September 14-20, 2015 Pitchers who led the majors with an ERA under 2.00, yet didn’t win the Cy Young Award that year

(Monday's questions were attached to last week's theme.)

TUESDAY

Q.         After Vida Blue, who was the youngest player to win the Cy Young and League MVP the same season?

Hint:     No pitcher that young has won 24 games in a season since.

Hint:     Nor did he in any season in his career after that.

Twint:    Though he did win the Cy Young Award again the very next year.

Twint:    And 5 more times.

A.         ROGER CLEMENS

- Age 23, 1986 24-4 CYA and AL MVP.

- CYA 1986-87 and 1991(BOS), 1997-98 (TOR), 2001(NYY), 2004 (HOU)

FCR -    Mark DeLodovico, Rockville, MD

Incorrect answers:  Bobby Shantz, Dwight Gooden, Sandy Koufax, Fernando Valenzuela, Ron Guidry, Denny McClain, Hal Newhouser, Dean Chance

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Who holds the record for most seasons played in the modern era?

Hint:     Though he won 300 games, he never led a single season in wins or win-loss percent.

Hint:     He did, however, lead the majors one season in losses.

Twint:    Ironically, his only World Series ring was gained by his giving up a hit and gaining a save.

Twint:    He is a descendent of John Hancock.  Yes, THAT John Hancock!)

A.         NOLAN RYAN

- 27 seasons, tied with Cap Anson (1871-1897).

- 324-292 career record.

- 1976 led the majors with 18 losses.

- NYM 1969 WS title, he gave up no runs.

- But first though, he loaded the bases with two outs in the 9^th with a walk, single and another walk before getting the final out by Paul Blair striking out looking to end the 3^rd game won 5-0 by NYM.  It was the only World Series appearance of his career.

- His mother’s maiden name was Martha Lee Hancock.  (Few names more American than that!)

FCR -    Will McCracken, Bradenton, FL

Incorrect answers:  Jim Kaat, Phil Niekro, Gaylord Perry, Early Wynn, Mike Morgan, Carl Yastrzemski, Brooks Robinson, Don Sutton, Steve Carlton, Dennis Eckersley, Julio Franco

THURSDAY

Q.         Who was the last pitcher who appeared in a Cincinnati Reds uniform to be voted into the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA?

Hint:     His first ever World Series pitch resulted in a home run by Don Buford.

Hint:     Buford also got an RBI single off of him, but those two hits were Buford’s only hits in the 5 games he played that Series.

Twint:    98.83

A.         TOM SEAVER

- 1977-1982 with the Reds. HOF inducted 1992

- Game 1, 1969 WS, bottom of the 1^st.

- RBI single off Seaver bottom 4^th.  1969 WS team stats.

- 98.83% of the votes to gain entry in to the Hall of Fame is the highest percent of any player, with Nolan Ryan second at 98.79%

FCR -    Charlie Riordan, Chevy Chase, MD

Incorrect answers:  Gaylord Perry, Tony Cloninger

FRIDAY

Q.         What one-time Toronto Blue Jay appeared in more games in the 1970’s than any other starting pitcher?

Hint:     The first Cy Young vote he ever received, deprived Tom Seaver of a unanimous decision.

Hint:     With that single vote, he finished second for the award – the highest he would place in his entire career.

Twint:    He is the only NL pitcher to lead his league in losses four consecutive years.

Twint:    Of his last game he said “I was not embarrassed because I got beat around out there. I’ve done that before.”

A.         PHIL NIEKRO

- 406 Games 1970-79

- 1969 NL CYA, he got the only other vote.

- He finished in the top 6 a total of five times.

            - 1977-1980 L20/18/20/18.  Pedro Ramos did it in the AL 1958-61.

               - He retired with an “A” on his cap, his final start 27-Sep-1987 was a 15-6 loss (not his) to SFG.

