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Subject: Trivia Is Back

  Posted by: barilko6 - [3732117] Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 15:40
Alright...time to get the baseball trivia back on the board!

The first question is tough, hopefully ungooglable! I will give hints if its too hard
 
1barilko6
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 15:41 		Luiz Gonzalez was the first major league ball player to accomplish this unique feat. It involved Arizona and San Francisco.

What was the accomplishment?
 
2Mattinglyinthehall
      Dude
      ID: 01629107
      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 15:48 		Three sacrifice flies in a game?
 
3barilko6
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 15:51 		No, nothing to do with sacrifices
 
4philflyboy
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 16:07 		only person to hit for the cycle against the giants?
 
5barilko6
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 16:12 		Nothing to do with hitting for the cycle.
 
6blue hen
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 16:24 		First player named Luis Gonzalez to get the game-winning hit in a World Series.
 
7barilko6
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 16:26 		Nothing specific to his name. In other words, anyone could have accomplished this feat.
 
8C1-NRB
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 16:27 		1500th career hit was a triple vs. Giants May 30, 2001.
 
9youngroman
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 16:29 		my Google Crystal Ball says that it has something to do with water and 2 homers:

Luis Gonzalez became the first player to hit a homerun into two bodies of water. On this day he hit a homer into McCovey Cove in San Francisco. In April of 2000 he hit one into the pool in Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix.
 
10barilko6
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 16:34 		haha...that could be true! I don't have facts to back that one up though.

This feat involves home runs.
 
11barilko6
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 16:35 		Oops...YR got it!
 
12barilko6
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 16:54 		Man, its tough to come up with ungooglable questions, but here is question 2:

What two somewhat related shared distinctions are the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies the only 2 teams to hold?
 
13youngroman
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 17:42 		I have no clue, my first and last try for today:
Astros (2005) and Rockies (2007) are the only 2 wild card teams to reach the World Series only once and got swept 4-0. both are NL teams.
 
14barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 17:50 		Kinda got half of it there:

Rockies and Astros are the only two teams to participate in a World Series and not win a game.

There is one more pretty cool link between the two teams, and it is also World Series related.
 
15astade
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      Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 23:19 		Barilko,
Thanks for bringing this back. Always fun and interesting.
 
16Tosh
      Leader
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      Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 00:25 		More on Gonzalez - On June 24, 2007, the National League slugger, courtesy of Interleague Play, was able to add a third body of water when he launched one into Tampa Bay's ray pool.
 
17barilko6
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      Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 08:39 		16: nice find!

Still looking for the other half of #12, its a pretty interesting fact.
 
18RebelFan
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 03:27 		The Astros and the Rockies are the only teams to have won the national league pennant yet have never faced the yankees in the world series
 
19barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 09:45 		Got it! That was hard for me to believe. That means that all of the other National League teams that have ever made it to the World Series have played the Yankees at least once.

Let me come up with a new question...
 
20barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 10:15 		Alright...this might be a little too easy.

What player, since 1920, has won the most World Series while never playing a game for the New York Yankees?
 
21Khahan
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 11:51 		Johnny Podres with 4 with the dodgers. 1955, 1959, 1963 1965
 
22barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 11:55 		Podres didn't win 1965
 
23barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 11:58 		Podres didn't play in the World Series in 1965, so I guess I might have to change my question to: What player played in and won the most W.S. championships without ever playing with the Yanks.
 
24wolfer
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 12:09 		I'm thinking Jack Morris.
84 with the Tigers and 91-93 with the Twins and Blue Jays.
 
25barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 12:11 		Morris had only 3 wins, so he isn't the guy!
 
26Khahan
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 12:20 		Wait, are we talking a pitcher and counting individual games won or are we talking a player who has the most WS rings?
 
27barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 12:25 		No...I am looking for a player who actually played in the World Series and won the most World Series Rings.

Podres was on the Dodgers, but didn't play in 1965 World Series for one reason or another.

