Baseball Chronicles

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There was a time I never missed one of my favorite teams baseball games.
I think maybe 25 years ago or so, I kinda lost interest.
The 1991 and 1992 seasons were my best memories , that's when the BlueJays of Toronto won back to back world Series Championships.

Baseball has heritage, mostly American but it had trended off into Canadians too :)
I can't remember a time without baseball.

There is a Ken Burns video documentary in a 9 part series (9 innings). That is a great series too, and I owned it in one form or another over these many years.

There is also a great book (chronicle style).
Between the two a person could know all there is to know about baseball and maybe a bit more too :)

2Oth Century Baseball Chronicle
A year-by-year History of Major league Baseball
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61YBDifKVDL._SX374_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg

My family gave me this book maybe 30 years ago. It's been through some times, even had to have it rebound awhile ago. That 'duck' tape does wonders :)
By the way, no ducks were harmed or killed in the fixing of that book :)

I recommend this Book of Baseball Chronicles to any baseball fan!
The Ken Burns 9 Inning video series is good too.

Did you know that in 1902 Nig Clarke went 8-for-8 with 8 HomeRuns !

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quiz
Who is pictured in very top left photo on the book cover ?

A true baseball fan would get this in an instance :)

[big mac]

quiz
Who is pictured in very top left photo on the book cover ?

A true baseball fan would get this in an instance :)

The picture is too small to see who it is but I will guess Wells.

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The picture is too small to see who it is but I will guess Wells.

nope
Not David Wells

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look at his stance . looks like that LA pitcher coming at yea... What's his name ? Sandy Kovacs !!
But it ain't him.

Think of an 'express' freight coming at yea.

and
Look at the hat :)

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while you ponder on that...

In 1961 Babe's HR record was broke by Rodger Marris.
Whitey Ford also broke a Babe record that year. What was it ?

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that's a young Ted Williams at top right, with the bats on his shoulder. Even in the small picture, who is the guy in the photo to the left of Ted ? The black and white photo with 2 guys, one guy from the cardinals birds, but who is the other guy with the huge smile is from where and who ??

[big mac]

look at his stance . looks like that LA pitcher coming at yea... What's his name ? Sandy Kovacs !!
But it ain't him.

Think of an 'express' freight coming at yea.

and
Look at the hat :)
Clemens?
I left my bifocals at work on Friday...lol

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Ted Williams was the last major leaguer to achieve a batting average of .400 or better .
Who in 1992 almost broke that record ?
It was in 1992, should be a hint.

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Clemens?
I left my bifocals at work on Friday...lol

not Rodger :)

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Clemens?
I left my bifocals at work on Friday...lol

The hat has a T

[big mac]

The hat has a T

Ryan[/QUOTE]

The Express :)

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Ryan

The Express :)[/QUOTE]

I was so excited , I edited your post instead of postings lol .. :eek:
sorry

Remember when Nolan lined up and nAILED THAt guy, then that guy ran at Nolan... aa Nolan K O'd him with a right upper cut

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Nolan Ryan
7 no no's
Fastest arm in baseball, faster then Sandy

[big mac]

He was a beast on the mound.
I heard the ladies said the same...lol

[big mac]

why is baseball you ask ?
It's about yelling about and the more you yell about the better the day at the ball park

I used to go in a limo with a bar owner that got that comped by Labatt's for season opener for Blue Jay's.Unfortunately Big Al passed and tradition ended.

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so cool big mac :)

Casey Stengel once said when asked the reason for his success, he said he never plays a game without his man.
Who was his man ?

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in 1965 Casey's Yankees faced the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series, for the second year in a row.
Not sure what game this was but Don Drysdale did something no other pitcher ever had. He pitch a perfect game in a World Series.

My question...
Who was the back-catcher ?


The answer will also answer who is the guy on the cover with that big smile.
It will also answer who was Casey's man, who he never played a game without, even if he was put in the outfield :)

[4me2c]

and there was this Guy :
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/don-larsen-yankees-pitcher-who-threw-only-perfect-world-series-n1109381

and His Catcher was ole #8 Yogi Berra...?!?

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and there was this Guy :
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/don-larsen-yankees-pitcher-who-threw-only-perfect-world-series-n1109381

and His Catcher was ole #8 Yogi Berra...?!?

that's right !

I see that I have Don's last name incorrect, but you got it 4me



In 1970 the Baltimore Orioles faced the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series. The Reds were the favorite with a line up that included Pete Rose, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez.
But the Orioles had the best third baseman in baseball. He was referred to as the human vacuum cleaner.
Acquired 10 gold gloves during his career.
The Orioles won the Series.

Who was this third baseman?

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Bonus question.
Get this one right and you can be called a die hard baseball fan !

Who was the first black man to play in the Major Leagues ?

[Ryu]

Jackie Robinson :)

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Jackie Robinson :)

nope
Jackie was actually the third, or the fourth depending on the school of thought.

