Contests – Page 3 – Society for American Baseball Research, Rogers Hornsby Chapter

Hall of Fame Fun

by Dan Walsh

Presented at chapter meeting March 19, 2013

Name the Hall of Famer described by the two word phrase. The first letter of each word in the phrase is also the initials of the player. For example: If I say Fourteenth President", you mgiht answer "Franklin Pierce" or you might say, "Huh? Who does he play for?"

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1.	Outstanding Shortstop	Ozzie Smith
2.	No-hit Ranger	Nolan Ryan
3.	Lippy Dodger	Leo Durocher
4.	Terrific Slinger	Tom Seaver
5.	Giant Pitcher	Gaylord Perry
6.	WhiteSox VIP	William Veeck
7.	Homer Artist	Henry Aaron
8.	Dodger Slugger	Duke Snider
9.	Winning Southpaw	Warren Spahn
10.	Yankee Backstop	Yogi Berra
11.	Strikeout King	Sandy Koufax
12.	Homerun King	Harmon Killebrew
13.	Boston Hitter	Billy Hamilton
14.	A’s Slugger	Al Simmons
15.	Poisoned Whacker	Paul Waner
16.	Pirate Thirdbaseman	Pie Traynor
17.	Managing Catcher	Mickey Cochran
18.	Fordham Flash	Frankie Frisch
19.	Chicago CEO	Charles Comiskey
20.	Catcher Manager	Connie Mack

Beisbol Latinoamericano – con un sabor mexicano

"Latin American baseball – with a Mexican flavor"

(presented at the monthly meeting on Feb. 21, 2013)

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1.	This year’s Serie del Caribe was held in Estadio Sonora in what Mexican city?	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mex.
2.	Match the four countries’ playoff winners to their home cities Yaquis Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Navegantes Magallanes Caguas, Puerto Rico Criollos Cuidad Obregon, Mexico Leones del Escogido Valencia, Venezuela	Yaquis de Ciudad Obregon, Mex Navegantes Magallanes de Valencia, Ven Criollos de Caguas, P.R. Leones del Escogido, Santo Domingo, D.R.
3.	The Mexican winter league is officially called the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico (abbreviated LMP) and consists of eight teams. Match the team nicknames with their host cities: Aguilas Mazatlan Algodoneros Culiacan Caneros Hermosillo Mayos Los Mochis Naranjeros Mexicali Tomateros Ciudad Obregon Venados Navojoa Yaquis Guasave	Aguilas de Mexicali Algodoneros de Guasave Caneros de los Mochis Mayos de Navajoa Naranjeros de Hermosillo Tomateros de Culiacan Venados de Mazatlan Yaquis de Cd. Obregon
4.	The LMP has some colorful and unique team names. Match the team nickname to its English translation: Aguilas Sugar cane growers Algodoneros A native tribe and a river in Sonora Caneros Eagles Mayos Deer Naranjeros Cotton growers Tomateros Orange growers Venados A native tribe from the north of Mexico Yaquis Tomato growers	Aguilas-Eagles Algodoners – cotton growers Caneros – sugar cane growers Mayos – a tribe and river in Sonora Naranjeros – orange growers Tomateros – tomato growers Venados – deer Yaquis – a tribe from the north of Mexico
5.	What Mexican-born player has hit the most career MLB home runs?	Vinny Castilla – 320
6.	What Mexican-born pitcher has the most career MLB wins?	Fernando Valenzuela – 173
7.	Name the Mexican-born player to win an MLB batting title.	Beto "Bobby" Avila – .341 with ’54 Indians
8.	The site of the 2013 Serie del Caribe, Estadio Sonora, will replace a 40-year-old stadium in Hermosillo for next season’s LMP games. That stadium was named for the "Mexican Babe Ruth", the all-time Mexican Leagues home run champ. Name him.	Hector Espino, who hit 783 professional HRs
TB	Rodrigo Lopez started the championship game of the 2013 Serie del Caribe on the mound for Mexico. He is also the active leader in MLB wins by a Mexican pitcher. How many does he have?	81

