09-23-2021, 06:44 AM
Not Boggs. Yogi is one.
Outside Topic Sports trivia thread 2020-2021
(09-23-2021, 06:17 AM)Phogge Wrote: Nineteen Hall of Fame members were inducted as catchers. Four were left hand hitters and two switch hitters. Name the lefties and the switchers.
Mr. Giants... got to be the Orioles but which year?
What Hall of Fame hitter holds the career record for fewest strikeout rate and the longest at bat streak without a strikeout?
Keeler? Cobb? EDIT: I just looked it up. Rats, I knew it.
(09-23-2021, 07:06 AM)Phogge Wrote: Nope.
What future Stanford football opponent was the famous, “Undefeated, untied, unscored upon and uninvited” squad?
USF, 1951 season. Cal and Stanford played USF in 1950 (both USF losses, BTW), both refused to schedule USF in 1951. Ranked #13 after a perfect season, USF had two African American players, and the Bowl games were all in the Deep South. They were invited by the Orange bowl, but had to leave Ollie Matson and Burl Toler at home. Players unanimously voted to tell the bowl game to pound sand.
BTW, the Orange Bowl denies all of this. Said it never happened, said they invited two higher ranked teams, #9 Baylor and #4 Georgia Tech.
1951 was the last year USF played football. They closed their 9-0 season with a 20-2 victory over Loyola. USF's team produced nine NFL players, five of which became Pro Bowlers, three of which became Hall of Famers (St. Clair, Marchetti and Matson). Pete Rozelle was their publicist. Burl Toler became the first black official in the NFL.
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(09-23-2021, 06:17 AM)Phogge Wrote: Nineteen Hall of Fame members were inducted as catchers. Four were left hand hitters and two switch hitters. Name the lefties and the switchers.
Mr. Giants... got to be the Orioles but which year?
What Hall of Fame hitter holds the career record for fewest strikeout rate and the longest at bat streak without a strikeout?
Keeler? Cobb? EDIT: I just looked it up. Rats, I knew it.
(09-23-2021, 07:06 AM)Phogge Wrote: Nope.
What future Stanford football opponent was the famous, “Undefeated, untied, unscored upon and uninvited” squad?
USF, 1951 season. Cal and Stanford played USF in 1950 (both USF losses, BTW), both refused to schedule USF in 1951. Ranked #13 after a perfect season, USF had two African American players, and the Bowl games were all in the Deep South. They were invited by the Orange bowl, but had to leave Ollie Matson and Burl Toler at home. Players unanimously voted to tell the bowl game to pound sand.
BTW, the Orange Bowl denies all of this. Said it never happened, said they invited two higher ranked teams, #9 Baylor and #4 Georgia Tech.
1951 was the last year USF played football. They closed their 9-0 season with a 20-2 victory over Loyola. USF's team produced nine NFL players, five of which became Pro Bowlers, three of which became Hall of Famers (St. Clair, Marchetti and Matson). Pete Rozelle was their publicist. Burl Toler became the first black official in the NFL.
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09-23-2021, 10:55 AM
(09-23-2021, 06:17 AM)Phogge Wrote: Nineteen Hall of Fame members were inducted as catchers. Four were left hand hitters and two switch hitters. Name the lefties and the switchers.
Mr. Giants... got to be the Orioles but which year?
What Hall of Fame hitter holds the career record for fewest strikeout rate and the longest at bat streak without a strikeout?
1998 Florida Marlins - 52 behind the Braves.
(09-23-2021, 06:17 AM)Phogge Wrote: Nineteen Hall of Fame members were inducted as catchers. Four were left hand hitters and two switch hitters. Name the lefties and the switchers.
Mr. Giants... got to be the Orioles but which year?
What Hall of Fame hitter holds the career record for fewest strikeout rate and the longest at bat streak without a strikeout?
