MONDAY
Q. What
Hall of Fame batter only struck out 114 times in 8,333 plate appearances in his
fourteen-year major league career?
Hint: In
each of his last nine complete seasons, his strikeout numbers were in single
digits.
Hint: He
replaced Ray Chapman at shortstop for the Indians following Chapman’s untimely
death.
Twint: He
never managed in the majors, but his brother was a successful major league
manager for over a decade.
A. Joe Sewell (SS/CLE 1920,
Chapman killed by a pitch 16‑Aug‑1920;
Brother Luke)
FCR - Neil Cohen,
Brooklyn, NY
TUESDAY
Q. Who
was the first player from the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the Rookie of the Year
Award?
Hint: He
was a bench coach for the Tamp Bay Devil Rays for their first two years of
existence.
Hint: He
once brilliantly opined, "The distance of every tape-measure home run
depends upon your press agent."
Twint: I
once had the privilege of a cordial handshake with him and his fingers wrapped
clear around my wrist.
A. Frank Howard (ROY
1960; TBR coach 1998-99)
FCR - Jerry Kahn, Queens, NY
WEDNESDAY
Q. What
Hall of Famer was the first to make rookie Larry Doby feel welcome when he
joined the American League in 1947?
Hint: He
won a total of five World Series championships with two different teams.
Hint: In
college, he was a standout gymnast and played halfback on the football team.
Twint: The
year he won the American League Most Valuable Player Award, the only categories
he led the league in were strikeouts and grounding into double plays.
Twint: He
received MVP votes in eight of his ten years in the majors.
A. Joe Gordon (MVP
FCR - Al
Blumkin, Brooklyn, NY
MIDWEEK BONUS
Q. Who
is the only American League pitcher to win at least ten games for the first seven
years of the 1990s?
Hint: In
the 1990s, no pitcher had more complete games in a season in the Bigs.
Hint: No
White Sox pitcher has won as many games since, as he did in his
Cy-Young-Award-winning season.
Twint: He
was and is a well-known musician.
A. Jack McDowell (10+ W 1990-96; 15 CG in
1991 [tied by Curt
Schilling in 1998]; 22 W & CYA in
1993; Has played guitar in various alternative rock groups)
FCR - Samuel
Olken, Chicago, IL
THURSDAY
Q. Which
slugger set an opening day record when he was hit by pitches three times?
Hint: The
trade that brought him to the Orioles is still rued in Charm City.
Twint: Although
he is not related to pitcher Storm Davis,
they are as close as brothers.
A. Glen Davis (3 HBP 09‑Apr‑1990;
Traded 10‑Jan‑1991 by Houston to Baltimore in
exchange for Curt Schilling,
Steve
Finley & Pete
Harnisch, Charm
City; G. Davis was unofficially
adopted by S. Davis’ family.)
FCR - Jim
Casey, Savannah, GA
FRIDAY
A. Whose
franchise records for stolen bases and triples were both broken by Jose Reyes
in 2008?
Hint: Feeling
underappreciated by the Mets after ten seasons, he sought solace with another
franchise that was on its way to dominance.
Hint: His
nephew once led the National League in RBI.
Hint: He
graduated from college after retiring from baseball.
Twint: He
was married at home plate before a game of the Mets farm team he then played
for.
Twint: His
nickname came from his mispronunciation of “milk” when he was a child.
A. Mookie Wilson (Traded 31‑Jul‑1989 to TOR for Jeff
Musselman and a minor leaguer; Nephew [& step son] Preston
Wilson 141 RBI in 2003 for COL;
Graduated from Mercy
College in 1996; Married 22‑Jun‑1978 )
FCR - Fred
Worth, Arkadelphia, AR
WEEK-ENDING BONUS
Q. Who
became the first National League
manager to win at least ninety games in each of his first five seasons?
Hint: He
tied Rogers Hornsby’s record for most home runs in a season by a second
baseman.
Hint: His
next team was the Giants.
Twint: He
was the last player to get a hit off Sandy Koufax.
A. Davey Johnson (Mgr 1984-88 [Won 87 the
next year.]; 42 HR in 1973 [N.B. 1 of his 43 HR’s that year was as a
pinch-hitter 17‑Jun‑1973];
Played for the Yomiuri
Giants 1975‑76; Final Koufax H 1966 WS, G 2,
6th inning)
FCR - Jared
Wexler, Hackensack, NJ
SATURDAY
Q. Who
was the second Blue Jays pitcher to earn a win in the All-Star game?
Hint: He
followed Roger Clemens as American League ERA champion.
Twint: He
was the first pitcher to start Opening Day for the Blue Jays in three
consecutive seasons. He won all three
games.
A. Jimmy Key (1991 ASG
[Dave
Stieb won it in 1983.];
2.76 ERA in 1987, Clemens’
first such title was in 1986; Opening Day 1987-89)
FCR - Andy
Milner, Bryn Mawr, PA
WEEKEND BONUS
Q. Who,
along with J.J. Putz and Jeremy Reed, was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the
New York Mets in December 2008 as part of a three team deal that included the
Cleveland Indians?
Hint: His
name is a homophone for a prominent Jewish slugger who played in the Bigs from
1993-2007.
Hint: He
made it to the big leagues when the Seattle Mariners called him up 29‑Apr‑2006
to replace reliever Julio Mateo.
Twint: He
attended the same high school as Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, NBA star
Darrell Griffith and gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
A. Sean Green (Three team trade;
Louisville
Male High School alumni)
FCR - Mitchell
Below, Oakland, CA
SUNDAY
Q. Who
passed a former league season triples leader to become the all-time home run
leader from his state?
Hint: He
has since been passed on that list by the player who hit the most recent grand
slam surrendered by Mariano Rivera.
Hint: Hit
twenty or more doubles for eight consecutive seasons in the majors.
Twint: There
are nine Wikipedia entries of people with his name.
Twint: He
is played by a Jewish school baseball coach in Moneyball.
A. Mark Ellis (Passed Davey
Collins [led AL in 3b w/15 in 1984], passed by Jason Kubel;
Kubel GS 16-May-2010;
2b 2003, 2005-11); Played by Brent
Dohling of Tarbut V’Torah)
FCR - Bradley
Curtis, Roseville, CA
WEEKLY THEME – MLB players who are
alumni of the 2013 NCAA preseason Top 10 football teams
First Correct Respondent to Identify
Theme – Michael Berry, Culver City, CA
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