First Occasional No Googling Baseball Trivia Quiz

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Ooh, that’s pretty fascinating.

David Wells was hung over during his perfect game (which is a no-hitter).

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Speaking of baseballs, who’s the career minor leaguer who was once traded for $2500 and a case of 'em?

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Well, I’m out then.

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  1. Cross ownership is not allowed in MLB for obvious reasons. Who was the last person to own shares in two MLB teams at the same time (by special permission)?
  2. This famous movie comedy duo each owned pieces of major league ballclubs. Name the actors and their teams.
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Jeff Loria when he decided he wanted to screw up a new team. Or else Henry, it was someone in that mess.

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never mind - everyone beat me to these things

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This original question is still unanswered. It wasn’t Home Run Baker.

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Hope & Crosby. Hope owned stock in Cleveland and Bing owned a piece of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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They were all black, except for Babe Ruth.

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Bud Selig, Brewers & Expos?

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Lamar Mundane:

Willie Mays Aikens - go, Royals!

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Got it.

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What former Yankees manager recorded 5 career put-outs using the schoolyard favorite, the Hidden Ball Trick?

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Gene Michael

What team holds the record for runs in a game? How many did they score? How many did they score in their next game, coincidentally against the same team?

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All my questions were answered correctly.

The two “impaired” pitchers were Dock Ellis and David Wells. I’m surprised that Ellis was answered first; I thought Wells was the easy one since the story is in his book. Nice going!

And kudos to Hawkeyeop for the Aaron-Mays-Ruth answer. That’s my all-time favorite baseball question.

Some more:

  1. Which pitcher made Opening Day starts in the very first game for two expansion franchises?
  2. Who was the last postseason series MVP from a losing team?
  3. What MLB stadium had the largest seating capacity?
  4. What 2 MLB teams played in different stadiums with the same name in the same season?
  5. Who were the last two teams to share a stadium?
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Yankees and Mets, who shared Shea Stadium while Yankee Stadium was going through a renovation in the mid-70s.

As far as the ownership question (#12): the League owned the Expos, not Selig, who was an employee of the league. And it wasn’t Loria – He sold the Expos before buying the Marlins.

Let me add:

  1. What ballplayer played his entire major league career in one city, but on three different major league teams.
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Correct.

Without Googling (as per the rules), I’d guess Gene Woodling (Yankees, Mets, Giants?)

Related question:

  1. What ballplayer played his entire career with one team, but in three different cities?
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Tim Fortugno.

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  1. Prison.

  2. He had a nightmare about spiders; it frightened him so much that he leapt out of his bed (in a hotel room) and smashed his hand on some glass.

  3. He was accidentally rolled over by a tarp machine.

4, “Death To Flying Things”

  1. Willie Mays Aikens, who was named after Willie Mays, and two two-homer games in the 1980 World Series.

  2. Mud from the Delaware River.

  3. Nolan Ryan was the first player to sign a contract that formally called for a salary of $1 million per season. One or two previous contracts added up to over a million with performance bonuses and such.

  4. All three players started and finished their careers in the same city but a different franchise; Ruth with the Boston Red Sox and Braves, Mays with the New York Giants and Mets, Aaron with the Milwaukee Braves and Brewers.

  5. Nobody has ever pitched a no-hitter for the New York Mets.

  6. Ruth, Wagner, Cobb, Johnson, Mathewson.

  7. I know Dock Ellis, but not the other one.

  8. Pete

  9. Jeffrey Loria

  10. I saw the answer first.

  11. I don’t believe there is any such pitcher.

  12. Jeffrey Leonard, in the 1987 NLCS

  13. The Los Angeles Olympic Coliseum

  14. The Cubs and Dodgers at one point both played in facilities called “Wrigley.”

  15. The Yankees and Mets shared Shea Stadium during Yankee Stadium’s remodelling.

  16. Huh. I don’t know.

  17. I can’t think of anyone who fits this description. Eddie Mathews played for the Braves in three cities, but didn’t play his whole career for the Braves.
    Some more, some of which I’m reusing, but NO GOOGLING?

  18. What accomplishment would you associate with Ernie Whitt, George Bell, Lloyd Moseby, Rance Mulliniks, Fred McGriff, and the immortal Rob Ducey?

  19. The Devil Rays have had a losing record in every one of their ten seasons. That’s pretty bad, but what expansion team commenced their history with 14 straight losing seasons?

  20. Who is the all-time winningest pitcher to never throw a no-hitter?

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  1. What accomplishment would you associate with Ernie Whitt, George Bell, Lloyd Moseby, Rance Mulliniks, Fred McGriff, and the immortal Rob Ducey?
    All played for the Jays, but I think you are looking for more.

  2. The Devil Rays have had a losing record in every one of their ten seasons. That’s pretty bad, but what expansion team commenced their history with 14 straight losing seasons?
    I’m thinking the Seattle Mariners else the Rangers that were the 2nd Senators. But I think Billy Martin led them to a winning season before he came to the Yanks around 1970 or 1971.

  3. Who is the all-time winningest pitcher to never throw a no-hitter?
    I think that goes to Roger Clemens.