05-18-2023, 04:14 PM
Spahn. Moyer. Tanana?
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Outside Topic Sports trivia thread 2023
05-18-2023, 04:17 PM
Warren Spahn yes # 8
No on the other two
Ok 2 to go. A Giant left x2
A Canadian
No on the other two
Ok 2 to go. A Giant left x2
A Canadian
05-18-2023, 05:03 PM
(05-18-2023, 04:41 PM)qwerty49 Wrote: Remaining Giant = Carlton?
Canadian = Fergie Jenkins?
So NOT Colon? I'm guessing he meets the HR Allowed criteria but isn't in the HOF.
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time", Superman first appeared in Action Comics, Seabiscuit beat War Admiral ....... and C.a.l last won the Rose Bowl.
(05-18-2023, 04:41 PM)qwerty49 Wrote: Remaining Giant = Carlton?
Canadian = Fergie Jenkins?
So NOT Colon? I'm guessing he meets the HR Allowed criteria but isn't in the HOF.
In 1938 Neville Chamberlain declared "Peace in our time", Superman first appeared in Action Comics, Seabiscuit beat War Admiral ....... and C.a.l last won the Rose Bowl.
05-20-2023, 10:14 AM
There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
05-20-2023, 10:28 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-20-2023, 10:36 AM by cardcrimson.)
(05-20-2023, 10:14 AM)terry Wrote: There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
Williams
Carew
Rose
Gwynn
Dimaggio
Musial
Schmitt
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
(This post was last modified: 05-20-2023, 10:36 AM by cardcrimson.)
(05-20-2023, 10:14 AM)terry Wrote: There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
Williams
Carew
Rose
Gwynn
Dimaggio
Musial
Schmitt
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
05-20-2023, 10:59 AM
Wade Boggs
Not sure what you intended for minimum number of ABs.
Following cardcrimson's lead of Casey Schmitt, I'll throw out Luis Arraez.
Not sure what you intended for minimum number of ABs.
Following cardcrimson's lead of Casey Schmitt, I'll throw out Luis Arraez.
(05-20-2023, 10:28 AM)cardcrimson Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:14 AM)terry Wrote: There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
Williams
Carew
Rose
Gwynn
Dimaggio
Musial
Schmitt
Williams, Carew, Gwynn, DiMaggio, and Musial are correct.
Not Rose -- career average .303.
(05-20-2023, 10:59 AM)skip75 Wrote: Wade Boggs
Not sure what you intended for minimum number of ABs.
Following cardcrimson's lead of Casey Schmitt, I'll throw out Luis Arraez.
Wade Boggs is correct.
My source is Baseball-Reference.com, which uses a minimum of 3,000 plate appearances. Arraez has a .321 career average, but only 1,737 plate appearances, so he doesn't qualify. Casey Schmitt has 40 plate appearances.
(05-20-2023, 11:23 AM)PAsportsfan Wrote: Don Mattingly?
Not Mattingly -- career average .307.
So far, we have six of the ten players:
.344 Ted Williams
.338 Tony Gwynn
.331 Stan Musial
.328 Wade Boggs
.328 Rod Carew
.325 Joe DiMaggio
(05-20-2023, 10:28 AM)cardcrimson Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:14 AM)terry Wrote: There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
Williams
Carew
Rose
Gwynn
Dimaggio
Musial
Schmitt
Williams, Carew, Gwynn, DiMaggio, and Musial are correct.
Not Rose -- career average .303.
(05-20-2023, 10:59 AM)skip75 Wrote: Wade Boggs
Not sure what you intended for minimum number of ABs.
Following cardcrimson's lead of Casey Schmitt, I'll throw out Luis Arraez.
Wade Boggs is correct.
My source is Baseball-Reference.com, which uses a minimum of 3,000 plate appearances. Arraez has a .321 career average, but only 1,737 plate appearances, so he doesn't qualify. Casey Schmitt has 40 plate appearances.
(05-20-2023, 11:23 AM)PAsportsfan Wrote: Don Mattingly?
Not Mattingly -- career average .307.
So far, we have six of the ten players:
.344 Ted Williams
.338 Tony Gwynn
.331 Stan Musial
.328 Wade Boggs
.328 Rod Carew
.325 Joe DiMaggio
05-20-2023, 02:12 PM
(05-20-2023, 10:28 AM)cardcrimson Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:14 AM)terry Wrote: There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
Williams
Carew
Rose
Gwynn
Dimaggio
Musial
Schmitt
DiMag started in 1936. I think Teddy Ballgame and Stan The Man Unusual also started in the 1930s.
I'd guess Wade Boggs, and I agree...Casey Schmitt is over .315.
Ichiro Suzuki
Carl Yastrzemski?
Willie McGee?
I think Rose was like Mays, around .302.
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(05-20-2023, 10:28 AM)cardcrimson Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:14 AM)terry Wrote: There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
Williams
Carew
Rose
Gwynn
Dimaggio
Musial
Schmitt
DiMag started in 1936. I think Teddy Ballgame and Stan The Man Unusual also started in the 1930s.
I'd guess Wade Boggs, and I agree...Casey Schmitt is over .315.
Ichiro Suzuki
Carl Yastrzemski?
Willie McGee?
I think Rose was like Mays, around .302.
