Do Baseball and Hockey Mix?

Today's trivia question:   What National League pitcher, who won the Cy Young award twice, was once drafted by the Los Angeles Kings NHL hockey team?

Hint to today's trivia question---He won those Cy Youngs in the 90s, along with four Silver Sluggers for a pitcher, and he was a southpaw.

Answer to the previous trivia question---There are (supposed to be) 108 stitches on an average major league baseball.

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Baseball Stitches--Have You Counted Them?

Today's trivia question:   How many stitches are on an average major league baseball?

Hint to today's trivia question---It's somewhere between 100 and 120.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Here were the top five regular season records in the American League in 2000:   Chicago White Sox--95-67,    Oakland A's--91-70,    Seattle Mariners--91-71,   Cleveland Indians--90-72,    New York Yankees--87-74

5th Best Record But World Series Winners

Today's trivia question:  The New York Yankees won the 2000 World Series over their cross-town rivals the New York Mets.  Four other American League teams finished the regular season with a better record than the Yankees that year.  Can you name them?

Hint to today's trivia question---Two of the teams were in the AL Central, the other two in the AL West.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Keith Hernandez, who played with both the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, has 129 career game-winning RBIs.

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Game-Winning RBIs

Today's trivia question:  Which hitter is credited with having the most game-winning Runs Batted In (RBIs)?

Hint to today's trivia question---He was a left-handed hitting first baseman who played in the National League in the 70s and 80s and hit over .300 seven times.

Answer to the previous trivia question---  The perfect games were thrown by Roy Halladay of the Phillies and Dallas Braden of the Oakland A's.  Braden's came against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 9th, a 4-0 whitewashing.  Halladay's was against the Florida Marlins.  He beat them 1-0 on May 29th.  

Two Perfect Games In One Season

Today's trivia question:  In 2010, there were two perfect games pitched.  Can you name the two pitchers who threw these gems?

Hint to today's question---One was a well-known National League East pitcher, the other was a not-so-well-known American League West pitcher.

Answer to the previous trivia question---It was Rusty Staub.  He played in at least 500 games for the Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, New York Mets and Detroit Tigers. 

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500 x 4

Today's trivia question:  Who was the only player to play at least 500 games with four different teams?

Hint to today's question---This outfielder played from the mid 60s to the mid 80s, hit left-handed, and had red hair.

Answer to the previous question---David Justice of the Yankees fanned on eight consecutive trips to the plate in the 2001 World Series which the Yankees lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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World Series Swings and Misses

Today's trivia question:  Who is the batter that holds the World Series record for consecutive strike outs at the plate?

Hint to today's question---This World Series record is held by a left handed hitting New York Yankee who fanned eight times in a row.  His name is not Ruth or Gehrig.

Answer to the previous trivia question---The last rookie to be a 20-game winner was Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds in 1985.

The Last Rookie 20-Game Winner

Today's trivia question:  Who was the last rookie pitcher to win 20 games in a season?

Hint to today's question-- This National League left-handed rookie went 20-9 in 1985, but never had another 20-win season.

Answer to the previous trivia question---The two catchers were Ivan Rodriguez and Mike Piazza.  In 1999, Rodriguez had 116 runs scored and 113 RBIs with the Texas Rangers and Piazza drove in 124 and scored 100 runs with the Mets that same year.  Piazza also did the 100/100 thing with the Dodgers in 1997.  

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Catchers With Big Sticks

Today's trivia question:  These two catchers had 100 or more Runs Batted In (RBIs) and scored 100 or more runs in the same season.  Can you name them?

Hint to today's question---One was an American League catcher and the other a National League catcher. 


Answer to the previous trivia question---"The Big Hurt" was first baseman Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox.  

The Big Hurt

Today's trivia question:  What slugger was known as "The Big Hurt"?

Hint to today's trivia question---This heavy hitter from the American League played in the 90s and 2000s and had over 500 career home runs.

