03-02-2026, 12:08 PM
Ty Cobb
Outside Topic Sports trivia thread 2025
03-02-2026, 03:14 PM
I think it's Tris Speaker. I had occasion to look it up about six months ago, I'm pretty sure it's Spoke.
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03-11-2026, 03:49 PM
(03-02-2026, 04:22 PM)Giants Wrote: Yes, Tris Speaker is the career record holder. He averaged 20.4/season throughout his career. That is amazing!
Next up - the active player with the most career OF assists?
I would guess Mookie Betts, he's won a bunch of gold gloves.
Who has the fewest assists of any outfielder who's played at least 150 games? Two in the AL (1 each), three in the NL (2 each). All between 1960 and 2000 -- four of them in the 1990s. And one of the NL names actually led the NL in OF assists in another season.
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(03-02-2026, 04:22 PM)Giants Wrote: Yes, Tris Speaker is the career record holder. He averaged 20.4/season throughout his career. That is amazing!
Next up - the active player with the most career OF assists?
I would guess Mookie Betts, he's won a bunch of gold gloves.
Who has the fewest assists of any outfielder who's played at least 150 games? Two in the AL (1 each), three in the NL (2 each). All between 1960 and 2000 -- four of them in the 1990s. And one of the NL names actually led the NL in OF assists in another season.
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03-12-2026, 12:33 AM
(03-11-2026, 03:49 PM)Mick Wrote:(03-02-2026, 04:22 PM)Giants Wrote: Yes, Tris Speaker is the career record holder. He averaged 20.4/season throughout his career. That is amazing!
Next up - the active player with the most career OF assists?
I would guess Mookie Betts, he's won a bunch of gold gloves.
Who has the fewest assists of any outfielder who's played at least 150 games? Two in the AL (1 each), three in the NL (2 each). All between 1960 and 2000 -- four of them in the 1990s. And one of the NL names actually led the NL in OF assists in another season.
Starling Marte is the answer to the current player with the most career OF assists (107).
(03-11-2026, 03:49 PM)Mick Wrote:(03-02-2026, 04:22 PM)Giants Wrote: Yes, Tris Speaker is the career record holder. He averaged 20.4/season throughout his career. That is amazing!
Next up - the active player with the most career OF assists?
I would guess Mookie Betts, he's won a bunch of gold gloves.
Who has the fewest assists of any outfielder who's played at least 150 games? Two in the AL (1 each), three in the NL (2 each). All between 1960 and 2000 -- four of them in the 1990s. And one of the NL names actually led the NL in OF assists in another season.
Starling Marte is the answer to the current player with the most career OF assists (107).
03-12-2026, 06:56 AM
Two questions:
1) Who was the last MLB pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season MLB game?
2) Who is the only NFL quarterback to complete more than half of his passes in the end zone in the last 20 years? Meaning passes that traveled in the air into the end zone, not passes in which the receiver caught it before the goal line then ran into the end zone. Just passes into the end zone.
1) Who was the last MLB pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season MLB game?
2) Who is the only NFL quarterback to complete more than half of his passes in the end zone in the last 20 years? Meaning passes that traveled in the air into the end zone, not passes in which the receiver caught it before the goal line then ran into the end zone. Just passes into the end zone.
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Two questions:
1) Who was the last MLB pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season MLB game?
2) Who is the only NFL quarterback to complete more than half of his passes in the end zone in the last 20 years? Meaning passes that traveled in the air into the end zone, not passes in which the receiver caught it before the goal line then ran into the end zone. Just passes into the end zone.
1) Who was the last MLB pitcher to hit a home run in a regular season MLB game?
2) Who is the only NFL quarterback to complete more than half of his passes in the end zone in the last 20 years? Meaning passes that traveled in the air into the end zone, not passes in which the receiver caught it before the goal line then ran into the end zone. Just passes into the end zone.
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03-12-2026, 11:51 AM
Hmmhhh .... McCaffrey has a high completion for TD percentage over VERY few passes. No idea if he was lined up as a QB or whether they were caught inside the end zone.
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.
Hmmhhh .... McCaffrey has a high completion for TD percentage over VERY few passes. No idea if he was lined up as a QB or whether they were caught inside the end zone.
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.
