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OK, I think I may have a tough one here....Who is the all-time leader for double plays by a catcher in a season? What year and team was he playing for at the time? This is a defensive question and not DPs he hit into on offense....sort of like a strike out-throw out stealing type of play. If I haven't made that clear please tell me. I would say it's a stat to be proud of.-BH
...another couple of clues for you...this is from the modern era(post 1901). On the top 10 list he is the only man listed twice(1st and 9th). He was also a very successful manager winning over 1000 games with a .559 winning % and in 14 years he never had a losing season. He won two pennants and a WS along the way....and I think it's safe to say that most of you are not familiar with him..:)-BH
Mudge
11-25-2011, 09:52 AM
I suspect then it was Steve O'Neill (he of the O'Neill baseball family). I know O'Neill, a catcher for the Cleveland Indians had over 30 double plays in the early part of the 20th century.
That's him, Mudge. Good work! He had 36 for Cleveland in 1916...7 more than the number 2 guy. He also happened to be my dad's first manager(Later Del Baker) with the Tigers. He won the WS for the Tigers in 1945. If you would like to continue this you guys can now just fill in the position of SS into the original question.-BH
No takers on the shortstop question? I thought this might be one right up Mick's alley
OK....the answer is Rick Burlson 1980 with 149....5 more than the no.2 guy Roy Smalley Jr.in 1979. Smalley held the record for 1 year while Burlson has held it for 31 years.-BH
Mudge
11-28-2011, 03:10 PM
What player holds the career record for most triple plays hit into?
What player holds the career record for most triple plays hit into?
The best 3rd baseman I ever saw play the game with 4...IMHO, of course.-BH
The answer, of course, was Brooks Robinson. By way of showing how unique Brooksie was with hitting into 4, only three men ever hit into 3. Can you name them? One of them was a star in his day, but the other two are not as well known. One of those two actually finished his 16 year career well before the advent of the modern era(post 1901). No active ball player today has more than one to his credit.-BH
Mudge
11-29-2011, 04:11 PM
I'll let someone else field this one.
Mickey Mental
11-30-2011, 02:27 AM
only three men ever hit into 3. Can you name them?
Joe Start
Deacon McGuire
George Sisler
Mickey Mental
11-30-2011, 02:30 AM
Name a player who hit into a triple play in his last at-bat?
Which month of the season have the most triple plays been hit?
Which two teams were playing on the day that Ferris Bueller attended the game?
Mudge
11-30-2011, 05:19 AM
1. NY Mets catcher Joe Pignatano -- September 30, 1962 at Wrigley Field versus the Cubs.
Which month of the season have the most triple plays been hit?
Which two teams were playing on the day that Ferris Bueller attended the game?
You were right on the 3 TP guys, Mick...
The month of May....with 130 TPs
I saw the movie...the Cubs lost to the Braves 4-2 at Wrigley...and, IIRC, Cameron caught a foul ball..
For a change of pace....name the 5 lefties with 200 or more saves...-BH
Mickey Mental
12-01-2011, 12:18 AM
The month of May....with 130 TPs
I saw the movie...the Cubs lost to the Braves 4-2 at Wrigley...and, IIRC, Cameron caught a foul ball..
For a change of pace....name the 5 lefties with 200 or more saves...-BH
May is correct........
I saw part of the movie the other day. I knew it was the Cubs but I forgot to check on the opponent. Thanks Bob....... :)
John Franco
Randy Myers
Billy Wagner
Dave Righetti
Sparky Lyle (one of my favorites)
Mickey Mental
12-01-2011, 12:21 AM
Who was the last man to ever bat against Sandy Koufax?
I'll give this one a rest. I think he was a weak-hitting catcher now managing minor league ball. Great work on the 5 relievers....All correct.-BH
Since no one is coming forth....I believe it was Andy Ethebarren in the '66 Series...grounding into a double play to end the 6th inning of game 4. Ron Perranoski replaced Koufax in the 7th. This was a Series where the Dodgers were heavily favored to take it all but the O's jumped up and swept 'em in 4.-BH
Name the 4 players who played 3000 or more games for the same franchise.-BH
Mudge
12-03-2011, 04:24 PM
I'll let someone else take this. HINT: Ty Cobb is not one of them.
yankeebiscuitfan
12-03-2011, 05:21 PM
Name the 4 players who played 3000 or more games for the same franchise.-BH
I bet Cal Ripken is one of them.
