HOF Geography Trivia

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

England is one of the non-player countries with Harry Wright.

I thought it was Chadwick. And I thought Cepeda was Puerto Rican not Cuban as well.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I thought it was Chadwick. And I thought Cepeda was Puerto Rican not Cuban as well.

Yes, Cepeda is from P.R., but Perez (in addition to some of the Negro Leaguers) is from Cuba. Both Chadwick and Wright are from the U.K., England specifically, as is one lesser known member of the Hall.

And there's still the one other country that hasn't been mentioned yet.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Could one of the Negro League HOFers have been from Venezuela?

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Could one of the Negro League HOFers have been from Venezuela?

Do you just mean because the birth records might be kind of spotty? There isn't one whose place of birth is listed officially as Venezuela.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Do you just mean because the birth records might be kind of spotty? There isn't one whose place of birth is listed officially as Venezuela.

Just a guess. Mexico would seem an obvious possibility but can't think of anyone.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by packs

Well I know Cuba has got to be one. The Dominican Republic is another. I know Carew is from Panama. Not sure about the others. Wasn't Blyleven from Denmark or Holland?

Originally Posted by Sean

Wait, wasn't Bert Blyleven born in the Netherlands? So I guess that's country six.

Historically Holland is only part of the Netherlands, but the two names names are often considered interchangeable.

The obvious exception is the absence of netherlandaise sauce in my cook book.

Carry on.

[Michael B]

Non players - United Kingdom and Germany
Players - Netherlands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Panama and Canada.

[tjb1952tjb]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Historically Holland is only part of the Netherlands, but the two names names are often considered interchangeable.

The obvious exception is the absence of netherlandaise sauce in my cook book.

Carry on.

Frank, you never fail to crack me up.

[DaveW]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Just a guess. Mexico would seem an obvious possibility but can't think of anyone.

Any chance Fernando Valenzuela makes it someday?

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by DaveW

Any chance Fernando Valenzuela makes it someday?

For the effect they had on the global market , both Fernando and Hideo Nomo deserve some great recognition, though I don't think either are 'One-Percenters'.