1998 Florida Marlins - 52 behind the Braves.
09-23-2021, 11:23 AM
Giants.... USF was scored upon, still looking for un-scorded upon team and since USF has given up football...TWICE... they are not a future Stanford opponent.
2018 Baltimore Orioles finished 61 games behind. Worst since '63, American League.
Ted Simmons one of the HOF catchers who hit L&R. One more and three LF hitters remaining.
Also Mick alluded to the all time HOF member king of not striking out. Still looking for the name. It wasn't Ray Schalk.
2018 Baltimore Orioles finished 61 games behind. Worst since '63, American League.
Ted Simmons one of the HOF catchers who hit L&R. One more and three LF hitters remaining.
Also Mick alluded to the all time HOF member king of not striking out. Still looking for the name. It wasn't Ray Schalk.
Giants.... USF was scored upon, still looking for un-scorded upon team and since USF has given up football...TWICE... they are not a future Stanford opponent.
2018 Baltimore Orioles finished 61 games behind. Worst since '63, American League.
Ted Simmons one of the HOF catchers who hit L&R. One more and three LF hitters remaining.
Also Mick alluded to the all time HOF member king of not striking out. Still looking for the name. It wasn't Ray Schalk.
2018 Baltimore Orioles finished 61 games behind. Worst since '63, American League.
Ted Simmons one of the HOF catchers who hit L&R. One more and three LF hitters remaining.
Also Mick alluded to the all time HOF member king of not striking out. Still looking for the name. It wasn't Ray Schalk.
Joe Sewell is the anti strikeout champ.
Biz Mackie (Negro Leagues) the other HOF switch hitter.
Undefeated, untied, unscored upon... Colgate. Denied a Rose Bowl bid.
LH HOF catchers... Yogi, Louis Santop (Negro Leagues), Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane.
Biz Mackie (Negro Leagues) the other HOF switch hitter.
Undefeated, untied, unscored upon... Colgate. Denied a Rose Bowl bid.
LH HOF catchers... Yogi, Louis Santop (Negro Leagues), Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane.
Joe Sewell is the anti strikeout champ.
Biz Mackie (Negro Leagues) the other HOF switch hitter.
Undefeated, untied, unscored upon... Colgate. Denied a Rose Bowl bid.
LH HOF catchers... Yogi, Louis Santop (Negro Leagues), Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane.
Biz Mackie (Negro Leagues) the other HOF switch hitter.
Undefeated, untied, unscored upon... Colgate. Denied a Rose Bowl bid.
LH HOF catchers... Yogi, Louis Santop (Negro Leagues), Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane.
(09-24-2021, 07:22 AM)Phogge Wrote: Joe Sewell is the anti strikeout champ.
Biz Mackie (Negro Leagues) the other HOF switch hitter.
Undefeated, untied, unscored upon... Colgate. Denied a Rose Bowl bid.
LH HOF catchers... Yogi, Louis Santop (Negro Leagues), Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane.
A brief non-trivia observation…
A look at future Stanford football schedules (prompted by the Colgate question) shows 15 out of conference games scheduled after 2024. Of those, there are are no games scheduled against either Big Ten or ACC opponents (with the exception of a home and home v. BC). Given the tentative Alliance scheduling plan that has been discussed, it will be interesting to see how Stanford addresses this issue.
OK, back to trivia….
Logan Webb currently has an 18 game string of starts without a loss. Who was the last Giants pitcher with a longer streak of starts (21) without a loss?
(09-24-2021, 07:22 AM)Phogge Wrote: Joe Sewell is the anti strikeout champ.
Biz Mackie (Negro Leagues) the other HOF switch hitter.
Undefeated, untied, unscored upon... Colgate. Denied a Rose Bowl bid.
LH HOF catchers... Yogi, Louis Santop (Negro Leagues), Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane.
A brief non-trivia observation…
A look at future Stanford football schedules (prompted by the Colgate question) shows 15 out of conference games scheduled after 2024. Of those, there are are no games scheduled against either Big Ten or ACC opponents (with the exception of a home and home v. BC). Given the tentative Alliance scheduling plan that has been discussed, it will be interesting to see how Stanford addresses this issue.
