SABR 33 Trivia Contest – Bonus Questions
1. Who was the first Rockies batter to homer in a major league game in Denver? Who hit the last homer in Mile High Stadium in 1994 while playing for Atlanta? And, who hit the most home runs for the Rockies in Mile High Stadium in those first two seasons?
2. The Boston Red Sox captured the American League flag in 1967 following a terrific season long fight with Detroit, Minnesota and Chicago. The Red Sox were managed by Dick Williams. Name the managers of those other three teams.
3. Name the following three pitchers who became masters of hitting futility with the following three teams. For the 1963 Dodgers, he was 7 for 110 and batted .064; for the 1971 White Sox, he was 5 for 96 and batted .052; and, for the 1976 Padres, he was 6 for 103 and batted .058. Name the threesome.
4. Besides Jimmie Foxx, there were three other members of the Philadelphia Athletics who hit 35 or more homers in a season before the club departed for Kansas City. Name the three.
5. Who were the pitchers involved in these three great and famous World Series catches: Sandy Amoros in 1955, Willie Mays in 1954 and Al Gionfriddo in 1947?
6. We are all familiar with the baseball lore surrounding "Casey at the Bat." Give me the real first names of the following three Caseys, who all batted in the majors: Casey Candaele, Casey Cox and Casey Wise.
7. Here are three dates. Name the sluggers who hit four homers in one game on those dates.
August 31, 1950; July 31, 1954; June 10, 1959.
8. Five batters hit at least 100 career homers for the original Washington Senators between 1901 and 1960 including Roy Sievers and Jim Lemon. Name the other three.
9. Over the five seasons from 1949 to 1953, the Yankees had four position players who played in 100 or more games in each of the five championship seasons, including Yogi Berra. Name the other three.
10. When the Chicago White Stockings hosted the first game in American League history on April 24, 1901, they banged out eight hits and defeated Cleveland, 8-2. All three Chicago outfielders collected at least one hit in the game. Name those three outfielders.
11. Between 1969 and 1974 three pitchers for the San Diego Padres each lost at least 20 games in a single season. Name the three.