FCR -    Paul Goodson, Cheyenne, WY

Incorrect answers:  Fergie Jenkins, Dave Stieb, Jim Clancy, Doyle Alexander, Bill Singer, David Cone, Roger Clemens, Jack Morris, Joey Jay, Bert Blyleven, Jeff Reardon, Mike Marshall

SATURDAY

Q.         Who recently instructed his family not to attend the induction ceremony if he were somehow voted into the Hall of Fame posthumously?

Hint:     Further, he also told them not to accept the honor at all.

Hint:     Stressing how slim he thought he chances to be, he suggested that in order to gain entry, he might have to… move to Alaska.”

Hint:     In his only World Series, he went 2-0, pitching 25 of his team’s total 65.1 innings.

Twint:    He was the starter for the first “Game 6” – the one that ended in a “wave” to victory.

A.         LUIS TIANT

- Luis discussed his lack of Hall of Fame induction with “Red Sox Gameday Live” with Tom Caron, Dennis Eckersley and Steve Lyons.

- Full quote: “You know what I’m going to have to do?  I’m going to have to move to Alaska,” Tiant joked, when responding to his status outside the Hall.  “Maybe they’ll put me in the Hall of Fame over there.”

- 1975 WS

- Game 6 1975 WS BOS vs CIN, Fisk hit his iconic 13^th inning walk-off homer “waving” it fair over the fence.

FCR -    Joe Matocha, Meriden, CT

Incorrect answers:  Jim Kaat, Bill Lee, Jack Morris, Lew Burdette

SUNDAY

Q.         Who was charged with the loss in the final game in in what was arguably the greatest comeback in post-season history?

Hint:     In the two games he started that series, he went 0-1, giving up nine runs in 3.1 IP for an ERA of 21.60.

Hint:     In his only other World Series he went 0-2, gave up the most runs of any of his teammates, but still had a ring to show for it.

Twint:    He is the only Texas Ranger to win more than 20 games since Fergie Jenkins won 25 in 1974.

A.         KEVIN BROWN

- Game 7 NYY loss to BOS 2004 ALCS that completed the comeback from being down 0‑3.

- 2004 ACLS pitching stats.

- 1997 FLA WS victors over CLE.

 - 21-11in 1992

FCR -    Rich Klein, Plano, TX

Incorrect answers:  Jeff Weaver, Mariano Rivera, Jim Bunning, Pedro Martinez, Ralph Terry, Charlie Root, Sheriff Blake, Esteban Loaiza

WEEKLY THEME – Starting pitchers who led the majors with an ERA under 2.00, yet didn’t win the Cy Young that year. (Qualifiers in the CYA era.)

Pitcher       Year        ERA     Placed     Winner____

Brown         1996        1.89         2^nd       John Smoltz

Clemens*    1990        1.93         2^nd       Bob Welch

   "              2005        1.87         3^rd       Chris Carpenter

Niekro         1967        1.87         ~         Mike McCormick

Ryan           1981        1.69         4^th       Fernando Valenzuela

Seaver        1971        1.76         2^nd       Fergie Jenkins

Tiant*          1968        1.60         ~         Denny McClain

   "              1972        1.91         6^th       Gaylord Perry*

*Led league in pitchers’ WAR

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Bill Deane, Cooperstown, NY

Incorrect theme guesses:

Wed        -  Pitchers from the University of Texas

               -  Pitchers with lots of strikeouts

               -  Leaders in individual game strikeouts

               -  Strikeouts:  Single game, season, career

Thursday  -  Pitched for the Mets in 69 WS

               -  3,000-K Club

               -  How about pitchers with the most 200 strikeout seasons

               -  Right-handed pitchers with at least 3,000 strikeouts and 1 World Series ring

Sunday    -  Last 6 pitchers to lead the league in strikeouts with a losing record