Yep....Cal Jr. is one, biscuit. As Mudge noted, Cobb(2806 with Detroit) isn't one....and neither is Willie Mays(2854 with the Giants). Willie missed most all of the '52 and all of the '53 seasons to military service during Korea or he probably would've made it easily. Brooks Robinson got really close with 2896 games...but not 3000.-BH
soberdennis
12-04-2011, 04:13 PM
I am sure that Williams would have probably come close if it wasn't for two wars, too.
On that note I would guess that Mr. Padre-Tony Gwynn might be one of them.
Mudge
12-04-2011, 05:42 PM
Williams might have reached 3000, but he'd still never had been able to play as many with the Red Sox as this guy did (the all-time career leader of games played with one team).
And, interestingly, one of the four in question did lose an entire year to the war and still managed to play over 3000 games with one team.
soberdennis
12-04-2011, 05:45 PM
How many did Gwynn play for the Pads.
If you are saying one was a Sox player,Yaz or Rice would come to mind.
Mudge
12-04-2011, 09:16 PM
Yaz is right on. 3308
Gwynn played only 2440 games for the Padres.
Two more (to add to Ripkin and Yastrzemski)
......And, interestingly, one of the four in question did lose an entire year to the war and still managed to play over 3000 games with one team.
Sure did, Mudge...3026 total games...and missing all of 1945 to be exact..:)..-BH
Mickey Mental
12-05-2011, 04:35 AM
I'm thinking Hank Aaron and Stan Musial. Haven't looked it up yet and I'm not positive that Musial even played in 3,000 games.
yankeebiscuitfan
12-05-2011, 06:11 AM
Did someone mention Mantle already?
I'm thinking Hank Aaron and Stan Musial. Haven't looked it up yet and I'm not positive that Musial even played in 3,000 games.
Got 'em both, Mick. Musial had 3026 with the Cards even while missing the entire 1945 season due to service time and Henry had 3076 with the Braves. Good job....again.....as usual..:wink:-BH
Mickey Mental
12-05-2011, 10:07 PM
Name the player with the most career home runs who has under 200 hits in his career.
Mudge
12-06-2011, 05:36 AM
My guess would be Kevin Maas.
Mickey Mental
12-06-2011, 07:37 AM
My guess would be Kevin Maas.
Maas had more than 200 hits in his career.
Billy Ashley?-- 28 career dingers 144 base hits..-BH
Mickey Mental
12-06-2011, 09:32 AM
Billy Ashley?-- 28 career dingers 144 base hits..-BH
Not even in the top ten. :)
Mickey Mental
12-09-2011, 12:15 AM
Joe Charboneau?-BH
Once again, not even in the top 10. Looks like I've got a good one this time. :)
yankeebiscuitfan
12-09-2011, 05:14 AM
I don't have a clue about this one. But I'd like to add a question when someone guessed this one right.
Once again, not even in the top 10. Looks like I've got a good one this time. :)
No doubt about that...I don't have a clue as to how to research it either.-BH
jaded28
12-10-2011, 05:50 AM
How about pitcher Earl Wilson
Bobby Estalella...48 HR...195 base hits. If it ain't him, I'm a lost cause. The Cards had a guy named Chris Duncan just a few years ago I thought would be a good option. He actually had two 20+ HR seasons...and he was gone. He had 55 HRs but, alas....295 base hits.-BH
Mickey Mental
12-10-2011, 08:12 PM
Bobby Estalella...48 HR...195 base hits. If it ain't him, I'm a lost cause. The Cards had a guy named Chris Duncan just a few years ago I thought would be a good option. He actually had two 20+ HR seasons...and he was gone. He had 55 HRs but, alas....295 base hits.-BH
Estalella is correct....must have found a way to research it. :)
If Duncan had quit after the 2007 season, he would have been #2 on the list. He did have 43 homers with 172 hits at one time during the '07 season.
And good guess on Earl Wilson as he is near the top of the list.
I don't have a clue about this one. But I'd like to add a question when someone guessed this one right.
YBF, if you wouild like to pose a question at this point, go right ahead. I'll try to come up with a good one in the mean time.-BH
Estalella is correct....must have found a way to research it. :)........
That's quite true, Mick. Baseball-Reference.com can't be beat...:wink:-BH
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Mudge
12-11-2011, 06:59 AM
That's quite true, Mick. Baseball-Reference.com can't be beat...:wink:-BH
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How exactly does that work?
