# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 410
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8182 "2011-10-21T19:35:24Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland 5. [Hashima Island, Japan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8183 "2011-10-21T20:08:46Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland 5. Hashima Island, Japan 6. Tetepare, Solomon Islands Largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8184 "2011-10-21T21:10:49Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland 5. Hashima Island, Japan 6. Tetepare, Solomon Islands 7. Alimathaa, Maldives ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8185 "2011-10-22T02:06:54Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland 5. Hashima Island, Japan 6. Tetepare, Solomon Islands 7. Alimathaa, Maldives 8. Tinakula, Solomon Islands > **[Tinakula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinakula)** > > Tinakula is a conical stratovolcano which forms an island north of Nendo in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. It lies at the north end of the Santa Cruz Islands. It is about 3.5 kilometres (2 miles) wide and rises 851 metres (2,792 feet) above sea level, rising three to four kilometres (1.9 to 2.5 miles) from the sea floor. The volcano was first recorded in eruption in 1595 when Álvaro de Mendaña sailed past it. > The island is uninhabited. A population was eradicated when the volcano erupted ar... ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8186 "2011-10-22T04:48:24Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland 5. Hashima Island, Japan 6. Tetepare, Solomon Islands 7. Alimathaa, Maldives 8. Tinakula, Solomon Islands 9. [Ball’s Pyramid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball's_Pyramid), Australia ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8187 "2011-10-22T15:56:00Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland 5. Hashima Island, Japan 6. Tetepare, Solomon Islands 7. Alimathaa, Maldives 8. Tinakula, Solomon Islands 9. Ball’s Pyramid, Australia 10. Bouvet Island, Norway > **[Bouvet Island](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvet_Island)** > > Bouvet Island (/ˈbuːveɪ/ BOO-vay; Norwegian: Bouvetøya \[bʉˈvèːœʏɑ\]) is an island and dependency of Norway, and declared an uninhabited protected nature reserve. It is a subantarctic volcanic island, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, making it the world's most remote island. It is not part of the southern region covered by the Antarctic Treaty System. > The island lies 1,700 km (1,100 mi) north of the Princess Astrid Coast of Queen Maud Land, Anta... ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8188 "2011-10-22T16:32:22Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland 5. Hashima Island, Japan 6. Tetepare, Solomon Islands 7. Alimathaa, Maldives 8. Tinakula, Solomon Islands 9. Ball’s Pyramid, Australia 10. Bouvet Island, Norway 11. [Ailsa Craig](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailsa_Craig), Scotland A Big Rock off the SW coast of Scotland ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8189 "2011-10-22T17:54:45Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland 5. Hashima Island, Japan 6. Tetepare, Solomon Islands 7. Alimathaa, Maldives 8. Tinakula, Solomon Islands 9. Ball’s Pyramid, Australia 10. Bouvet Island, Norway 11. [Ailsa Craig](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailsa_Craig), Scotland 12. [Aldabra](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldabra), Seychelles Notable for its giant turtle population ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8190 "2011-10-22T19:28:15Z")
Deserted Islands (and their owners) 1. Michipicoten Island, Canada 2. Clipperton Island, France 3. Hans Island, claimed by both Canada and Denmark 4. Surtsey, Iceland 5. Hashima Island, Japan 6. Tetepare, Solomon Islands 7. Alimathaa, Maldives 8. Tinakula, Solomon Islands 9. Ball’s Pyramid, Australia 10. Bouvet Island, Norway 11. Ailsa Craig, Scotland 12. Aldabra, Seychelles 13. Howland, United States New category: Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8191 "2011-10-22T23:04:52Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8192 "2011-10-23T00:31:44Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 > **[Elmer Smith (baseball)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Smith_%2820th_century_outfielder%29)** > > Elmer John Smith (September 21, 1892 – August 3, 1984) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1914–16, 1917 and 1919–21), Washington Senators (1916–17), Boston Red Sox (1922), New York Yankees (1922–23), and Cincinnati Reds (1925). > Smith was a member of the 1920 World Series champions with Cleveland and the 1923 World Series champions with New York. He hit a grand slam in Game 5 of the 1920 World Series, which was the fi... ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8193 "2011-10-23T01:23:21Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 4. 1956 World Series Game 5–Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8194 "2011-10-23T01:33:58Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 4. 1956 World Series Game 5–Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game. 5. 1986 Game 6: error at first base allowing the tying run to score ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8195 "2011-10-23T04:59:46Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 4. 1956 World Series Game 5–Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game. 5. 1986 Game 6: error at first base allowing the tying run to score 6. Babe Ruth’s called shot - fifth inning, Game 3, 1932 World Series > **[Babe Ruth's called shot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth%27s_called_shot)** > > Babe Ruth's called shot is the home run hit by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the 1932 World Series, held on October 1, 1932, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. During the at-bat, Ruth made a pointing gesture which the existing film confirms, but whether he was promising a home run, or gesturing at fans or the Cubs in their dugout, remains in dispute. > Prior to Game 3, the Yankees and the Cubs had shown growing animosity towards one another... ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8196 "2011-10-23T12:09:37Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 4. 1956 World Series Game 5–Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game. 5. 1986 Game 6: error at first base allowing the tying run to score 6. Babe Ruth’s called shot - fifth inning, Game 3, 1932 World Series 7. [Joe Carter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Carter)’s game and series winning home run, Game 6, 1993 World Series. It was especially touching because Joe Carter recorded the last out of the 1992 World Series, the first time a Canadian team had won. > [@](#): > > Here’s the pitch on the way, a swing and a belt! Left field! Way back! Blue Jays win it! The Blue Jays are World Series champions as Joe Carter hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning and the Blue Jays have repeated as World Series Champions! Touch 'em all, Joe, you’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life! - Blue Jays broadcaster Tom Cheek. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8197 "2011-10-23T20:03:05Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 4. 1956 World Series Game 5–Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game. 5. 1986 Game 6: error at first base allowing the tying run to score 6. Babe Ruth’s called shot - fifth inning, Game 3, 1932 World Series 7. Joe Carter’s game and series winning home run, Game 6, 1993 World Series. 8. [1989 World Series-- Game 3 broadcast of The Loma Prieta earthquake](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_World_Series#The_Loma_Prieta_earthquake) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8198 "2011-10-23T21:57:59Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 4. 1956 World Series Game 5–Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game. 5. 1986 Game 6: error at first base allowing the tying run to score 6. Babe Ruth’s called shot - fifth inning, Game 3, 1932 World Series 7. Joe Carter’s game and series winning home run, Game 6, 1993 World Series. 8. 1989 World Series-- Game 3 broadcast of The Loma Prieta earthquake 9. 1948 World Series - the Cleveland Indians’ last World Series win, the first World Series broadcast on a national TV network, and the first World Series appearance by a black pitcher (Satchel Paige, in Game 5, for the Indians) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8199 "2011-10-23T22:04:57Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 4. 1956 World Series Game 5–Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game. 5. 1986 Game 6: error at first base allowing the tying run to score 6. Babe Ruth’s called shot - fifth inning, Game 3, 1932 World Series 7. Joe Carter’s game and series winning home run, Game 6, 1993 World Series. 8. 1989 World Series-- Game 3 broadcast of The Loma Prieta earthquake 9. 1948 World Series - the Cleveland Indians’ last World Series win, the first World Series broadcast on a national TV network, and the first World Series appearance by a black pitcher (Satchel Paige, in Game 5, for the Indians) 10. Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 Series for the Dodgers over the Oakland A’s, made more dramatic by the fact Gibson could barely walk, and would not appear again in that Series ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8200 "2011-10-23T22:50:23Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 4. 1956 World Series Game 5–Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game. 5. 1986 Game 6: error at first base allowing the tying run to score 6. Babe Ruth’s called shot - fifth inning, Game 3, 1932 World Series 7. Joe Carter’s game and series winning home run, Game 6, 1993 World Series. 8. 1989 World Series-- Game 3 broadcast of The Loma Prieta earthquake 9. 1948 World Series - the Cleveland Indians’ last World Series win, the first World Series broadcast on a national TV network, and the first World Series appearance by a black pitcher (Satchel Paige, in Game 5, for the Indians) 10. Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 Series for the Dodgers over the Oakland A’s, made more dramatic by the fact Gibson could barely walk, and would not appear again in that Series 11. Albert Pujols 3-home run game in Game 3 of the 2011 World Series, the fourth time this has been done. It was accomplished twice by Babe Ruth and once by Reggie Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/8201 "2011-10-24T13:38:10Z")
Great World Series moments 1. Bill Mazeroski wins Game 7 with home run against Yankees, 1960 2. Bill Wambsganss unassisted triple play, Game 5 of the 1920 World Series 3. Elmer Smith’s grand-slam homer, the first in World Series history, in the very same game as #2 4. 1956 World Series Game 5–Don Larsen’s World Series perfect game. 5. 1986 Game 6: error at first base allowing the tying run to score 6. Babe Ruth’s called shot - fifth inning, Game 3, 1932 World Series 7. Joe Carter’s game and series winning home run, Game 6, 1993 World Series. 8. 1989 World Series-- Game 3 broadcast of The Loma Prieta earthquake 9. 1948 World Series - the Cleveland Indians’ last World Series win, the first World Series broadcast on a national TV network, and the first World Series appearance by a black pitcher (Satchel Paige, in Game 5, for the Indians) 10. Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit home run to win Game 1 of the 1988 Series for the Dodgers over the Oakland A’s, made more dramatic by the fact Gibson could barely walk, and would not appear again in that Series 11. Albert Pujols 3-home run game in Game 3 of the 2011 World Series, the fourth time this has been done. It was accomplished twice by Babe Ruth and once by Reggie Jackson. 12. 2004 World Series–After being down three to the New York Yankees in the Playoffs, the Red Sox won four straight to take the championship, and then won another four straight to beat the St. Louis Cardinals and win their first World Series title in 86 years!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=409) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=411)