 
28Seattle Zen
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 12:58 		Mike Timlin won 4 WS rings, two with Toronto, two with the Sox
 
29RebelFan
      Sustainer
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 13:05 		Stuffy McInnis also won four. two with Phil, one with Boston and one with Pittsburgh
 
30barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 13:22 		The answer was Timlin. Stuffy didn't qualify for the "since 1920" part for 3 of his World Series.
 
31RebelFan
      Sustainer
      ID: 014833716
      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 13:29 		Ah yeah the since 1920 part, must have forgotten to read that part of the question
 
32Seattle Zen
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 13:32 		WOO HOO!

 
33Farn
      Leader
      ID: 451044109
      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 13:40 		a Boston win this year will add at least one more name to that list. (Schilling is looking for his 4th)
 
34Great One
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 14:59 		Except Timlin would then go to 5 by himself again...

Side note to this trivia. Anyone played the Buzz! Trivia series of games? There is a new version coming out for PS3 in the next couple months. Supposedly in this version you can play against other people online and write your own questions, so we could in theory stage a real game show style trivia night and wouldn't have to worry about people using google or whatever.
 
35barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 14:59 		A Boston win this year would move Timlin ahead of that list!


Another question:

What are Johnny Murphy and Joe Glenn the only two professional ball players to accomplish?
 
36Seattle Zen
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 15:07 		What are Johnny Murphy and Joe Glenn the only two professional ball players to accomplish?

They each played with Babe Ruth and Ted Williams.
 
37barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 15:21 		Crap, I thought that might take a little longer. lol


Ok, here is a good one:

Since 1957, when detailed box scores started being kept, Sam McDowell is one of two players in the history of MLB to accomplish this very rare feat. It has nothing to do with his pitching prowess, as the other player was a first baseman.

If I gave the name of the second player, it would be too easy to google.

I will answer questions and give hints as it goes on.
 
38Seattle Zen
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 15:28 		See post 32

Wow, I'm two-for-two!!!!
 
39Great One
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 15:35 		Is Joe Glenn the only player to catch both Babe Ruth and Ted Williams? He must be... thats too crazy.
 
40barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 15:39 		Yeah he is GO.
 
41youngroman
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      Fri, Apr 18, 2008, 17:26 		I think I found the answer. I'll try to give a hint: both players are lefties

Thanks to the power of Google!

interesting side-fact: this page is already indexed by Google in less than 60 minutes. WOW! do they really have gday up and running?
 
42C1-NRB
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      Tue, Apr 22, 2008, 12:54 		Sam McDowell's only All-Star plate appearance was a Sacrifice (1970).
 
43barilko6
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      Tue, Apr 22, 2008, 13:00 		The correct answer:

Sam McDowell and George Crowe are the only two left handed players to record outs at second base.

McDowell had been placed there while the infield was shifted so that he could go back and pitch to the next batter, while Crowe was also there as a result of a switch.

While I understand that 3rd, SS, and 2nd are right handed positions, its pretty amazing to me that since they have been keeping records on this since 1957 that there have been only 2 putouts recorded at second base by left handed fielders.
 
44Nerfherders
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      Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 12:39 		Thats amazing to me as well. Obviously there are left-handed hitting second basemen but I never noticed that they all field right-handed. What is it about that position that they HAVE to field right-handed?
 
45barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 12:40 		For the infield, arm strength is all about throwing across your body, making right handed fielders on second, third, and SS.
 
46C1-NRB
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      Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 16:45 		Case in point- Hank Blalock: hits left, throws right.

A lefthand thrower has to turn their back to homeplate to get into position to throw to firstbase. That extra turn can be the difference between safe and out.
 
47barilko6
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      Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 16:49 		And especially the second baseman. You have to be facing the SS to take the double play toss, and if you were a lefty you would have to do a complete turn to get the ball back over to first.
 
