2018-01-08 Losing pitchers in the games where Nolan Ryan threw a no-hitter

MONDAY

Q.        Who is the only Cy Young Award winner who managed to get his brother elected to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown?

Hint:     He [the HOF brother] surrendered Hank Aaron’s first American League home run.

Hint:     His son is a professional golfer who has won a tournament on the PGA Tour.

A.         JIM PERRY  [SABR Bio]

-  CYA 1970; Brother Gaylord Perry in Hall in 1991

-  Aaron’s HR w/MIL:  18-Apr-1975, his 734^th.

-  Son Chris won the BC Open in 1998

FCR -  Jim Casey, Savannah

Incorrect guesses:  Gaylord Perry, Joe Niekro, Wes Ferrell, Vic Raschi, Ken Brett, Mike Maddux

TUESDAY

Q.        What former Tiger went on to pitch for a couple of avian teams?

Hint:     He has World Series championship rings from two different teams.  Had he stayed longer with either one, he’d have even more.

Hint:     He threw the first-ever regular-season pitch in Sky Dome.

Hint:     Hall of Famers Wade Boggs, Tim Raines and Phil Niekro were teammates.

A.         JIMMY KEY

-  Played for the Clemson Tigers, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles.

-  Got a ring w/TOR in 1992.  They won again the next year.  Got a ring w/NYY in 1996.  They won again in 1998, ‘99 & 2000.

-  SkyDome debut 03-Apr-1989

-  Played w/Boggs in 1996 w/NYY; w/Raines w/NYY in 1996; w/Niekro w/TOR in 1987.

FCR -     Walt Cherniak, Woodbine, Maryland

Incorrect guesses:  David Wells, Jack Morris, Doyle Alexander, Al Leiter

WEDNESDAY

Q.        Who was the only Montreal Expo to amass 20 pitching wins in a season?

Hint:     Among his teammates in the majors were players whose nicknames were Delay, Steady and Hustle.

Hint:     He has two World Series game wins to his credit, but no World Series ring.

A.         ROSS GRIMSLEY

-  20-11 in 1978s

-  Was a teammate of Mike “The Human Rain Delay” Hargrove w/CLE in 1980; of “Steady” Eddie Murray w/BAL in 1982; and of Pete “Charlie Hustle” Rose w/CIN 1971-73.

-  Won G’s 2 & 5 of the 1972 WS.

FCR -  Naftali Greenwood, Kiryat, Israel

Incorrect guesses:  Jim Kaat, Dennis Martinez, Pedro Martinez, Bill Stoneman, Steve Rogers, Fergie Jenkins, Bryn Smith, Dave McNally, Bartolo Colon

THURSDAY

Q.        What former landlocked Commodore was the only pitcher to be the Yankees' lone representative on an All-Star team?

Hint:     It was the only All-Star selection of his 19-year major league career. (He didn’t get into the game.)

Hint:     As a Yankee, he once surrendered four home runs in an inning.

Hint:     He became an agent after he retired, representing Frank Thomas, Todd Helton and Lance Berkman, among others.

A.         SCOTT SANDERSON

-  Played for Vanderbilt; 1991 ASG

-  02-May-1992, top of the 5^th.  His teammates scores 4 times in the bottom of the 6^th, but it wasn’t enough.

-  Successful as a player agent

FCR -  Joseph Cosgriff, New York City

Incorrect guesses:  Randy Johnson, Chase Wright, Todd Stottlemyre, Steve Hamilton

FRIDAY

Q.        Who was teaching in high school when he was scouted and signed to a major league contract?

Hint:     Donn Clendenon, Cookie Rojas, Dusty Baker and Richie Zisk were among his teammates in his decade-plus major league career.

Hint:     He was born in Pennsylvania, but attended high school and college in California.

Hint:     He was the pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves’ affiliate in the Carolina League for the first 10 years of that team’s existence.

A.         BRUCE DAL CANTON

-  Taught science at Burgettstown High School outside of Pittsburgh when he signed with the Pirates.

