MONDAY — 02-Sep
Q. Who was the first
member of the Gas House Gang to grace the cover of Time magazine?
Hint: #1 He is the
last National League pitcher to win thirty games in a season.
Hint: #2 He is the
only pitcher to get two hits in one inning in a World Series game.
A. DIZZY DEAN [SABR Bio].
- Ans. Dean’s smiling face appears on the cover of
the15-Apr-1935 issue of Time magazine (Vol.
XXV, no. 15). [They got his middle name
wrong on the cover: “Herman” instead of
“Hanna”]
- #1 His record in 1934 was 30-7 &
was named NL MVP.
- #2 In the 3rd inning of G 7 of the 1934 WS, Dean had hits off
Elden & Elon; specifically off DET’s Auker & Hogsett,
a 2B & 1B respectively.
FCR - Stuart Klugman,
St. Charles, Illinois
Incorrect guesses: Jerome
Dean
TUESDAY — 03-Sep
Q. Which pitcher lost
the league most valuable player award to a teammate in spite of having more
first place votes and the highest WAR in the majors?
Hint: #1 His efforts
helped his franchise win a historic pennant.
Hint: #2 There exists
a treasure trove of stories about him, most of which, however, are of
questionable authenticity.
Hint: #3 His son,
also a major leaguer, was a presenter at SABR’s national convention #45 in
Chicago.
A. DIZZY TROUT [SABR Bio]
- Ans. In the 1944 AL MVP vote, Trout had 10.0 1st-place
votes to Hal Newhouser’s
7.0. Trout’s WAR in 1944 was 10.9.
- #1 Although they had won 7 AL pennants, 1945 was
only DET’s 2nd WS win.
- #2 All, notwithstanding, are very entertaining
to read. Begin with the SABR Bio (above)
then advance to 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
- #3 Some photos of SABR 45.
FCR - Jason Winston,
Riverside, California
Incorrect guesses: Bob
Gibson, Steve Bedrosian, Roger Clemens, Yogi Berra, Bill Lee,
Bucky Walters, Robin Roberts
WEDNESDAY — 04-Sep
Q. Which Hall of
Famer , a one-time Red Sox hurler, took a no-hitter into the 8th inning
against the Phillies in his major league debut?
Hint: #1 He had six
seasons with twenty games won and won twenty-five or more three times.
Hint: #2 In his
storied sixteen-year major league career, he not only never won a Cy Young
Award, he received a total of exactly one (1!) CYA vote and that was after his
Hall of Fame credentials were well established.
A. JUAN MARICHAL [SABR Bio]
- Ans. Marichal broke in with a bang on 19-Jul-1960, in
the 48th G ever played at Candlestick Park. Clay Dalrymple got the lone Phillies hit with
2 outs in the 8th. Marichal pitched for
BOS in 1974.
- #1 The Dominican Dandy’s record here.
- #2 Marichal received the singular CYA vote that
placed him tied for 8th place, in the 1971 ballot.
FCR - Tom Bowen, Dallas
Incorrect guesses: John
Smoltz, Luis Tiant, Pedro Martinez
MIDWEEK BONUS — 04-Sep
Q. Which
pitcher has the highest batting average in major league history? (500 AB min)
Hint: #1
His twenty-one career triples is tied for third most among twentieth
century pitchers.
Hint: #2
His only World Series experience was as a twenty-two year-old
second-year player.
A. GEORGE UHLE [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In 1,365 AB over 17 seasons,
Uhle hit an impressive .289.
-
#1 Since 1900, Walter Johnson hit
41 triples; George Mullin had 23; & Uhle is tied w/Carl Mays at 21.
-
#2 Uhle pitched in Gs 2 & 3 of the 1920 WS. He surrendered no R over 3 innings with only
1 batter reaching base.
FCR - Bill
Carle, Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Incorrect guesses: Wes Ferrell, Carl Mays, Cy Young, Bullet Joe
Bush, Don Newcombe, Jim Kaat
THURSDAY — 05-Sep
Q. Which
San Francisco Giants reliever trails only Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm in number
of pitching victories as a reliever?
Hint: #1
He was the first Yankee pitcher to bat in a game after the advent of the
designated hitter.
Hint: #2
He also qualifies for last week’s theme.
A. LINDY McDANIEL [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Wilhelm had 124 relief W; McDaniel
had 119, just ahead of Rich Gossage’s 115.
-
#1 On 25-Sep-1973, McDaniel
came to bat 2 X. He struck out in the 10th
& 13th innings. MIL beat
NYY in the next inning w/McDaniel on the mound.
- #2 McDaniel finished with KCR in 1974 & 1975.
FCR - Jay
Kriegel, Oklahoma City
Incorrect guesses: Rich Gossage, Dave Righetti, Ken Brett, Gaylord
Perry, Firpo Marberry
FRIDAY —
06-Sep
Q. Who
set a post-World-War-II appearance record for Pirates’ pitchers that does not now
even crack the team’s top fifty?
Hint: #1
In his first year with the Dodgers, he led the league in pitching wins
and helped the team win their first pennant in more than two decades.
Hint: #2
He wrote an autobiography in his years after baseball. It was one of many attempts to help keep the
household finances in the black.
A. KIRBY HIGBE [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Higbe started 8 G for PIT in
1948 & finished 31, but all told, he appeared on the mound for them 56
times. Their current record is 94,
set by Kent Tekulve in 1979 & tied by Salomon Torres in 2006.