I should have said, it's a trick question :)

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William Edward White was the first African-American baseball player in the major leagues. He played only one game back in the earlier 1880's
BUT White tricked the public and baseball. He passed himself off as a white man and it worked.
So for that reason baseball and the fans do not consider White as the first black man in the Major Leagues.

The first African-American to play in the Major Leagues was Moses Fleetwood Walker.
He played for the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884 and only played one season (42 games total).
Moses' brother Welday, played for the team for a short time that same year.

Jackie Robinson was the first in the modern era.
In 1945, he played for the Negro League for the Kansas City Monarchs
He then played in the minors for the Montreal team and owner Branch Rickie.
April 15, 1947, Jackie made his Major League debut, for Branch Rickie's Brooklyn Dodgers.

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The Bronx Bomber Babe Ruth, once hit 3 homeruns in a World Series game.
Back then pitchers would mostly always pitch the entire game, so as the game went on it became just a bit easier to get a hit off the pitcher.

Years later another Bronx Bomber hit 3 HRs in a World Series game.
He did this against 3 separate pitchers and also did this on just 3 consecutive swings of his bat.
No one else in the history of baseball has done that.

He also referred to himself as 'the straw that stirs the drink'

Who was this Bronx Bomber ?

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while you ponder on that...

In 1961 Babe's HR record was broke by Rodger Marris.
Whitey Ford also broke a Babe record that year. What was it ?

In 1961, Babe's HR record was broke by Rodger Marris.
In 1961, Whitey Ford broke Babes pitching record of 22 consecutive hitless innings pitched in World Series play.

It was a bad year for The Babe :(


Yup the Babe was first a pitcher for the Boston team, but when they saw how good he could smash the ball outta the park, he never pitched again :)

[Ryu]

The Bronx Bomber Babe Ruth, once hit 3 homeruns in a World Series game.
Back then pitchers would mostly always pitch the entire game, so as the game went on it became just a bit easier to get a hit off the pitcher.

Years later another Bronx Bomber hit 3 HRs in a World Series game.
He did this against 3 separate pitchers and also did this on just 3 consecutive swings of his bat.
No one else in the history of baseball has done that.

He also referred to himself as 'the straw that stirs the drink'

Who was this Bronx Bomber ?

yakeeeees :)

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yakeeeees :)

Yankees are the team, but who was the batter ?

[Ryu]

Yankees are the team, but who was the batter ?

I thought entire team called bronx bomber but hey we play foot ball (they call it soccer) so google give me yankee lol :D

btw, we first time in history made to semis :)

proud to be African :p

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I thought entire team called bronx bomber but hey we play foot ball (they call it soccer) so google give me yankee lol :D

btw, we first time in history made to semis :)

proud to be African :p

that's so cool :)

[Ryu]

so who was the batter?

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so who was the batter?

Reggie Jackson

[Ryu]

Reggie Jackson

thanks boss :)

[4me2c]

that's right !

I see that I have Don's last name incorrect, but you got it 4me



In 1970 the Baltimore Orioles faced the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series. The Reds were the favorite with a line up that included Pete Rose, Johnny Bench and Tony Perez.
But the Orioles had the best third baseman in baseball. He was referred to as the human vacuum cleaner.
Acquired 10 gold gloves during his career.
The Orioles won the Series.

Who was this third baseman?

#5... and NO, Johnny 5 did not play baseball, Creeks did tho...!!!

"Sure, he had already won both an American League (1964) and All-Star Game (1966) Most Valuable Player Award, but Robinson was hardly a household name outside the Baltimore area."

The Baltimore Orioles were Me Favorite back then, guess I Jinxed them for later years...?!?

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#5... and NO, Johnny 5 did not play baseball, Creeks did tho...!!!

"Sure, he had already won both an American League (1964) and All-Star Game (1966) Most Valuable Player Award, but Robinson was hardly a household name outside the Baltimore area."

The Baltimore Orioles were Me Favorite back then, guess I Jinxed them for later years...?!?

Brooks Robinson :)
I was wrong about one thing thou. It was 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards and not 10
Considered the best defensive 3rd baseman in the game.

Great team 4me :)
They were one of my favorites too.


I gots a 3 part question coming next. The answers may surprise :)

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What Major Leaguer was the first and only one to win the Most Valuable Player Award, in both the American and the National leagues ?

Who was the first African-American to become the Manager of a Major League team, with the American league?
Then some years later who was the first African-American to become the Manager of a Major League team, with the National league?

[Ryu]

Lefty Grove
Frank Robinson
Larry Doby

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Philadelphia
Frank Robinson
Larry Doby

Frank Robinson is the answer to all 3 questions :)

[Ryu]

Frank Robinson is the answer to all 3 questions :)

believe me I had that first then I changed lol
should have stick to my original :eek:

[Ryu]

Frank Robinson is the answer to all 3 questions :)

since I got 33% right whats my prize :cool:

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since I got 33% right whats my prize :cool:

lol ... :)

you get some wisdom from 'Spaceman' Bill Lee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Bmr8hoCkg

[Ryu]

lol ... :)

you get some wisdom from 'Spaceman' Bill Lee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Bmr8hoCkg

thank you :cool::);)