Answer to the previous trivia question---The pitchers were Pedro Martinez and Derek Lowe of the Boston Red Sox.  In 2002, Martinez had a 2.26 ERA to lead the league, along with a 20-4 record.  Lowe came in second with a 2.58 ERA while going 21-8.

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E.R.A. Twins

Today's trivia question:  Who were the last pitching teammates to finish 1-2 in earned run average (E.R.A.) in their league?

Hint to today's question--- They were both American League hurlers, both right-handers, both had ERAs under 3.00 that season, and both won at least 20 games that season.

Answer to the previous trivia question---The record for RBIs in one season belongs to Hack Wilson of the 1931 Chicago Cubs.  He drove in 191 runs. 

A One Season RBI Machine

Today's trivia question:  What player lays claim to having the most runs batted in (RBIs) in one season?

Hint to today's trivia question-- He was a pre World War 2 National League with the Cubs.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Greg Maddux won all those Gold Gloves as he pitched for five different National League teams.  

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Golden Glove Pitchers

Today's trivia question:  Which pitcher holds the record for the most Gold Gloves for fielding excellence?

Hint to today's question---This modern-day righty has 18 Gold Gloves.

Answer to the previous trivia question:  Willie Mays had 1,903 career RBIs but never led the league in RBIs during a single season.  His highest RBI total was in 1962 when he drove in 141, but Tommie Davis of the Dodgers drove in 153 that year.  

Big Name Never To Lead In RBIs

Today's trivia question:  This Hall of Famer had 1,903 career RBIs but never led the league in that category even once.  Who is he?

Hint to today's question---He was one of those rare 5-tool outfielders and played in the NL.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Mike Schmidt led the National League in home runs in 74, 75, 76, 80, 81, 83, 84, and 86.

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Home Run Power

Today's trivia question:  Who led the National League 8 different seasons in home runs?

Hint to today's question---He played the infield and swung from the right side.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Paul Molitor was the first DH to go to Cooperstown. 

1st DH in the Hall of Fame

Today's trivia question:  Who was the first designated hitter (DH) elected to the Hall of Fame?

Hint to today's question--This right-handed hitting DH played from the late 70s to the late 90s and also played some infield on defense.

Answer to the previous trivia question--- The Rockies' teammates who led the league in RBIs were Andres Gallaraga with 150 and Dante Bichette with 141.  They did it in 1996.

Big RBI Teammates

Today's trivia question:  Who were the last teammates to finish 1-2 in their league in Runs Batted In?

Hint for today's question---They played for the Colorado Rockies.

Answer to the previous trivia question---Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies had 716 at-bats in 2007.

A Lot of At-Bats

Today's trivia question:  What player has the record for most at-bats in a season?

Hint to today's question---It's an active National League infielder.

Answer to the previous trivia question---In 1941, Joe DiMaggio hit in 56 consecutive games and Ted Williams hit .406 for the season.  After that season, both DiMaggio and Williams entered the service to fight in World War 2 and missed the next few seasons.

Two Great Milestones in the Same Season

Today's trivia question:  What two great baseball milestones took place in 1941?

Hint to today's question---These were done by two great American League hitters.  One was a lefty, the other a righty, and both hall-of-famers.

Answer to the previous trivia question---The city was Los Angeles.  During the 1959 World Series between the Dodgers and the White Sox, a record 92,706 fans showed up on Oct. 6th at the L.A. Memorial Coloseum, a football venue.

A Big Ballpark

Today's trivia question:  What city lays claim to the highest attendance for a major league baseball game?

Hint to today's question---That record was set in a city whose baseball team was playing in a facility which was not built for baseball. This happened while their baseball stadium was being built.

Answer to the previous trivia question---The pitcher was Jim "Catfish" Hunter.  In 1971 with the Oakland A's, Hunter went 21-11 and hit .350. 

Big Pitching and Big Hitting

Today's trivia question:  What pitcher hit over .300 for a season while winning 20 games during that same season?

Hint to today's question---It was a 60s/70s American League pitcher who is in the Hall of Fame.

Answer to the previous trivia question---The Cardinals won the 2006 World Series over the Detroit Tigers in 5 games.