Guess that Met

[Cowtipper]

New day, new hints. Come on folks, there's not much more I can add for #1!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

2 is Lee Walls

[Cowtipper]

Lee Walls is correct! Well done. A new question has been added below.

1. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?

Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.
Hint: His career in the Mets system lasted from 1962 to 1966. The number of batters was the sum of a square and a cube. What league did he pitch in? That might help with the third part of the question.
Hint: He peaked at Triple-A, playing for Buffalo in 1965. He spent a good amount of time with the Auburn Mets.
Hint: Former Mets minor leaguer Jerry Gehrke left this note on his UltimateMets.com page: "From Columbus, Ohio (I think) - "Zeke" was the all-time competitor. He would take anyone on at any time when he was pitching. He'd knock you down for almost anything. And at the end of the day, he would WIN. That was everything for Zeke. One of the more fierce competitors I have known."
Hint:

Hint: He shared a first name with a Beatle; he had an uncommon surname.
Hint: He also shared a first name with the guy who sang that song, "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." The first syllable of his last name is the first name of a late 90s/early 2000s Mets ace. The second syllable of his last name sounds similar to a famous Star Trek character, but is spelled more German-ish. His surname has only two syllables. The number of strikeouts is the number of outs by one team after eight complete innings. The league in which he played in 1962 also featured teams in Olean, Erie, Geneva, Jamestown and Batavia.
Hint: A. ____ McCartney; ____ Anka; Pope John ____ the II. "I'm going to go skiing on the Swiss _____," sort of, "with rapper Tu____ Shakur," sort of. Combine those two answers to get an approximation of his last name. B. Willie Mays' number. C. The Brooklyn Cyclones played in this league.
Hint: P_ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _

--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"

2. Who penned the "Marvelous Marv" locker sign that gave the media the idea to refer to Throneberry as Marvelous Marv?

Hint: Pitched for the Mets from 1962 to 1964.
Hint: Was 8-19 in 1962.
Hint: Pitched for the Reds from 1957 to 1961 before joining the Mets.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "May 8, 1964: Traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan. The New York Mets sent Adrian Garrett (June 17, 1964) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade."
Hint:


--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

3. This pitcher got the save in the 1969 Mets 100th win and it was the only save he ever got as a Met. Who was that pitcher?

Hint: Pitched all of two games with the Mets.
Hint: Shares a name with an infielder who played for the Mets in 1967.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "December 3, 1969: Traded by the New York Mets with Amos Otis to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Foy."
Hint: Also shares a name with a popular outfielder from the 1930s and '40s who some think should be in the Hall of Fame.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. Who was the first ex-Major Leaguer to sign a Minor League contract with the New York Mets? Hint: The Mets had farm teams playing in 1961 before they actually existed. By ex-Major Leaguer, it is meant someone who'd already played in the Major Leagues.

Hint: He's in the Hall of Fame.
Hint: Spent most of his career with the Cardinals.

--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"

5. How many games was Ron Gardenhire on the major league team during the 1986 Mets regular season? (Hint: I am not asking how many games he played on that team. I am asking how many games was he in uniform on that team.) (Something quirky happened that makes the answer not that obvious based on the stats or lack of.)

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 62
Edgy MD: 51
stevejrogers: 37
batmagadanleadoff: 19
metsmarathon: 6
Benjamin Grimm: 4
MFS62: 3
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[stevejrogers]

4…I’m thinking Red Schoendeist?

5…Odd question, weird that there’s be a quirky reasoning for it…I’m going with 11 called up while someone was on the old 15-Day DL and take in the usual two off days per week into account.

[Cowtipper]

Both good guesses. It wasn't Schoendienst, but they were teammates. And it wasn't 11, it was the loneliest number.

[stevejrogers]

it was the loneliest number.

Uno

[Cowtipper]

One is correct, well done. Here's what's quirky about it, from the other website:

The correct answer to how many games was Ron Gardenhire on the major league team during the 1986 Mets regular season is 1. Just before spring training ended in 1986 the Mets wanted to send Ron Gardenhire and Doug Sisk to Triple-A. But there was some quirky rule that the Mets had to keep both of those players on the major league roster for a minimum of 10 days. The 10th day was Opening Day at Pittsburgh. Ron Gardenhire and Doug Sisk were on the major league roster for that one game.

A new question has been added.

1. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?

Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.
Hint: His career in the Mets system lasted from 1962 to 1966. The number of batters was the sum of a square and a cube. What league did he pitch in? That might help with the third part of the question.
Hint: He peaked at Triple-A, playing for Buffalo in 1965. He spent a good amount of time with the Auburn Mets.
Hint: Former Mets minor leaguer Jerry Gehrke left this note on his UltimateMets.com page: "From Columbus, Ohio (I think) - "Zeke" was the all-time competitor. He would take anyone on at any time when he was pitching. He'd knock you down for almost anything. And at the end of the day, he would WIN. That was everything for Zeke. One of the more fierce competitors I have known."
Hint:

Hint: He shared a first name with a Beatle; he had an uncommon surname.
Hint: He also shared a first name with the guy who sang that song, "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." The first syllable of his last name is the first name of a late 90s/early 2000s Mets ace. The second syllable of his last name sounds similar to a famous Star Trek character, but is spelled more German-ish. His surname has only two syllables. The number of strikeouts is the number of outs by one team after eight complete innings. The league in which he played in 1962 also featured teams in Olean, Erie, Geneva, Jamestown and Batavia.
Hint: A. ____ McCartney; ____ Anka; Pope John ____ the II. "I'm going to go skiing on the Swiss _____," sort of, "with rapper Tu____ Shakur," sort of. Combine those two answers to get an approximation of his last name. B. Willie Mays' number. C. The Brooklyn Cyclones played in this league.
Hint: P_ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _
Hint: P_ _ _ Al _ _ _ _ _

--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"

2. Who penned the "Marvelous Marv" locker sign that gave the media the idea to refer to Throneberry as Marvelous Marv?

Hint: Pitched for the Mets from 1962 to 1964.
Hint: Was 8-19 in 1962.
Hint: Pitched for the Reds from 1957 to 1961 before joining the Mets.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "May 8, 1964: Traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan. The New York Mets sent Adrian Garrett (June 17, 1964) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade."
Hint:

Hint: Was 12-34 with a 5.22 ERA in his Mets career.

--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

3. This pitcher got the save in the 1969 Mets 100th win and it was the only save he ever got as a Met. Who was that pitcher?

Hint: Pitched all of two games with the Mets.
Hint: Shares a name with an infielder who played for the Mets in 1967.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "December 3, 1969: Traded by the New York Mets with Amos Otis to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Foy."
Hint: Also shares a name with a popular outfielder from the 1930s and '40s who some think should be in the Hall of Fame.
Hint:


--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. Who was the first ex-Major Leaguer to sign a Minor League contract with the New York Mets? Hint: The Mets had farm teams playing in 1961 before they actually existed. By ex-Major Leaguer, it is meant someone who'd already played in the Major Leagues.

Hint: He's in the Hall of Fame.
Hint: Spent most of his career with the Cardinals.
Hint: Was a right fielder.

--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"

5. Which two players [held] the record for being in the most Opening Day Mets lineups? (Someone since beat both of their records. Who was it?)

Hint: Player One debuted for the Mets in 1965, Player Two in 1967 and Player Three in 2004.

--originally posted by "milladrive"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 62
Edgy MD: 51
stevejrogers: 38
batmagadanleadoff: 19
metsmarathon: 6
Benjamin Grimm: 4
MFS62: 3
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Cowtipper]

New day, new hints added above.

[Edgy MD]

Players #5 are Cleon Jones and Bud Harrelson, with player 5a being David Wright.

[Cowtipper]

Harrelson and Wright are correct. They were in 11 and 12 Opening Day lineups, respectively. Jones is incorrect, though a good guess—he was in eight Opening Day lineups. The correct answer is a pretty famous pitcher.

[Edgy MD]

Then George Feaver is our guy and I'll take my first point in weeks.

[stevejrogers]

Then George Feaver is our guy and I'll take my first point in weeks.

This joke reminds me of a conversation I heard Richard Neer have on WFAN once. I forget the entire context but someone was coming up on some sort of accomplishment that late 1960s Oriole Tom Phoebus had achieved. IIRC it was something done in his rookie season and whomever was doing the sports news updates on with Neer mentioned Phoebus, and Neer insisted that the guy was being funny with Tom Seaver’s name by saying Seaver but a bit “off”

Ending exchange was like

NEER: “I’m sure he went on to a great career”

UPDATE GUY: “Actually just medicore to decent”

NEER: “Yeah, sure he did! (most likely eye rolled)”

[Cowtipper]

Seaver is correct. A new question has been added.

1. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?

Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.
Hint: His career in the Mets system lasted from 1962 to 1966. The number of batters was the sum of a square and a cube. What league did he pitch in? That might help with the third part of the question.
Hint: He peaked at Triple-A, playing for Buffalo in 1965. He spent a good amount of time with the Auburn Mets.
Hint: Former Mets minor leaguer Jerry Gehrke left this note on his UltimateMets.com page: "From Columbus, Ohio (I think) - "Zeke" was the all-time competitor. He would take anyone on at any time when he was pitching. He'd knock you down for almost anything. And at the end of the day, he would WIN. That was everything for Zeke. One of the more fierce competitors I have known."
Hint:

Hint: He shared a first name with a Beatle; he had an uncommon surname.
Hint: He also shared a first name with the guy who sang that song, "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." The first syllable of his last name is the first name of a late 90s/early 2000s Mets ace. The second syllable of his last name sounds similar to a famous Star Trek character, but is spelled more German-ish. His surname has only two syllables. The number of strikeouts is the number of outs by one team after eight complete innings. The league in which he played in 1962 also featured teams in Olean, Erie, Geneva, Jamestown and Batavia.
Hint: A. ____ McCartney; ____ Anka; Pope John ____ the II. "I'm going to go skiing on the Swiss _____," sort of, "with rapper Tu____ Shakur," sort of. Combine those two answers to get an approximation of his last name. B. Willie Mays' number. C. The Brooklyn Cyclones played in this league.
Hint: P_ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _
Hint: P_ _ _ Al _ _ _ _ _

--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"

2. Who penned the "Marvelous Marv" locker sign that gave the media the idea to refer to Throneberry as Marvelous Marv?

Hint: Pitched for the Mets from 1962 to 1964.
Hint: Was 8-19 in 1962.
Hint: Pitched for the Reds from 1957 to 1961 before joining the Mets.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "May 8, 1964: Traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan. The New York Mets sent Adrian Garrett (June 17, 1964) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade."
Hint:

Hint: Was 12-34 with a 5.22 ERA in his Mets career.

--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

3. This pitcher got the save in the 1969 Mets 100th win and it was the only save he ever got as a Met. Who was that pitcher?

Hint: Pitched all of two games with the Mets.
Hint: Shares a name with an infielder who played for the Mets in 1967.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "December 3, 1969: Traded by the New York Mets with Amos Otis to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Foy."
Hint: Also shares a name with a popular outfielder from the 1930s and '40s who some think should be in the Hall of Fame.
Hint:


--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. Who was the first ex-Major Leaguer to sign a Minor League contract with the New York Mets? Hint: The Mets had farm teams playing in 1961 before they actually existed. By ex-Major Leaguer, it is meant someone who'd already played in the Major Leagues.

Hint: He's in the Hall of Fame.
Hint: Spent most of his career with the Cardinals.
Hint: Was a right fielder.

--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"

5. Which player played only one year with us without living on dry land?

--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 62
Edgy MD: 52
stevejrogers: 38
batmagadanleadoff: 19
metsmarathon: 6
Benjamin Grimm: 4
MFS62: 3
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[stevejrogers]

5’s Derek Bell

[stevejrogers]

Right Field HOF Cardinals…

Enos Slaughter!?

[Edgy MD]

The landless Met of #5 is Derek Bell.

[Cowtipper]

Slaughter and Bell are correct! Well done. From the other website:

Although the Mets had a number of ex-Major Leaguers playing with their AA affiliate in Mobile (most notably Big Jim Fridley and Jim Derrington), most were loaned to the team and returned to their old organizations once the 1962 season began; that or they just retired. However, Slaughter actually signed a contract to play and manage in the New York Mets organization. He never managed after 1961, instead opting to retire, but he did sign the contract, and that's what counts.

1. I am the holder of the record for most strikeouts in a single, complete, 9-inning ballgame in the New York Mets organization. I did it in 1962, the first year the Mets were in existence, and was immediately a top prospect. But a sore arm kept me out of the Major Leagues. Who am I, and how many batters did I strike out? Further, what other record can my pitching performance that day claim to hold?

Hint: Never reached the majors, peaking at Triple-A. The number of batters he struck out was greater than the MLB record...and he didn't just set the Mets organization record.
Hint: His career in the Mets system lasted from 1962 to 1966. The number of batters was the sum of a square and a cube. What league did he pitch in? That might help with the third part of the question.
Hint: He peaked at Triple-A, playing for Buffalo in 1965. He spent a good amount of time with the Auburn Mets.
Hint: Former Mets minor leaguer Jerry Gehrke left this note on his UltimateMets.com page: "From Columbus, Ohio (I think) - "Zeke" was the all-time competitor. He would take anyone on at any time when he was pitching. He'd knock you down for almost anything. And at the end of the day, he would WIN. That was everything for Zeke. One of the more fierce competitors I have known."
Hint:

Hint: He shared a first name with a Beatle; he had an uncommon surname.
Hint: He also shared a first name with the guy who sang that song, "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." The first syllable of his last name is the first name of a late 90s/early 2000s Mets ace. The second syllable of his last name sounds similar to a famous Star Trek character, but is spelled more German-ish. His surname has only two syllables. The number of strikeouts is the number of outs by one team after eight complete innings. The league in which he played in 1962 also featured teams in Olean, Erie, Geneva, Jamestown and Batavia.
Hint: A. ____ McCartney; ____ Anka; Pope John ____ the II. "I'm going to go skiing on the Swiss _____," sort of, "with rapper Tu____ Shakur," sort of. Combine those two answers to get an approximation of his last name. B. Willie Mays' number. C. The Brooklyn Cyclones played in this league.
Hint: P_ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _
Hint: P_ _ _ Al _ _ _ _ _

