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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Mick - 11-28-2024

(11-28-2024, 01:04 PM)terry Wrote:  Troy Tulowitzski?

Great guess. Not Tulo, who is 205 lbs. like Cal Ripken.

The heaviest NL player to win both multiple Gold Gloves at Shortstop and lead the league in triples is...the recently-retired Brandon Crawford, who won gold gloves from 2015-2017 and 2021, and who led the league (in fact, all of MLB) with 11 triples in 2016. His playing weight was 223 pounds.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - BobK - 12-03-2024

Jerry Rice was first team all pro 10 times. Most ever by a WR. What WR is second with 8?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Mick - 12-03-2024

Either Terrell Owens or Randy Moss.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - BobK - 12-03-2024

Not Moss or Owens.

Terry where are you

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Mick - 12-03-2024

James Lofton. Steve Largent. Dwight Clark. Gene Washington.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - terry - 12-03-2024

Larry Fitzgerald?

Maybe an old-timer like Lance Alworth? Not sure whether the AFL had an all pro team.

Or maybe a really, really old-timer -- Don Hutson? He dominated his era (1930s and 1940s).

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - BobK - 12-03-2024

I mentioned you for a reason Terry
Yes Don Hutson. Green Bay Packers
Another Phogge special

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Alworth was all pro AFL 6 times

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Mick - 12-07-2024

What's the greatest margin of victory of any automobile road race?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Mick - 12-08-2024

(12-07-2024, 11:15 PM)Mick Wrote:  What's the greatest margin of victory of any automobile road race?

26 days. 1908, New York to Paris road race. America (manufacturer was Thomas), Italy (Zust), Germany (Protos) each enter a car, France enters three cars (De Dion-Bouton, Motobloc, Sizaire-Naudin). The race starts in Times Square, drivers go west across the USA, then Japan, Russia (Vladivostok), then to Europe.

1908 New York to Paris Race

The race started on February 12, 1908 before a crowd of 250,000. The first French car dropped out after 96 miles. Only three cars made it past Vladivostok, none of them French. The Thomas made it to the west coast of the U. S. in 41 days, 8 hours, 15 minutes, a winter-time record for a cross-country drive. The Germans technically arrived first but they avoided Japan and shipped their car part of the way by rail, so they were penalized thirty days. The Italian team arrived in September, 1908.

The American team, a Thomas Flyer driven by George Schuster won by 26 days, arriving on July 30, having driven 16,700 km. The photo below is  of the winning vehicle, now at the National Automobile Museum in Reno.

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - BobK - 12-13-2024

This former pitcher is the all time HR hitter for pitchers at two MLB teams
Hint Phogge and I are still arguing about his HR At Seals Stadium

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - BobK - 12-14-2024

Former Seal Earl Wilson

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Mick - 12-15-2024

(12-14-2024, 08:35 PM)BobK Wrote:  Former Seal Earl Wilson

That dude could ihit. 17 career HRs each for Boston and Detroit, best year was the year he got traded from Boston to Detroit, hit 7 HRs, split of .240/.399/.500/.799 also had two triples in 96 ABs, OPS+ of 120, led AL in WAR with 5.9 and an 18-11 record, had 200 K's.

I didn't find a record of him pitching for the Seals, but he pitched for the San Jose Red Sox in 1954, went 2-2, 6.71 ERA.

Additional trivia: Earl Wilson tied for the MLB lead in victories with 22 in 1967. With whom did he tie?

One more bit of trivia: Mudcat Grant came up with the term "Black Aces" to denote African American pitchers who won at least 20 games in a season at the MLB level. Grant was one, Earl Wilson was another. There are 13 others. Name them (American pitchers only).

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - BobK - 12-15-2024

Bob Gibson
Vida Blue
I will count Canadian Ferguson Jenkins

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Mick - 12-15-2024

(12-15-2024, 10:11 AM)BobK Wrote:  Bob Gibson
Vida Blue
I will count Canadian Ferguson Jenkins

All correct. Here's a list of AA pitchers with their number of 20-win seasons in parentheses. At least three more won 20 for SFBA teams and a few more were born in the SFBA. Two were Dodger pitchers:

1. Jenkins (7)
2. Gibson (5)
3. (4)
4. Blue (3)
5. (3)
6. (1)
7. (1)
8. Mudcat Grant (1)
9.(1)
10. (1)
11. (1)
12. (1)
13. (1)
14. (1)
15. Earl Wilson (1)

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leftcoast - Leftcoast - 12-15-2024

Hmmmhhh ….

