Horsehide-Trivia

[Old Sweater]

Ichiro

Correct

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When baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, held its inaugural election for enshrinement, who received the most votes?









Hint: #1 None of the stats in his triple crown year were career highs.




Hint: #2 In fourteen of his twenty-four playing seasons, his doubles outnumbered or equaled his strikeouts.




Hint: #3 A Hall of Famer of considerable baseball stature himself, once opined, “He was the greatest all time ball player. That guy was superhuman, amazing.”








Tuesday's question answered:

Q. Who hit safely in one major league season more times than any other player in history?

Hint: #1 He played more than 2,500 games but never played in a World Series.

Hint: #2 He was the first rookie to lead the majors in All-Star voting.

A. ICHIRO SUZUKI [SABR Bio]

- Ans. In 2004, his 4th season in the AL, Ichiro broke George Sisler’s eighty-two-year-old record when he racked up 262 H. Sisler had broken Ty Cobb’s record of 248 in 1911 & most people, Cobb the foremost among them, believed Sisler’s 257 would never be surpassed.

- #1 From his rookie season 2001, to his final year, 2019, Suzuki participated in 2,623 MLB games & 19 in the postseason, but never got past ALCS competition.

- #2 In 2001, voters voted 3,373,035 X for him to be an AL All-Star.



FCR - Bill Marston, St. Charles, Missouri





~ D. Bruce Brown

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^^^^ Ty Cobb

 

[obxyankeefan]

Correct

________________________________________

When baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, held its inaugural election for enshrinement, who received the most votes?









Hint: #1 None of the stats in his triple crown year were career highs.




Hint: #2 In fourteen of his twenty-four playing seasons, his doubles outnumbered or equaled his strikeouts.




Hint: #3 A Hall of Famer of considerable baseball stature himself, once opined, “He was the greatest all time ball player. That guy was superhuman, amazing.”








Tuesday's question answered:

Q. Who hit safely in one major league season more times than any other player in history?

Hint: #1 He played more than 2,500 games but never played in a World Series.

Hint: #2 He was the first rookie to lead the majors in All-Star voting.

A. ICHIRO SUZUKI [SABR Bio]

- Ans. In 2004, his 4th season in the AL, Ichiro broke George Sisler’s eighty-two-year-old record when he racked up 262 H. Sisler had broken Ty Cobb’s record of 248 in 1911 & most people, Cobb the foremost among them, believed Sisler’s 257 would never be surpassed.

- #1 From his rookie season 2001, to his final year, 2019, Suzuki participated in 2,623 MLB games & 19 in the postseason, but never got past ALCS competition.

- #2 In 2001, voters voted 3,373,035 X for him to be an AL All-Star.



FCR - Bill Marston, St. Charles, Missouri





~ D. Bruce Brown

_____________________

^^^^ Ty Cobb

I would agree with Cobb

 

[Old Sweater]

Who is the only player to finish in the top 10 in both batting average and home runs in the same season twelve times during his career?









Hint: #1 He is the only member of the 3,000-hit club who never struck out more than fifty times in a season.




Hint: #2 His number of career home runs hit in All-Star competition is unmatched.








Wednesday's question answered:

Q. When baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, held its inaugural election for enshrinement, who received the most votes?

Hint: #1 None of the stats in his triple crown year were career highs.

Hint: #2 In fourteen of his twenty-four playing seasons, his doubles outnumbered or equaled his strikeouts.

Hint: #3 A Hall of Famer of considerable baseball stature himself, once opined, “He was the greatest all time ball player. That guy was superhuman, amazing.”

A. TY COBB [SABR Bio]

- Ans. Cobb received the most votes of any candidate—222—or 98.23% of the vote. Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner received 215 votes apiece (95.13%). Christy Mathewson got 205 votes (90.70%) & Walter Johnson received 189 votes (83.62%)—still 20 more than the 169 necessary to reach the 75% mark needed for induction.

- #1 In Cobb’s TC year of 1909, he led not just the AL, but the majors in HR (9), RBI (107) & BA (.377). His career highs were 12 HR (1921, 1925), 127 RBI (1911) & BA of .419 (1911).

- #2 His doubles > strikeouts:
Year 2B K Delta
1911 47 42 5
1912 20 20 ~
1914 22 22 ~
1917 44 34 10
1919 36 22 14
1920 28 28 ~
1921 37 19 18
1922 42 24 18
1923 40 14 26
1924 38 18 20
1925 31 12 19
1926 18 2 16
1927 32 12 20
1928 27 16 11

- #3 Quote is from one of Cobb’s contemporary players, Casey Stengel. Similar phrases have been uttered in public & private by many.



FCR - Terry Sloope, Cartersville, Georgia





~ D. Bruce Brown

 

[Cedrique]

Who is the only player to finish in the top 10 in both batting average and home runs in the same season twelve times during his career?









Hint: #1 He is the only member of the 3,000-hit club who never struck out more than fifty times in a season.




