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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - lex24 - 04-14-2025

(04-14-2025, 09:26 AM)BobK Wrote:  This baseball Hall of Famer made his MLB debut at age 18. Who is he?

I just realized another at age 17. Who?

18 - Robin Yount.  

17 - Bob Feller

15 (not HOF). Joe Nuxhall.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 04-14-2025

Can’t get anything past you yes for all three

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 04-14-2025

(04-14-2025, 09:26 AM)BobK Wrote:  This baseball Hall of Famer made his MLB debut at age 18. Who is he?

I just realized another at age 17. Who?

I think Mel Ott was the 17 year old. I suspect there were a number of 18 year olds, so I'll say Babe Ruth.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - skip75 - 04-14-2025

Bob Feller?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 04-14-2025

Ott was indeed 17 Ruth 19.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - terry - 04-15-2025

I think Al Kaline may have been 18.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 04-15-2025

Yes Kaline played a bit with the Tigers at age 18.
I’m not using the site that said only Yount again lol

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - lex24 - 04-15-2025

(04-15-2025, 09:15 AM)BobK Wrote:  Yes Kaline played a bit with the Tigers at age 18.
I’m not using the site that said only Yount again lol

lol.  You mean, you can’t believe everything you read on the Internet? What next!

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Here two for you

1.  Who was the youngest player to hit his 100 his 100th HR?

2.  Who hit 100 HR’s the fastest ( fewest games).

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 04-15-2025

The fastest? Mel Ott ?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 04-15-2025

I'd guess McGuire. Or Arson Judge.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 04-15-2025

Not a question, but I thought this was of note on Jackie Robinson Day. Jackie Robinson broke the 20th century color barrier in MLB, and Masanori Murakami was the first Japanese player to play in MLB, pitching for the Giants in 1964.

Who were the first Latino players? It depends...

- Esteban "Steve" Bellan, born in Cuba, played for the Troy Haymakers and New York Mutuals of the National Association from 1871 to 1873. This was the league that predated the National League.

- Vincent Irwin "Sandy" Nava was of Mexican-American descent and was a catcher and shortstop for the National League's Providence Grays from 1882 to 1886. He was born in San Francisco, his parents emigrated from Mexico. No relation to Daniel Nava, formerly of St. Francis, SCU and the Red Sox.

- Luis Miguel "Lou" Castro was born in Medellin Colombia. He played for the A's in 1902 under unusual circumstances. He attended Manhattan College and was named by Sporting Life as one of the top college players on the East Coast in 1898. Connie Mack signed him as a replacement for Nap Lajoie. Lajoie's contract with the A's had been challenged by the Phillies, and Castro played while Lajoie's contract was adjudicated. Decent hitter, poor fielder, but well-liked by his teammates. Released by the A's in 1903, played in the minors for years in Rochester, Portland (PCL), also played without incident in the Southern Association and managed in the South Atlantic League.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - lex24 - 04-15-2025

(04-15-2025, 09:33 AM)BobK Wrote:  The fastest? Mel Ott ?

No.  But…..

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(04-15-2025, 10:49 AM)Mick Wrote:  I'd guess McGuire. Or Arson Judge.

Nope. Judge is fifth.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - Mick - 04-16-2025

Oh I remember this. Tony Conigliaro.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - lex24 - 04-17-2025

(04-16-2025, 05:14 AM)Mick Wrote:  Oh I remember this. Tony Conigliaro.

Nope.  I thought the same.  He is second by a couple months.

Youngest to hit 100:   Mel Ott.. BobK had right guy, but in wrong category.

Fewest games to 100:  Ryan Howard.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 04-17-2025

What former SF Giant was a first round NBA draft pick?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - lex24 - 04-17-2025

(04-17-2025, 08:51 AM)BobK Wrote:  What former SF Giant was a first round NBA draft pick?

Sean Hjelle!  Kidding, but 6’11…

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 04-17-2025

The answer for this. He was NL MVP for another NL team

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - skip75 - 04-18-2025

Got it with the hint.
Dick Groat.  Duke University.  MVP with the 1960 World Series (and a great one) champion Pirates.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - PalmTree - 04-18-2025

(04-18-2025, 11:13 AM)skip75 Wrote:  Got it with the hint.
Dick Groat.  Duke University.  MVP with the 1960 World Series (and a great one) champion Pirates.

Alrighty then, tagging on the coattails of the 2-sport player theme, only 2 men played on college teams that made it to a MBB Final 4 game and then on MLB World Series teams - who were they?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2025 - BobK - 04-18-2025

Yes Dick Grout

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Cotton Nash ?

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