffee in 1948,
Garcia had an ERA of <b><i>2.36</i></b> & ERA+ of <b><i>170</i></b> to go
with his 14-5 record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He received only a
single </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1949.shtml#all_AL_ROY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">ROY vote</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From 1949 through 1957, Garcia averaged more
than 15 W per season with a high of 22 W in 1952.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along with those health issues, a line drive
that broke his leg & his advancing age, he turned in 2 very mediocre
seasons at the end.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike McCroskey,
Sugar Land, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Felix
Hernandez, Wally Bunker, Mike Mussina, Jamie Moyer, Bob Feller,
Dean Chance, Billy Loes</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 28-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the only Brooklyn Dodger pitcher to win the deciding game of a postseason
series?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Six years after the above heroics, he led all qualifying pitchers in the
National League with a win-loss percentage of .<b>783</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Embracing the local culture, he was poolside at his hotel in Los Angeles
when he met his wife-to-be.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://vault.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY5MDk4MzU4NjcxMjIyMDQ5/42771---cover-thumbnail-image.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JOHNNY PODRES</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Johnny-Podres/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the the1955 WS, Podres
won </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195510040.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">G #7</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> , a complete G
shutout. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was also the winning P in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BRO/BRO195509300.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">G #3</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> that year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the next time the team won a </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA195910080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">deciding postseason game</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, a game, they had become, of course, the Los Angeles
Dodgers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Incidentally, Podres was the
starter of that G.,<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His record was <b>18-5</b> in
1961, the best of his career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Podres
and professional ice skater </span></span><a href="https://www.behancommunications.com/download_file/view_inline/275"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Joan Taylor</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">
were married in 1966.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She continued to
skate & performed for ten years for the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Follies"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Shipstad
and Johnson Ice Follies</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lincoln
Mitchell, New York City<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carl Erskine. Don Drysdale, Padres, <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">— 29-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first person to catch a perfect game wearing the uniform of the Oakland
A’s?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was not, however, the first time he caught a no-hitter in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His name, eventually pronounced correctly by a famous Italian-American broadcaster,
caused pronunciation issues later on for the same announcer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cache.legacy.net/legacy/images/cobrands/sacbee/photos/77370_040710_1.jpgx?w=263&h=302&option=3"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JIM PAGLIARONI</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jim-Pagliaroni/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/p7mpfccF6_dJPdI2MPuNxSODPI0=/0x0:2442x3069/1200x800/filters:focal(911x575:1301x965)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66773792/3246222.jpg.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Catfish Hunter</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">’s
perfect game on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK196805080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">08-May-1968</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">
had Pagliaroni behind the plate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pagliaroni caught the
no-hitter of Red Sox teammate </span></span><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/01/28/sports/28MONBOUQUETTE-obit/28MONBOUQUETTE-obit-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Bill Monbouquette </span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">on
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA196208010.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">01-Aug-1962</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More than 60 catchers have caught more than
one no-hitter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2007/08/14/sports/basketball/14rizzuto3-600.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Phil Rizzuto</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">
at the </span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NBfDGFa2SVoohL8jXuabvCNxASg=/0x0:4200x2968/1200x800/filters:focal(855x1034:1527x1706)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71839772/97343775.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">mic </span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">for NYY eventually
became comfortable with the last name of his fellow Italian-American,
Pagliaroni.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, when </span></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/MEDIAX_792452-T2/images/I/71tBigzu2zL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Mike Pagliarulo</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">
joined NYY in 1984, Scooter struggled at first.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anthony
Biats, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Willoughby, Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gene Tenace, Chris Canizzaro Jim Payton, Ray
Fosse, Phil Roof, Rene Lachemann, Dave Duncan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">— 30-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first player to homer in the same game he received four intentional
walks?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He homered twice in his first World Series game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His middle name was Bernard, but everyone knew him by his nickname.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/F5rHSuG3RgySzg80FZWoij5DF38=/0x125:1082x846/1520x1013/filters:focal(0x125:1082x846):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/8435369/ted-kluszewski-at-home.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">TED KLUSZEWSKI</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ted-Kluszewski/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">Ans. 4 IBB + HR = </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN195109070.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">07-Sep-51</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 14pt;">½ </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">century later, add Manny
Ramirez </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200106050.shtml?__hstc=205977932.efb1fbc02e6f22285488afb4994d40c5.1678079236472.1702845305187.1703960448324.141&__hssc=205977932.10.1703960448324&__hsfp=1342182235" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">05-Jun-2001</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both of these games were 18-inning affairs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA195910010.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">G #1</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> of 1959 WS, hit HR in 3<sup>rd</sup>
& 4<sup>th</sup> innings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was “Klu” or “Big Klu” to
everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gary
Moore, Walker, Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry Bonds, Willie Aikens<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY </span></u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">— 31-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the only Modern Era player to win a
batting title and lead the <i>majors</i> in batting and have a WAR that year of
less than 3.0?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the first Red Sox player to
receive any Rookie of the Year votes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>F<span style="background: white; color: #202122;">ollowing retirement from baseball</span> he went to work at
his wife’s<span style="background: white; color: #202122;"> antiques store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was conveniently located just</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://live.staticflickr.com/2519/4019108262_2bd7148f42_c.jpg"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">BILLY GOODMAN</span></a></span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Billy-Goodman/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goodman
led MLB in avg in 1950 w/<b><i>.354</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His WAR was 2.7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He played 73 G
for BAL in 1957.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A rookie
in 1948, Goodman finished tied for 4<sup>th</sup> in MLB’s 2<sup>nd</sup>-ever </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1948.shtml#all_ML_ROY_voting"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">ROY vote.</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
antiques store had opened in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasota,_Florida" title="Sarasota, Florida"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 10.5pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Sarasota, </span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FL, the spring training
home of BOS during his decade with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The store was fortunately close to BOS’ </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7KQdG7bm2i26geaiRS-bON_XXk3pR62cfVEHrNz19qFgSmFxERys0pcOb5BvyXvw7P92K3TBohSRsFwYHxomFC2IQLkkO9pzK-iFz1_soJKiKUQJXatsfDCHSjS0SyAnBxDAe-Bwt1I/s1600/sThrowbackPaynePark1960.jpg"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 10.5pt;">Payne
Park</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 10.5pt;">,</span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;"> site of their spring training facilities at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">R -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rich Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pete Runnels, Carl Yastrzemski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S FINALE</span></u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (YEAR’S too!) — 31-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which one-time Pirates’ sidearm relief pitcher
began and ended his major league career on different teams in the same city in
the same league?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He missed out on the chance for a twenty-win
season one year by being ejected from his last start.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He earned one of the first official saves
in baseball history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZ3NwJPT-3pre1a864f_gWMtFXZhO3wAIwqo49YZaNNPf2hQtDyZqRN5-x2IcTz8jGo2dsAPZ8JML23A4uJ_cldsVZGV7O2DKZIoC_RJpgQG33QzgnnqBn4Yajae58OH4Ju6dO-RYSJ74/s1600/dave_wickersham.jpg"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">DAVE WICKERSHAM</span></a></span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Wickersham"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">Wiki Bio</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCA/1960.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">KCA</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/1969.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">KCR</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> are, of course, both
AL teams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wickersham pitched in 11 G for
PIT in </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1968.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1968</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pitching
for DET vs. NYY on </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196410011.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">01-Oct-1964</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, he was ejected by 1<sup>st</sup>
base umpire Bill Valentine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.vintagedetroit.com/the-day-dave-wickersham-lost-his-bid-for-a-20-win-season/"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Details.</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Earned
KCR’s 1<sup>st</sup>-ever save on <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK196904120.shtml">12-Apr-1969</a>,
pitching for KCR vs. NYY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only 5 other
AL pitchers had earned saves before Wickersham's.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill Deane, Cooperstown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kent Tekulve, Pete Mikkelsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Veterans
who retired after playing the first season of a 1960s expansion franchise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their dawn/his sunset.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: 1.5in 139.5pt 4.0in 5.0in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt;">Veteran<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Expanding Team<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Record<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Career WAR<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: 1.5in 139.5pt 4.0in 5.0in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/styles/fullscreen_image_popup/public/Ashburn%20Richie%204839-69_ACT_NBL.jpg.jpeg?itok=2-JKh9UX"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Ashburn</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............</span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1962.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1962<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>New York Mets</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>40-120<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>64.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/berkshireeagle.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/07/807be794-dfd6-11ed-b2eb-371d2e4124f2/6441d07d5d7ff.image.jpg?resize=693%2C500"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Face</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................</span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1969.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1969<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Montreal Expos</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>52-110<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>20.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/F-4AAOSwZJBX~Tgy/s-l1200.webp"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Garcia</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSA/1961.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1961<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Washington Senators</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>61-100<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>30.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/sssAAOSw241YkifT/s-l1200.webp"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Goodman</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/1962.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1962<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Houston Colt 45s</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>64-96<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>27.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_1969,w_1600/https%3A%2F%2Fcalltothepen.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F113464086.jpeg"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Kluszewski</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAA/1961.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1961<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Los Angeles Angels</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>70-91<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>31.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/bbcards-pagliaroni.jpg"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Pagliaroni</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEP/1969.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1969<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Seattle Pilots</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................. </span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">64-98-1</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>15.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/LpIAAOSwFVBff9hB/s-l1200.webp"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Podres</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SDP/1969.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1969<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>San Diego Padres</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>52-110<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>29.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in blank 157.5pt center dotted 310.5pt decimal 405.0pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://d1htnxwo4o0jhw.cloudfront.net/vault/010117885272/small/y8cKRgPaaUKNvncnUzSgdg.jpg"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Wickersham</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.... </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/1969.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1969 Kansas City Royals</span></a></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>69-93<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>7.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> – </span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Ken Kirk</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, Corning, New York (After Face)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Offensive HOFers with the fewest career
home runs</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Horsehide Trivia encourages
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-27335945494074947522023-12-25T01:23:00.000-08:002023-12-25T01:23:52.526-08:002023-12-18 Consecutive games played streaks 500-512<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><a name="_Hlk495526975"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 18-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first player to reach base in an All-Star game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He became, shortly thereafter, the first player to steal a base in an
All-Star game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His first manager in the majors was Ty Cobb.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://i.psacard.com/autographfacts/charlie-gehringer-inscribed-photo-3774.jpg?h=1000"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CHARLIE GEHRINGER</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Charlie-Gehringer/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
the first AL/NL All-Star game </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1933-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">06-Jul-1933</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, Gehringer was walked
by NL starter Bill Hallahan in the 1<sup>st</sup> inning with 1 out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
next batter was Babe Ruth who struck out while Gehringer stole second.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cobb
managed DET </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/cobbty01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1921-1926</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gehringer broke in with DET in 1924.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
Veal, Spanaway, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Al Simmons, Chick Hafey, Harry Heilmann<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 19-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which batter did
Sandy Koufax strike out than any other?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the
first player in the majors to have played Babe Ruth League baseball.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2Three other players from his high school became
All-Stars in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This Double-Unique
Gold Glove winner and four-time All-Star had two hundred or more hits in a
season four times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ten times his hit
total exceeded one hundred fifty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/120590/headshot/67/current"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">VADA PINSON</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Vada-Pinson/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pinson had 34 K vs. Koufax.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The others who went down 30 or more times
against Koufax are Wally Post (32) & Ernie Banks (31).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Babe Ruth League Official Magazine of 1965
lists him as an alum.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ernie Lombardi, Frank Robinson and Curt Flood
also attended </span></span><a href="https://d2rzw8waxoxhv2.cloudfront.net/featured/xlarge/mhs94607/1538317320664-515-79.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">McClymonds HS</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
in Oakland, California.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pinson stats </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pinsova01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thomas Nester,
Ft. Myers, Florida<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wally
Post<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 20-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who hit twenty-five
home runs before the All-Star Game one year, <u>all left-handed</u>, then hit
his first right-handed homer of the season in that Game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is a
winner of the Dick Howser Trophy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No other batter in major league history has
hit home runs from each side of the plate in the same game more times than he
has.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://media.nbcdfw.com/2022/05/GettyImages-53270910.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=1200%2C675"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">MARK TEIXEIRA</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mark_Teixeira"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 2005 season, Teixeira hit 25 HR off 22
different right-handed pitchers (Only 9 of which ever were All-Stars), the 25<sup>th</sup>
coming 2 days before the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2005-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">2005 ASG</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In that G, he homered off lefty </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1731579990289047"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Dontrell Willis</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
in the 6<sup>th</sup> inning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>big 1<sup>st</sup> baseman hit another 18 the
rest of the season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His 43 was 4<sup>th</sup>
in the AL that year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teixeira won the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Howser_Trophy"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Dick
Howser Trophy</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in 2000 as the National
Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year playing for Georgia Tech 1997-2000.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teixeira homered from each side of the plate
in a major league game 14 times, the 14<sup>th</sup> coming on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA201507310.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">31-Jul-2015</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His record was equaled 3 weeks later by
former teammate Nick Swisher on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201508220.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">22‑Aug‑2015</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeff Fink,
Howell, New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ken
Caminiti, Eddie Murray, Chipper Jones, Robin Ventura, Jason Varitek,
Mickey Mantle<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 21-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
led the American League and the majors in stolen bases in back-to-back seasons
at the height of Ty Cobb’s career, setting the all-time single season record
for steals in the Modern Era?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the runner on third base when teammate Germany Schaefer, who had
safely reached second base, broke from second for… um…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>first!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played for sixteen years and then coached for seventeen years for the
same team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/styles/fullscreen_image_popup/public/Milan-Clyde-2860.68WTe_HS_PD_Links.jpg.jpeg?itok=hOMXaLKJ"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CLYDE MILAN</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Clyde-Milan/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Milan would lead MLB in SB
in 1912 (<b><i>88</i></b>) & 1913 (<b><i>75</i></b>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cobb led 2 of the season before & 3 of
the 4 seasons after Milan’s peak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Milan’s <b><i>88</i></b>) only stood until Cobb broke it in 1915 with 96.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That record lasted until 1962 & Maury
Wills.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a G on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS1/WS1191108041.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">04-Aug-1911</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">(1),</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the bottom of the 9<sup>th</sup> of a scoreless tie, Schaefer
stole 2<sup>nd</sup>, hoping to draw a throw from CHW C Fred Payne, allowing—in
theory—teammate Milan, who was on 3<sup>rd</sup> with the potential winning
run, to steal home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When that didn’t
happen, Schaefer ran back to 1<sup>st</sup> without a throw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read details </span></span><a href="https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/08/there-once-was-a-major-league-baseball-player-who-stole-first-from-second/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[In 1991 in an interview for “The Glory of
Their Times”, a retired </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jonesda01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Davy Jones</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> refers to an earlier
instance where Schaefer pulled the same stunt with Jones on third.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jones was unable, however, to provide
documentation, or even a date.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Milan played for and coached
the Washington Senators.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe
Haardt, McLean, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eddie Collins, Nellie Fox, Max Carey, Davey
Jones, Sam Crawford<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 22-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What pinch-hitter
made the last out in the inaugural All-Star game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In his last year as a player, he lost the closest race in history for
the American League batting average title.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As a player in fifteen seasons, more than seventeen hundred games and
almost seven thousand plates appearances, he was tossed out of a game exactly
once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was for arguing a call on balls
and strikes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In twenty-one years as a major league coach, he was ejected exactly
once, and that was for a catch/trap call.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/qWYAAOxy4kpRA2n3/s-l1200.webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">TONY CUCCINELLO</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Tony-Cuccinello/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1933 at the first (of
what would become annual) MLB All-Star game, Cuccinello was inserted to replace
pitcher Carl Hubbell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">Cuccinello fanned against Lefty Grove, who
picked up the retroactively-awarded first save in ASG history. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cuccinello lost the batting
title to NYY’s Snuffy Stirnweiss by 0.000086 or 0.308544 to 0.308458.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both were among the smallest men in the game:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cuccinello was 5’7” to Stirnweiss’ 5’8”; 160 to
175 lbs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read more in the bio above.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With an unheard of low level
of on-field disagreement, Cuccinello must have had true baseball equanimity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Voice of Tony Cuccinello </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/interview/tony-cuccinello-1991/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3 Umpire
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>& former teammate Lon Warneke was
responsible for the 1<sup>st</sup> ejection<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The 2<sup>nd</sup> & final ejection was at the hands of Beans Reardon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave
Williams, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Glastonbury, Connecticut</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe DiMaggio, Earl Averill, Pie Traynor<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 23-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
former Chicago Cub had at least a hundred runs batted in per season in ten out
of twelve consecutive seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No American League batter has hit more career three-home run games.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He emphasized orange and black on his way out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/SjQAAOSw0JxkjKPj/s-l1200.webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JOE CARTER</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Joe-Carter/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From his 121 in 1986 w/CLE
to his 102 in 1997 w/TOR, he only missed twice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Carter played for CHC in 1983, but only had 1 RBI for them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carter hit 4 for CLE & 1
for TOR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is tied at 5 G by ALers </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mookie
Betts, Carlos Delgado & Alex Rodriguez</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His last two stops in the
majors were </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1998.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">BAL</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> for 85 G and </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1998.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SFO</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> for 41 G, both in 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
McLaughlin, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carlos Delgado, Jimmie Foxx, Rafael Palmeiro,
Sammy Sosa<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SUNDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 24-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first twentieth-century major leaguer to steal at least seventy bases
in three consecutive seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He partially overlapped that stretch by leading the league three
straight seasons in caught stealing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He still holds the all-time mark for number of outs made in a single
season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://isteam.wsimg.com/ip/cf02a9f0-ecf2-11e3-bb43-14feb5d40a06/ols/1644_original/:/rs=w:600,h:600"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">OMAR MORENO</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Omar-Moreno/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1978-80, Moreno safely
stole <b><i>71</i></b>, <b>77</b> & 96* bases respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1980-82, he was caught <b><i>33</i></b>,
<b>13</b> & <b>36</b> X.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For PIT in 1980, Moreno made
560 </span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/out"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">outs</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, breaking the record of
545 set just the year before b erstwhile teammate Frank Taveras.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Note how many leaders for this stat are
BB.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">* MON’s Ron LeFlore stole 97 that year for the
NL lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The redoubtable Rickey
Henderson stole <b><i>100</i></b> for OAK to lead MLB.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Warren
Kent, Whitehall, Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clyde Milan, Vince Coleman, Germany Schaefer,
Maury Wills, Max Carey, Lou Brock<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 2.0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Consecutive
games played streaks 500-512.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 2.0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 2.0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 1.0in 193.5pt 315.0pt 391.5pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>To<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">511<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/charlie-gehringer-slides-into-first-base-fpg.jpg"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Gehringer</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>03-Sep-1927<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>thru<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>07-May-1931<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>84.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">504<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/4db1fedd-a36e-4403-9094-b010fa10f713/dfvjxrw-5d0a4237-62d0-4996-95be-971c26ddc303.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzRkYjFmZWRkLWEzNmUtNDQwMy05MDk0LWIwMTBmYTEwZjcxM1wvZGZ2anhydy01ZDBhNDIzNy02MmQwLTQ5OTYtOTViZS05NzFjMjZkZGMzMDMuanBnIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.RimFFjxK5R5uLC8NOIp3gOQy--o7UrFPyjiZKFT06zE"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Gehringer</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>05-Jun-1932<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>thru<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>11-Aug-1935<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>84.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">508<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://geoffreyslive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gettyimages-57259306-1024x1024.jpg"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Pinson</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>26-Sep-1958<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>thru<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>30-May-1962<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>54.1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">507<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://sports.cbsimg.net/images/visual/whatshot/mark-teixeira-61513.jpg"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Teixeira</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................... </span>21-May-2004<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>thru<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>08-Jun-2007<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>50.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">511<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/516517750/photo/clyde-milan-swinging-bat.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=5wqjDU_jiCmk8H1kfJwcZRI-J1UdD5G0TKMNgIKFTEo="><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Milan</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span>12-Aug-1910<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>thru<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>03-Oct-1913<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>40.0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">504<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgaMkNLShr90bYlzk4anhQsyf44rzOlzpw5oK1nd_a-0QMsuVbnH1zGvoMSdoUG8GLFtbAUXHSTvpATTpefuiiB64VWrOcF3yBsD-6BJsutoJ1WjSzng9pjHdB9FE8jBGTPH647ZiGws/s1600/tony+cuccinello+(3).jpg"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Cuccinello</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................. </span>9-Jul-1930<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>thru<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>24-Aug-1933<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>33.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">507<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/baseball/images/c/c6/Joe_Carter.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/275?cb=20110324205315"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Carter</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span>13-Sep-1988<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>thru<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>08-Apr-1992<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>19.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.0in 2.5in 261.0pt 297.0pt decimal 405.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">503<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://isteam.wsimg.com/ip/cf02a9f0-ecf2-11e3-bb43-14feb5d40a06/ols/1644_original/:/rs=w:600,h:600"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Moreno</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................... </span>19-Jun-1979<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>thru<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>04-Sep-982<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>9.6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> – </span><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Warren Kent</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, Whitehall, Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>HOFers
who bat Left and throw Right<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Wed<span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players born on the 11th of a specific
month:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gehringer May 11, Pinson Aug. 11,
Teixeira April 11<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Players who had a consecutive
game streak of more than 500 and less than 510<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sun<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>511 or less consecutive
games played</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Horsehide Trivia encourages
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-9584956935585853092023-12-18T04:29:00.000-08:002023-12-19T01:42:45.087-08:002023-12-11 Retired Prime Numbers not in the Hall<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 1-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the last left-handed throwing New York Yankee to play second base?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had more doubles in any one season than any other Yankee ever has.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No other first baseman has won more American League Gold Gloves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;"><a href="https://www.historyforsale.com/productimages/large/299429.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>DON MATTINGLY</b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span> <b style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">[</b><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Don-Mattingly/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans. Mattingly played for 1 out (⅓ inning) in
the resumption of the “</span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-24-1983-the-pine-tar-game/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pine Tar Game</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">” on </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA198307240.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">24‑Jul‑1983</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">In
the 121-year history of the franchise, only Hal Chase (6 games) and Wee Willie
Keeler (1 game) also appeared as southpaw second sackers.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
<b><i>53</i></b> 2B in 1986 passed Lou Gehrig’s 1927 mark by one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With
his 9<sup>th</sup> GG in 1994, Mattingly passed George Scott for the AL record.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">D.J. Pisano, Cape Town, South Africa</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lou Gehrig, Hal Chase, Horace Clark, Joe
Pepitone, Chris Chambliss<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 12-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the only
player in the history of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the majors to
have a season with at least 200 hits and 100 each of runs, RBI, walks and extra
base hits and play in more than one hundred fifty-five games?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the
only major leaguer in the Expansion Era (since 1961) to have consecutive
seasons of more than four hundred total bases each.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
position he once had was taken over by Peyton Manning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://volswire.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/02/USATSI_3661417.jpg?w=1000&h=600&crop=1"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">TODD HELTON</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Todd-Helton/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in 2000, Hilton’s numbers were 160 G, 216 H,
138 R, <b>147</b> RBI, 103 walks & <b>103</b> XBH.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2000, Helton had 405 TB followed by 403 in
2001.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only ones to do it earlier are
Chuck Klein (1929-30); Lou Gehrig (1930-31); & Jimmie Foxx (1932-33).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three additional players did it more than
once, but not in back-to-back years: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Babe
Ruth (1921, 1927); Rogers Hornsby (1922, 1929); & Sammy Sosa (1998,
2001)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Helton played quarterback for the University
of Tennessee football team for 4 G, but was sidelined with a knee injury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peyton Manning, a year behind Helton, stepped
in & started at QB until he graduated 2½ years later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Hild,
Oswego, Illinois<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry
Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, Aalbert Belle, Bo Jackson<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 13-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which All-Star
San Francisco native became a model for Just For Men hair color after his
retirement?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first infielder to win a Gold Glove and batting title in the same season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was
finally dropped from the Hall of Fame ballot after failing to receive the
required minimum percentage of votes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7bPufQa76m0/maxresdefault.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">KEITH HERNANDEZ</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Keith-Hernandez/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>B. in San Francisco 20-Oct-1953.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hernandez, along with basketball Hall of
Famer Walt Frazier & football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith, did a series of </span></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/sports/06sandomir.html?auth=login-google1tap&login=google1tap"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">television
and print ads</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for a hair coloring product targeted at men.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GG + BA title in 1979.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The GG was </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv5-3-nq97Q"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1 of 11 he earned</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, more than any other 1<sup>st</sup>
baseman.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After 8 HOF votes, most barely above the 5%
threshold to stay on the ballot, Hernandez dropped to 4.3% in 2004.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hall of Fame voting
history for Keith Hernandez:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1996 BBWAA ( 5.1%)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1997 BBWAA ( 9.5%)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1998 BBWAA (10.8%)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1999 BBWAA ( 6.8%)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2000 BBWAA (10.4%)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2001 BBWAA ( 8.0%)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2002 BBWAA ( 6.1%)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2003 BBWAA ( 6.0%)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2004 BBWAA ( 4.3%)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Douglas
Greenwald, San Francisco<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Duke
Snider, Steve Garvey<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 14-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which player had
the next-longest consecutive games played streak during Cal Ripken's record streak
of 2,632 game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
youngest player to win consecutive Most Valuable Player awards in the National League<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He played
in exactly 162 games in each of four straight seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.cooperstowncred.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/DALE-MURPHY-AJC-HYOSUB-SHIN.png?fit=883%2C586&ssl=1"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DALE MURPHY</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Dale-Murphy/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Murphy played 740 straight G between </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198109260.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">26-Sep-1981</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI198607080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">08-Jul-1986</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Murph’s streak is the 13th longest of all
time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MVPs in 1982-1983 at ages 26 & 27.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4 X 162 G = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/murphda05.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1982-1985</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robert Osman,
Great Neck, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve
Garvey, Barry Bonds<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MILKWEED BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 15-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is
the only National Leaguer with at least two hundred hits in the same season where
he hit no triples?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The widely-read <i>Bleacher Report </i>called him “MLB’s Most Beloved
Star”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was one of the record six major leaguers who hit grand slams on the
