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RE: MLB thread - Phogge - 03-05-2021

Chub Feeney wanted Billy Pierce. He stole him from the White Sox for some nobodies. Horace insisted on Don Larsen being thrown in. Larsen won the deciding playoff game with the Dodgers and Pierce saved it.

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RE: Baseball and Trivia - lex24 - 03-06-2021

(03-05-2021, 12:15 PM)Phogge Wrote:  Phillies yes. One hitter, yes. Rigney, no. Who got the hit?

Also you did not name the starting lineup for the first West Coast MLB game, April 1958.

Clay Dalrimple

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(03-05-2021, 08:39 AM)BostonCard Wrote:  Thumbs up!

Way before my time, but the first game at what was then Pac Bell Park was on April 11 2000; it featured the Dodgers beating the Giants 6-5.  Chan Ho Park got the win, beating Kirk Reuter.  Barry Bonds doubled in Bill Meuler in the bottom of the first to score the first run in the new stadium.  Kevin Easter had the first home run in the new stadium, one of three home runs he had on the day.

Hard to believe that AT&T park is now coming up on its 21st birthday; it still feels "new".

BC

5 HRs. They thought it was going to be a bandbox.  It was an unusually warm April day.

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RE: MLB thread - BobK - 03-06-2021

Interesting enough several of the hottest games I ever attended were opening day 1980 or so at Candlestick with a company group in CF and then Pac Bell over the left forks foul line. All facing the sun
Of course most of the other 700 or so of my games at Candlestick were cold to very cold

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RE: MLB thread - Mick - 03-06-2021

(03-06-2021, 09:06 AM)BobK Wrote:  Interesting enough several of the hottest games I ever attended were opening day 1980 or so at Candlestick with a company group in CF and then Pac Bell over the left forks foul line.  All facing the sun
Of course most of the other 700 or so of my games at Candlestick were cold to very cold

Mrs. Mick and I were dating in 1984 and we went to a Candlestick night game in very light clothing.  My future father in law thought we were nuts and insisted that we bring a blanket.  It never got below 80 degrees, nor was there any breeze or wind on an unseasonably warm evening. 

Of course, there's always a tradeoff.  The Giants were down 8-0 by the third inning on their way to a crushing loss.

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RE: Baseball and Trivia - qwerty49 - 03-08-2021

(03-05-2021, 09:07 AM)Phogge Wrote:  CP: will give it a go since I was there, a win over the Cardinals I think.

P Sam Jones
C Bob Schmidt?
I McCovey
2 Don Blasingame
S Spencer
3 Davenport
L Cepeda
C Mays
R Willie Kirkland

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And thanks BC. I bet you have a very orderly workspace and a very tidy garage.

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And Bobbbbb, I was there loading magazines for my dad in ‘58 for the first Coast game at Seals Stadium. What was the Giants lineup that day?

I know a couple for sure but will guess at the rest --

Davenport 3B
Jim King LF
Mays CF
Cepeda 1B
Kirkland RF
Spencer SS
Schmidt C
O'Connell 2B
Ruben Gomez P

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RE: MLB thread - Giants - 03-08-2021

Second time around...

In honor of the beginning of another baseball season, I found a bit of trivia that I do not believe has been asked here...

Who hit the first grand slam in Major League history, what was the nickname of this player’s manager and what is the connection between his team and the Giants? 

Hint:  The player is in the Hall of Fame.

Yes, this set of questions is beyond the pale but the nickname aspect of the question is definitely a “fun find”.

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RE: MLB thread - BobK - 03-08-2021

No idea on Giants questions. For Qwerty the Catcher was Valmy Thomas.

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Another how many times did Don Larsen hit 300?

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RE: MLB thread - Mick - 03-08-2021

(03-08-2021, 07:55 AM)BobK Wrote:  No idea on Giants questions.  For Qwerty the Catcher was Valmy Thomas.

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Another how many times did Don Larsen hit 300?

