MONDAY — 10-Mar-2025
Q. Which
player had a candy bar bearing his nickname sold during the 2006 season?
Hint: #1
He tied an icon’s iconic record then signed on with that icon’s former
team.
Hint: #2
His nickname was “Pronk”, really.
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Ans. The
bar was sold primarily in and around Cleveland during Hafner’s
career year.
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#1 In 1987 the Yankees’ Don
Mattingly hit 6 grand slams to break the record tie that Ernie Banks (1955) and
Jim Gentile (1961) held. Hafner hit 6 of
‘em in 2006 and played for NYY at the end of his career. Richie Sexson (2006) &
Albert Pujols (2009) have pulled up into a tie with Banks and Gentile.
-
#2 “Pronk” is a combination of
the words "project" and "donkey" given to him by a teammate
inspired by Hafner’s running style.
FCR - Jason
Winston, Riverside, California
Incorrect guesses: Reggie Jackson
TUESDAY — 11-Mar-2025
Q. Who
was the first batter to drive in more than one hundred and forty runs in his
rookie season?
Hint: #1
He was the first player to steal a base after the fifteenth inning of a
game in the American League.
Hint: #2
Don’t be tricked into thinking of him as a native Scandinavian.
A. HAL TROSKY [SABR Bio]
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Ans. Trosky had 142 RBI in 1934.
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#1 SB on 11-May-1944 in the 16th inning. HOWEVER… a fine team of researchers recently
discovered that this was done much earlier by Hall of Famer Harry Hooper. He stole 3rd
then scored the winning run in the 16th inning on 16-Aug-1916(1). We thank them for the update.
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#2 Trosky was born in Norway, Iowa.
FCR - Tom
Hablitzel, Hudson, Ohio
Incorrect guesses: Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, Swede Risberg, Walt
Dropo
WEDNESDAY — 12-Mar-2025
Q. Which
one-time Texas Ranger ended four consecutive seasons with the identical batting
average?
Hint: #1
He played on a powerhouse college baseball team.
Hint: #2
He hit a home run on Opening Day in three consecutive seasons.
A. KHRIS DAVIS [B-R Bio]
- Ans.
|
TEAM: |
MIL |
OAK |
OAK |
OAK |
|
YEAR: |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
H: |
97 |
137 |
140 |
142 |
|
AB: |
392 |
555 |
566 |
576 |
|
AVG: |
.247 |
.247 |
.247 |
.247 |
He
played for TEX in his last season, 2021.
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#1 Played for Cal State Fullerton,
NCAA D-1 champs in 1979, 1984, 1995, 2004 and were runners-up in 1992. Davis missed those years with them but knew
what a strong program they had.
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#2 He hit 3 OD HRs = 2017, 2018, 2019.
FCR - Mary
Hums, Louisville
Incorrect guesses: Will Clark, Michael Young, Albert Belle, Pete
Incaviglia, Kenny Lofton, Adrian Beltre, Pete O’Brien
THURSDAY — 12-Mar-2025
Q. Which
paragon of “Three True Outcomes” grew up playing baseball with ROY/MVP/batting
champ Kris Bryant?
Hint: #1
This Gold Glover can claim the eighth-longest home run in the Statcast
era.
Hint: #2
In High School, he threw a no-hitter in the afternoon then took a certain
Hall of Famer's daughter to the prom the same night.
A. JOEY GALLO [B-R Bio]
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Ans. Bryant & Gallo grew up
playing with and against each other in Las Vegas. The remain friends to this day. 3 True Outcomes (TTO) are the results of a
plate appearance that do not involve the defense, i.e., a Home Run, a Base on
Balls or a Strikeout
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#1 Gallo’s 2nd HR on 20-Jul-2018 in his home ball park in Arlington, travelled a nifty 495’. Watch both here. Gallo won AL OF
gold Gloves in 2020 & 2021.
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#2 On 14-Apr-2012, Gallo, then 17
& a senior at Bishop Gorman HS in Las Vegas, pitched
a no-hitter against Gloucester Catholic. That evening, he attended prom with Paige
Maddux, daughter of pitcher Greg Maddux. (Maddux calls it one of Gallo’s earliest
strikeouts.)
FCR - Evan
Thompson, Mesa
Incorrect guesses: Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper
FRIDAY — 14-Mar-2025
Q. Which
right fielder once threw out Hall of Fame base runners Warren Spahn and Hank
Aaron in the same game?
Hint: #1
He hit the Budweiser sign on top of the Busch Stadium scoreboard with a
line drive that some estimate could have traveled as much as 600 feet.
Hint: #2
He hit the first home run ever hit in Dodger Stadium.
A. WALLY POST [SABR Bio]
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Ans. In a game on 11-Aug-1956, Post threw out Warren Spahn in the 2nd inning &
Hank Aaron in the 7th.
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#1 Long HR on 14-Apr-1961.
-
#2 1st HR in Dodger
Stadium = 10-Apr-1962, the only 1 hit in that G.