48Farn
      Leader
      ID: 451044109
      Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 16:50 		barilko, when you post a new question can you bold it? that way I can find the question and not end up reading the answer first.

Thank you sir.
 
49barilko6
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      Thu, Apr 24, 2008, 16:11 		Here you go Farn:

This is easily googled, so see if you can guess the answer without searching first:

Who is the only person to win an AL AND an NL Comeback Player of the Year award?

 
50Nerfherders
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      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 11:19 		Reggie Sanders?
 
51barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 11:28 		Not Reggie..
 
52Khahan
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      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 15:38 		Roger Clemens
 
53barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 15:42 		Not Rocket Roger
 
54Khahan
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      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 15:45 		I had to look it up just because it was driving me crazy. I never even knew he pitched on that AL team.
 
55barilko6
      ID: 180102816
      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 15:50 		I think I have a baseball card of him from there from when I was a kid.

Another interesting fact: At points in his career he was both the oldest and the youngest player in the league.
 
56Bond,JamesBond@wk
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      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 16:08 		Nolan Ryan?
 
57Khahan
      ID: 46121614
      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 16:17 		Not Mr. Ryan.
 
58Donkey Hunter
      Leader
      ID: 916288962
      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 17:07 		My initial thought was Griffey. But he was not a picher and never was the oldest in the league. Hmmmm
 
59barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 17:11 		Dang Khahan...quit giving clues with your pitching comments!!!
 
60barilko6
      ID: 180102816
      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 17:11 		Free Clue: The player was a pitcher. :)
 
61Tree
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      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 17:15 		Dang Khahan...quit giving clues with your pitching comments!!!

i'll drink to that! knock it off!
 
62Philsphan
      Donor
      ID: 301442416
      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 18:03 		Rick Sutcliffe (CHIC 1987 and BAL 1992)
 
63barilko6
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      Fri, Apr 25, 2008, 23:30 		I am guessing since you not only got the player, but the exact years and teams as well, you went against the "See if you can get it without googling" part in the original post...lol
 
64Donkey Hunter
      ID: 4341818
      Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 00:29 		Lets not jump to conclusions. Maybe he is a really big Cub or Oriole fan to be able to pull that from memory. Wait, oh, nevermind.
 
65Wilmer McLean
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      Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 02:38 		What did two teams do this season that they only did 29 years ago?
 
66barilko6
      ID: 180102816
      Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 07:49 		Was it something to do with Colorado and San Diego's 22 inning marathon?
 
67Philsphan
      Donor
      ID: 301442416
      Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 08:57 		63-64

Actually, not to give away trade secrets, but I live in the Midwest and work with a bunch of psychotic Cubs fans. When conversations of "my-team-is-better-than-your-team" (fascinating conversations btw!) happen once in a while, this subject came up once and it just stuck in my head.

I knew Sutcliffe was the answer, but I did look up the dates. Sorry about that guys. I'll probably never know the answer to another question.
 
68Wilmer McLean
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      Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 12:40 		RE: 66

No.

Hint: His Holiness and holy cow.
 
69barilko6
      ID: 180102816
      Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 12:53 		Was it the Pope being at a game?
 
70Wilmer McLean
      ID: 343202518
      Sat, Apr 26, 2008, 15:36 		RE: 70

No.

But the Pope did have an influence.

Hint 2: These two teams did it on the road.
 
71Wilmer McLean
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      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 13:25 		What did two teams do this season that they only did 29 years ago?

A correction in 65:

Not 29 years ago, but 28 years ago.



Hint 3: The manager for one of the two teams that did it this season played for the other of the same two teams that did it 28 years ago.


Name the two teams and what they did just twice - this season and 28 years ago.
 
72barilko6
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      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 16:06 		I am guessing the manager is Joe Torre?
 
73Wilmer McLean
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      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 16:23 		RE: 72

No, but close.

Joe Torree did manage one of the two teams when they did it 28 years ago.