-
#1 Higbe joined BRO in 1941, had a record of 22-9
as the Bums won their 2nd Modern Era pennant, the 1st
since 1920. His own teammate, Whitlow Wyatt, tied with a
team & league high 22 W.
-
#2 His book was called “The High Hard One” In it, Higbe is frank about his career &
his life after baseball. The latter
portion is perhaps a little too frank.
FCR - Michael
Green, Las Vegas
Incorrect guesses: Clem Labine, Preacher Roe, Roy Face, Hugh
Casey, Vinegar Bend Mizell
SATURDAY — 07-Sep
Q. Which
one-time Oriole reliever added nine wins to his major-league-leading eighty-three
pitching appearances one season?
Hint: #1
His career WAR is the best of any major league pitcher born in Germany
in the twentieth century.
Hint: #2
He was the winning pitcher in the championship game when his college
became D‑1 NCAA champions.
Hint: #3
He was once hit in the leg with a live batted ball during a major league
game as he sat in the bullpen.
A. CRAIG LEFFERTS [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. In 1986, his 4th
season in MLB, Lefferts had 9 wins among his all time Padres’ record of 83
appearances. He played for the O’s in 1992.
-
#1 Lefferts was born on
29-Sep-1957, in Munich. His US Air Force
father was stationed there at the time. Full
list.
-
#2 He was the winning pitcher
in the 1980 College World
Series title game, leading
the University of Arizona Wildcats to a 5-3 victory over the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. He was named to the 1980 College World Series
all-tournament team.
-
#3 Dugout
incident.
FCR - Anthony
Zydlewski, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Incorrect guesses: Moe Drabowski, Edwin Jackson, Tim Stoddard, Hoyt
Wilhelm, Will Ohman
SUNDAY — 08-Sep
Q. Who pitched
in eight seasons in The Bigs with twenty-five percent plus of his starts
resulting in complete games?
Hint: #1
He was the Opening Day starting pitcher the very next spring after accounting
for twenty of the teams 94 losses season the previous campaign.
Hint: #2
He worked in his local Roller Derby Association.
A. GLEN HOBBIE [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Hobbie had 170 GS in 1957-1964 of which 45 were CG.
-
#1 Hobbie had 20
pitching losses in 1960 for CHC, but was their
Opening Day pitcher in the 1961 season in
Cincinnati.
-
#2 After retiring from baseball,
Hobbie worked as a supervisor for the Roller Derby Association in Litchfield, Illinois.
FCR - Rick Fink, Edison, New Jersey
Incorrect guesses: Dick Ellsworth, Eddie Harris
WEEK’S FINALE
— 08-Sep
Q. Which
former Tiger played for the Yankees and
Braves but did not go to the postseason with either, instead was on
another team that won three consecutive pennants with a Hall of Fame manager? That manager was in that position for 18
seasons, never managing for any other major league team.
Hint: #1
In his third season in the majors he was the pitcher in one of his
franchise’s most dominant one-sided victories ever.
Hint: #2
Remove his first name and add a g at the end and you’ve got a U.S. president.
Hint: #3 Seven of
his teammates and two of his managers in the majors are now enshrined in the
Baseball Hall of Fame
A. JIM HARDIN [SABR Bio]
-
Ans. Hardin played 1972 w/ATL; 12 G in 1971 w/NYY; but 1967 to 1971 was
with BAL, including their AL pennants in ’69, 70 & 71 & WS title in 1970. HOF Manager Earl Weaver was BAL’s
skipper from 1968 to 1982 & 1985-86.
In college, Hardin played for the University of Memphis Tigers.
-
#1 On 27-Jul-1969 at Memorial
Stadium in Baltimore, the Orioles, with Hardin on the mound, dominated CHW
17-0. He gave up 2 H but no R.
-
#2 James Warren Hardin would become Warren Harding.
- #3 Hardin’s MLB HOFers: Hank Aaron, Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda., Eddie Mathews,
Phil Niekro, Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Frank Robinson & Earl
Weaver.
FCR - Nicholas
Miller, Deerfield Beach, Florida
Incorrect guesses:
WEEK’S THEME – Notable
pitchers who hit walkoff home runs
Pitcher Date Off Career HR & WAR
DEAN........... 06-Aug-1935........ Emmett Nelson................ 8............................. 46.2
Hardin.......... 10-May-1969........ Moe Drabowsky.............. 3.............................. 4.7
Higbe............ 11-Sep-1947........ Johnny Sain.................... 3............................. 17.7
Hobbie......... 25-Aug-1960........ Vinegar Bend Mizell........ 4.............................. 5.9
Lefferts......... 25-Apr-1986......... Greg Minton.................... 1.............................. 8.9
MARICHAL.. 21-Sep-1966........ Roy Face......................... 4............................. 62.9
McDaniel...... 06-Jun-1963........ Billy Pierce...................... 3............................. 28.2
Trout............ 24-May-1947........ Gordon Maltzberger...... 20............................. 49.9
Uhle.............. 25-May-1926........ Win Ballou....................... 9............................. 55.5
ALL
CAPS = HOF
First
Correct Respondent identifying theme – Jesus M. Hills, Seoul, Korea
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Grammatically
challenged players who became famous announcers
- Most
wins for a pitcher through age 30 and no wins after that
- Players
who went on to be announcers
- Players
known by a name not truly their own
Tues - Players
with vertiginous nicknames
Wed - Players
with (more) famous nicknames who were also snubbed for awards
Thur - Pitchers
who won at least 26 games in a season after 1920
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