1950's Player Quiz

[Gr8Beldini]

Who holds the record for most HR's in a season by brothers that were teammates?

[bammerbb]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Who holds the record for most HR's in a season by brothers that were teammates?

I'm going to guess Hank & Tommy Aaron.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Who holds the record for most HR's in a season by brothers that were teammates?

My guess will be the Alou brothers...3 of them?

[quitcrab]

Palmer is correct !

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

My guess will be the Alou brothers...3 of them?

That would have been in the 60's.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

That would have been in the 60's.

That...would...be correct.


Pirates - Gene and George Freese - 1955, 17 HRs

Couldn't find it with google...just looked up brothers team mates manually from the 50s and did the math...that's pretty obscure!

[Seven]

Who hit the most Home Runs in the 1950's?

[Cliff Bowman]

Considering he started in 1951 and didn’t have to do any military service and was relatively healthy in the 50’s I would guess it’s Mickey Mantle. ETA, nope, looked it up and I’m wrong, three other guys hit more and one of them shocked me.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Considering he started in 1951 and didn’t have to do any military service and was relatively healthy in the 50’s I would guess it’s Mickey Mantle. ETA, nope, looked it up and I’m wrong, three other guys hit more and one of them shocked me.

A certain first basemen, perhaps is the one that shocked you? I was also shocked when I saw the answer. Mostly because at the career total he ended up with.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by Seven

Who hit the most Home Runs in the 1950's?

He was a man of royalty, not a King or Prince, but a Duke!

Duke Snider's prime was downright incredible. Averaging 40 Homers to the tune of a .311 batting average. Not half bad for the third best outfielder, in New York, in the 1950's!

While the move to the larger stadium definitely hindered his performance, later on in his career, I'd attribute his decline to Knee troubles. Something that his fellow NY outfielder, Mickey Mantle also experienced.

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Who holds the record for most HR's in a season by brothers that were teammates?

I posted this question not realizing it was 50's only - although in my defense the question prior to mine was a 60's-'80's answer. Anyway, so as not to leave ya'all hanging, it is not Aaron. It is not Alou. It is not Giambi. These siblings hit a total of 54 HR's as teammates one year in the '70's (not 50's - sorry).

[Cliff Bowman]

The May brothers popped in my head for the 70’s but then I realized they were never teammates. This is a wild guess but I know they were teammates for a couple of years, Tony and Billy Conigliaro?

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

The May brothers popped in my head for the 70’s but then I realized they were never teammates. This is a wild guess but I know they were teammates for a couple of years, Tony and Billy Conigliaro?

The wild guess is a good one. Tony 36 HR's and Billy 18 HR's for the '70 Sox.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

I posted this question not realizing it was 50's only - although in my defense the question prior to mine was a 60's-'80's answer. Anyway, so as not to leave ya'all hanging, it is not Aaron. It is not Alou. It is not Giambi. These siblings hit a total of 54 HR's as teammates one year in the '70's (not 50's - sorry).

All good. Took some time to find out about the Freese brothers...now we all have some really obscure trivia that may come in handy one day...

[Harliduck]

Question 1 -

In September 1952, which St. Louis Cardinal made his pitching debut in his 12th season already with the Cardinals?


Question 2 -

Which Major League pitcher threw the most strikeouts in the 1950s?

Question 3 -

Which Hall of Fame pitcher lost 22 games in a season during the 1950s?

Question 4 -

The fans in 1956 were treated to a new award, recognizing the greatest pitcher in the season, naming it the Cy Young Award, after pitching great, Denton True 'Cy' Young. Which pitcher won this inaugural award?

[Cliff Bowman]

1 Stan Musial? 2 Bob Feller? 3 Robin Roberts? 4 Don Newcombe? He was the NL MVP so I imagine he was the Cy Young Award winner.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

1 Stan Musial? 2 Bob Feller? 3 Robin Roberts? 4 Don Newcombe? He was the NL MVP so I imagine he was the Cy Young Award winner.

3 of 4....#2 is not Bob Feller. Good work!

Story on #1, Stan Musial -

Musial had just clinched his sixth batting crown for the Cardinals in 1952. The player that he battled for the crown throughout the season was Frank Baumholtz of the Cubs. Musial didn't appreciate comments that Baumholtz had made through the season, so Stan went to manager Eddie Stanky and told him that he wanted to pitch against the Cubs and Baumholtz. So, on September 28 in the final game of the season, Musial made his pitching debut. Harvey Haddix started the game and pitched to one batter, then Musial pitched against Baumholtz. Baumholtz got to first base on a ground ball error by Cardinal third baseman Solly Hemus. Haddix then took over again after Musial pitched to Baumholtz. The Cubs won the game 3-0, and that was it for Musial's pitching career.

[egri]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Question 2 -
Which Major League pitcher threw the most strikeouts in the 1950s?

Warren Spahn?

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by egri

Warren Spahn?

Not Warren!

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

Not Warren!

I think Warren Spahn was right behind Robin Roberts?