Baseball Photo Trivia

[Angel Oracle]

18 hours ago, maximus p said:

Maybe, but not the answer I am looking for.

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Each won 20 games for a last place team

 

Beat me to that one, nicely one.   Carlton must have set a still standing modern era record for largest % of his team's wins in one season (27 vs 59 in 1972).  Both Ryan and Carlton also pitched until their mid-40s, and were both known for fanatical conditioning (the anti-David Wells/Colon). 

[maximus p]

5 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Beat me to that one, nicely one.   Carlton must have set a still standing modern era record for largest % of his team's wins in one season (27 vs 59 in 1972).  Both Ryan and Carlton also pitched until their mid-40s, and were both known for fanatical conditioning (the anti-David Wells/Colon). 

I kinda figured you would know that one.

[Troll Daddy]

[Redondo]

11 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Was Koufax also World Series MVP in 1963?

 

Good guesses on your part.

In 1963, Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax won the Triple Crown, Cy Young Award, National League Most Valuable Player Award and was named the World Series MVP.

[Redondo]

Who is the second player from the left? What is he known for?

No guesses?

[Troll Daddy]

Dick Schofield?

[fan_since79]

3 hours ago, Redondo said:

Who is the second player from the left? What is he known for?

No guesses?

I think it's Preacher Roe but can't recall what he's specifically noted for, other than pitching for the Dodgers.

[Redondo]

Great guess

Brooklyn Dodgers’ Preacher Roe was unique. He threw the spitball, a pitch that drops like a dead duck at the plate. Everyone in baseball knew what he was up to, but the umps could never catch him. With one tug of his cap, he’d spit in his palm to load one up. He’d also “fake” a spitball the same way, then throw a medium-speed fastball that would catch the batter off guard.

[fan_since79]

The nickname "Preacher" came at age 3 when an uncle asked his name and Roe responded "preacher" because of a minister who would take him on horse-and-buggy rides.

In college, he once struck out 26 batters in a 13-inning game.

He was traded by the Pirates to the Dodgers in 1947 along with Gene Mauch.

[fan_since79]

Who, what, when, and where?

 

[makepeac]

Harvey Haddix losing his perfect game in the 13th inning against the Braves in the late '50s.

[fan_since79]

10 minutes ago, makepeac said:

Harvey Haddix losing his perfect game in the 13th inning against the Braves in the late '50s.

That's right!

He lost the perfect game earlier in the inning on an error by the Pirates' third baseman. After a sacrifice and an intentional walk to Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock hit a home run. That's him rounding the bases. It was later ruled a double and the score of the game changed to 1-0, because Aaron had stopped running and Adcock passed him on the basepaths.

May 26, 1959 at Milwaukee County Stadium

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN195905260.shtml

[Angel Oracle]

Is that the most recent time that someone was passed on the bases during a HR? 

[fan_since79]

7 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Is that the most recent time that someone was passed on the bases during a HR? 

No, it's happened several times since then. Tim McCarver lost a grand slam in 1976 for passing a runner and was credited with a three-run single.

Retrosheet has an exhaustive list.

http://www.retrosheet.org/passing.htm

 

[fan_since79]

A really big moment.

[makepeac]

Enos "Country" Slaughter's Mad Dash scoring from first with the winning run in Game 7 1946 WS vs Red Sox when Johnny Pesky hesitated throwing home.

[fan_since79]

3 hours ago, makepeac said:

Enos "Country" Slaughter's Mad Dash scoring from first with the winning run in Game 7 1946 WS vs Red Sox when Johnny Pesky hesitated throwing home.

Of course.

The 1946 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Red Sox was Boston's first appearance in a World Series since their championship of 1918.

In the eighth inning of Game 7, with the score 3–3, the Cardinals' Enos Slaughter opened the inning with a single but two batters failed to advance him. With two outs, Harry Walker walloped a hit over Johnny Pesky's head into left-center field. As Leon Culberson chased it down, Slaughter started his "mad dash". Pesky caught Culberson's throw, turned and—perhaps surprised to see Slaughter headed for the plate—supposedly hesitated just a split second before throwing home. Roy Partee had to take a few steps up the third base line to catch Pesky's toss, but Slaughter was safe without a play at the plate and Walker was credited with an RBI double. The Cardinals won the game and the Series in seven games, giving them their sixth championship.

[CaliAngel]

On 3/15/2017 at 8:52 AM, fan_since79 said:

Tim McCarver lost a grand slam in 1976 for passing a runner and was credited with a three-run single.

 

This made my day. Can't stand McCarver.

[fan_since79]

Two future Hall of Famers in this 1916 photo.

[Angel Oracle]

One was easy, Zach Wheat.   Had to look up the other, and kicking myself for not knowing.

[makepeac]

Casey Stengel far left?

[Angel Oracle]

1 minute ago, makepeac said:

Casey Stengel far left?

Yep, and Zach Wheat on the far right

No hitting though in MLB in 1916, as the Dodgers' paltry 585 runs scored was still 2nd in the NL. 

[fan_since79]

Bonus question:

Casey Stengel is the only person to ___________

It has to do with New York.

 

[Angel Oracle]

To play/manage for all 4 NY teams (Giants, Dodgers, Yankees, Mets)?

[fan_since79]

2 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

To play/manage for all 4 NY teams (Giants, Dodgers, Yankees, Mets)?

That's right.