Dave Stewart
Dwight Gooden
CC Sabathia
Pedro Martinez
Dontrelle Willis
Juan Marichal

Pedro and Juan were Dominican so depends on whether you are accepting Caribbean players?

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - lex24 - 12-15-2024

(12-15-2024, 10:18 AM)Mick Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:11 AM)BobK Wrote:  Bob Gibson
Vida Blue
I will count Canadian Ferguson Jenkins

All correct. Here's a list of AA pitchers with their number of 20-win seasons in parentheses. At least three more won 20 for SFBA teams and a few more were born in the SFBA. Two were Dodger pitchers:

1. Jenkins (7)
2. Gibson (5)
3. (4)
4. Blue (3)
5. (3)
6. (1)
7. (1)
8. Mudcat Grant (1)
9.(1)
10. (1)
11. (1)
12. (1)
13. (1)
14. (1)
15. Earl Wilson (1)

Don Newcomb.
Mike Norris
Bob Veale
Dock Ellis

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Mick - 12-15-2024

(12-15-2024, 10:51 AM)lex24 Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:18 AM)Mick Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:11 AM)BobK Wrote:  Bob Gibson
Vida Blue
I will count Canadian Ferguson Jenkins

Don Newcomb.
Mike Norris
Bob Veale
Dock Ellis

Not Veale (topped out at 18) or Ellis (topped out at 19), Newcombe and Norris were correct:

1. Jenkins (7)
2. Gibson (5)
3. Norris (4)
4. Blue (3)
5. Newcombe (3)
6. (1)
7. (1)
8. Mudcat Grant (1)
9.(1)
10. (1)
11. (1)
12. (1)
13. (1)
14. (1)
15. Earl Wilson (1)

Remainder include: 1 Giant, 1 Athletic, 1 Dodger, 1 Yankee, 1 Met, 1 Marlin, 1 Astro, 1 Tampa Bay Ray

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - 82lsju - 12-15-2024

(12-15-2024, 10:55 AM)Mick Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:51 AM)lex24 Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:18 AM)Mick Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:11 AM)BobK Wrote:  Bob Gibson
Vida Blue
I will count Canadian Ferguson Jenkins

Don Newcomb.
Mike Norris
Bob Veale
Dock Ellis

Not Veale (topped out at 18) or Ellis (topped out at 19), Newcombe and Norris were correct:

1. Jenkins (7)
2. Gibson (5)
3. Norris (4)
4. Blue (3)
5. Newcombe (3)
6. (1)
7. (1)
8. Mudcat Grant (1)
9.(1)
10. (1)
11. (1)
12. (1)
13. (1)
14. (1)
15. Earl Wilson (1)

Remainder include: 1 Giant, 1 Athletic, 1 Dodger, 1 Yankee, 1 Met, 1 Marlin, 1 Astro, 1 Tampa Bay Ray

Dave Stewart and Dwight Gooden

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Mick - 12-15-2024

(12-15-2024, 11:15 AM)82lsju Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:55 AM)Mick Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:51 AM)lex24 Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:18 AM)Mick Wrote:  

(12-15-2024, 10:11 AM)BobK Wrote:  Bob Gibson
Vida Blue
I will count Canadian Ferguson Jenkins

Don Newcomb.
Mike Norris
Bob Veale
Dock Ellis

Not Veale (topped out at 18) or Ellis (topped out at 19), Newcombe and Norris were correct:

Dave Stewart and Dwight Gooden

1. Ferguson Jenkins (7)
2. Bob Gibson (5)
3. Dave Stewart (4)
4. Vida Blue (3)
5. Don Newcombe (3)
6. (1)
7. Dwight Gooden (1)
8. Mudcat Grant (1)
9.(1)
10. Mike Norris (1)
11. (1)
12. (1)
13. (1)
14. (1)
15. Earl Wilson (1)

Remainder include: 1 Giant (1959), 1 Dodger (1971), 1 Yankee (2010), 1 Marlin (2005), 1 Astro (1976), 1 Tampa Bay Ray (2012)

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RE: Sports trivia thread 2024 - Leftcoast - 12-15-2024

Hi Mick - Just checking to make sure you saw my guesses several posts above?  I think I covered a few of the holes.

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