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Trivia for Charity

Mendoza Line Dec 07 2007 04:06 AM

As noted in the non-baseball forum, I missed ABNS's charity exchange. So, instead, here's a trivia question: Name the only player (other than Ripken himself) who was an active American Leaguer during the full length of Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak (time on the DL counts as active - point is that he was an active player rather than a coach, manager, batboy, mascot, etc. during the streak). I'll donate $20 to the charity of the choice of the person who posts the first correct answer.

Gwreck Dec 07 2007 05:48 AM

Paul Molitor?

Edgy DC Dec 07 2007 07:24 AM

Harold Baines.

metsguyinmichigan Dec 07 2007 07:51 AM

Julio Franco....does the Mexican League count?

HahnSolo Dec 07 2007 08:30 AM

Baseball Reference has both Molitor and Baines as correct.

Mendoza Line Dec 07 2007 08:39 AM

I had understood the only answer to be Paul Molitor, but I checked bbref and, as HahnSolo notes, it looks like Harold Baines is equally correct. Baines actually played two games with the Bowie Baysox in 1993, so I thought that might have disqualified him, but Molitor also played in the minors on a rehab assignment in 1998. I'll call it a tie - Edgy and Gwreck, name your charities.

Edgy DC Dec 07 2007 08:57 AM

Thanks. You can split the offer, and send ten bucks to Housing First.

metirish Dec 07 2007 09:52 AM

Very cool of you Mr. Mendoza.

Mendoza Line Dec 07 2007 02:03 PM

Thanks, Irish - just joining a large group of charitable CPFers.

Gwreck Dec 07 2007 02:12 PM

Very cool indeed. How about the other 10 to [url=http://www.barcshelter.org/home/index.html]Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition[/url].

A Boy Named Seo Dec 07 2007 03:32 PM

Mendoza Line's batting 1.000. Cool stuff, man.

Rockin' Doc Dec 07 2007 05:12 PM

It's threads like this one that make me proud to be associated with forum.