Trivia thread

Juggs

The ticket trivia thread got me thinking about how much I love sports trivia. If you're interested in participating in this thread, these are the rules: If you answer a trivia question correctly, you get to ask the next question.

I'll start. Who is the only MLB pitcher to wear the date of his no-hitter on his uniform? Obviously if you can guess the pitcher you'll also guess the date.

blade35

Jack Morris. April 7. #47.

Question:
Who is the only player to have pinch hit for Ted Williams?

otwcards

And he also caught several passes from Y.A. Tittle in the NFL... Carroll Hardy.

otwcards

Prior to Barry Bonds back-to-back MVP, only 9 players had previously won MVP's back-to-back. Ironically, one at each position. Name them:

C
P
1B
2B
SS
3B
OF
OF
OF

Dboneesq

Scott ... back in the day before Bonds did it, I used to LOVE asking this question, especially when we were sitting in a local watering hole sucking down a few cold ones.

Juggs

<< <i>Prior to Barry Bonds back-to-back MVP, only 9 players had previously won MVP's back-to-back. Ironically, one at each position. Name them:

C
P
1B
2B
SS
3B
OF
OF
OF >>



My guesses:
C Campanella
P ????
1B Gehrig?
2B Joe Morgan
SS was Ernie Banks
3B was Schmidt
OF Dale Murphy
OF Mantle
OF Musial

cardbender

I think the pitcher was Hal Newhouser of the Tigers, '45-46...???

OckhamsRazor

1B Pujols in 08, 09

Dboneesq

<< <i>Prior to Barry Bonds back-to-back MVP, only 9 players had previously won MVP's back-to-back. Ironically, one at each position. Name them:

My guesses:
C Campanella
P ????
1B Gehrig?
2B Joe Morgan
SS was Ernie Banks
3B was Schmidt
OF Dale Murphy
OF Mantle
OF Musial >>



Scott .... if you don't mind me responding ... I believe Juggs has 5 correct

Dboneesq

<< <i>1B Pujols in 08, 09 >>


Prior to Barry Bonds back-to-back MVP

bziddy

P Newhouser
C Berra
1B ? McCovey ?
2B Morgan
SS Banks
3B Schmidt
OF Murphy
OF Mantle
OF ? Aaron ?

bziddy

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<< <i>1B Pujols in 08, 09 >>


Prior to Barry Bonds back-to-back MVP >>



This also kill 1B Thomas I think...

JoeBanzai

Roger Maris? 1960-61

Mantle deserved both of them, left off of one ballot in '60, he would have won if simply listed and '61 he had the better season and Maris got it for breaking the Babe's HR season record.

jmmiller777

Come on, someone answer this and ask an easy question, I have a great one to throw out!

Dakillo

P - Hal Newhouser
C - Yogi Berra
1B - Jimmie Foxx
2B - Joe Morgan
SS - Ernie Banks
3B - Mike Schmidt (my personal favorite player all time)
OF - Mickey Mantle
OF - Dale Murphy
OF - Roger Maris

New Question:

The baseball strike of 1994 bled into the following season. Once underway, the schedule was for the remaining 144 games. Why was Frank Thomas credited with 145 games played in 1995 when his team, the Chicago White Sox, finished 68-76...only 144 games?

There is a satisfactory answer to this...its not a statistical error.

1963ellsworth22and10

The White Sox must have played a tie game in 1995.

Juggs

<< <i>The White Sox must have played a tie game in 1995. >>

This.

I actually read about this on this very board shortly after I joined. Fascinating thread.