03-12-2026, 03:16 PM
It was Logan Webb, on 10/3/2021, last game of the season, the Giants' 107th win of the season. Webb went 2 for 3 with a HRl
San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Box Score: October 3, 2021 | Baseball-Reference.com
Brock Purdy is the only NFL quarterback in the last 20 years to have completed more than half his end zone passes, per Dan Orlovsky.
San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Box Score: October 3, 2021 | Baseball-Reference.com
Brock Purdy is the only NFL quarterback in the last 20 years to have completed more than half his end zone passes, per Dan Orlovsky.
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It was Logan Webb, on 10/3/2021, last game of the season, the Giants' 107th win of the season. Webb went 2 for 3 with a HRl
San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Box Score: October 3, 2021 | Baseball-Reference.com
Brock Purdy is the only NFL quarterback in the last 20 years to have completed more than half his end zone passes, per Dan Orlovsky.
San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Box Score: October 3, 2021 | Baseball-Reference.com
Brock Purdy is the only NFL quarterback in the last 20 years to have completed more than half his end zone passes, per Dan Orlovsky.
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03-12-2026, 04:30 PM
This is tangentially related, but I seem to remember one Stanford football season under Shaw when every passing touchdown was caught in the end zone, i.e. no YAC. I don't know if that collective feat would be unique or just uncommon, but does anyone else remember which season this was?
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
This is tangentially related, but I seem to remember one Stanford football season under Shaw when every passing touchdown was caught in the end zone, i.e. no YAC. I don't know if that collective feat would be unique or just uncommon, but does anyone else remember which season this was?
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
03-12-2026, 09:22 PM
(03-12-2026, 04:30 PM)Papa John Wrote: This is tangentially related, but I seem to remember one Stanford football season under Shaw when every passing touchdown was caught in the end zone, i.e. no YAC. I don't know if that collective feat would be unique or just uncommon, but does anyone else remember which season this was?
Could have been all those jump ball passes in the end zone to JJ Arcega-Whiteside in 2018?
(03-12-2026, 04:30 PM)Papa John Wrote: This is tangentially related, but I seem to remember one Stanford football season under Shaw when every passing touchdown was caught in the end zone, i.e. no YAC. I don't know if that collective feat would be unique or just uncommon, but does anyone else remember which season this was?
Could have been all those jump ball passes in the end zone to JJ Arcega-Whiteside in 2018?
03-12-2026, 10:40 PM
(03-12-2026, 09:22 PM)PAsportsfan Wrote:(03-12-2026, 04:30 PM)Papa John Wrote: This is tangentially related, but I seem to remember one Stanford football season under Shaw when every passing touchdown was caught in the end zone, i.e. no YAC. I don't know if that collective feat would be unique or just uncommon, but does anyone else remember which season this was?
Could have been all those jump ball passes in the end zone to JJ Arcega-Whiteside in 2018?
If there was such a season, it wasn't 2018. KJ Costello was our QB1 and he threw 29 TD passes that season, including 3 scoring tosses of 19, 38 and 80 yards to JJ in the season opener against San Diego State.
(03-12-2026, 09:22 PM)PAsportsfan Wrote:(03-12-2026, 04:30 PM)Papa John Wrote: This is tangentially related, but I seem to remember one Stanford football season under Shaw when every passing touchdown was caught in the end zone, i.e. no YAC. I don't know if that collective feat would be unique or just uncommon, but does anyone else remember which season this was?
Could have been all those jump ball passes in the end zone to JJ Arcega-Whiteside in 2018?
If there was such a season, it wasn't 2018. KJ Costello was our QB1 and he threw 29 TD passes that season, including 3 scoring tosses of 19, 38 and 80 yards to JJ in the season opener against San Diego State.
03-13-2026, 10:53 AM
Yeah, the 19 and 38 yeard TDs could have been caught in the end zone, but I don't think KJ's arm was strong enough for the 80-yard effort.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
Yeah, the 19 and 38 yeard TDs could have been caught in the end zone, but I don't think KJ's arm was strong enough for the 80-yard effort.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
03-13-2026, 11:12 AM
(03-13-2026, 10:53 AM)Papa John Wrote: Yeah, the 19 and 38 yeard TDs could have been caught in the end zone, but I don't think KJ's arm was strong enough for the 80-yard effort.