How exactly does that work?
I just lucked into it, Mudge. You'll notice that jaded28 suggested Earl Wilson's name. Well, I remembered he was a good hitting pitcher and when I checked, sure enough, he had 35 HRs with less than 200 base hits. I had a feeling about Chris Duncan so I simply typed both their names in and Googled them. The site below is the first one that popped up on Google's list.....-BH
http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/194
Of all players who are currently active(at the end of the 2011 season), name the leader in putouts....and he leads all others by a pretty large margin.-BH
Mudge
12-12-2011, 08:11 PM
Pure guess here: Derrick Lee.
I'm figuring it's a first baseman (though I've got to figure Ivan Rodriguez has a few given the number of years he's played).
Pure guess here: Derrick Lee.
I'm figuring it's a first baseman (though I've got to figure Ivan Rodriguez has a few given the number of years he's played).
Lee and Rodriguez are both about 2500 putouts behind the guy I'm looking for.-BH
Mickey Mental
12-13-2011, 07:54 AM
I just lucked into it, Mudge. You'll notice that jaded28 suggested Earl Wilson's name. Well, I remembered he was a good hitting pitcher and when I checked, sure enough, he had 35 HRs with less than 200 base hits. I had a feeling about Chris Duncan so I simply typed both their names in and Googled them. The site below is the first one that popped up on Google's list.....-BH
http://www.baseball-reference.com/blog/archives/194
Well there goes my next three questions. :)
Mickey Mental
12-13-2011, 07:55 AM
Of all players who are currently active(at the end of the 2011 season), name the leader in putouts....and he leads all others by a pretty large margin.-BH
Todd Helton?
Well there goes my next three questions. :)
Ooooops....:tapedshut:...my apologies, Mick.
...and correct....Todd is the guy.-BH
Name the only two players who were members of the 20/20 club when they were 38 yrs old. Only one of the two did it more than once. He also did it when he was 29.-BH
Here's a couple of clues for you....the guy who did it once did it in the last year of his career and the guy who did it twice is also a member of the 500 club and should probably be a shoo-in for the HoF when eligible.-BH
Mickey Mental
12-19-2011, 12:07 AM
Paul O'Neill and Gary Sheffield
Paul O'Neill and Gary Sheffield
You got it, Mick.-BH
Mickey Mental
12-19-2011, 11:54 PM
Name the only player to have played on the winning team in three perfect games.
Mudge
12-20-2011, 08:27 AM
My guess would have to be Paul O'Neill since he definitely played for the Yankees in '98 and '99 and came from the Reds, for whom Tom Browning pitched a perfect game sometime in the late 80's.
Don't know where Mick is but I'm sure you're right. While I'm thinking of it...Have a wonderful Christmas up there in Santaland, Mudge...
http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/49697_1532224831_4383_n.jpg
Merry Christmas!-Bob
Mickey Mental
12-21-2011, 09:20 AM
Paul O'Neill is correct, nice job.
Bob, who is that in the picture?
We've got to have one up here for Christmas....Name the 3 players who won MVP awards in their respective leagues and then won Manager of the Year awards in the opposite league. I think two of them may be fairly easy but the third one may prove to be difficult.-BH
We've got to have one up here for Christmas....Name the 3 players who won MVP awards in their respective leagues and then won Manager of the Year awards in the opposite league. I think two of them may be fairly easy but the third one may prove to be difficult.-BH
Well, I guess a week is long enough...Joe Torre, Frank Robinson , and Don Baylor-BH
runningshoes
12-30-2011, 11:24 PM
Who was the first pitcher to start a regular season game as a designated hitter?
Who did he play for and what was the date?
Mudge
12-31-2011, 08:05 AM
Who was the first pitcher to start a regular season game as a designated hitter?
Who did he play for and what was the date?
June 11, 1988, Rick Rhoden, a pitcher for the NY Yankees, served as the DH in a win over the Orioles. Billy Martin was the Yankee manager at the time. Rhoden went 0 for 1 in the game, including a sac fly.
runningshoes
12-31-2011, 11:01 AM
June 11, 1988, Rick Rhoden, a pitcher for the NY Yankees, served as the DH in a win over the Orioles. Billy Martin was the Yankee manager at the time. Rhoden went 0 for 1 in the game, including a sac fly.
Correctamundo!!
Mudge
12-31-2011, 11:11 AM
Speaking of the DH. Name the only player who in the same season hit at least one home run while playing in each of the following positions: as a pitcher, a DH, and a pinch-hitter?
