Royals speedster Paulo Orlando has most recently joined this group of mainly obscure players. But, only these live ball era players started their careers in an unusual way. What distinguishes the starts of these players’ careers among those of all other live ball era players? (Click on MORE to see the full list of quiz […]
Here’s a list of some of the all-time great sluggers, plus a few others in a different class. Your task is to identify the career accomplishment shared only by these retired players. Babe Ruth Mark McGwire Barry Bonds Jim Thome Adam Dunn Russell Branyan Dave Kingman Rob Deer Congratulations to Elkboy! (and welcome to HHS). He […]
All of these pitchers played for a division champion. But, they also did something else to distinguish themselves from all other relief pitchers since divisional play began in 1969. What is this unusual pitching accomplishment? The pitchers are: Wade Davis, Santiago Casilla, Zach Britton, Koji Uehara, Joaquin Benoit, Rafael Betancourt, Cla Meredith, Michael Jackson, Dennis […]
The 2012 Minnesota Twins have the unfortunate distinction of being the only club in more than 35 years with some unusual position players on its roster. What unenviable characteristic distinguishes these clubs from among all other post-war teams? Rk Year Tm 1 2012 Minnesota Twins 2 1979 Cleveland Indians 3 1976 California Angels 4 1976 […]
The players in this quiz share the distinction of posting the only qualified seasons since 1961 with a certain batting accomplishment. What is it? Rk Player 1 Brad Ausmus 2 Royce Clayton 3 Tony Pena 4 Ted Simmons 5 John Wathan 6 Marty Perez 7 John Bateman Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play Index Tool Used […]
2015 NL RoY Kris Bryant makes this list of modern batters who were not shy about taking their cuts. What is the unusual seasonal batting feat that only these players have achieved since 1901? Rk Player 1 Jose Hernandez 2 Austin Jackson 3 Kris Bryant 4 Rick Monday 5 Mike Napoli 6 Mark Bellhorn 7 […]
2015 NL Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta is one of the twelve pitchers below to record a certain single game pitching accomplishment in the past twenty seasons (since 1996). What is this unusual feat? Jake Arrieta John Danks Brian Anderson Kris Benson Jamey Wright Brian Moehler Ross Detwiler Aaron Laffey Francisco Cordova Glendon Rusch […]
In last weekend’s showdown series with Toronto, the Yankees’ Brett Gardner became the first player of this century to record an unusual game feat. In so doing, he joined 10 others with the same feat since 1914. What is this unusual batting accomplishment? Rk Player 1 Brett Gardner 2 Mark McGwire 3 Mike Stanley 4 Kal […]
All of these pitchers had a career winning record with 100 ERA+, all played in the American League, and all but three played for the Yankees. But, what distinguishes these pitchers among all others since 1914? Rk Player 1 Dwight Gooden 2 Dave Ferriss 3 Vic Raschi 4 Tim Hudson 5 Tiny Bonham 6 Roger […]
The players in this quiz include some of the great sluggers in baseball history. But, what is the career accomplishment of which only these players can boast? Rk Player 1 Hank Aaron 2 Barry Bonds 3 Mel Ott 4 Frank Thomas 5 Manny Ramirez 6 Albert Pujols 7 Carlos Delgado Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Play […]