This RBIer had a National League career World Series SLG of 4.000
Quote from: ultimate7 on 04/04/05, 12:39:13 PM
This RBIer had a National League career World Series SLG of 4.000
Good question. Too busy at work today to research it.
Gibson maybe?? Oh, Fuck...I have no clue.
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/04/05, 12:58:34 PM
Quote from: ultimate7 on 04/04/05, 12:39:13 PM
This RBIer had a National League career World Series SLG of 4.000
Good question. Too busy at work today to research it.
Gibson maybe?? Oh, Fuck...I have no clue.
Has to be. He only saw 1 AB in the 88 series and we all know the resulting fist pumping. Don't think he ever returned to the WS afterward
Correct it is Gibson, that was his only WS AB as a NL player, he also played in the '83 series with the Tigers.
84 series? tigers padres?
Sorry, I meant '84 right.
Great question. I emailed this to all of my college RBI buddies. Still awaiting their responses.
It's a fuckin' easy question from an easy fella!
Quote from: JoeDirt on 04/04/05, 06:33:24 PM
It's a fuckin' easy question from an easy fella!
Easy to say after you see the answer
CHEATER
You bastard!
I mean really, though, who doesn't know that Gibson's only appearance was PH duty in game one of the '88 series?
I did figure this one maybe too easy, but I don't see any other bastards coming up with any of these. It's tough to make 'em difficult without making them impossible.
Off the top of my head, another easy-ish one:
Name the player who had more than twice as many career homeruns than career doubles.
No cheating.
Steve Balboni.
Quote from: Nails on 04/05/05, 10:41:01 AM
Off the top of my head, another easy-ish one:
Name the player who had more than twice as many career homeruns than career doubles.
No cheating.
Without looking it up, I'd guess McGwire, since he was pretty much immobile and hit lots of homers. Then again, it could be something wacky like a pitcher who happened to hit a few homers.
It has to be Mac. He only had about 1600 career hits with almost 600 home runs. I doubt that 30% of his remaining hits were doubles.
Another easy one. Who was the first RBI'er to make $1M/season?
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/05/05, 11:03:23 AM
Another easy one. Who was the first RBI'er to make $1M/season?
Nolan Ryan?
Rob Wilfong?
I wonder how many RBIers have been the highest-paid player in baseball at any point. I know Sandberg was in the early '90s, and I seem to recall Potatoes having that title at some point, too.
I think Nolan was the first $1M player - I wouldn't have remembered that if ultimate hadn't said it first, though.
Quote from: Nails on 04/05/05, 10:41:01 AM
Off the top of my head, another easy-ish one:
Name the player who had more than twice as many career homeruns than career doubles.
No cheating.
That Stat is asstounding, I can't find anyone else who is close, so far Rob Deer has about 64% as many Double as HRs. Even Balboni had 70%.
I remember when Pucket singed 3 yr/ 9 mil, I think he became the first 3 million per year.
Reggie may have been the first $1 million
Quote from: ultimate7 on 04/05/05, 11:25:14 AM
I remember when Pucket singed 3 yr/ 9 mil, I think he became the first 3 million per year.
You're correct - I just found a list on ESPN.com from '99 (http://espn.go.com/mlb/s/mlbsalary.html) with the highest paid players in baseball since Kirby became the first $3M/year man in 1989. There are several RBIers on it: Will Clark, Mattingly, Canseco, Clemens, and Ryno.
Quote from: ultimate7 on 04/05/05, 11:16:56 AM
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/05/05, 11:03:23 AM
Another easy one. Who was the first RBI'er to make $1M/season?
Nolan Ryan?
You sir are correct. He was the first player ever, to make > $1M/year.
Quote from: BeefMaster on 04/05/05, 11:00:20 AM
Quote from: Nails on 04/05/05, 10:41:01 AM
Off the top of my head, another easy-ish one:
Name the player who had more than twice as many career homeruns than career doubles.
No cheating.
Without looking it up, I'd guess McGwire, since he was pretty much immobile and hit lots of homers. Then again, it could be something wacky like a pitcher who happened to hit a few homers.
