Quiz – Baffling Batters

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Here’s a collection of hitters including All-Stars, journeymen, and even a player many might regard as obscure. But, there is a common link connecting them, a feat accomplished since 1918 only by these players. What is this feat?

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Tom Wilson
Charles Johnson
Tony Gonzalez
Gary Gaetti
Jason Bay
Benny Ayala

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Generated 5/2/2012.

Hint: the feat is in two related parts.

The quiz has been solved. Congratulations to Richard Chester and Nick Pain, who identified that these are the only players since 1918 to homer in both their first career regular season game, and also in their first career post-season game.

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MikeD

11 years ago

To help me answer this question, I first need to understand if Jason Bay is regarded as an all-stars, a journeyman, or an obscure player.

This is just my way of saying I haven’t figured out the answer to the question…yet.

Richard Chester

11 years ago

Wilson’s 2002 and 2003 stats are practically one and the same.

John Nacca

11 years ago

Does it have to do with counting stats?

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Doug

11 years ago

Not related to counting stats.

Richard Chester

11 years ago

That they all hit home runs in their first ML game could be part of the answer.

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Doug

11 years ago

Reply to Richard Chester

That’s the first part. Good going, Richard.

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John Autin

11 years ago

Is the other part about the pitchers they homered against?

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Doug

11 years ago

Reply to John Autin

No, not about pitchers.

Harry Davis

11 years ago

They have all had a concussion(s)

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Doug

11 years ago

Reply to Harry Davis

Maybe they did. 🙂 But, that’s not it.

Tristram12

11 years ago

They all seem to have struck out in their first game as well

koma

11 years ago

Tom Wilson and Tony Gonzales didn´t SO

Austyn

11 years ago

This is exactly why I keep coming back, every once in a awhile my favorite player of ALL-TIME Gary Gaetti gets a mention!

Nick Pain

11 years ago

They all homered in their first regular season game and their first post-season game.

Insert Name Here

11 years ago

Reply to Nick Pain

I think that’s it.

This one only took 4 hours/14 comments to get solved… I have to admit I miss the real puzzlers, even if they took days for someone to answer correctly, after everyone else goes off on a tangent about something about one of the players.

CursedClevelander

11 years ago

Reply to Nick Pain

Yup, that’s gotta be it. Check out Dodger legend Tom Wilson and his 5.000 career postseason OPS. Take THAT, David Ortiz!

Doug

11 years ago

Congratulations to Richard Chester and Nick Pain, who identified that these are the only players since 1918 to homer in both their first career regular season game, and also in their first career post-season game.