-  Was w/Clendenon w/PIT 1967-68; W/Rojas w/KCR 1971-75; W/Baker w/ATL in 1975; & W/Zisk w/CHW in 1977

-  Born in the city of California, Pennsylvania (where he also attended high school and college)

-  Was pitching coach for the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 1999-2008.

FCR -  Bill Carle, Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Incorrect guesses:  Jim Morris, Larry Jaster

SATURDAY

Q.        Who suffered a strained right calf muscle, sending him to the Disabled List, when he jumped out of his bullpen chair to join an on-field fight?

Hint:     Eight years earlier, he had led his league in pitching appearances.  His opposite number—the pitching appearances leader in the other league—only had two more, yet also brought home the league MVP and a World Series Championship.

Hint:     Former major leaguer Chris Denorfia is married to his daughter.

A.         TED POWER

-  On-field fight between KCR & CLE 04-My-1992

-  78 G w/CIN led the NL in 1984; DET’s Guillermo “Willie” Hernandez appeared in 80 G that same season.

-  Denorfia married Lauren Power in 2009.

FCR -  Larry Hayes, San Francisco

Incorrect guesses:  Steve Bedrosian

SUNDAY

Q.        Who tied Camilo Pascual’s Twins’ record for most strikeouts in a game?

Hint:     His sole career home run came off Phil Niekro.

Hint:     Even though he was born in Iowa and died in Michigan, he grew up in the town that hosts the arm wrestling championships.

A.         JOE DECKER

-  15 K’s on 26-Jun-1973, tying Pascual’s 15 on 19-Jul-1961.  Current holder is Johan Santana w/17 on 19-Aug-2007.

-  HR off Niekro 01-May-1970

-  Arm wrestling in Petaluma, California

FCR -  Mike Sparks, Sarasota

Incorrect guesses:  Joe Niekro, Dave Boswell, Jim Merritt, Bill Hands, Johan Santana, Jim Kaat

WEEKLY THEME – Losing pitcher in a Nolan Ryan no-hitter

15-May-1973........ Dal Canton

15-Jul-1973.......... Perry

28-Sep-1974........ Decker

01-Jun-1975......... Grimsley

26-Sep-1981........ Power

11-Jun-1990......... Sanderson

01-May-1991........ Key

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Ain’t no such person this week!

Incorrect theme guesses:

Monday  -  Brothers with the most wins between them.

               -  Pitchers with both 20 wins and a World Series appearance for 3 consecutive seasons.

               -  Older brothers who won fewer games than their younger siblings.

Wed        -  Pitchers named Jim

               -  Pitchers who have led their teams in season wins whose last names end in "y".

Sen         -  Pitchers who were teammates of Zoilo Versalles

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2018-01-01 Catchers who hit more than 10 triples in a season

MONDAY

Q.        Who was the first Hall of Famer to homer in his final career at-bat?

Hint:     His nickname is one that typically represents a certain ethnic heritage.  In his case, it’s a bit misleading.

Hint:     A Bump ended his playing career.

Hint:     He ran a dude ranch in Montana following his baseball days.

A.         MICKEY COCHRANE [SABR Bio]

-  On 25-May-1937, in a game in Yankee Stadium, Cochrane hit the 119^th HR of his career in the 3^rd inning off starter Bump Hadley to tie the game at 1-1.  It was, however, his last at-bat because when he came up in the 5^th, Hadley’s pitch hit him in the head.  He went down and was in a coma for 10 days.  HBP is, of course, only a plate appearance.  Cochrane never played again.

-  Mickey was the nickname given to many Irish players, but Gordon Stanley Cochrane had Scottish ancestors.

-  His ranch was outside Billings and much of his family followed him west.  There is still a car dealership there named after his brother:  Archie Cochrane Ford.

FCR -  Sam Bogen, Manhattan Beach, California

Incorrect guesses:  Earl Averill, Ted Williams, Hoyt Wilhelm, Harmon Killebrew, Babe Ruth

TUESDAY

Q.        Which short-term Expo caught Bill Stoneman's no-hitter at the end of the 1972 season?

Hint:     The Memphis Chicks' home field was re-named for him.

