Baseball trivia question of the day

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Posted By: <b>Eric Brehm</b><p>Here is a good one:<br /><br />Name the four major leaguers who have hit 200 or more home runs for two different teams during their careers. Only one is still active. No fair looking it up!

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Posted By: <b>Ed McCollum</b><p>Bonds, Maguire, F. Robinson.<br /><br />Sure the final one must be more "vintage"<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Eric Brehm</b><p>* McGwire is correct: 363 Athletics, 220 Cardinals (total 583)<br />* Bonds is incorrect: 176 Pirates, 558 Giants (total 734 through 2006)<br />* Frank Robinson is incorrect: 324 Reds, 179 Orioles, 19 Dodgers, 50 Angels, 14 Indians (total 586)<br /><br />I would have guessed Bonds and Frank Robinson also. One of the four players is from the pre-war era.

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Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Foxx?<br />

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Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Foxx.<br /><br />(which I guessed, but looked up to confirm before posting, not quite having the courage of my convictions)<br /><br />Max

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Posted By: <b>Eric Brehm</b><p>* Foxx is correct: 302 Athletics, 222 Red Sox, 3 Cubs, 7 Phillies (total 534)

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Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Palmeiro must be one. <br /><br />This didn't seem like it would be so tough. Good question.

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Posted By: <b>Eric Brehm</b><p>* Palmeiro is correct: 25 Cubs, 321 Rangers, 223 Orioles (total 569)<br /><br />One more to go, the active player.

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Posted By: <b>Ed McCollum</b><p>I cheated and looked it up in Wikopedia. It only lists him. Still don't know the fourth. (never would have guess Palmiero)

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Posted By: <b>Mike H</b><p>Griffey

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Posted By: <b>Mike H</b><p>Arod

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Posted By: <b>Ed McCollum</b><p>I seem to remember something about him doing a 200/200 thing not long ago, but can't remember what it was. Or was it stolen bases?

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Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Piazza?

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Posted By: <b>Eric Brehm</b><p>All good guesses, but not the guy:<br /><br />* Griffey not there yet: 398 Mariners, 165 Reds (563 total through 2006)<br />* Rodriguez spread across 3 teams: 189 Mariners, 156 Rangers, 119 Yankees (464 total through 2006)<br />* Piazza almost: 177 Dodgers, 0 Marlins, 220 Mets, 22 Padres (419 total through 2006)

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Posted By: <b>Dave S</b><p>Jim Thome?

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Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>Manny?

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Posted By: <b>Jay</b><p>Manny being Manny<br />

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Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>After the depression decimated the A's team, one can only imagine the agony Mack must have gone through, to sell Jimmie to the Sox. He hung on to him as long as he could, and I believe he was the last player to be traded, from the great series teams. At least he didn't sell him to the Yankees. Sheeesh...that would have been something. Anyone know if the Yankees were trying to get Jimmie ? And if not, why? They certainly had the dough.<br /><br />Edited to add: I know they had Lou, but Jimmie could have played several positions. In hind sight, maybe having Lou was enough.

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Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>How about two different cities , albeit the same franchise<br /><br />Hank Aaron for Milwaukee Braves<br />and Hank Aaron for Atlanta Braves<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Dave Snyder</b><p>...........Manny

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Posted By: <b>RIch Klein</b><p>Who as of Today -- and yes this won't last very long:<br /><br />Has hit as many homers for the Red Sox -- 236 as he did for the Indians.

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Posted By: <b>Eric Brehm</b><p>* Manny Ramirez is the last of the four: 236 Indians, 234 Red Sox (470 total through 2006)<br /><br />* Reggie Sanders has played for 8 teams; the most home runs he hit for one team was 125 with the Reds; he has 303 total through 2006<br /><br />* Jim Thome: 334 Indians, 96 Phillies, 42 White Sox (472 total through 2006)

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Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p>Here's another one.<br /><br />Who holds the record for hitting a home run in the mosts different parks and how many parks.

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Posted By: <b>Max Weder</b><p>Sammy Sosa, who just passed Junior I believe

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Posted By: <b>howard</b><p>I think Fred McGriff. thirty-something different parks?<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p>How many parks?

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Posted By: <b>RIch Klein</b><p>After the Jake yesterday

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Posted By: <b>Steve M.</b><p>Sosa, 44 parks.