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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - Mick - 03-21-2023

(03-21-2023, 06:25 PM)lex24 Wrote:  

(03-21-2023, 12:56 PM)terry Wrote:  

(03-21-2023, 06:34 AM)Mick Wrote:  What former switch-hitting Giant is the only MLB player to hit grand slam home runs in the same game from different sides of the plate? Hint: he won the batting title that year.

Bill Madlock was a Giant and won several batting titles, but I don't remember him being a switch hitter, nor hitting two grand slams in a game.

Fernando Tatis Sr. hit two grand slams in one game, but I don't remember him winning a batting title, nor playing for the Giants, nor being a switch hitter.

Tony Cloninger hit two grand slams in a game, but he was a pitcher so he wouldn't have won a batting title, and I don't think he ever played for the Giants.

In other words, I've got no idea.

Bill Mueller. With the BoSox.

Lex nailed it. Bill Mueller was batting champ in 2003. Hit .326. Career .291 hitter. Hit two grand slams...and a third home run...
Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Box Score: July 29, 2003 | Baseball-Reference.com

Bill Mueller hit .330 as a rookie, then was a reliable .290+ hitter for the Giants for five years. Then, he hit .268, bounced back, then hit .261 as a 31 year old. Never had any power at all. Only hit 10 HRs in a season once. 

And then he turned 32. Batted .326, had 19 HRs.  Right around the time of the steroid boom.
Bill Mueller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - terry - 03-22-2023

Name the eight players who have scored more than 2,000 runs.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - BobK - 03-22-2023

Mays
Aaron
Henderson
Cobb
Rose
Barry Bonds
Ruth
Hmmm. Musial

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - cardcrimson - 03-22-2023

(03-22-2023, 07:20 PM)BobK Wrote:  Mays
Aaron
Henderson
Cobb
Rose
Barry Bonds
Ruth
Hmmm. Musial

if one of those isn't right, Williams

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - Mick - 03-23-2023

Hamilton, Gehrig, Foxx, Hornsby, Speaker, Collins

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - terry - 03-23-2023

(03-22-2023, 07:20 PM)BobK Wrote:  Mays
Aaron
Henderson
Cobb
Rose
Barry Bonds
Ruth
Hmmm. Musial

Congrats Bob, you got seven out of eight!

1. Rickey Henderson... 2295
2. Ty Cobb................. 2245 
3. Barry Bonds........... 2227 
4. Henry Aaron.......... 2174 
(tie) Babe Ruth.......... 2174 
6. Pete Rose.............. 2165 
7. Willie Mays............ 2068
8. ????...................... 2021 

The last one is not Musial, Williams, Hamilton, Gehrig, Foxx, Hornsby, Speaker, or Collins. He's a more recent player.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - Mick - 03-23-2023

(03-23-2023, 07:51 AM)terry Wrote:  

(03-22-2023, 07:20 PM)BobK Wrote:  Mays
Aaron
Henderson
Cobb
Rose
Barry Bonds
Ruth
Hmmm. Musial

Congrats Bob, you got seven out of eight!

1. Rickey Henderson... 2295
2. Ty Cobb................. 2245 
3. Barry Bonds........... 2227 
4. Henry Aaron.......... 2174 
(tie) Babe Ruth.......... 2174 
6. Pete Rose.............. 2165 
7. Willie Mays............ 2068
8. ????...................... 2021 

The last one is not Musial, Williams, Hamilton, Gehrig, Foxx, Hornsby, Speaker, or Collins. He's a more recent player.

A-Rod?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - terry - 03-23-2023

(03-23-2023, 07:52 AM)Mick Wrote:  

(03-23-2023, 07:51 AM)terry Wrote:  

(03-22-2023, 07:20 PM)BobK Wrote:  Mays
Aaron
Henderson
Cobb
Rose
Barry Bonds
Ruth
Hmmm. Musial

Congrats Bob, you got seven out of eight!

1. Rickey Henderson... 2295
2. Ty Cobb................. 2245 
3. Barry Bonds........... 2227 
4. Henry Aaron.......... 2174 
(tie) Babe Ruth.......... 2174 
6. Pete Rose.............. 2165 
7. Willie Mays............ 2068
8. ????...................... 2021 

The last one is not Musial, Williams, Hamilton, Gehrig, Foxx, Hornsby, Speaker, or Collins. He's a more recent player.

A-Rod?

Exactly right, Mick!

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - cardcrimson - 03-23-2023

(03-23-2023, 07:53 AM)terry Wrote:  

(03-23-2023, 07:52 AM)Mick Wrote:  

(03-23-2023, 07:51 AM)terry Wrote:  

(03-22-2023, 07:20 PM)BobK Wrote:  Mays
Aaron
Henderson
Cobb
Rose
Barry Bonds
Ruth
Hmmm. Musial

Congrats Bob, you got seven out of eight!