It is McGwire (http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgwima01.shtml). Nice job, BeefMaster.
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/05/05, 11:01:17 AM
It has to be Mac. He only had about 1600 career hits with almost 600 home runs. I doubt that 30% of his remaining hits were doubles.
Shit, Beef beat me by less than 1 minute. Fast fucker!! ;D
Can you name the only RBIer to get a hit for 2 different teams on the same day?
joel youngblood, i think there's a fleer card that highlights this.
1983 fleer, we've had that one before
# 641, but i'm looking for a pic and cant find that yet.
I'm picturing half the picture is him at wrigley field were he played the day game
Who is the only RBI'er to Homer in his fist Minor League AND MLB at-bat?
Quote from: ShitPaw on 04/05/05, 03:07:38 PM
Will Clark?
Ding, Ding, Ding
"I once played in a season where I hit 6 grand slams (still a ML racord). The other 13 seasons of my MLB career I could not even hit 1. Who am I?
Wow, I have no clue, Jack Clark?
Quote from: ShitPaw on 04/05/05, 03:14:51 PM
Don Mattingly and Lou Gehrig hit more combined Grand Slams than any two players who played the same position (primarilly) for the same team their entire career.
That's my guess.
Nice job Shitpaw.
Who was the last RBI'er to lead the league in both walks AND hits in a season?
I'll guess Wade Boggs
Quote from: ultimate7 on 04/05/05, 04:09:39 PM
I'll guess Wade Boggs
Nope. But Wade
is the only player to hit a home run as his 3000th hit, and he is the first player to hit a home run in a Devil Rays uniform.
Gwynn?
Nope, not molitor or gwynn. 2 good guesses though.
Gallaraga?
Dale Murphy?
No correct answer yet...
It was Dykstra in 1993 with the Phillies. 194 hits and 129 walks.
OK, who was the only RBIer to lead the league in hits and strikeouts in the same season?
Galaragga
Right. Andres The Giant pulled off the rare double in 1988. 184 H, 153 Ks.
i already asked that question, fighton.
I thought we might've done that one before
Here's another:
"When I was a rookie, I started off the season with a 5-0 record and a 0.20 ERA inlcuding 4 shutouts. Oh, and I was also batting .438 at this point in the season too. Who am I?"
Quote from: ShitPaw on 04/05/05, 09:56:51 PM
First thought: Doc Gooden.
Nope, threw you a curve. The Doc was the obvious choice since he always had the rep as a good hitting pitcher. It should be narrowed down significantly now.
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/05/05, 09:53:50 PM
Here's another:
"When I was a rookie, I started off the season with a 5-0 record and a 0.20 ERA inlcuding 4 shutouts. Oh, and I was also batting .438 at this point in the season too. Who am I?"
Nando
I was gonna say 'nando, too. he was a good hitter and a good rookie pitcher...
Quote from: Bonny on 04/05/05, 10:32:44 PM
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/05/05, 09:53:50 PM
Here's another:
"When I was a rookie, I started off the season with a 5-0 record and a 0.20 ERA inlcuding 4 shutouts. Oh, and I was also batting .438 at this point in the season too. Who am I?"
Nando
yep!
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In 1979 and 1991
this player had the 2 highest single season totals for tripples in his teams history.
Tim Raines?
Steve Balboni?
My 2nd choice was Chet Lemon
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/06/05, 07:36:28 AM
In 1979 and 1991 this player had the 2 highest single season totals for tripples in his teams history.
Quote from: ultimate7 on 04/06/05, 08:15:24 AM
My 2nd choice was Chet Lemon
I don't believe Chet played in 1991. I was surprised to see he has 61 career triples though.
I cheated and looked it up so I won't answer, in the mean time I'll post another.
This RBIer hit 20 triples in 1979.
Otis Nixon?
Rickey Henderson?
Phil Plantier?
George Brett
Roger Dorn?
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/06/05, 08:27:35 AM
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/06/05, 07:36:28 AM
In 1979 and 1991 this player had the 2 highest single season totals for tripples in his teams history.