Hint:     He is the only catcher to steal home in a World Series game.

A.         TIM McCARVER  [SABR Bio]

-  Stoneman’s no-no 02-Oct-1972 (his 2^nd).  McCarver’s entire career with MTL was 77 games long.

-  Tim McCarver Stadium 1978-97.  The Memphis Blues (1968-76) and Memphis Redbirds (1998-99) also played there

-  WS SB of home G 7 15-Oct-1964

FCR -  Jerry Mora, Prescott, Arizona

Incorrect guesses:  Ron Fairly, John Boccabella, Gary Carter

WEDNESDAY

Q.        What major league starter, just off his team’s World Series championship, won the world pocket billiard championship?

Hint:     He chose to leave baseball to pursue a career in the world of pool.

Hint:     In his first, full major league season, he led his National League team in doubles and RBI.

Hint:     In just his second major league game, he knocked out an opposing player in a collision at the plate.

Hint:     Successful in business after leaving baseball, he purchased a baseball team managed by Tris Speaker.

A.         JOHNNY KLING  [SABR Bio]

-  He left CHC and the city of Chicago on a high with big plans in billiards, but had signed a contract that allowed him to return to the Cubs, which he did in 1909.

-  Pitcher Win Mercer collided with Kling on 12-Sep-1900

-  Owned the Kansas City Blues in 1933, Speaker’s last stint as a professional baseball manager.

FCR -  Bill Carle, Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Incorrect guesses:  Denny McLain

THURSDAY

Q.        Whose National League record for career games played at catcher was broken by Al Lopez?

Hint:     He’s is the only catcher in modern major league history with seasons of more than 10 triples in two separate seasons.

Hint:     He went 4-for-4 against future Hall of Famer Mordecai “Three-Finger” Brown in Brown’s last game in the majors.

Hint:     Only Red Dooin has more career errors by a catcher in the modern era (1901- ).

A.         IVEY WINGO  [SABR Bio]     

-  His 17 seasons were all in the NL; 1,233 of his 1,533 G were played @ C.  NOTE:  Further research confirms that Wingo never held the record and it was Hall of Famer Gabby Hartnett’s 1,793 NL G @ C that Lopez passed in 1945.

-  11 3b in each of 1916 & 1917

-  Brown’s last game 04-Sep-1916.  Brown went the distance and took the loss.  Christy Mathewson was the winning pitcher for CIN.

-  Wingo = 234 E; Dooin = 320

FCR -  Rick Tharp, Gaithersburg, Maryland

Incorrect guesses:  Sparky Adams, Clint Courtney, Bob O’Farrell, Roger Bresnahan, Gabby Hartnett, Ray Schalk, Roy Campanella, Chief Myers, Bob Boone, Gus Mancuso

FRIDAY

Q.        Although he didn’t qualify for the batting title, who batted over .400 for the Senators the last time they were in the World Series?

Hint:     When he was finally allowed to play a full season, he hit a respectable .304.

Hint:     He was born in a small North Carolina town 8 days after a famous Hall of Famer was born in the same place.

Hint:     He traded catching duties with baseball’s most notorious spy.

A.         CLIFF BOLTON

-  He hit .410 in 33 games for the American League champion 1933 Washington Senators.

-  Hit .304 in 110 G in 1935.  Also slugged .427 that season.

-  B. in High Point, NC 10-Apr-1907.  Luke Appling was born there 02-Apr-1907.

-  Moe Berg was a catcher on the same Senators team 1932-34.

FCR -  Steve Murfin, Olney, Maryland

Incorrect guesses:  Muddy Ruel, Luke Sewell, Moe Berg, Ric Ferrell, Bill Dickey, Bennie Tate

SATURDAY

Q.        Which catcher, in his only pitching appearance in the majors, relieved Walter Johnson, allowing 2 inherited runners to score, raising Johnson's season ERA from 1.09 to 1.14?

Hint:     Once, in the 9^th inning of an 11-2 loss, stole 2B, 3B and home on a Hall of Famer pitcher.

