Toss-up Questions from the SABR 33 Trivia Contest
1. In the ten-year history of the franchise, four Rockies batters have hit for the cycle. The first did it on June 10, 1998, in a ten inning contest vs. the Texas Rangers. Who was it?
2. After Rennie Stennett of the Pirates collected seven hits in a 22-0 victory by the Pirates over the Cubs in September, 1975, he was replaced in the field in the ninth inning by a future Yankees' star. Who was it?
3. When Bill Mazeroski hit the home run that won the 1960 World Series for Pittsburgh, over whose head in left field did that homer sail?
4. Going into this season, who is the only Rockies slugger to hit three homers in one game twice?
5. In the 1958 World Series between the Yankees and the Braves, Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette each started three games for Milwaukee. Who started the remaining contest for the Braves?
6. Name either of the two starting pitchers that faced Johnny Vander Meer when he threw his back-to-back no-hitters against Boston and Brooklyn in June, 1938.
7. In the seventh game of the 1958 World Series, with two outs in the top of the eighth, no one on, and the game tied 2-2, the Yankees exploded for four runs. Yogi Berra doubled and Elston Howard singled him home with the go-ahead run. Two batters later a Yankees slugger smacked a three-run homer to put the game and the Series away for New York. Who was that slugger?
8. Going into the 2002 season, which pitcher had made the most career starts for the Rockies?
9. Relievers Goose Gossage and Bob Miller have both saved games for nine different major league teams. They share three teams in common including the Cubs and the Padres. Name the other.
10. On April 23, 1955, the White Sox scored 29 runs and collected 29 hits in a lopsided win over Kansas City. Every Sox starter had at least one hit in the contest. Two Chicago players had five hits each. One was the catcher and the other was the shortstop. Name either.
11. In 1919, Babe Ruth of the Red Sox became the first batter in the 20th century to reach and exceed the 100 mark in three offensive categories. He scored 103 runs, drove in another 114 and walked 101 times. He did the same thing five more times before the second player reached the same level seven years later. Who was it?
12. Game Two of the 1922 World Series, between the Giants and the Yankees, ended in a 3-3 tie. Both starting pitchers went the full ten innings. Name either.
13. During the 1976 World Series, both teams used the DH for the first time in all games played, both in Cincinnati and New York. Who was the Reds DH in all four contests?
14. In the first two games of the 1951 NL playoffs, Jim Hearn of New York and Clem Labine of Brooklyn both tossed complete game victories. Name either of the two losing pitchers.
15. When the Dodgers played and lost their first game ever on the West Coast on April 15, 1958, who was their starting shortstop for the contest with the Giants?