Hint 4: The manager of one of the two teams that did it this season played second base for the other of the two teams 28 years ago when they did it.
 
74barilko6
      ID: 180102816
      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 16:27 		Ok, so I am guessing LaRussa was the second base playing current manager.

Which means it involves the Cardinals? And that makes me wonder if it has something to do with "Cardinal" and "Pope" and the Chicago Cubs? (Because of the Holy Cow.)

Which means I am guessing that Haray couldn't say Holy Cow during the game because of the Pope?

That is a looooong shot guess way out of left field line of reasoning...lol
 
75wolfer
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      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 18:29 		The teams are the Mets and the Yankees. What they did, I do not have a clue off hand.
 
76Wilmer McLean
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      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 18:32 		RE 74

lol

No, but you are getting closer with the Holy Cow reference.

Hint 5: The second baseman then and manager today is Willie Randolph.
 
77Donkey Hunter
      Leader
      ID: 916288962
      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 18:33 		Did it have something to do with both New Tork teams being out of town at the same time?
 
78Wilmer McLean
      ID: 33152616
      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 18:36 		RE 75:

Yes, the two teams are the New York Yankees and the New York Mets.

Hint 6: Two stadiums, one city.



 
79Wilmer McLean
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      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 18:38 		RE 77:

Yes, but where? And when? (Not specifically, when, though)
 
80wolfer
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      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 19:02 		Was it last weekend when the Mets were in Phily and the Yanks were in Baltimore?
 
81Wilmer McLean
      ID: 33152616
      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 21:39 		RE: 80

No.

It happened after last weekend.
 
82barilko6
      ID: 180102816
      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 21:52 		Was it something to do with so many people in Yankee stadium to see the Pope?
 
83Donkey Hunter
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      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 22:05 		On the 22nd both New York teams were in Chicago playing on the same day.
 
84Donkey Hunter
      ID: 4341818
      Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 22:07 		Both New York teams playing in Windy City on Tuesday
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
04/21/2008 9:45 AM ET
CHICAGO -- They usually avoid each other without even trying, these Yankees and Mets do, one skipping town just as the other rolls in. That's how Major League Baseball likes it, and that's how New York's thousands of commuters expect it. If the George Washington Bridge is snarled, maybe -- just maybe -- another might stay empty.
Baseball, however, is not without its peculiarities -- the game thrives on them, really -- and schedules aren't immune to those quirks. So if the Yankees decide to stroll down Michigan Ave. on Tuesday, they might just run into an unfamiliar sight: the Mets.

Both New York teams will play in Chicago on Tuesday, those Mets facing the Cubs in a Wrigley matinee and the Yankees taking on the White Sox at night. It's the first time in more than 11 years that two teams from one city have played in another metropolitan area on the same date, and the first time in 28 years that the quirk has involved Chicago.

The baseball oddity, according to Katy Feeney, Major League's senior vice president of scheduling, may have started with the Pope, whose appearance in the Bronx on Sunday forced the Yankees to play on the road. One small change can have a ripple effect on the entire schedule -- "nothing is just a one-team issue," Feeney said -- and this one may just have felled enough dominoes to thrust Chicago into this New York state of mind.

After all, as Yankees manager Joe Girardi noted last week, "Who's going to argue with the Pope?"

Catholicism aside, this quirk last happened back in 1997, when the Dodgers played at Shea Stadium and the Angels came to Yankee Stadium on an otherwise idle Tuesday -- just like this one. Those games both took place at night, with Lance Johnson driving in four runs to lead the Mets to a 5-0 victory in Queens, and Jim Leyritz capping a ninth-inning rally with a two-run double to lead his Angels over the Yankees in the Bronx.

Seventeen years earlier, the Yankees and Mets both played afternoon games in Chicago.
 
85barilko6
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 11:19 		Once again, another easily googled question, but pretty fun. (If you google, don't post the answer!)

Why has Claudell Washington's foul ball hit on June 5, 1985 been watched my millions and millions of people over the last 23 years?
 
86Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 11:46 		My guess is that its a play that happened to be thrown into the opening or closing credits of This Week in Baseball? But I do not know anything about it specifically.
 
87barilko6
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 12:13 		Not in the credits of This Week in Baseball or any other regular sports program.
 
88Donkey Hunter
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 12:24 		Was that the Kevin Mitchell one handed catch?
 
89barilko6
      ID: 180102816
      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 12:34 		No...but that would be good trivia too.

My mom has seen this catch, and she never watches sports highlights.
 
90Tree
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 13:03 		Abe Froman wants his ID back.
 
91philflyboy
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 13:15 		I googled the answer. What a great question!! I would have never answered it correctly but I have seen it many times
 
92C1-NRB
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 13:24 		I've seen it many times, as well. Ugh. Was that 23 years ago?
 
93Bond, James Bond
      Sustainer
      ID: 04352469
      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 14:31 		Did it hit a bird or other type of animal?
 
94Perm Dude
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 14:32 		It has to do with the catch, and who made it. I thought I knew it, but had to google it to verify. Great question.
 
95barilko6
      ID: 180102816
      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 15:09 		Thanks...I thought it was pretty cool when I read it.

Since so many of you got that one already, here is a new one, once again very easy to google, so see if you can do it using only your brain!

Who was the last switch hitter to win AL MVP award?
 
96wolfer
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 19:42 		Vida Blue?
 
97barilko6
      ID: 39343721
      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 22:05 		Vida is the correct answer!
 
98Dave R
      SuperDude
      ID: 3010361110
      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 22:35 		Love the Vida Blue question.

How about this ?

Who was the first Major League player to have his number retired?
 
99wolfer
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 22:40 		Okay I got one that is also neat. This is also easily googled, so if you google it, do not post the answer.


What does a town in South Carolina and a National League leader in strikeouts in the 40's have in common?
 
101wolfer
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      Mon, Apr 28, 2008, 22:57 		Re 98

One of the two obvious would be Ruth or Gehrig, but that is not right.
 
102barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 08:37 		I think it was Gehrig, no?
 
103barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 09:20 		re: 99

I googled just the list of guys from the SO's. The name that jumps out at me is Preacher Roe? Am I on the right track with him?
 
104Dave R
      SuperDude
      ID: 3010361110
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 09:39 		102 Correct

 
105Perm Dude
      ID: 153362712
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 10:42 		Somewhat along the lines of #99, here's a relatively easy one:

What do a former professional player and a town in Pennsylvania have in common?
 
106Great One
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      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 10:47 		There is a Wakefield and a Lowell in Massachusetts... that seems even weirder to me than the others.
 
107wolfer
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      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 11:45 		Re 99


Not Preacher. It was before him.

 
108barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 11:48 		Then my second guess was Johnny Vander Meer? Maybe something to do with a dutch settlement? Or is it just a link by name only?
 
109wolfer
      ID: 24148211
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 12:56 		Nope.

Here's my first clue.

He led the National league in 1944.
 
110barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 13:01 		Ok...I got it now, only because I googled the guy and it was listed in his profile!
 
111Nerfherders
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      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 16:00 		#105 - hundreds of formal professional players have played in towns in Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Reading, Harrisburg, Altoona, Williamsport, etc, etc. Not sure what you are really asking?
 
112Perm Dude
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      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 16:03 		Hint: It has to do with his name.
 
113barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 18:10 		Was a city named after him?
 
114Perm Dude
      ID: 19332914
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 18:11 		Yup. You probably know it?
 
115barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 18:22 		haha, not really. That was a shot in the dark guess...
 
116Perm Dude
      ID: 5322308
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 10:36 		Nobody? Well, I'll post the answer around noon.
 
117barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 11:09 		I just don't know many cities in Pennsylvania!!!
 
118barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 11:11 		Once again, easy to google, so try without:

What major league record was set on July 3, 1999
 
119Perm Dude
      ID: 5322308
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 12:01 		#105: Both are named Jim Thorpe
 
120Nerfherders
      ID: 64532914
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 13:36 		Hmm well Ive been recording everything Braves since 1995 so this wasnt Googled:

On JULY 2nd, 1999 the Braves beat the Mets for the most lopsided shutout in MLB history, 16-0. Chipper hit 2 HR that day.

The next day, July 3rd, 1999, the Braves beat the Mets 3-0, making it back to back shutouts. The Braves finished their first half that day going 50-31. (ahh those were the days).

That is probably not the answer but it's interesting nonetheless.

I'll take a stab and say most shutouts in a single day?
 
121barilko6
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      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 13:38 		Nope...that ain't it!
 
122Seattle Zen
      ID: 49112418
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 17:24 		I'll even let you Google this:

What is unique about the following players:

Waite Hoyt
Hank Greenberg
Sheldon Jones
Andy Green

It has nothing to do with Judaism.
 
123barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 17:37 		I got it Zen, should I post or let people flounder?
 
124Seattle Zen
      ID: 49112418
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 17:44 		Spit it out.
 
125barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 17:46 		Nah, its more fun if people guess. I will give a hint.

It involves a lot of the same numbers!
 
126Seattle Zen
      ID: 49112418
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 17:54 		Wow, can't get anything past the trivia champ.
 
127barilko6
      ID: 3732117
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 17:55 		That was a great question by the way, really fun. The giveaway for me was Hank Greenberg, which is funny because I thought the lesser known guys would be a better starting point.
 
128blue hen
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      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 18:04 		They all have IQs of 102?
 
129Seattle Zen
      ID: 49112418
      Wed, Apr 30, 2008, 18:17 		They all have IQs of 102?

Yes, blue hen, they are all smarter than you, but, no that's not the answer.
 
130Seattle Zen
      ID: 49112418
      Thu, May 01, 2008, 14:21 		Waite Hoyt born 9/9/99 (18, that is)
Hank Greenberg born 1/1/11
Sheldon Jones born 2/2/22
Andy Green born 7/7/77
 
131Mogulsmar
      ID: 8041020
      Tue, May 13, 2008, 00:33 		—Asdrubal Cabrera delivered a home run in the first game of a doubleheader Monday and the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history.
speaking of unassisted triple plays.
What now famous superstar made his major league debut in a game that featured an unassisted triple play?
 
132Razor
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      Tue, May 13, 2008, 11:01 		Unassisted triple plays are rarer than perfect games. Pretty spectacular. I still prefer the around the horn 5-4-3 triple play.
 
133philflyboy
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      Tue, May 13, 2008, 11:44 		I had to google the answer but it is hard to believe he has been around that long. What a way to break into the big leagues seeing an unassisted triple play in your first game
 
134Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Tue, May 13, 2008, 13:33 		I will guess and say Ken Griffey.

I have seen one unassisted triple play live - last year Braves at Rockies, Tulo had one. Furcal also had one for the Braves several years ago. It is a very simple play really. It doesn't look like much. It's just that you have to have the perfect situation to get it.
 
135barilko6
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      Tue, May 13, 2008, 13:54 		I would go A-Rod over Griffey....
 
136wolfer
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      Tue, May 13, 2008, 14:20 		I would go with Bonds. There was one the same day a certain quarterback threw his first TD in Green Bay.
 
137Farn
      Leader
      ID: 451044109
      Tue, May 13, 2008, 14:26 		no googling... Lofton?
 
138Mogulsmar
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      Tue, May 13, 2008, 15:40 		Barilko has it, A-rod made his major league debut July 8, 1994 at Fenway Park.when SS John Valentin made an Unassisted Triple Play for the Red Sox.
 
139barilko6
      ID: 9429138
      Tue, May 13, 2008, 16:39 		I must admit, I half googled the answer. I checked to see when all the unassisted triple plays were, and then went with my guess without looking to see who was in the lineups.