Brooks Kieschnick of the 2003 Milwaukee Brewers...I think. I believe this is a question I've seen somewhere before.-BH
Mudge
12-31-2011, 02:19 PM
Brooks Kieschnick of the 2003 Milwaukee Brewers...I think. I believe this is a question I've seen somewhere before.-BH
Right you are -- and, yes, we probably have seen it somewhere in the past.
runningshoes
12-31-2011, 02:50 PM
Who caught the first game for the Yankees in 1979 after the death of Thurman Munson?
Cubs Fan
12-31-2011, 05:20 PM
Who was the 2nd owner of the Chicago Cubs? (Pretty easy)
runningshoes
12-31-2011, 06:26 PM
Who was the 2nd owner of the Chicago Cubs? (Pretty easy)
Charles Murphy?
Who caught the first game for the Yankees in 1979 after the death of Thurman Munson?
Jerry Narron on Aug. 3rd, 1979...who also caught the game on Aug.1st, 1979....the day before Thurm died in the plane crash on Aug 2nd. Munson started at 1B on Aug. 1st-BH
Cubs Fan
12-31-2011, 09:25 PM
Nope. Anybody else wanna give it a shot?
Who was the 2nd owner of the Chicago Cubs? (Pretty easy)
Charles Taft?-BH
runningshoes
12-31-2011, 11:07 PM
Nope. Anybody else wanna give it a shot?
Albert Spalding?
yankeebiscuitfan
01-01-2012, 04:15 AM
I go for William Wrigley.
Mudge
01-01-2012, 06:22 AM
Sonja Henie?
Cubs Fan
01-01-2012, 09:48 AM
Running got it the answer is:Albert Spalding
Name the only seasonal HR champion to wear No.1...When?-BH
runningshoes
01-05-2012, 06:15 PM
Name the only seasonal HR champion to wear No.1...When?-BH
I've been wracking my brain trying to get this. Can't wait to see the awnswer.
The year he did this he placed 2nd in the MVP balloting..losing out to that years batting champion..who finished a mere 3 percentage points higher to win the batting crown that year.-BH
runningshoes
01-05-2012, 10:07 PM
C'mon Bob...tell us...i'm itching to know.
OK, rs....go to this website and get the answer...:)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holmeto01.shtml
runningshoes
01-06-2012, 04:01 PM
OK, rs....go to this website and get the answer...:)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/holmeto01.shtml
Wouldn't have got that in a million years, :biggrin:
Yeah, Tommy was beaten out of the MVP that year by the Cubs Phil Cavaretta who posted a .355 BA topping Holmes' .352 by 3 points and taking the NL batting title for 1945.
Next question... Name the last time player/managers faced one another in the World Series. Who were they?-BH
runningshoes
01-06-2012, 07:11 PM
Yeah, Tommy was beaten out of the MVP that year by the Cubs Phil Cavaretta who posted a .355 BA topping Holmes' .352 by 3 points and taking the NL batting title for 1945.
Next question... Name the last time player/managers faced one another in the World Series. Who were they?-BH
Bill Terry - Joe Cronin - 1933?
Bill Terry - Joe Cronin - 1933?
No...but that is an outstanding guess...and close..-BH
soberdennis
01-08-2012, 04:09 PM
Charlie Grimm and Mickey Cochrane in 35.
Cochrane also faced another PM in Frankie Frisch in 34, making it three straight years for player managers.
Who was Tom Greenwade?
Charlie Grimm and Mickey Cochrane in 35.
Cochrane also faced another PM in Frankie Frisch in 34, making it three straight years for player managers.
Technically your answer is correct, sober, but I didn't count 1935 because even though Grimm was listed as a player/manager he only played in two games all year....but you DID name the year I was thinking of...1934. That's the one SABR lists as the last one. Frisch and Cochrane were full-time players that year.-BH
......Who was Tom Greenwade?
I read this several years ago, but if I recall he was a long-time Yankee scout who signed Mickey Mantle and later...Mantle's replacement Bobby Murcer. He also scouted the old Negro Leagues and scouted Jackie Robinson for Branch Rickey and suggested he was the man Rickey was looking for to break the color barrier. He later signed the Yankees first black player...Elston Howard.
