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metirish Aug 03 2009 01:39 PM Edited 5 time(s), most recently on Aug 03 2009 02:37 PM

From the New York Times ] Here are 12 baseball trivia questions based on the recent competition held by the Society for American Baseball Research and won by Michael Caragliano. You can post your answers as a comment or submit your own trivia question. According to The Times’s Alan Schwarz, who covered the event, here are hints on what makes for a good trivia question: 1. Who are the three members of the 500 home-run club who also pitched in the Major Leagues? 2. Who is the player with the most career hits who never managed in the Major Leagues? Who is the pitcher with the most career victories who never managed in the majors?ANSWERED BY HahnSolo 3. Who is the only player to get at least 250 hits for the American League’s Milwaukee Brewers and the National League’s Milwaukee Brewers?ANSWERED BY TransMonk 4. Who are the three men who defeated the Yankees in a postseason series as both a player and a manager? 5. Rickey Henderson, the new Hall of Famer, made postseason appearances with which five teams?ANSWERED BY HahnSolo 6. Name the five Hall of Fame pitchers whose Major League careers began after the advent of the Cy Young Award in 1956 but never received the post-season honor.ANSWERED BY Met Hunter(3) , Mendoza Line and Edgy 7. Which three Major League pitchers later served in the United States Congress? 8. Which four players won a batting title in a season in which they played for more than one team? 9. Which player hit a home run in all three games of the 1969 N.L.C.S., the only Championship Series games in which he played?ANSWERED BY Met Hunter 10. Who took the cut-off throw from Willie Mays after “The Catch” in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series? 11. Name the last team to win Game 7 of the World Series on the road.ANSWERED BY Met Hunter 12. Which three future Hall of Famers finished within seven-ten-thousandths (.0007) of each other atop the 1931 National League batting leaders?

Met Hunter Aug 03 2009 01:42 PM

I think #11 is the 1979 Pirates. Number 9 is Henry Aaron.

metirish Aug 03 2009 01:44 PM

="Met Hunter"]I think #11 is the 1979 Pirates. Number 9 is Henry Aaron. Correct 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (at Baltimore). #9 Correct Hank Aaron

TransMonk Aug 03 2009 01:55 PM

#3 is Jeff Cirillo I believe. Heard that one locally recently. Prolly an Aflac TQ or something.

Met Hunter Aug 03 2009 01:57 PM

Some guesses and partial answers: #2 Musial? Young? #5 A's, Jays, Mets, Padres #6 Ryan, Jenkins, Sutton, Bunning, Drysdale #7 Bunning, Mizell? # Madlock was one? Sorry, tried to do it without the look up.

metirish Aug 03 2009 02:01 PM

="TransMonk"]#3 is Jeff Cirillo I believe. Heard that one locally recently. Prolly an Aflac TQ or something. Correct Jeff Cirillo (472 and 528, respectively).

