# Baseball trivia question **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 13, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333 "2003-09-13T03:45:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/1 "2003-09-13T03:45:35Z")
The baseball world lost a man the other day. The only organist ever thrown out out of a MLB game. Who was he…and why was he thrown out? ---
**Author:** ![Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/2 "2003-09-13T03:51:27Z")
I can’t recall his name but I believe he was thrown out for playing _Three Blind Mice_ in reference to some allegedly bad calls by the umpireing crew. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/3 "2003-09-13T03:51:58Z")
He was [Wilbur Snapp](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sidelinechatter/2001723541_chat11.html), and he was ejected for playing “Three Blind Mice”, an obvious jab at the umps. I’m sure it’s not in the rules, but I’d be willing to bet that that would be an instant ejection for any organist nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/4 "2003-09-13T03:52:09Z")
Wilbur Sapp. [Played “Three Bilnd Mice”.](http://www.boston.com/dailynews/252/sports/Ballpark_organist_ejected_for_:.shtml) Tell him what he’s won, Johnny. P.S. I only cheated a little, I swear. I had heard of this before, his getting ejected I mean, but couldn’t remember details. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/5 "2003-09-13T03:54:05Z")
The ‘n’ in his last name is invisible to the good looking Dopers, for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/6 "2003-09-13T03:55:28Z")
Well done people! Any more? ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/7 "2003-09-13T04:04:04Z")
OK, easy one. Who’s the only guy in both the Baseball and Football HOF? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/8 "2003-09-13T04:13:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Airman Doors, USAF \* > \*\*Who’s the only guy in both the Baseball and Football HOF? \*\* [Cal Hubbard](http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0109290.html). I knew the answer, just Googled for a cite. When Lou Gehrig began his streak of 2130 consecutive games played, who did he replace in the lineup? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/9 "2003-09-13T04:18:40Z")
Wally Pipp, the most famous Trivia Question Answer in all of sports. Who replaced Gehrig when his streak ended? ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/10 "2003-09-13T04:21:13Z")
Babe Dahlgren. Who had the first unassisted triple play in World Series history? ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/11 "2003-09-13T04:21:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Airman Doors, USAF \* > \*\*He was [Wilbur Snapp](http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sidelinechatter/2001723541_chat11.html), and he was ejected for playing “Three Blind Mice”, an obvious jab at the umps. > \*\* I remember years ago when the organist at the Chicago stadium used to play the theme song from The Three Stooges when the officials skated on to the ice. That was followed by the theme from The Adams Family when the opposing team took the ice. Great stuff 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/12 "2003-09-13T04:27:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Airman Doors, USAF \* > \*\*Babe Dahlgren. > > Who had the first unassisted triple play in World Series history? \*\* No cheating, I promise. A shortstop or second baseman from the Indians in the teens or 20’s. Had a very odd last name. Best I can do w/o cheating. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/13 "2003-09-13T04:29:00Z")
Bill Wambsganss. Weird name, indeed. Who hit the first home run in the Astrodome? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/14 "2003-09-13T04:36:17Z")
What pitcher threw a no-hitter in his first career start? ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/15 "2003-09-13T04:44:25Z")
There’s only one? Jose Jimenez threw one a few years ago for … the Cardinals, I think. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/16 "2003-09-13T04:46:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Casey1505 \* > \*\*What pitcher threw a no-hitter in his first career start? \*\* Bobo Holloman, of the St. Louis Browns. He was a lousy pitcher, and was out of baseball entirely just 2 seasons later. Even on the night of his no-hitter, he wasn’t that great (he had a lot of walks). Still, a no-hitter is a no-hitter. As for the first homer in the Astrodome, well, I know Mickey Mantle hit one in an exhibition game before the regular season started, and that’s the answer most people look for. But I’m not sure who hit the first homer there that counted. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/17 "2003-09-13T05:05:51Z")
Jose Jimenez threw his no-hitter as a rookie, but it wasn’t in his first start. Interestingly, Cardinals rookie Bud Smith threw a no-hitter the following year. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/18 "2003-09-13T05:06:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Marley23 \* > **Wally Pipp, the most famous Trivia Question Answer in all of sports.** I’m sorry, that is not correct. Anyone know the actual answer? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/19 "2003-09-13T05:11:33Z")
Ah, you’re right in a nitpicky sense. I suppose I shouldn’t answer since I looked it up. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333/20 "2003-09-13T05:22:17Z")
Cute. I forgot about that guy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-trivia-question/201333.md?page=2)