sabr 39 individual trivia finals

SABR 39 Individual Trivia Semifinal and Final Rounds

August 1, 2009

© 2009 T. Scott Brandon and Horsehide TriviaAll photos © their respective owners

Categories•Photo Identification•Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter•Statistical Combinations•Postseason•Potpourri

SemiFinal Round Questions

Photo Identification

Photo Identification One-Point Question

Who is this player?

Albert Pujols

Photo Identification Two-Point Question

Who is this player?

Honus Wagner

Photo Identification Three-Point Question

Whose bat is this? Mike Piazza

(2000 World Series, Game 2, 1st inning)

Photo Identification Four-Point Question

What is this mascot called? Youppi!

Photo Identification Five-Point Question

Name one of the four Major League teams managed by this former Dodger.

Phillies, Expos, Twins, or Angels

(1944 Dodger Gene Mauch managed the 1960-68 Phillies / 1969-75 Expos /

1976-80 Twins / 1981-82, 85-87 Angels)

Photo Identification Six-Point Question

What does this seat

represent?

Landing spot of Harmon Killebrew’s

520-foot home run hit June 3, 1967

(“Killebrew Seat,” located in the Mall of America amusement

park)

Photo Identification Seven-Point Question

1920 New York Giants

(Benny Kauff, who was permanently banned for auto

theft)

Which team was this former

Federal League star playing for when he was

banned by Commissioner

Landis?

Photo Identification Eight-Point Question

In which season did

this stadium host its final Major League

game?

1976(The Expos and Phillies played a

doubleheader on September 26, 1976 on the final day of Major League play at

Parc Jarry)

Photo Identification Nine-Point Question

Which of these players received the fewest Hall of

Fame votes in the year he was

elected?Tris Speaker (165 votes in 1937)

(Eddie Collins received 213 in 1939, Ty Cobb received 222 in 1936)

Photo Identification Ten-Point Question

Ralph Houk (Aaron Robinson All-Star 1947,

Yogi Berra All-Star 1948-62)

Which of these catchers was never a Major

League All-Star as a player?

Photo IdentificationEleven-Point Question

Joe Grzenda(on the mound when the fans rushed the

field in the bottom of the 9th inning on September 30, 1971)

Who was the last pitcher to

appear in a game for this

team?

Photo Identification Twelve-Point Question

Horace Stoneham

(owner of the New York / San Francisco Giants from 1936-76)

Who is this team owner?

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

One-Point Question

Name one of the two current Major League teams that play their home games within Bob Davids Chapter boundaries.

Baltimore Orioles or

Washington Nationals

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Two-Point Question

Which Easton, MD native’s career followed this path: Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Oakland A's, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox?

Harold Baines

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Three-Point Question

Which Senator won the 1953 AL batting AVG title by .001, edging Al Rosen and keeping Rosen from winning the Triple Crown?

Mickey Vernon(.337 to Rosen’s .336)

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Four-Point Question

Who was the first native of Washington, D.C. to receive a vote in the Hall of Fame balloting?

Lu Blue(received one vote in 1954)

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Five-Point Question

Who hit the first regular-season home run for the Washington Nationals?

Terrmel Sledge(April 4, 2005, 6th inning)

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Six-Point QuestionName the only Major League father-son combination who were both born in Washington, D.C.

Maury and Bump Wills

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Seven-Point QuestionWhich former AL Washington Senators (I) player appeared in his final Major League game in 1983?

Jim Kaat (the last original AL Senator, Kaat

debuted for the 1959 Senators, and played his final Major League game

for the Cardinals in 1983)(N.B. Senators (II) alumni Larry Biitner, Bill Fahey, and Aurelio Rodriguez also made their final appearance in 1983)

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Eight-Point QuestionWhich former Oriole founded Ellicott City-based Life Line Ministries after retiring from baseball?

Pat (Harold Patrick) Kelly

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Nine-Point QuestionWho was the last pitcher to win 20 or more games in a season for a Major League team in Washington D.C.?

Bob Porterfield(22 wins in 1953 for Senators [I])

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Ten-Point QuestionWhat have only these players done?

