djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ) (03/06/85)
Here are the answers to some earlier trivia questions: > > - Who is the only man to homer in his only World Series at-bat? Jim Mason of the Yankees in the 1976 Series. > - Which Minnesota Twins pitcher in the 1970's had the same number > of wins and the same number of strikeouts for three consecutive > years (8 wins and 83 strikeouts) ? Ray Corbin (1971-1973) > - Which New York Yankee led the American League in pinch hits > for 3 consecutive seasons in the 1950's? Johnny Mize in his final 3 active seasons; 1951-1953 > - Who, in his only major league game, was 3 for 3 at the plate > and also drew 2 walks? > (HINT: He did it with Houston; his brother is still active as > a player in the American League) John Paciorek in 1963 at the age of 18. All three hits were singles. If anyone out there knows why he retired after only one game, please fill me in. > And now for the toughie; > > > - Who led the National League in pinch at-bats in 1941? > (I think he played for Brooklyn) Ken O'Dea with 42; I'm sorry, he played for the NY Giants. I'm sure somebody would have got this one if it were not for my mistake. Dave Van Handel drutx!djvh
djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ) (03/07/85)
>> >> 4) In the early 70's, the American league adopted the designated >> hitter rule. Who was the last American league pitcher to hit >> a home run in the regular season ? >> > >4. Nothing comes to mind. I'll take a stab in the dark and try Mel >Stottlemyre because I have a feeling it was a Yankee or a Tiger. I'll take a guess and say Ken Holtzman. I remember him hitting a homer around 1974, but it might have been in the World Series. >==================================================================== > >Q1. Who was the first DH in baseball history? > >Q2. Who hit the last home run in the old Yankee Stadium? > >Q3. The batting title was the closest ever in the AL in 1970. What >players finished 1-2? > >Q4. Who was Hank Aaron traded for? > >Q5. In the '70's, who had the longest afro in the majors? > > Daniel Schneider > I agree, Dan. I will answer these without consulting anyone/anything. Q1. I think it was Ron Blomberg of the Yankees Q2. I don't know. How 'bout Bobby Murcer? Q3. Alex Johnson won it. He was 202/614, which figures to .32899 Carl Yastrzemski was second. He was 186/566 for .3286219 Q4. Hank Aaron was traded for Davey May of the Brewers between the 1974 and 1975 seasons. Q5. I have to guess it was Oscar Gamble, but who measured his hair? Dave Van Handel drutx!djvh
schneider@vlnvax.DEC (03/28/85)
1. Who is the all-time hit by pitch leader?
Ron Hunt of the Expos and Mets and a few others.
2. Who gave up Carl Yastrzemski's 3000th hit?
I remember it was against the Yankees in '79 and based on the next question
it seems like a reliever so I'll guess Gossage.
3. What starting pitcher made his last major league appearance in
the same game?
Catfish Hunter. Its gotta be.
4. Name the first pennant winning team in the 20th century to use
more than one manager in their pennant winning year?
I think the last was the '78 Yankees (Martin & Lemon). Could they be the
first also?
