Answers

2003

1. Johnny Damon, Boston – 6/27, vs Florida

2. Craig Biggio - 9/25 vs Milwaukee

3. Mike Lowell - 4/27 vs St Louis

4. Houston’s Wade Miller had the Astro’s lone CG on 5/30, against the Cubs

5. Kevin Millwood, against Florida, 4/27

1979

6. Phil Niekro

7. Jesse Orosco

8. The Commissioner announced that women would have access to the clubhouses.

9. Ken and Forsch. (Bob Feller’s Opening Day no-hitter came on April 16, 1940.)

10. Bobby Bonds

11. Ed Farmer, Al Cowens, Frank White

12. Willie Wilson

13. Yaz, Rice, Lynn

14. Parker threw out Jim Rice in the 7^th (putout, Ron Cey), and Brian Downing in the 8^th (putout, Gary Carter)

15. Carl Yastrzemski and Lou Brock

16. Who became the first player since Willie Mays (1957) to have 20 doubles, 20 triples, and 20 homers in the same year?

George Brett

17. Which were the four last place teams in 1979?

Mets, Braves, Blue Jays, A’s

18. Grant Jackson

19. Joe Torre, Tony LaRussa and Bobby Cox were all major league managers in 1979.

20. Rickey Henderson made his major league debut on June 24, 1979.

Dan Quisenberry made his on July 8, 1979.

Tiebreaker: The Pirates had 34 different players in 1979?

C Ed Ott 1B Willie Stargell 2B Rennie Stennett
3B Bill Madlock SS Tim Foli LF Bill Robinson
CF Omar Moreno RF Dave Parker IF Phil Garner
OF John Milner C Steve Nicosia OF Lee Lacy
SS Dale Berra C Manny Sanguillen OF Mike Easler
SS Frank Taveras  OF Matt Alexander UT Doe Boyland
UT Gary Hargis UT Alberto Lois P Bert Blyleven
P John Candelaria  P Bruce Kison P Don Robinson
P Jim Bibby P Jim Rooker P Kent Tekulve
P Ed Whitson P Enrique Romo P Grant Jackson
P Dave Roberts P Joe Coleman P Dock Ellis

P Rick Rhoden