Hint:     He acted as the referee in a fight between Ty Cobb and Buck Herzog.

Hint:     He was born in tsarist Russia.

A.         EDDIE AINSMITH

-  Pitched on 04-Oct-1913.  The Senators won anyway.

-  The source for this story is baseballlibrary.com, but baseball-reference’s box score for this game 26-Jun-1913, only credits Ainsmith with a hit and a run.  Maybe his accomplishments have been downgraded to defensive indifference?

-  Reference for this 1917 spring training fight is in Herzog’s SABR Bio.

-  B. 04-Feb-1890

FCR -  Chaunce Venuto, Tooele, Utah

Incorrect guesses:  Al Schacht, Muddy Ruel, Gabby Street, Ozzie Bluege, Germany Schaeffer, Benito Santiago, Darin Erstad,

SUNDAY

Q.        Who is the only 20^th century rookie catcher to hit 10 triples in a season?

Hint:     Although regularly in the top 10 in offensive categories in the majors, the only time he led the league was the year he had 11 pinch hits.

Hint:     In one of his best seasons, he led the Angels in batting average.

Hint:     A native Nebraskan, he spent most of his life in California.

A.         TED EASTERLY

-  10 3b in 1909.  Only had 75 H overall that season in 287 ABs.

-  11 PH in 1912.

-  Played for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League in 1917.

-  Born in Omaha, he passed away at age 66 in what is now charred wine country.

FCR -  Daniel Wilson, St. Paul

Incorrect guesses:  Brian Downing, Mike Scioscia, Yogi Berra, Bobo Boone, Buck Rodgers, Gene Tenace, Lance Parrish, Darrell Porter

WEEKLY THEME – Catchers who hit more than 10 triples in a season

Ainsmith........ 12........ 1919

Bolton........... 11........ 1935

Cochrane...... 12........ 1928

Easterly......... 12........ 1914

Kling.............. 13........ 1903

McCarver...... 13........ 1966

Wingo........... 11........ 1916

      ".............. 11........ 1917

First Correct Respondent to Identify Theme – Chaunce Venuto, Tooele, Utah

Incorrect theme guesses:

Wed        -  Catchers who played in the World Series

Thur        -  Catchers who caught 300 game winners.

               -  Each C debuted in Brooklyn

Fri           -  Catchers who hit 10+ triples in a season

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2017-12-25 New York Times/Tyler Kepner Special

New York Times/Tyler Kepner/Manny Trillo Special

Reader Dan Gerstner forwarded this quiz from yesterday’s New York Times.  It is well done and broken into 10 Categories.  We’ll present one or two categories each day this week.

MONDAY:  PATHS TO THE HALL OF FAME

1. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the A’s?

a) Billy Williams

b) Mike Piazza

c) JIM BUNNING

d) Willie McCovey

2. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Giants?

a) PHIL NIEKRO

b) Steve Carlton

c) Duke Snider

d) Goose Gossage

3. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Astros?

a) Robin Roberts

b) Nellie Fox

c) Don Sutton

d) LUIS APARICIO

4. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Angels?

a) Eddie Murray

b) ORLANDO CEPEDA

c) Frank Robinson

d) Hoyt Wilhelm

5. Which of these Hall of Famers never played for the Red Sox?

a) Fergie Jenkins

b) Juan Marichal

c) John Smoltz

d) ROLLIE FINGERS

FCR:  Brian Engelhardt, Reading, Pennsylvania

#2 TUESDAY:  TEAM TIDBITS

1. The two highest numbers to be retired for players — 56 [MARK BUEHRLE] and 72 — [CARLTON FISK] were both retired for members of the White Sox. Who wore those numbers?