1. Rickey Henderson... 2295
2. Ty Cobb................. 2245 
3. Barry Bonds........... 2227 
4. Henry Aaron.......... 2174 
(tie) Babe Ruth.......... 2174 
6. Pete Rose.............. 2165 
7. Willie Mays............ 2068
8. ????...................... 2021 

The last one is not Musial, Williams, Hamilton, Gehrig, Foxx, Hornsby, Speaker, or Collins. He's a more recent player.

A-Rod?

Exactly right, Mick!

Ichiro, at 2078, though some were in Japan.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - cardcrimson - 03-23-2023

What major leaguer holds the most consecutive home run crowns?

What US minor leaguer holds the career home run record?

What minor leaguer holds the career home run record?

Note, none of the answers are Crash Davis.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - Mick - 03-23-2023

(03-23-2023, 08:44 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:  What major leaguer holds the most consecutive home run crowns?

What US minor leaguer holds the career home run record?

What minor leaguer holds the career home run record?

Note, none of the answers are Crash Davis.

I know the first one, it's Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, he won seven in a row. Don't know the other two.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - cardcrimson - 03-24-2023

Kiner is correct. Nice.

Any guesses on the number of homers in the minors? As a hint, Crash Davis' "record" was 247.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - Mick - 03-24-2023

What major league pitcher holds the rookie record for best single season WAR? There's a NorCal angle...

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - BobK - 03-24-2023

Wally Bunker WAR

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - cardcrimson - 03-24-2023

(03-24-2023, 08:22 AM)Mick Wrote:  What major league pitcher holds the rookie record for best single season WAR? There's a NorCal angle...

Vida Blue? Remember seeing him pitch early in his career--he was incredible.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - Mick - 03-24-2023

It was Mark Eichorn. Saw him pitch for Watsonville High a few times in the late 1970s. Blazing fastball. As a 21-year old starter for the Blue Jays in 1982, he tore his shoulder but good when he debuted in 1982, not even satisfying rookie playing time requirements.

Fast forward four years. Next appearance in the bigs, technically his rookie year, was as a 25-year old, Tyler Rogers-style submarine-motion pitcher, only being able to touch the 70s mph. No longer a starter, he went 14-6 as a setup man, with a 1.72 ERA, 10 saves and a 7.3 WAR, best-ever by a rookie. He threw 157 innings with 166 strikeouts, thanks to his unorthodox delivery.

Here's the story: MLB's Slowest Pitcher Was Completely Unhittable

Today, he's a pitching coach at Aptos high school.

Mark Eichhorn - Wikipedia
Mark Eichhorn Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - cardcrimson - 03-24-2023

(03-24-2023, 09:02 AM)Mick Wrote:  It was Mark Eichorn. Saw him pitch for Watsonville High a few times in the late 1970s. Blazing fastball. As a 21-year old starter for the Blue Jays in 1982, he tore his shoulder but good when he debuted in 1982, not even satisfying rookie playing time requirements.

Fast forward four years. Next appearance in the bigs, technically his rookie year, was as a 25-year old, Tyler Rogers-style submarine-motion pitcher, only being able to touch the 70s mph. No longer a starter, he went 14-6 as a setup man, with a 1.72 ERA, 10 saves and a 7.3 WAR, best-ever by a rookie. He threw 157 innings with 166 strikeouts, thanks to his unorthodox delivery.

Vida's war was 9.0 in 1971. However, he pitched about 40 innings in 69 and in 70, making him no longer a rookie at aged 20. In 70 he threw a one hitter and a no hitter. In 71, went 24-8, with an 1.82 ERA, 301 Ks, 24 complete games, and 8 shutouts. Amazing. 

Disappointing he's not in the HOF.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - BobK - 03-24-2023

Phogge says. Name the 19 Stanford football players in the College Hall of Fame

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - cardcrimson - 03-24-2023

(03-24-2023, 09:32 AM)BobK Wrote:  Phogge says.    Name the 19 Stanford football players in the College Hall of Fame

Brodie, Albert, Plunkett, Elway, Luck, Nelson, Lofton, Nevers to start

Lynch of course, as well. Washington?

Was Chuck Taylor a player or a coach, or both?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2022 - Mick - 03-24-2023

Corbus, Grayson, Moscrip, Margerum, Reynolds, Robesky, Post, Ceresino, Wyman, Lawson, Donovan, Taylor, Wiggin, Muster, Whitfield

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And Yost, Shaughnessy, Walsh, Camp, Kerr, Ralston

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