Daniel Schneider
{...decvax}!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-vlnvax!schneiderdtvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDT) (04/03/85)
Here are the answers to some earlier questions: > >A few more baseball trivia questions . . . > > > 1) Who is the last player to get a base hit in Connie Mack stadium? Oscar Gamble, then of the Phillies. > > 2) Name the first Milwaukee Brewer to hit a home run. Greg Goossen > > 3) Who are the last players in the NL and AL to lead their > respective league in both Slugging Pct and Stolen Bases > during the same season? Year SlgPct SB NL: Willie Mays NY Giants 1957 .626 38 AL: Snuffy Stirnweiss NY Yanks 1945 .476 33 > 4) Who is the last secondbaseman to lead his league in Slugging Pct? Bobby Grich of the Angels in 1981 (.543). > 5) Name three(3) pitchers to win at least 100 games in both the AL > and NL. Jim Bunning, Gaylord Perry, Fergie Jenkins, Cy Young > 6) Identify the pitchers in the following cases - > > A) Gave up #61 to Roger Maris Tracy Stallard of the Bosox. > B) Served up Bobby Thomson's famous pennant winning blast (1951) Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers. > C) Hank Aaron's victim for #715 Al Downing of the Dodgers > For extra pride, name the leftfielder at the time and > the person who caught Hank's shot. > The leftfielder was Bill Buckner. (Dusty Baker was still on Atlanta; he was involved in the trade for Jimmy Wynn.) Atlanta reliever Tom House caught Hank's shot in the bullpen. Dan Van Handel drutx!dtvh
jcc@siemens.UUCP (04/03/85)
I believe the last pennant winning team this century to use two managers was the 1983 Phillies. Pat Corrales (now the Indians manager) managed the first half of the year, and then general manager Paul Owens stepped down to manage the second half of the season. The Phillies lost to Baltimore in the Series that year. Joe Camaratta princeton!siemens!jcc
djvh@drutx.UUCP (VanHandelDJ) (05/08/85)
*** Here are the answers to an earlier trivia posting: *** > > Yet another trivia quiz!!! This one focuses on league leaders. > > 1) Tony Perez once had 11 consecutive seasons of at least 90 RBI's. > Has he ever led the league in that category? No, he hasn't. > 2) The Yankees are hoping Rickey Henderson can score a lot of runs for > them this season. Who was the last Yankee to lead the league in runs > scored, and what season? Roy White led in 1976 with 104. > 3) Who is the last player in each league to lead the league in homeruns, > and have less than 100 RBI's the same season (and what season)? NL: 1982 Dave Kingman of the Mets, 37 HRs, 99 RBIs AL: 1976 Graig Nettles of the Yanks, 32 HRs, 93 RBIs ( I am not counting the strike season of 1981 ) > 4) Who is the only homerun leader to hit at least 40 homers and still > have less than 100 RBI's the same season? Harmon Killebrew of Minnesota in 1963, 45 HRs, 96 RBIs. > 5) Last season, the Red Sox had the league leader in Runs scored, and RBI's. > Dwight Evans led in Runs Scored; Jim Rice in RBI's. Discounting seasons > in which the same player led in runs and RBI's, when was the last time > a team has done this in the NL? AL? NL: Cincinnati 1976; Runs: Rose - 130; RBIs: Foster - 121 AL: Minnesota 1977; Runs: Carew - 128; RBIs: Hisle - 119 > 6) When is the last time a Major League team has had the league's winningest > and the league's losingest pitcher? Once again, 2 different players. White Sox 1973: Wilbur Wood - 24 wins Stan Bahnsen - 21 losses Dave Van Handel ___ /. .\ q " p \ - /
schneider@vlnvax.DEC (08/21/85)
I received a decent number of replies to my trivia question. For those
others who want to know the answers:
1- Name the only pitcher to play in every game of a 7-game World Series.
*Darold Knowles
2- The Yankees lost the 1976 WS in 4 straight to the Reds. Who hit their
only home run? (hint - a weak hitting platoon player)
*Jim Mason. And I was twice informed it was in his only at bat.
3- About 7 years ago or more everyone thought the Expos had an outfield
that would be together for 10 to 15 years. Needless to say this hasn't
come true. Who are they?
*Warren Cromartie, Ellis Valentine, Andre Dawson.
4- And who remembers the Tiger's centerfielder who was forced to come in and
play shortstop in the '68 WS?
*Mickey Stanley
And the winners (of nothing in particular except seeing there name in
electrons):
Don Goguen - 4 right + 3 of my follow-up 4
RA Novo - 3 right
David Rubin - 3 right
Dave Van Handel - 3 right
spuxll!radio (raf) - 2 right
Bruce Gambel - 1 right + my single follow-up + I missed his follow-up.
Eric M. Wilcots - 1 right
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Daniel Schneider
Posted: Tue 20-Aug-1985 17:18 EDT
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