Trivia 1946 to 2007 in three players
Player A made his debut in 1946, Player B retired in 2007, and Player C was teammates with both of them. No looking it up, who are they?
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Is A Yogi Berri and C Ed Kranepool? I'm trying to think who B could be without looking it up (which I swear I haven't!).
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Jesse Orosco?
Was Orosco playing with Kranepool or did he play until 2007?
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For now, I am being a jerk and will only acknowledge all three correct answers, as narrowing it down one by one makes it too easy. If nobody has it by morning, well, we'll see.
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I thought of Orosco, whose rookie year with the 1979 Mets was Kranepool's last year with the same team, but I just cheated and looked it up, and he only played until 2003.
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musial, mccarver, juan samuel?
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i meant julio franco for player c....
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Berra, mcgraw, franco
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Berra 1946 - 1965 Mets. McGraw 1965 Mets - 1982 Phillies. Franco 1982 Phillies - 2007. |
1941 to 2008
You can go from 1942 to 2008 with Spahn, Niekro and Glavine
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I just figured out that it was Berra, McGraw, Franco, but gregmorris818 beat me to it. But I cheated, so I can't complain. :rolleyes:
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Actually, Early Wynn and Tommy John get you from 1939 to 1989, so who was a long-playing rookie on those late 80s Yankees teams? Al Leiter through 2005 so that's a tie, I think, with Spahn Niekro Glavine.
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Didn't Jamie Moyer start in the 1940's:D
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If you count Satchel's time in the Negro leagues, Satchel Paige-Minnie Minoso-Harold Baines will take you from 1926-2001.
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Some other ones I can think of (if expanding to 4 or 5)...
Amos Strunk(1908)...Al Simmons...Elmer Valo...Jim Kaat(1983) Jack Quinn(1909)...Paul Richards...Billy Pierce...Minnie Minoso...Harold Baines (2001) Hard to beat this one... Nick Altrock(1898)...Ossie Bleuge...Early Wynn...Tommy John...Al Leiter(2005) |
one up?
Piggybacking off Rhett's post, wouldn't Bluege-Wynn-John from 22-89 be a new 3 man high mark, or would it not count since Wynn's Sen's debut occurred after Bluege retired from the same '39 team?
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How about:
Honus Wagner (1897-1917 PIT) Burleigh Grimes (1916 PIT - 1934 STL/NYY/PIT) Frankie Crosetti (1932 NYY - 1948 NYY) |
Teddy Ballgame-Yaz-Eckersley?
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Easy mistake to make as his RC is 1960, Ted's last year. One of the few players in that era to have a card before his ML debut, I would think? But his first game was 1961.
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Okay, i get it, now lets change the question.
All three players must have been right handed or all three could be left handed. All three must have played the same position (at least part of the time) for the same team (so they were possibly platooned during their overlap (don't you just love righty-righty platoons)). Finally all three players must have had 34 inch waists and preferred chewing tobacco to cigarettes.:D:D:D |
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Name these two teams.
1. This team had 4 pitchers who already had won 200 games, plus another pitcher who became a HOFer and another pitcher who was their best starter. 2. This team had 5 pitchers who had won or would go on to win 200 games. |
Here's another good one....
Brooks Robinson (1955-1977) Eddie Murray (1977-1997) Paul Konerko (1997-2014) 59 years. |
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200 game winners by 1954 Bob Lemon Early Wynn Bob Feller Hal Newhouser Best starter by ERA - Mike Garcia Hall of Fame of Ears - Don Mossi Team - the Cleveland Indians |
Not the one I had in mind but good. Mine requires another HOF pitcher and another pitcher who was their best starter.
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1956 to present: Moe Drabowsky, Goose Gossage, A Rod.
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Excerpts from the attached article . . .
Eddie Murray's the eighth man. When he broke in, Brooks Robinson was still playing. And when Robinson broke in, Bob Feller was still playing. And when Feller broke in, Rogers Hornsby was still playing. And when Hornsby broke in, Honus Wagner was still playing. And when Wagner broke in, Cap Anson was still playing. And when Anson broke in, Dickey Pearce was still playing. And when Pearce broke in, Doc Adams was still playing. Adams played for the Knickerbocker club in the first organized game of baseball in 1846, number one of the eight men whose careers cover the 152 seasons since. B.J. Upton played with Fred McGriff who played with Phil Niekro who played with Warren Spahn who played with Ernie Lombardi who played with Jack Quinn who played with Willie Keeler who played with Jim O'Rourke who played with George Wright who started at shortstop for the first all-professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Reds. http://www.battersbox.ca/article.php...50220021202197 |
Can we include the negro leagues and minors? A bit of a stretch, but:
Satchel Paige (1926-1966) Johnny Bench (1966-1983) Greg Harris (1983-1995) |
Actually was looking at guys who played on the same team. We can obviously expand this at least through 2007 otherwise...
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Gotta think someone could weave Nolan Ryan and Darren Oliver (1993; Ryan's last and Oliver's first year) with a player Ryan played with in '66 or '68...
between Oliver and Ryan you get '66-2013.... Best I could do was Roy McMillan who started in 1951.... So 1951-2013...62 years there OR...are we including managers? Manager of the '66 Mets was Wes Westrum, who made his debut in '47.....1947-2013 is 66 years. |
If we include managers and players I came up with
Connie Mack 1886-1950 Managed Bobby Shantz 1950-1964 Played for Gene Mauch 1964-1987 Managed Mark Mclemore 1987-2004 Played with Nick Swisher (2004-2015) |
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Tommy John Luis Tiant Gaylord Perry Jim Kaat Best starter Ron Guidry Other Hofer Goose Gossage Early Wynn won game 200 in 1955 Bob Lemon won game 200 in 1956 |
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Frank Robinson-Dennis Eckersley-Jason Giambi gets you 59 years 1956-2014
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Neat thread. One of the reasons I'm addicted to the Board. Thanks, Peter.
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Team no. 2 from the second trivia question is still unidentified. Perhaps Dr. Frank wants to redeem himself?
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Here's a clue -- Nolan Ryan was one of the five.
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Wow, I would not have thought...
the 89 & 90 Texas Rangers.
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Nolan Ryan
Kenny Rogers Charlie Hough Jamie Moyer Kevin Brown |
If you take out the teammate requirement, and substitute a played against one, you get this question, not difficult but still pretty amazing. Name a pitcher who pitched to both a player who started in 1939 and a player who retired in 2007, 68 years apart.
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