               -  Folks pitching effectively after forty, and getting extra base hits

               -  Pitchers who pitched a no hitter and a one hitter in consecutive starts

               -  All won 20 games before they were 25 years old

               -  200-strikeout seasons in their 20s, 30s, and 40s

                  Most consecutive games allowing 2 or fewer runs

               -  Pitchers lost a World Series with more than 1 team

               -  Only pitchers since 1965 with seasons of 250+ Ks and sub-2.00 ERA

               -  Players who led the league in Era at least twice and racked up at least 1000 strikeouts in that span

               -  200 games and had a season with an ERA under 2.00 from after 1965 to 1999

               -  ERA leaders from 1985-1995

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September 7-13, 2015 Players on the Oakland A's team for their 5 consecutive Division Championships 1971-75

MONDAY

Q.         Which Hall of Famer is the only non-pitcher to win the World Series MVP twice?

Hint:     In every season of his 21-year major league career that he played a full schedule, he struck out 100 times.

Hint:     He is the last Baltimore Oriole to lead the American League in slugging percentage.

Twint:    He received exactly one (1) first-place vote to prevent Robin Yount from being a unanimous choice as the 1982 AL MVP.

A.         REGGIE JACKSON

-  WS MVP’s 1973, ‘77

100+ K’s 1967-97, minus only 1967, 81 & 87

-  1976 SLG .502

-  1982 MVP voting

FCR -    Mike Massaroli, Staten Island, NY

Incorrect answers:  Brooks Robinson, Cal Ripken, Boog Powell, Eddie Murray

TUESDAY

Q.         Which Hall of Famer posted the lowest ERA in his Cy Young award-winning season?

Hint:     He led his Upland, California American Legion team to the 1964 U.S. national title.

Hint:     He once pitched the last 22% of a no-hitter.  67% of that was strikeouts.  Still no save.

Twint:    Answering a player salary question, A’s owner Charlie Finley said, "(X) not only got a substantial increase in salary, but his 1973 contract also includes a year's supply of the very best mustache wax available."

A.         ROLLIE FINGERS

-  ERA 1.04 1981

-  American Legion champions

-  No-hitter:  28-Sep-1975, pitched the 8^th & 9^th following teammates Vida Blue (5 IP, Win), Glenn Abbott (1 IP) and Paul Lindblad (1 IP)

FCR -    Judah Kaplan, Teaneck, NJ

Incorrect answers:  Dennis Eckersley, Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton, Jim Palmer, Orel Hershiser, Tom Seaver, Rich Gossage, Dean Chance, Wilbur Wood

IN MEMORIAM

Q.         What Cardinal had a 1.35 ERA in two World Series starts one fall but lost out to his batterymate Darrell Porter for series MVP honors?

Hint:     He was double-unique until Luis debuted in 1995.

Hint:     Most people agree he was truly unique.

Hint:     He comes from the world’s most prolific city for producing major leaguers.

Hint:     The year he led National League pitchers in victories, he was named Comeback Player of the Year.

Hint:     He started and finished his major league career with the Astros.

Twint:    He was ejected from a World Series game by the umpire, who, in that same Series, made one of the worst umpiring calls ever.

Twint:    The most famous quote that is widely attributed to him is, “There is one word in America that says it all, and that word is, 'You never know. '”

A.         JOAQUIN ANDUJAR

-  1982 WS

-  Luis Andujar

-  San Pedro de Marcoris, Dominican Republic

-  20 W in 1984

-  Ejected from G 7 1985

FCR -    Timothy Kearns, Washington, DC

Incorrect answers:  Rick Reuschel

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Who is the only catcher to lead the American League and the National League in bases-on-balls?

Hint:     He was tied with Babe Ruth for most bases-on-balls received in a single World Series until they both gave way to Barry Bonds’s 13 in 2002.

Twint:    He was the first bench coach in the history of the Toronto Blue Jays.