 
140Mogulsmar
      ID: 35481914
      Tue, May 13, 2008, 16:49 		Curiously,Griffey jr also played in that game,although he had already been around for 5 years.
He had 3 hits one of them a triple.
As a sox fan and Jon Valentin fan I remember listening to that game and vaguely recall the red sox announcers saying it was the debut of the Mariners "highly touted rookie"
 
141Da Bomb
      Donor
      ID: 487112814
      Wed, May 14, 2008, 22:17 		For what it's worth, if Marco Scutaro made any effort to run back to 1st after Cabrera's diving catch, it most likely would not have been unassisted. So, I'd give Scutaro the "assist" on Cabrera's unassisted triple play.

Here's a question: How would it be possible for a pitcher to throw a perfect game even if his team makes an error?
 
142RebelFan
      Sustainer
      ID: 014833716
      Thu, May 15, 2008, 00:06 		An error can be issued to a fielder who muffs a foul ball, so provided the batter was then retired after said foul ball, a perfect game would still be intact
 
143Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Thu, May 15, 2008, 12:21 		I like these situational questions.

How does a pitcher get a win without throwing a pitch?

How can a pitcher get 5 strikeouts (or more) in a single inning?
 
144C1-NRB
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      Thu, May 15, 2008, 12:48 		How can a pitcher get 5 strikeouts (or more) in a single inning?

Multiple dropped third strikes with batter reaching 1B before catcher recovers to record the put-out. Each time it happens the runner would need to advance to 2B (or further)so 1B would be unoccupied for the next batter to attempt to take 1B.
 
145C1-NRB
      ID: 144481511
      Thu, May 15, 2008, 12:51 		How does a pitcher get a win without throwing a pitch?

I just figured out this one. Runner on base is picked off in the top of the ninth inning of a tie game for the third out. Home team scores in bottom of ninth (or extra inning scenario.)
 
146Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Thu, May 15, 2008, 13:32 		A little easy to Google no-hit trivia -

Four teams in Major League Baseball have not had a pitcher toss a no-hitter. Who are they?

Of the teams that have achieved no-hitters, the longest current "drought" belongs to ?

Every modern-era team, including all the expansion teams, has suffered at least one no-hitter pitched against them. Which team has the longest current streak of escaping being no-hit?
 
147revvingparson
      Sustainer
      ID: 059856912
      Thu, May 15, 2008, 13:36 		How does a pitcher get a win without throwing a pitch?

re:145 To extend it out it could happen anytime beginning with 5th because of rain...

Also it could happen with same scenario but top of 8th, score bottom 8th and closer come in top of 9th for save.
 
148revvingparson
      Sustainer
      ID: 059856912
      Thu, May 15, 2008, 13:41 		Four teams in Major League Baseball have not had a pitcher toss a no-hitter. Who are they?

This was an Aflac trivia question earlier this season and one of the teams was a surprise to me and I can only remember 2 of the teams for sure:
1. S.D.
2. Surprised me-NL team
3.
4.
 
149barilko6
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      Thu, May 15, 2008, 13:43 		I don``t think the Mets have had a no hitter...just a guess, but I can`t think of one off the top of my head
 
150revvingparson
      Sustainer
      ID: 059856912
      Thu, May 15, 2008, 13:46 		The Mets were the surprise team
 
151Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Thu, May 15, 2008, 13:47 		The team that has been in the league the longest without a no-hitter is the New York Mets, who began play in 1962. Mets' pitchers have thrown 30 one-hitters, and ten pitchers that have played for the Mets have thrown no-hitters for other teams. Nolan Ryan, traded from the Mets after the 1971 season, threw seven no-hitters with all of the three other teams he pitched for over his 27-year career. Seaver threw five one-hitters with the Mets, including three that were no-hitters broken up in the 9th inning. He would finally toss his lone career no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds after being traded from Queens on June 16, 1978. Perhaps as painful, two Mets stars during the 1980s would throw no-hitters for the cross-town New York Yankees in the twilight of their careers: Dwight (Doc) Gooden on May 14, 1996, and David Cone (a perfect game) on July 18, 1999. Hideo Nomo, who played for the Mets during the 1998 season, holds the distinction of throwing no-hitters before and after leaving the Mets, throwing no-hitters on September 17, 1996 (for the Los Angeles Dodgers) and April 4, 2001 (for the Boston Red Sox).
 