same day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2018/1120/r466391_1296x729_16-9.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">ADRIAN BELTRE</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/adrian-beltre/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2004, Beltre had 200 H
for LAD, but none where he ended up on third base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His MLB‑leading <b><i>48</i></b> HR that year,
coupled with his finishing a strong 2<sup>nd</sup> to Barry Bonds in both WAR
and NL MVP votes in the season, muted any criticism about the “no triples”
performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/FUqAU"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">6 AL players</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> who also<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>had this stat combo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read <i>Bleacher Report </i>article
</span></span><a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2792387-the-bizarre-quirks-and-tales-of-adrian-beltre-mlbs-most-beloved-star"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/FLO/FLO200005210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">21-May-2000</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Beltre hit a grand
slam, but so did </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ANA/ANA200005210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Garret
Anderson</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200005210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jason Giambi</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200005210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Shawn Green</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200005210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Brian Hunter</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL200005210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">J.T. Snow</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Presented here alphabetically, not
chronologically nor geographically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note
that the slams of Beltre & Green were in the same G.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>[</b>The record of 6 GS was broken on<span style="background: white; color: black;"> 03-June-2017 when Matt Adams, Ian Desmond,
Albert Pujols, Kyle Schwarber, Travis Shaw, Chris Taylor
& Mike Zunino put the new record total at 7.<b>]</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Howie
Burgess, Wallington, New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Garvey, Pete Rose, Ernie Banks, David
Ortiz, Freddie Freeman<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 15-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
spite of a reputation of being more taciturn than gregarious, which five-time
Silver Slugger and three-time Gold Glove award winner has been featured in
television commercials featuring at least seven different products of companies?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In his second full season he became the only player at his position to
win a batting title in his league.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The season before he came up to the majors, he was named <i>Baseball
America’</i>s Minor League Player of the Year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZ9fSapUvSrMAanb6UTjRCvRc5ufupEEM5MA&usqp=CAU"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">JOE MAUER</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Mauer" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Wiki</span>
Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mauer did some of his best </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B2DK2mYrpQ"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">professional work on camera</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for Head &
Shoulders shampoo, Pepsi, ESPN, Fox Sports Net, PlayStation 3, Gatorade &
my29<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Catcher Mauer’s <b><i>.347</i></b>
wad not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>only tops in the AL, but led the
majors as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was also the league’s
best in 2008 (<b>.328</b>) & 2009 (<b><i>.365</i></b>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NLers who won batting titles are Bubbles
Hargrave <b>.353</b> in 1926 for CIN; Ernie Lombardi <b>.342</b> in 1938 for CIN
& <b>.330</b> in 1942 for BSN & Buster Posey <b><i>.336</i></b> in
2012 for SFG.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">He was named </span></span></span><a href="https://www.twincities.com/2003/09/13/mauer-chosen-player-of-the-year-twins-catching-prospect-gets-top-minor-league-honor/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Baseball
America’s Minor League Player of the Year</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> in 2003.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his
final minor league season, he hit .339 w/5 HR & 85 RBIs, splitting time
between Class A & AA.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rich
Lerner, Silver Spring, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frank Thomas, Albert Pujols, Johnny Bench,
Derek Jeter, Buster Posey, Dave Parker<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">T.G.I.F. EXTRA</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 14-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
San Francisco native was the last position player living of the original
expansion Los Angeles Angels?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He still holds their record for career triples.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After he retired from playing, he was a successful major league manager,
which last for more years than he played.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He and All-Star Gregg Jefferies attended the same high school.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/n10/n10gd2-b781266197z.120140214155901000goh1ii7or.2.jpg?w=620"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">JIM FREGOSI</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jim-Fregosi/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fregosi 19 when he broke into
MLB with LAA* in 1961.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He passed away
14-Feb-2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Born 04‑Apr-1942. NOTE: Fregosi was far from being the oldest member of the surviving member as at least one member is still alive! The research continues...<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fregosi tripled 70 times for
the Angles over his 11 seasons with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He hit another 8 after he left them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fregosi played for 11 seasons,
1961-1978.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He managed from 1978 to 2000.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">He is one of many </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/index.cgi?key_school=82b636fc" title="Junípero Serra High School (San Mateo, California)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11pt;">notable alumni</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">of </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun%C3%ADpero_Serra_High_School_(San_Mateo,_California)" title="Junípero Serra High School (San Mateo, California)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11pt;">Junípero Serra HS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">in </span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">San Mateo, California</span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">, where he excelled in football,
basketball, and baseball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He graduated
in 1959 & was inducted to the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">*Originally they were the Los Angeles Angels
then in 1965 became the California Angels while Fregosi was with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1997 they became the Anaheim Angels then,
in 2005 the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim &, since 2016, have again been
the Los Angeles Angels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason
Winston, Riverside, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Buck Rogers, Gene Mauch, Albie Pearson<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 15-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the only qualifying major league pitcher with a season ERA below 2.00 between
the years of 1947 and 1962?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Twice in the 1950s he was <i>The Sporting News</i> Pitcher of the Year,
the only American Leaguer to do so in consecutive years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the last American League southpaw to lead that league in complete
games for three consecutive seasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.cooperstowncred.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/BILLY-PIERCE-GIANTS.png?resize=293%2C384&ssl=1"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">BILLY PIERCE</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Billy-Pierce/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1955, Pierce posted an
MLB best ERA of <b><i>1.97</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
next closest was Whitey Ford’s 2.01 in 1958.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pierce was TSN’s POY 1956
& 1957.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pierce shared the AL CG lead
in 1956 (with Bob Lemon with 21), 1957 (with Dick Donovan with 16) and 1958
(with Frank Lary and Bob Turley with 19).</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1958-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">AL AS
team</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lee
Dembart, Hollywood, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whitey Ford, Hal Newhouser, Bobby Shantz, Warren
Spahn, Bob Gibson, Herb Score, Sandy Koufax, Bob Feller, Early Wynn, Robin
Roberts<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 17-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
player's apparent 300<sup>th</sup> career home run bounced off a speaker in the
Kingdome, resulting instead in a 1B?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His certified three hundredth career home run came off a future Hall of
Famer who had just missed being a teammate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the youngest of fourteen children.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/n-gAAOSwa45hat6~/s-l1200.webp"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">WILLIE HORTON</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Willie-Horton/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Facing his former Tigers
team </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA197906050.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">05-Jun-1979</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Horton belted a ball
at the Kingdome in Seattle that disappeared in the roof in left-center
field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Initially ruled a HR—the 300<sup>th</sup>
of his career—it was changed to a single when determined it had struck a
speaker.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 1<sup>st</sup> inning
of the G on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA197906060.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">06-Jun-1979</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Horton took a Jack
Morris pitch over the left field wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Morris,
a future Hall of Famer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Horton was traded by DET on 12-Apr &
Morris made his debut on 26-Jul, so they never quite intersect as teammates.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last born to a large
family in a small Appalachian village in Wise County, Virginia, he left with
his family to move to Detroit, no doubt reducing the local population
considerably.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chandler
Vinson, Knoxville, Tennessee<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jay Buhner, Dave Kingman, Mike Schmidt, Ken
Phelps<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY S’MORE</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 17-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first native of Venezuela to win the All-Star MVP award?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A memorable walk denied a perfect game to an opposing pitcher.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His uniform number 13 jersey was retired by the Venezuelan League's
Tigres de Aragua of Maracay.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/plt/Dave-Concepcion-1400x788-2305.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DAVE CONCEPCION</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Dave-Concepcion/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Concepcion was the MVP of </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1982-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1982 ASG</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, his 9<sup>th</sup> &
final.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He homered off Dennis Eckersley
in the 2<sup>nd</sup> inning and reached on an error in the 7<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Until last season, Concepcion was the only
Venezuelan to win the now-named Ted Williams All-Star Game MVP award.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was finally joined in 2023 by countryman
Elias Diaz/COL also bashed a 2-run HR to lead his NL team to victory in his
very 1<sup>st</sup> All-Star appearance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PHI’s Rick Wise no-hit CIN on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197106230.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">23-Jun-1971</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, but only a BB to Concepcion
kept it from being a perfect game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Concepcion’s uniform was
retired in 2014 by the team for which he played 20 years of winter ball.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why did he choose number 13 — which is often
considered unlucky?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He explained that
the #58 jersey (which was to be issued to him during spring training) was way
too big and that his favorite numbers (8, 11, 17 and 19) were all gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He then thought about his mom and how she was
born in 1913.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He claims that her number
13 has brought him lots of good luck and fortune.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cliff
Beiser, Kissimmee, Florida<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cesar Tovar, Jose Altuve, Magglio Ordonez, Luis
Aparicio, Omar Vizquel, Rod Carew, Bobby Abreu, Zoilo Versalles, Ozzie
Guillen, Andres Galarraga, Chico Carrasquel, Alex Carrasquel<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY CONTINUED
</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 17-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">Who
is the only twentieth century National League rookie to receive a hundred walks
in his first season?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That and the rest of his well-rounded
game earned him Rookie of the Year honors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fact that he led the majors in
triples that season helped his cause as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/514866698/photo/portrait-of-brooklyn-dodger-jim-junior-gilliam.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=eRWx2fnzqBpjEidhT8MC6Nf3CqdpoAZctkW475EtgfA="><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">JIM
GILLIAM</span></a></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jim-Gilliam/" style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SABR Bio</b></a><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
had exactly </span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/KhjCR"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">100 BB in 1953</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & never reached that number again in his 17-year
career, including his 3 years with the Baltimore Elite Giants 1946-1948.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had been an All-Star every year with </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BEG/1946.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">BEG</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gilliam
was easily the first choice for NL ROY in </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1953.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1953</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
despite fellow rookie Harvey Haddix nearly doubling Gilliam’s WAR of 3.9 while
posting 20 wins, a 3.06 ERA and a NL-best 6 shutouts in his 253 IP in 1953.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
had a career-high <b><i>17</i></b> triples in 1953.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR
-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Victor Piacentile, Yorktown Heights,
New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frank Robinson<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S
FINALE </span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 17-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who played in more major league games than
anyone else who had ever attended Thomas Jefferson’s institution of high
learning?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his penultimate season, as the
team’s doyen, he helped lead his franchise to an unexpected World Series
championship, their first.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Father's Day, in his second year,
with his father in the stands, he hit his tenth Major League and first walk-off
home run.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/33EiXh08iLpNTD5rYH89Y0TUkfM=/104x135:2827x2346/1200x800/filters:focal(1124x531:1578x985)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67325555/55655581.jpg.0.jpg"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">RYAN
ZIMMERMAN</span></a></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ryan_Zimmerman" style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">B-R Bio</b></a><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
</span><a href="https://www.politico.com/dims4/default/b19bab7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1160x629+0+0/resize/630x342!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.politico.com%2Fb7%2Fbe%2F591e1ed146839a3b6db87ef7d8af%2F180812uvaap-18218601811793.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">University of Virginia</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> (Charlottesville)
alumnus, Zimmermann played 1,799 G in MLB, all for </span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Washington_Nationals_Cap_Insig.svg/827px-Washington_Nationals_Cap_Insig.svg.png"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WSN</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Nationals rose from a </span><a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/07/18/washington-nationals-national-league-wild-card"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">mediocre mark of 19-31</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in late May of 2019 to
win a Wild Card slot and eventually a victory over the </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2019.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">AL squad</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> that had been champs just 2 years prior.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
he hit a 2-run shot in the bottom of the 9<sup>th</sup> inning on 18-Jun -2006
to beat NYY 3–2, the usually stoic Zimmerman gleefully tossed his batting
helmet in the air while rounding 3<sup>rd</sup> & leaped onto home plate as
his teammates crowded around him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
then took a curtain call, tossing his batting gloves into the stands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good SABR write-up <a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-18-2006-ryan-zimmerman-hits-his-first-walk-off-home-run/">here.</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR
-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tony Hughes, Woodbridge, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 2.0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 2in 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WEEK’S THEME – Players
with retired uniform prime numbers of players not in the Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 1.0in 157.5pt 4.75in;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Team<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">29 - </span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0/mlb/q23c0qczjm0juocyakgi"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Beltre</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................................... </span>TEX<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>93.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">13 - </span><a href="https://thisdayinbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Davey-Concepcion-avoiding-Pete-Rose-to-turn-a-double-play..png"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Concepcion</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span><b>CIN</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span>40.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">11 - </span><a href="https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/n10/n102l3-fregosi.0215.06.jpg?w=620"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Fregosi</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................................... </span>CAL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>48.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">19 - </span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/514867276/photo/dodger-jim-gilliam-beats-del-crandalls-tag-at-the-plate-during-a-game-against-the-milwaukee.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=TDJi7P1zCtCZ0jnsaTnErYFKblHHyJhLfCsK1npKc1c="><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Gilliam</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................................... </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>44.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">17 - </span><a href="https://www.dailycamera.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2018/0929/20180929_30DCSROXFw-1.jpg?w=535"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Helton</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................................... </span><b>COL</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>61.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">17 - </span><a href="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/06/08/gettyimages-3383206-8aa956bcf23f7c2cd99c4a2ab9d65ccd29b6c0eb.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Hernandez</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span>NYM<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>60.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">23 - </span><a href="https://ilitchnewshub.com/wp-content/gallery/willie/Screen-Shot-2022-10-18-at-9.51.42-AM.png"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Horton</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................................... </span>DET<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>26.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">23 - </span><a href="https://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/article/media_slots/photos/000/403/425/1784041_crop_340x234.jpg?1334995055"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Mattingly</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................. </span><b>NYY</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>42.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">07 - </span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/joe-mauer-s-catch-behind-netting"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Mauer</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................................... </span><b>MIN</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span>55.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">03 – </span><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/USATODAY/2012/12/31/ap-hall-of-fame-murphy-1_1.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Murphy</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................................... </span>ATL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span>46.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">19 - </span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/8LgAAOSw9NxTwTmf/s-l1600.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Pierce</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................................... </span>CHW<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>53.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">11 - </span><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><a href="https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3CMXWUFLYMI6PGUYA4KA2LXNAI.jpg">Zimmerman</a></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;">......................... <b>WSN</b>............................. 40.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 3.0in decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 3.0in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 3.0in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">BOLD</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> =
Played for no other major league team<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Players with the most career hits never
to appear in a World Series</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Most double plays for a 1B in one league<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players who have played while career with one
team<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>All-Star first basemen who won Gold Gloves and
batting titles<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">All-Star first basemen who won Gold Gloves, batting titles and
Silver Sluggers<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Multiple gold glove winners who also won an MVP who are not in the
Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Multiple
gold glovers who are not in Cooperstown</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Winners of multiple Gold Glove and Silver
Slugger eligible for but not inducted in HOF</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Players whose </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">numbers</span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"> are retired but they are NOT Hall of Famers<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">2024 HOF ballot with highest WAR</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Multiple year silver sluggers who are not in the Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Deserving
players not yet in hall of fame<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">MLBers who played football quarterback in high school<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Sun<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Non-MVPs </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">somehow<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Players who were very good but not yet in the
HoF</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Players with highest WAR at their position NOT
in the HOF yet</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Players who made at least 5 MLB All-Star teams and not int the
Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Seven guys who won't make the hall of fame and one who will
(Beltre)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Non-HOFers who have their number retired AND a
statue in their honor</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Players who were very good but not yet in the
HoF but won a World Series</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-11410902087841013082023-12-11T01:02:00.000-08:002023-12-11T01:02:23.687-08:002023-12-04 Players born in cities that were or are military forts<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 04-Dec</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
deft American League East outfielder was for years a thorn in the side of the
Blue Jays before finally joined them, helping lead Toronto back into the
playoffs?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He won the coveted Platinum Glove Award before eve being established as
a Gold Glove Fielder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To combat the effects of cold-weather play, he once announced to the
media before a Yankee game that he was about to cover his entire body with
Vaseline.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/u6OED8hhMuau2XW3ARMKApWXfBA=/0x0:2187x3000/1400x1050/filters:focal(856x466:1204x814):format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/53704211/642663924.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">KEVIN KIERMAIER</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Kevin_Kiermaier"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">B-R Bio</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">]</b></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kiermaier
played for TBR for a decade, 2013-2022.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Blue Jays were not the only team who saw potential extra base hits
be </span></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70D573iBRhI"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">extinguished in his centerfielder’s glove</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They suffered perhaps a little more because they
had a Kevin of their own, CF ball hawk, </span></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yslk8pUUjoU"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Kevin Pillar</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To Canadian observers, he seemed every bit as talented as Kiermaier, but
with a fraction of the acclaim.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kiermaier
won both awards in 2015 & has added Gold Gloves in 2016, 2019 & 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/kevin-kiermaier-doesnt-go-bizarre-vaseline-coating-scheme-194836598.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Cooler heads prevailed</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Daniel
Wilson, St. Paul<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave Winfield<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —— 05-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first
National Leaguer to play at least one hundred games at catcher in a season without
making an error?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
defensive excellence that season was a key part of his team’s World Series
championship <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His son is
currently an active NFL wide receiver.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ifebnSkI7A9ajDg9KZ4AVWrNdfc=/1400x1400/filters:format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22477673/89579666.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b>CHARLES JOHNSON</b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><b style="font-size: 11pt;">[</b></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Johnson_(catcher)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Johnson played 123 G at C in 1997 for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1997.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">FLA.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only Mike Matheny with 0 E in 138 G in 2003, tops
Johnson.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1997.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1997 Marlins</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> won their franchise’s </span></span><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/dave-barry/agct45/picture179295026/alternates/FREE_1140/0310182326.JPG"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1<sup>st</sup>
WS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For their skipper,
</span></span><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/ulbo77/picture261432487/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/9760270152.JPG"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jim Leyland</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, who was just elected
to the Hall of Fame on Sunday, it was the only WS title of his 22-year MLB
managing career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Son </span></span><a href="https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/denvergazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/7b/37b493bc-5a3d-11ee-93d4-6fd802c2441b/650f2b52dfdba.image.jpg?resize=375%2C500"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Brandon</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> plays for the </span></span><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnBr23.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Denver
Broncos</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ian Leggin, Oregon,
Wisconsin<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rickey
Henderson, Buddy Rosar, Mickey Cochrane<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—— 06-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which one-time
San Francisco Giant led the majors in triples the year his team won their
second consecutive National League pennant?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two years
later, in a labor dispute-shortened season he led his league in times caught
attempting to steal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He received
the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/121668/headshot/67/current"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">DEION SANDERS</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deion_Sanders"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sanders had <b><i>14</i></b> 3B in 1992
w/ATL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He played 52 G for SFG in 1995.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was caught a NL-high <b>16</b> times on the
base paths during the 1994 season which was truncated to two-thirds its normal
length by the work stoppage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">Sanders
played </span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">college football</span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;"> or
the </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_State_Seminoles_football" title="Florida State Seminoles football"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">Florida State Seminoles</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;"> winning the </span></span><a href="https://oklahomasportshalloffame.org/" title="Jim Thorpe Award"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">Jim Thorpe Award</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">as a senior.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doug Greenwald,
San Francisco<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darren
Lewis, Garry Maddox, Brett Butler<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MIDWEEK BONUS </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 08-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
two-time MLB All-Star and one-time Tiger, <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">played for the </span><span style="background: white; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Thailand national baseball team</span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He received MVP votes in four separate seasons and he has two World
Series rings, each playing for a different team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He once lost a famous dance contest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/3323.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">JOHNNY DAMON</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Johnny-Damon/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His parents met in his
mother’s native Thailand, where his father served as a U.S. Army sergeant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His brother James was born in Bangkok, but
Johnny was born in U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He joined </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand_national_baseball_team" title="Thailand national baseball team"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">Thailand </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">as it attempted to
qualify for the </span></span><a href="https://www.photosport.nz/img-get2/I00008kUagWmEBmo/fit=1000x750/524181.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2013</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> World Baseball Classic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Played for Det in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2010.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2010</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was part of </span></span><a href="https://nesn.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/11/2004-Boston-Red-Sox.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">BOS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> when they won their
breakthrough WS in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2004_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2004</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Played for </span></span><a href="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2018/09/1920/1080/33ccb4c0-tropygrafx.jpg?ve=1&tl=1"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">NYY</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> when they won in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2009_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2009</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 2018 edition of FOX
television’s “Dancing with the Stars”, Damon & his professional dance
partner, </span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/961180752/nl/foto/former-nlb-player-johnny-damon-and-dancer-tv-personality-emma-slater-pose-at-abcs-dancing-with.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=YxFW50w8a3f2d3iRMakpxjemYh2446LD9JcqpiJQWRA="><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Emma Slater</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, were </span></span><a href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/2018/05/01/former-ny-yankees-outfielder-johnny-damon-eliminated-dwts/567813002/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">eliminated</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> on the first day of
competition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doug
Greenwald, San Francisco<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tommy Pham, Howard Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 07-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
rookie gambled on a diving backhanded catch to save The Gambler’s perfect game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He achieved 1,000 career hits faster than anyone in the history of his
franchise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His best batting average for a season was third all-time in the history
of his franchise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His son was drafted out of high school in 2019 by the Diamondbacks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://texascollegiateleague.com.ismmedia.com/ISM3/thumbcache/001e24088799b4131ebafc14cf01bbe5.200.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">RUSTY GREER</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rusty-greer/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX199407280.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">28-Jul-1994</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Kenny Rogers, AKA
“The Gambler”, pitching for TEX was working on a perfecto for TEX which was
saved by Greer’s spectacular grab for the first out of the 9<sup>th</sup> inning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greer’s 1,000<sup>th</sup> H was
a double off Steve Woodard in a L to CLE on 07-Aug-2000.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.alamy.com/former-ranger-rusty-greer-takes-a-look-at-the-plaque-with-his-name-on-it-during-his-induction-into-the-texas-ranger-hall-of-fame-before-the-texas-rangers-faced-the-tampa-bay-devil-rays-at-rangers-ballpark-in-arlington-texas-on-august-11-2007-photo-by-sharon-m-steinmanfort-worth-star-telegrammctsipa-usa-image413781365.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Greer </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">hit .332 in 1996, helping
TEX win the AL West & 4<sup>th</sup> best in the AL yet he received not a
single vote for MVP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only Mickey Rivers
(.333 in 1980) & Julio Franco (<b><i>.341</i></b> in 1991) had posted higher
seasons by 1996.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
son, </span></span><a href="https://missouristatebears.com/sports/baseball/roster/mason-greer/7004"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt;">Mason Greer</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">, was drafted by </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2019&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3344dd; font-size: 11.0pt;">ARI</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="background: white; color: black;">in the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=2019&draft_round=37&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3344dd; font-size: 11.0pt;">37<sup>th</sup> round</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="background: white; color: black;">of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft, but
opted instead to attend Auburn University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mason has transferred twice since then and finished up his college
baseball career at Missouri State this past season.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave
Williams, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Glastonbury, Connecticut</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael Young<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
08-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Which third-round draft choice ended a
thirteen-year perfect game drought?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first year he led the league in strikeouts (<b>187</b>), he led too
in Ks per 9 innings (<b>6.8</b>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately, he also led in wild pitches (<b>14</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He has been the head of Notre Dame baseball since 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61cAt0PoB2L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">LEN BARKER</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Len-Barker/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barker was taken at #1 in the 3<sup>rd</sup>
round in the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft, a little ahead of Eddie Murray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His perfecto was in Cleveland on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198105150.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">15-May-1981</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> vs. TOR, 13 years since Catfish Hunter’s on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198105150.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">08-May-1968</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his perfecto, Barker
never had more than 2 balls in any of the 27 counts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">The
longest period between perfect games was 34 seasons (Charlie Robertson/1922 —
Don Larsen/1956).</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These went along with his
career-high 19 wins & his leading his team in W/L%, GS, IP, BF & a few
additional lesser-known stats in his terrific 1980 season<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://notredamefalcons.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/len-barker/1551"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Coach Barker</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> heads up the baseball
program at Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio, part of the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_East_Conference"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mountain East
Conference</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Vince Guerrieri, Elyria, Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">SATURDAY — 09-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
once hit a pitched ball three times with one swing?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In college one year, he was named the conference’s Player of the Year in
spite of missing half that season’s games.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One of his nicknames is the translation of his first name in Swahili.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ctWeFGaurkCDRGRcYup8FilPFxg=/1029x323:3254x1591/1200x800/filters:focal(1747x646:2415x1314)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62753552/usa_today_10986137.0.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">HUNTER PENCE</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Hunter_Pence"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN201210220.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">22-Oct-2012</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, in G 7 of the 2012
NLCS, in the 3<sup>rd</sup> inning off STL reliever Joe Kelly, Pence had a
2-RBI double when the ball hit </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg_NIYZ6xNc"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">thrice off his bat</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> before finding its way
past the into the OF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>victory sent SFG to WS for the 2<sup>nd</sup>
time in 3 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout his career, </span></span><a href="https://theathletic.com/973525/2019/05/15/hunter-pences-swing-still-looks-wild-so-how-exactly-did-he-transform-his-results/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Pence’s swing
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">was a much-studied anomaly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Playing for the University of
Texas at Arlington (</span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Arlington" title="University of Texas at Arlington"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">UTA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">), Pence hit .347 as a sophomore in 2003 and was named a 1<sup>st</sup>-team
all-conference OF. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite missing 15 of
UTA's 30 </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southland_Conference" title="Southland Conference"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">Southland Conference</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;"> games the following year due to a mid-season injury, he was
named the 2004 Southland Conference Player of the Year, leading the league with
a .395 batting average.<sup> </sup><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pence
still holds the conference record for 2B in a single series, with 5.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Hunter” translates to “Wawindaji”
in Swahili, the language common to people in the countries of eastern
Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; padding: 0in;">Swahili</span></strong><span style="background: white; color: black;"> has the highest ratio of 2<sup>nd</sup>
language speakers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Not sure how this
applies to baseball.]</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doug
Greenwald, San Francisco<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bo Jackson, Branch Rickey</span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEKEND
BONUS </span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">—
10-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was only the third to do what MVPs Frank
Shulte and Jim Bottomley had done thirty and thirteen years prior?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He made his major league debut in the
game where his teammate set a new record for most strikeouts by a pitcher in a regulation,
nine-inning American League game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and Tim Lincecum are alumni of the
same university.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://images.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2009/342/7438_126037508587.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">JEFF HEATH</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jeff-Heath/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">They all had </span><span style="color: black;">seasons<span style="background: white;"> with 20 doubles, 20
triples & 20 home runs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heath’s
numbers for CLE </span>in 1941 <span style="background: white;">were