A.         GENE TENACE

-  Led AL in BB in 1974 w/110 for OAK; Led NL in 1977 w/125 for the SDP

-  Ruth had 11 BB’s in the 1926 WS, Tenace had 11 BB’s in the 1973 WS

-  Bench coach for mgr. Cito Gaston of TOR 1992-95

FCR -    Wayne Patterson, Washington, DC

Incorrect answers:  Bob Boone, Darrell Porter, Jimmie Foxx, Ted Simmons, Gary Carter, Mike Piazza,

THURSDAY

Q.         Which 20^th-century player had the fewest hits in the year he led the league in that offensive category (full seasons only)?

Hint:     As a 47-year-old, he collected seventeen stolen bases in the 1989-90 Senior Professional Baseball League season.

Hint:     He is the first player who later became an All-Star who homered twice in his debut game in the majors.

Twint:    Before Greg Harris did it in 1995, he had been the last one to pitch with each hand in a professional game

Twint:    He was not afraid of the products of the Acme company.

A.         BERT CAMPANERIS

-  177 H in 1968

-  Gold Coast Suns; SBPA

-  Debut 23-Jul-1964

-  Nickname “Roadrunner”

FCR -    Mike McCroskey, Sugarland, TX

Incorrect answers:  Carl Yastrzemski, Charlie Hollacher, Al Oliver, Lou Brock, Rickey Henderson, Bob Nieman

FRIDAY

Q.         Who was the first member of the Oakland A’s to win a Gold Glove?

Hint:     He hit the first home run in the Kingdome.

Hint:     He became a real estate agent in Baker City, OR after retiring from baseball.

Hint:     It’s ironic that he ended up in real estate because the area where he was born was the hardest hit area of the Great Recession.

Twint:    He led the American League in hits in in 1972 and in doubles in 1974.

A.         JOE RUDI

-  GG’s 1974, 75, 76

-  Kingdome HR 06-Apr-1977 off Diego Segui

-  Born in Modesto, CA

-  181 H in 1972; 39 2b in 1974

FCR -    Frank Workman, Lake Forest Park, WA

Incorrect answers:  Bill North, Dick Green, Carney Lansford, Sal Bando, Rick Monday

SATURDAY

Q.         After Brooks Robinson, who was the next third baseman to amass 200 career home runs?

Hint:     No American Leaguer has ever led the league in doubles in a full season with fewer than he did.

Hint:     His brother homered in the championship game of the college World Series.

Hint:     His son was an eight-year college head baseball coach of a D-1 university in North Carolina.

Twint:    When he finally agreed to grow a moustache to comply with his team owner’s wishes, it only took him a couple of hours.

A.         SAL BANDO

-  242 career HR’s; Hit his 200^th off Dyar Miller 07-Jun-1977; Brooks Robinson’s 200^th

-  Hit 32 2b in 1973, as did Pedro Garcia

-  Brother Chris

-  Son Sal, Jr., coached at High Point University

FCR -    Bill Deane, Cooperstown, NY

Incorrect answers:  Evan Longoria, George Brett, Graig Nettles, Bill Melton, Brian Roberts, Jim Fregosi

SUNDAY

Q.         Who is the only MVP of a minor league from a franchise representing the city of York?

Hint:     He was called “The Little Roberto Clemente” and in fact played in three games with Clemente.

Hint:     He played with Jeter in six games.

Hint:     His brother and cousin made it to the majors, but they never played in a game with him in “the show”.

Hint:     His nickname was “adorable”.

Twint:    His contribution was a major factor in bringing a World Series championship to California franchise on which Sandy Koufax did not play.

Twint:    He was arrested 20 years after his playing days for dealing controlled substances.

A.         ANGEL MANGUAL

-  1969 MVP for the York Pirates of the Eastern League

-  Played with Clemente and Johnny Jeter on the Pittsburgh Pirates in September of 1969.

-  Brother of Pepe Mangual and cousin of Coco Laboy.

