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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 1, 2006 23:14:53 GMT -5
Answer #9 9 - 0
Standings Servo - *38 points Rzobb - *33 points Jerdy - *26 points Philstix - *23 points Ballis - *19 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #10 3 points Who was the first manager to win a league pennant in both the NL and the AL?
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 3, 2006 10:40:04 GMT -5
Answer #10 Joe McCarthy. NL - 1929 CHC AL - 1932, 1936-39, 1941-43 NYY
Standings Servo - *41 points Rzobb - *36 points Jerdy - *29 points Philstix - *26 points Ballis - *22 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #11 5 points Who is the only player in MLB history to appear in 161 or more games in a season at four different positions?
Bonus - 1 point each Name the exact positions with the years. (If the same position was played in multiple years, it only counts once)
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 6, 2006 0:26:17 GMT -5
Answer #11 Pete Rose 1965 - 162 games at 2b 1974 - 163 games in LF 1977 - 161 games at 3B 1980, '82 - 162 games at 1B
Standings Servo - *50 points Jerdy - *38 points Rzobb - *36 points Philstix - *35 points Ballis - *22 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #12 2 points Who are the only brothers to win a League Championship Series MVP?
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 8, 2006 18:39:20 GMT -5
Answer #12 Livan and Orlando Hernandez
Standings Servo - *52 points Jerdy - *40 points Philstix - *37 points Rzobb - *36 points Ballis - *24 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #13 3 points What player hit his first and only homerun of his career in the world series?
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 11, 2006 21:24:47 GMT -5
[Answer #13 Mickey Lolich
Standings Servo - *55 points Jerdy - *43 points Philstix - *40 points Rzobb - *39 points Ballis - *27 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #14 2 points each correct Name all of the players who have played on three different World Series winning franchises.
NOTE: Teams that move do not count as seperate franchises. ie Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins, etc
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 12, 2006 18:20:27 GMT -5
***** I'm going to point out for the benefit of everyone that the word "winning" is in the question.*****
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 15, 2006 22:40:13 GMT -5
Answer #14 John "Stuffy" McInnis - 1911,'13 A's, 1918 Red Sox, 1925 Pirates Leslie "Bullet Joe" Bush - 1913 A's, 1918 Red Sox, 1923 Yankees Wally Schang - 1913, '30 A's, 1918 Red Sox, 1923 Yankees Lonnie Smith - 1980 Phillies, 1982 Cardinals, 1985 Royals Dave Stewart - 1981 Dodgers, 1989 A's, 1993 Blue Jays Jack Morris - 1984 Tigers, 1991 Twins, 1993 Blue Jays
Interesting note: Luis Polonia played in the 1995 WS with the Braves, and the 2000 WS with the Yankees. He played for the 1989 A's, but was traded to the Yankees midseason.
Standings Servo - *59 points Jerdy - *47 points Philstix - *44 points Rzobb - *39 points Ballis - *31 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #15 5 points What pitcher led the major leagues in shutouts, but did not lead either league?
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 19, 2006 10:25:03 GMT -5
Answer #15 Randy Johnson in 1998 (6 shutouts, 2 for Mariners and 4 for Astros)
David Wells led the AL, and Greg Maddux led the NL with 5 shutouts each.
Standings Servo - *59 points Jerdy - *52 points Philstix - *44 points Rzobb - *39 points Ballis - *31 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #16 3 points each correct Name the two players to win 10 or more games in each league in the same season?
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 19, 2006 20:12:15 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]********Since 1900********[/glow]
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 20, 2006 23:04:52 GMT -5
Answer #16 Hank Bowery in 1945 (10 wins with the Yankees, 11 with the Cubs) Bartolo Colon in 2002 (10 wins with the Indians, 10 with the Expos)
Standings Servo - *59 points Jerdy - *58 points Philstix - *44 points Rzobb - *39 points Ballis - *39 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #17 2 points each correct Name all of the players who hit 50 home runs, and hit a homer in the World Series in the same season.
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 25, 2006 0:03:16 GMT -5
Fixed question number problem.
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 25, 2006 0:09:20 GMT -5
Answer #17 Babe Ruth (1921, 1927, 1928) Mickey Mantle (1956) Roger Maris (1961) Albert Belle (1995) Greg Vaughn (1998) Luis Gonzales (2001)
Standings Servo - *71 points Jerdy - *70 points Philstix - *56 points Rzobb - *39 points Ballis - *39 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #18 5 points On May 29, 1996, pitcher William Van Landingham started against Jason Isringhausen. The two pitchers tied a record for the longest combined names of two starting pitchers. Who's record did they tie?
(question courtesy of basenoc)
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 26, 2006 22:05:52 GMT -5
Answer #18 The mark is shared by Pittsburgh's Fritz Ostermueller and Philadelphia's Ken Raffensberger, who faced each other on September 29, 1944.
Standings Servo - *71 points Jerdy - *70 points Philstix - *56 points Ballis - *44 points Rzobb - *39 points Joepa - *3 points
Question #19 2 points each correct Name all of the pitchers to win the Cy Young award and World Series MVP in the same season.
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Post by nyjyrk on Nov 29, 2006 23:28:20 GMT -5
Answer #19 Bob Turley (1958) Whitey Ford (1961) Sandy Koufax (1963 and 1965) Bret Saberhagen (1985) Orel Hershiser (1988) Randy Johnson (2001)
Standings Servo - *83 points Jerdy - *82 points Philstix - *64 points Ballis - *52 points Rzobb - *39 points Joepa - *3 points
Final Question 2 points each correct Hitting 25 homeruns and striking out less that 25 times in the same season is rare. Name each time that someone hit 25 or more homeruns in a season where they struck out less than 25 times in the same season.
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Post by nyjyrk on Dec 3, 2006 0:06:50 GMT -5
FinalYogi Berra- 1950, 28HR 12K 1951, 27HR 20K 1952, 30HR 24K 1955, 27HR 20K Bill Dickey- 1937, 29HR, 22K 1938, 27HR, 22K Joe DiMaggio- 1938, 32HR 21K 1938, 30HR 20K 1941, 30HR 13K 1946, 25HR 24K Tommy Holmes- 1945, 28HR 9K Johnny Mize- 1950, 25HR 24K Lefty O'Doul- 1929, 32HR 19K Bill Terry- 1932, 28HR 23 K Ken Williams- 1925, 25HR 14 K Ted Williams- 1950, 28HR 21K 1955, 28HR 24K Final Standings[glow=teal,2,300] Servo - *115 points[/glow] Jerdy - *104 points Philstix - *64 points Ballis - *52 points Rzobb - *39 points Joepa - *3 points Congratulations to TomServo on winning season #10! click to enlarge
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