2. Who played the most games in the history of the Montreal Expos?

a) Jose Vidro

b) Tim Raines

c) TIM WALLACH [1,767]

d) Vladimir Guerrero

3. Who holds the Milwaukee Brewers’ franchise record for career wins (117)?

a) Teddy Higuera

b) Ben Sheets

c) JIM SLATON

d) Pete Vuckovich

4. Who is the only pitcher to win a World Series game for the San Diego Padres?

a) Tim Lollar

b) ANDY HAWKINS [10-Oct-1984]

c) Andy Ashby

d) Eric Show

5. Which pitcher started the most World Series games for the Big Red Machine in the 1970s?

a) GARY NOLAN [11 GS]

b) Jack Billingham

c) Don Gullett

d) Tom Seaver

FCR:  Phil Ross, Denver

#3 WEDNESDAY:  YANKEES

1. Which four teams besides the Yankees did Billy Martin manage?

a.     MIN  1969

b.     DET  1971-73

c.      TEX  1973-75

d.     OAK  1980-82

2. Who was on deck for the Yankees when Aaron Boone homered to win the 2003 American League Championship Series?

            KARIM GARCIA 16-Oct-2003

3. Which pitcher won the first regular-season game and the first World Series game at the new Yankee Stadium?

            CLIFF LEE 16-Apr & 28-Oct-2009

4. Which Yankee did not win an M.V.P. Award in an A.L.C.S.?

a) Andy Pettitte

b) Orlando Hernandez

c) David Wells

d) DAVID CONE

5. In the opening of the 1988 movie “Big,” which Yankees pitcher does Josh Baskin pretend to be?

a) Ron Guidry

b) RICK RHODEN

c) Dave Righetti

d) Ed Whitson

FCR:  Scott Matteson, Shawnee, Kansas

#4 MIDWEEK BONUS:  COMMON NAMES, UNCOMMON FEATS

1. Give the first name for each player named Williams:

a) Only player to hit 10 career homers off Bob Gibson

            BILLY

b) Scored on Kenny Rogers’s bases-loaded walk to end the Braves-Mets National League Championship Series in 1999

            GERALD [19-Oct-1999]

c) Won the 1971 N.L. Rookie of the Year Award for the Braves

            EARL [Voting]

d) Hit a World Series home run for three different teams in three different decades

            MATT

   G 3 27-Oct-1989 for SFG

   G 4 22-Oct-1997 for CLE

   G 2 28-Oct-2001 for ARI

2. Give the first name for each player named Smith:

a) Struck out for the Rockies to end the 2007 World Series

            SETH [29-Oct-2007]

b) Managed the Phillies, Reds and Tigers from 1955 to 1970

            MAYO

c) Won the World Series with three different teams in the 1980s

            LONNIE

               1980 PHI

               1982 STL

               1985 KCR

d) Allowed Tony Gwynn’s 3,000th career hit, against the Expos, in 1999

            DAN [06-Aug-1999]

3. Give the first name for each player named Jones:

a) Leading winner (21-8) for the Yankees’ first championship team, in 1921

            SAM [“Sad Sam”] (sic) Jones played for BOS that year.

b) Caught the final out of the 1969 World Series for the Mets

            CLEON [G 7 21-Oct-1969]

c) Won the N.L. Cy Young Award in 1976 for the Padres

            RANDY [Voting]

d) First All-Star in Mariners history (1977)

            RUPERT [ASG]

4. Give the first name for each player named Davis:

a) Won two N.L. batting titles for the Dodgers in the 1960s

            TOMMY [.346 in 1962; .326 in 1963]

b) Won the 1984 A.L. Rookie of the Year Award for the Mariners

            ALVIN [Voting]

c) Lost twice to Orel Hershiser for the A’s in the 1988 World Series

            STORM [G 2; G 5]

d) Allowed Randy Johnson’s only career home run, against the Brewers, in 2003

            DOUG [19-Sep-2003]

5. Give the first name for each player named Jackson:

a) Hall of Fame shortstop for the Giants in the 1920s and ’30s

            TRAVIS

b) Was 8-20 for the 1962 Mets

            AL

c) Won Game 7 of the 1979 World Series for the Pirates

            GRANT [17-Oct]

d) M.V.P. of the 1989 All-Star Game

            BO [ASG]

FCR:    Damian Begley, New York City

#5 THURSDAY:  METS

1. Of the 16 pitchers to appear in 1,000 games, only four are left-handers. One is Dan Plesac. The three others pitched for the Mets. Who are they?