-  Nickname “Cuqui” translates to “cute” or “adorable”

-  He hit the game-winning pinch-single in the 9^th inning of Game 4 of the 1972 World Series.

-  Arrested in 1997 for dealing cocaine and heroin; conviction not found

FCR -    Paul Goodson, Cheyenne, WY

Incorrect answers:  Danny Tartabull, Gene Clines

WEEKLY THEME – Players on the Oakland A's teams for their five straight Division Championship seasons:  1971-75

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Judah Kaplan, Teaneck, NJ

Incorrect theme guesses:

Monday   -  Players or HOFers who have had their numbers retired by 2 teams

               -  Players or HOFers who went to college on non-baseball scholarships

Tuesday   -  Hall of Famers whose uniform number is retired by two teams

               -  Oakland A's WS MVPs

Wed        -  World Series MVPs who started their MLB career with Oakland

               -  Athletics World Series MVPs

Thursday -  Members of 1974 champion Oakland A's who received MVP votes in 1975

               -  Guys who started on all 3 A's championship teams of that era

Friday      -  Athletics associated with the 1975 All-Star team

               -  Starting lineup for the first Oakland A's World Series game

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August 31-September 6, 2015 - NLCS walk-off home runs (plus Ventura)

MONDAY

Q.         Which Hall of Famer was the only player to amass 1,000 RBI during the 1970's?

Hint:     A former teammate of his was the next player closest.

Hint:     He was nicknamed "Hands" by his childhood friends due to his monumental metacarpi.

Hint:     He remains the youngest player to homer in an All-Star game.

Twint:    In spite of a Hall of Fame career, multiple championships and an engaging personality, he will never be the most famous baseball player from his home state.

A.         JOHNNY BENCH

-  1,013 RBI 1970-79

-  Tony Perez 954 RBI 1970-79

-  Huge hands, hallmark of many great catchers

-  1969 ASG; 21 Years 228 days

-  Mickey Mantle was also from Oklahoma

FCR -    Duncan Crowl, San Juan Capistrano, CA

Incorrect answers:  Andruw Jones, Tony Perez, Willie Stargell, Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, Robin Yount

TUESDAY

Q.         Who holds the record for most consecutive errorless games by a first baseman in a season?

Hint:     He is the only player to participate in the game Hank Aaron hit his 715^th home run and the game Pete Rose got his 4,192^nd hit.

Hint:     He is the only player in the modern era to have three consecutive seasons with fewer than 100 runs while collecting 200 hits.

Hint:     And he did it twice!

Twint:    He considered running for public office until he got publicity that he didn’t want.

A.         STEVE GARVEY

-  159 G in 1984

-  HR #715 08-Apr-1974; H# 4,192 11-Sep-1985*

-  ≤ 100 R / ≥ 200 H:  1974-76; 1978-80

-  Let’s just say that some private affairs became public ones.

FCR -    David Krassin, New York, NY

* Although MLB continues to recognize Cobb's final hit total as 4,191, thorough independent, multiple-source research has revealed that 2 of Cobb's hits were counted twice, leaving his final (otherworldly) total at 4,189.  Rose broke that record against Reggie Patterson with a 1b in the 1^st inning of a game vs. CHC 08-Sep-1985.  Rose finished with 4,256.

                [That headline might read “Cobb, Cubs, corroboration!”]

Incorrect answers:  Bill Buckner, Kevin Youkilis, Wes Parker, Mike Lum, Joe Torre

WEDNESDAY

Q.         Who was the last Alabama native to score a run in the All-Star game? (Excepting Bo Jackson in 1989)

Hint:     He missed by one year being the first player ever on his franchise to win a Gold Glove.

Hint:     The player who was first is now in the Hall of Fame.

Hint:     He replaced a Hall of Famer in his post-playing career.

Twint:    This in spite of his contralto voice.