OK, back to trivia….
Logan Webb currently has an 18 game string of starts without a loss. Who was the last Giants pitcher with a longer streak of starts (21) without a loss?
09-24-2021, 10:13 AM
Jack Sanford
(09-24-2021, 09:32 AM)Giants Wrote:(09-24-2021, 07:22 AM)Phogge Wrote: Joe Sewell is the anti strikeout champ.
Biz Mackie (Negro Leagues) the other HOF switch hitter.
Undefeated, untied, unscored upon... Colgate. Denied a Rose Bowl bid.
LH HOF catchers... Yogi, Louis Santop (Negro Leagues), Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane.
A brief non-trivia observation…
A look at future Stanford football schedules (prompted by the Colgate question) shows 15 out of conference games scheduled after 2024. Of those, there are are no games scheduled against either Big Ten or ACC opponents (with the exception of a home and home v. BC). Given the tentative Alliance scheduling plan that has been discussed, it will be interesting to see how Stanford addresses this issue.
OK, back to trivia….
Logan Webb currently has an 18 game string of starts without a loss. Who was the last Giants pitcher with a longer streak of starts (21) without a loss?
Jack Sanford
(09-24-2021, 09:32 AM)Giants Wrote:(09-24-2021, 07:22 AM)Phogge Wrote: Joe Sewell is the anti strikeout champ.
Biz Mackie (Negro Leagues) the other HOF switch hitter.
Undefeated, untied, unscored upon... Colgate. Denied a Rose Bowl bid.
LH HOF catchers... Yogi, Louis Santop (Negro Leagues), Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane.
A brief non-trivia observation…
A look at future Stanford football schedules (prompted by the Colgate question) shows 15 out of conference games scheduled after 2024. Of those, there are are no games scheduled against either Big Ten or ACC opponents (with the exception of a home and home v. BC). Given the tentative Alliance scheduling plan that has been discussed, it will be interesting to see how Stanford addresses this issue.
OK, back to trivia….
Logan Webb currently has an 18 game string of starts without a loss. Who was the last Giants pitcher with a longer streak of starts (21) without a loss?
(09-24-2021, 09:32 AM)Giants Wrote: OK, back to trivia….
Logan Webb currently has an 18 game string of starts without a loss. Who was the last Giants pitcher with a longer streak of starts (21) without a loss?
Barry Zito
There are 180 ex-MLB baseball players laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, most former major leaguers in any cemetery.
Where are the second-most laid to rest?
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(09-24-2021, 09:32 AM)Giants Wrote: OK, back to trivia….
Logan Webb currently has an 18 game string of starts without a loss. Who was the last Giants pitcher with a longer streak of starts (21) without a loss?
Barry Zito
There are 180 ex-MLB baseball players laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, most former major leaguers in any cemetery.
Where are the second-most laid to rest?
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09-24-2021, 01:50 PM
(09-24-2021, 01:10 PM)Mick Wrote:(09-24-2021, 09:32 AM)Giants Wrote: OK, back to trivia….
Logan Webb currently has an 18 game string of starts without a loss. Who was the last Giants pitcher with a longer streak of starts (21) without a loss?
Barry Zito
There are 180 ex-MLB baseball players laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, most former major leaguers in any cemetery.
Where are the second-most laid to rest?
Green-Wood in Brooklyn or Rosehill in Chicago?
No on Zito….
(09-24-2021, 01:10 PM)Mick Wrote:(09-24-2021, 09:32 AM)Giants Wrote: OK, back to trivia….
Logan Webb currently has an 18 game string of starts without a loss. Who was the last Giants pitcher with a longer streak of starts (21) without a loss?
Barry Zito
There are 180 ex-MLB baseball players laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, most former major leaguers in any cemetery.
