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Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:34 pm
by Mort Gage
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:33 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:31 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:57 am
tgharris wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:54 am
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:50 am
thetank2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:32 am
He was pesky when he was with the Mets playing the Cardinals in the 70s. One of those OFers in the 1970s a few hundred hits short of 3000 that weren't going to make the HOF.
RS
Building on tank's post one final hint. Said team's fans nicknamed him Le Grand Orange.
That's not a hint. It's a neon billboard. Even I know the answer now (showing my age).
Yes, it is Rusty Staub. By the time I started following baseball closely he was almost exclusively a PH for today's opponent.
Follow up: Staub is only one of four players to have hit a HR before the age of 20 and after 40. Who are the other three?
This one got lost and isn't terribly difficult.
Reggie.
Not Reggie
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:35 pm
by Mort Gage
thetank2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:33 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:25 pm
Quincy Varnish wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:23 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:15 pm
Quincy Varnish wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:13 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:34 am
rockondlouie wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:33 am
I know this but won't ruin it just yet
Let's just say one of the teams he played for was outside the USA as a clue
You and tank know. I was hoping for some off the wall guesses.
In that case… Doc Cramer?
That's....off the wall. Any guesses on the follow up?
Le Grande Orange!
That is one. Any guess on the other three who homered before 20 and after 40?
One has to be Ty Cobb because he came up at the age of 18 and played well after 40.
Cobb is one, good guess
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:37 pm
by sikeston bulldog2
Rickey Henderson has to be close.
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:40 pm
by Mort Gage
Not Henderson, debuted at 20. Still need two.
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:41 pm
by Quincy Varnish
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:25 pm
Quincy Varnish wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:23 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:15 pm
Quincy Varnish wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:13 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:34 am
rockondlouie wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:33 am
I know this but won't ruin it just yet
Let's just say one of the teams he played for was outside the USA as a clue
You and tank know. I was hoping for some off the wall guesses.
In that case… Doc Cramer?
That's....off the wall. Any guesses on the follow up?
Le Grande Orange!
That is one. Any guess on the other three who homered before 20 and after 40?
A-Rod
Killebrew
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:42 pm
by sikeston bulldog2
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:40 pm
Not Henderson, debuted at 20. Still need two.
Ted Williams
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:43 pm
by Mort Gage
Quincy Varnish wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:41 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:25 pm
Quincy Varnish wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:23 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:15 pm
Quincy Varnish wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:13 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:34 am
rockondlouie wrote: ↑02 May 2025 11:33 am
I know this but won't ruin it just yet
Let's just say one of the teams he played for was outside the USA as a clue
You and tank know. I was hoping for some off the wall guesses.
In that case… Doc Cramer?
That's....off the wall. Any guesses on the follow up?
Le Grande Orange!
That is one. Any guess on the other three who homered before 20 and after 40?
A-Rod
Killebrew
ARod, yes. Killebrew and Williams, no. Uno más.
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:44 pm
by thetank2
What HOF 300 game winner was 49-59 in the month of June and .500 pitcher over June and July? 85 games over .500 after July which I never figured out why?
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:49 pm
by Mort Gage
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:42 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:40 pm
Not Henderson, debuted at 20. Still need two.
Ted Williams
The final one gets a hint. He has an incredibly quick bat, and we've all watched him.
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:49 pm
by rockondlouie
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:11 pm
There have been 30 players with 3000 hits that have been eligible for HoF. 27 have been voted in. Who are the other three not voted in.
Rose
ARoid
???
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:49 pm
by sp25
thetank2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:44 pm
What HOF 300 game winner was 49-59 in the month of June and .500 pitcher over June and July? 85 games over .500 after July which I never figured out why?
I think I read this recently - Warren Spahn?
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:52 pm
by sikeston bulldog2
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:49 pm
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:42 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:40 pm
Not Henderson, debuted at 20. Still need two.
Ted Williams
The final one gets a hint. He has an incredibly quick bat, and we've all watched him.
Not Aaron Musial Miggy or pujols They were all 20
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:52 pm
by Futuregm2
Building on that, I wonder what the record for most teams having 100+ hits on is. Reggie Sanders has 100+ hits on 7 different teams.
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:53 pm
by sp25
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:49 pm
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:42 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:40 pm
Not Henderson, debuted at 20. Still need two.
Ted Williams
The final one gets a hint. He has an incredibly quick bat, and we've all watched him.
Gary Sheffield
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:53 pm
by Mort Gage
sp25 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:53 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:49 pm
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:42 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:40 pm
Not Henderson, debuted at 20. Still need two.
Ted Williams
The final one gets a hint. He has an incredibly quick bat, and we've all watched him.
Gary Sheffield
Well done
Re: Friday Trivia
Posted: 02 May 2025 12:54 pm
by sikeston bulldog2
sp25 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:53 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:49 pm
sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:42 pm
Mort Gage wrote: ↑02 May 2025 12:40 pm
Not Henderson, debuted at 20. Still need two.
Ted Williams
The final one gets a hint. He has an incredibly quick bat, and we've all watched him.
Gary Sheffield
Nope. I got it. Beltre.