More trivia

[Pure Steel]

Robin Yount

His brother Larry's story is quite sad......

 

[Cedrique]

Has to be a player from 100 years ago, Joe Nuxhall was 15 when he made his debut, then retired and pitched again at the age of 23…..

It was Robin Yount. Nuxhall must not have started on Opening Day.

 

[Pure Steel]

It was Robin Yount. Nuxhall must not have started on Opening Day.

I was thinking Mel Ott....Nuxhall wasn't a HOF'er

 

[Cedrique]

I was thinking Mel Ott....Nuxhall wasn't a HOF'er

he must have had a couple "cups of coffee" before he got to start an Opening Day. Still probably the all time best name for autograph signing.
(except for maybe Joe Jackson, whose signature looked something like "X"....

 

[calsnowskier]

His brother Larry's story is quite sad......

I brought up his story in this thread a couple months ago. Fewest career pitches ever thrown by a pitcher to actually appear in a game.

 

[Pure Steel]

I brought up his story in this thread a couple months ago. Fewest career pitches ever thrown by a pitcher to actually appear in a game.

Just looked it up, I answered it correctly…..there is a Baseball oddities thread where I mentioned it a while back…..I remember that story from a long time ago…..just brutal, Moonlight Graham’ish

 

[msgkings322]

I'm pretty sure Ted Williams was one....and maybe the other was Frank Robinson?

Ted Williams was one

 

[Cedrique]

Ok, one more question--Which team has the highest winning percentage on Opening Day?

 

[Cedrique]

There have been 12 Triple Crown hitters in the post 1900 era. 2 of them did it twice, name the 2.

Al kaline?

 

[msgkings322]

Al kaline?

Not Kaline. Hint: pretty old timey

 

[Cedrique]

Not Kaline. Hint: pretty old timey

Lou Gehrig?

 

[msgkings322]

Lou Gehrig?

Getting closer but no

 

[Cedrique]

Mel Ott?

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Ok, one more question--Which team has the highest winning percentage on Opening Day?

The Mets

 

[msgkings322]

Mel Ott?

Rogers Hornsby

 

[Pure Steel]

Babe Ruth never won a Triple Crown, his batting averages fell short 4 times….. .372, .376, .378 & .393

 

[Cedrique]

The Mets

Yes

 

[obxyankeefan]

Chuck Klein for the 2 triple crowns

 

[msgkings322]

Chuck Klein for the 2 triple crowns

No, Ted Williams and Rogers Hornsby

 

[calsnowskier]

Just looked it up, I answered it correctly…..there is a Baseball oddities thread where I mentioned it a while back…..I remember that story from a long time ago…..just brutal, Moonlight Graham’ish

Good comparison. But Graham actually got an AB (and finished it) and didn’t leave the game through injury (as far as is known - the story we learned in FoD is completely fictional)