I'm going to guess Paul Molitor
Quote from: ericdavisfan on 04/06/05, 09:47:01 AM
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/06/05, 08:27:35 AM
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/06/05, 07:36:28 AM
In 1979 and 1991 this player had the 2 highest single season totals for tripples in his teams history.
I'm going to guess Paul Molitor
Paul "Moltor" is right. Oddly enough, he never hit more than 8 tripples/season in the 80s.
I think Brett is the right answer for the "20 tripple question". Otherwise, Randolph or Wilson maybe????
Correct Brett was the 20 triples
I remember the days when players used to hit triples
players hit triples back in the old timey days.
back when men called each other "fella."
back when vibrators didn't run on batteries.
back when baseball was baseball and basketball was an organized sport.
Yes Ray, people will come. . . . . . . .
Can you name the RBIer who once hit 4 consecutive home runs in a game?
Alright, that one was too easy. Chew on this one for a while:
Who is the only RBIer to be struck out (at least once) by all 4 members of the 4,000 strikeout club?
Reginald Martinez Jackson?
Quote from: Teddyballgame on 04/06/05, 10:31:05 AM
Reginald Martinez Jackson?
Nope. He just got struck out by every other pitcher.
Don Baylor
Quote from: Ryno on 04/06/05, 10:41:53 AM
Don Baylor
Quote from: ShitPaw on 04/06/05, 10:35:29 AM
Canseco?
Nope. Nope.
Don Baylor may have gotten hit by all 4 pitchers though.
Again, I'm gonna go with Paul Molitor here
I'm revising my answer to either Willie McGee or Jack Clark
Don sutton?
I'm trying to think of some RBI'er that played back in the old timey days. . . .back when color TV was black and white.
Who are the 4 4000K guys? Ryan, Carlton, Johnson and Clemens, correct?
I have trouble believing only 1 RBIers was struck out by all 4 of these guys.
I'll go with Tim Raines again.
Assuming this is true, it's a great Queston.
Julio Franco
Quote from: stockw19 on 04/06/05, 10:29:24 AM
Alright, that one was too easy. Chew on this one for a while:
Who is the only RBIer to be struck out (at least once) by all 4 members of the 4,000 strikeout club?
Still have not seen a correct answer.
Quote from: ultimate7 on 04/06/05, 10:51:00 AM
Who are the 4 4000K guys? Ryan, Carlton, Johnson and Clemens, correct?
Those are the 4.
Mark McGwire, assuming that Carlton struck him out during his stint in Cleveland
Quote from: ShitPaw on 04/06/05, 11:14:12 AM
Reggie Jackson
Jose Canseco
Don Baylor
Paul Molitor
Don Sutton
Mark McGwire
Tim Raines
Julio Franco
Wade Boggs?
Donnie Baseball
Bill Madlock
I still want to know which of the 4 didn't strike out Tim Raines.
Vince Coleman?
Danny Heep
Peter North
Ron Jeremy
Buck Adams
Quote from: ShitPaw on 04/06/05, 12:05:55 PM
Andres Gallaraga. solid guess this time.
Thought about him, but its very unlikely that Carlton ever struck him out, I bet its a pitcher
Still no right answer. I will let it go another 45 minutes, then I'll give a hint.
Strawberry
You're talking NES, right? 'cause I know for a fact Rickey be Rickey was the 5,000th K for Ryan Nolan.
Quote from: JoeDirt on 04/06/05, 12:17:31 PM
You're talking NES, right? 'cause I know for a fact Rickey be Rickey was the 5,000th K for Ryan Nolan.
Yes, the '86-'87 version. His name appears in one way or another somewhere in this thread (more than once).
Chili Davis? or maybe Eric Davis? (though I don't know if Carlton and he overlapped enough)
Jack Clark
Quote from: ericdavisfan on 04/06/05, 12:37:00 PM
Chili Davis? or maybe Eric Davis? (though I don't know if Carlton and he overlapped enough)
You got it. I guess this was tough just because there is no real way to really look it up online. I remember reading this on one of those Baseball Trivia calenders I had last year.
Let's do a couple of easy ones now.