You sir, are correct! Here are the game highlights and the 80 yarder did indeed include YAC before the score. Drinks are on me :-)
Your question on whether we had a season where all our passing TDs were to receivers already in the end zone still remains - if so, that'd be a trivia question for the ages to be sure.
(03-13-2026, 10:53 AM)Papa John Wrote: Yeah, the 19 and 38 yeard TDs could have been caught in the end zone, but I don't think KJ's arm was strong enough for the 80-yard effort.
You sir, are correct! Here are the game highlights and the 80 yarder did indeed include YAC before the score. Drinks are on me :-)
Your question on whether we had a season where all our passing TDs were to receivers already in the end zone still remains - if so, that'd be a trivia question for the ages to be sure.
03-13-2026, 11:45 AM
I think 2017 *might* be the one. No TD passes of 30+ yards.
Vs Rice:
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 13 yards to the RICE0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 3 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN
Burns,R pass complete to Smith,K for 3 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN
@ USC:
Chryst,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 1 yard to the USC0, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the USC0, TOUCHDOWN
@ SDSU:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs UCLA:
Costello,K pass complete to Irwin,T for 15 yards to the UCLA0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 3 yards to the UCLA0, TOUCHDOWN
vs ASU:
Costello,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 12 yards to the ASU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
@ Utah:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs Oregon:
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 12 yards to the ORE0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 3 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 2 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
@ Oregon State:
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the OSU0, TOUCHDOWN
@ WSU:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs UW:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs Cal:
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 17 yards to the CAL0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs Notre Dame:
Costello,K pass complete to Irwin,T for 29 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 4 yards to the ND0, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 19 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 12 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs USC in Pac-12 CG:
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 11 yards to the USC0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 28 yards to the USC0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs TCU in the Alamo Bowl:
Costello,K deep out pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 18 yards to the TCU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K sideline pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 14 yards to the TCU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K sideline pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 4 yards to the TCU0, TOUCHDOWN
Vs Rice:
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 13 yards to the RICE0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 3 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN
Burns,R pass complete to Smith,K for 3 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN
@ USC:
Chryst,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 1 yard to the USC0, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the USC0, TOUCHDOWN
@ SDSU:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs UCLA:
Costello,K pass complete to Irwin,T for 15 yards to the UCLA0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 3 yards to the UCLA0, TOUCHDOWN
vs ASU:
Costello,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 12 yards to the ASU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
@ Utah:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs Oregon:
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 12 yards to the ORE0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 3 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 2 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
@ Oregon State:
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the OSU0, TOUCHDOWN
@ WSU:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs UW:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs Cal:
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 17 yards to the CAL0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs Notre Dame:
Costello,K pass complete to Irwin,T for 29 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 4 yards to the ND0, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 19 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 12 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs USC in Pac-12 CG:
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 11 yards to the USC0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 28 yards to the USC0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs TCU in the Alamo Bowl:
Costello,K deep out pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 18 yards to the TCU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K sideline pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 14 yards to the TCU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K sideline pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 4 yards to the TCU0, TOUCHDOWN
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
I think 2017 *might* be the one. No TD passes of 30+ yards.
