kaufman@uiucdcs.UUCP (kaufman ) (01/31/84)
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uiucdcs!kaufman Jan 29 13:42:00 1984
Here are the answers to the trivia quiz posted here a few weeks ago.
1) Who was the last man to catch a major league game pitched by Babe Ruth?
Joe Glenn, the backup catcher for the 1933 Yankees (behind Bill Dickey)
only played in five games that year, but that was one of them.
2) Off what pitcher did Carlton Fisk hit his memorable homer in the sixth
game of the 1975 Series?
Pat Darcy.
3) Off what pitcher did Hank Aaron hit his 714th home run? His 715th? Who
caught his 715th? Who sang the national anthem at that game?
Jack Billingham. Al Downing. Relief pitcher Tom House. Pearl Bailey.
4) Off what pitcher did Vic Wertz hit his blast in the 1954 World Series
(the one Mays caught)?
Don Liddle.
5) What do the following players have in common?
Rod Kanehl, Dave Kingman, Joel Youngblood, Don Zimmer?
They (and about 70 others) have played third base for the Mets.
6) Five players have hit World Series home runs both as American Leaguers
and National Leaguers. Name them.
Roger Maris, Frank Robinson, Moose Skowron, Enos Slaughter, and Reggie
Smith.
7) What two pitchers combined to snap Pete Rose's 44 game hitting streak?
Larry McWilliams and Gene Garber.
8) Speak of hard luck! This man gave up just two runs on five hits, but
he was the loser as he was going against Don Larsen on the day of his
perfect game. Name him.
Sal "The Barber" Maglie.
9) Everyone knows about the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" which gave the
Giants the 1951 pennant (2 games to 1 in the playoff over the Dodgers).
The Giants also won the first game of that series. How?
Bobby Thomson homered in the game winner off Ralph Branca.
10) Who was the last man to steal home in a World Series?
Catcher (!) Tim McArver (with the '64 Cards).