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(05-20-2023, 02:12 PM)Mick Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:28 AM)cardcrimson Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:14 AM)terry Wrote: There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
Williams
Carew
Rose
Gwynn
Dimaggio
Musial
Schmitt
DiMag started in 1936. I think Teddy Ballgame and Stan The Man Unusual also started in the 1930s.
I'd guess Wade Boggs, and I agree...Casey Schmitt is over .315.
Ichiro Suzuki
Carl Yastrzemski?
Willie McGee?
I think Rose was like Mays, around .302.
My original question asked about players who played the majority of their careers after 1940. DiMaggio played 8 of his 13 seasons after 1940, Williams played 17 of his 19 seasons after 1940, and Musial played his entire career after 1940. So, they all are included on this list.
My source, Baseball-Reference.com, uses a minimum of 3,000 plate appearances, so Schmitt doesn't qualify. If I had used MLB.com, this list would be the same.
Wade Boggs is correct (.328).
Suzuki (.311), Yastrzemski (.285), and McGee (.295) didn't make it to .315.
You're right about Rose (.303) and Mays (.301) being around .302. Good memory!
(05-20-2023, 02:12 PM)Mick Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:28 AM)cardcrimson Wrote:(05-20-2023, 10:14 AM)terry Wrote: There are ten players who played the majority of their career after 1940 and who have a career batting average of .315 or better. Who are they?
Williams
Carew
Rose
Gwynn
Dimaggio
Musial
Schmitt
DiMag started in 1936. I think Teddy Ballgame and Stan The Man Unusual also started in the 1930s.
I'd guess Wade Boggs, and I agree...Casey Schmitt is over .315.
Ichiro Suzuki
Carl Yastrzemski?
Willie McGee?
I think Rose was like Mays, around .302.
My original question asked about players who played the majority of their careers after 1940. DiMaggio played 8 of his 13 seasons after 1940, Williams played 17 of his 19 seasons after 1940, and Musial played his entire career after 1940. So, they all are included on this list.
My source, Baseball-Reference.com, uses a minimum of 3,000 plate appearances, so Schmitt doesn't qualify. If I had used MLB.com, this list would be the same.
Wade Boggs is correct (.328).
Suzuki (.311), Yastrzemski (.285), and McGee (.295) didn't make it to .315.
You're right about Rose (.303) and Mays (.301) being around .302. Good memory!
05-20-2023, 03:00 PM
Ichiro had a .322 average, if you count the Japanese years. He played for 28 years total; amazing.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
Ichiro had a .322 average, if you count the Japanese years. He played for 28 years total; amazing.
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
I think the Yankees had a player who regularly had .325+ seasons. Might have played third base. Can't remember his name. I think he became a manager and Bruce Bochy embarrassed him in a game when he didn't know a mount visit rule (he visited the pitcher, stepped off the mound, turned around and stepped briefly on the mound to make a minor point, and Bochy caught him for making a repeat visit, and therefore needed to replace his pitcher. Last name may have started with a D.
Edit: I peeked. I was thinking of Don Mattingly, 1st base, not third base, and his career BA was .307.
Edit: I peeked. I was thinking of Don Mattingly, 1st base, not third base, and his career BA was .307.
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I think the Yankees had a player who regularly had .325+ seasons. Might have played third base. Can't remember his name. I think he became a manager and Bruce Bochy embarrassed him in a game when he didn't know a mount visit rule (he visited the pitcher, stepped off the mound, turned around and stepped briefly on the mound to make a minor point, and Bochy caught him for making a repeat visit, and therefore needed to replace his pitcher. Last name may have started with a D.
Edit: I peeked. I was thinking of Don Mattingly, 1st base, not third base, and his career BA was .307.
Edit: I peeked. I was thinking of Don Mattingly, 1st base, not third base, and his career BA was .307.
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Tony Oliva
Actually last name didn’t start with a D. First name does. Last name is “Baseball”
Hank Greenberg
(05-20-2023, 03:24 PM)Mick Wrote: I think the Yankees had a player who regularly had .325+ seasons. Might have played third base. Can't remember his name. I think he became a manager and Bruce Bochy embarrassed him in a game when he didn't know a mount visit rule (he visited the pitcher, stepped off the mound, turned around and stepped briefly on the mound to make a minor point, and Bochy caught him for making a repeat visit, and therefore needed to replace his pitcher. Last name may have started with a D.
Actually last name didn’t start with a D. First name does. Last name is “Baseball”
Hank Greenberg
Tony Oliva
Actually last name didn’t start with a D. First name does. Last name is “Baseball”
Hank Greenberg
(05-20-2023, 03:24 PM)Mick Wrote: I think the Yankees had a player who regularly had .325+ seasons. Might have played third base. Can't remember his name. I think he became a manager and Bruce Bochy embarrassed him in a game when he didn't know a mount visit rule (he visited the pitcher, stepped off the mound, turned around and stepped briefly on the mound to make a minor point, and Bochy caught him for making a repeat visit, and therefore needed to replace his pitcher. Last name may have started with a D.
Actually last name didn’t start with a D. First name does. Last name is “Baseball”
Hank Greenberg
05-20-2023, 05:01 PM
Roberto Clemente?
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
Roberto Clemente?
Free Phogge!!!! And no, crimson doesn't refer to the Tide.
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