Worn #8 for the Baltimore Orioles: Dick Kryhoski (1954), Jim Pyburn (1955-57), Buddy Peterson (1957), Foster Castleman (1958), Jerry Adair (1959),

Bobby Avila (1959), Valmy Thomas (1960), Gene Stephens (1960-61), Marv Throneberry (1961-62), Andy Etchebarren (1962, 65-75), Boog Powell (1964), Tim Nordbrook (1976),

Dave Skaggs (1977-80), Cal Ripken Jr. (1981-2001)

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Eleven-Point Question

On June 12, 1902, less than a month after playing his final Major League game, which Senator became the first American League veteran to pass away?

Tim Donahue(died of an unspecified disease)

Baseball in the Bob Davids Chapter

Twelve-Point QuestionName the three pitchers who were the only players to appear in a game for both the 1960 Washington Senators (I) and 1961 Washington Senators (II) (four points for each correct response).

Rudy HernandezHector Maestri

Hal Woodeshick

Statistical Combinations

Statistical Combinations

One-Point QuestionName the three categories a batter must lead to win the Triple Crown.

Batting AverageHome Runs

Runs Batted In

Statistical Combinations

Two-Point QuestionName one of the three members of the 500 home run club who pitched in the Major Leagues.

Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, or

Ted Williams(Ruth pitched 1914-21, 30, 33; Foxx pitched 1939, 45; Williams pitched

1940)

Statistical Combinations

Three-Point QuestionName either:The player with the most career hits who never managed in the Major Leagues—or—The pitcher with the most career wins who never managed in the Major Leagues.

Hank Aaron(3,771 H)

(Pete Rose and Ty Cobb both managed)Or

Pete Alexander(373 W)

(Cy Young, Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson all managed)

Statistical Combinations

Four-Point QuestionName the four batters to hit 50 or more home runs during a season in which they struck out 150 or more times (one point for each correct response).

Cecil Fielder(51 HR 182 K in 1990)

Ryan Howard(58 HR 181 K in 2006)

Mark McGwire(58 HR 158 K in 1997; 70 HR 155 K in 1998)

Sammy Sosa(66 HR 171 K in 1998; 63 HR 171 K in 1999; 50 HR 168 K in 2000; 64 HR 153 K in 2001)

Statistical Combinations

Five-Point QuestionName the five members of the 3,000 strikeout club who have walked fewer than 1,000 batters (one point for each correct response).

Curt Schilling (711)

Pedro Martinez (752 through Aug 1 2009)

Fergie Jenkins (997)

Greg Maddux (999)

Statistical Combinations

Six-Point QuestionName the six San Francisco Giants sluggers who have won an NL home run title (one point for each correct response).

Orlando Cepeda (1961)

Willie Mays (1962, 64-65)

Willie McCovey (1963 [tied w/ Aaron], 68-69)

Kevin Mitchell (1989)

Barry Bonds (1993, 2001)

Matt Williams (1994)

Statistical Combinations

Seven-Point QuestionName the seven pitchers who won fewer than 10 games during a season in which they won the Cy Young Award (one point for each correct response).

Eric Gagne (2 in 2003)

Mark Davis (4 in 1989)

Steve Bedrosian (5 in 1987)

Rollie Fingers (6 in 1981)

Bruce Sutter (6 in 1979)

Dennis Eckersley (7 in 1992)

Willie Hernandez (9 in 1984)

Statistical Combinations

Eight-Point QuestionName the four Baltimore Orioles in the 20/20 (20 HR and 20 SB in the same season) club (two points for each correct response).

Paul Blair(26 HR 20 SB in 1969)

Don Baylor(25 HR 32 SB in 1975)

Reggie Jackson(27 HR 28 SB in 1976)

Brady Anderson(21 HR 53 SB in 1992, 50 HR 21

SB in 1996, 24 HR 36 SB in 1999)

Statistical Combinations

Nine-Point QuestionWhich walking specialist is the only player in modern (post-1900) Major League history to score more runs than he had hits in a season (minimum 100 H)?

Former Baltimore Oriole

Max Bishop(111 H 117 R in 1930)

Statistical Combinations

Ten-Point QuestionName the five pitchers who earned 300 career wins, but struck out fewer than 2,000 batters (two points for each correct response).