152JeffG
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      Thu, May 15, 2008, 14:22 		BTW, I beleive BJ Ryan was the last person to get a Win without throwing a pitch. 5/1/2003. See top of 7th inning in this game log
 
154Nerfherders
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      Thu, May 15, 2008, 14:37 		I doesn't really matter if the team is home or road, if a pitcher comes in with a runner on first and two outs, picks off said runner, and his team scores in the succeeding half inning to take the lead for good, that pitcher will get the win without throwing a pitch.

edit: I had just asked the question that JeffG had answered above.
 
155JeffG
      Leader
      ID: 01584348
      Thu, May 15, 2008, 14:43 		I think it is impossible for a pitcher to get a loss without throwing a pitch since he would not be responsible for the person scoring the winning run getting on base, but found a case where a pitcher came in and immediately balked home the winning run without throwing a pitch. Todd Fischer holds that distinction. Happend July 10 1986. game log
 
156revvingparson
      Sustainer
      ID: 059856912
      Fri, May 16, 2008, 09:11 		I believe that Toronto is the third team not to have a no-hitter.

As for the fourth team: Tampa Bay??
 
157Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Fri, May 16, 2008, 10:20 		Toronto is wrong. Tampa Bay is correct.

Four teams in Major League Baseball have not had a pitcher toss a no-hitter. Who are they?
1. San Diego
2. NY Mets
3. Tampa Bay
4.

Of the teams that have achieved no-hitters, the longest current "drought" belongs to ?

Which team has the longest current streak of escaping being no-hit?
 
158Seattle Zen
      ID: 29241823
      Fri, May 16, 2008, 10:24 		I don't think Colorado has had a no-no.
 
159JeffG
      Leader
      ID: 01584348
      Fri, May 16, 2008, 10:50 		Washington's current franchise does not have a no hitter.
 
160Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Fri, May 16, 2008, 11:33 		Technically, Washington is also correct, but not for this question ...

Four teams in Major League Baseball have not had a pitcher toss a no-hitter. Who are they?
1. San Diego
2. NY Mets
3. Tampa Bay
4. Colorado

Of the teams that have achieved no-hitters, the longest current "drought" belongs to?

Which team has the longest current streak of escaping being no-hit?
 
161Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Fri, May 23, 2008, 15:53 		Well ... It's been a week. I might as well answer the questions.

Of the teams that have achieved no-hitters, the longest current "drought" belongs to?
Chicago Cubs - Milt Pappas pitched the last one, on September 2, 1972.
(The Cubs clustered four of them from three pitchers during 1969-1972)

Which team has the longest current streak of escaping being no-hit?
Chicago Cubs - Were last victims of a no-hitter at the hand of Sandy Koufax's perfect game on September 9, 1965

Addl' Note - The team escaping being no-hit for the longest time was the New York Yankees, from September 20, 1958 to June 11, 2003, a span of almost 45 years.
 
162Nerfherders
      ID: 64532914
      Tue, May 27, 2008, 14:43 		Ahh yeah the one in 2003 was against the Astros. The combined variety.
 
163Tosh
      Leader
      ID: 057721710
      Sun, Jun 08, 2008, 23:10 		So, I heard a question the other day. Which MLB umpire was the 2007 "squat leader" (called the most pitches). The answer was Randy Marsh.

I have been unable to find this stat on the internet. Does anyone know where to find umpire stats?