If it’s not your favorite I won’t be checking just pretend. One question per post please.
Who is the only player in Major League Baseball who served in combat in both WWII and Korea?
Jerry Coleman. The answer most people will think of is Ted Williams but he was never in combat in WWII. The closest he got was Hawaii getting ready to ship out to the Pacific Theater. Jerry Coleman was also a Marine aviator.
Are we supposed to post both the question and answer, or just the question?
Which NFL wide receiver caught only 1 pass in his entire career, but that pass was for a touchdown in the Super Bowl?
Percy Howard. He caught a touchdown pass from Roger Staubach to cut the Steelers’ lead to 21-17 in Super Bowl X. Later on, in the final seconds of the game, Staubach threw the ball to him in the end zone, twice, but he failed both times to make the catch what would have been a game-winning touchdown. Howard never caught another NFL pass for the remainder of his short career.
Technically speaking, the Ravens were never the Browns. The Cleveland Browns franchise was put on hiatus, and the Baltimore Ravens began their history in 1996. The Browns resumed their franchise in 1999.
Most of the organization – owners, staff, coaches and players – ended the 1995 season in Cleveland as the Browns and started the 1996 season in Baltimore as the Ravens. In all but the most hairsplitting sense, the Ravens used to be the Browns.
Three MLB players.
Each of them scored 500 or more home runs in their careers.
The first MLB team, and the last MLB team they played for were different teams located in the same city.
The teams were in different leagues.
Close. First thing that occurred to me when I first heard this too.
I don’t why Jimmy Foxx didn’t get the recognition that came to others in his time. Triple Crown winner, 100+ RBIs in 13 consecutive seasons, 30+ home runs in 12 consecutive seasons, and a career .325 average and 524 home runs.
Who is the only player to die as the result of injuries sustained during a MLB game?
Ray Chapman, Cleveland Naps, 1920. He got hit in the head with a pitch. Helmets weren’t required for another 30 years but the spitball was outlawed immediately.