Where are the second-most laid to rest?
Green-Wood in Brooklyn or Rosehill in Chicago?
No on Zito….
Green-Wood in Brooklyn or Rosehill in Chicago?
Good guess, Greenwood is #3 with 38 major leaguers and Holy Cross, also in Brooklyn has 38 (Gil Hodges). Cobb is in Rosehill in Georgia, Pee Wee Reese is in Rosehill in Kentucky. Don't know about Chicago. Calvary in Woodside NY has 38 (Wee Willie Keeler), Inglewood in LA has 36 (Sam Crawford, Bobby Wallace - maybe the most obscure Hall of Famer). New Cathedral in Baltimore has just 18, but four are Hall of Famers (Hanlon, Kelley, McGraw, Robinson). And I should point out that 16 are in Arlington National Cemetery, largely unknown.
The second most, with 55 former MLB players, is at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Frankie Crosetti, Joe DiMaggio, George "High Pockets" Kelly, and the immortal Cy Falkenburg -- who gave up Ty Cobb's first hit.
Here's the full list:
Babe Pinelli
Bill Burns
Bill Cunningham
Bill Lange
Billy Orr
Bob Blakiston
Charlie Fox
Charlie Geggus
Charlie Graham
Charlie Silvera
Cy Falkenberg
Dario Lodigiani
Don Landrum
Ed Hallinan
Ed Montague
Eddie Mulligan
Frank Zupo
Frankie Crosetti
George Puccinelli
Ham Iburg]
Hank Sauer
Harry Krause
Harry Malmberg
High Pockets Kelly HOF
Ike Caveney
Italo Chelini
Jake Caulfield
Jim Byrnes
Jim Fogarty
Jim McDonald
Jim Roxburgh
Joe Brovia
Joe Chamberlain
Joe Corbett
Joe DiMaggio HOF
Joe Giannini
Joe Nealon
Joe Oeschger
Joe Sprinz
John Curran
John Smith
John Young
Josh Reilly
Julio Bonetti
Marino Pieretti
Mark Creegan
Mike DePangher
Pete Meegan
Pete Standridge
Pete Sweeney
Ping Bodie
Pop Swett
Roy Corhan
Stan Johnson
Tom Power
Tom Tennant
William Brown
Youngy Johnson
Good guess, Greenwood is #3 with 38 major leaguers and Holy Cross, also in Brooklyn has 38 (Gil Hodges). Cobb is in Rosehill in Georgia, Pee Wee Reese is in Rosehill in Kentucky. Don't know about Chicago. Calvary in Woodside NY has 38 (Wee Willie Keeler), Inglewood in LA has 36 (Sam Crawford, Bobby Wallace - maybe the most obscure Hall of Famer). New Cathedral in Baltimore has just 18, but four are Hall of Famers (Hanlon, Kelley, McGraw, Robinson). And I should point out that 16 are in Arlington National Cemetery, largely unknown.
The second most, with 55 former MLB players, is at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Frankie Crosetti, Joe DiMaggio, George "High Pockets" Kelly, and the immortal Cy Falkenburg -- who gave up Ty Cobb's first hit.
Here's the full list:
Babe Pinelli
Bill Burns
Bill Cunningham
Bill Lange
Billy Orr
Bob Blakiston
Charlie Fox
Charlie Geggus
Charlie Graham
Charlie Silvera
Cy Falkenberg
Dario Lodigiani
Don Landrum
Ed Hallinan
Ed Montague
Eddie Mulligan
Frank Zupo
Frankie Crosetti
George Puccinelli
Ham Iburg]
Hank Sauer
Harry Krause
Harry Malmberg
High Pockets Kelly HOF
Ike Caveney
Italo Chelini
Jake Caulfield
Jim Byrnes
Jim Fogarty
Jim McDonald
Jim Roxburgh
Joe Brovia
Joe Chamberlain
Joe Corbett
Joe DiMaggio HOF
Joe Giannini
Joe Nealon
Joe Oeschger
Joe Sprinz
John Curran
John Smith
John Young
Josh Reilly
Julio Bonetti
Marino Pieretti
Mark Creegan
Mike DePangher
Pete Meegan
Pete Standridge
Pete Sweeney
Ping Bodie
Pop Swett
Roy Corhan
Stan Johnson
Tom Power
Tom Tennant
William Brown
Youngy Johnson
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Green-Wood in Brooklyn or Rosehill in Chicago?