32/</span><b><i>20</i></b><span style="background: white;">/24.</span> <span style="background: white;">Shulte won the 1<sup>st</sup></span>-ever<span style="background: white;"> NL MVP with his 30/21/</span><b>21</b><span style="background: white;"> in 1911 w/CHC.</span> <span style="background: white;">Cardinal Bottomley posted 42/</span><b>20</b><span style="background: white;">/</span><b>31</b> <span style="background: white;">in
1928. </span> <span style="background: white;">In all, </span></span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/f3vki" target="_blank"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">only 7 players</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> have had
such a season. </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Heath was the 1<sup>st</sup> AL player in this club.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heath’s
debut was <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE193609131.shtml">13-Sep-1936(1)</a>
when young Bob Feller struck out 17 A’s batters, breaking the AL for Ks in a
9-inning G set in <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA190807290.shtml?__hstc=205977932.0f94edcf2bf14ea694a562fd277f6fb1.1695224711887.1701871947204.1702205255075.148&__hssc=205977932.12.1702205255075&__hsfp=1325981621">1908</a>
by Rube Waddell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feller, only 17 years
old at the time, had been in majors for less than 2 months.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heath
and Lincecum attended the <a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TLPO6RG_Raw/hqdefault.jpg">University of Washington</a>
in Seattle.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom Veal, Spanaway, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">20D 20T 2OHR in a season, Jimmy Rollins, Mark Whiten, Lou
Gehrig, Pablo Sandoval, Jake Lamb</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY </span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 10-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which former MVP donated his famous
dreadlocks to charity?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before he chose baseball, he was
offered a full-ride scholarship by a powerhouse football university.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On his way up to the Bigs, he was named the
minor league player of the year for the franchise that drafted him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The son of a minister, he proposed to his girlfriend
(now wife) on national television.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><a href="https://assets-varnish.triblive.com/2023/04/6080152_web1_ptr-Homeopener18-040823.jpg"><span style="font-size: medium;">ANDREW
McCUTCHEN</span></a></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_McCutchen"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McCutchen
told the media, “<span style="background: white; color: #202122;">It's good to have
an image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have the hair, but
eventually I’m gonna cut it.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On 25-Mar-2015, he cut his dreadlocks, which
were then sold through MLB's website via auction, with all proceeds benefiting Pirates
Charities. </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">The ten dreads were paired with autographed
baseballs and sold off for about a combined $4,000.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1 <span style="background: white; color: black;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McCutchen was sought to play wide receiver for
them by the </span></span><a href="https://miamihurricanes.com/history/"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt;">University of Miami</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">, regularly one of the top teams in college football.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2 <span style="background: white; color: black;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Baseball_America" title="Baseball America"><i><span style="background: white; color: #3344dd; font-size: 11.0pt;">Baseball America</span></i></a><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">, in a rare
unanimous consensus of scouts and managers, named McCutchen the top prospect in
the </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/South_Atlantic_League" title="South Atlantic League"><span style="background: white; color: #3344dd; font-size: 11.0pt;">South Atlantic League</span></a><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> of 2006.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">McCutchen proposed to his longtime
girlfriend Maria Hanslovan on the 11-Dec-2013, episode of </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ellen_DeGeneres_Show" title="The Ellen DeGeneres Show"><i><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">The Ellen DeGeneres Show</span></i></a><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Watch him hit his all-time favorite “home run” </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/HhSpb4saESo" target="_blank"><span style="color: #196ad4;">here</span></a></span><span style="background: white; color: #0433ff; font-size: 11pt;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Donald Howell, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Allison Park</span>, Pennsylvania</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Manny Ramirez<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S
FINALE </span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 10-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first pinch-hit grand slam in Texas
Rangers’ history belongs to which future Silver Slugger honoree?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He joined NYY in 1992, their fourth
consecutive losing season. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The following
year, he replaced Matt Nokes as the starting catcher. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stanley's 122 G for them with a career-high
WAR of 4.8 in 1993 helped NYY finish 14 games over .500.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the catcher for Nolan Ryan’s
seventh no-hitter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/628283056/photo/mike-stanley-of-the-boston-red-sox.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=PCspyou-gEqnjh7NaWrKZ3RNqRAKXc5GpoQlkJBG9mU="><span style="font-size: medium;">MIKE
STANLEY</span></a></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Stanley"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GS
= <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198706272.shtml">27-Jun-1987<span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">(2)</span></a> , pinch-hitting for MIN’s Geno Petralli
(C) batting 8<sup>th</sup>, off reliever Jeff Reardon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stanley was the 1993 AL <a href="https://www.mlb.com/awards/silver-slugger">SS</a> winner at C for NYY.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stanley
joined NYY in 1992, catching 122 G for them with a career-high WAR of 4.8.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ryan’s
7<sup>th</sup> = <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX199105010.shtml">01-May-1991</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Bob
Heckman</span>, Alexandria, Virginia</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pudge Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WEEK’S THEME – Select
players born in the <b>fort,</b> surrounded or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are a few of the many players born in
cities that were or are military forts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 112.5pt 220.5pt center 310.5pt left 5.25in;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Fort” City<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>State<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Birthday<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://www.mainlineautographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Scan_20200401-4-scaled.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Barker</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">................. Fort Knox.................. KY............ 07-Jul-1955............................. 12.7<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/7t9xsi/picture185642408/alternates/FREE_1140/damon"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Damon</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">................. Fort Riley.................. KS.......... 05-Nov-1973............................. 56.3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vLTY3zhrbYY/maxresdefault.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Greer</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">................... Fort Rucker............... AL........... 20-Jan-1969............................. 22.4<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://i1.wp.com/www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/heath.png?fit=480%2C384&ssl=1"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Heath</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">................... Fort William.............. ON.......... 01-Apr-1959............................. 37.8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://images.footballfanatics.com/florida-marlins/charles-johnson-signed-photo-baltimore-orioles-8x10_ss2_p-10324808+u-pza4j2lzaic3fh8pkrfi+v-4c055456c4664e3d9c77becf50fdc37e.jpg?_hv=2&w=340"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Johnson</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.............. Fort Pierce................ FL............ 20-Jul-1971............................. 22.6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/TWCNews/kiermaier%20rays2"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Kiermaier</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">............ Fort Wayne............... IN............ 22-Apr-1990............................. 35.5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/andrew-mccutchen-19.jpg?w=640"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">McCutchen</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.......... Fort Meade............... FL........... 10-Oct-1986............................. 48.6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/H1kwBjx3YOcoF111OfzX9IICXsU=/0x56:880x643/1200x800/filters:focal(0x56:880x643)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/photo_images/4214244/127372519.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Pence</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.................. Fort Worth................ TX........... 13-Apr-1983............................. 30.9<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/09/1200/675/Deion-Sanders-Reds.jpg?ve=1&tl=1"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Sanders</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">............... Fort Myers................ FL.......... 09-Aug-1967............................. 5.5<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 229.5pt center 310.5pt decimal 400.5pt;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/51686197/photo/new-york-yankees-catcher-mike-stanley-closing-pitcher-steve-howe-and-randy-valarde-celebrate.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=HdyOh5DOEGV0QG1odycvLXqZfBaUDRFIfxGP5GMfrvk="><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Stanley</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">................ Fort Lauderdale........ FL........... 25-Jun-1963............................. 20.9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Sanders)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is
the only player who pitched more than a thousand major league innings with a
lifetime qualifying batting average over .300?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He received a hero’s welcome in Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His many endorsement deals contributed to his already substantial
baseball salary.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1-br351.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">BABE RUTH</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Babe-Ruth/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Career
IP = 1,221⅓.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BA = .342<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruth
visited Japan in a 1934 exhibition tournament.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His career guaranteed his </span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/journal/article/babe-ruth-and-baseball-diplomacy/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">warm greeting</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in baseball-mad Japan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
6 separate seasons, his annual salary with NYY was $52,000 which he liked
because it meant that he was making $1,000 a week all year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill
Henry, East Greenwich, Rhode Island<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walter Johnson, Bob Lemon, Shohei Ohtani,
Lefty O’Doul, Al Spalding, Christy Mathewson<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">TUESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">—— 28-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the only
player to receive a higher percentage of Hall of Fame induction votes than
Derek Jeter?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He finished
more major league games than Cy Young himself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His ERA+ is
the best all-time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/01/23/sports/23halloffame-rivera/23halloffame-rivera-superJumbo.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">MARIANO RIVERA</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mariano-Rivera/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeter’s 99.7% </span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/rules/bbwaa-rules-for-election"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">HOF vote</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in 2020 passed the
previous mark received by Ken Griffey, Jr. in 2016, but fell short of Rivera’s
100%.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Young’s 833 G finished include his <b><i><span style="background: #FFC000; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">749</span></i></b>
CG & 84 G he finished for someone else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Rivera’s numbers come together a bit differently as he had 0 CG (He only
started 10 G.), but he finished an incredible <b><i><span style="background: #FFC000; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">952</span></i></b> G.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rivera’s <b><i><span style="background: #FFC000; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">205</span></i></b> ERA+ might </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/earned_run_avg_plus_career.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">never be caught</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phil Hertz, Kamuela,
Hawaii<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
Seaver, Greg Maddux<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEDNESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—— 29-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which BRTL
moundsman was the first to rack up fifteen strikeouts in each of nine games?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one else
has as many consecutive National League ERA titles as he has.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although he
didn’t play in the minors, he was briefly a Bearcat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sandy-koufax-signs-with-dodgers-1954-1.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">SANDY KOUFAX</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Sandy-Koufax/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Koufax struck out at least </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/rPyo4"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">15 in a G 8 X</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in the regular season &, historically, once in a </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196310020.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WS G</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>W<span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">ith
29 such games, Randy Johnson is now the all-time leader. </span><u style="text-underline: words;"><o:p></o:p></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His season ERA was the best in the NL in each
of his last 5 seasons, 3 of those years also leading the majors:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1962-66 (<b>2.54</b>, <b><i>1.88</i></b>, <b>1.74</b>,
<b><i>2.04</i></b>, <b><i>1.73</i></b>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No AL pitcher has ever strung together five consecutive ERA crowns.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Koufax played basketball for the University
of Cincinnati </span></span><a href="https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2014/04/30/sandy-koufax-season-with-uc-bearcats-remembered/8512237/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Bearcats</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">… and baseball.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom Galligan, Baton
Rouge<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dazzy
Vance, Randy Johnson, Lefty Grove, Clayton Kershaw, Greg Maddux<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 30-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
former Cincinnati Reds player was the first person posthumously elected to the Hall
of Fame?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Of him, it was said that, “(He) talks like a Harvard graduate, looks
like an actor, acts like a businessman and impresses you as an all-around
gentleman.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No National League pitcher had a season with more wins in the Modern
Era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Four times in seven seasons, he led the majors in shutouts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.cmgworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mathewson-bio-768x768.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CHRISTY MATHEWSON</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Christy-Mathewson/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mathewson was pitching for
NYG & finished his career in the majors with a complete G W w/CIN on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN191609042.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">04-Sep-1916</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt;">(2)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While serving in
the U.S. Army in France in WWI, Mathewson was accidentally gassed during a
training exercise. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He spent the next 7
years battling tuberculosis & died 07-Oct-1925.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 1<sup>st</sup> Hall of Fame ballot was in
1936 when he was elected as part of the inaugural class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A teenager at Bucknell University, he was
class president, played on the school's basketball & baseball teams &
as a drop-kicker on their football team, was selected as a Walter Camp
All-American in 1900.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quote is from </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Croy"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Homer Croy</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, a Grantland Rice contemporary<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He won <b>37</b> G & <b>1.43</b>
ERA led the NL in 1908.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He led MLB w/SHO in 1902, 05,
07 & 08 (<b><i>8</i></b>, <b><i>8</i></b>, <b><i>8</i></b>, <b><i>11</i></b>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark
Pattison, Washington, DC<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amos Rusie, Jim Bottomley, Bucky Walters,
Addie Joss, Dolf Luque Ewell Blackwell, Morgan Bulkeley, Eppa Rixey, Randy
Johnson, Tom Seaver, Paul Derringer Dazzy Vance, Orlando Cepeda<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 01-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #36495f;">In the history of the San Francisco/New
York Giants, who accumulated the most career strikeouts for a left-handed
pitcher?</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the career home run leader among all active pitchers when the
designated hitter rule was fully adopted by the National League.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year developed an on-field,
once eponymous, procedure.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1172318389/photo/san-francisco-giants-starting-pitcher-madison-bumgarner-smiles-in-the-dugout-after-hitting-a.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=V7w21MXKxembE3sspEs2K2QnlU1X65-s5P3qXy2xTAc="><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">MADISON BUMGARNER</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Madison_Bumgarner"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bumgarner passed the
legendary two-time MVP Carl Hubbell (1,677 K), finishing with 1,794.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His 19 HR led all pitchers active at the end
of the 2021 season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His résumé includes a
notable grand slam—one hit in the same G where his battery mate, Buster Posey,
also hit a grand slam, Sunday afternoon at AT&T Park </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN201407130.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">13-Jul-2014</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The action of clearing one’s
nostril<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by closing the other and
expelling excess mucus , known in the vulgate as a “snot rocket”, was for a
time in the 2010s called a “Bumgarner” for his </span></span><a href="https://medium.com/bumgarner-snotrockets/slugging-snotrockets-a4c9a2c990e3"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">mid‑game practice</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
of it on national television including during the World Series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton
Carl Hubbell, Warren Spahn<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SATURDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">— 02-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first left-handed pitcher to win three games in one World Series?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Two years later, he led the league in ERA, shutouts and strikeouts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Of the qualifying pitchers active exclusively between World War I and
expansion in 1961, no one had a lower career ERA (minimum: More rhan 1,500
innings).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519hGQZeSOL._SR600%2C315_PIWhiteStrip%2CBottomLeft%2C0%2C35_SCLZZZZZZZ_FMpng_BG255%2C255%2C255.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">HARRY BRECHEEN</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Harry-Brecheen/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brecheen won G #</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN194610070.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">2</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN194610130.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">6</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN194610150.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">7</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> of the 1946 WS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had
there been and WS MVP award, it certainly would have gone to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note that lefty </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/winteni01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Nip Winters</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> won 3 G in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/ECL/1924.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1924</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> WS 22 years before Brecheen’s feat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Led NL in ERA (<b>2.24</b>),
shutouts (<b>7</b>) & strikeouts (<b>149</b>) in 1948.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also led in ERA+(<b>182</b>), FIP (<b>2.47</b>),
WHIP (<b>1.037</b>), HR9 (<b>0.2</b>), SO9 (<b>5.7</b>), SO/W (<b>3.04</b>)
& led<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MLB in WAR for pitchers (<b><i>8.7</i></b>)
!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brecheen’s career ERA is 2.92
for his 12 seasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He edged Carl
Hubbell (2.98) for the honor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tony
Hughes, Woodbridge, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whitey Ford, Mickey Lolich, Lefty Grove,
Johnny Podres, Vida Blue, Babe Ruth, Sandy Koufax, Christ Mathewson, Hal
Newhouser, Carl Hubbell<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SUNDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 03-Dec<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the losing pitcher in Babe Ruth’s first postseason game appearance?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Four seasons later, he (not Ruth), pitching for the same team, won his 1<sup>st</sup>
postseason G, going the distance & giving up no earned runs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>An above-average hitter, he pinch-hit five times in his fourteen-year
major league career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://thenewtoncommunity.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Southpaw_v1b.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">SHERRY SMITH</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/sherry-smith/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 14-inning </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS191610090.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">G #2 of the 1916 WS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, no relief pitchers were
used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruth pitched all 14, giving up only
an IPHR in the 1<sup>st</sup> frame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Brooklyn’s starter, Smith, matched him, surrendering only an RBI by Ruth
in the 3<sup>rd</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, with 1
out in B14, </span></span><a href="https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/when-the-babe-played-second-fiddle-9f472a4b94c7"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">the Sawks cobbled together the winning R.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the </span></span><a href="https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B1%2F1%2F1%2F3%2F1%2F11131417%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1916 Fall Classic</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, pitching for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1920.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">BRO</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, Smith got the assignment for </span></span><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/4eacffa52a64583e/Desktop/a%20Trivia/2023/BRO,%20in%20the%201920%20World%20Series"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">G #3</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> & pitched 9 strong innings against </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1920.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">CLE</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">’s </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/hy-myers/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hi Myers</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smith hit .233 w/6 HR, 10
triples, 24 doubles & 60 RBI as a batter during his career in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason
Winston, Riverside, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Lifetime
World Series ERA under 1.00 with 30+ WS innings pitched<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 117.0pt center 3.5in decimal 5.0in left 418.5pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Name<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>ERA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>IP<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 121.5pt center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/jCwAAOSwnNBXW5E6/s-l1200.webp"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Bumgarner</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">0.25</span></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2010_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">2010</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">,</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"> </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2012_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">‘<b>12</b></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2014_WS.shtml"><span style="background: lime; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-highlight: lime;">‘<b>14</b></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>36<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 121.5pt center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="http://www.ford-mobley.com/players/HBrecheen004.jpg">Brecheen</a><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">0.83</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1943_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1943</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">., </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1944_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">‘44</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1946_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">‘46</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>32⅔<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 121.5pt center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCwsi8MP5Bo"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Ruth</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-highlight: yellow;">0.87</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1916_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1916</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, ‘</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1918_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">18</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>31<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 121.5pt center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/72839/72839-5252228Fr.jpg">Smith</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-highlight: yellow;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMcWldfg28s"><span style="text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">0.89</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1916_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1916</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1920_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">‘20</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>30⅓<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 121.5pt center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/poster/8/5.5/break/images-medium-5/sandy-koufax-high-kick-retro-images-archive.jpg"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Koufax</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-highlight: yellow;">0.95</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1959_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1959</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1963_WS.shtml"><span style="background: lime; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-highlight: lime;">’<b>63</b></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1965_WS.shtml"><span style="background: lime; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-highlight: lime;">’<b>65</b></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1965_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">‘66</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>57<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 121.5pt center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in;"><a href="https://cdn4.picryl.com/photo/1909/01/01/christy-mathewson-new-york-nl-baseball-3-1024.jpg"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Mathewson</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">0.97</span></b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1905_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1905</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1911_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">’11</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1912_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">’12</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1912_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">‘13</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>101⅔<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 121.5pt center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in;"><a href="https://throughthefencebaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Mariano-Rivera-1.jpg"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Rivera</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-highlight: yellow;">0.99</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1996_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1996</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1998_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">’98</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1999_WS.shtml"><b><span style="background: lime; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-highlight: lime;">’99</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2000_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">‘00</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2001_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">’01</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2001_WS.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">’03</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2009_WS.shtml"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">‘09</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>36⅓<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 2.0in center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 2.0in center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bold </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">= Won
WS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 2.0in center 3.5in decimal 5.0in 6.0in;"><b><span style="background: lime; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-highlight: lime;">Aqua</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> = WS MVP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> – <b>Ronn Tarter</b>, Cary, North Carolina </span><span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 11.0pt;">(after
Koufax)</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>First
Hallof Fame inductees<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Yankee
pitchers in the Hall<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of Fame<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pitchers
who had immaculate innings in the World Series<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Youngest players to be elected to the HOF</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Thurs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pitchers
with post-season ERA under 1.00<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pitchers</span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> who pitched </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Game</span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> 7 of World
Series on two days rest or less<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">First-ballot Hall of Famers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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is the only third baseman who had to share his postseason most valuable player
trophy with teammates?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He once set the major league record for the
most runs batted in in any month of April.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He’s often recognized by his avian gait.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/217/19/9019217.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">RON CEY</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Cey"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
a 3-way tie, Cey, OF Pedro Guerrero & C Steve Yeager shared the World
Series MVP for 1981.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(They each received
a trophy.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
had 29 RBI in April 1977.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The current
record is 35 RBI by Juan Gonzalez in 1998.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is said he resembles a penguin walking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His nickname is “Penguin”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Brett Moore, Studio City, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greg Nettles, Joe Medwick<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">TUESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 21-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the only
Cincinnati Reds third baseman to win the Rookie of the Year Award?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had
considerable promise as a hockey player, but chose college baseball instead.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the
majors, he had one of the best performances ever.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/4eacffa52a64583e/Desktop/a%20Trivia/2023/CHRIS%20SABO"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">CHRIS SABO</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Sabo"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabo was voted </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1988.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; font-variant: small-caps;">NL ROY in 1988</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, finishing ahead some future stars:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>e.g., Mark Grace, Ron Gant, Roberto
Alomar & Gregg Jefferies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabo was a key component on a strong U. of Michigan
team that finished 3<sup>rd</sup> in the College World Series in 1983. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabo was joined as a starting infielder by
future CIN teammate Barry Larkin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
season, Sabo earned first-team All-American honors from The Sporting News and
Baseball America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a high-school
goalie, Sabo played hockey on two national championship age-17-and-under team<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CIN upset & swept the 1990 OAK team in
the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1990_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WS</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sabo had a tremendous<span style="background: white; color: #202122;"> WS, batting .563 (9<sup>th</sup> all-time) with 9 H in 16 AB,
including 2 HR & 5 RBI & 2 BB.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave Williams,
Glastonbury, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scott
Rolen, Jonathan India, Pete Rose, Steve Yeager, Tommy Helms<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 22-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who hit into the
only National League game-ending unassisted triple play in the Modern Era?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was i<span style="background: white; color: #202122;">nducted with the first-ever class of the
Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the l</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">ead television analyst for
the team he played for the most.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his
twelve seasons in the majors, he played for eight teams and played and either
with or for…Eight Hall of Famers, thirteen MVPs and seven Cy Young Award
winners.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a330631/2147483647/strip/true/crop/705x397+0+0/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F8b%2F91%2Fa7afa52e3510242c7ed011c3b0f2%2Fjeff-francoeur-e1456241343752.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JEFF FRANCOEUR</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jeff_Francoeur"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200908230.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">23-Aug-2009</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">,
playing for NYM, Francoeur lined out to PHI 2<sup>nd</sup> baseman Eric
Bruntlett who then stepped on 2<sup>nd</sup> base, getting the runner who left
too early & tagged out the runner coming from 1<sup>st</sup>, also too
early.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch the whole thing </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=DviV7CYrc-E"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/local_sports/georgia-high-school-football-hall-of-fame-holds-first-induction-ceremony/article_215bc196-5497-11ed-83e0-bfdaca705cf9.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">GA HS FHOF in 2022</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Behind the TV mic for ATL for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>whom he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>played 2005-09. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/francje02.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> for complete list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dan
Schoenholz, Walnut Creek, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason
Varitek, Josh Reddick<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 23-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
tied Cy Williams for most career pinch-hit home runs?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Not a pitcher, but he grew up on The Hill.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He has a Similarity Score of 948.5 with 2023 American League Rookie of
the Year Gunnar Henderson.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.centerfieldmaz.com/2018/10/former-new-york-giants-player-who-put.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">BOBBY HOFMAN</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Bobby-Hofman/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The MLB career mark for
pinch hit HR was 9 and Hofman reached it on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1195505270.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">27-May-1955</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
with his 3<sup>rd</sup> PH HR of the year, this one off BRO’s Carl Erskine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The current career record holder is New Brunswick’s
own Matt Stairs with his 23 PH long balls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Hill” is a neighborhood
of St. Louis where Hofman grew up playing baseball with boyhood friends Joe
Garagiola and Yogi Berra.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See similarity scores </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hofmabo01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> (scroll down)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rick Tharp, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Gaithersburg, Maryland</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yogi Berra, Smokey Burgess, Babe Ruth, Willie
McCovey, Matt Stairs, Joe Garagiola<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 24-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the Cardinals’ reliable, multiple-position pinch hitter as they won three National
League pennants?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His brother had a tiny sip of coffee in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A famous teammate of his (not the brother’s) on St. Louis, had also been
a teammate of his on their high school baseball team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Y9ZVFljwfxAHOd_8H4o9mNkptwo=/0x140:694x603/1400x1400/filters:focal(0x140:694x603):format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/52442299/516567236.0.0.jpeg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">PHIL GAGLIANO</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Phil-Gagliano/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Galgliano help STL to win NL
pennants in </span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/F08AAOSwLSdjpLYl/s-l1200.webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1964</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91-1Jaw4F+L._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1967</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91l7uOteiHL.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1968</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brother </span></span><a href="https://www.tcdb.com/Images/Cards/Baseball/144728/144728-9468502Fr.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Ralph Gagliano</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">’s
entire MLB career on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196509210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">21-Sep-1965</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, was
being placed on 1<sup>st</sup> base as a 9<sup>th</sup>‑inning </span></span><a href="https://www.baseballamore.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Gagliano_Ralph_1965_ToppsRookie_501_Back_small.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">pinch runner</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> &
then being put out before he reached 2<sup>nd</sup> when the next batter, a
pinch hitter, grounded into a fielder’s choice out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tim McCarver had attended and
played for Christian Brothers High School & American Legion baseball in Memphis
at the same time as did Gagliano.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill
Carle, Lee’s Summit, Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dick
Schofield, Dane Iorg, Vada Pinson, Garth Iorg, Matt Carpenter<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">IN MEMORIAM</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> — 25-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the only player to win a Most Valuable Player honor and a Cy Young Award in
the same season coupled with receiving no votes at all for either award at any
other time in his thirteen-season major league career?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Four other players who go by the first name have been league MVPs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was a true workhorse of his league that season, leading not only his
league but heading up the majors in appearances and games finished.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had thrown four scoreless hitless World Series innings just the year
before for a team in the other league.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #4 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He earned the saves at home in each game that
clinched the division, pennant and the World Series in one year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He appeared in relief of Ferguson Jenkins in the game where Jenkins
secured his three thousandth career strikeout.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/115822/headshot/67/current"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">WILLIE HERNANDEZ</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Willie-Hernandez/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hernandez was the AL’s </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1984.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">MVP</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1984.shtml#all_AL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">CYA</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> in 1984, pitching in
relief for the dominant Detroit Tigers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">Hernandez is one of </span></span></span><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-pitchers-won-cy-young-204636703.html" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">just
eleven pitchers</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> to complete this major award parlay. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MVP Willies = Mays (</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1954.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1954,</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1965.shtml#NL_MVP_voting_link"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">65)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">; McCovey (</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1969.shtml#NL_MVP_voting_link"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1969</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">); Stargell (</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1979.shtml#NL_MVP_voting_link"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1979</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">); & McGee (</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1985.shtml#NL_MVP_voting_link"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">1985</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1984, he had <b><i>80</i></b>