Norman Macht’s Icebreaker Quiz

Norman Macht’s Icebreaker Quiz: Vice Presidents, Homonyms and Nursery Rhymes

by Norman Macht

Presented at Sventh Annual Winter Meeting on Jan. 12, 2013

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	Vice Presidents
1.	Murders made them presidents and a Hall of Fame pitcher	Andrew Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnnson and Walter Johnson
2.	A vice president from Texas and an Astros manager	John and Phil Garner
3.	The first vice president and the winning pitcher of three games for Pittsburgh in the 1909 World Series	John and Babe Adams
4.	A resignation made him president and a Hall of Fame pitcher	Gerald and Whitey Ford
5.	The vice president who becamepresident and resigned and a manger of the Reds and Braves who finished 6th in each of the four years he managed	Richard and Russ Nixon
6.	Woodrow Wilson’s vice president and a record-holding relief pitcher	Thomas and Mike Marshall
7.	A vice president who was elected president and the manager of the 1927 pennant-winning Pirates	George and Donie Bush
8.	Lincoln’s first vice president and a 20-game winner for the 1939 Dodgers	Hannibal and Luke Hamlin
9.	Franklin D. Roosevelt’s second vice president and a Hall of Fame shortstop	Henry and Bobby Wallace
	Homonyms: players whose names sound alike but are spelled differently
10.	A schoolboy and a preacher	Rowe and Roe
11.	A Hall of Fame first baseman and a Hall of Fame second baseman	Foxx and Fox
12.	A Hall of Fame outfielder and Hall of Fame first baseman	Joe Kelley and George Kelly
13.	A Montreal pitcher for 13 years and a manager in Milwaukee, Montreal and California	Steve Rogers and Buck Rodgers
14.	This Braves reliever struck out Pete Rose for the final out in the game that broke Rose’s NL record 44 game hitting streak	Gene Garber
15.	He was traded by the Phillies for Steve Carlton in 1972 and a 22-game winner for the 1945 pennant-winning Cubs	Rick Wise and Hank Wyse
	Nursery Rhymes: Name the player who appears in the nursery rhyme. Example: Hickory dickory — Dock Ellis or Doc Gooden (but the rest will use last names)
16.	Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden _______?	Heinie Groh
17.	Mary had a little ________, its fleece was ________ as _______.	Mike Lamb of Astros and Rangers, or Ray Lamb of Dodgers and Indians; Roy White of the Yankees; JT Snow of the Giants
18.	Little Jack ________	Bob Horner of the Braves
19.	Little Miss ________	Billy Muffett of Cardinals, Giants and Red Sox
20.	Jack and Jill ran up the ________	Bill Hill, Carmen Hill or Marc Hill
21.	Baa, baa ________	Joe Black or Don Black
22.	London __________	Rocky Bridges or Tommy Bridges

Moments in Time

by Jan Larson

Presented at chapter meeting November 13, 2012

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1.	This New York Giants outfielder hit the “shot heard ‘round the world” in 1951	Bobby Thomson
2.	This Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher gave up the “shot heard ‘round the world” in 1951	Ralph Branca
3.	Name the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder that hit a pinch hit, walk off home run off a future Hall of Fame reliever to win Game One of the 1988 World Series.	Kirk Gibson
4.	Name the Hall of Fame reliever that gave up the home run in Q3	Dennis Eckersley
5.	This outfielder scored the game tying run in the bottom of the ninth of Game One of the 1988 World Series	Mike Davis
6.	The New York Yankees outfielder “call his shot” before homering in Game Three of the 1932 World Series	Babe Ruth
7.	This Chicago Cubs pitcher served up the “called shot.”	Charlie Root
8.	Name the little-used reserve catcher whose two out, ninth inning single drove in the tying and winning runs in Game Seven of the 1992 NLCS	Francisco Cabrera
9.	Name the player that scored the tying run on the hit in Q8	David Justice
10.	Nolan Ryan struck out this future Hall-of-Famer for the final out of his seventh career no-hitter on May 1, 1990	Roberto Alomar
11.	The Yankees Roger Maris hit his 61st home run of the 1961 season off this Red Sox pitcher	Tracy Stallard
12.	Who was the 3’7” player that pinch hit for the St. Louis Browns in 1951?	Eddie Gaedel
13.	Who was the Tigers’ pitcher that walked the player in Q12 on four pitches?	Bob Cain
14.	This Braves reliever struck out Pete Rose for the final out in the game that broke Rose’s NL record 44 game hitting streak	Gene Garber
15.	Name the Red Sox catcher whose twelfth inning, walk off homerun won Game Six of the 1975 World Series	Carlton Fisk
16.	Name the Reds’ pitcher that gave up the homerun in Q15	Pat Darcy
17.	This Red Sox outfielder’s home run in the tenth inning of Game Six of the 1986 World Series gave the Sox a short-lived lead over the New York Mets	Dave Henderson
18.	Name the player that scored the winning run in the bottom of the tenth inning of Game Six of the 1986 World Series	Ray Knight
19.	Name the player that scored the winning run from first on an eleventh inning double in the Mariners’ 6-5 over the Yankees in Game Five of the 1995 ALDS	Ken Griffey, Jr.
20.	Name the winning pitcher in the game in Q19	Randy Johnson
21.	This Pirates’ pitcher tossed twelve perfect innings but lost in the 13th in a game at Milwaukee in 1959	Harvey Haddix
22.	Name the winning pitcher in the game in Q21	Lew Burdette
23.	This outfielder homered off an “eephus” pitch in the 1946 All-Star game	Ted Williams
24.	This pitcher threw the eephus pitch in Q23	Rip Sewell
25.	This Cubs catcher hit the walk off “homer in the gloamin’” to defeat the Pirates in 1938	Gabby Hartnett
Tie Breaker	How many runners were on base when Henry Aaron hit his 715th career home run on April 8, 1974? If there were one or more, name those players	1, Darrell Evans

