Today's TRIVIA....Name 3 successive HOFers at a given position....and ?

[tedzan]

The 1st part of this quiz is easy.....

The tough part of this quiz is....is this a unique trio ?

Or, can you name 3 others that have achieved this fame ? ?


TED Z

[sayhey24]

I think the easy one is Williams, Yaz and Rice in left for the Bosox.

Greg

[FrankWakefield]

While I'm trying to think of others, I'll try Earl Combs, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle. I know Chapman played more games than Combs in center in 1935, and maybe 1934, but Combs was still in center some of the time....

[Jacklitsch]

I probably don't understand the question.

All three of these left fielders were inducted in 1945

Clarke, Delehanty and O'Rourke

P.S. Rice is not in the Hall (yet)

[Boomer]

Capone, Mastro, Allen

[tedzan]

FRANK W

Ben Chapman was succeeded by Joe DiMaggio.


STEVE M

Your trio did not directly succeed each other on the same team....as Yaz followed Williams and Rice followed Yaz.


Best regards,

TED Z

[FrankWakefield]

George Kelly was at 2nd for the New York Giants for 108 games in 1925.
In 1926 the Giants had Frankie Frisch at 2nd in 127 games.
And Rogers Hornsby was at 2nd for the Giants for 155 games in 1927.


This surprises me... not Frisch and Hornsby, but Kelly. I'd always thought of him as a big first baseman. I'm surprised he was at second base.

[Jacklitsch]

Is Williams, Yaz and Rice supposed to be the answer?

If so Rice is not in the Hall, at least not until induction next week.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Ted can you clarify the question? I don't understand why Williams Yaz Rice is not correct.

[tedzan]

SAYHEY24 gave the correct answer....which, will be true when Rice is officially inducted next week.

The real question is....have any other trio of ballplayers achieved this exact fete of directly succeeding
each other on a given position that are in the HOF ?


TED Z

[baseballart]

George Kelly was at 2nd for the New York Giants for 108 games in 1925.
In 1926 the Giants had Frankie Frisch at 2nd in 127 games.
And Rogers Hornsby was at 2nd for the Giants for 155 games in 1927.


This surprises me... not Frisch and Hornsby, but Kelly. I'd always thought of him as a big first baseman. I'm surprised he was at second base.

Frank

Thanks for this. In all the times I've looked at the Macmillan Baseball Encyclopedia and now www.baseball-reference.com, I never noticed Kelly played 2B for significant games.

[FrankWakefield]

Let me try another grouping


Brooklyn's shortstops....

Leo Durocher, 1939, 113 games at short
Pee Wee Reese, 1940 to 1942
Arky Vaughan, 1943, 99 games at short


I think there are more trio's than we suspect...

[tedzan]

Technically, Frank you are correct....when Reese served in WWII, Vaughn replaced him at SS for the Dodgers.

This succession is valid, but not quite the same as rookies succeeding veteran players.

Great research, guy.

TED Z

[barrysloate]

Since Ted's trivia is answered (unless someone finds another trio), let me throw out a pair:

1) Who is the only player to have identical batting average, home run, and R.B.I. totals in two consecutive seasons?

2) Who is the only player to hit exactly 40 home runs for four consecutive seasons?

[Scott T]

Adam Dunn is the answer to the 2nd question (I think).

[barrysloate]

Well done... Adam Dunn 2005-2008.

[FrankWakefield]

Hang on now....

I think I had 2 right answers up there that antedate Williams, Yaz, & Rice, in fact my two groups did it before either Yaz or Rice were born.

1- Kelly, Frisch, and Horsnby
2- Durocher, Reese, and Vaughan


And I think there are more.


Now, on to Barry's 1st question...

[Rich Klein]

The Rockies 3rd Baseman.

Is the guy with the same triple crown stats for 2 straight years.


Regards
Rich

[barrysloate]

Good show Rich!

1996: .304, 40 HR, 113 RBI

1997: .304, 40 HR, 113 RBI

Pretty amazing, don't you think?

[tedzan]

Hey you Trivia guys, you're slipping tonite.

I thought one of you would get this one. Anyhow, there are more such HOF "trio connections" out there.


TED Z

[Peter_Spaeth]

I thought Ott took over right field from Ross Youngs.

[tedzan]

Harper replaced Youngs in RF.


TED Z

[Peter_Spaeth]

Carey-Cuyler-Waner?

[tedzan]

You have a winning trio with Carey....Cuyler....Waner


TED Z

[three25hits]

Close but no cigar for St. Louis second basemen

Hornsby 1915-1933
Frisch 1927-1937
Schoendienst 1945-1956

[three25hits]

NY Giants missed slightly at SS

1883-1894 John Ward
1883-1901 George Davis
1922-1936 Travis Jackson

[three25hits]

Winner winner chicken dinner

St. Louis left fielders

1924-1931 Chick Hafey
1932-1940 Joe Medwick
1941-1963 Stan Musial (55-63 had alot of games at 1b, but still many at LF)
1964-1979 Lou Brock

[Rich Klein]

NY Giants missed slightly at SS

1883-1894 John Ward
1883-1901 George Davis
1922-1936 Travis Jackson

Dave Beauty Bancroft.

Please note; we did not say deserving HOFer

[tedzan]

Since we are now expanding this to "4-somes"....how about this succession of Yankees Managers......

Joe McCarthy
Bill Dickey
Bucky Harris
Casey Stengel

This now opens the door to a myriad number of answers.


TED Z

[FrankWakefield]

I'm a fan of the Cardinals.

But there are holes in the Medwick - Musial - Brock claim for left field.

Musial ONLY played at first base for the 1957 and 1958 seasons. Wally Moon spent a lot of time in Left in 1957, and Del Ennis in 1958. Musial was only in 12 games for the 1941 season.

Ernie Koy was in left for 91 games in 1940, Medwick was out there for 37 games.

In 1932 the Cardinals used 10 different players in left field. Ernie Orsatti played out there for 40 games, more than anyone else. Orsatti played 55 games in center. Joe Medwick was in 26 games for the Cardinals that year, 7 in left and 19 in center. Can't hardly claim a streak from Hafey to Medwick with that gap.

I still think there are more...

[three25hits]

St Louis Cardinals

1980 - 1990 Dorrel Norman Elvert Herzog
1990 - 1996 Joe Torre
1996 - current Tony LaRussa


Not sure if Whitey will make it (he should). But Torre and LaRussa are locks.

[sbfinley]

June 21 1950
Early Wynn (Cle 5 - NYY 1)

June 22 1950
Bob Feller (Cle 6 - NYY 2)

June 23 1950
Bob Lemon (Cle 13 - Wash 4)

Beat that.

[tedzan]

Sam Thompson (RF > 1896)

Ed Delehanty (1B > OF 1897)

Elmer Flick (RF 1898)

My info is somewhat fuzzy as to whether Delehanty played RF, which is the field pos. that Thompson and Flick played.

Some one please check this out.


Thanks,

TED Z

[kkkkandp]

Delahanty was primarily a left fielder.

[tedzan]

Thanks for checking it out. I wasn't sure that my Phillies trio would be valid.

Best regards,

TED Z