FCR - Jim
Casey, Savannah
Incorrect guesses: Willie Stargell, Willie McCovey, Frank
Robinson, Carl Furillo, Wally Moon, Mike Shannon, Frank Howard, Lou Brock
SATURDAY
— 15-Mar-2025
Q. Who
is the only batter to lead the majors in strikeouts in three straight seasons with
a total each year exceeding two hundred?
Hint: #1
A ten runs-batted-in game is a notable stop on his baseball résumé.
Hint: #2
In high school, he was a four-year letterman in baseball, basketball and
golf.
A. MARK REYNOLDS [B-R Bio]
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Ans. In Reynolds’ 2nd,
3rd& 4th seasons in the majors, 2008, 2009 & 2010,
he struck out 204, 223 & 211 X respectively
for BAL. He came close the next year
when he K’d 196 X for BAL.
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#1 On 07-Jul-2018, he had the G of his life: 5-for-5 with 2 HR & 10 RBIs
in a WSN rout of MIA (18-4). [Note: No batter has ever struck out 7 rimes in a
game.]
-
#2 Attended First Colonial HS,
Virginia Beach before attending the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
FCR - Jeff
Fink, Howell, New Jersey
Incorrect guesses: Dave Kingman, Reggie Jackson, Kyle Schwarber,
Chris Davis, Rob Deer, Adam Dunn
SUNDAY —
15-Mar-2025
Q. Which
slugger was out of organized baseball one year after leading the league in home
runs, with more than forty?
Hint: #1
Twice he had more than two hundred strikeouts in a year, once leading the
majors, once his league.
Hint: #2
During his career, his agent was a former World Series MVP.
A. CHRIS CARTER [B-R Bio]
-
Ans. After tying Nolan Arenado in
2016 w/41 HR, Carter was non-tendered by MIL. He signed w/NYY, but was released after a
season with a 0.-8 WAR.
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#1 Carter led MLB in SB w/212
in 2013, then led the AL w/206 in 2016.
-
#2 Carter’s agent was Dave
Stewart, 1989 WS MVP w/OAK.
FCR - Gregory
Koch, Falls Church
Incorrect guesses: Mark McGuire, Dave Kingman, Adam Dunn, Chris
Davis, Khris Davis Albert Belle, Rob Deer
WEEK’S FINALE
— 16-Mar-2025
Q. Whose
total did the Big Puma pass to move into second place on the franchise’s single-season
home run list?
Hint: #1
In a season when he hit .314 with 44 home runs, 122 RBIs and a .636
slugging percentage, he finished a disgraceful twentieth in Most Valuable
Player voting.
Hint: #2
Counterintuitively, months earlier, he was shot in the wrist when thugs
attempted to hijack his car during a visit home.
Hint: #3
This gentleman may have had noble ancestry.
-
Ans. In Houston Aston’s history,
only Jeff Bagwell has hit more HR in 1 year (47 in 2000) than did Lance Berkman
(45 in 2006) or Hidalgo (44 in 2000).
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#1 In 2000 WAR wad not yet
established, if it had been , Hidalgo’s 6.3 would have placed him tied with Jim
Edmonds for 9th in the NL & 7th in the AL. He did lead the All-Star- & MVP-laden
Astros lineup.
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#2 In November 1999, Hidalgo was
the victim of an attempted carjacking in his home country of Venezuela. Armed assailants attempted to hijack his car,
and during the attack, he was shot in the left forearm. He survived the incident, but the injury had
lasting effects on his career.
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#3 “Hidalgo” was a title of
nobility in Spain, denoting a rank of lower nobility (“gentleman” being an
adequate translation). Hidalgo
comes from hijo de algo (“son of something”), a person of noble lineage.
Hidalgos seldom held significant
land or wealth but were still legally considered part of the noble class and
were exempt from some of the taxes and obligations that befell most commoners.
FCR - Barry
Nelson, Guilderland, New York
Incorrect guesses: Lance Berkman, Jim Wynn
WEEK’S THEME
– Each had a forty-home-run season but was
not an All-Star that year
Name Year HR WAR
Carter........................ 2016............... 41................... 2.6
Davis......................... 2016............... 42................. 10.8
Davis......................... 2017............... 43
Davis......................... 2018............... 48
Gallo.......................... 2017............... 41................. 15.4
Gallo.......................... 2018............... 40
Hafner........................ 2006............... 42................. 24.8
Hidalgo...................... 2000............... 44................. 19.2
Post........................... 1955............... 40................. 18.1
Reynolds................... 2009............... 44................... 6.8
Trosky....................... 1936............... 42................. 29.8
Only Gallo was an All-Star in another season.
First Correct Respondent
identifying theme – Warren Kent, Whitehall, Michigan (after Davis)
Incorrect theme
guesses:
Mon - Most
career home runs and no All-Star game appearances
Tues - Top
10 Cleveland Indians
-
Most
home runs by a player born in their US state of birth
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