What RBIer has grounded into the most career Double Plays?
&
What RBIer has the record for most career ABs w/o a grand slam?
I still want to know which one didn't strike out Raines, does anyone have any idea of ways to look that kind of thing up?
DPs Jim Rice?
Will Clark also struck out against all four members of the 4,000 K club:
vs. Carlton
May 27, 1986 Giants vs. Phillies
Clark strikes out against Carlton in first and fourth innings
vs. Ryan
Many times in 1986 and 1987, including...
September 9, 1987 Giants vs. Astros
Clark strikes out three times as Ryan fans 16 over eight innings to pick up the 4-2 victory.
vs. Johnson
July 5, 1998 Rangers vs. Mariners
Clark strikes out twice as Johnson fans 12 to get the complete game victory, 8-4.
vs. Clemens
July 17, 1997 Rangers vs. Blue Jays
Clark strikes out twice as Clemens fans 10 in a five-hit, 9-1 victory.
Quote from: fightonusc on 04/06/05, 01:28:33 PM
Will Clark also struck out against all four members of the 4,000 K club:
vs. Carlton
May 27, 1986 Giants vs. Phillies
Clark strikes out against Carlton in first and fourth innings
vs. Ryan
Many times in 1986 and 1987, including...
September 9, 1987 Giants vs. Astros
Clark strikes out three times as Ryan fans 16 over eight innings to pick up the 4-2 victory.
vs. Johnson
July 5, 1998 Rangers vs. Mariners
Clark strikes out twice as Johnson fans 12 to get the complete game victory, 8-4.
vs. Clemens
July 17, 1997 Rangers vs. Blue Jays
Clark strikes out twice as Clemens fans 10 in a five-hit, 9-1 victory.
Wierd. Maybe Chilli was the first to accomplish this feat or something, or maybe the calendar just had a wrong question.
By the way, Ozzie is the correct answer to the "grand slam" question.
There are some lists online where you can look up a complete list of players and who they all struck out against. I am denied access to these sites from work though. I am waiting for them to deny my forums access too. Although I can still log into the forums, I can't go to www.dee-nee.com.
This is how the question was worded:
Who is the player that has been struck out by all 4 members of the 4000 K club?
a) Dwight Evans
b) Gary Carter
c) Rickey Henderson
d) Chili Davis
This is misleading. By saying "the player", it makes it sound like there is only 1.
Fighton, where did you get that info? Did you just look up a bunch of games? It really seemed like there had to be more than 1.
I have no idea if there are more than just Chili and Will Clark. I went and looked at players that would have played in the right leagues at the right time and used Retrosheet (http://www.retrosheet.org) to look up box scores.
Quote from: ShitPaw on 04/06/05, 03:06:37 PM
Still, props to stock for these questions.
Thanks, I will try not to do any more fuckups.
Did anyone get the player who grounded into the most double plays yet?
Mike Schmidt?
I'd say Potatoes, but he struck out too much to be hitting into DPs.
Quote from: ultimate7 on 04/06/05, 11:22:52 AM
I still want to know which of the 4 didn't strike out Tim Raines.
OK I spent 20 minutes on retrosheet finding Raines Ks by Johnson and Clemens, I don't have to spend another 20 on Carlton and Ryan because I know those happened, I am vindicated :)
Cal Ripken (350). Somewhere there's a thread with the all various records set by RBIers.
OK, here's a fresh one: what RBIer holds the record for the most HRs hit at the Kingdome by a visitor?
I'll guess hJose
brian downing?
Yes, it was Brian Downing, with 19. Cal Ripken and Carlton Fisk were second, each with 18. (Read the story. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/06/25/SP26618.DTL))
I may have already mentioned this at some point, but I'll ask anyway...
Which RBIer, at the time of his retirement, held the major league record for indoor homeruns?
Quote from: BeefMaster on 04/06/05, 04:33:31 PM
I may have already mentioned this at some point, but I'll ask anyway...
Which RBIer, at the time of his retirement, held the major league record for indoor homeruns?
Dawson?
Kent Hrbek?
Sir Mix-a-lot?