metirish Aug 03 2009 02:08 PM

="Met Hunter":2k9b0aoo]Some guesses and partial answers: #2 Musial? Young? #5 A's, Jays, Mets, Padres #6 Ryan, Jenkins, Sutton, Bunning, Drysdale #7 Bunning, Mizell? # Madlock was one? Sorry, tried to do it without the look up.[/quote:2k9b0aoo] I think in the event of fairness I will not accept partial answers , at least not until others have had at it. Swan Swan H Aug 03 2009 02:14 PM Is #2 Aaron and Spahn? HahnSolo Aug 03 2009 02:16 PM #5, without looking it up: As Blue Jays Padres Mets Mariners metirish Aug 03 2009 02:16 PM ="Swan Swan H":2ouve8kt]Is #2 Aaron and Spahn?[/quote:2ouve8kt] Aaron is correct , Spahn is incorrect. metirish Aug 03 2009 02:18 PM ="HahnSolo"]#5, without looking it up: As Blue Jays Padres Mets Mariners Correct See I would have had the MFY's in there Mendoza Line Aug 03 2009 02:19 PM Partial guesses here: 1. Ruth, Foxx, Matthews 6. Sutton, Roberts, Eckersley, Gossage, Fingers Edgy DC Aug 03 2009 02:20 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 03 2009 02:20 PM 1. Ruth is one. I'll guess Mel Ott and Jimmy Foxx. 2. Paul Molitor. Pud Galvin 3. Transmonk got it. 4. Mike Scioscia, Tommy Lasorda, Somebody else 5. A's, Mets, who cares who else. 6. Niekro, Eckersley, Sutter, two other punks 7. Bunning, um... 8. Willie "E.T." McGee and others. 9. Met Hunter got it. 10. Monte Irivin. 11. Met Hunter got it. 12. Errr, no idea. Met Hunter Aug 03 2009 02:20 PM ="metirish":3q7wvuyc] ="Met Hunter":3q7wvuyc]Some guesses and partial answers: #2 Musial? Young? #5 A's, Jays, Mets, Padres #6 Ryan, Jenkins, Sutton, Bunning, Drysdale #7 Bunning, Mizell? # Madlock was one? Sorry, tried to do it without the look up.[/quote:3q7wvuyc] I think in the event of fairness I will not accept partial answers , at least not until others have had at it.[/quote:3q7wvuyc] Fair enough. What about #6? Swan Swan H Aug 03 2009 02:20 PM 1. Ruth, Williams, F. Robinson metirish Aug 03 2009 02:21 PM ="Mendoza Line":1vmjcfxb]Partial guesses here: 1. Ruth, Foxx, Matthews 6. Sutton, Roberts, Eckersley, Gossage, Fingers[/quote:1vmjcfxb] # two are correct # 6 two are correct metirish Aug 03 2009 02:25 PM Timeout a second , let me clear up some things metirish Aug 03 2009 02:28 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 03 2009 02:29 PM # 6 - Met Hunter out of the five got Sutton and Ryan Mendoza Line got Sutton and Gossage So on # 6 we have Sutton , Gossage and Ryan - need two more # 1 Mendoza Line has Ruth and Foxx Met Hunter Aug 03 2009 02:28 PM OK. #6 is Ryan, Niekro, Goose, Sutton, Marichal Edgy had Niekro. metirish Aug 03 2009 02:33 PM ="Met Hunter"]OK. #6 is Ryan, Niekro, Goose, Sutton, Marichal Edgy had Niekro. #6 Correct HahnSolo Aug 03 2009 02:35 PM Is Grover Cleveland Alexander the pitcher in #2? Aaron was already answered. seawolf17 Aug 03 2009 02:36 PM 2) Hank Aaron never managed. 4) The Yankees don't lose postseason series! A trick question! Love it, SABR. 7) Bunning is one of the three. 8) Willie McGee is one of the four. 12) Rogers Hornsby is one of the three. metirish Aug 03 2009 02:36 PM ="HahnSolo"]Is Grover Cleveland Alexander the pitcher in #2? Aaron was already answered. Correct Hank Aaron with 3,771 hits (Pete Rose and Ty Cobb both managed); Grover Alexander with 373 wins (Cy Young, Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson all managed). Swan Swan H Aug 03 2009 02:38 PM 1. Is Ted Williams the third pitcher? 10. Alvin Dark pops into my head. I have no idea if he was playing then, but what the hey. Met Hunter Aug 03 2009 02:39 PM #7 is definitely Bunning and Vinegar Bend Mizell. Have no clue on a third. metirish Aug 03 2009 02:41 PM ="Swan Swan H"]1. Is Ted Williams the third pitcher? 10. Alvin Dark pops into my head. I have no idea if he was playing then, but what the hey. Correct on Williams Who are the three members of the 500 home-run club who also pitched in the Major Leagues? Babe Ruth (1914-21, ‘30, ‘33), Jimmie Foxx (1939, ‘45) and Ted Williams (1940). # 10 Incorrect LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 03 2009 03:10 PM #4-- Scoscia's one. Lasorda, I think, is another one. (I THINK he was on the '55 playoff roster. THINK.) McGraw? Ashie62 Aug 03 2009 03:34 PM 12 Chick Hafey Jim Bottomley Bill Terry Met Hunter Aug 03 2009 04:30 PM Lasorda only pitched in a handful of games in '55. He definitely wasn't on any playoff roster. My guess is a couple of oldtimers from back in the day when mystique and aura were nowhere to be found. metirish Aug 03 2009 04:44 PM Answers 1. Who are the three members of the 500 home-run club who also pitched in the Major Leagues? Babe Ruth (1914-21, ‘30, ‘33), Jimmie Foxx (1939, ‘45) and Ted Williams (1940). 2. Who is the player with the most career hits who never managed in the Major Leagues? Who is the pitcher with the most career victories who never managed in the majors? Hank Aaron with 3,771 hits (Pete Rose and Ty Cobb both managed); Grover Alexander with 373 wins (Cy Young, Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson all managed). 3. Who is the only player to get at least 250 hits for the American League’s Milwaukee Brewers and the National League’s Milwaukee Brewers? Jeff Cirillo (472 and 528, respectively). 4. Who are the three men who defeated the Yankees in a postseason series as both a player and a manager? Rogers Hornsby (1926 World Series as player/manager); Billy Southworth (1926 World Series as player and 1942 World Series as manager), and Mike Scioscia (1981 World Series as player and 2002 A.L.D.S. as manager) 5. Rickey Henderson, the new Hall of Famer, made postseason appearances with which five teams? Oakland A’s (1981, 89-90, 92), Toronto Blue Jays (1993), San Diego Padres (1996), the Mets (1999) and Seattle Mariners (2000). 6. Name the five Hall of Fame pitchers whose Major League careers began after the advent of the Cy Young Award in 1956 but never received the post-season honor. Rich Gossage, Juan Marichal, Phil Niekro, Nolan Ryan and Don Sutton. 7. Which three Major League pitchers later served in the United States Congress? John K. Tener, Vinegar Bend Mizell and Jim Bunning. 8. Which four players won a batting title in a season in which they played for more than one team? Nap Lajoie (1902 Athletics and Bronchos); Dale Alexander (1932 Tigers and Red Sox); Harry Walker (1947 Cardinals and Phillies); Willie McGee (1990 Cardinals and A’s). 9. Which player hit a home run in all three games of the 1969 N.L.C.S., the only Championship Series games in which he played? Hank Aaron. 10. Who took the cut-off throw from Willie Mays after “The Catch” in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series? Davey Williams (second base). 11. Name the last team to win Game 7 of the World Series on the road. 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates (at Baltimore). 12. Which three future Hall of Famers finished within seven-ten-thousandths (.0007) of each other atop the 1931 National League batting leaders? Chick Hafey (.3489), Bill Terry (.3486), Jim Bottomley (.3482). Edgy DC Aug 03 2009 04:59 PM Tommy Lasorda not getting us any credit. I guess he wasn't on the post-season roster after all. Valadius Aug 03 2009 05:08 PM I knew #7. You didn't give us enough time to answer these - I've been out all afternoon. SteveJRogers Aug 03 2009 06:15 PM Never mind... SteveJRogers Aug 03 2009 06:17 PM ="Edgy DC":2xw7yflq]Tommy Lasorda not getting us any credit. I guess he wasn't on the post-season roster after all.[/quote:2xw7yflq] IIRC, he was taken off the Dodger postseason roster in order to put Sandy Koufax on.