Good guess, Greenwood is #3 with 38 major leaguers and Holy Cross, also in Brooklyn has 38 (Gil Hodges). Cobb is in Rosehill in Georgia, Pee Wee Reese is in Rosehill in Kentucky. Don't know about Chicago. Calvary in Woodside NY has 38 (Wee Willie Keeler), Inglewood in LA has 36 (Sam Crawford, Bobby Wallace - maybe the most obscure Hall of Famer). New Cathedral in Baltimore has just 18, but four are Hall of Famers (Hanlon, Kelley, McGraw, Robinson). And I should point out that 16 are in Arlington National Cemetery, largely unknown.
The second most, with 55 former MLB players, is at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Frankie Crosetti, Joe DiMaggio, George "High Pockets" Kelly, and the immortal Cy Falkenburg -- who gave up Ty Cobb's first hit.
Here's the full list:
Babe Pinelli
Bill Burns
Bill Cunningham
Bill Lange
Billy Orr
Bob Blakiston
Charlie Fox
Charlie Geggus
Charlie Graham
Charlie Silvera
Cy Falkenberg
Dario Lodigiani
Don Landrum
Ed Hallinan
Ed Montague
Eddie Mulligan
Frank Zupo
Frankie Crosetti
George Puccinelli
Ham Iburg]
Hank Sauer
Harry Krause
Harry Malmberg
High Pockets Kelly HOF
Ike Caveney
Italo Chelini
Jake Caulfield
Jim Byrnes
Jim Fogarty
Jim McDonald
Jim Roxburgh
Joe Brovia
Joe Chamberlain
Joe Corbett
Joe DiMaggio HOF
Joe Giannini
Joe Nealon
Joe Oeschger
Joe Sprinz
John Curran
John Smith
John Young
Josh Reilly
Julio Bonetti
Marino Pieretti
Mark Creegan
Mike DePangher
Pete Meegan
Pete Standridge
Pete Sweeney
Ping Bodie
Pop Swett
Roy Corhan
Stan Johnson
Tom Power
Tom Tennant
William Brown
Youngy Johnson
Good guess, Greenwood is #3 with 38 major leaguers and Holy Cross, also in Brooklyn has 38 (Gil Hodges). Cobb is in Rosehill in Georgia, Pee Wee Reese is in Rosehill in Kentucky. Don't know about Chicago. Calvary in Woodside NY has 38 (Wee Willie Keeler), Inglewood in LA has 36 (Sam Crawford, Bobby Wallace - maybe the most obscure Hall of Famer). New Cathedral in Baltimore has just 18, but four are Hall of Famers (Hanlon, Kelley, McGraw, Robinson). And I should point out that 16 are in Arlington National Cemetery, largely unknown.
The second most, with 55 former MLB players, is at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Frankie Crosetti, Joe DiMaggio, George "High Pockets" Kelly, and the immortal Cy Falkenburg -- who gave up Ty Cobb's first hit.