pitching appearances <b><i>68</i></b> G finished.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pitched in 3 G for a total of 4.0 innings in
the 1983 WS for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1983.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">PHI</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "MS Shell Dlg 2",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His clinching saves were on </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbb_Tjc7fog"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">18-Sep</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> (AL West);<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198410050.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">05-Oct</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> (ALCS) & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET198410140.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">14-Oct</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> (WS).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CHC’s Jenkins struck out Garry
Templeton in the 3<sup>rd</sup> on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198205250.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">25-May-1982</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
for his 3,000<sup>th</sup> K. Jenkins had 3 more K before being relieved in the
8<sup>th</sup> by Hernandez.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sean
Moore, Hollis, New Hampshire<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim Konstanty, Rollie Fingers, Denny McLain<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">SUNDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 26-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
future manager, while a player, was ejected from a game he wasn’t even playing
in, based on a sartorially moistened request?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>During his eleven-year major league career, he played for seven of the
eight National League clubs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His unusual death while on a scouting trip was well-known in baseball
circles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Two cousins and a son of his played a total of twenty-four seasons in
the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://c8.alamy.com/comp/M7956C/baseball-players-hans-lobert-of-the-new-york-giants-left-and-joe-schultz-M7956C.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">JOE SCHULTZ</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Schultz_(schuljo03)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt;">B-R Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN192506160.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">16-Jun-1925</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
in 90<b>°</b>F </span></span><a href="https://www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/st-louis/year-1925"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">heat in St. Louis</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">, Shultz
pled from the bench to home plate ump Cy Pfirman to let PHI starting P,
Jimmy Ring, have enough time to switch his sweat-drenched undershirt for a dry
one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[<i>Read details</i> </span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1925/B06160SLN1925.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">. (6<sup>th</sup>
inning)].<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pfirman couldn’t find any such
thing in the rule book; Deemed Schultz’s earnest entreaties on behalf of Ring to
be wholly unwanted; & threw Schultz out of the G he wasn’t in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the only ejection in Schultz’s entire
MLB playing career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schultz
played for all </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schuljo03.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">NL</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> teams but NYG.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Following his playing days, he
managed & scouted in the minors, eventually becoming the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3344dd; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PIT</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"> </span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">farm
director</span> </span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">in 1939.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
April 1941, en route to visit one of the PIT farm clubs in Moultrie, GA,
Schultz was stricken with acute toxic hepatitis, caused by ptomaine poisoning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He died in Columbia, SC at age 47. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His son, Joe Jr., a backup C for PIT, took the
field in an exhibition match shortly before his father's death.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Son Joe, Jr. played </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schuljo05.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">9 years</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">; cousin Hans Lobert put
in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loberha01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">14 quality seasons</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">;
and cousin Frank Lobert had a </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loberfr01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">cup of coffee</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
in the Federal League.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>¯\_(</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">ツ</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">)_/¯<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim Bottomley<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 2.0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Hit into
a triple play that ended the game.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 130.5pt 3.0in 4.0in 5.0in;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Batter<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Date<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Team<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Opp<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Play<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 130.5pt 3.0in 4.0in 5.0in decimal blank 6.0in;"><a href="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/C5112AQF2hIAlIkGMwg/article-cover_image-shrink_600_2000/0/1520127749910?e=2147483647&v=beta&t=eSHYrQASbP_PGCUedCw_gkDTaXv9WICIzgIGvwjtY-8"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Cey</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................... </span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1978/B04210LAN1978.htm"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">12-Apr-1978</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>HOU<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>3-6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 130.5pt 3.0in 4.0in 5.0in decimal blank 6.0in;"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/FY0grnRjE6JE2eqjgWraNYjNuoI=/30x0:569x359/1200x800/filters:focal(30x0:569x359)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/photo_images/632806/GYI0060294791.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Francoeur</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200908230.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">23-Aug-2009</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>NYM<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>PHI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>4-4-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 130.5pt 3.0in 4.0in 5.0in decimal blank 6.0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XvE-K8L_MBFM-mEMSQxyVZwoky1EBqRbGmPXBI-QnTQJ4IcTxHldo5fD26TwrU34Qd7ROvpBkdpjCQsXQdaC2_hdyuQm6BXk1j6xO_JrBmcSYpWqio3uTJA09AuYjJsNo3K3uNWOmvD8ZFhqGPny9JzlVpezk-zFyHRaK3J5r7PENzY9L_YOwCoehQ/w242-h400/hofman2.JPG"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Hofman</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span></span><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/4eacffa52a64583e/Desktop/a%20Trivia/2023/25-Sep-1955"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">25-Sep-1955</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 200%;">(2)</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>NYG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>PHI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>6-4-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 130.5pt 3.0in 4.0in 5.0in decimal blank 6.0in;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/gMEAAOSwVhJkartL/s-l1200.webp"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Gagliano</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN196705300.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">30-May-1967</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>STL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>CIN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>6-4-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 130.5pt 3.0in 4.0in 5.0in decimal blank 6.0in;"><a href="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fblogredmachine-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2017-2F07-2F88999796-850x560-93cc4cabb6c9ff0784a3006bd2b0525a.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Sabo</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON199109080.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">08-Sept-1991</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>CIN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>MON<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>6-4-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 130.5pt 3.0in 4.0in 5.0in decimal blank 6.0in;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51N72Gb-oLL._SR600%2C315_PIWhiteStrip%2CBottomLeft%2C0%2C35_SCLZZZZZZZ_FMpng_BG255%2C255%2C255.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Schultz</span></b></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI192409062.shtml"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">06-Sept-1924</span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 200%;">(2)</span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.... </span>PHI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>NYG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span>2-2-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Horsehide Trivia encourages
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">was the first player to go directly to
the majors from the Negro leagues following the signing of Jackie Robinson by
the Dodgers</span>?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first native of South Carolina to be inducted into the Hall
of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played basketball at the highest levels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://www.njsendems.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2LarryDoby.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">LARRY DOBY</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Larry-Doby/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doby,
the AL’s first Black player, was on the Newark Eagles when he signed with Bill
Veeck to play for CLE.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inducted
into the Hall in </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/doby-larry"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1998</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/taylor-ben"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Ben Taylor</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/rice-jim"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jim Rice</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> are the other SC natives in the Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
4-sport athlete in high school, Doby signed a letter of intent to play
basketball at Long Island University. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
was t<span style="color: #212529;">he first African-American player to play
professional basketball in the ABL, a precursor to the NBA.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David
Murphy, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Marietta, Georgia</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George Crowe, Dan Bankhead, Bob Gibson, Ernie
Banks, Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —— 14-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first
post-World War-II player to hit three triples in a nine-inning game and do it
in his MVP season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was
the season of his lowest home run total in any year during the sixteen full
seasons of his nineteen-year career in the majors.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Initially
more interested in softball than baseball, he was signed to his first
professional contract by another eventual Hall of Famer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://sports.cbsimg.net/images/visual/whatshot/ernie-banks-12315a.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">ERNIE BANKS</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ernie-Banks/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196606110.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">11-Jun-1966</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Banks </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-11-1966-ernie-banks-gets-advice-from-stan-musial-becomes-oldest-player-to-hit-three-triples-in-game/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">tripled
thrice</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, in the 4<sup>th</sup>, 5<sup>th</sup> & 9<sup>th</sup>
innings, each time off a different pitcher (Bob Bruce, Gary Kroll & Aurelio
Monteagudo) & each time driving in Ron Santo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had 15 HR in 1966.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He exceeded that total three more seasons
before retiring.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Banks was signed by Cool Papa Bell to play
for the Kansas City Monarchs 1950-53, which was by then an independent team as
most of the previous Black franchises/leagues had effectively ceased operating
after about 1950.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ken Kirk,
Corning, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wille
McCovey, Bert Campaneris, Jim Wynn<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY TUE-ICE<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 14-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the next American League batter to win a Triple Crown after Nap Lajoie did
it in 1901?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He retired from the majors for fear of dropping below .300.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He hit at least one home run every year for twenty-four consecutive
seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Ty-Cobb.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">TY COBB</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ty-Cobb/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cobb led the AL in RBI 4 X&
in batting avg. 12 X, including 9 a row, but he only led the league in HR 1
X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1909 his 9 HR were enough to top
the leader board & when added to his 107 RBI & .377 BA, he won his only
T.C.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cobb worried that his season
BA wouldn’t stay above .300 and he knew he was slowing down after 24 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He needn’t have worried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hit .323 in his final season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hit a HR in every year of his
MLB career, 1905-1928.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His record was
tied by none other than Rickey Henderson who then added a 25<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adrian
Fung Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sam Crawford, Carl Yastrzemski, Lou Gehrig,
Frank Robinson, Jimmie Foxx<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>WEDNESDAY</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—— 15-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first
person to get twenty five hundred hits in the American League?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He started
and ended his career in the same city, but in separate leagues.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The batting
average in his best season has been raised twice as thorough researchers found multiple
transcription errors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The final,
verified result is very impressive.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/117414/headshot/67/current"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">NAP LAJOIE</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Nap-Lajoie/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lajoie finished with 2,522 H in the AL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add to that his 721 in the AL & he had 3,243
H total.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That total was 2<sup>nd</sup>
all-time when he retired in 1916 & is now 15<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only Cap Anson & Honus Wagner had 3,000+
H at that time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He broke in with the Philadelphia </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1896.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Phillies</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & finished his 21-year
career with the Philadelphia </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1916.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Athletics</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His original hit total was 220 instead of
229,which put his BA at .405.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
later changed to .422, before finally being revised again to .426, the best
single-season BA in the Modern Era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry Nelson,
Guilderland, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tris
Speaker, Eddie Collins, Al Simmons, Sam Crawford, Babe Ruth, George Sisler,
Cap Anson, Jimmie Foxx<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 16-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the
manager of the Indians for their first pennant?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So dominant
is his record for career outfield assists that the player who is 2<sup>nd</sup>
on that list (also a 1<sup>st</sup>-ballot Hall of Famer) would have had to
increase his output by 63% just to tie for 1<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
fielding glove was known as the place “where triples go to die”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/W77Uyzq_GiAb4wBWso5Xc2ADY_k=/0x0:2422x3600/1400x933/filters:focal(827x834:1213x1220):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66719584/71803647.jpg.0.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">TRIS SPEAKER</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Tris-Speaker/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also their 1<sup>st</sup> WS championship = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1920_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1920</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speaker’s OF assists = 448, towering over Ty
Cobb’s already impressive 275.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speaker also holds career
records for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/DP_of_career.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">double plays</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & unassisted
double plays (6) by an OF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The quote has
been said of many fleet ball hawks, but old timers and baseball researchers
agree that there has never been another like Speaker.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dan
Lee, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Pickerington, Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Larry
Doby, Roger Peckinpaugh<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 17-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first player to lead his league in home runs for four consecutive
seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: 173.15pt; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He played on a team that won the pennant five
times and the World Series thrice while he was on the team.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had fifteen teammates who are now in the Hall of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/pnp/ggbain/09200/09218v.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">HARRY DAVIS</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Harry-Davis/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Led the AL on HR in 1904 (<b><i>10</i></b>),
1905 (<b>8</b>), 1906 (<b><i>12</i></b>) & 1907 (<b>8</b>) for PHA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Others to do this have been Home Run Baker (1911-1914);
Babe Ruth (1918-21, 26-30); Josh Gibson (1933-1939 & 1943-1946); & Ralph
Kiner (1946-52).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was on PHA when they won the
AL pennant in 1905, 1910, 1911, 1913 & 1914.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They won the WS in 1910, 11 & 13.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Davis’ teammates who went to
the HOF:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home Run Baker, Jake Beckley,
Charles Bender, Fred Clarke, Eddie Collins, Jimmy Collins, George Davis,
Elmer Flick, Nap Lajoie, Connie Mack, Herb Pennock, Eddie Plank, Amos
Rusie, Rube Waddell & Honus Wagner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave
Serota, Kalamazoo<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home Run Baker, Babe Ruth, Sam Crawford, Lou
Gehrig, Ralph Kiner<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 18-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first player in the Modern Era to hit two bases-loaded, bases-clearing doubles
in a game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first player to lead the majors in home runs for three
consecutive seasons in the Modern Era.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Babe Ruth broke his MLB career record for most home runs by an active
player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:1200:900/g:fp:0.42:0.34/1*K7IWe3XEVU2AiVF1pttVgg.jpeg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">G</span><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">AVVY CRAVATH</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/gavvy-cravath/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN191508080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">08-Aug-1915</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Cravath had 4 doubles,
2 of them with the bases loaded.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cravath led the Bigs in Big
Flies 1913, 1914 & 1915 (<b><i>19</i></b>,<b><i>19</i></b>, <b><i>24</i></b>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He only missed having a 5-year run by
trailing the 1916 leaders by a single HR because he led again in 1917 (In a tie
w/<b><i>12</i></b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the end of 1920, Cravath
had hung onto his lead among those still playing at 119 HR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ruth left that & many other records in
his rearview mirror beginning with the 1921 season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kevin
Epstein, San Antonio<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Home Run Baker, Jimmie Foxx, Roger Connor,
Andre Dawson<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">SUNDAY— 18-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
led his league's first basemen in errors seven times, but was considered by
contemporary observers to be the best-fielding first baseman ever?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first player in Yankees history to hit three triples in one
game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Of the over one hundred candidates who received votes in the first ever
Hall of Fame election, he was one of only three California natives to receive
votes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/d4ZOb0awpCAiVFvbkIQfWtbmYg0=/0x0:231x154/1200x800/filters:focal(0x0:231x154)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/8099691/hal_chase_baseball.0.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">HAL CHASE</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Hal-Chase/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A contradiction in many
ways, Chase’s fielding at first base was, “as slick as oil” according to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>one correspondent, a hyperbole he was not
afraid to use, because describing Chase’s flair with the glove was well known
and well publicized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Knowing this, Chase
often went too far and missed the main purpose of the play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">Among
all MLB first basemen, only Mo Vaughn and Dick (“Dr. Strangeglove”) Stuart
led their leagues in errors as many times as did Chase.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA190608302.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">30-Aug-1906(2)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, playing for the then Highlanders,
Chase tripled thrice off Washington pitching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="background: white; color: black;">Earle Combs and Joe DiMaggio
are the only others to match Chase’s deed. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CA natives receiving votes in
1936 Hall voting were:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frank Chance* (Fresno,
5); Hal Chase (Los Gatos, 11); & Bill Lange (San
Francisco, 6).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: .5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">*HOF in 1946<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Max
Weder, Vancouver<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lu Gehrig, Piano Legs Hickman, Wally Pipp,
Zeke Bonura, Keith Hernandez, Dick Sisler, Frank Chance<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY BONUS </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 18-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first American League home run champion to later manage a team to a World Series
title?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The year before his Word Series win, he had retired from baseball in
favor of a career in banking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first American League player to be hit by pitch 20 times in a
season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/P4kQngkvQ7A/maxresdefault.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">JAKE STAHL</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jake-Stahl/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stahl was the AL HR champ with
a symmetrical <b><i>10</i></b> in 1910 for BOS. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, as their manager, he led them to a WS
victory over the powerful </span></span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Managers_John_McGraw%2C_New_York_NL%2C_and_Jake_Stahl%2C_Boston_AL%2C_at_World_Series_%28baseball%29_%28LOC%29.jpg/640px-Managers_John_McGraw%2C_New_York_NL%2C_and_Jake_Stahl%2C_Boston_AL%2C_at_World_Series_%28baseball%29_%28LOC%29.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">NYG</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1912_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1912</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, the last WS win (their
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1903_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2<sup>nd</sup></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">)for BOS before Ruth
arrived.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He missed 1911 but was
persuaded to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>return to the game n 1912.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was HBP <b><i>23</i></b> X
in 1908 for BOS.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry
Nelson, Guilderland, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill Carrigan, Lou Boudreau<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S FINALE </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 19-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before
Ralph Kiner, who was the last player to lead his league in home runs in his
first year in the majors?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He led the league in triples that same year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the only person left in this week’s theme (which no one has
identified).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/51euC2LhMGJVhbsalMJ7H37Ddg4=/0x0:629x448/1200x800/filters:focal(265x174:365x274)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/66744258/m61ck0c.0.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">HARRY LUMLEY</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Harry-Lumley/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1904, Lumley hit <b>9</b>
HR for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1904.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">BRO</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to lead the NL.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His 18 3B did likewise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See below<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>¯\_(</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ツ</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">)_/¯<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sam Crawford, Tim Jordan, Mark McGwire, Josh
Gibson, Wally Berger<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S
THEME </span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">–
League home run champions who later managed in the majors in the Modern Era—REDUX
!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 117.0pt 225.0pt 4.5in;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>HR Titles Yr<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Managed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Career WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/01/OBIT-Ernie-Banks-Base_Acco4.jpg?w=828"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Banks</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>1958, 60 (<b><i>47</i></b>, <b><i>41</i></b>)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>CHC (</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1973.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1973</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">**)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>67.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/88295028/photo/informal-full-length-portrait-of-baseball-player-hal-chase-of-the-american-leagues-new-york.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=U63V9e8d9kUVvXP6N8kUzO8eP_DFQdT34cWcKA3muMs="><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Chase</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................. </span>1915 (<b>17</b>)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>NYY (</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1910.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1910</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">-</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1911.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">11</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>23.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/ty-cobb-sliding-into-catcher-pictorial-parade.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Cobb</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................... </span>1909 (<b><i>9</i></b>)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................... </span>DET (</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1921.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1921</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">-</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1926.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">26</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>151.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/H7UAAOSw6OtjBFUa/s-l1200.webp"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Cravath</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>1913-15,17-19***<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>PHA (</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1919.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1919</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">-</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1920.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">20</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>33.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2fk353w/harry-davis-philadelphia-athletics-1910-2fk353w.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Davis</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>1904-07 (<b><i>10</i></b>, <b>8</b>,
<b><i>12</i></b>, <b>8</b>)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>CLE
(</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1912.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1912</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>38.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/ar_16:9,g_auto,q_auto:good,w_1024,c_fill,f_jpg,dpr_3.0/mlb/bqfb4ouxbaviiyutbgof"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Doby</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>1952, 54 (<b>32</b>, <b>32)</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>CHW (</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1978.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1978</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>56.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A165825/datastream/IMAGE/view"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Lajoie</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>1901 (<b>14</b>)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>CLE (</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1905.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1905</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">-</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1909.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">09</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>106.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/oX8AAOSwz4Ze70dT/s-l1200.webp"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Lumley</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>1904 (<b>9</b>)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................... </span>BRO (</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1909.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1909</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>14.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.tshof.org/uploads/1/3/8/4/138441103/speakertris_orig.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Speaker</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>1912 (<b>10</b>)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>CLE (</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1919.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1919</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">-</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1926.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">26</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>134.9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/images/Jake_Stahl_1B.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Stahl</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................. </span>1910 (<b>10</b>*)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................. </span>WSH (</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1905.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1905</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">-</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/1906.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">06</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>16.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 261.0pt decimal 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2 dotted;">.............................................................. </span>BOS
(</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1912.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">1912</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">-</span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1913.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%;">13</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 400.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">*Tied<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 400.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">** </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197305080.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">08-May-1973</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> (</span><a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1632775-ernie-banks-on-his-40th-anniversary-of-becoming-mlbs-first-black-manager"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Managed 1 G</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 400.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">***(<b><i>19</i></b>,
<b><i>19</i></b>, <b><i>24</i></b>, <b><i>12</i></b>*, <b>8</b>, <b>12</b>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">For
complete list (Modern Era) add this week to the week of </span><a href="https://horsehidetrivia.blogspot.com/2023/11/2023-10-30-league-home-run-champions.html"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">October 30-November</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – ¯\_(</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ツ</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">)_/¯<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tue<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Future Hall of Famers who barnstormed as
the Jackie Robinson All Stars</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Players</span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;"> who
hit for over 300 in the Negro leagues & in the major leagues<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>First black players to play MLB who also made
the HOF<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">From Negro Leagues to MLB without stopping in the
minors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players
that have a stateroom on the USS Cooperstown named after them<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Thur<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Top
players in Cleveland history by WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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independent research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">⚾️</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-70767911385889749012023-11-14T09:21:00.000-08:002023-11-14T13:44:56.941-08:002023-11-06 Players who received at least four intentional bases-on-balls in a single game<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY </span></u></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">— 06-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who broke
Babe Ruth’s record for the most bases on balls in one season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He hit at least thirty home runs a season for thirteen consecutive years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was an All-Star, an MVP, a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner all in
the same season three times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/4eacffa52a64583e/Desktop/a%20Trivia/2023/BILL%20BAKER"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">BARRY BONDS</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Barry-Bonds/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bonds actually now owns the
top 3 spots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2001, Bonds broke Ruth’s
78-year-old record of <b><i>170</i></b> when he was walked <b><i>177</i></b>
times in 2001.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He then extended it with <b><i>198</i></b>
BB in 2002 and finally, in 2004, set the bar so high at <b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffa400; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: rgb(255, 164, 0);">232</span></i></b> that many
historians mention it with other Modern Era single-season records considered
“unbreakable”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[For example, pitcher Jack
Chesbro’s 41 wins in 1904; Ichiro Suzuki’s 262 hits in 2004; Owen Wilson’s 36 triples
in 1912; or Joe Sewell’s miniscule 3 strikeouts in a season by a batter who
qualified for the batting title, in 1930 <i>and </i>1932.]<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hit 30+ HR from 1992 through 2004,
exclusive of the 33 HR he hit in 1990, 2 years before the streak began.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 8 of the years during that same span, his
HR total was 40+.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bonds took all 4 honors in
1990 & 1992 w/PIT & 1993 w/SFG.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark
Pattison, Washington, District of Columbia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike Schmidt, Hank Aaron, Ted Williams, Mel
Ott<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">— 07-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: -9.0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in -9pt 0in 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
holds the Cleveland American League franchise's single-season record for runs
batted in?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He and Atlanta’s Chipper Jones are tied for most career postseason bases
on balls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His made-to-measure mufti raiment sports a bespoke escutcheon basted
into it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.insider.com/5fd0fd42240ebd00126bdef5?width=700"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">MANNY RAMIREZ</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Manny-Ramirez/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His 165 RBI in 1999.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the most RBI in 1 year that any player
has had since Jimmie Foxx’s <b><i>175</i></b> in 1938. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ramirez’ 145 RBI the previous season was an impressive
output as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ramirez ended his postseason
career in 2009 w/LAD with a total of <b><u><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffa400; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; background: rgb(255, 164, 0);">72</span></u></b> BB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jones finished in 2012 without a walk in his final series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of his reputation for
uniqueness, unexpected </span></span><a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/446392-many-ramirez-top-ten-many-being-many-moments"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">statements or actions</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> were often explained (by him or others) as just “Manny
being Manny’’ sort of a weapons-grade version of “boys will be boys”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sewn inside some of Ramirez’ civilian clothes are
labels reading “MBM”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thomas
Howell, Reno<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Al Rosen, Albert Bell, Earl Averill, Jim
Thome<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—— 08-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
fleet-footed outfielder was known to use a clipboard to document pitches and
pitcher tendencies while in the dugout long before it was a common practice?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time
of his retirement, only he and Willie Mays claimed membership in the
400/300 Club.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he was
a young boy, his favorite player was Dusty Baker.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://m9e4c7z8.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/andre_dawson.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ANDRE DAWSON</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Andre-Dawson/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dawson would surely have been an early
adopter of in-game computer usage.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each had at least 400 HR and 300 SB career.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joining them since then are </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/0Cjfr"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">these guys</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Baker recently retired after 19 years as a
major league player, 5 years as a major league coach & 26 seasons as a
major league manager.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is easily
imagined that he will join Dawson in the Hall of Fame.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry
Bonds, Eric Davis, Bobby Bonds, Rickey Henderson, Curt Flood <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">MIDWEEK BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 08-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the last player to hit an inside-the-park home run and a grand slam in the
same game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The double and triple he also hit in that game almost went ignored.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11.5pt;">The Hall of Fame teammate positioned closest to him for five
seasons raved about his all-around game.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He and two non-baseball Hall of Famers were born in the same small
hometown.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Teammates who could have commented on his baseball talent include
Mickey Mantle Orlando Cepeda, Minnie Minoso and Dick Williams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A. </span></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBcLUeY21RuLlK_cB1qSNFjnwu0iqklVOXpg&usqp=CAU"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ROGER MARIS</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Roger-Maris/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the 3<sup>rd</sup> inning
on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KC1/KC1195808031.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">03-Aug-1958</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, Maris hit a IPHR off WSH’s Russ Kemmerer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maris hit Kemmerer’s last pitch that day out
of the park with 3 men on in the 6<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Data originally provided by David Vincent.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can’t believe he couldn’t even
manage a single.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Maris’ feat of 4 extra-base hits in 1 G for KCA was
matched only by </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KC1/KC1196204270.shtml?__hstc=205977932.bf67f06fa3185ec9a1113539a10b2c89.1697339731619.1699304781450.1699499138360.7&__hssc=205977932.5.1699499138360&__hsfp=2383419112" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">Gino Cimoli</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA195507300.shtml?__hstc=205977932.bf67f06fa3185ec9a1113539a10b2c89.1697339731619.1699304781450.1699499138360.7&__hssc=205977932.5.1699499138360&__hsfp=2383419112" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">Elmer Valo</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maris was the Yankees’ primary
right-fielder between 1960-1964. His teammate and CF Mickey Mantle lauded
Maris by claiming, "Roger Maris was the best all-around baseball player I
ever saw. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a Golden Glove right
fielder with a howitzer arm and was an extremely fast runner.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cardinal teammate Orlando Cepeda had similar
comments about Maris.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maris is a native of Hibbing, Minnesota with
just fewer than 16,000 souls when he was born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><a href="https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/gettyimages-944125264-1621630232.jpg?crop=0.724xw:0.765xh;0.160xw,0.157xh&resize=640:*"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Bob Dylan</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> (</span></span><a href="https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/bob-dylan"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Rock