A.         OZZIE SMITH

-  1983 ASG

-  GG for SDP 1980

-  Dave Winfield won GG in 1979 for SDP

-  Became the voice of “This Week in Baseball” replacing legendary announcer Mel Allen

-  OK.  Fair enough.  Perhaps it’s a proper tenor.

FCR -    Doug Greenwald, San Francisco, CA

Incorrect answers:  Tim McCarver, Billy Williams, Craig Biggio, Henry Aaron

MIDWEEK BONUS

Q.         What hard-as-nails dude once made the Carolina League look like child’s play?

Hint:     This in spite of only being a 13^th-round draft pick.

Hint:     The future A’s GM Billy Beane, after watching him in the minors, said, "(He) is perfectly designed to play baseball… has no concept of failure."

Twint:   The first season he played full-time in the majors, his team won its division by 21.5 games.

A.         LENNY DYKSTRA

-  In 1983 he led the Carolina League in at-bats (525), runs (132), hits (188), triples 13), batting average (.358) and stolen bases (with 105, a league record for 17 years)

-  4^th pick, 13^th round

-  1986 Mets, NL East (BTW, that team also won the World Series)

FCR -    Fred Worth, Arkadelphia, AR

Incorrect answers:  Scott Hatteberg, Andy Van Slyke, Don Baylor

THURSDAY

Q.         Who was the only player on the 1992 World Series champion Blue Jays to win a league MVP during his career?

Hint:     In one stretch, he piled up more than 90+ RBI’s in each of nine consecutive seasons.

Hint:     Only one of those was under 100.

Hint:     His Hall of Fame teammates now include Craig and Greg.

Twint:    No other second baseman has more career home runs.

Twint:    …or career RBI’s.

A.         JEFF KENT

-  MVP 1990

-  90+ RBI 1997-2005

-  93 RBI in 2003

-  Biggio and Maddux; Additional HOF teammates:  Dave Winfield, Roberto Alomar, Eddie Murray

-  351 HR while playing 2^nd base

-  1,413 RBI

FCR -    Fred Worth, Arkadelphia, AR

Incorrect answers:  Roberto Alomar, Paul Molitor, Dave Winfield, Joe Carter, Randy Johnson, Rickey Henderson, Fred McGriff, George Bell

FRIDAY

Q.         What former All-Star can often be seen on “The Housewives of Orange County”?

Hint:     Only three St. Louis Cardinals ever hit more home runs in a season than he did.  They were all first basemen.

Hint:     He hit the last American League Opening Day grand slam of the 20^th century.

Hint:     He won more Gold Gloves than Devon White, Kirby Puckett or Carl Yastrzemski.

Twint:    He retired just shy of joining the 400-Home-Run Club.

A.         JIM EDMONDS

-  THOC clip

-  42 HR in 2000 & 2004; Only Mark McGwire, Albert Pujols & Johnny Mize had more.

-  OD GSHR 02-Apr-1996

-  8 GG; White 7, Puckett 6, Yaz 7

-  393 career HR

FCR -    Bill Carle Lee’s Summit, MO

Incorrect answers:  Jack Clark, Keith Hernandez, Tino Martinez, Albert Pujols

SATURDAY

Q.         Who can claim responsibility for the lowest point and highest point in recent postseason action for the St. Louis Cardinals?

Hint:     He was originally called up to replace the production of a flagging World Series hero.

Hint:     In spite of his slight frame, he was all-league in football for three years in high school.

Twint:    He is the first ever Rainbow to play for the Cardinals.

A.         KOLTON WONG

-  Inserted as a pinch-runner in the 9^th inning with his team behind by 2 runs, he was picked off to end Game 4 of the 2013 World Series; He hit an improbable walk-off home run to beat the Giants in Game 2 of the 2014 NLCS

-  Kapālama High School, Honolulu, HI

-  University of Hawaii; debuted 16-Aug-2013

FCR -    Neil Bhaerman, Pittsburgh, PA

Incorrect answers:  David Eckstein, Michal Wacha, Matt Carpenter, Pete Kozma, Dane Iorg

SUNDAY

Q.         What former Yankee clinched an NLCS series win with a walk-off homer off a previous NLCS MVP?

Hint:     His first major league hit was off that year’s Cy Young Award winner.