Quote from: fightonusc on 04/06/05, 04:44:06 PM
Kent Hrbek?
We have a winner - he started with the Twins right around the time the Metrodome opened, plus he got to play in Seattle a few times a year.
I'm not 100% sure he still has the record - the latest I heard that he had it was shortly after he retired in '94. It's possible that someone (Griffey Jr. is the most likely I can think of) passed him after then.
Quote from: BeefMaster on 04/06/05, 04:33:31 PM
Which RBIer, at the time of his retirement, held the major league record for indoor homeruns?
This has to be more difficult to keep track of now with all the retractabe stadiums.
This is a great thread, keep it up... Going onsite to customers really cuts down on the daily dee-nee time...
I've got a really pointless one:
Of the RBI position players, which two have the most career strikeouts pitching?
Good Q Gerlost,
1 is Gary Gaetti I think
I'll guess hJose Oquendo for the other
Canseco and Boggs?
I'll guess Boggs - I know he pitched at least once, although I don't know whether he was any good.
Of the players we've listed I checked, 2 of them have 2 Ks (Oquendo and Boggs), not sure if they are the ones
I have to agree with Oquendo and Boggs. Not sure if anyone else besides Canseco has ever pitched in a game. That would be another good trivia question.
Gaetti has
I looked through some others but no pitching record for DeCinces, Grich, Spike Owen, or Greg Gagne don't know why I thought those guys would be likely.
It has to be Oquendo/Boggs. Since the question was "what 2 players", I cannot immagine that 2 other players have more than 2.
Seriously, if you struck out to hjose Oquendo they shouldn't let you back in the league...
So what's most worstest, striking out to Oquendo as a batter, or giving up a tater to him as a pitcher?
Some one needs to make an All-hJose Oquendo ROM, where every player and pitcher is hJose.
Even worse than giving up a whiff to Oquendo would be one to Boggs. Can we find out which losers struck out to Boggs? I bet the chicken grease on the ball gave him extra break...
Would every team be the Baseball Pirates? This sounds like a fun rom, especially for all the bitches out there who think parity is such a wonderful thing.
Yes indeed, Oquendo and Boggs are the two fireballers.
hJose actually pitched 4 innings in a 19-inning Cardinals loss to the Braves, striking out just one but giving up the game-winning 2 RBI double by Ken Griffey Sr. His other strikeout victim was none other than Neon Deion.
I couldn't find out who Boggs struck out.
Extra useless info: Danny Heep may hold the rare distiction of both giving up a hit to an RBI position player (Gaetti) and getting a hit off an RBI position player (Oquendo).
Quote from: Gerlost on 04/07/05, 01:28:53 PM
Extra useless info: Danny Heep may hold the rare distiction of both giving up a hit to an RBI position player (Gaetti) and getting a hit off an RBI position player (Oquendo).
Wow, good work Gerlost, how did you find these facts?
Yesterday, I looked up all the RBIers who pitched and had strikeouts. Then I went on retrosheet.org and looked up the box scores for the games they pitched in. Some have inning-by-inning summaries and some don't.
Just a lot of looking and I'm creepin' and I'm creepin'.
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Extra useless info: Danny Heep may hold the rare distiction of both giving up a hit to an RBI position player (Gaetti) and getting a hit off an RBI position player (Oquendo).
That may very well be the most impressive piece of useless RBI knowledge ever, I salute you!
Quote from: Gantry on 04/07/05, 01:48:44 PM
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Extra useless info: Danny Heep may hold the rare distiction of both giving up a hit to an RBI position player (Gaetti) and getting a hit off an RBI position player (Oquendo).
That may very well be the most impressive piece of useless RBI knowledge ever, I salute you!
Agreed. Anyone who can come up with a better trivia question than that deserves something even higher than a Dee-Nee... probably something we don't even know about yet.
Name the two career leaders in games caught for the Oakland A's - one is an RBIer
Terry Steinbach has to be one. I know Mike Heath played there in the 1980s, is he the other one?
Well done, you can have Terry's All-Star MVP trophy...
(http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/features/allstar/allstar_recaps/allstar_1988.jpg)