and Roll HOF</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">) & </span></span><a href="https://www.sportscasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Kevin-McHale.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Kevin McHale </span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">(</span></span><a href="https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/kevin-mchale/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Basketball HOF)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> were
also born there.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maris played for (not in thus
order) NYY, STL, CLEL & KCA.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">David Girdany, Somerset, Pennsylvania</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sam Crawford, Vic Power, Bo Jackson, Robin
Yount, Roberto Clemente,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bobby Murcer<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 09-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first American League player to hit at least twenty doubles, twenty
triples and twenty home runs in a single season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His major league debut was the game where Bob Feller set an American
League record by striking out seventeen.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When he broke his ankle, a famous amputee offered his own as a
replacement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://images.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2009/342/7438_126037508587.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">JEFF HEATH</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jeff-Heath/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1941, playing for CLE,
Heath had 32 2B, <b><i>20</i></b> 3B & 24 HR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">The
only other ALers to also do this?... George Brett & Curtis Granderson.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Debut = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE193609131.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">13-Sep-1936(1)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, in
teammate Bob Feller’s 3<sup>rd</sup> month of professional baseball.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bert Shepard lost his </span></span><a href="https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2019/05/07201528/AP_450330044-804x1024.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">right leg</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> during combat in WWII
and yet made it back to the majors..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
offer added some lightheartedness to an often lugubrious situation when Heath went
down with a leg injury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #031a3a;">Shepard remains the only player to have
ever played in the major leagues on an artificial leg.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adam
Balutis, Arlington, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Earl Averill, Rudy York, Minnie Minoso, Frank
Schulte, Harry Hooper<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
10-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first player to hit more than one home run in his first World Series game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the last player to lead the league in home runs while having
fewer strikeouts than home runs?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In spite of also leading the Bigs in runs batted in and hitting more
than .325 that same season, he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>only
managed to get second place in league MVP voting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ted-kluszewski-cincinnati-reds-768x518-1.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">TED KLUSZUSKI</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ted-Kluszewski/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In </span></span><a href="https://www.zeiss.com/vision-care/us/find-an-eye-doctor-near-you.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">G 1</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1959_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1959 WS,</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> Kluszewski homered in
the 3<sup>rd</sup> & 4<sup>th</sup> innings as CHW smothered LAD 11-0.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1954, playing for CIN, he
led the majors w/<b>49</b> HR but K’d only 35 X. His 141 RBI also led MLB that
season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He finished a distant 2<sup>nd</sup>
to Willie Mays in Mays’s breakout year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mays led baseball in BA (<b><i>.345</i></b>), SLG (<b><i>.667</i></b>), &
WAR (<b><i>10.4</i></b>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Andrew Milner, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andruw Jones, Jo DiMaggio, Home Run Baker,
Gene Tenace, Willie Aikens, Jimmie Foxx, Patsy Dougherty<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 11-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
speedster is the only player to lead the National League in triples for three
straight seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the only player to have a season with two hundred hits and fewer
than twenty walks and do it again two years later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was Ferguson Jenkins' three thousandth career strikeout victim.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;">A. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e0/5d/c2/e05dc2d7c522620f4ed2d4807099f5e9.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">GARRY TEMPLETON</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>[</b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Garry-Templeton/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1; font-size: 8pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">- Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Led in 3B for STL
in 1977 (<b><i>18</i></b>), 1978 (<b>13</b>) & 1979 (<b>19</b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11pt;">- #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1977 Templeton
had 200 H & 13 BB. In 1979, he had 211 H & 18 BB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only 4 other </span></span><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/dPabe" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1; font-size: 11pt;">players</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11pt;"> have done it even once.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11pt;">- #2 On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198205250.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0000e1; font-size: 11pt;">25-May-1982</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11pt;">, 3</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><sup><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;">rd</span></sup></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11pt;">inning = Ferguson’s 3,000<sup>th</sup> career K. Ferguson
retired the following season w/3,192 K.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11pt;">FCR - Greg Gits, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #1f1f1f; font-size: 11pt;">Glen Ellyn, Illinois</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #36495f; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tim Raines, Vince Coleman, Willie McGee,
Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock, Omar Moreno, Juan Samuel<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 13-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the only player left fitting this
week’s theme?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his seven years in the majors, he
played a position other than his principal for only three innings of one game.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ziggy Sears gave his only ejection in
his seven-year career as a player.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It came
on a disputed ball-and-strike call.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/bakerw1940a.jpg"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif"><b>BILL BAKER</b></span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Bill-Baker/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See
theme below…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
deftly handled both his chances at the cold corner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ejected
from a G on </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN194306131.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">06-Jun-1943</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> for disputing
ball/strike call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later an umpire
himself in the majors, he handed out 10 ejections in his only<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>season wearing the blue—1957.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>¯\_(</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">ツ</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">)_/¯</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Players
who received at least four intentional bases-on-balls in a single game:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 2.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/XsqAF"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">https://stathead.com/tiny/XsqAF</span></b></a><b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 2.5in;"><b><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center 135.0pt left 2.75in 261.0pt 4.5in 5.5in;"><b><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Date<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pitcher(s)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>of Team<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mgr<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>w/l*<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/bakerw1940a.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Baker</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT194309282.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">28-Sep-1943</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">(2)</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>Davis, Webber<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BRO/1943.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">BRO</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................ </span></span><a href="https://www.cmgworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/durocher-bio-768x768.jpg"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Durocher</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>W<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/barry-bonds-san-francisco-giants-slugger-image-taken-color-slide-41669790.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Bonds</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200404230.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">23-Apr-2004</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>Gagne, Dreifort<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/2004.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">LAD</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/622006/photo/jim-tracy.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=FOjXwB3wOPS_GLKS8EfLwBrUnCq2NOe1eccAOrKqJjQ="><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Tracey</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>L<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2 dotted;">..................................................... </span>Perez,
Mota<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN200405010.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">01-May-2004</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>Pavano,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Benitez<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/2004.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">FLA</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................ </span></span><a href="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4ab661/2147483647/strip/true/crop/489x512+0+0/resize/1200x1256!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2Fd9%2F07c9927d53e2aa224fb1e1403b0e%2Fsdut-file-this-march-28-2005-fil-20160902"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">McKeon</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>W<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL200406122.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">12-Jun-2004</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%;">(2)</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>Parish<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/2004.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">BAL</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/IA8AAOSwHSZiBego/s-l1200.webp"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Mazzilli</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>L<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2 dotted;">..................................................... </span>Bedard
, DeJean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN200409220.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">22-Sep-2004</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>Micelli<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2004.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">HOU</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................ </span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1392984063/photo/manager-jimy-williams-of-the-houston-astros-argues-with-an-umpire-during-a-major-league.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=vhP2aDt-OII63X-reABIl8RVzEj_ImfV38FZsRGWAq0="><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Williams</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>W<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Gallo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0810/chi_cubsalltime_07_800.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Dawson</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199005220.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">22-May-1990</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>Browning<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1990.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">CIN</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span></span><a href="https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coxohio/ZN2AGY26GA5DHLVTEVHAFWL5ZE.jpg"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Piniella</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>W<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2 dotted;">..................................................... </span>Scudder,
Birtsas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f9f8eee4b0cfcc918a27eb/be136d77-6c69-465c-aa06-c713f2111753/Jeff-Heath-4.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Heath</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE194107140.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">14-Jul-1941</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>Wilson, Potter<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1941.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">BOS</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span></span><a href="https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/244824544_3417463515045427_6212009512298496684_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=kBvBrNPh_xwAX9B2Epe&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&oh=00_AfCbowYOwWJ7O642HzGQR-diBA6qUnGCoDlgnz1y-jxZCQ&oe=6546D297"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Cronin</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>W<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/58383520_10157393254183760_8086046237104537600_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c2f564&_nc_ohc=0KO5IaV54GIAX-_IFqj&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&oh=00_AfDXZG6EgcaOTmQihE5F-vZOBAm5rCPZhzmIFLU5iyjCxg&oe=656972E8"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Klu</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN195109070.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">07-Sep-1951</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>Rush, Leonard<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1951.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">CHC</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................... </span></span><a href="https://i0.wp.com/thisdayinbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/07/Phil-Cavarretta-replaces-Frankie-Frisch-as-manager..jpg?fit=500%2C333&ssl=1"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Cavarretta</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>W<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Roger-Maris/"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Maris</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196205220.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">22-May-1962</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>Morgan<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAA/1962.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">LAA</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5QzYrK9hyP1n9P-LTI51h-CyIW_DkfiL0EA&usqp=CAU"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Rigney</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>W<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2 dotted;">..................................................... </span>Spring,
Duren, Chance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://i.insider.com/5fd0fd42240ebd00126bdef5?width=700"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Ramírez</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200106050.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">05-Jun-2001</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span>Anderson<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/2001.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">DET</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............................. </span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/968447660/photo/phil-garner-talks-to-reporters-at-a-news-conference-at-comerica-park-in-detroit-michigan-14.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=qiXFZa-UoTSj6Jsl0mfJVwIJrN5TYAykcUWf3KPTb5w="><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Garner</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>W<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2 dotted;">..................................................... </span>Borkowski,
Nitkowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/R0-pO18uDTj-6S7M8YygZFWfIuI=/0x0:3600x2430/1320x0/filters:focal(0x0:3600x2430):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22295967/133381371.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Templeton</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">....... </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT198507050.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">04-Jul-1985</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span></span><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Candelaria<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1985.shtml"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PIT</span></a><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................. </span></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61+0x1TMaFL._UX250_.jpg"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tanner</span></a><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>L<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2 dotted;">..................................................... </span>Tunnell,
Reuschel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in left 2.75in 4.0in 4.5in 5.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">*Batter’s
team</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <b>Warren Kent,</b> Whitehall, Michigan
(after Dawson)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Mon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Over 100 career WAR but not in the hof</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">If you know
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the only player to win the American League home run title while playing for
the expansion Washington Senators?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first Los Angeles Dodger to win the Rookie of the Year Award.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He once hit ten (10!) home runs in a calendar
week (Sunday-Saturday).<o:p></o:p></span></span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In that streak, he became the first player to
homer ten times in a twenty-at-bat span.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His record for home runs in his home stadium is
more than twice that of the next batter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of his clouts were so monumental that
they hit the seat in the far upper deck & fans and the media wanted to how
far they had really been hit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ever
modest, Howard responded with, “The distance of every tape-measure home run depends
upon your press agent.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #6<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually, some of the seats that his
longest home runs struck were painted a separate color and stood out until the
stadium’s scheduled demolition was begun bin June 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #7<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His nickname was taken from a John Wayne
film.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/ZNOA-qtpnwgBIPXxygA9dk9NUh8=/1400x1400/filters:format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23941232/515533570.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">FRANK HOWARD</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Frank-Howard/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
1968, “The Year of the Pitcher”, Howard led the majors with 44 HR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next season he hit 48, but weas edged out
by the Twins Harmon Killebrew who had 49.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Howard led the AL in 1970 with 44.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Howard
was the NL ROY in 1960, 2 years after the Dodgers moved out west.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LAD has had 13 more since then.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: -4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10 HR </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS2/WS2196805120.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">12-</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WS2/WS2196805120.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">18-May-1968</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
(You know, the year of the… Well, you know,)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These were not untested pitchers either, among them were Mickey Lolich
(3X), Sam McDowell (2X) & Dave McNally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mclaide01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">before</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & shortly </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mclaide01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">after</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> the streak, also
homered against that year’s CYA/MVP Denny McLain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[See #2 above]<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#4<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Howard hit 116 HR at RFK stadium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2<sup>nd</sup> place is Don Lock w/51.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A possible reference to </span></span><a href="https://washingtonbaseballhistory.com/2017/11/18/fact-and-fiction-about-mantles-565-foot-home-run/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mickey Mantle’s HR</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> off
Chuck Stobbs in Washington a decade earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#6<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Twenty of the HR Howard hit into the </span></span><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F9t42q8XkAA4r3y.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">upper
deck</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> were painted and easy
to spot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#7<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">One of his nicknames was “Hondo”, in reference to </span></span></span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045883/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #196ad4; font-size: 11pt;">The Duke’s 1953 film</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"> of the same name. </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IMHO, the “Capital
Punisher” & “The Washington Monument” are a little too contrived.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evan
Thompson, Mesa<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —— 31-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who holds the
record for most runs batted in by a rookie?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In two
TNFOTO*-shortened seasons, he batted .400 or better.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has a
span of seventeen years between his first batting title and his last one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/Williams%20Ted%2030.73_FL_NBL.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">TED WILLIAMS</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ted-Williams/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams drove in <b><i>145</i></b> in 1939
to lead the majors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Young teammate Walt
Dropo came extremely close to surpassing Ted for the rookie ribbie record. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While sitting on 144 RBI, Dropo left eight men
stranded on base during his last game of 1950.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>*”Through no fault of his own”, Williams hit
.400 in 1952 and .407 in 1953.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams won the AL batting title with his
well-known <b><i>.406</i></b> in 1941 & <b>.328</b> in 1958.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob Trostler,
Norwich, Connecticut<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George
Brett, Walt Dropo<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—— 01-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whose record for
most home run titles by a National Leaguer did Ralph Kiner break in 1952?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the
only player to hit more than three hundred home runs in a single ball park.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was once
intentionally walked with the bases loaded.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://beckett-www.s3.amazonaws.com/news/news-content/uploads/2021/05/Ott-Feature-GettyImages-515335902.jpg"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MEL OTT</span></b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;"> </span> <b style="font-family: arial;">[</b></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mel-Ott/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PIT’s <span style="color: #1d2228;">Kiner broke
Ott’s record with his 7<sup>th</sup> straight NL HR title in 1952. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gavvy Cravath had also won the NL HR crown 6
X, tied with Ott.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike Schmidt is the
current NL record holder as he bested Kiner’s record with his 8<sup>th</sup> HR
crown in 1986.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ott finished with 323 HR in his home park,
The Polo Grounds in New York.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>IBB w/bases full = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI192910052.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">05-Oct-1929</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Full story </span></span><a href="https://crescentcitysports.com/turn-back-the-clock-the-legend-surrounding-mel-otts-intentional-walk-with-the-bases-loaded/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was one of just 8 X on record that an MLB
hitter had been walked intentionally with the bases loaded: Abner Dalrymple in
1881, Nap Lajoie in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA190105230.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1901</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Del Bissonette in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1192805020.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1928</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Bill Nicholson in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1194407232.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1944</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Barry Bonds in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN199805280.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1998</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Josh Hamilton in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX200808170.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2008</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & Corey Seager in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX202204150.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2022</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey Brown,
Tallahassee<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry
Bonds, Stan Musial, Hack Wilson, Johnny Mize, Gavvy Cravath<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MIDWEEK BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 01-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first person to be voted Rookie of the Year unanimously?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When he won his MVP, a single vote—for a teammate no less—kept the vote
from being unanimous.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The season after his MVP, he led the majors in runs, doubles and
slugging.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/02/07/ap_19031816554503-ab2ed281e121af180c5c169a6f882ad7cf9e05bc-s1200-c85.webp"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">FRANK ROBINSON</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Frank-Robinson/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1956, Robinson’s 6.5 WAR
debut year, he led the NL in <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>R scored and
in being HBP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A unanimous </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1956.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ROY vote</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> was almost inevitable.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The NL MVP in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1961.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1961</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> saw a single vote for <b>21</b>-10
teammate P </span></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/474x/6d/b0/ca/6db0cadf8903915460cae6c37805d53f.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Joey Jay</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of the pennant-winning
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1961.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CIN</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from having the NL’s first unanimous MVP
since NYG’s Carl Hubbell’s vote in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1936.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1936</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1962, he had 134 R, 51 2B
& slugged .624 & finished a strong 4<sup>th</sup> in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1962.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MVP voting</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> that year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matt
Dicker, Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jackie Robinson, Carlton Fisk, Thurman Munson,
Barry Bonds, Robin Yount, Johnny Bench<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 02-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Who owns the highest season batting
average for any National Leaguer in the Modern Era?</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In a ten-year span, he averaged more than two hundreds hits per season,
leading his league four times and the majors twice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With an obvious target for his remark, he once stated, “I had much
rather be known as a team-play man than as a Home Run King, Monarch of Swat or
any of those high-sounding, but to a winning ball player, meaningless titles.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sjn7Xmlo-QM/sddefault.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">ROGERS
HORNSBY</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Rogers-Hornsby/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Hornsby's .424 in 1924 leads all in the NL and is just barely
behind PHA's Nap Lajoie's 1901 .426, in organized baseball.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From 1920 through 1929, there
was no other player more productive in hitting safely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During part of that run, from 1920 through
1925, his cumulative batting average was .397, ending over .400 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Not a typo!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seldom shy about discussing his
prowess on the diamond, but could back it up with consistent, highest‑level
performance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Babe Ruth ever heard the
remark, he was doubtless unruffled.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tony Gwynn, Bill Terry, Hugh Duffy, Nap
Lajoie, Stan Musial, George Sisler, Lefty O’Doul<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
03-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
Nolan Ryan’s debut in the majors, which future Hall of Famer did he strike out?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He (Not Ryan) hit a walk-off home run in the World Series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A Texas native, he grew up in California.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had a contract with a men’s underwear company and appeared in print
ads wearing the product.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0k7hnBIpIKQ4Ca6mXTLy55suddk=/0x0:3346x3998/1520x1013/filters:focal(1353x960:1887x1494):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71296561/514963710.0.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">EDDIE MATHEWS</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Eddie-Mathews/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN196609110.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">11-Sep-1966</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Ryan
entered a NYM/ATL G in the 6<sup>th</sup> inning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He promptly struck out the 1<sup>st</sup>
batter he faced, P Pat Jarvis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mathews was the third batter and 2<sup>nd</sup> Ryan K.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Future Hall of Famer Joe Torre hit the first
HR off Ryan, an inning later.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His walk-off came in the 1957
WS, G 4 on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN195710060.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">06-Oct-1957</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 1957 victory is the only WS the Braves
won in Milwaukee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Mathews family moved from Texarkana
to Santa Barbara when he was 6 years old.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The men’s underwear company Munsingwear hired
several professional athletes including Mathews in 1958 to model their
products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ads appearing in
publications like periodical magazines were for products such as </span></span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Ed_Mathews_Munsingwear_ad.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">undershirts</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TGsAAOSw6-xgY4vl/s-l1600.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">briefs</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> and even a </span></span><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/38882159/r/il/8f9f78/4481996928/il_fullxfull.4481996928_napp.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">contest promotion</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe
Cohen, Holden, Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lou Brock, Jim Palmer, <span style="background: white; color: black;">Bill Mazeroski, Joe Carter</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">T.G.I.F. INSERTION</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 03-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
player won a “Baseball Digest“ <i>Player of the Year Award</i> in the 1980s and
again in the 1990s?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played his last game at home in the game that Curt Schilling tied
J.R. Richard's Modern Era National League record for most strikeouts in a
season by a right-handed pitcher.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His performance in one game in his MVP year was so outstanding that fans
still refer to that game by his name.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/Sandberg%20Ryne_McWilliams%20HoF%20action%20125_0.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">RYNE SANDBERG</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ryne-Sandberg/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sandberg won the POY award
first in </span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/FnYAAOSwmqVivftO/s-l1200.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1984</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, the year of his NL
MVP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He won again in </span></span><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-Baseball-Digest-magazine-Yearbook-Ryne-Sandberg-Chicago-Cubs-Will-Clark-VG-/362977460968?_ul=IL"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1990</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It all happened </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN199709210.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">21-Sep-1997</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">Schilling
went onto surpass Richard w/6 more K in his </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI199709260.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11pt;">final game</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> of 1997</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The Sandberg Game” was an
11-inning Cubs win over STL on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198406230.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">23-Jun-1984</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sandberg was 5 for 6 w/2 HR (both vs. NL’s
elite reliever </span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/sutter-bruce"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bruce Sutter)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">,
a R & 7 RBI.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The G had importance beyond
the victory and his stats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read more </span></span><a href="https://mlblogsvineline.wordpress.com/tag/ryne-sandberg/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doug
Greenwald, San Francisco<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rickey Henderson, Mark McGwire, George Brett,
Robin Yount, Jim Palmer<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 04-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time Manager of the Year was later quoted as saying, “The idea of playing
in stadiums without fans is right now our new normal here.”?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was among the record-setting nine players who each had one hundred or
more hits in a single season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He hit World Series home runs for three separate major league
franchises.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://www.dailydemocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BNG-L-WILLIAMS-0511-1-1.jpg?w=525"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">MATT WILLIAMS</span></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Matt_Williams" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal 2.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams
was named </span></span><a href="https://securea.mlb.com/assets/images/1/7/4/99154174/cuts/MattWilliams1280_e8wmsqtt_b4i07j8x.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">NL Mgr of the Year</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 2014 for leading </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/2014.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WSN</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to an NL East division title with a 96-66 record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His quote came when he was </span></span><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/baseball/ex-unlv-star-matt-williams-finds-home-as-manager-in-korea-2028422/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">managing</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> the Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization in 2020
when much of the world was locked down because of the Covid virus pandemic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal 2.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
WS champion 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks produced 1,494 H during the season, almost 80%
of those from just 9 players.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 279.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Luis Gonzalez<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>198<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 279.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark Grace<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>142<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 279.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Steve Finley<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>136<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 279.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tony Womack<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>128<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 279.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Craig Counsell<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>126<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 279.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Reggie Sanders<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>116<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 279.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Matt Williams<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>112<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 279.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jay Bell<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................... </span>106<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 2.25in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 279.0pt;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Damian Miller<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>103<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams homered for SFG in the
3<sup>rd</sup> G of the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1989_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1989 WS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, off eventual WS MVP Dave Stewart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He homered again 8 years later in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1997_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1997 WS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for CLE, in the 4<sup>th</sup> G.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally he took NYY’s Andy Pettitte deep
in the 2<sup>nd</sup> G of the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2001_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2001 WS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Williams is the only
player who can make this claim.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doug
Greenwald, San Francisco</span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>SUNDAY </u>— 05-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: -4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which future manager broke Wilbert Robinson’s
record for most RBI in a single major league game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was once one of three players who finished
within .0007 of the top of a season batting race.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the last pre-WWII player to
lead his league in home runs and triples in the same season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.stlshof.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/jim-bottomley.jpg"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">JIM
BOTTOMLEY</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Jim-Bottomley/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR
Bio</span></a></b><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
<a href="https://d.docs.live.net/4eacffa52a64583e/Desktop/a%20Trivia/2023/Like%20%22*Jim%20Bottomley*%22">16-Sep-1924</a>,
Bottomley knocked in 12 R for STL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Future
Cardinal Mark Whiten tied the mark on <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN199309072.shtml?__hstc=205977932.efb1fbc02e6f22285488afb4994d40c5.1678079236472.1698961644639.1699158175106.113&__hssc=205977932.3.1699158175106&__hsfp=484109611">07-Sep-1993(2)</a>
via 4 HR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://dev.sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/RobinsonWilbert-BAL-1898.png">Robinson</a>
had set the bar at 11 RBI for <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BLN/1892.shtml">BLN</a> on <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/?month=6&day=10&year=1892">10‑Jun‑1892(1).</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
1931 in the NL, these players ended with these batting averages: Chick Hafey
(.3489), Bill Terry (.3486) & Jim Bottomley (.3482).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In spite of 9 seasons hitting over .300 &
another at .299 & another at .298, Bottomley never won a batting title.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim
Bottomley in 1928 NL, w/<b>20</b> 3B & tied for HR lead w/Hack Wilson <b>31</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David Ramsden, Barcelona<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ty Cobb, John McGraw, Don
Baylor, Dusty Baker<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S
FINALE</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
— 05-Nov<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which player had the longest hitting streak
for the Boston Braves?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his first World Series, he played
all six games, had twenty-six at bats and neither struck out nor walked the whole
Series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The season where he led the majors in
hits, runs, home runs and total bases, he finished second in the league’s Most
Valuable player voting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://thisdayinbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/1941/12/Tommy-Holmes.jpg"><span style="font-family: Archivo Black;">TOMMY
HOLMES</span></a></span></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Tommy-Holmes/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR
Bio</span></a></b><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had
a 37-G streak in <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=holmeto01&t=b&year=1945">1945</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Holmes hit .423 during his then-NL record
skein.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
the <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1948_WS.shtml">1948
WS</a>, Holmes hit .192, going 5 for 26 as his Braves fell to CLE.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Holmes
received MVP votes <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1943.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">1943</a>,
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1944.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">1944</a>,<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1945.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">1945</a>
& <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1946.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting">1946</a>,
but it was in 1945 he finished 2<sup>nd</sup>, behind Phil Cavarretta.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill Henry, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">East Greenwich</span>, Rhode Island</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Hank Gowdy</span>, Bob Elliott, Eddie Mathews, Rabbit
Maranville<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S THEME </span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">– League home run