Pud Galvin (1,806)Charley Radbourn (1,830)

Mickey Welch (1,850)Kid Nichols (1,868)

John Clarkson (1,978)

Statistical Combinations

Eleven-Point QuestionName one of the two Hall of Famers who collected 100 or more career RBI without hitting a home run.

Candy Cummings (107) or

Waite Hoyt (100)(N.B. 18 non-Hall of Famers had 100+ RBI without a

HR, led by Dave Eggler with 242)

Statistical Combinations

Twelve-Point Question

Who is the only player to collect 250 or more career hits for the AL Milwaukee Brewers and also the NL Milwaukee Brewers?

Jeff Cirillo (472 AL, 528 NL [N.B. Fernando Vina,

with 320 AL & 239 NL, is the only other player to collect 200 or more hits for both versions of the team])

Final Round Questions

Photo Identification

Photo Identification One-Point Question

Who is this player? Ty Cobb

Photo Identification Two-Point Question

Who is this player?

Jim Rice

Photo Identification Three-Point Question

Who hit this ball?

Vic Wertz(1954 World Series, Game 1, 8th inning)

Photo Identification Four-Point Question

Who is this broadcaster?

Harry Kalas

(Phillies play-by-play announcer 1971-2009)

Photo Identification Five-Point Question

Pat Zachry (Butch Metzger and Pat Zachry

shared the 1976 NL Rookie of the Year Award)

With whom did this player

share a Rookie of the Year

Award?

Photo Identification Six-Point Question

St. Louis Browns (1905-06, 14) or

New York Highlanders (1907)(Branch Rickey, shown here as a GM)

Name one of the two teams

this Hall of Famer played

for.

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Photo Identification Seven-Point Question

Who is this catcher?

Bob Swift(catching Bob Cain for the Tigers when

Eddie Gaedel came to bat on August 19, 1951)

Photo Identification Eight-Point Question

Which Major League team

did this Hall of Famer

manage? 1914 FL St. Louis Terriers

(Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown)

Photo Identification Nine-Point Question

It was the first collarless Major League uniform

Aside from the boastful logo,

what was unique about this 1906

New York Giants uniform?

Photo Identification Ten-Point Question

Brooklyn Superbas (Charlie “Victory” Faust

pitched the 9th inning for the Giants against the Superbas

on October 7 and 12 (game 2), 1911)

Against which team did this mascot play

his two career Major League

games?

Photo IdentificationEleven-Point Question

Commissioner William D.

Eckert

Who is this Lieutenant General?

Photo Identification Twelve-Point Question

New Haven Weissmen (1919-20) /

Indians (1921-22) / Profs (1923-29)

Which Eastern League team

was owned by this Hall of Famer from

1919-29?

Postseason

PostseasonOne-Point Question

Who hit the “called shot” home run off of Charley Root in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series?

Babe Ruth

PostseasonTwo-Point Question

Name one of the two franchises that played their first postseason game in 1981.

Milwaukee Brewers or

Montreal Expos

PostseasonThree-Point Question

Which umpire became

infamous because of this play?

Don Denkinger(Jorge Orta’s leadoff single in the 1985 World

Series, Game 6, 9th inning)

PostseasonFour-Point Question

Which Hall of Famer made his final Major League appearance as a pinch-hitter for Tug McGraw in Game 3 of the 1973 World Series?

Willie Mays

PostseasonFive-Point Question

Which manager guided the Reds to their World Series victory over the 1919 Black Sox?

Pat Moran

PostseasonSix-Point Question

Who was the first pitcher to give up a World Series home run to Reggie Jackson?

Jon Matlack1973, Game 7, 6th inning

PostseasonSeven-Point Question

Name one of the three men who have beaten the Yankees in a postseason series as both a player and a manager.

Rogers Hornsby,Billy Southworth or

Mike Scioscia (Hornsby 1926 WS [p/m]; Southworth 1926 WS[p]; 1942 WS[m] / Scioscia 1981 WS[p];

2002 ALDS, 2005 ALDS[m])

PostseasonEight-Point Question

Who was the last pitcher to start the opening game of consecutive World Series?

