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Old 04-11-2014, 01:00 AM   #1
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Baseball Trivia Thread

A fun little way to pass the time. Whoever answers correctly asks the next question.

1. In 2009, Aaron Heilman became the most recent player to relieve a pitcher who was credited with ________.
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Old 04-11-2014, 02:01 AM   #2
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A fun little way to pass the time. Whoever answers correctly asks the next question.

1. In 2009, Aaron Heilman became the most recent player to relieve a pitcher who was credited with ________.
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Old 04-11-2014, 02:39 AM   #3
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My Question:

Who is the only pitcher who was credited with one game appearance in his career, but never actually faced a batter?
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Old 04-11-2014, 09:57 AM   #4
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That would be Larry Yount, Robin's brother who was hurt warming up

What player started his career with a HR in 3 consecutive opening days?
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Old 04-13-2014, 12:26 AM   #5
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Either you have stumped everyone or no one cares about our little thread......

You have stumped me, anyways.....
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Old 04-13-2014, 01:50 AM   #6
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Yeah got me stumped too.

Kaz Matsui did hit HR 3 years in a row but only the first 2 were opening day. The 3rd was game 14 for the Mets and his 1st of the season. Jason Heyward did it on opening day his first 2 seasons.

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Adam Dunn homered on opening day 2005-6-7 but his career started in 2001.
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Old 04-13-2014, 03:21 AM   #7
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Old 04-13-2014, 04:05 AM   #8
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My guess is nobody...
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Either you have stumped everyone or no one cares about our little thread......

You have stumped me, anyways.....
My phrasing was incorrect, I had opening day on my mind

It was Kaz Matsui but it was 3 consecutive 1st plate appearances 2004-5-6, not opening day

This is why I love answering questions not submitting them, I always get one fact incorrect

I'll submit one that I looked up first

Who holds the most consecutive fielding chances at 2B without an error?
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My phrasing was incorrect, I had opening day on my mind

It was Kaz Matsui but it was 3 consecutive 1st plate appearances 2004-5-6, not opening day

This is why I love answering questions not submitting them, I always get one fact incorrect

I'll submit one that I looked up first

Who holds the most consecutive fielding chances at 2B without an error?
Pure but educated guess; Robbie Alomar.
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Darwin Barney?
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I know Placido Polanco set the record 5 or 6 years ago and I haven't heard of anyone breaking it, so that's my guess.
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That is correct Questdog, you are up sir
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Here's my question and maybe too easy:

Who was the first pitcher to blow an official save opportunity?
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Old 04-15-2014, 09:32 PM   #15
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No one?
This is getting to be a bummer....
Thought it would be fun.
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Old 04-16-2014, 02:05 AM   #16
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Here's my question and maybe too easy:

Who was the first pitcher to blow an official save opportunity?


No one? I read the question wrong. My answer was based on my understanding that blown saves were not an official stat.

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Old 04-16-2014, 07:11 AM   #17
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Cecil Upshaw, followed by Frank Linzy later in the same game.

Under the modern definition of the save rule, excluding any wording changes to the three-innings requirement, who led their league with the fewest saves?
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An interesting thing is that Upshaw led the NL in Save% in 1969, even though he blew the very first one.
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modern save rule? Is that 1930?1970?

Ehhh, How about Filpo Marberry?
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Sparky Lyle?
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