# Post your favorite sports trivia question **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164 "2023-09-15T14:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2025, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/441 "2025-10-21T02:30:47Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Wise was a starter for the bulk of his career. He was also the guy that the Phillies traded to St. Louis for Steve Carlton. Perhaps the worst trade in Cardinals history. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/442 "2025-10-23T02:58:32Z")
They made up for it with Lou Brock. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/443 "2026-01-18T18:12:05Z")
I thought it would be more fun to see if someone knows the answer to this, rather than Googling. In the very first year MLB instituted intra-league playoffs, 1969, the World Series MVP (Donn Clendenon) didn’t play at all in the NLCS. Has that happened since? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/444 "2026-01-18T18:41:44Z")
I’m going to say yes, but solely because you asked it. I have no clue of the year or who that might have been. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/445 "2026-01-18T21:08:59Z")
Corey Seager won in 2023 and he didn’t play in the NLCS. (Of course, he played in the ALCS…) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/446 "2026-01-18T22:12:47Z")
I didn’t know the answer when I posted, but I did the scut work. Yes, Clendenon was the only one. Jorge Soler may have come closest, having only two pinch-hitting appearances in the 2021 NLCS. He had been on the Covid injured list that postseason. And now it’s my new favorite sports trivia question. (Phrased as LCS, thank you Mr. Munch.) Has anyone besides Corey Seager won World Series MVP in both leagues? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/447 "2026-01-18T22:21:56Z")
I didn’t know the answer to this, but I googled it, so I’ll refrain from answering. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/448 "2026-01-19T22:52:56Z")
More of an interesting factoid than a true trivia question, but what is % of NBA players from all time has Lebron played against? 34% Which is absolutely wild to me. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/449 "2026-01-19T22:57:06Z")
LeBron James’ all-time worst record against a single opponent is 0-5. He never once defeated T.J. Leaf. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/450 "2026-01-29T20:22:58Z")
I never beat him either. Me and LeBron are _so much alike!_ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/451 "2026-01-29T20:34:40Z")
@Gatopescado You never even _tried_ to step up to my man, former Pacer T.J. Leaf; you’re too much of a _coward._ ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/452 "2026-01-29T20:43:08Z")
That’s a Fair Cop! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/453 "2026-02-01T20:47:18Z")
There are five pitchers who have started the MLB all-star game for both leagues. Name them. Vida Blue Roger Clemens Randy Johnson Roy Halladay Max Scherzer ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/454 "2026-02-27T13:34:41Z")
Who is the only person in MLB history to lead both leagues in at bats, hits and triples? Per wiki, it’s Lance Johnson. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/455 "2026-02-27T15:29:39Z")
In a single season, I assume. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/456 "2026-02-27T15:36:50Z")
Yeah. I thought that was understood, though I should have been clearer. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/457 "2026-02-27T15:43:19Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Who is the only person in MLB history to lead both leagues in at bats, hits and triples? That’s pretty obscure, especially when adding in the “both leagues” qualifier. I initially guessed Ichiro, but he never led any league in triples. Which then led me down the path of Jose Reyes, who led the NL in all three in 2008, which is when I noticed the “both leagues” thing. However, Willie Wilson did it in 1980 as well. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/458 "2026-02-27T16:01:02Z")
Johnson’s career numbers look like old-timey baseball: 34 homers, 117 triples. He also didn’t walk much but he still had seven seasons with more BBs than Ks. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/459 "2026-02-28T07:58:36Z")
Let me give you a little secret: as I’m a diehard Cub fan, it’s probably not a bad idea to assume the answer connects to them in some way. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/460 "2026-02-28T09:30:18Z")
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