--originally posted by "Dalkowski110"

2. Who penned the "Marvelous Marv" locker sign that gave the media the idea to refer to Throneberry as Marvelous Marv?

Hint: Pitched for the Mets from 1962 to 1964.
Hint: Was 8-19 in 1962.
Hint: Pitched for the Reds from 1957 to 1961 before joining the Mets.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "May 8, 1964: Traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan. The New York Mets sent Adrian Garrett (June 17, 1964) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade."
Hint:

Hint: Was 12-34 with a 5.22 ERA in his Mets career.

--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

3. This pitcher got the save in the 1969 Mets 100th win and it was the only save he ever got as a Met. Who was that pitcher?

Hint: Pitched all of two games with the Mets.
Hint: Shares a name with an infielder who played for the Mets in 1967.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "December 3, 1969: Traded by the New York Mets with Amos Otis to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Foy."
Hint: Also shares a name with a popular outfielder from the 1930s and '40s who some think should be in the Hall of Fame.
Hint:


--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. What Mets pitcher won on Opening Day but was only 2-15 the rest of the year? Please give me the name of the pitcher and tell me what year it happened?

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

5. In April 2010, a Met hit a home run off a former World Series winning teammate. Please give me the name of the Met and please give me the name of the pitcher he hit it off of who was a former World Series winning teammate.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 62
Edgy MD: 52
stevejrogers: 40
batmagadanleadoff: 19
metsmarathon: 6
Benjamin Grimm: 4
MFS62: 3
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[Edgy MD]

It looks like our #1 is Paul Alspach.

[Cowtipper]

Alspach is correct. Can you name the number of strikeouts and what other record he set? It might or might not have to do with the league he pitched in.

[Edgy MD]

I'll guess 23 strikeouts and a Nuke Laloosh-y most walks in a Midwest League game.

[Cowtipper]

Unfortunately, 23 and the Midwest League are incorrect. Hint: Check the hints. (You're very close with the 23, however). The record does have to do with the league and the number of strikeouts. So I basically just answered that for you...but what was the league?

[Edgy MD]

Twenty-four strikeouts, NY-Penn League.

[Cowtipper]

Well done! It's always good to clear out a question that's been lingering for a while. A new one has been added below.

1. Who penned the "Marvelous Marv" locker sign that gave the media the idea to refer to Throneberry as Marvelous Marv?

Hint: Pitched for the Mets from 1962 to 1964.
Hint: Was 8-19 in 1962.
Hint: Pitched for the Reds from 1957 to 1961 before joining the Mets.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "May 8, 1964: Traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later to the Milwaukee Braves for Roy McMillan. The New York Mets sent Adrian Garrett (June 17, 1964) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade."
Hint:

Hint: Was 12-34 with a 5.22 ERA in his Mets career.

--originally posted by "theAmazingMet"

2. This pitcher got the save in the 1969 Mets 100th win and it was the only save he ever got as a Met. Who was that pitcher?

Hint: Pitched all of two games with the Mets.
Hint: Shares a name with an infielder who played for the Mets in 1967.
Hint: Was involved in this trade: "December 3, 1969: Traded by the New York Mets with Amos Otis to the Kansas City Royals for Joe Foy."
Hint: Also shares a name with a popular outfielder from the 1930s and '40s who some think should be in the Hall of Fame.
Hint:


--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

3. What Mets pitcher won on Opening Day but was only 2-15 the rest of the year? Please give me the name of the pitcher and tell me what year it happened?

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

4. In April 2010, a Met hit a home run off a former World Series winning teammate. Please give me the name of the Met and please give me the name of the pitcher he hit it off of who was a former World Series winning teammate.

--originally posted by "Joe Rigatoni"

5. The Mets were going to trade for Dickie Thon. The deal was canceled at the last minute by Owner Linda de Roulet. What was that reason?

--originally posted by "NJMetfan4life"

Running tally of correct guessers:

Johnny Lunchbucket: 62
Edgy MD: 53
stevejrogers: 40
batmagadanleadoff: 19
metsmarathon: 6
Benjamin Grimm: 4
MFS62: 3
DocTee: 2
Marshmallowmilkshake: 1
The Hot Corner: 1

[stevejrogers]

#2 is Bob Johnson

I’m guessing #5 is due to losing a Lee Mazzilli type heartthrob?

[Edgy MD]

Number 4 is most definitely tax outlaw Jerry Koosman.