champions who later managed in the majors<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 117.0pt 3.5in 6.0in;"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Player HR Titles Yr Managed</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/api/collection/v1/iiif/706538/1581963/restricted">Bottomley</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">............. <b>1928</b>........................................ STL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="https://vintagecardprices.com/pics/16795/440631.jpg">Holmes</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.................. <b><i>1945</i></b>....................................... BSN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="https://thisdayinbaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/rogers-hornsby.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Hornsby</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">........... <b><i>1922</i></b>, <b><i>1925</i></b>. STL, NYG, BSN, CHC, SLB, CIN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="https://imgc.allpostersimages.com/img/posters/baseball-player-frank-howard-during-winter-league-season_u-L-P76OI20.jpg?artPerspective=n"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Howard</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">............ <b><i>1968,</i></b> <b>1970</b>............................. SDP, NYM<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/medium/canvas-print/10/14/mirror/break/images/artworkimages/medium/2/milwaukee-braves-eddie-mathews-august-16-1954-sports-illustrated-cover-canvas-print.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Mathews</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.......... 1<b><i>953,</i></b> <b><i>1959</i></b>................................... ATL<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ott.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Ott</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">............. <b>1932</b>, <b>34</b>, <b>36</b>,
<b>37</b>, <b>38</b>, ......................... NYG<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/cut4/on-this-day-in-1971-frank-robinson-hit-his-500th-homer-in-a-doubleheader-c253738"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Robinson</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.............. <b><i>1966</i></b>............. CLE, SFG, BAL, MON, WSN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="https://mlblogsvineline.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/sandbergryne.jpg?w=1024"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Sandberg</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">.............. <b>1990</b>........................................ PHI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Q4QAAOSwiOdZutmv/s-l1600.jpg">M. Williams</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">........... <b><i>1994</i></b>....................................... WSN<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"><a href="https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5b521ddcd8c81936d517a949/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/McGrath-Ted-Williams.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">T. Williams</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">... <b><i>1941</i></b>, <b><i>42</i></b>,
<b>47</b>, <b>49</b>......................... WSA,
TEX<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: center dotted 2.0in 4.0in decimal 6.5in;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <b>Joe Cohen</b>, Holden, Massachusetts
(Sunday)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.5in;">Wed</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.5in;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.5in;">-</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.5in;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.5in;">Players with the most career home runs
and a losing record as a manager.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>HOF
players with worst record as a manager<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Thurs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">500 Home Run Club players who have been managers in a
professional baseball league<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">MLB players with highest WAR to be a manager<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players</span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;"> with the highest WAR who have managed in the major leagues
after their playing career<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: .75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Select Hall of Fame players who went on to manage and ended up
with a losing record<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Sun<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>HOF
players with </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">the</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> most career extra-base hits to
have a losing record as a manager<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">MLB players with over 1500 career hits who had
a career losing record as an MLB manager</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-89761682107389268532023-10-29T23:30:00.000-07:002023-10-29T23:30:19.455-07:002023-10-23 Baseball people with a middle name of Joseph<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 23-Oct</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
former Orioles player is third on the all-time career on-base percentage list,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>trailing only Ted Williams and Babe Ruth?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He made eight errors in ten chances in his first professional game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The two seasons he led the majors in walks, he also led in runs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://preview.redd.it/1910-john-mcgraw-manager-of-the-new-york-giants-colorized-v0-22la6d9j8hha1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4127e064c36dcc47d98736b4800ae094daec6a7b"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">JOHN McGRAW</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/john-mcgraw-2/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McGraw’s
OB % = .466 (Williams’ is <b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffa400; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">.482</span></i></b>, Ruth’s .474).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played and managed the NL Orioles in </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BLN/1899.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1899</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & the AL Orioles
in </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BLA/1901.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1901</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BLA/1902.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1902</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8 E
= playing for the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/roster/t-oo13478/y-1890"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1890 Olean Miners</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1898,
McGraw’s <b><i>143</i></b> R & <b><i>112</i></b> BB were tops in the NL,
the only league then extant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Terry
Walters, Wabash, Minnesota<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Willie Keeler, Cal Ripken, Tim Raines, Frank
Robinson, Eddie Murray, Jose Batista<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">—— 24-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the first
batter to hit a grand slam off Roger Clemens?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He (not
Clemens) homered in his firs major league at bat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Gold
Glove winner, All-Star and Silver Slugger, he surprised his teammates with his
sudden religious conversion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://townsquare.media/site/67/files/2011/06/gary_gaetti_250x200.jpg?w=1200&h=0&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">GARY GAETTI</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/gary-gaetti/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Clemens’ 10<sup>th</sup> season, on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS199309050.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">05-Sep-1993</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Gaetti homered in the
6<sup>th</sup> inning, batting in Brian McRae, Wally Joyner & Brent
Mayne ahead of him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his debut MLB G, Gaetti homered off Charlie
Hough in the 2<sup>nd</sup> inning on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX198109200.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">20-Sep-1981</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a sudden conversion in the middle of
the 1988 season, Gaetti’s teammates were amazed that he had so<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>suddenly abandoned his previous
near-libertine </span></span><a href="https://vault.si.com/vault/1989/08/21/the-gospel-and-gaetti-gary-gaetti-a-two-time-all-star-went-from-banshee-ballplayer-to-born-again-christian-in-1988-and-now-the-minnesota-twins-are-a-different-kind-of-team"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">lifestyle.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Art Mugalian,
Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shawn
Green, Will Clark, Carlos Baerga, Mike Piazza<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—— 25-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who managed the championship
team of the league that only existed in 1890?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the first
player to hit a home run on Opening Day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His base
running prowess was so admired that a song was composed honoring him for it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3 When he was asked if he drank during games,
responded, “It depends on the length of the game.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/613tWBKplQL.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">KING KELLY</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/King-Kelly/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: -4.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">As
an active player/manager (.325 BA with 51 SB), Kelly led the champion</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/PL/1890.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boston</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://sportsecyclopedia.com/aa/boston/bosredspics.html" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 12.0pt;">Reds</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> of the </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-legacy-of-the-players-league-1890-chicago-pirates/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 12.0pt;">Players League</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> to a
81-48-4 record, 6.5 G ahead of the 2<sup>nd</sup>-place team which had the</span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/John-Montgomery-Ward/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 12.0pt;">
league’s founder</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: black;">on its roster.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OD HR = 01-May-1880.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Source:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="background: white; color: black;">Baseball-Almanac’s </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/home_run.php?p=kellyki01" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">HR log for Kelly</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">The
song, "</span></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MKXOB_dIWg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt;">Slide, Kelly,
Slide</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">" was America's first
"pop hit" record.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here it is
in a </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6ykGDmrgJI"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt;">1900 version</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1927, it <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inspired a film version of </span></span><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018413/" title="Slide, Kelly, Slide (film)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">Slide, Kelly, Slide</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">The tune was originally
recorded on a cylinder for play on the </span></span><a href="https://www.loc.gov/collections/edison-company-motion-pictures-and-sound-recordings/articles-and-essays/history-of-edison-sound-recordings/history-of-the-cylinder-phonograph/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">phonograph</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> Thomas Edison invented in 1877. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was also sung by famous Vaudeville and dance hall star </span></span><a href="https://travsd.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/stars-of-vaudeville-99-maggie-cline/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">Maggie Cline</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Source:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“1001 Fascinating Baseball Facts”<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Art Mugalian,
Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John
Montgomery Ward, Billy Hamilton, Bill McGunnigle<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MIDWEEK BONUS </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 25-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
All-Star moundsman is the only pitcher ever to lose a World Series game to the
San Diego Padres?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was picked ahead of his Hall of Fame teammate in the same draft.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He played for that franchise in parts of three decades.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His son was drafted in the 2<sup>nd</sup> round by Montreal 30 years
after he was drafted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/NINTCHDBPICT000848299214.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">DAN PETRY</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/4eacffa52a64583e/Desktop/a%20Trivia/2023/DAN%20PETRY"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SDP has been to the WS 2 X:
1984 & were swept 1998. They won G </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN198410100.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">#2</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 1984 & lost the
WS 4 G to 1.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Petry was chosen 2<sup>nd</sup>
in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?draft_round=4&year_ID=1976&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4<sup>th</sup>
round </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">of the 1976 draft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fellow Tiger Jack Morris was taken 2<sup>nd</sup> in the following </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?draft_round=5&year_ID=1976&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">round</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Petry played for DET 1979-80;
1981-1987; & 1991.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Son </span></span><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Petry"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Jeff Petry</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> was selected by the Edmonton
Oilers in the National Hockey League’s </span></span><a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_2006_entry.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2006 draft</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> and </span></span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/montreal-canadiens/new-hab-petry-learned-key-lesson-from-his-major-league-father/wcm/c3880cdf-7946-4a85-8456-fb9a5cd8ae64/amp/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">credits
father Dan</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for much of his </span></span><a href="https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/p/petryje01.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">success</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> on the ice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
Cleary, Macungie, Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jack Morris, Lee Smith, Frank Tanana, Tim
Lollar, Milt Wilcox<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 26-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the Giants’ career leader in triples and stolen bases?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At a very young age, he pitched in a game against the team that would later
that year, win the very first major league World Series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His nickname was related to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>how
much he talked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/96357505/photo/the-newsboy-tobacco-company-issued-this-cabinet-photo-of-mike-tiernan-in-his-new-york-giants.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=2s-SfH5zg8yvqa1F11Pe3RwV55DCje_piAooe6pVuHg="><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MIKE TIERNAN</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mike-Tiernan/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>finished with 162 3B and 428 SB.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;">In 1884, Tiernan played town
ball in </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 10.5pt;">Williamsport, Pennsylvania</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At age 17, he once struck</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;"> out 15 </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1884_Providence_Grays_season" title="1884 Providence Grays season"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">Providence Grays</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in an exhibition game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19<sup>th</sup>-century post season play-off
were called World Series in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1884_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1894</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1885_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">85</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1886_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">86</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1887_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">87</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1888_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">88</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1889_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">89</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1890_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">90</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1892_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">92</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because he generally avoided
the press and did not protest when umpires made questionable calls, he was
known as “Silent Mike”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry
Nelson, Guilderland, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dummy Hoy, Willie Mays, George Burns, Gavvy
Cravath, George Davis<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
27-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time Tigers player had a hit in ten consecutive at bats for the Cincinnati
Reds?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the team MVP with a team in the first year after he was traded to
them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the foil of a clever MLB television promotion commercial
co-starring Tony Gwynn.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://pastpros.com/cdn/shop/products/0000410441__73775.1644518730_1024x1024.jpg?v=1658886165"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">BIP ROBERTS</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bip_Roberts"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the 10<sup>th</sup>
AB, Roberts streak was broken when he was <i>walked</i> in the 3<sup>rd</sup> inning
on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN199209230.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">23‑Sep‑1992</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> by LAD rookie pitcher Pedro Astacio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Astacio had given up Roberts’ 10<sup>th</sup>
H, a single, in the 1<sup>st</sup> inning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roberts’ previous 9 for 9 were accumulated on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN199209190.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">19-</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN199209200.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">20-</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN199209222.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">22-Sep-1992</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roberts had played in 34 G for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1998.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">DET</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 1998 before
finishing his career with </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1998.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">OAK</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> later that same year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The record for all-time longest consecutive
AB hit streak is a 3-way tie: CHC's Johnny Kling (1902), BOS's Pinky Higgins
(1938) & DET's Walt Dropo (1952), who all had H in 12 straight AB.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roberts became an All-Star and
received league MVP votes only after the Padres, for whom he had played for
five full seasons, traded him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CIN voted
him team MVP in 1992.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See TV spot </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JnVOYewX2A"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael
Schneider, Wilmington, Delaware<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dmitri Young, Sean Casey, Eric Davis<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">T.G.I.F. EXTRA </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 27-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
BLTR future member of the 1986 World Series champion New York Mets was the MVP
of the 1981 American Legion World Series?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A former Texas Rangers hitting coach, he had starred for his university
before going professional.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 10.5pt;">He is the cousin and godson of his former manager.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2011/02/25/e843ea_022511soxmw016.jpg?w=1024"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">DAVE MAGADAN</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Dave-Magadan/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Played for WS champs </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/1986.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">NYM</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> as a rookie in 1986.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coached for TEX </span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmagad001.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2013-15</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. He played for the
University of Alabama & they </span></span><a href="https://www.al.com/sports/2014/05/ashof_class_of_2014_dave_magad.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">remember him
fondly</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Magadan had a stellar three-year career
with the Crimson Tide, capped by a phenomenal junior season that saw him set
the SEC single-season record with a .525 batting average.</span><span style="color: #1d2228;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Magadan played a half season
w/</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1993.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">SEA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in1993, </span></span><a href="https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/No.-9-Lou-Piniella.jpg?d=2040x1437"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">managed</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> by </span></span><a href="https://media.bizj.us/view/img/1816071/piniellal00000-2*1200.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Lou Piniella</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, his cousin &
godfather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both are from the Tampa Bay
area.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robert
Osman, Great Neck, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Graig Nettles<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 28-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time BBTR Boston first baseman was assaulted by Philadelphia fans because
he led his team's stalling tactics in hope of having the umpire declare the
game suspended?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In his third year in the majors, playing for the Baltimore Orioles, he
led the league in hits, batting average and hit by pitch, yet did not manage
any votes for Most Valuable Player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Known for making flashy, one-handed scoops with his small glove, he was
nicknamed "Foghorn" for his loud-mouthed style as a base coach.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/rea-archive/2014/fall/1897-cameo-pepsin-gum-pin-tommy-tucker.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">TOMMY TUCKER</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Tucker_(baseball)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">Wiki bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tucker played for the Boston
Beaneaters of the NL for 7 seasons, thrice when they were NL champs </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1891.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1891</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1892.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1892</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BSN/1893.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1893</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">(See
11<sup>th</sup> paragraph of the </span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Tommy-Tucker/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;"> for details of the suspended
game attempt.)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1889, his 3<sup>rd</sup> year
for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1889.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">BAL</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of the </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/journal/article/prelude-to-the-formation-of-the-american-association/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">AA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Tucker had the best
year of his 13-year career.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He played in
134 of their 139 G, led the AA in H (<b>196</b>), BA (<b>.372</b>), OBP (<b>.450)</b>,
OPS (<b>.934</b>), OPS+ (<b>169)</b> & HBP (<b>33</b>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did it all in an era before the concept of
MVP was known.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tucker, possibly the most
colorful first baseman of his era, presaged the 1<sup>st</sup>-base fielding
styles of players such as Joe Judge, George Burns & Vic Power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tucker, <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">making one-handed scoops of wild throws from his infielders,
with his small glove, was novel for his era.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ken
Kirk, Corning, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Candy LaChance, John McGraw, Hughie Jennings,
George Myatt<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY
BONUS</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
— 28-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which former Salt Lake Bees player “stole” a
foul ball from famous Boston Red Sox fan Ben Affleck?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His timely home run helped lock in
his franchise’s first World Series championship.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is now works in the front office of
a different World Series participant.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/d2J13hDK3-XDXJDaIi8XA-zYB5o=/0x0:4092x2798/1520x1013/filters:focal(1066x1131:1720x1785):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/53471715/usa_today_9899216.0.jpg">HOWIE
KENDRICK</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Kendrick"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
Kendrick’s rookie year, playing 1B for </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAA/2006.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">LAA,</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> on 30-Jul-2006, he </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahLT1qEchtM"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">caught
a pop foul </span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">headed
directly for the eager, waiting hands of Ben Affleck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">Fans
sitting nearby booed Affleck for not taking the ball away from Kendrick. The
event landed Kendrick's picture in </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_(magazine)" title="People (magazine)"><i><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">People</span></i><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;"> magazine</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">. In an edition of the syndicated </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Hollywood" title="Access Hollywood"><i><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">Access Hollywood</span></i></a><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">, Kendrick presented Affleck an autographed baseball for his
birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Howard_Kendrick_2009.jpg/300px-Howard_Kendrick_2009.jpg"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kendrick played</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;"> for SLcB for parts of 2006-09.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/f0295a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2746x1831+0+0/resize/599x399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.googleapis.com%2Fafs-prod%2Fmedia%2Faa23352d4de64877b71dc39ab43c8f4a%2F2746.jpeg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">HR </span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">= Inning 7, </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU201910300.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">G 7</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in the </span><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/11/30/sports/30series-live-final/30series-live-final-superJumbo.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2019 WS</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
16-Nov-2021, Kendrick has been a special assistant to </span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/private/t_2x1/t_w1536/mlb/oxqvuabwupq2b0r3dah4.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">PHI's GM Sam Fuld</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>PHI played HOU in the </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2022_WS.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2022 WS</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom Veal, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Spanaway</span>, Washington</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ed Spiezio, Tim Naehring, Doug
Mientkiewicz, Sam Fuld, David Freese<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY </span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 29-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which umpire worked exclusively behind home
plate for the first sixteen years he umpired?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During his 37 years on the diamond,
he was the first umpire to wear a chest protector and one of the first to use
visible arm signals to coincide with his calls. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An early ballplayer and bartender, he
never reached the majors as a player.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/51251105/photo/umpire-bill-klem-poses-for-a-portrait-circa-1920s-bill-klem-called-major-league-games-from-1905.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=2of2DUMGjU-QK9dD2DcykIEdDHOGZj4awSIuxLzRCFk=">BILL
KLEM</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Bill-Klem/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Hall of Fame tells us, Klem spent the 1<sup>st</sup> 16 years of his career
behind the plate because of his superior ability to call balls & strikes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the best view, Klem taught his fellow
umpires to stand slightly to the side & work the “slot” between the catcher
and the batter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Klem
was the "Old Arbitrator" & the "father of baseball
umpires". He umped in the NL from 1905 to 1941.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He worked a record 18 World Series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His
admiration for AL ump <a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Silk-OLoughlin/">Silk
O’Loughlin</a> led Klem to umpiring as a career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey Brown, Tallahassee<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beans Reardon, Jocko Conlan,
Jocko Conlon<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY
BONUS</span></u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
— 28-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which World Series champion gave at least two
meanings to the word “strut”?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Highly-respected SABR researchers
call him, “one of the greatest baseball players ever.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was one of the first “bad boys”
among sports stars, with a violent streak compounded by his alcoholism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His interest in Broadway eventually led to a
prominent role away from baseball.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.pjstar.com/gcdn/authoring/2016/04/02/NJOS/ghows-IP-b3e4c1ba-1342-4359-9239-1607c5131d59-31d270af.jpeg?width=660&height=511&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp">MIKE
DONLIN</a></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Mike-Donlin/">SABR
Bio</a></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teammates
& the public in general instantly recognized Donlin’s self-confidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His distinctive walk, while done in obvious
composure reminded onlookers of the gait of a turkey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was called “Turkey Mike” during much of
his both of his careers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was part of manager
John McGraw’s powerful, early twentieth-century New York Giants & played
in the watershed <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1905_WS.shtml">1905</a> <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/1905_World_Series">World
Series</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authors
<a href="https://www.stevesteinberg.net/about_steve/indexaboutsteve.asp">Steve Steinberg</a>
& <a href="https://sabr.org/journal/article/henry-chadwick-award-lyle-spatz/">Lyle Spatz</a>,
whose <a href="https://www.stevesteinberg.net/photos/Mike%20and%20Mabel%20Sm.jpg">book</a>
on the life of Donlin will be published by the University of Nebraska Press in
spring 2024, also call him, “a larger-than-life athlete who flirted with sports
greatness and a rare figure who achieved success in different entertainment
realms.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Donlin
was fascinated by the New York Broadway scene and married a <a href="https://www.stevesteinberg.net/photos/Mike%20and%20Mabel%20Sm.jpg">Broadway
actress</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was also famous for ignoring
team curfews, often returning late & drunk.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill Deane, Cooperstown<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ross Youngs, King Kelly<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WEEK’S FINALE<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 29-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who leads the Angels’ franchise in career games,
hits, RBI, doubles & total bases, among many others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He played for four major league teams
in Southern California.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint:
#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Between 1936 and 2023, only Carlos
Delgado hit more doubles in an American League season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS6n7PSRNaBkSuEZx7GEMg7zhd9nTOroqLSRg&usqp=CAU">GARRET
ANDERSON</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garret_Anderson"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">Wiki Bio</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/leaders_bat.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Angels’ leaders page</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> shows the frequency of Anderson’s
statistical leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anderson
played for <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc;">California / Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</span></a><span style="background: white; color: #202122;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> & </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc;">Los</span><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc;">Angeles Dodgers</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span style="background: white; color: #202122;">1994-2010.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also played for ATL in his penultimate
season, 2009.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With
HOF Charlie Gehringer’s 60 2B for DET in 1936 as a starting point, only Delgado’s
57 in 2000 exceeds Garret’s 56 of 2002 in that time span.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George Kell (1950), Nomar Garciaparra (2002),
Brian Roberts (2009) & Jose Ramirez also hit 56 2B in a season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeremy Frank<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tim Salmon, Vladimir Guerrero<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 40.5pt; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WEEK’S THEME – A cross-section
of players & others whose middle name is Joseph.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: 225.0pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Career WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: 225.0pt;"><b><u><span style="font-size: 5pt;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://getcardbase.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.getcardbase.com%2Fznfjj7v2x5aqijwmpnqekgob1lz2&w=640&q=75"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Garret Joseph Anderson</span></b></a><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............................ </span>25.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.stevesteinberg.net/photos/Mike%20and%20Mabel%20Sm.jpg">Michael
Joseph Donlin</a></span></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">........................... 28.8</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Gary_Gaetti_1987.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Gary Joseph Gaetti</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">..................................... 42.1</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9daYPyG0frk/Tzvpvko4eLI/AAAAAAAABwc/aOJpRTvAlnU/s1600/Mike+King+Kelly_Boston.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Michael Joseph “King” Kelly</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">..................... 46.0</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9O4AAOSwjW5bX6FO/s-l1600.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Daniel Joseph Petry</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">.................................... 17.1</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/XKszpMa31hnZnx1mL8j-zyHAdns=/7x0:993x657/1400x1400/filters:focal(7x0:993x657):format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/photo_images/6169300/20120324_pjc_su8_011.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">David Joseph Magadan</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">.............................. 21.1</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="https://www.baseballhistorycomesalive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1-mcgraw2.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">John Joseph McGraw</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">................................. 45.7</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fdistrictondeck-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2017-2F07-2F950128628-850x560-f9eab692ac92fd395bc40adc3ae0c34f.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt;">Howard Joseph Kendrick</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">........................... 35.0</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><b><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></b><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ERbAlpnWAAAyEfM.jpg:large">William Joseph
Klem</a></span></b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">............................... ~</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><b><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></b><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a3/65/d5/a365d5c924dc04138aa99356bbca85d1.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Leon Joseph
“Bip” Roberts</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">....................... 20.5</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="https://rea-archive.us-east-1.linodeobjects.com/2018/fall/63-1887-n173-old-judge-cabinet-mike-tiernan.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Michael Joseph Tiernan</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">............................. 41.5</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 4.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span><a href="https://vintagecardprices.com/pics/63229.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Tommy Joseph Tucker</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">............................... 25.4</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: decimal dotted 2.0in 5.0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <b>Warren Kent,</b> Whitehall, Michigan
(after Kelly)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Players with gangster/criminal nicknames</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>MLB
third basemen with the middle name Joseph<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players
who sons became professionals in other major sports<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-38144108222285414232023-10-22T21:31:00.016-07:002023-10-23T07:05:12.774-07:002023-10-16 Most games played per original eight National League teams<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 16-Oct</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the last player on the Giants to lead the National League in hitting before
Barry Bonds did it in 2002?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He (not Bonds) is one of the rare players who, at various times in his
career, led the majors in each of the following categories at least once:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>hits, triples, home runs, stolen bases, slugging,
OPS+ and TB.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Eleven times did he play every inning of an All-Star game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcREIZBBuWKEPtrRvXJhBAfRdiU1vS2Y4CXDHA&usqp=CAU"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">WILLIE MAYS</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Willie-Mays/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mays
hit <b><i>.345</i></b> in 1954 to lead MLB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was his only batting title.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look
for the <b>bolded</b> & <b><i>italicized</i></b><i> </i>type </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mayswi01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> …and here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hits (<b><i>190</i></b> in 1960); 3B (<b><i>20</i></b>
in 1957); SB (<b><i>40</i></b>, <b><i>38</i></b>, <b><i>31</i></b> in 1956,
’57, ’58); SLG (.<b><i>667</i></b>, .<b><i>659</i></b>, .<b><i>607</i></b>, .<b><i>645</i></b>
in 1954, 55, 64, 65); & OPS+ (<b><i>185</i></b> in 1965).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Complete
ASG:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1957-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1957</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1958-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1958</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1959-allstar-game-1.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1959</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> ,</span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1959-allstar-game-2.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1959</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">(2)</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">,</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1961-allstar-game-1.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1961</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1961-allstar-game-2.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1961</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">(2)</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1962-allstar-game-1.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1962</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">(1)</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1964-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1964</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1965-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1965</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1966-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1966</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1968-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">1968</span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey
Brown, Tallahassee<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bobby Bonds<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY —— 17-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who sits atop the
career extra-base hits totem pole?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His RBI and
TB are in gold facsimile in B-R.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He and a teammate
were the first-ever Gold Glove winners for their franchise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">A.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--></span><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/06/20/sports/00aaron-hank2/00aaron-hank2-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">HANK AARON</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Hank-Aaron/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aaron chalked up<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">1,477</span></i></b> XBH during his 23 seasons in the
majors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry Bonds (1,440) & Albert
Pujols (1,405) are the only other players whose totals are more than 1,400.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aaron is the all-time leader in RBI produced
with <b><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">2,297</span></i></b>
& in total bases with <b><i><span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">6,856</span></i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The gold
in Baseball-Reference indicates the all-time, career leader in a category.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1958, the 2<sup>nd</sup> year the GG was
awarded, Aaron was 1 of the 3 NL outfield winners & backstop Del Crandall won
for NL catcher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Catcher Joe Torre was
the only other winner (1965) while the team was still in Milwaukee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey Brown,
Tallahassee<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave
Winfield, Albert Pujols, Barry Bonds<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—— 18-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the only National
League player to win batting titles in three separate decades?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of the twenty-five
natives of the state of Pennsylvania who are in the Hall of Fame in
Cooperstown, he was the first one in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first player in the Modern Era to steal home twice in a single game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/honus-wagner/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">HONUS WAGNER</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/honus-wagner/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wagner hit <b><i>.381</i></b> in 1900; <b>.355</b>
in 1903 & <b>.334</b> in 1911, playing for PIT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He won 5 additional times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">At Horsehide
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wager was in the very 1<sup>st</sup> class of
players elected to the Hall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fellow
inductee, Pennsylvania native Christy Mathewson was also elected to the Hall’s as
a member of its hallowed first class, Wagner did get more votes than Matty 215
to 205.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chronologically, perhaps not ahead
of Mathewson, but just as Cobb got more votes than Ruth on the same ballot &
is frequently viewed as the 1<sup>st</sup> in the Hall, for purposes of this
question, we are going to equate ballot count with order of Hall acceptance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1190106200.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">20-Jun-1901</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">,
Wager stole home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An additional </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_stbah.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">10 players</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> have joined him since
then, the most recent being Vic Power in 1958.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Harvey Hurwitz, </span><span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Huntington Woods, Michigan</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stan
Musial, George Brett<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">—— 19-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the only
player to finish in the Top Ten in both batting average and home runs in the
same season and do it twelve times during his career?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His career
extra-base hits were the most ever by a left-handed batter until he was passed
by Barry Bonds<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mickey
Mantle once said of him, “He was a better player than me because he was a
better man than me.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/119602/headshot/67/current"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">STAN MUSIAL</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Stan-Musial/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A thorough statistic record of his career available
</span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/M/Pmusis101.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">He
strung together ten of these seasons in a row from 1946 and 1955.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Musial’s XBH total = 1,377.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bonds had a few </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/XBH_career.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">more</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mantle as quoted by Bob Costas at Musial’s
funeral services Saturday, 26-Jan-2013, at the New Cathedral in St. Louis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Robert Osman, Great
Neck, New York<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lou
Gehrig, Ted Williams, Babe Ruth<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
20-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the last player to lead his league in home runs in more than five seasons?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He led his team to the NCAA college Worlds Series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The major league scout who signed him had followed his baseball career
since Little League.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/Am_nwtYq0_y9bYHgCfOJupzcyfQ=/760x507/smart/filters:format(webp)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-pmn.s3.amazonaws.com/public/4APD6ICIVRDF7BLPBRCUZDGBK4.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">MIKE SCHMIDT</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/mike-schmidt/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schmidt let the NL in HR 8
X:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1974 (36), 1975 (38), 1976 (38), 1980
(48), 1981 (31), 1983 (40), 1984 (36*) & 1986 (37).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No one else has led the NL in HR that many
times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a player for Ohio
University, Schmidt was a standout as the team reached the college WS in 1970.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schmidt
was drafted 30<sup>th</sup> overall in the 2<sup>nd</sup> round of the 1971 MLB
June Amateur </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1971&draft_round=2&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Draft</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, was signed by
Phillies scout </span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/tony-lucadello/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Tony
Lucadello</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">*Tied w/Dale Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe
Haardt, McLean, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">T.G.I.F. BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 19-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
had debilitating back pain throughout his Hall of Famer career due to a car
accident the year before he broke into the majors?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Scouts from ten major league teams were present at his high school
graduation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was born in one of the Carolinas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/rockcms/2023-02/230210-roberto-clemente-mjf-1524-6864b8.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ROBERTO CLEMENTE</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Roberto-Clemente/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clemente said he would not
have been able to play without quality, professional chiropractic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He even got very conversant in it
himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Experience in chiropractic </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMJ1TJLpp8Q"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, starting at 1:12.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are now more than 40
schools named in his honor, in locations from Puerto Rico to Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Born in </span></span><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Carolina%2C+Puerto+Rico&sca_esv=575211775&sxsrf=AM9HkKmJ_QAbvV2bceS3pehKIXw39NA75Q%3A1697815433729&source=hp&ei=iZsyZfHcKfSJ5OUPo9aY4Ak&iflsig=AO6bgOgAAAAAZTKpmTvBDXK_JVvTqOe1bHErrWk_aHX5&ved=0ahUKEwixxcau94SCAxX0BLkGHSMrBpwQ4dUDCA0&uact=5&oq=Carolina%2C+Puerto+Rico&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhVDYXJvbGluYSwgUHVlcnRvIFJpY28yDhAuGIoFGLEDGIMBGJECMgUQABiABDIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAjIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgARI5gFQAFgAcAB4AJABAJgBe6ABe6oBAzAuMbgBA8gBAPgBAvgBAQ&sclient=gws-wiz&bshm=rimc/1#eim=CAEQChoSMTguMzkwNjIwMjYwMTk0MzY4IhItNjUuOTcyNDM0MDAwMDAwMDI"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Carolina</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, Puerto Rico, a suburb
of San Juan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dan
Greder, Ames, Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don Mattingly, Jim Thome, Stan Musial, Al
Rosen<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 21-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
had the most hitting streaks of twenty games or more in the Modern Era?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the last batter ever to face Denny McLain in a major league<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His wedding reception served champagne and 500 pizzas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b62ed36/2147483647/strip/false/crop/3683x2072+0+0/resize/1486x836!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F13%2Fd6%2F0a6d770f8068fe74bafaa40f2a5c%2Fgettyimages-515218066-e1584710260329.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>PETE ROSE</b></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTk3MDAyMDYyNTM4NjUz/140403113611-pete-rose-frakes2-single-image-cutjpg.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Pere</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Pete-Rose/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rose had 8 hitting streaks
of 20+, 5 w/CIN, 3 w/PHI; 20+ Game Hit Streaks<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Games<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Year<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">44<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1978<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">25<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1967<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">23<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1979<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">22<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1968<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">22<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1975-76<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">21<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1982<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">20<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1977<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">20<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1977<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>It
should be noted that Willie Keeler also had 8 such streaks 1892-1910.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>McLain’s final G= </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197209120.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">12-Sep-1972</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wedding event info source:
Trivial Pursuit card<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave
Williams, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Glastonbury, Connecticut
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carl Yastrzemski, George Brett, Rod Carew,
Mickey Mantle, Joe Pepitone, Steve Garvey, Willie McCovey<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
22-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the only first baseman since 1938 to hit three triples in one nine-inning
game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the Rookie of the Year voting, he finished above a player who would
be a first ballot Hall of Famer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first National League First Baseman to record twenty-two
putouts in a game?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/ernie-banks-1931-2015-special-tribute-issue-february-14-2015-sports-illustrated-cover.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ERNIE BANKS</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ernie-Banks/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3B X 3 = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU196606110.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">11-Jun-1966</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> More <a href="June 11, 1966: Ernie Banks gets advice from Stan Musial, becomes oldest player to hit three triples in game – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org)">here</a>. </span>Interestingly, the only position besides 1B that
Banks played that year was 8 G at 3B.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1954 NL ROY voting, Wally
Moon won </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1954.shtml#all_NL_ROY_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">the honor</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> with Banks right
behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gene Conley was 3<sup>rd</sup>
followed by Henry Aaron.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22 PO = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN196305090.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">09-May-1963</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Art
Mugalian, Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Garvey, Willie McCovey, Will
Clark, Bill White, Joe Torre, Vic Power, Stan Musial, Keith Hernandez, Wes
Parker<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S FINALE</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 22-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
outfielder benefited from a fan’s reaching over the rail to catch a ball in center
field, then being awarded a home run by the umpire, the second of only five of the
player’s home runs that season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was released by the team he had represented well for eighteen years on
the same day the team announced plans for a new 30,000-seat stadium.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He led the league in slugging and total bases two years before he won
his only batting title.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span><a href="https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A166726/datastream/IMAGE/view"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b><span face=""Arial Black",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ZACK WHEAT</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Zack-Wheat/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 9pt;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HR G = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT192607242.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">24-Jul-1926</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 8pt;">(2)</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">,.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wheat would hit
only 4 more HR in his 19-year MLB career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Release & announcement of
Ebbets Field on 01-Jan-1927.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1916, he helped his team
reach the World Series, slugging <b>.461</b> w/<b>262</b> TB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1918, his <b>.335</b> batting average led
the NL.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Obrey
Brown, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Tallahassee</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Derek Jeter, Ivan Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: .5in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0.5in 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Most
games played per original eight National League teams, as listed in “Leaders”
for each of these 8 franchises in </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1968-allstar-game.shtml"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Baseball-Reference.com</span></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 1.5in 2.25in 3.5in decimal 369.0pt;"><b><u><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Player<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Team<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>#
Games<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>WAR<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 166.5pt decimal 3.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/1714047/hank-aaron-mlb-records.webp?w=790&f=c176a1fbc73659f5c14f2fea2120a9c0"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Aaron</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>ATL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>3,076<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>143.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 166.5pt decimal 3.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://interactive.wttw.com/sites/default/files/remembering-chicago/ernie-banks-500-sun-times.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Banks</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>CHC<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>2,528<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>67.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 166.5pt decimal 3.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://s26162.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/roberto-clemente-1240x539.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Clemente</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">... </span>PIT<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>2,433*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>94.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 166.5pt decimal 3.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/05/15/sports/12kepner-mays1-print/12kepner-mays-1-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Mays</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>SFG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>2,957<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>156.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 166.5pt decimal 3.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTczNDUxMTQ1NTIwNDAx/1963-0916-stan-musial-nlc_03780jpg.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Musial</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>STL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>3,026<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>128.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 166.5pt decimal 3.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/rs-165616-57266577.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Rose</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>CIN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>2,722<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>79.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 166.5pt decimal 3.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/3/1-mike-schmidt-ronald-c-modra-sports-imagery.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Schmidt</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..... </span>PHI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>2,404<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>106.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 166.5pt decimal 3.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2022/04/Honus.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Wagner</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...... </span>PIT<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......... </span>2,433*<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>131.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: dotted 1.5in 166.5pt decimal 3.75in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://rmyauctions.com/images_items/item_59338_1_124903.jpg"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Wheat</span></b></a><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........ </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>2,322<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>60.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 115%; margin-left: 1in; mso-add-space: auto; tab-stops: decimal dotted 2.0in 5.0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">*Tied<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; tab-stops: 94.5pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <b>Warren Kent</b>, Whitehall, Michigan (After
Banks)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hall
of Famers born in Alabama who played in the Negro Leagues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Thurs<span style="color: black;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Players who have scored 1700 runs in the National League<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">They all hold team record for most career runs
and PA</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">They all lead a team in career WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Players with 10,000+ AB's for their original
team</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Call to the Pen's "The all-time National League All-Star
team"<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">National League lineup for The Greatest Baseball Game Never Played<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Players
</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">with</span><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a;"> the most NL RBI<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Players with career WAR > 100 in the
National League</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">National League non-pitchers who received 90+% Hall of Fame votes
on the first ballot<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Players
who reached 10,000 Plate </span><span face=""Helvetica",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Appearances</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> with one team in the National
League<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Sun<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">National League players whose number has been retired by a
team for whom they had 10,000 Plate Appearances</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Horsehide Trivia encourages
independent research.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">⚾️<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">d</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">bb</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";"><br /></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-49742761324542200322023-10-16T07:59:00.007-07:002023-10-17T10:02:28.291-07:002023-10-09 Pitchers who won a postseason game with each of three different teams<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 09-Oct</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the only pitcher to strike out twenty batters in a nine-inning game twice?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It would appear that he has passed on some of his baseball DNA.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He once slung a broken bat piece at Mike Piazza’s legs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/79467249/photo/roger-clemens-smiles-after-throwing-batting-practice-during-the-nolan-ryan-and-jeff-bagwell.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=ni7-pow89g8fIDVQmuqzRZ9Y2axPi0fpcVWGsoKdMR4="><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">ROGER CLEMENS</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Roger-Clemens/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clemens
struck out 20 vs. SEA on </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198604290.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">29-Apr-1986</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & 20 K again vs.
DET on </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET199609180.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">18-Sep-1996</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, a double unmatched in
MLB history, <span style="background: white; color: black;">a double feat unmatched
in MLB history and once considered unattainable.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clemens’
son </span></span></span><a href="https://www.freep.com/gcdn/presto/2022/06/01/PDTF/c328c5d8-c053-490a-97bc-89df453fc572-053122-AMF-9337.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Kody</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> has made it to the </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clemeko01.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">majors</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, but does not seem
likely to match his father’s mastery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kody
is ostensibly an infielder, but has been called on in relief eleven times in
his MLB career, never entering a game earlier than the 8<sup>th</sup> inning &
only in games where his team were down by at least 7 runs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200010220.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">G 2 of the 2000 WS</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Clemens had a
fielding error misplaying the <i>bat</i>! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His explanation raised<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>eyebrows. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Details </span></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5ZsSZ-NDdw"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeremy
Frank, New York City<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kerry Wood, <span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Tom Cheney</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>MONDAY TWICE
— 09-Oct<o:p></o:p></u></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the only native of Alaska with more than ten years of major league
experience?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He did not, however, have a twenty-win season until his fourteenth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2 One season his record of <b><i>22</i></b>-6
matched with <b><i>35</i></b> GS, <b><i>256⅔</i></b> IP, <b><i>1,021</i></b> BF
though stellar, was not enough to win the Cy Young Award. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He holds the record for most strikeouts in a twentieth-century season by
a National League right hander.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.insidehook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/schilling-mlb-baseball-e1670255420808.jpg?fit=4145%2C2763"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">CURT SCHILLING</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Curt-Schilling/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From 1988 through 2007, Schilling was a major
leaguer for 20 years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2001, his record for ARI was <b><i>22</i></b>-6.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">- #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
2001, he was edged by his teammate for the Cy Young Award.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In that & 2 other seasons, Schilling
thrice finished 2<sup>nd</sup> in the CYA voting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fellow Diamondback Randy Johnson won the award
in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2001.shtml#all_NL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2001</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2002.shtml#all_NL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2002</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MIN’s Johan Santana won in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2004.shtml#all_AL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2004</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Schilling racked up 319 K for PHI in 1997, 1 of
the 3 X he passed the 300K/season threshold.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
McLaughlin, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Fort Washington, Pennsylvania</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kerrey Wood, Steve Stone<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>TUESDAY </u>—— 10-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which qualified
pitcher’s single season ERA is the lowest for any full year this century?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The year he
captured his Cy Young Award, he led the majors in WAR.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the first
post-DH pitcher to hit a home run for the Royals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://townsquare.media/site/37/files/2022/06/attachment-GettyImages-1240946267.jpg?w=980&q=75"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">ZACK GREINKE</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Zack_Greinke" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR
Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greinke’s ERA in 2015 was a sterling <b><i>1.66</i></b>;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only non-qualifiers had better figures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2009, he won the AL CYA had a killer WAR of
<b><i>10.4</i></b>, the highest showing between Barry Bonds’s <b><i>10.6</i></b>
in 2004 & Mike Trout’s <b><i>10.5</i></b> on 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His HR = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ARI/ARI200506100.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">10-Jun-2005</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> vs. ARI in their NL
ballpark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hit 8 more HR in his
career, the final 1 off<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clayton
Kershaw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greinke had hit 31 home runs in
his high school career, with a batting average over .400.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tony Hughes, Woodbridge,
Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bob
Gibson, Shohei Ohtani, Jacob deGrom, Steve Busby<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY TWICE </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">——
10-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which one-time
Baltimore Orioles pitcher was the first player (at any position) to sign a
contract worth more than $100,00,000?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
last pitcher in the twentieth century to toss a no-hitter and one-hitter in the
same season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He once
personally thwarted the escape of two thieves.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://calisphere.org/crop/999x999/7150228b51154ab4b4f035bc00d911b3"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">KEVIN BROWN</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Kevin_Brown" style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R
Bio</span></b></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following the 1998 season, Brown as a free
agent, signed contract with LAD for 7 years/$105m. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brown played for BAL in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/1995.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1995</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1997, pitching for FL, Brown no-hit SFG on
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN199706100.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">10-Jun</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Five weeks later, on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/FLO/FLO199707160.shtmlMondesi"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">16-Jul</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, he 1-hit LAD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In that G, Raul Mondesi singled and scored
their only run.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vigilante details </span></span><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/former-mlb-pitcher-kevin-brown-reportedly-held-mail-thieves-gunpoint-025755099.html"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rick Fink,
Edison, New Jersey<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike
Mussina, Jim Palmer Babe Ruth, Wayne Garland, Steve Barber, Dave McNally, <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—— 11-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who is the only pitcher
with a perfect game in regular-season interleague play?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He led the
majors in innings pitched the year after his Cy Young Award.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the
first Yankee right-handed pitcher to win twenty games in a season since Ed Figueroa
did it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.nj.com/resizer/kq-opn9fvjyY5g0P3nm4U7gWxio=/1280x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/LSE6J2OITZAUPOEASHDCYVBLBE.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DAVID CONE</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/David-Cone/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cone’s perfecto was vs. </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MON/1999.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MON</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199907180.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">18-Jul-1999</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in Yankee Stadium.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CYA in strike-shortened </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1994.shtml#all_AL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1994</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Threw <b><i>229⅓</i></b> innings in
strike-dented 1995.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cone’s only 20+ AL W season was 1998 when he
was 20-4 for NYY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hadn’t been done in
pinstripes since Figueroa’s 20-9 in 1978.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rich Lerner,
Silver Spring, Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike
Mussina, David Wells, CC Sabathia<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY TWICE </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>—— 11-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which one-time
Oakland A’s hurler won baseball’s most significant Comeback Player of The Year
Award?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
surrendered Anaheim Stadium’s first ever home run.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He set an
improbable record with three (3!) errors on a single <i>play</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/sports/baseball/with-tommy-john-surgery-every-scar-tells-a-story.html"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">TOMMY JOHN</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Tommy-John/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CPY in 1976, following the </span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/glossary/injuries/tommy-john-surgery"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">procedure</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, properly called collateral
ligament reconstruction, that now bears his name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pitched 48 innings for OAK in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/1985.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1985</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anaheim HR = </span></span><a href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1966/B04190CAL1966.htm"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">19-Apr-1966</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, hit by Rick Reichart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/cut4/tommy-john-makes-three-errors-on-one-play-during-brewers-yankees-game-c244539480"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">3 E </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">= </span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/cut4/tommy-john-makes-three-errors-on-one-play-during-brewers-yankees-game-c244539480"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">27-Jul-1988</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> at age 45.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over his 26-year career, John committed a
very stingy 49 errors, with these three coming in a span of 12 seconds during
this </span></span><a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/tommy-john-makes-three-errors-c1085088283"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">farcical
lapse</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> vs. MIL.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michael Green,
Las Vegas<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mudcat
Grant, Ken Holtzman, <span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Dennis
Eckersley, Catfish Hunter, Blue Moon Odom</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 12-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time Reds pitcher was the first Blue Jay to earn fifteen wins before the
All-Star break in a year, before he played for the White Sox?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the starting pitcher of that All-Star game.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He earned both the 900<sup>th</sup> and 1,100<sup>th</sup> wins in Blue
Jays franchise history and took the loss in the team's 1,400<sup>th</sup> in
addition to being the winning pitcher in Joe Torre’s 1,000<sup>th</sup>
managerial win.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/453358134/photo/david-wells-of-the-toronto-blue-jays-looks-on-during-batting-practice-prior-to-the-start-of-a.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=r37dD7YRP1qupayaqmPnZ96LPaQcYK2JOWLWJeGp4SE="><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DAVID WELLS</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/David-Wells/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2000, in his 2<sup>nd</sup>
stint with TOR, Wells’s 15<sup>th</sup> W came on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON200007080.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">08-Jul</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wells won 6 X for </span></span><a href="https://vault.si.com/.image/ar_4:3%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTY5MDk4NDk2MTAyMTgwMzE1/marge-schottjpg.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CIN</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1995.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1995</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, helping them win the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1995.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">NL Central</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He pitched 16 X for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/2001.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CHW</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 2001.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2000-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ASG 2000</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> was won by the AL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wells started and gave up no R.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the only AL pitcher that day to pitch
more than 1 inning or to strike out more than 1 batter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-xQAAOSw4oFkWnRS/s-l1600.png"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TOR</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">’s 900<sup>th</sup> = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR198904160.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">16-Apr-1989</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">;<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.beckett.com/images/items_stock/185223/3973779/3974376/front.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TOR</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">’s 1,110<sup>th</sup> =
</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN199106260.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">26-Jun -1991</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">;<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcTPiUONhtEXHByF885RnoVScLz1nEnoOTr2VixmwD1CwHJ3SzVGaEOZCVO-I1oXlkNN6oaAeG-fHSxGo3Pa-tToEGFot4sAOTMIGYQT7magIGqS-v50LIYH2w"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TOR</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">’s 1,400<sup>th</sup> =
</span></span><a href="https://d.docs.live.net/4eacffa52a64583e/Desktop/a%20Trivia/2023/August%205,%201994"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">05-Aug-1994</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> w/</span></span><a href="https://www.vintagedetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/david-wells-detroit-tigers-left-hander.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Wells</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> pitching for DET; </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2014/07/26/EEDACABCLTCVAWZF56NF52L5PI.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TOR</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">re’s 1,000<sup>th</sup>
= </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199704300.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">30-Apr-1997</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Torre finished in 2010 w/2,326 W, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/index.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">which is 5<sup>th</sup>
all-time</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jon
Symons, Winnipeg, Manitoba<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave Stieb, Jimmy Key, LaMar Hoyt, Tom Seaver<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY TWICE </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 12-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the only pitcher with fifteen or more wins for a major league team that
finished no higher than 4<sup>th</sup> in its division in 2023?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is the single season strikeout record holder for two major different
major league franchises.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although he has never won a Cy Young Award, he has twice been honored as
The Sporting News American League Pitcher of the Year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is a college grad, which although that delayed his debut in the
majors, he felt was a better choice in the long run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It turned out to be a wise choice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/https%3A%2F%2Fhouseofhouston.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1168990037.jpeg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">GERRIT COLE</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Gerrit_Cole" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R
Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cole’s record was 15-4 for
the 82-80 4<sup>th</sup>-place NYY in 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>K for a season records = HOU (<b><i>326</i></b>
in 2019) & NYY (<b><i>257</i></b> in 2022).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The only other pitchers to hold the single-season K records for 2
different franchises are Pedro Martinez (305 for MON in 1997; <b>313</b> for
BOS in 1999) & Randy Johnson (<b><i>308</i></b> for SEA in 1993; <b><i>372</i></b>
for ARI in 2001).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TSN Pitcher of the Year in
2019 & 2021.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the heavy
favorite for the AL CYA for 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even through drafted by NYY
out of high school in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=2008&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round&from_type_jc=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1<sup>st</sup>
round</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> in 2008, he accepted instead a scholarship to attend and
play for </span></span><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/scouts-corner-bruins-are-champions-but-no-scouts-dream/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">UCLA</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PIT selected Cole with the 1<sup>st</sup> overall
selection in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=2011&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2011</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He signed a minor league contract with an $8
million signing bonus, the highest signing bonus ever offered to a rookie, and
did it 15 minutes before the signing deadline on 15‑Aug‑2011.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Michael Ortman, Clermont, Florida</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chris Sale<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
13-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
pitcher’s only save as a rookie sent his franchise to their first World Series?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the Comeback Player of the Year six years after he had been The
Sporting News Pitcher of the Year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was greeted enthusiastically when he strolled the streets of
Montreal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/08/04/sports/PRICE/PRICE-superJumbo.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DAVID PRICE</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/David_Price" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R
Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans. Price
got the save in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200810190.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">G 7</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of the 2008 ALCS which
guaranteed sending Tampa Bay to their first Fall Classic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Price was TSN Comeback Player
of the Year in 2018 w/BOS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2012, he had
his 1<sup>st</sup> (only) 20-win season, also won the AL CYA & for the 1<sup>st</sup>
time, received MVP votes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After his season with TOR in
2015, the 1<sup>st</sup> 21 G of which were spent with DET, Price, now with BOS
in 2016, led the AL with his <b>2.45 </b>ERA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His service in Canada was not forgotten, was not unappreciated, and some
</span></span><a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-fans-montreal-embrace-david-price-unforgettable-ride/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">friendly
citizens</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> of the largest francophone city in the Western Hemisphere,
just wanted him to know that.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David
Skelton, Woodway, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Madison Bumgarner, Mudcat Grant, Eric Gagne,
Chris Carpenter<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY TWICE</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 13-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
pitcher took home a World Series championship ring, having started and won the
World Series Game Seven his rookie season in the majors?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He had played for the Hawks before coming to the Bigs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He peaked in his sixth season, winning the league ERA title, ERA+ title,
tied for the lead in shutouts and he received votes for the Cy Young Award.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/web1_web_lackey_1.jpg?w=640"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">JOHN LACKEY</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lackey" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lackey was the caboose of the
five-man rotation in manager Mike Scioscia’s 99‑win, WS champion </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/2002.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2002</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><a href="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8f8fcd2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1594x1244+0+0/resize/1200x937!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fzbk%2Fdamlat_images%2FLA%2FLA_PHOTO_ARCHIVE%2FSDOCS%2840%29%2Fh4ogclkf.JPG"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Angels</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During his appearances, Lackey stuck out
former MVP Jeff Kent 3 times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Played for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=36ed3ea2"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11pt;">Boise Hawks</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202124; font-size: 11pt;"> in the Short Season Class A
Northwest League in 1999.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Big year = 2007 when he had an
ERA of <b>3.01</b>, an ERA+ of <b>150</b>, 2 ShO & was 3<sup>rd</sup> in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_2007.shtml#all_AL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CYA voting</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adrian
Fung, Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jim Palmer, Bret Saberhagen, Steve Blass<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 14-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first National League pitcher to earn two wins in both he League
Championship Series and the World Series in the same season?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pitching for two different expansion teams in successive seasons, he led
the majors in innings pitched and made the All-Star team both years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a batter one year, he had twenty-four hits