Hint: #2 His number of career home runs hit in All-Star competition is unmatched.








Wednesday's question answered:

Q. When baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, held its inaugural election for enshrinement, who received the most votes?

Hint: #1 None of the stats in his triple crown year were career highs.

Hint: #2 In fourteen of his twenty-four playing seasons, his doubles outnumbered or equaled his strikeouts.

Hint: #3 A Hall of Famer of considerable baseball stature himself, once opined, “He was the greatest all time ball player. That guy was superhuman, amazing.”

A. TY COBB [SABR Bio]

- Ans. Cobb received the most votes of any candidate—222—or 98.23% of the vote. Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner received 215 votes apiece (95.13%). Christy Mathewson got 205 votes (90.70%) & Walter Johnson received 189 votes (83.62%)—still 20 more than the 169 necessary to reach the 75% mark needed for induction.

- #1 In Cobb’s TC year of 1909, he led not just the AL, but the majors in HR (9), RBI (107) & BA (.377). His career highs were 12 HR (1921, 1925), 127 RBI (1911) & BA of .419 (1911).

- #2 His doubles > strikeouts:
Year 2B K Delta
1911 47 42 5
1912 20 20 ~
1914 22 22 ~
1917 44 34 10
1919 36 22 14
1920 28 28 ~
1921 37 19 18
1922 42 24 18
1923 40 14 26
1924 38 18 20
1925 31 12 19
1926 18 2 16
1927 32 12 20
1928 27 16 11

- #3 Quote is from one of Cobb’s contemporary players, Casey Stengel. Similar phrases have been uttered in public & private by many.



FCR - Terry Sloope, Cartersville, Georgia





~ D. Bruce Brown

I would say the answer is Ty Cobb again but I don't think they had all star games back then

 

[Cedrique]

Joe Dimaggio?

 

[Old Sweater]

Joe Dimaggio?

I don’t think Joe DiMaggio had 3000 hits

 

[Old Sweater]

Which Hall of Famer made his National League debut on the first day players were required to take their gloves with them when they left the field at the end of each half inning?









Hint: #1 In Rookie-of-the-Year voting, he finished behind a teammate who would go on to play professional basketball.




Hint: #2 He is in the five-hundred-home-run club yet never hit as many as fifty home runs in any individual season.








Midweek Bonus question answered (notice important edits):

Q. Who was the first player to finish in the top 10 in both batting average and home runs in the same season an amazing six times during his career?

Hint: #1 He is among those with 3,000 career hits who never struck out more than fifty times in any season.

Hint: #2 His number of career home runs hit in All-Star competition is unmatched.

A. STAN MUSIAL [SABR Bio]
Ans.
Year BA NL BA MLB BA HR NL BA MLB BA
1948 .376 1st 4th 39 3rd 3rd
1949 .338 2nd 4th 36 2nd 4th
1951 .355 1st 1st 32 4th 5th
1953 .337 3rd 3rd 30 7th 9th
1954 .330 4th 6th 35 7th 7th
1957 .351 1st 3rd 29 7th 10th
- #1 Musial joined Hall of Famers Cap Anson, Nap Lajoie, Eddie Collins & Paul Waner in this special “club”. Tony Gwynn is the most recent member. (Note that Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner & Tris Speaker each had only one season of more than 50 strikeouts.)

- #2 Hit 6 ASG HR.



FCR - Erik Lundegaard, Seattle







~ D. Bruce Brown

 

[obxyankeefan]

Hank Aaron

 

[Old Sweater]

Who is the only batter with 175 hits in a season sixteen times?









Hint: #1 Who is the only player to compile multiple twenty-game hit streaks for different teams?




Hint: #2 He was the last batter to face Denny McLain.








Thursday's question answered:

Q. Which Hall of Famer made his National League debut on the first day players were required to take their gloves with them when they left the field at the end of each half inning?

Hint: #1 In Rookie-of-the-Year voting, he finished behind a teammate who would go on to play professional basketball.

Hint: #2 He is in the five-hundred-home-run club yet never hit as many as fifty home runs in any individual season.

A. HANK AARON [SABR Bio]

- Ans. Debuted 13-Apr-1954. Gloves-on-the-field rule changed in the 1953 Winter Meetings.

- #1 Aaron finished 4th in NL ROY voting in 1954. His teammate Gene Conley, finished 3rd.

- #2 Has 755 career HR; Topped out at 47 in 1972



FCR - Andy McCue, Riverside, California





~ D. Bruce Brown

 

[obxyankeefan]

Pete Rose

 

[Draft Crazy]

Who is the only batter to ever hit a home run just seconds after chewing big league chew and sucking on a tic tac at the same time?

Hint- He likes long walks on the beach.

 

[Cedrique]

Who is the only batter to ever hit a home run just seconds after chewing big league chew and sucking on a tic tac at the same time?

Hint- He likes long walks on the beach.

Jason Giambi