Here's the full list:
Babe Pinelli
Bill Burns
Bill Cunningham
Bill Lange
Billy Orr
Bob Blakiston
Charlie Fox
Charlie Geggus
Charlie Graham
Charlie Silvera
Cy Falkenberg
Dario Lodigiani
Don Landrum
Ed Hallinan
Ed Montague
Eddie Mulligan
Frank Zupo
Frankie Crosetti
George Puccinelli
Ham Iburg]
Hank Sauer
Harry Krause
Harry Malmberg
High Pockets Kelly HOF
Ike Caveney
Italo Chelini
Jake Caulfield
Jim Byrnes
Jim Fogarty
Jim McDonald
Jim Roxburgh
Joe Brovia
Joe Chamberlain
Joe Corbett
Joe DiMaggio HOF
Joe Giannini
Joe Nealon
Joe Oeschger
Joe Sprinz
John Curran
John Smith
John Young
Josh Reilly
Julio Bonetti
Marino Pieretti
Mark Creegan
Mike DePangher
Pete Meegan
Pete Standridge
Pete Sweeney
Ping Bodie
Pop Swett
Roy Corhan
Stan Johnson
Tom Power
Tom Tennant
William Brown
Youngy Johnson
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09-24-2021, 02:54 PM
Drats. I would have gotten it. Two SI guys in your list plus a few of my teammates and opponents whom nobody would know.
09-24-2021, 03:26 PM
I was going to say Colma on a lark. I didn't actually expect it to be the right answer, though.
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I was going to say Colma on a lark. I didn't actually expect it to be the right answer, though.
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09-24-2021, 05:50 PM
Wyatt buried in the Jewish Cemetery with his wife Josie.
Attended many burials at Holy Cross. My mom is there, grandparents, aunts and uncles, pals, enemies, priests, enemy priests, etc.
Attended many burials at Holy Cross. My mom is there, grandparents, aunts and uncles, pals, enemies, priests, enemy priests, etc.
[quote="Mick" pid='326593' dateline='1632519641']
Green-Wood in Brooklyn or Rosehill in Chicago?
Good guess, Greenwood is #3 with 38 major leaguers and Holy Cross, also in Brooklyn has 38 (Gil Hodges). Cobb is in Rosehill in Georgia, Pee Wee Reese is in Rosehill in Kentucky. Don't know about Chicago. Calvary in Woodside NY has 38 (Wee Willie Keeler), Inglewood in LA has 36 (Sam Crawford, Bobby Wallace - maybe the most obscure Hall of Famer). New Cathedral in Baltimore has just 18, but four are Hall of Famers (Hanlon, Kelley, McGraw, Robinson). And I should point out that 16 are in Arlington National Cemetery, largely unknown.
The second most, with 55 former MLB players, is at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Frankie Crosetti, Joe DiMaggio, George "High Pockets" Kelly, and the immortal Cy Falkenburg -- who gave up Ty Cobb's first hit.
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We went to Green-Wood a couple years ago. It is a quite the place. Andrew Cartwright (the father of baseball) is buried there. Baseball fans leave baseballs at the base of his tombstone. There were quite a few there when we visited the cemetery.
Like Green-Wood, Rosehill in Chicago is an enormous cemetery so I figured there might be quite a few ballplayers buried there. From a baseball perspective, it is notable because of the number of Cubs fans who went there after the Cubs’ World Series win to leave mementos at family gravesites.
Green-Wood in Brooklyn or Rosehill in Chicago?
Good guess, Greenwood is #3 with 38 major leaguers and Holy Cross, also in Brooklyn has 38 (Gil Hodges). Cobb is in Rosehill in Georgia, Pee Wee Reese is in Rosehill in Kentucky. Don't know about Chicago. Calvary in Woodside NY has 38 (Wee Willie Keeler), Inglewood in LA has 36 (Sam Crawford, Bobby Wallace - maybe the most obscure Hall of Famer). New Cathedral in Baltimore has just 18, but four are Hall of Famers (Hanlon, Kelley, McGraw, Robinson). And I should point out that 16 are in Arlington National Cemetery, largely unknown.
The second most, with 55 former MLB players, is at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Frankie Crosetti, Joe DiMaggio, George "High Pockets" Kelly, and the immortal Cy Falkenburg -- who gave up Ty Cobb's first hit.
