Trivia

[cammb]

Who was Ted Williams referring to when he was quoted as saying “he had the most feared curveball in the American League for 18 years”.

[SyrNy1960]

Camilo Pascual

[GeoPoto]

Camilo Pascual

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[cammb]

Originally Posted by 3arod13

Camilo Pascual

Bingo I thought it would be a little harder

[Vintagedeputy]

Who is the only pitcher to win World Series games in three different decades?

[GeoPoto]

Pettitte. I don't have his cards.

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[Jim65]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Who is the only pitcher to win World Series games in three different decades?

I think its Jim Palmer

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Jim65

I think its Jim Palmer

Yes.

Beat the Dodgers in '66
Had multiple WS wins in the '70s
Beat the Phillies in '83

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Jim65

I think its Jim Palmer

Palmer is correct!

[George]

Who was the first major league player to have the name of the town in which he grew up to appear on the back of his uniform?

[molenick]

Bill Voiselle grew up in Ninety-Six, South Carolina and wore number 96. I didn't know for which teams without looking it up (Braves and Cubs)

[GeoPoto]

Thomas G. "Big Tom" Phillips. Pitcher with the Washington Senators in 1921-1922. 8 wins in 4 MLB seasons. He debuted with the St. Louis Browns in 1915.


According to an April 12, 1929 newspaper obituary "He broke into professional baseball with Wilkes-Barre in 1914, where his work attracted Connie Mack. During his best years he was a member of the [Philadelphia] Athletics, St. Louis [Browns], Cleveland [Indians] and Washington [Senators] in the American League. He was also with Little Rock and New Orleans of the Southern Association, pitching the latter team to a pennant in 1924. In 1925 Washington sent him to Minneapolis. The Millers recently sent him to Des Moines, in the Western Association, while he was ill at home in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. He was about 38 years of age, and had lived here nearly all of his life. His best feat was a no-hit, no-run game while with New Orleans in 1924.


Big Tom Phillips, of Phillipsburg, PA., died at the Phillipsburg state hospital after a lingering illness from diabetes.



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[cammb]

Here is one I don’t think you can look up. Can you name the two teams that played a game in the late 1920s that featured 19 future HOFers either on field or in dugout.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by cammb

Here is one I don’t think you can look up. Can you name the two teams that played a game in the late 1920s that featured 19 future HOFers either on field or in dugout.

Yankees and A's?

[George]

New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.

[cammb]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yankees and A's?

You got it! Wow!