50 Years of Metiness (highlights of 50 years of Mets’ history)

50 Years of Metiness

by Jim Baker

(presented September 20, 2012)

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1.	What is "Mets" short for? (1 pt)	Metropolitans
2.	After the Giants and Dodgers bolted for the West Coast, the concept of the Mets was created for a new league that never came into being. What was the name of that league? (3 pts)	the Continental League
3.	In 1965, the Mets’ first manager, Casey Stengel, broke his hip and retired. He was replaced by this former New York Giants catcher. (2 pts) Was it Alvin Dark, Wes Westrum, Bill Rigney, or Walker Cooper?	Wes Westrum
4.	On September 11, 1966, a fresh-faced, 12th round selection in the very first amateur draft (held the year before) made his major league debut with the Mets with two innings of relief against the Braves. Who is he? (2pts)	Nolan Ryan
5.	How many division titles have the Mets won? How many National League pennants? How many World Championships? (2 pts each)	5 division titles. 4 NL pennants 2 Worlds Championships
6.	The Mets have never been known for their sluggers. Who holds the all-time team record for home runs with 252? (2pts) Was it David Wright, Dave Kingman, Darryl Strawberry, Howard Johnson, or Mike Piazza?	Darryl Strawberry
7.	No pitcher has won 200 games in a Mets uniform and only three have won as many as 100. Which of the following is NOT one of those three? (2pts) Jerry Koosman, David Cone, Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden.	David Cone
8.	The Mets are hosting the All-Star Game in 2013. When is the last time they were its host? (2pts) Was it 1962, 1964, 1978, or "never hosted"?	1964, coincident with the World’s Fair in NY and the inaugural season of Shea Stadium.
9.	Who pitched the only no-hitter in Mets history? (1 pt)	Johan Santana
10.	Since their catastrophic first years in which they lost 100 games five times in six seasons, how many time(s) have the Mets reached the century mark in losses? (2pts) Is it – four, three, one, zero ?	one
11.	Aside from the aforementioned Casey Stengel, three other Mets managers have also managed the hated crosstown Yankees. Name them (2 pts each)	Joe Torre, Yogi Berra, and Dallas Green
12.	This man is on the verge of losing his place as the all-time Mets hit leader to David Wright. Who is he? (1 pt)	Ed Kranepool

Pitching Wins Leaders by Franchise

by Bill Gilbert

Presented at Hornsby Chapter meeting, August 23, 2012

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Baltimore Orioles*

Jim Palmer 268

McNally 181

Mussina 147

Boston Red Sox

Roger Clemens 192

Cy Young 192

Wakefield 186

New York Yankees

Whitey Ford 236

Ruffing 231

Pettitte 206+

Tampa Bay Rays

James Shields 84+

Price 57+

Kazmir 55

Toronto Blue Jays

Dave Stieb 175

Halladay 148

Clancy 128

Chicago White Sox

Ted Lyons 260

Faber 254

Walsh 195

Cleveland Indians

Bob Feller 266

Harder 223

Lemon 207

Detroit Tigers

Hooks Dauss 222

Mullin 208

Lolich 207

Kansas City Royals

Paul Splittorf 166

D. Leonard 144

Gubicza 132

10.

Minnesota Twins*

Walter Johnson 417

Kaat 190

Blyleven 149

11.

Los Angeles Angels

Chuck Finley 165

Ryan 138

M. Witt 109

12.

Oakland A’s*

Eddie Plank 284

Grove 195

Bender 183

13.

Seattle Mariners

Jamie Moyer 145

R. Johnson 130

F. Hernandez 97+

14.

Texas Rangers*

Charlie Hough 139

K. Rogers 138

B. Witt 104

15.

Atlanta Braves

Warren Spahn 356

Nichols 329

P. Niekro 268

16.

Miami Marlins

Ricky Nolasco 73+

Willis 68

J. Johnson 55+

17.