Vs Rice:
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 13 yards to the RICE0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 3 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN
Burns,R pass complete to Smith,K for 3 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN
@ USC:
Chryst,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 1 yard to the USC0, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the USC0, TOUCHDOWN
@ SDSU:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs UCLA:
Costello,K pass complete to Irwin,T for 15 yards to the UCLA0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 3 yards to the UCLA0, TOUCHDOWN
vs ASU:
Costello,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 12 yards to the ASU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
@ Utah:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs Oregon:
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 12 yards to the ORE0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 3 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 2 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
@ Oregon State:
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the OSU0, TOUCHDOWN
@ WSU:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs UW:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs Cal:
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 17 yards to the CAL0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs Notre Dame:
Costello,K pass complete to Irwin,T for 29 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 4 yards to the ND0, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 19 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 12 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs USC in Pac-12 CG:
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 11 yards to the USC0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 28 yards to the USC0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs TCU in the Alamo Bowl:
Costello,K deep out pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 18 yards to the TCU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K sideline pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 14 yards to the TCU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K sideline pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 4 yards to the TCU0, TOUCHDOWN
Vs Rice:
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 13 yards to the RICE0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 3 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN
Burns,R pass complete to Smith,K for 3 yards to the RICE0, TOUCHDOWN
@ USC:
Chryst,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 1 yard to the USC0, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the USC0, TOUCHDOWN
@ SDSU:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs UCLA:
Costello,K pass complete to Irwin,T for 15 yards to the UCLA0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 3 yards to the UCLA0, TOUCHDOWN
vs ASU:
Costello,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 12 yards to the ASU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
@ Utah:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs Oregon:
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 12 yards to the ORE0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Chryst,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 3 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Parkinson,C for 2 yards to the ORE0, TOUCHDOWN
@ Oregon State:
Chryst,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 3 yards to the OSU0, TOUCHDOWN
@ WSU:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs UW:
[No Stanford passing TDs]
vs Cal:
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 17 yards to the CAL0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs Notre Dame:
Costello,K pass complete to Irwin,T for 29 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 4 yards to the ND0, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 19 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Schultz,D for 12 yards to the ND0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs USC in Pac-12 CG:
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 11 yards to the USC0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K pass complete to Smith,K for 28 yards to the USC0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
vs TCU in the Alamo Bowl:
Costello,K deep out pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 18 yards to the TCU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K sideline pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 14 yards to the TCU0, 1ST DOWN STAN, TOUCHDOWN
Costello,K sideline pass complete to A.-Whiteside,JJ for 4 yards to the TCU0, TOUCHDOWN
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)
03-15-2026, 10:02 AM
What major pitcher had the most career hits as a batter. He must have a complete career since 1901 when The American League was former so not Cy Young
03-15-2026, 11:24 AM
(03-15-2026, 10:02 AM)BobK Wrote: What major pitcher had the most career hits as a batter.
Does Babe Ruth qualify? :-)
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.
I assume you're referring to lifetime pitchers who are incidentally hitters, rather than erstwhile pitchers (like Babe Ruth and Lefty O'Doul) who started as pitchers, then became hitters.
If so, my WAG is Walter Johnson. I assume he had close to the most plate appearances in the 20th century, so I'd guess the most hits.
Cy Young had a .210 career batting average and 623 hits, with 906 games. He owns an amazing array of MLB career highs, including:
Most starts (815, but only led the league once in 22 seasons))
Most innings pitched (7,356)
Highest WAR (165.6)
Most wins (511, led league in wins five times)
Most losses (315, led league in losses once)
Most complete games (749)
Most hits allowed (7,092)
Most earned runs allowed (2,147, yet a career ERA of just 2.63 -- led the league twice, but led in FIP seven times)
Most batters faced (29,5656. Young attributed his career longevity to pitching in four arm slots, overhand, three quarters, sidearm and submarine)
2,803 career strikeouts, led the league twice.
He had just three career balks and 156 wild pitches. His finest attribute? He had the fewest walks in the league as expressed by walks per nine innings 14 times. 30+ wins five times, 20 or more wins 16 times, along with 19 and 18 in two other seasons.
He threw so hard, his nickname was Cyclone (for what his fastball did to fences), later shortened to Cy. Because of Young (and Giants Amos Rusie and Jouett Meekin), MLB moved back the pitcher's rubber from 55'6" to 60'6" in Young's third year. Young supposedly invented the changeup, called a "slow ball" at the time.
When Young played for the Red Sox, he served as pitching coach for Harvard, a fact that delighted Bostonian sportswriters. He was a Freemason and he became a vegetarian.
He was not elected to the Hall of Fame in its first class. Stopped school after 6th grade to work on his family farm. The Cy Young award was started in 1956, the year after his death.
If so, my WAG is Walter Johnson. I assume he had close to the most plate appearances in the 20th century, so I'd guess the most hits.
Cy Young had a .210 career batting average and 623 hits, with 906 games. He owns an amazing array of MLB career highs, including:
Most starts (815, but only led the league once in 22 seasons))
Most innings pitched (7,356)
Highest WAR (165.6)
Most wins (511, led league in wins five times)
Most losses (315, led league in losses once)
Most complete games (749)
Most hits allowed (7,092)
Most earned runs allowed (2,147, yet a career ERA of just 2.63 -- led the league twice, but led in FIP seven times)
Most batters faced (29,5656. Young attributed his career longevity to pitching in four arm slots, overhand, three quarters, sidearm and submarine)
2,803 career strikeouts, led the league twice.
