Old Judge Trivia Question Thread

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Misunderestimated

Every 19th Century buff knows that Old Hoss won 59 (or 60) in 1884
some other Old Judge subjects hold less known single season.... records name the following:
WAR overall in a season:
Runs in a season:
RBI/Per game in a season
Pitcher Strikeouts in a season
Pitcher WAR in a season
Pitcher ERA in a season
Wild Pitches in a season
Put outs as 2nd Basemen
Stolen Bases in a season
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Most of these are HOF greats but a few aren't famous at all...

I think WAR is Keefe. Probably pitcher WAR too.

[BobbyStrawberry]

I know two for certain-

WAR overall in a season: Tim Keefe
Pitcher Strikeouts in a season: Matt Kilroy

My guesses on the others-

Runs in a season: Billy Hamilton
RBI/Per game in a season: Dan Brouthers
Pitcher WAR in a season: Radbourn
Pitcher ERA in a season: Radbourn
Wild Pitches in a season: Tim Keefe (somebody who pitched a lot...)
Put outs as 2nd Basemen: Bid McPhee
Stolen Bases in a season: Billy Hamilton

-Matthew

[Misunderestimated]

Matthew-
WAR overall is Keefe
Pitcher K's is Matt "Matches" Kilroy
Keefe is (somehow) NOT Pitcher WAR - I guess he was better hitter than the winner... (and Old Hoss is not the answer, either)
Bid McPhee is the 2nd Basemen with the most put-outs (even without a glove most of the time)
Hamilton is the Runs leader (no surprise)
The others are still "open"
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I'll drop a few hints. The RBI leader was 1/3 of a HOF outfield....The pitcher WAR winner was (supposedly) the earliest PED user.....The wild pitch leader and the SB leaders are not HOF, or even HOF candidates..One of them was a "little" guy the other is not to be confused with someone named a "Lady" ..

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by Misunderestimated

I'll drop a few hints. The RBI leader was 1/3 of a HOF outfield....The pitcher WAR winner was (supposedly) the earliest PED user.....The wild pitch leader and the SB leaders are not HOF, or even HOF candidates..One of them was a "little" guy the other is not to be confused with someone named a "Lady" ..

pWAR: Galvin?
SB: Baldwin?

[spec]

RBI/game must be Sam Thompson

[molenick]

Since you said "not to be confused with a someone named Lady" my answer is: someone else whose last name is Baldwin. Unfortunately, no other 19th century Baldwin comes to mind.

[Joe_G.]

Having read Roy Kerr's book on Big Sam Thompson - Greatest Clutch Hitter Ever . . .

I'm confident Sam Thompson owns the RBI/game record with ridiculous stats in 1887 and again with the Phillies in the 1890s.

Lady Baldwin had a great 1886 and would lead all NL pitchers that year but falls well short of best single season pitching WAR.