New York Mets

Tom Seaver 198

Gooden 157

Koosman 140

18.

Philadelphia Phillies

Steve Carlton 241

Roberts 234

Alexander 190

19.

Washington Nationals*

Steve Rogers 158

D. Martinez 100

B. Smith 81

20.

Chicago Cubs

Charley Root 201

TF Brown 188

Hutchison 182

21.

Cincinnati Reds

Eppa Rixey 179

Mullane 163

Derringer 161

22.

Houston Astros

Joe Niekro 144

Oswalt 143

Dierker 137

23.

Milwaukee Brewers*

Jim Slaton 117

Caldwell 102

Higuera 94

24.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Wilbur Cooper 202

Leever 195

B. Adams 194

25.

St. Louis Cardinals

Bob Gibson 251

Haines 210

B. Forsch 163

26.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Randy Johnson 118

Webb 87

Schilling 68

27.

Colorado Rockies

Aaron Cook 72

Francis 59

Jennings 58

28.

Los Angeles Dodgers*

Don Sutton 233

Drysdale 209

Vance 190

29.

San Diego Padres

Eric Show 100

Peavy 92

R. Jones 92

30.

San Francisco Giants*

C. Mathewson 372

Hubbell 253

M. Welch 240

*Includes years in other locations

+Currently active with franchise

The Perfect Quiz

by Jim Baker

(presented July 12, 2012)

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	Answer Pool: Lee Richmond, John Montgomery Ward, Cy Young, Addie Joss, Charlie Robertson, Don Larsen, Jim Bunning, Sandy Koufax, Catfish Hunter, Len Barker, Mike Witt, Tom Browning, Dennis Martinez, Kenny Rogers, David Wells, David Cone, Randy Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Dallas Braden, Roy Halladay, Philip Humber, Matt Cain
1.	Who are the only two pitchers to throw their perfectos against teams with an OPS+ over 100? Hint: The two games came against the same franchise within a three-year period. (3 pts each)	Mark Buehrle and Dallas Braden, vs. TB Rays, 106 in 2009 and 105 in 2010
2.	Who threw his against the eventual World Champions for that season? (2 pts)	Tom Browning vs. 1988 Dodgers
3.	Excluding the two 19^th Century games, whose perfect game was attended by the fewest people? (2 pts)	Catfish Hunter vs. Minnesota, 6,298 in 1968
4.	Whose perfect game had the largest attendance? (1 pt)	Don Larsen, 64,519; 1956 World Series
5.	Who threw his in the heat of a pennant race in the last week of the season against the team that was in third-place, right behind his team in the standings? (Although neither team would finish first.) (2 pts)	Addie Joss of Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox in 1908 (Detroit would win the pennant)
6.	Which perfect-game pitcher got the most run support from his mates? (1 pt)	Matt Cain, 10 runs; last month
7.	Which perfect-game author got to face his opposing moundsman for the last out of the game? (2 pts)	Cy Young faced Rube Waddell, 1904
8.	Who threw the first night game perfecto? (2 pts)	Sandy Koufax vs. Cubs, 1965
9.	Who was the youngest man to throw a perfect game? (3 pts)	Monte Ward, age 20; 1880
10.	Six of the perfect games have been thrown on the road. Who was the first to do it? He was even carried off the field on the shoulders of the opposing fans! (3 pts)	Charlie Robertson in Detroit in 1922. Ty Cobb’s BA after the game was down to .083.
11.	Whose perfect game is the only to occur against an interleague opponent? (It’s also the only one with a rain delay.) (1 pt)	David Cone, Yankees vs. Expos in 1999.
12.	Who is the only perfect-game spinner to also throw a no-hitter the same year? (2 pts)	Roy Halladay, 2010.
13.	Which two franchises have been involved in the most perfect games, either winning or losing? (2 pts each)	White Sox and Dodgers with four each.
14.	Seven current franchises have never been involved in a perfect game. Four are expansion teams, but two of them originated in the 19^th Century. Name those two. (1 pt each)	Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
15.	Who are the only two franchises to have reciprocal perfect games. (Their perfect games came against each other.) (Must have both. 3 points total.)	Rangers and Angels; Mike Witt vs. Texas in 1984; Kenny Rogers vs. Angels 10 years later.
16.	Bonus: Name the player who was in the lineup for three teams that had perfectos thrown against them. (3 pts)	Bonus: Alfredo Griffin: Barker in 1981, Browning in 1988 and Martinez in 1991. He batted leadoff in the first two games (in spite of OBPs of .243 and .259 in those years) and was pulled for a pinch hitter in his third PA of the last game).

