Horsehide Trivia

Here's another one that I won.

Saturday's answer:

Q. Who is the only player to amass over 120 RBI with fewer 125 hits in a season?

Hint: It was the first time his franchise's history that anyone had reached 120 RBI in a single year.

Hint: He was the first player to hit for the cycle for his franchise.

Twint:  His cover photo on Sports Illustrated won him millions of fans.

Twint: For corporate appearances, call 1.888.246.7141.

A. JAY BUHNER

(1995:  121 RBI, 123 H; Cycle 23-Jun-1993)

FCR - Geehoon Hong, Bayside, NY

and here is the photo on Sports Illustrated.

Horsehide Trivia

Here's another one that I won!


Q. Since the onset of World War One, only one pitcher has thrice uncorked four or more wild pitches in a game. Can you guess who?

Hint: His enshrinement in Cooperstown helps to demonstrate that this is not his only claim to fame.

Hint: For example, he has won both the Lou Gehrig Award and the Roberto Clemente Award.

Twint: He was charismatic and accommodating at SABR 40.

Twint: One of his close boyhood friends was basketball Hall of Famer John Havlicek.

A. PHIL NIEKRO
(>= 4 WP/G:  30-Jun-1969 [4], 14-Aug-1969 [4] & 04-Aug-1979 [6]; HOF 1997;  1979 Lou Gehrig Award, 1980 Roberto Clemente Award, SABR 40 was the 40th international convention of the Society of American Baseball Research, held in Atlanta 4-8 Aug-2010)

FCR - Geehoon Hong, Bayside, NY

Horsehide Trivia

I recently became a member of Society for American Baseball Research. It is very simple. you just go to sabr.org and apply for a membership. Luckily, I'm not 30 yet so I got some discount.

One good thing about being a member is that I get interesting emails. Yesterday I got one from Horsehide Trivia. They say they offer daily baseball trivia questions, but no fee, no prize, just for fun.

This was tonight's question and I was fortunate to be the first one to answer.

================

Q. Who was the first third baseman to be a first-round draft pick of the 1970s?

Hint: He led the PCL in batting the year after his major league debut.

Hint: His only National League home run was off Rookie of the Year Award winner Rick Sutcliffe.

Hint: He was the first ever Padre to take Sutcliffe deep.

Twint: He played for the Hanshin Tigers after his major league career.

A.PAUL DADE

(1976 PCL batting title: .363 for the 1976 Salt Lake City Gulls; HR off Sutcliffe 25-Jun-1979)

FCR - Geehoon Hong, Bayside, NY

================

I frankly have never heard of that guy but google helped me find first round draft picks of the 70's and baseball-reference made me sure that it's him.

It was fun and I just wanted to share. Hopefully I'll win some again in the future.