He had just three career balks and 156 wild pitches. His finest attribute? He had the fewest walks in the league as expressed by walks per nine innings 14 times. 30+ wins five times, 20 or more wins 16 times, along with 19 and 18 in two other seasons.
He threw so hard, his nickname was Cyclone (for what his fastball did to fences), later shortened to Cy. Because of Young (and Giants Amos Rusie and Jouett Meekin), MLB moved back the pitcher's rubber from 55'6" to 60'6" in Young's third year. Young supposedly invented the changeup, called a "slow ball" at the time.
When Young played for the Red Sox, he served as pitching coach for Harvard, a fact that delighted Bostonian sportswriters. He was a Freemason and he became a vegetarian.
He was not elected to the Hall of Fame in its first class. Stopped school after 6th grade to work on his family farm. The Cy Young award was started in 1956, the year after his death.
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I assume you're referring to lifetime pitchers who are incidentally hitters, rather than erstwhile pitchers (like Babe Ruth and Lefty O'Doul) who started as pitchers, then became hitters.
If so, my WAG is Walter Johnson. I assume he had close to the most plate appearances in the 20th century, so I'd guess the most hits.
Cy Young had a .210 career batting average and 623 hits, with 906 games. He owns an amazing array of MLB career highs, including:
Most starts (815, but only led the league once in 22 seasons))
Most innings pitched (7,356)
Highest WAR (165.6)
Most wins (511, led league in wins five times)
Most losses (315, led league in losses once)
Most complete games (749)
Most hits allowed (7,092)
Most earned runs allowed (2,147, yet a career ERA of just 2.63 -- led the league twice, but led in FIP seven times)
Most batters faced (29,5656. Young attributed his career longevity to pitching in four arm slots, overhand, three quarters, sidearm and submarine)
2,803 career strikeouts, led the league twice.
He had just three career balks and 156 wild pitches. His finest attribute? He had the fewest walks in the league as expressed by walks per nine innings 14 times. 30+ wins five times, 20 or more wins 16 times, along with 19 and 18 in two other seasons.
He threw so hard, his nickname was Cyclone (for what his fastball did to fences), later shortened to Cy. Because of Young (and Giants Amos Rusie and Jouett Meekin), MLB moved back the pitcher's rubber from 55'6" to 60'6" in Young's third year. Young supposedly invented the changeup, called a "slow ball" at the time.
When Young played for the Red Sox, he served as pitching coach for Harvard, a fact that delighted Bostonian sportswriters. He was a Freemason and he became a vegetarian.
He was not elected to the Hall of Fame in its first class. Stopped school after 6th grade to work on his family farm. The Cy Young award was started in 1956, the year after his death.
If so, my WAG is Walter Johnson. I assume he had close to the most plate appearances in the 20th century, so I'd guess the most hits.
Cy Young had a .210 career batting average and 623 hits, with 906 games. He owns an amazing array of MLB career highs, including:
Most starts (815, but only led the league once in 22 seasons))
Most innings pitched (7,356)
Highest WAR (165.6)
Most wins (511, led league in wins five times)
Most losses (315, led league in losses once)
Most complete games (749)
Most hits allowed (7,092)
Most earned runs allowed (2,147, yet a career ERA of just 2.63 -- led the league twice, but led in FIP seven times)
Most batters faced (29,5656. Young attributed his career longevity to pitching in four arm slots, overhand, three quarters, sidearm and submarine)
2,803 career strikeouts, led the league twice.
He had just three career balks and 156 wild pitches. His finest attribute? He had the fewest walks in the league as expressed by walks per nine innings 14 times. 30+ wins five times, 20 or more wins 16 times, along with 19 and 18 in two other seasons.
He threw so hard, his nickname was Cyclone (for what his fastball did to fences), later shortened to Cy. Because of Young (and Giants Amos Rusie and Jouett Meekin), MLB moved back the pitcher's rubber from 55'6" to 60'6" in Young's third year. Young supposedly invented the changeup, called a "slow ball" at the time.
When Young played for the Red Sox, he served as pitching coach for Harvard, a fact that delighted Bostonian sportswriters. He was a Freemason and he became a vegetarian.
He was not elected to the Hall of Fame in its first class. Stopped school after 6th grade to work on his family farm. The Cy Young award was started in 1956, the year after his death.
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