            a. JESSE OROSCO [1,252 G; 372 for NYM]

            b. MIKE STANTON [1,178 G; 133 for NYM]

            c. JOHN FRANCO [1,119 G; 695 for NYM]

2. The Mets have had a different opening day starter in each of the last seven seasons. Name them.

2011:   MIKE PELFRY [01-Apr]

2012:   JOHAN SANTANA [05-Apr]

2013:   JON NIESE [01-Apr]

2014:   DILLON GEE [31-Mar]

2015:   BARTOLO COLON [06-Apr]

2016:   MATT HARVEY [03-Apr]

2017:   NOAH SYNDERGAARD [03-Apr]

3. The Mets used the first pick of the 1966 draft on a high school catcher, Steve Chilcott, who never reached the majors. Who was picked second by the Kansas City A’s?

            REGGIE JACKSON

4. Which former Detroit Pistons forward did the Mets beat in Game 2 of the 1969 N.L.C.S.?

            RON REED [05-Oct]

5. Who made the most career starts for the Mets without starting for them in the World Series?

a) Bobby Jones

b) SID FERNANDEZ [250 GS]

c) Craig Swan

d) David Cone

FCR -  Steve Berman, Bergenfield, New Jersey

#6 FRIDAY: NO-HITTERS AND PERFECT GAMES

1. Who are the only two pitchers to throw a no-hitter against the Kansas City Royals? (One in 1973, the other in 2008)

            NOLAN RYAN [15-May-1973] (His 1^st), JON LESTER [19-May-2008]

2. No pitcher has thrown two perfect games, but one catcher has caught two perfect games. Who is he?

a) Joe Girardi

b) RON HASSEY [Len Barker 15-May-1981] & [Dennis Martinez 28-Jul-1991]

c) Jeff Reed

d) A.J. Pierzynski

3. Which current manager made the last out of a perfect game?

a) GABE KAPLER [Dallas Braden 09-May-2010]

b) Mike Matheny

c) Dave Martinez

d) Craig Counsell

4. Which three pitchers have thrown no-hitters at Citi Field?

            a.) JOHAN SANTANA [01-Jun-2012]

            b.) CHRIS HESTON [09-Jun-2015]

            c.) MAX SCHERZER [03-Oct-2015]

5. Who is the only Cardinals pitcher to throw two no-hitters?

a) Jesse Haines

b) Bob Gibson

c) BOB FORSCH [16-Apr-1978 & 26-Sep-1983]

d) Darryl Kile

FCR -  Anthony Zydlewski, Virginia Beach

#7 SATURDAY:  WORLD SERIES

1. Name the four stadiums (none in use for baseball anymore) that have hosted the World Series and the Super Bowl.

L.A. Coliseum

Joe Robbie/Pro Player Stadium

Metrodome

Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium

2. Name each player’s team in his final World Series appearance:

Mathews:    DET

Perez:         PHI

Randolph:   OAK

Murray:       CLE

3. Four prominent members of the World Series champion 1992 Blue Jays had the initials D.W. Who were they?

Duane Ward

David   Wells

Devon  White

Dave    Winfield

4. Who has played the most games (2,831) without ever reaching the World Series?

a) RAFAEL PALMEIRO

b) Ken Griffey Jr.  [2,671]

c) Rod Carew        [2,469]

d) Ernie Banks      [2,528]

5. Which Hall of Famers made the last outs of the following World Series?

a) 1956    JACKIE ROBINSON

b) 1962    WILLIE McCOVEY

c) 1975    CARL YASTRZEMSKI

d) 1984    TONY GWYNN

e) 2000    MIKE PIAZZA

FCR -  Joseph Thompson, Splendora, Texas

#8 SATURDAY BONUS:  DRAFT

1. Of the 17 pitchers chosen first over all in the draft, only two have at least 100 career victories and an earned run average under 4.00. David Price is one. Who is the other?

