Baseball: BaseBall Trivia..

Ok here's some Trivia for you to get..!

Starting off with some Pitcher's trivia...


1....Who holds the record for most
consecutive games homered in by a pitcher, what pitcher did it?

2.... What is the highest single-season batting average recorded by a pitcher? (Not counting the ones with a really sad amount of at-bats)

3.... What pitcher holds the career record for most home runs, how many did he have, and what team(s) did he play for?

4.... What is the record for most home runs in a game by a pitcher, who was it and what year?

Feel free to post your own questions once these have been answered

question 2: Walter Johnson .433 1925 (Washington Senators)

question 3: Wes Ferrell

Cleveland Indians

Boston Red Sox

Washington Nationals

New York Yankees

Brooklyn Dodgers

Boston Braves

38 homers

Well Done to Bandit....

Question 2 is right

Question 3 is right and he also play for Toronto...

They were quite tough!

Anyone else fancy questions 1 + 4

Originally posted by TRD

1....Who holds the record for most
consecutive games homered in by a pitcher, what pitcher did it?

That would be Ken Brett, George's older brother, who hit homers in 4 consecutive games for the Phillies.

Originally posted by TRD

4.... What is the record for most home runs in a game by a pitcher, who was it and what year?

Hmmm...I hope this is right.

2 homers in a game done 13 times, most recently by the Phillies Robert Person.

www.worldzone.net...

Sorry ProudAmerican thats not right...
Good Try!

The answer to no.4 is......

Jim Tobin..Boston....3 homers 05/13/1942..


Well done for the other one Ken Brett did it in 1973......:bounce:

Anyone fancy putting up some questions i fancy having a go at answering!!!!!

:cool2:

Hmmm, seems to be some confusion over that last question.

You say it was pitcher Jim Tobin of Boston on 5/13/42. This link says there was no Jim Tobin on the '42 RedSox.

www.pubdim.net...

This link here puts a Johnny Tobin on the '45 RedSox, but he played 3rd base.

www.pubdim.net...

This link also shows no Jim Tobin on the '42 RedSox.

www.baseball-reference.com...

I'm not saying you're wrong TRD, just trying to figure it out that's all.

The one thing that did strike me though was, how could an American League pitcher hit three homeruns when the American League has the designated hitter rule where AL pitchers dont bat, just NL pitchers.

Hmm PA not that i know it all but who said RedSox....Boston Braves he played 1941-45..... born in Oakland died in Oakland..Go A's....He won 12 games in 1942 and hit 20 homers if i remember correctly sometimes my memory fails im getting old......

[Edited on 14-5-2003 by TRD]

My apologies to you TRD, I forgot the Braves ever played in Boston. Well hey, I was young then.

Jim Tobin
Nickname: Abba Dabba
1912-1969

RHP 1937-45 Pirates, Braves , Tigers


"A man of extremes, Tobin led the NL in innings pitched (287.2) and losses (21) in 1942. He also startled the baseball world by hitting three home runs in one game on May 13 that year. A more than respectable hitter, he cracked 17 homers in his nine ML seasons. "

May 13, 1942: Pitcher Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves slams three successive home runs to beat the Chicago Cubs, 6�5, at Braves Field, the only ML pitcher ever to accomplish this.

www.pubdim.net...

I was wrong.

Originally posted by ProudAmerican
My apologies to you TRD, I forgot the Braves ever played in Boston. Well hey, I was young then.

I was wrong.

PA no worries everyone is wrong now and again..........
Maybe you can catch me out...

Ok new Question only one this time as it aint that easy.....

Part 1
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Who is the active player who has spent the most years with one team?

Part 2
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And For A BONUS

Which player spent the longest career with one team and one team only?....

Ok two questions really....

Originally posted by TRD
Ok new Question only one this time as it aint that easy.....

Part 1
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Who is the active player who has spent the most years with one team?

Part 2
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And For A BONUS

Which player spent the longest career with one team and one team only?....

Ok two questions really....

Reds star Barry Larkin with 16 years service. Right?

Brooks Robinson of Baltimore?

[Edited on 5/20/2003 by TeflonDon]

Teflon you are right with the first part of the question....Barry Larkin is spending his 18th year with the Reds....


But the all time service is wrong someone spent 23 years with the same team....

Originally posted by TRD
Teflon you are right with the first part of the question....Barry Larkin is spending his 18th year with the Reds....


But the all time service is wrong someone spent 23 years with the same team....

Brooks Robinson spent 23 years with Baltimore.....

Originally posted by TeflonDon

Originally posted by TRD
Teflon you are right with the first part of the question....Barry Larkin is spending his 18th year with the Reds....


But the all time service is wrong someone spent 23 years with the same team....

Brooks Robinson spent 23 years with Baltimore.....

Think there are two players with 23 years service but I don't know the other one, might be why we are confusing each other!

Teflon did you edit that in after Tsk,Tsk..You know i have a photographic memory..lol

Brooks Robinson is right 23 yrs with the O's

Originally posted by TRD
Teflon did you edit that in after Tsk,Tsk..You know i have a photographic memory..lol

Brooks Robinson is right 23 yrs with the O's

No I edited the bit about Ripken retiring, I know he is not an active player but is still involved in the sport and is thinking of walking away. What I posted didn't read properly so I changed it.

Anyway, there is another player with 23 years service, anyone know who?

Yeah i remember you had something about 21 years service for someone...

I'm not sure if their is another player with 23 yrs,i don't think their is...

Originally posted by TRD
Yeah i remember you had something about 21 years service for someone...

I'm not sure if their is another player with 23 yrs,i don't think their is...

Sorry, I was thinking of Carl Yastrzemski, who had 22 years with Boston (1961-83). My bad!!

Thats ok....

No probs...Still i aint been outdone yet!