This was an article I read years ago that was written to celebrate his 50 years as a scout.-BH
soberdennis
01-15-2012, 04:24 PM
I read this several years ago, but if I recall he was a long-time Yankee scout who signed Mickey Mantle and later...Mantle's replacement Bobby Murcer. He also scouted the old Negro Leagues and scouted Jackie Robinson for Branch Rickey and suggested he was the man Rickey was looking for to break the color barrier. He later signed the Yankees first black player...Elston Howard.
This was an article I read years ago that was written to celebrate his 50 years as a scout.-BH
I didn't realize that he signed Howard, too. I knew about Murcer and of course Mantle.
In the year that is generally recognized as the Year of the Pitcher only two players had 200 or more base hits for the season. Who were they?-BH
runningshoes
01-21-2012, 10:02 PM
In the year that is generally recognized as the Year of the Pitcher only two players had 200 or more base hits for the season. Who were they?-BH
1968 - Pete Rose and Filipe Alou?
Right on, RS...great job! Pete and Felipe it was...each with 210 base hits for the year. The way this is supposed to work is that in answering correctly you now have the next question...:)-BH
runningshoes
01-22-2012, 04:25 PM
Who is the only player to win a league MVP award but never appear in an all star game?
nebo86
01-22-2012, 04:51 PM
Kirk Gibson.
Who was the Career Home Run King before Babe Ruth?
nebo86
01-22-2012, 04:52 PM
Double post removed
soberdennis
01-22-2012, 04:59 PM
roger Connor
soberdennis
01-22-2012, 05:24 PM
When Carl Yastrzemski won the batting title in 1968 with .301, who finished second?
runningshoes
01-22-2012, 06:57 PM
Danny Cater with .290?
Danny Cater with .290?
I believe that's right....by one percentage point over Tony Oliva.-BH
runningshoes
01-22-2012, 11:40 PM
Who was the first player to steal a base in four different decades?
Mickey Mental
01-23-2012, 04:43 AM
Who was the first player to steal a base in four different decades?
Ted Williams
runningshoes
01-23-2012, 07:46 AM
Ted Williams
Correctamundo.
I believe it's time for another question...Who was the first pitcher to win 20 games in both Leagues?-BH
soberdennis
01-29-2012, 04:05 PM
I believe it's time for another question...Who was the first pitcher to win 20 games in both Leagues?-BH
2 names come to mind. But I'll go with the obvious-Cy Young.
Actually, sober, I should have clarified that this is a 'modern era' question...which means that the question covers only the period after 1901. Based on that Cy never won an NL 'modern era' game.-BH
Mickey Mental
02-01-2012, 08:18 AM
Jesse Tannehill
Mickey Mental
02-01-2012, 08:21 AM
Not to be too picky but the modern era of baseball included 1901, not "after" 1901.
Not to be too picky but the modern era of baseball included 1901, not "after" 1901.
Tannehill is right on, Mick....and, yes...1901 was included in the 'modern era'...my bad.-BH
Mickey Mental
02-12-2012, 08:00 AM
Easy one.......What was Hank Aaron's original uniform number?
http://media.jsonline.com/images/mjs-stincol20_2(2).jpg
I think ol' snake hips is wearing no.5...rookie year, 1954.-BH
soberdennis
02-12-2012, 04:08 PM
I read a story one time told by the equipment manager of the Braves in the 50s. He said that Hank asked him for 44 but the EM questioned it, pointing out that all the great sluggers wore low numbers-Ruth, Gehrig, Greenberg, Musial, Williams, etc. But Aaron insisted on his now famous 44. The EM finished the story by saying "3 times Aaron hit exactly 44 homers in a season. Imagine what he might have done if he asked for 72."
Mudge
02-12-2012, 04:50 PM
I read a story one time told by the equipment manager of the Braves in the 50s. He said that Hank asked him for 44 but the EM questioned it, pointing out that all the great sluggers wore low numbers-Ruth, Gehrig, Greenberg, Musial, Williams, etc. But Aaron insisted on his now famous 44. The EM finished the story by saying "3 times Aaron hit exactly 44 homers in a season. Imagine what he might have done if he asked for 72."
Nice story. That's one I never heard before.
Next question....what future Hall of Famer hit his first career HR off Tommy Lasorda...-BH
Mudge
02-13-2012, 05:21 AM
Next question....what future Hall of Famer hit his first career HR off Tommy Lasorda...-BH
I know Al Kaline hit one off of Lasorda, but I doubt very much that it was Kaline's first. I might have to research this one.