and only struck<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>out four times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/181013002059-livan-hernandez-serie-mundial-postemporada-clasico-otono-beisbol-cuba-pkg-elizabeth-perez-deportes-00011403.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">LIVAN HERNANDEZ</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liv%C3%A1n_Hern%C3%A1ndez" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Won 2 X in the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1997_NLCS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">1997 NLCS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> W over ATL, G #3 &
#5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He won 2 again in that year’s </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1997_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, G 1 & #5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took home the MVP for each series.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2004 for MON (255.0) and
2005 for WSA (246); </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2004-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2004</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/2005-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2005</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> ASG.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2001, playing for SFG,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hernandez<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>had 24 H, 4K & hit .296.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
Willoughby, <span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Elkridge, Maryland</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect
guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Josh Beckett, Madison Bumgarner,
Dontrelle Willis, Mike Hampton, <span style="color: black;">Edwin Jackson,
Mario Soto, Jose Rijo<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> —
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time Padre tied Orel Hershiser for most complete games in the majors the
year of Hershiser’s Cy Young Award?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Only Hershiser finished ahead of him in National League Cy Young voting
that year even though they had identical win/loss records.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since 1939, no Cincinnati Reds pitcher has won more games in a season
that he did in his best year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/d_people:generic:headshot:67:current.png/w_213,q_auto:best/v1/people/116424/headshot/67/current"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DANNY JACKSON</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Jackson" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jackson & Hershiser led
MLB w/<b><i>15</i></b> CG in 1988.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jackson pitched for SDP the last 13 G of his career in 1997.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hershiser’s vote for </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1988.shtml#all_NL_CYA_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">NL CYA in
1988</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> was unanimous, but Jackson had 54.0 voting points for the
silver medal (if they gave those out).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jackson’s total of 23
victories in 1988 was thrice tied in that interim, with only Bucky Walters (27)
& Paul Derringer (25) in 1939 posting more 1-year wins for CIN.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason
Winston, Riverside, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mat Latos, <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>SUNDAY</u> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Just the once) — 15-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
BLTR pitcher, nicknamed “Mad Dog”, trailed only Mariano Rivera in postseason
appearances at the time of his retirement?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He tied the major league record for most wild pitches in a single
inning.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He became an important component of a noted “bridge”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His uncle played with two American League teams in the 1970s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/f04Juu8g8lW01tg8IE9TX5Kd5lY=/15x0:3984x2646/1400x1400/filters:focal(15x0:3984x2646):format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/25773271/20130402_mjr_su5_202.0.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">RYAN MADSON</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Madson" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Madson racked up 57
postseason appearances, but seriously trails Rivera’s 96.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kenley Jansen moved ahead of Madson with his 2
G in 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI200607250.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">25-Jul-2006</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, in the 3<sup>rd</sup>
inning vs. ARI, Madson uncorked 4 WP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
shares this record with some impressive company:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walter Johnson, Phil Niekro, R. A. Dickey,
Kevin Gregg & Brooks Kriske.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PHI was getting steady,
consistent performance from their starting pitchers leading up the their WS
Championship in 2008, but only 4 CG.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
goal was to have every possible G finished by closer Brad Lidge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lidge appeared in 72 G that year and never
pitched more than a full inning during the regular season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So the goal was to keep the opposition in
check after the starters left and Lidge, ergo, a “Bridge to Lidge” of which Madson
was a key contributor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His uncle is lefty P Steve Barr who had brief
appearances with BOS & TEX.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Max
Gallner, Fort Lauderdale<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Madison Bumgarner, Tom Browning, Mitch
Williams, Greg Maddux, Al Hrabosky<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 2.0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 2in 0in 1.5in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WEEK’S THEME – <span style="color: #1d2228;">Pitchers who won a postseason game with each of three different
teams</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: 112.5pt 337.5pt; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><b><u><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pitcher<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Had postseason Ws with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Career WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/236x/77/41/16/774116f1892b9ff7e9ec1d6a162e9092.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Brown</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................. </span>FLA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>SDP<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>NYY<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>67.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://keysweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Roger_Clemens_1996.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Clemens</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>BOS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>NYY<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>HOU<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......... </span>139.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5d69950/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4500x3002+0+0/resize/1486x991!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Ff8%2F62%2Fb1a9156f93063fa87f631e774226%2Fcd0ymzcznguwzdbhnduynddiytjhm2yyzthlmtjjotqwyyznpwi4zjiwnzqwzwq0mzzkytkyzmfmywzkytu3nwiznde4.jpeg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Cole</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">...................... </span>PIT<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>HU<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............... </span>NYY<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>41.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/PfBxvKwHGMTQL0lX8T6rZ6CEWFc=/0x0:2048x3072/1520x1013/filters:focal(939x975:1265x1301):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69783832/1402703.0.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Cone</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>NYM<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>TOR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>NYY<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>62.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/zack-greinke-will-end-up-in-hall-of-fame-c285557960"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Greinke</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>MIL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>HOU<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>77.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTiFLCF6FFZFOedJuMp5sdqqgzvna541mn2tmxXurBO0PXqn0tnIMVvveWCWKXTHSbL5ok&usqp=CAU"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Hernandez</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>FLA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>SFG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>ARI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>30.0<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1138758749/photo/danny-jackson-of-the-kansas-city-royals-pitches-during-an-major-league-baseball-game-circa.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=-I-hSlUxRTwuWpF9ZZhWTS6STQ6s0pCBHuuLaaPB62E="><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Jackson</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>KCR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>CIN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>PHI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>17.2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/838AAOSwQOpe9LmT/s-l1600.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">John</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>NYY<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>CAL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>61.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTiFLCF6FFZFOedJuMp5sdqqgzvna541mn2tmxXurBO0PXqn0tnIMVvveWCWKXTHSbL5ok&usqp=CAU"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Lackey</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span>ANA/LAA<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.... </span>BOS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>STL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>37.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/42/46/10/9069096/10/rawImage.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Madson</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>PHI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>KCR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>LAD<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>13.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://vanderbilthustler.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CHA7tJyWQAAB4c1.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Price</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">..................... </span>TBR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>TOR<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>BOS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>40.3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/09/curt-schilling-pitching.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Schilling</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................ </span>PHI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>ARI<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>BOS<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........... </span>79.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 1.75in 189.0pt 3.5in decimal 4.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PBP9P8/san-diego-padres-pitcher-david-wells-delivers-to-the-kansas-city-royals-in-the-first-inning-of-a-spring-training-baseball-game-in-surprise-ariz-wednesday-march-28-2007-wells-pitched-six-innings-giving-up-six-hits-and-two-runs-in-the-7-6-padres-win-ap-phototony-gutierrez-2PBP9P8.jpg"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;">Wells</span></b></a></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.................... </span>CIN<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span>BAL<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............. </span>NYY<span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">............ </span>53.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">First
Correct Respondent identifying theme</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> – <b><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Dan Massey</span></b></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">,
</span><span style="background: white; color: #1f1f1f;">Lancaster</span>,
Pennsylvania<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect theme
guesses:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tues<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pitchers
who have struck out the most different hitters<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Career
All Star Game pitching strikeout leaders since 1986<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 11pt;">Pitchers not in the Hall of Fame, sorted by most WAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1419; font-size: 11pt;">Wed<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Right handed pitchers of the Modern Era with
WAR > 60 and not in the Hall of Fame<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>RH
pitchers not in the HOF with the most career strike outs<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Modern
Era pitchers with highest WAR who are not in the Hall of Fame<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fri<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
the last 50 years, Non Hall of Fame pitchers of note who have won the final
game of a postseason series<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thurs<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Pitchers
not in the HOF with the most career strikeouts<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background: white; color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt;">Sat<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Pitchers who
have earned wins in a League Championship series and the World Series in the
same season<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">The winner of WS clincher<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Sun<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>-<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>They’ve
all won the </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-size: 11pt;">Babe</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> Ruth Award<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left: 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d2228;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Pitchers with LCS wins in both leagues<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; tab-stops: 45.0pt 1.0in; text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>Horsehide Triviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161137227495043636noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7479750068306616327.post-18418348463704024232023-10-08T16:20:00.004-07:002023-10-08T16:20:27.088-07:002023-10-02 All-Star players whose career ended with a single season on the SF Giants<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk495526975" style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MONDAY</span></u></a><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 02-Oct</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
did Craig Counsel pass to become the winningest manager in Milwaukee Brewers
history?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the last twentieth-century player to appear in one hundred twenty
games in consecutive seasons for the same manager, but on different teams.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was an All-Star as a player, a coach and as a manager.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="_Hlk70998516"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></a></span><a href="https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/madison.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/6c/56c192e8-ba59-11de-91f2-001cc4c002e0/56c192e8-ba59-11de-91f2-001cc4c002e0.image.jpg?resize=392%2C500"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">PHIL GARNER</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Phil-Garner/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Garner
had finished with 563 wins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Counsel now
has 707.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1976
</span></span></span><a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/id/163433813/photo/manager-chuck-tanner-of-the-oakland-athletics-looks-on-from-the-dugout-before-the-start-of-an.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=7NTM5hyBAAM76mrb8scVZVRN5wEzdlsAanjG9uLBybc="><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">OAK</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">; 1977 </span></span></span><a href="https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/content/uploads/data-import/f32cde4e/Tanner-Aug08Fanclub.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">PIT.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Manager both times was </span></span></span><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCpAe6QWEAU3Uz5.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Chuck Tanner</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AS =
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1976-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1976</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for OAK; </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1980-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1980</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for PIT; </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/allstar/1981-allstar-game.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1981</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for MIL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">Also had ASG appearances
as a coach in 2007 gamed <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>managed by T0ny
La Russa, then <b><i>by</i></b> Tony LaRussa & as a manager 2006.</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk70998516;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tom
Nealis, Baltimore<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ned Yost, <span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Harvey Kuenn, Davey Lopes</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">TUESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 03-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which one-time
Phillies infielder was the first player to have his jersey number retired by
his college basketball team?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The year he
led the majors in doubles, only Sandy Koufax finished ahead of him in the Most Valuable
Player voting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He ranks
just behind Pee Wee Reese in number of career double plays turned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/32/40/30/23725568/3/1200x0.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DICK GROAT</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Dick-Groat/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Groat was 2-time Southern Conference Athlete
of the Year </span></span><a href="https://149777103.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/groat-b-ball-Temple-620-A.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">playing
basketball</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> for Duke University.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His no. </span></span><a href="https://149777103.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/B-ball-photo-320-A.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> was the first of the </span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_retired_numbers"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">13 jersey
numbers</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> that Duke basketball has </span></span><a href="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/03/12/sports/subYBANNERS/subYBANNERS-jumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">frozen in
time</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Groat played for
PHI in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1966.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1966</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-</span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1967.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">67</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1963 NL MVP </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1963.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">voting</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">., w/<b><i>43</i></b>
2B.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Groat had <i>won</i> the NL MVP in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1960.shtml#all_NL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1960</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ranked 4<sup>th</sup> when he retired in 1967.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is now </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/DP_ss_career.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"># 14</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David Skelton,
Woodway, Texas, <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Don Hoak, Larry Bowa, Granny Hamner,
Johnny Callison</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEDNESDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> — 04-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which Orioles
rookie pitcher led the majors in bases-on-balls surrendered and didn’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>get a single vote for Rookie of the Year, but
did get votes for American League MVP?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The very
next season he led the majors in shutouts.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>once walked ten (10!) batters in eight and
two-thirds innings of no-hit baseball.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d4/2d/6f/d42d6f1588fe2bea7e9b5bf118969746.png"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">STEVE BARBER</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Barber" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wiki Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Barber’s first season, 1960, he walked 113
batters & was 20<sup>th</sup> among those receiving AL </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1960.shtml#all_AL_MVP_voting"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">MVP votes</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: black;">The
</span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/awards_1960.shtml#all_AL_ROY_voting" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="color: #196ad4; font-size: 11.0pt;">1960 AL ROY voting</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-size: 11pt;"> was swept by three of Barber’s teammates.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barber threw <b><i>8</i></b> ShO in 1961, tied
with the Twins’ Camilo Pascual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barber
moved up the AL MVP voting ladder to 14<sup>th</sup> overall, his highest
finish and final mention of his entire 15-year career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Teammate Stu Miller finished the no-no
without walking anyone </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL196704301.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">30-Apr-1967</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">(2)</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Rickert,
Terre Haute, Indiana<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wally
Bunker, Mike Boddicker, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, <span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Steve Dalkowski</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u style="font-size: 11pt;">IN MEMORIAM</u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> 04-Oct (</span><i>Thanks to Sarah Grynpas for putting this together</i>.)<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who trails only
Roger Clemens and Cy Young for most wins in a Red Sox uniform?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #1: He’s behind only the Niekro brothers, Early Wynn and
Charlie Hough for most wins by a knuckleballer (post-integration). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #2: No one pitched more innings in a Red Sox uniform.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #3: He’s by far the most successful baseball player
out of the Florida Institute of Technology.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #4: He still holds the record there for single-season
and career home runs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #5: He gave up the most notorious homerun in Red Sox
history (after maybe Torrez/Dent). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #6: But the next year, he was the winning pitcher in
game 5 of the ALCS.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #7: After losing four straight in the only series loss
from a 3-0 start in baseball, the opposing manager, the Yankees’ Joe Torre,
called him in the visitor’s dugout and congratulated him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #8: He was nominated for the Roberto Clemente Award
eight times, winning the award in 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #9: Late-night television host Seth Meyers posted a
tribute to him, saying ,“<span style="background: white; color: black;">I was lucky
enough to cross paths with him a few times over the years and, unlike his
knuckleball, you always knew what you were going to get—a kind and big-hearted
man.</span>”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint #10: David Ortiz said, “My heart is broken right now
because l will never be able to replace a brother and a friend like you.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Wakefield#/media/File:Wakefield_Throws_a_Knuckleball.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">TIM WAKEFIELD</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Tim-Wakefield/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>] (</b>Not part of the week's theme.<b>)</b></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His 186 is only 6 behind
their 192 each.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Phil Niekro (318), Early Wynn (253), Joe
Niekro (221) & Charlie Hough (216). Tim Wakefield has exactly 200.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3,006 innings over 17 years
playing for BOS.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3 He
played baseball for the Florida Tech Panthers & they retired his number, 3.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Wakefield’s favorite player growing up
was </span></span><a href="https://vafloc02.s3.amazonaws.com/isyn/images/f855/img-3809855-m.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Dale Murphy</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#4 22
in a season, 40 in a career. He was originally going to be a 1B, but when that
didn’t work out he gave it a shot with the one pitch he learned from his dad as
a joke.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#5 The
Aaron Boone homer in the 2003 ALCS. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boone
hit it off Wakefield and he worried he would be this century’s Bill Buckner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#6<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He picked up the win in Game 5, going 3
innings in extras, long enough for David Ortiz to drive in the winning runs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#7
Torre called him and said ,“‘Wake, this is Joe Torre. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just wanted to congratulate you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’re one of the guys over there that I
respect. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just remember to have fun. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You guys deserve it.” </span></span><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Tim_Wakefield_and_the_2004_World_Series_trophy.jpg/330px-Tim_Wakefield_and_the_2004_World_Series_trophy.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Wakefield</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> was touched and later
wrote Torre a note thanking him. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#8 He
was also the first Team Captain of the Jimmy Fund & performed extensive
charity work in Boston & Florida. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
addition to visiting sick children Wakefield worked with veteran’s charities
and Franciscan Children’s.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#9
Meyers, a lifelong Red Sox fan, posted the tribute to his Instagram.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#10
They were teammates for 2 World Series. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">N.B.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Reader Sarah Grynpas convinced me that Wakefield deserved to be honored
this way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She then was polite &
efficient enough to limn the questions & answers for us.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe
O’Neill, London, Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Curt Schilling<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>MIDWEEK BONUS</u> — 04-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
did Tim Wakefield join when the pitched his third season of thirty or more home
runs allowed?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first Red Sox pitcher to play consecutive seasons without
committing an error (minimum 50 chances per season).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The list of major league teammates he had during his eleven-year career
in the Bigs were Ted Williams, Al Kaline, Whitey Ford and Juan
Marichal, among other notables.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://ansel.frgimages.com/san-francisco-giants/bill-monbouquette-signed-auto-autograph-8x10-photo-iv_ss2_p-13454309+pv-1+u-xth5jmagc5sbxt7ah8c4+v-rdsxxtptedbkfnwuqfed.jpg?_hv=2&w=900"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">BILL MONBOUQUETTE</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Bill-Monbouquette/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR
Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1963-65 Monbouquette was
taken deep 31, 34 & 32 X, respectively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Wakefield had 4 such years, although not consecutive, like
Monbouquette’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a record for the
BOS franchise.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monbouquette’s fielding record
was spotless in 1963 & ’64 (Maybe because he didn’t have to field any of
those home runs?).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only once, 1965, did
he even more than one error in an entire <i>season</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He finished his career in the majors having recorded
a .984 fielding percentage with only 7 E in 428 total chances over 1,961<b>⅓</b>
innings of work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Played for BOS with Williams 1958-1960;
Played for DET with Kaline 1966-67; played for NYY with Ford 1967; played with
Marichal 1968.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark
Pattison, Washington, DC<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Bobby
Schantz, Fergie Jenkins</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">THURSDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 05-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
is the only San Diego Padre to drive in at least forty runs in a calendar
month?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The game where NYM’s Steve Trachsel surrendered four home runs in a
single inning, this guy was the third of those.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When he was young and began to show promise as a pitcher, his widowed
mother used to put on catcher's gear herself to catch him three times a week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He homered in three consecutive games in the only World Series his
franchise would win in the twentieth century while based in that city.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3Png7pK3FnuChnZQ-BOS1XOICWs=/0x622:2073x2004/1400x1400/filters:focal(0x622:2073x2004):format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/50320329/GettyImages-249142.0.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">RYAN KLESKO</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Ryan-Klesko/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In May 2001, Klesko had 40
RBI, including 9 G where he had none & 1 G where he was not even in the
lineup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">He had an OPS of 1.252 & was a perfect 10-for-10 stealing
bases that month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Padres finished
May 17-11, on their way to a 4<sup>th</sup> place finish in the NL West.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>G w/4 HR = </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200105170.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17-May-2001</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, 3<sup>rd</sup> inning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No 2 of the HR were consecutive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HRs by Alex Arias, Rickey Henderson, Klesko
& Bubba Trammell.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #202122;">Klesko attended sports dominant </span></span></span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_High_School_(Westminster,_California)" title="Westminster High School (Westminster, California)"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #3366cc; font-size: 11.0pt;">Westminster High School</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">, where, though he hit a lot of HR, he starred as a pitcher, his
fastball reaching 92 MPH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a
pitcher on the </span></span><a href="https://www.usabaseball.com/team-usa/18u/history"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 11.0pt;">1998 US Junior
Olympic Team</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #202122; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hit a HR in each of the </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199510240.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">3<sup>rd</sup></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199510250.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4<sup>th</sup></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> & </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE199510260.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">5<sup>th</sup></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Gs of the </span></span><a href="https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/4/484/full/tdba5pxcv6xfhejfygh4x2geg.gif"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1995 World
Series</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Mike McCroskey, Sugar Land, Texas</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Kurt
Bevacqua, Fred McGriff</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">FRIDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 06-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who
was the first National League player to hit twenty home runs the same year he
also had eighty stolen bases?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the first National League player to hit three grand slams in a calendar
month.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He made his major league debut as a pinch hitter wearing no number,
since the team’s only available road uniform didn't yet have a number sewn on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/27073341/r/il/b97d39/4186619759/il_fullxfull.4186619759_9391.jpg"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">ERIC DAVIS</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Eric-Davis/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1986, for CIN, Davis hit
27 HR in between stealing 80 bases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
also had seasons of 37/50 (1987); 26/35 (1988); 34/21 (1989); 34/21 (1990); 24/21
(1993); & 26/23 (1996).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GS in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI198705010.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">01-</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI198705030.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">03-</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT198705300.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">30-May-1987</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mike Piazza matched that feat 11 years later.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">3
GS in a month was also done by Devon White (2001 with the then NL MIL) & Carlos
Beltran (2006 Mets)</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MLB debut for CIN on </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN198405190.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">19-May-1984</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He grounded out in his only AB.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lincoln
Mitchell, New York City<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tim Raines, Ed Delahanty, Gary Sheffield,
George Foster, Lou Brock<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SATURDAY </span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">— 07-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time Cleveland hurler was the first twenty-first century pitcher to strike
out ten batters in in the first five innings of a game and not surrender a
single run?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The year before, he had led the majors in bases on balls surrendered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As a Houston high schooler, he tossed three consecutive no-hitters,
barely missing a forth, averaging more than two strikeouts per inning, earning
him a first-round draft pick and a $2M+ signing bonus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.theledger.com/gcdn/authoring/2009/08/28/NLED/ghows-LK-e1b0d2b8-5373-4d13-bb97-03d1c0480dc9-74a866d6.jpeg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">SCOTT KAZMIR</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Scott_Kazmir" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">B-R
Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA200608170.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">17-Aug-2006</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Kazmir K’d 10, gave up
2 H but 0 R.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Played for CLE in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2013.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">2013</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walked exactly <b><i>100</i></b>
in 2005.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>NYM took Kazmir 15<sup>th</sup>
overall and signed him with a $2,150,000 bonus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scott
Hermansen, Rancho Cordova, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David Clyde, Trevor Bauer, Kerry Wood, Bob
Feller, ,CC Sabathia<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEKEND BONUS</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 07-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
player gave baseball’s undisputed best postgame quotes in the 1980s?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Five times he led his league in saves and won the Rolaids Relief Man of
the Year A/K/A the Fireman of the Year Award A/K/A also five times.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was a key contributor in helping his franchise win their first World
Series Championship.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://baseballhall.org/sites/default/files/styles/story_popup_thumb_540/public/Quinsenberry%20Dan%201349-2004_FL_NBL.jpg.jpeg?itok=bYZJNC3c"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">DAN QUISENBERRY</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Dan-Quisenberry/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe Magrane, Dan Plesac
& Ozzie Smith notwithstanding, nobody drew more eager Royals’ microphones
than Quiz, win or lose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sample them </span></span><a href="https://www.azquotes.com/author/11995-Dan_Quisenberry"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">here</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>L=AL lead in saves = 1980,
82-85.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_snfi.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">FOY</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> = same years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>KCR – </span></span><a href="https://i.etsystatic.com/8301768/r/il/b32198/4116122055/il_1588xN.4116122055_4w2t.jpg"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">WS</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> Champs in </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1985_WS.shtml"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">1985.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="background: white; color: #26282a;">Jaime Aron, Dallas</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tug McGraw, </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228;">Al Hrabosky</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;">SUNDAY</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>— 08-Oct<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Q.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which
one-time San Diego Padre was the first 30/30 batter for the Cleveland Indians?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was the Number Two overall pick the year he was drafted.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hint: #2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Carlos Delgado tied his record for most American League three-home-run games
in a career.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1983/TCMA-Iowa-Cubs---Base/20/Joe-Carter.jpg?id=ac99f0b4-8c11-4619-9f8f-e0f8e97739f9&size=zoom"><b><span style="font-family: Archivo Black; font-size: medium;">JOE CARTER</span></b><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">[</b></span></span><a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Joe-Carter/" style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">SABR Bio</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">]</span></b></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1987, Carter had 32 HR
& 31 SB for CLE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grady Sizemore
(2008) & Jose Ramirez (2018) have added 30/30 seasons to CLE’s
history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carter played for SDP in 1990.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carter was drafted behind only
Mike Moore in the 1981 MLB June Amateur </span></span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1981&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Draft</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>#2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For a long time, Carter was
the only player with 5 3-HR Gs by an AL player.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Delgado joined him 2003.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alex Rodriguez (2015) & Mookie Betts (2019)are
the remaining members of that AL group.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">FCR -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark
Camps, Albany, California<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incorrect guesses:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk495526975;"></span>
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 1.5in; margin-right: 1.0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -1.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">WEEK’S THEME – Some All-Star
players whose career ended with a single season on the </span><span style="background-color: #ffa400;"><b>SF Giants</b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 32px; margin-left: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><span style="color: #26282a; line-height: 29.3333px;">Player................. </span><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1974.shtml"><span style="line-height: 29.3333px;">Y</span></a>r w/SFG</u></b><span style="color: #26282a; line-height: 29.3333px;"><b><u>..........Career WAR</u></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000KquMiaMv744/s/860/860/Steve-Barber-Giants-00019.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Barber</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1974.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1974</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>17.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/62/8d/0d628d5bcc8a3be160a78cc0a8162ca0.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Carter</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1998.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1998</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>19.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://a.espncdn.com/i/magazine/new/040615_ericdavis4.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Davis</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.......................... </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2001.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">2001</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>36.1<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.mainlineautographs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Scan2017060134_20170604261.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Garner</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1988.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1988</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>29.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91TNu9HTodL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Groat</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................... </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1967.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1967</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>36.8<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/BNG-L-GIANTS-0924-2-5.jpg?w=1024"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Kazmir</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2021.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">2021</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>22.4<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/20070604_022333_klesko-1.jpg?w=452"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Klesko</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">......................... </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2007.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">2007</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>26.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://images.nittanyweb.com/scs/images/products/116/larger/bill_monbouquette_autographed_signed_san_francisco_giants_photo_autographs_p5335273.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Monbouquette</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">.............. </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1968.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1968</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>20.7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 200%; margin-left: .5in; mso-layout-grid-align: auto; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; tab-stops: dotted 2.0in decimal 3.5in; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/06/7e/ae/067eaee7aa5db71797a4fd3b23ab5b39.jpg"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Quisenberry</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">................. </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;"><a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/1990.shtml"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 200%;">1990</span></a></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1 dotted;">........................ </span>24.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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(After Barber)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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