O/T trivia

[Peter_Spaeth]

Name a team (postwar) that had on its roster in a single season a 300 game winner, 3 200 game winners, and 4 150 game winners. In case it is not clear, this is 8 total pitchers, no overlap.

[scooter729]

Without looking, I think it was one of the Dodgers teams around '65-'66, with Koufax, Drysdale, Sutton and Claude Osteen, if I remember right...

[matthew]

C'mon, does no one know? I had a couple guesses, but checked & I was wrong. Very anxious to see the answer.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Will give it until tomorrow .... not even any guesses except one...

[howard38]

Had they all already won that many games or had some of them not yet reached the mark?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Not yet reached --- career totals.

[Anthony S.]

1978 Dodgers

Sutton 324

John 288
Hough 216
Welch 211

Sutcliffe 171
Stewart 168
Rhoden 151
Hooton 151

[Peter_Spaeth]

yowza

[Rob D.]

Darn, Peter, I was hoping for a "That's not the answer I'm looking for" response.

The best trivia questions have multiple answers, even when there's only one answer.

[Peter_Spaeth]

OK here's one, a team with a 300 game winner and 4 200 game winners.

[Kawika]

1990 Rangers: Ryan plus Brown, Rogers, Hough, Moyer

[Peter_Spaeth]

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[Kawika]

Kewl! My heart just went pitter-pat.

[RichardSimon]

Ok, name the first all black outfield.
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[Jim VB]

Ok, name the first all black outfield.
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I know that one (I think.)

1951 World Series. Giants. Mays, Irvin, and Hank Thompson.

[David W]

Who has the highest lifetime batting average of all players who played in at least 500 games?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Is this a trick question and it's not Cobb?

[Peter_Spaeth]

I know that one (I think.)

1951 World Series. Giants. Mays, Irvin, and Hank Thompson.
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[David W]

Is this a trick question and it's not Cobb?

Not Cobb. This guy hit .397 lifetime

[BleedinBlue]

Terry Forster.

But, since then Roberto Hernandez finished up his career with a .500 batting average (1/2) in 1010 games. I think there was one other guy who finsihed 1/1 in his career that beats Hernandez.

[David W]

Terry Forster.

But, since then Roberto Hernandez finished up his career with a .500 batting average (1/2) in 1010 games. I think there was one other guy who finsihed 1/1 in his career that beats Hernandez.

Interesting, I didn't know about Roberto Hernandez, but Forster is who I was thinking of

[barrysloate]

Over 16 seasons Forster was 31 for 78, for a batting average of .397. That's not easy to do.

[Peter_Spaeth]

The questions said 500 games or more. I am assuming it is whoever has the highest batting average according to the recent Negro League statistics project which compiled partial statistics based on verifiable box scores. Judy Johnson maybe?

[brickyardkennedy]

Terry Forster played in 620 games. So he does fit the question.

[calvindog]

1978 Dodgers

Sutton 324

John 288
Hough 216
Welch 211

Sutcliffe 171
Stewart 168
Rhoden 151
Hooton 151

What is most surprising to me is that Hough had more career wins than Hooton and Rhoden, two top pitchers of their era.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Terry Forster played in 615 games. So he does fit the question.

Wow. Great trivia question!

[scooter729]

A bit O/T but a question which I thought was pretty interesting when I just heard it, so I'll toss it out to keep the trivia going....

Four colleges who can claim a Super Bowl winning QB and a US President as their graduates. One of the schools had two QB’s.

Name the school, QB and President.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Stanford -- Herbert Hoover and Jim Plunkett. I know Gerald Ford went to Michigan but I can't think of any Michigan QB who won the Heisman.

[HRBAKER]

West Point - Eisenhower/Staubach

[scooter729]

Stanford -- Herbert Hoover and Jim Plunkett. I know Gerald Ford went to Michigan but I can't think of any Michigan QB who won the Heisman.

Right on Stanford; any other QB's go there?

And there WAS a QB from Michigan...

[scooter729]

West Point - Eisenhower/Staubach

Yes to Staubach, no to the school / president though. Close.

[Jim VB]

Right on Stanford; any other QB's go there?

And there WAS a QB from Michigan...


No...

[jthorst75]

Staubach went to Annapolis (Navy) and Jimmy Carter. Stanford had both Elway and Plunkett as QBs and Hoover. Also Tom Brady went to Michigan and Gerald Ford too.

[Jim VB]

Roethlisberger and Benjamin Harrison.

[jthorst75]

Both Big Bens from Miami (OH). Harrison and Rothlesberger

[HRBAKER]

Academy schmademy, sorry about the wrong school, I was in the neighborhood. My apologies to all Annapolis grads. :D

[Jim VB]

Stanford -- Herbert Hoover and Jim Plunkett. I know Gerald Ford went to Michigan but I can't think of any Michigan QB who won the Heisman.

Damn it Peter! Pay attention! Heisman wasn't mentioned in this question. (However, after reading your post, I completely forgot the real question and was racking my brain for Heisman winners/Presidents!) You sucked me right in!


:D

[Peter_Spaeth]

Staubach went to Annapolis (Navy) and Jimmy Carter. Stanford had both Elway and Plunkett as QBs and Hoover. Also Tom Brady went to Michigan and Gerald Ford too.
NM

[Peter_Spaeth]

Damn it Peter! Pay attention! Heisman wasn't mentioned in this question. (However, after reading your post, I completely forgot the real question and was racking my brain for Heisman winners/Presidents!


:D

That'll learn me to multitask whilst reading the Board. Sorry gents.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Hoover/Plunkett and Carter/Staubach would also work IF the question had been Heisman winners. Several presidents went to Yale and without cheating I have a vague memory from somewhere that early on a Yale quarterback won the Heisman.

[scooter729]

You guys got 'em all...

Stanford - Elway / Plunkett as QB's, Hoover as Prez
Michigan - Brady as QB, Ford as Prez
Miami (OH) - Roethlisberger as QB, B. Harrison as Prez
Navy - Staubach as QB, Carter as Prez

[David W]

Who am I?

I thought I had the world by the tail, in my major league debut at age 18
I went 3 for 3 with 2 walks,scored 4 runs, and drove in 3.

Then I got hurt, and watched my 2 younger brothers play in the major leagues, while I never played again.

[HRBAKER]

Tom Paciorek's brother Jim?

[edhans]

I think it was John Paciorek.

[HRBAKER]

I'm having a rough day, Army/Navy - Jim/John. :eek:

[David W]

I think it was John Paciorek.

Yes, Houston Colt 45's in 1963.

Brother Tom of course had a long succesful career, Jim played one year.