a) Floyd Bannister

b) Tim Belcher

c) ANDY BENES [3.97]

d) Mike Moore

2. Only six No. 1 overall picks have won the World Series with the team that drafted them. Who are they?

a.) Darryl Strawberry (Mets)   [1986]

b.) Chipper Jones (Braves)    [1995]

c.) Darin Erstad (Angels)        [2002]

d.) Pat Burrell (Phillies)           [2008]

e.) Luke Hochevar (Royals)    [2015]

f.) Carlos Correa (Astros)       [2017]

3. Which Hall of Famers were drafted with consecutive picks in the second round in 1971?

a) Jim Rice and Dave Winfield

b) GEORGE BRETT and MIKE SCHMIDT [picks 5 & 6]

c) Carlton Fisk and Andre Dawson

d) Gary Carter and Dennis Eckersley

4. Which No. 1 overall draft pick played the most games in the majors?

a) Alex Rodriguez       [2,784]

b) Chipper Jones        [2,499]

c) B.J. Surhoff [2,313]

d) HAROLD BAINES [2,830]

5. Which future N.F.L. quarterback was not drafted by an M.L.B. team?

a) STEVE YOUNG

b) Tom Brady    [by MTL in 1995, 28^th pick, 18^th round]

c) Dan Marino   [by KCR in 1979, 21^st pick, 4^th round]

d) Colin Kaepernick    [by CHC in 2009, 29^th pick, 43^rd round]

FCR -  Chaunce Venuto, Tooele, Utah

#9 WEEKEND BONUS:  BESIDES BABE RUTH…

1. Besides Babe Ruth, name the four Most Valuable Player Award winners who have four-letter first and last names. (Hint: three in the 1970s, one in the 2000s.)

a.) VIDA BLUE[1971-AL]

b.) PETE ROSE [1973-NL]

c.) FRED LYNN [1975-AL]

d.) JEFF KENT [2000-NL]

2. Besides Babe Ruth, who is the only player with at least 600 homers and at least two World Series championships?

ALBERT PUJOLS [2006, 2011]

3. Besides Babe Ruth, who are the only three players to hit three home runs in a World Series game?

a.) REGGIE JACKSON [G 6, 1977]

b.) ALBERT PUJOLS [G 3, 2013]

c.) PABLO SANDOVAL [G 1, 2012]

4. Besides Babe Ruth, who homered in the first All-Star Game in 1933?

a) Lou Gehrig

b) Al Simmons

c) FRANKIE FRISCH

d) Bill Terry

5. Besides Babe Ruth, who are the only two players with four 50-homer seasons?

a) Sammy Sosa and Alex Rodriguez

b) SAMMY SOSA & MARK McGWIRE

c) Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez

d) Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire

FCR - Walt Cherniak, Woodbine, Maryland

#10 SUNDAY:  RANDOM FUN

1. The subject of the very first color photo above the fold on the front page of The New York Times was a baseball player wearing No. 1 in October. Who was it?

a) Mookie Wilson in 1986

b) Otis Nixon in 1992

c) TONY FERNANDEZ in 1997

d) Bengie Molina in 2002

2. Which pair of players were not born on the exact same day?

a) Greg Maddux and Dave Justice [14-Apr-1966]

b) David Cone and Edgar Martinez [02-Jan-1963]

c) Jeff Bagwell and Frank Thomas [27-May-1968]

d) JORGE POSADA and RAMIRO MENDOZA

3. Who is the only player with 500 hits for four different teams?

a) Roberto Alomar

b) RUSTY STAUB [833 for HOU; 460+38 for MTL; 524+418 for NYM; & 549 for DET]

c) Gary Sheffield

d) Carlos Beltran

4. Which future N.B.A. Hall of Famer was an active member of the Brooklyn Dodgers — though he never played a major league game — when the Giants’ Bobby Thomson hit “The Shot Heard Round the World” on Oct. 3, 1951?

BILL SHARMAN

5. Which three Hall of Famers were born on Christmas?

a.) PUD GARVIN [1856]

b.) NELLEI FOX [1927]

c.) RICKEY HENDERSON [1958]

FCR -  Anthony Zydlewski, Virginia Beach

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