I know Al Kaline hit one off of Lasorda, but I doubt very much that it was Kaline's first. I might have to research this one.
You're right....it wasn't Al. Kaline's first came off the Indians Dave Hoskins in Sept. of 1953. The guy I'm looking for hit his first in May of 1956.-BH
Is anybody playing?.....if not, I'll put the answer up tomorrow on the Lasorda HR question.-BH
The answer...Luis Aparicio.-BH
Cathy
02-18-2012, 09:51 PM
I have one.
5 teams have never won the World Series. Who are they?
Hint: 2 of these teams have never even played in the World Series.
nebo86
02-18-2012, 10:18 PM
There are more than five teams:
Mariners
Nationals/Expos
Astros/Colt 45s
Rangers/Senators
Padres
Rockies
Rays
Brewers/Pilots
Cathy
02-19-2012, 02:08 PM
There are more than five teams:
Mariners
Nationals/Expos
Astros/Colt 45s
Rangers/Senators
Padres
Rockies
Rays
Brewers/Pilots
Your right nebo86. I completely forgot about the Padres, Rays and Brewers.
Your turn to ask a question (if you so desire)
nebo86
02-19-2012, 03:46 PM
Which player has the most Innings Pitched while keeping their lifetime WHIP below 1.00?
My guess would be Addie Joss...who to my knowledge is the only pitcher with over 2000 innings pitched to post a WHIP of less than 1.00 (0.97)-BH
nebo86
02-20-2012, 08:57 PM
You are correct, sir.
Name the three pitchers who wore number 32 when they pitched perfect games.-BH
nebo86
02-21-2012, 11:28 PM
Name the three pitchers who wore number 32 when they pitched perfect games.-BH
Sandy Koufax, Tom Browning and Dennis Martinez
Sandy Koufax, Tom Browning and Dennis Martinez
Right on all counts, nebo...good work..:)-BH
nebo86
02-22-2012, 08:07 PM
Thanks...who held the Consecutive Games played record before Gehrig?
Thanks...who held the Consecutive Games played record before Gehrig?
Everett Scott with 1307 games. His streak ended in 1925 less than one month before Gehrig's began.-BH
Mickey Mental
09-02-2012, 08:12 AM
I mentioned the other day that I didn't remember Joe Christopher as a member of the Red Sox. So, speaking of Joe Christopher, he got only one hit as a member of the Sox. Who did he get the hit off of?
I mentioned the other day that I didn't remember Joe Christopher as a member of the Red Sox. So, speaking of Joe Christopher, he got only one hit as a member of the Sox. Who did he get the hit off of?
The same guy who gave up No. 715 to Henry Aaron.....-BH
soberdennis
09-02-2012, 03:22 PM
In other words, Al Downing.
Mickey Mental
09-02-2012, 10:01 PM
Downing is correct........just trying to breath some life into the trivia thread. :)
Thank you Joe Christopher, former Red Sox player!!!
OK, Mick....let's breathe a little life into her....Name the player who had a pretty good consecutive game streak going(over 650 games) when it was suddenly cut short when a firecracker exploded in his hand in a pre-4th of July accident in the 1930's.-BH
Well, the guy I'm lookin' for above is in the HoF.-BH
Mickey Mental
09-05-2012, 02:54 PM
Earl Averill?
You got 'er, Mick...it was Earl and his 673 game streak came to a screechin' halt. You're up....-BH
Mickey Mental
09-05-2012, 03:10 PM
Which HOF'er used only one bat throughout his entire career?
I read this somewhere this summer and I think it was the guy who hardly ever K'd....Joe sewell.-BH
soberdennis
09-05-2012, 08:29 PM
Yeah, it was Sewell. This from Wiki-
According to his obituary published in the New York Times, he played his entire Major League career using only one bat, which he kept in shape by rubbing with a Coke bottle and seasoning with chewing tobacco.
In the 1930's there was a year when three future Hall of Famers finished within.0007 points of one another for the League Batting Title for that year. Name the year and the three players involved.-BH
soberdennis
09-06-2012, 07:41 PM
I knew this one. I did have to look it up for the particulars
Chick Hafey, St. Louis .3489
Bill Terry, New York .3486
Jim Bottomley, St Louis .3482
The year was 1931
I knew this one. I did have to look it up for the particulars
Chick Hafey, St. Louis .3489
Bill Terry, New York .3486
Jim Bottomley, St Louis .3482
The year was 1931
Good work, sober....you're up.-BH
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