Jack Morris (for 1991 Twins vs. Braves [Charlie Liebrandt], for 1992 Blue Jays vs. Braves [Tom Glavine])

PostseasonNine-Point Question

Who is the only manager to lead a Major League team to the World Series and a Nippon Professional Baseball League team to the Japan Series (three points each for the manager, ML team and NPB team)?

Bobby Valentine (ML 2000 New York

Mets, NPB 2005 Chiba Lotte Marines)

PostseasonTen-Point Question

Name the five teams for which Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson made postseason appearances (two points for each correct response).

Oakland A’s (1981, 89-90, 92)

Toronto Blue Jays(1993)

San Diego Padres(1996)

New York Mets(1999)

Seattle Mariners(2000)

PostseasonEleven-Point Question

Who was the first player to hit a home run in the All-Star Game and in the World Series in the same season?

Joe Medwick(1934)

PostseasonTwelve-Point Question

Which Oriole was the first player to hit a single, double, and triple in one World Series game?

Kiko Garcia1979 Game 3

Potpourri

PotpourriOne-Point Question

Which Hall of Famer's career followed this path: San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals?

Gaylord Perry

PotpourriTwo-Point Question

Name one of the two perfect game pitchers who attended Point Loma High School in San Diego, CA.

Don Larsen or

David Wells

PotpourriThree-Point Question

Name one of the two players Charlie Finley attempted to sell to the Red Sox for $1,000,000 each in 1976.

Rollie Fingers or Joe Rudi

(the sale was voided by Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, citing the “best interests of

baseball”)

PotpourriFour-Point Question

Which All-Star second baseman signed a $600,000 contract with the Devil Rays for the 2005 season before announcing his retirement during Spring Training?

Roberto Alomar

PotpourriFive-Point Question

Name the five Hall of Fame pitchers whose Major League careers began after the advent of the Cy Young Award who never won a Cy Young (one point for each correct response).

Juan MarichalPhil NiekroDon SuttonNolan Ryan

Rich Gossage

PotpourriSix-Point Question

Name three of the six pitchers who have thrown a perfect game, and at least one additional no-hitter in the Major Leagues (two points for each correct response).

Cy Young (May 5, 1904 / Jun 30, 1908)Addie Joss (Oct 2, 1908 / Apr 20, 1910)

Jim Bunning (Jun 21, 1964 / Jul 20, 1958)Sandy Koufax (Sep 9, 1965 / Jun 30, 1962; May 11,

1963; Jun 4, 1964)Randy Johnson (May 18, 2004 / Jun 2, 1990)

Mark Buehrle (Jul 23, 2009 / Apr 18, 2007)

PotpourriSeven-Point Question

What pitcher gave up the first regular-season home run to an Expos batter?

Tom Seaver(to Dan McGinn, April 8, 1969, 4th

inning)

PotpourriEight-Point Question

Name two of the three Major League pitchers who later went on to serve in the United States Congress.

John K. Tener Vinegar Bend

Mizell or

Jim Bunning(N.B. Larry Jackson served in the

ID State Legislature)

PotpourriNine-Point Question

Which Hall of Famer missed half of the 1918 season while he was stationed aboard a US Navy submarine?

Harry Heilmann

PotpourriTen-Point Question

Name one of the two Hall of Fame catchers who shared backstop duties for the 1923-24 Hilldale Daisies.

Louis Santop or Biz Mackey

PotpourriEleven-Point Question

Who hit the most career triples among players not enshrined in the Hall of Fame?

Ed Konetchy 182, tied for 15th place

(N.B. Konetchy is the only non-Hall of Famer in the career top 20)

PotpourriTwelve-Point Question

Which four players appeared in a Major League game when they were older than the sitting U.S. President (two points for each aged player and one point for each younger President)?

Dan Brouthers on Oct 4, 1904(b. May 8, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt

b. Oct 27, 1858)

Jim O'Rourke on Oct 4, 1904(b. Sep 1, 1850, Theodore Roosevelt

b. Oct 27, 1858)Nick Altrock on Oct 1, 1933

(b. Sep 15, 1876, Franklin D. Roosevelt b. Jan 30, 1882)

Satchel Paige on Sep 25, 1965(b. on or before Jul 7, 1906,

Lyndon B. Johnson b. Aug 27, 1908)