I'm going to guess twice.  I have no idea, but by asking the question about a pitcher, I'm guessing he did it and did it more than once.  So I'll say twice.

How many seasons did Bullet Joe Bush hit over .300?

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RE: MLB thread - BobK - 03-08-2021

Larsen 4 times.

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RE: MLB thread - Phogge - 03-08-2021

Wild guess on Giants' question... Cap Anson. I know only that he once managed the Giants and that he played the most seasons of anyone in history. And that he set the anti-black standard and that his tombstone read, "Here lies a man who batted .300."

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RE: MLB thread - BostonCard - 03-08-2021

Who holds the major league record for triples by a pitcher?

BC

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RE: MLB thread - BobK - 03-08-2021

Rick Farrell always a good guess for a hitting pitcher but I’ll go Lefty O’Doul or Babe Ruth

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RE: MLB thread - BostonCard - 03-08-2021

Should have clarified that it is triples as a pitcher.  Not triples by guys who pitched.

From 1914 through 1917, when he was exclusively a pitcher, Ruth had seven triples.

O'Doul did not have any triples between 1919 and 1923, when he was a pitcher.

BC

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RE: MLB thread - BobK - 03-08-2021

Here I thought you were being cleaver :)
Farrell Bob Lemon Earl Wilson or some former Harlem Globe Trotter

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RE: MLB thread - BostonCard - 03-08-2021

(03-08-2021, 12:58 PM)BobK Wrote:  Here I thought you were being cleaver :)
Farrell Bob Lemon Earl Wilson or some former Harlem Globe Trotter

Fair enough.  After all, I was the one who answered "Eli Manning" when TC asked which Giant finished second in the trophy that shall not be named.  I was wrong though; Manning was third.

BC

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RE: MLB thread - terry - 03-08-2021

Triples were much more common back in the old days, when there were lots of big, oddly shaped fields. So it's probably an old-time pitcher with a long career -- Cy Young? Christy Mathewson? Walter Johnson?

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RE: MLB thread - Phogge - 03-08-2021

Don Newcombe, Ken Brett, Tommy Byrne, Johnny Lindell, Jim Maloney?

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RE: MLB thread - Giants - 03-08-2021

(03-08-2021, 09:44 AM)Phogge Wrote:  Wild guess on Giants' question... Cap Anson. I know only that he once managed the Giants and that he played the most seasons of anyone in history. And that he set the anti-black standard and that his tombstone read, "Here lies a man who batted .300."

Given the nature of the question, the likelihood of an answer without referring to our friend, Mr. Internet, is rather slim.

Answer: Roger Connor, Troy Trojans, 1881 (bonus trivia - he once hit a home run at the Polo Grounds that landed on a street outside the stadium.  Some fans associated with the NYSE were so impressed, they took up a collection and bought him a $500 gold watch).

Nickname of his manager, Bob Ferguson - “Death to Flying Things”.  It was given to him because of his fielding prowess. 

Relationship to the Giants - When Troy dropped out of the NL after the 1882 season, they were replaced by a new club, the New York Gothams, later renamed the New York Giants.

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RE: MLB thread - Phogge - 03-08-2021

As for BC's question the pitcher who did it must have been an exceptional athlete. Just wowed by his stats. I would have put him into my guesses but somebody named him first.

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RE: MLB thread - BostonCard - 03-08-2021

(03-08-2021, 05:47 PM)Phogge Wrote:  As for BC's question the pitcher who did it must have been an exceptional athlete. Just wowed by his stats. I would have put him into my guesses but somebody named him first.

Yeah, Terry got it, old-time pitcher with a long career playing in a big, oddly shaped field.  Walter Johnson pitched in the Senators' cavernous Griffith Stadium for much of his career.  He hit .235 for his career and had 2,529 plate appearances.  He hit 41 triples for his career, including 6 in 1913.  Overall, he averaged 7 triples per 162 games, which today would generally be good enough to make it into the top-10 for a position player.  Don't think we will see that again.

BC

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