Ron Santo HOF Quiz

A quiz in honor of Ron Santo, the 298th inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

(presented at the monthly meeting on March 20, 2012)

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	Use the letters in Ron Santo’s name as a guide to the correct answers. All answers are the first or last name of a Hall of Fame member.
	R is for _________________________, who led the Whiz Kids in victories.	Robin Roberts
	O is for _________________________, a defensive wizard.	Ozzie Smith
	N is for _________________________, also known as "Knucksie."	Phil Niekro
	S is for _________________________, who hit the most home runs in NL during the 1970s.	Willie Stargell
	A is for _________________________, who won the most Gold Gloves at second base.	Roberto Alomar
	N is for _________________________,who is the only player in baseball history to have his team named after him.	Nap Lajoie
	T is for _________________________, who was named the third baseman on MLB’s all-time team in 1969.	Pie Traynor
	O is for _________________________,who brought the major leagues to the west coast.	Walter O’Malley
	Bonus Question: During his career, Ron Santo had seven Chicago Cubs teammates who are also in the Hall of Fame. Name them.	Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Richie Ashburn, Lou Brock, Fergie Jenkins, Robin Roberts, Hoyt Wilhelm and Rich Gossage

Latin American Baseball – with a Dominican flavor

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1.	Every year, players are inducted into the Caribbean Series Hall of Fame. One of this year’s inductees, a former Astros pitcher, liked to describe himself as "one tough Dominican". Name him	Joaquin Andujar
2.	There is currently only one Dominican player in the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame. Who is he?	Juan Marichal
3.	Name the other Latin American players in the U.S. Hall of Fame. There are: Three Puerto Ricans Two Cubans One Venezuelan	PR – Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Alomar Cuba – Martin Dihigo, Tony Perez Venezuela – Luis Aparicio
4.	"No hablan ingles a la Serie" – they don’t speak English at the Serie del Caribe. Match these plays (en espanol) with the correct symbol (in English) on your scorecard: a. Cuadrangular RBI b. Boleto gratis 3B c. Sencillo WP d. Error del jardinero central DP e. Ponche 1B f. Doble HR g. Lanzamiento descontrolado BB h. Triple 2B i. Carrera remolcada K j. Doble matanza E8	a. HR b. BB c. 1B d. E8 e. K f. 2B g. WP h. 3B i. RBI j. DP
5.	There are six teams in the Dominican Winter League. Match the Dominican team name with its meaning (or synonym): Licey a. The Chosen Ones Estrellas Orientales b. The Big Ones in the Valley Escogido c. Bright Lights from the East Aguilas Cibaenas d. Big Horns in the East Gigantes del Cibao e. A river in the Dominican Rep. Toros del Este f. A Majestic Bird over the Valley	Licey – e Estrellas Orientales – c Escogido – a Aguilas Cibaenas – f Gigantes del Cibao – b Toros del Este – d
6.	The Dominican team once again took the "campeonato" (championship) at this year’s 54th Serie del Caribe. How many times have the Dominicans won? 12 15 19 22	19
7.	(tie breaker if needed) There is one other latin american player in the U.S. Hall of fame. Who is he? (hint, he’s from Panama)	Rod Carew

Know Your Free Agents

(presented at the monthly meeting on Dec. 15, 2011)

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1.	Who were the two players that played without contracts in 1975 and then were declared free agents by an arbiter before the 1976 season thereby opening the door to free agency as we know it?	Andy Messersmith Dave McNally
2.	Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson signed as a free agent with three different clubs during his career. Name the team that Jackson played for in the season before his first free agent contract and the three clubs with which he signed free agent contracts.	1. Orioles 2. Yankees, Angels, A’s
3.	Name the club that each of the following players played for before they signed free agent contracts with their current club (or 2011 club if player is currently an unsigned free agent): a. David Ortiz b. Mark Teixeira c. Albert Pujols d. Victor Martinez e. Omar Vizquel f. Alfonso Soriano g. Aubrey Huff h. Juan Uribe i. Raul Ibanez j. Lance Berkman	a. Twins b. Angels c. Cardinals d. Red Sox e. Rangers f. Nationals g. Tigers h. Giants i. Mariners j. Yankees
4.	Which player was major league baseball’s first free agent?	Catfish Hunter
5.	Which club did the player in question no. 4 leave and which club did he join?	A’s, Yankees
6.	How many free agent contracts did Randy Johnson sign in his career? With which clubs did he sign free agent contracts?	Two. Diamondbacks, Giants.
7.	Rickey Henderson signed a total of nine free agent contracts in his career. Name the clubs with which he signed those contracts.	A’s, A’s, Padres, A’s, Mets, Mariners, Padres, Red Sox, Dodgers