Hint:     Because of a signing bonus of almost $1 million, he became not a beaver, but a volcano, a sun, a scorpion and a defender, among other things.

Twint:    His paternal grandparents were held in an internment camp in Colorado during World War II.

Twint:    He met his wife, a dental assistant, after being hit by a pitch in the face in his first ever game with a high-A team.

A.         TRAVIS ISHIKAWA

-  W/NYY for 1 G 08-Jul-2013; Hit a walk-off HR off Michael Wacha that won the NL pennant for SFG 16-Oct-2014.  He’d only hit 22 HR’s in parts of 7 MLB seasons.

-  First H off Brandon Webb 19-Apr-2006

-  Bonus of $955,000 and so didn’t attend Oregon State; Minor League record

-  1^st G w/San Jose in 2004; Wife Rochelle

FCR -    Doug Greenwald, San Francisco, CA

Incorrect answers:  David Justice, Lance Berkman, Jack Clark, Jim Leyritz, Todd Pratt

LABOR DAY WEEKEND BONUS

Q.         What manager has had to be assured that his job is safe despite his team resting only six games under .500?

Hint:     Hardly his fault as he has six players with negative WAR ratings and another at 0.0.

Hint:     As a player, he himself ranks in the top 20 all-time in WAR for the franchise he now heads up.

Hint:     Although nominally avian himself, he never played for an ornithologically-eponymous franchise.

Twint:    Only he and Matt Williams have won a Gold Glove Award in each league as third basemen.

Twint:    The most similar player to him by far, according to the similarity scores method, is Ron Cey.

A.         ROBIN VENTURA

-  Job security

-  Ranks 13^th in WAR in CHW history despite playing for them for only 10 of his 16 seasons in the majors.

-  No STL, BAL or TOR on his résumé.

-   Compare Stats to Similars

1.       Ron Cey (960)

2.       Todd Zeile (916)

3.       Brian Downing (895)

4.       Bobby Bonilla (894)

5.       George Hendrick (894)

6.       Sal Bando (892)

7.       Ken Boyer (886)

8.       Vinny Castilla (882)

9.       Ken Singleton (879)

10.    Fred Lynn (877)

FCR -    Jason Hoagland, Columbus, OH

Incorrect answers:  Bucky Dent, Lloyd McClendon, Buck Showalter, Jose Cardenal

WEEKLY THEME – Players who have a game-ending hit that was hit fair and over the fence in a National League Championship Series.  All were home runs except Ventura’s, which, because his teammates never allowed him to touch any base but first, was ruled a single.

Player         NLCS   G     Off                         Inning    Result

Bench         1973      1      Tom Seaver                 9^th     Won game

Garvey       1984      4      Lee Smith                     9^th     Extended series

Smith          1985      5      Tom Niedenfuer           9^th     Extended Series

Dykstra       1986      3      Dave Smith                  9^th     Won game

Ventura       1999      5      Kevin McGlinchy        15^th     Extended Series

Kent            2004      5      Jason Isringhausen    12^th     Won game

Edmonds    2004      6      Dan Miceli                   12^th     Extended series

Wong          2014      2      Sergio Romo                9^th     Won game

Ishikawa     2014      5      Michael Wacha             9^th     Won pennant

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Dave Washburn, Marietta, GA

Incorrect theme guesses:

Tuesday   -  Most World Series games played in the 1970s

Wed        -  Hit a walk off home run in a championship series and his team went on to win the World Series

               -  '13' -- each player involved with the number 13

Thursday  -  People who homered in the 1993 World Series

Sunday    -  Asian-American playoff heroes

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