——-
We went to Green-Wood a couple years ago. It is a quite the place. Andrew Cartwright (the father of baseball) is buried there. Baseball fans leave baseballs at the base of his tombstone. There were quite a few there when we visited the cemetery.
Like Green-Wood, Rosehill in Chicago is an enormous cemetery so I figured there might be quite a few ballplayers buried there. From a baseball perspective, it is notable because of the number of Cubs fans who went there after the Cubs’ World Series win to leave mementos at family gravesites.
[quote="Mick" pid='326593' dateline='1632519641']
Green-Wood in Brooklyn or Rosehill in Chicago?
Good guess, Greenwood is #3 with 38 major leaguers and Holy Cross, also in Brooklyn has 38 (Gil Hodges). Cobb is in Rosehill in Georgia, Pee Wee Reese is in Rosehill in Kentucky. Don't know about Chicago. Calvary in Woodside NY has 38 (Wee Willie Keeler), Inglewood in LA has 36 (Sam Crawford, Bobby Wallace - maybe the most obscure Hall of Famer). New Cathedral in Baltimore has just 18, but four are Hall of Famers (Hanlon, Kelley, McGraw, Robinson). And I should point out that 16 are in Arlington National Cemetery, largely unknown.
The second most, with 55 former MLB players, is at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Frankie Crosetti, Joe DiMaggio, George "High Pockets" Kelly, and the immortal Cy Falkenburg -- who gave up Ty Cobb's first hit.
——-
We went to Green-Wood a couple years ago. It is a quite the place. Andrew Cartwright (the father of baseball) is buried there. Baseball fans leave baseballs at the base of his tombstone. There were quite a few there when we visited the cemetery.
Like Green-Wood, Rosehill in Chicago is an enormous cemetery so I figured there might be quite a few ballplayers buried there. From a baseball perspective, it is notable because of the number of Cubs fans who went there after the Cubs’ World Series win to leave mementos at family gravesites.
Green-Wood in Brooklyn or Rosehill in Chicago?
Good guess, Greenwood is #3 with 38 major leaguers and Holy Cross, also in Brooklyn has 38 (Gil Hodges). Cobb is in Rosehill in Georgia, Pee Wee Reese is in Rosehill in Kentucky. Don't know about Chicago. Calvary in Woodside NY has 38 (Wee Willie Keeler), Inglewood in LA has 36 (Sam Crawford, Bobby Wallace - maybe the most obscure Hall of Famer). New Cathedral in Baltimore has just 18, but four are Hall of Famers (Hanlon, Kelley, McGraw, Robinson). And I should point out that 16 are in Arlington National Cemetery, largely unknown.
The second most, with 55 former MLB players, is at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma. Frankie Crosetti, Joe DiMaggio, George "High Pockets" Kelly, and the immortal Cy Falkenburg -- who gave up Ty Cobb's first hit.
——-
We went to Green-Wood a couple years ago. It is a quite the place. Andrew Cartwright (the father of baseball) is buried there. Baseball fans leave baseballs at the base of his tombstone. There were quite a few there when we visited the cemetery.
Like Green-Wood, Rosehill in Chicago is an enormous cemetery so I figured there might be quite a few ballplayers buried there. From a baseball perspective, it is notable because of the number of Cubs fans who went there after the Cubs’ World Series win to leave mementos at family gravesites.
How did Lawrence Peter Berra come to be known as "Yogi?"
What modern major league record does Adam Dunn hold?
Who was the model for the character Sam Malone, played by former Stanford student Ted Danson?
What modern major league record does Adam Dunn hold?
Who was the model for the character Sam Malone, played by former Stanford student Ted Danson?
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How did Lawrence Peter Berra come to be known as "Yogi?"
What modern major league record does Adam Dunn hold?
Who was the model for the character Sam Malone, played by former Stanford student Ted Danson?
What modern major league record does Adam Dunn hold?
Who was the model for the character Sam Malone, played by former Stanford student Ted Danson?
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