# First Occasional No Googling Baseball Trivia Quiz **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 5, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189 "2008-05-05T21:04:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/81 "2008-05-13T23:24:15Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] That’s the answer I was thinking of. As for the other: Mauch did manage in the post-season (just never in the World Series). 32 is “Goofy”. [/QUOTE] 32 is correct. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/82 "2008-05-14T16:55:26Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] 1. Name two players with the same name (since 1960) to have hit 30 or more home runs in a season. [/QUOTE] Guess I should clarify–same first and last names, not related to each other. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/83 "2008-05-14T17:00:56Z")
And another question: 1. Who was in the on-deck circle when Bobby Thomson hit the “Shot heard 'round the world”? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/84 "2008-05-14T17:59:40Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] And another question: 1. Who was in the on-deck circle when Bobby Thomson hit the “Shot heard 'round the world”? [/QUOTE] I’m just going to guess Willie Mays as I think I remember hearing that. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/85 "2008-05-14T18:25:55Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] Guess I should clarify–same first and last names, not related to each other. [/QUOTE] I know one… Frank Thomas (and Frank Thomas) Zev Steinhardt ---
**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:** [May 14, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/86 "2008-05-14T20:09:52Z")
[QUOTE=mshar253] I am going to guess the Rangers, last year, when they plated 27 against the Orioles. I don’t know how many runs they scored the next game; 0? [/QUOTE] They rang up 30, which beat the Red Sox’ old record of 29. In the next game they put up a mere 6 runs. In the Sox’ next game they put up 20, for a 2-game all-time record of 49 runs (against 8 from the St. Louis Browns, circa 1950). ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/87 "2008-05-16T05:31:39Z")
1. Which player was a member of the visiting team in the inaugural game at Montreal’s Jarry Park (April 1969, vs Cards), then a member of the visiting team in the first game at Olympic Stadium (April 1977, vs Phillies), and at some time between those dates played for the Expos? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/88 "2008-05-16T12:46:34Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] Gene Mauch? [/QUOTE] As pointed out, it was not Mauch, who did manage in the postseason. The person I mean was manager of two all star games, but never had a finish high enough to make the postseason. 1. Who was the first player to play all nine positions in a major league game? 2. Who was the second player to play all nine positions in a major league game? 3. What ballplayer played all seven games of a world series at a position he had only played in nine games in his career up to that point? (NB – OF counts as a position – I don’t mean he switched from center field to right, or some such). 4. Who was the first pitcher to appear in all seven games of a world series? ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/89 "2008-05-16T13:04:52Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] 39. Who was the first pitcher to appear in all seven games of a world series? [/QUOTE] My guess here is Darold Knowles. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/90 "2008-05-16T13:31:42Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] 36. Who was the first player to play all nine positions in a major league game? 37. Who was the second player to play all nine positions in a major league game? [/QUOTE] Bert Campaneris Cesar Tovar ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/91 "2008-05-16T15:29:11Z")
Knowles, Capaneris, and Tovar are correct. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/92 "2008-05-16T18:14:21Z")
[QUOTE=RealityChuck] 1. What ballplayer played all seven games of a world series at a position he had only played in nine games in his career up to that point? (NB – OF counts as a position – I don’t mean he switched from center field to right, or some such). [/QUOTE] Mickey Stanley, Detroit Tigers 1968, moved from CF to SS. The regular season starter at short, Ray Oyler, hit about .090 that year. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/93 "2008-05-17T02:53:49Z")
Good. And Oyler didn’t hit .090 that year; no one could play in over 100 games (as Oyler did) and have a batting average that pathetic. Oyler batted .135. With an OPS of .213. And struck out in over half his at bats. 🙂 Still no answer on the manager who managed in two All-Star Games but never in the postseason. If there are no more guesses, I’ll post the answer tomorrow. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2008, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/94 "2008-05-17T07:15:01Z")
Sorry I missed that one. It’s Paul Richards. In 1960 Casey Stengel was forced out of New York (read: fired) after losing the World Series to the Pirates, so Richards, as the manager of the 2nd-place Orioles, managed in the All-Star Games that year (there were two a year from 1959-1962, I believe). ---
**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:** [May 17, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/95 "2008-05-17T07:53:55Z")
[QUOTE=Airman Doors, USAF] Sorry I missed that one. It’s Paul Richards. In 1960 Casey Stengel was forced out of New York (read: fired) after losing the World Series to the Pirates, so Richards, as the manager of the 2nd-place Orioles, managed in the All-Star Games that year (there were two a year from 1959-1962, I believe). [/QUOTE] And of course I meant 1961. Stengel managed in 1960, Ralph Houk took over the Yankees for the 1961 season. Richards covered the two All-Star Games in 1961. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/96 "2008-05-17T14:16:02Z")
Correct. Richards’ teams never finished higher than second – and that was only in 1960 – so he was never eligible to be an all-star manager. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/97 "2008-05-17T16:31:08Z")
**What Exit?** is correct on Willie Mays. **zev\_steinhardt** is correct on Frank Thomas. [QUOTE=Intelligently Designed] 35. Which player was a member of the visiting team in the inaugural game at Montreal’s Jarry Park (April 1969, vs Cards), then a member of the visiting team in the first game at Olympic Stadium (April 1977, vs Phillies), and at some time between those dates played for the Expos? [/QUOTE] I’m thinking Dick Schofield or Nelson Briles. ---
**Author:** ![Intelligently\_Designed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intelligently_designed/32/20957_2.png) [@Intelligently\_Designed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intelligently_Designed)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/98 "2008-05-17T21:55:47Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Which player was a member of the visiting team in the inaugural game at Montreal’s Jarry Park (April 1969, vs Cards), then a member of the visiting team in the first game at Olympic Stadium (April 1977, vs Phillies), and at some time between those dates played for the Expos? [QUOTE=want2know] I’m thinking Dick Schofield or Nelson Briles. [/QUOTE] Nope. Hint: he’s still in the baseball world, but neither as a manager, coach nor executive. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/99 "2008-05-17T23:29:40Z")
[QUOTE=Intelligently Designed] Nope. Hint: he’s still in the baseball world, but neither as a manager, coach nor executive. [/QUOTE] Tim McCarver? I know he played for the Expos, but I don’t remember when. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189/100 "2008-05-17T23:38:30Z")
[QUOTE=Lamar Mundane] Tim McCarver? I know he played for the Expos, but I don’t remember when. [/QUOTE] Wait. You said he was a visitor, on the Cards. Got to be McCarver. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-occasional-no-googling-baseball-trivia-quiz/448189.md?page=6)