Baseball Photo Trivia

[fan_since79]

Excellent! We've got them all now!

 

 

 

 

Front row (left to right): Eddie Collins, Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, Cy Young

Top row (L to R): Honus Wagner, Grover Alexander, Tris Speaker, Nap Lajoie, George Sisler, Walter Johnson

 

[fan_since79]

Ty Cobb was supposed to be in the photo, but didn't get there in time. His train was late.

[Angel Oracle]

I only missed Lajoie (in my mind since not responding here).

He and Cobb had one of the fiercest batting title fights ever in 1910, which at the time awarded the winner with a new Chalmers car.   Supposedly, official scorers gave Lajoie a few extra hits at the end of the season because they all hated Cobb.

 

 

Just as well the train was late, or else Cobb would have started a fight with all of them anyway.

[nate]

Excellent! We've got them all now!

 

 

 

 

Front row (left to right): Eddie Collins, Babe Ruth, Connie Mack, Cy Young

Top row (L to R): Honus Wagner, Grover Alexander, Tris Speaker, Nap Lajoie, George Sisler, Walter Johnson

 

Incredible to have so many legendary players in one photo.

[fan_since79]

 

This steal of home occurred in an American Legion game in 1942.

 

Who is the runner and who is the catcher?

 

Both players would eventually make it to the majors.

[fan_since79]

No guesses?

 

Okay, the runner played for two teams in his major league career. He only had 9 plate appearances with the second team, however.

 

The catcher ended up playing for six ML teams and then became a manager.

[Brent Maguire]

The runner looks like Yogi Berra. 

[fan_since79]

That's right, it's Yogi.

 

After his playing days, the catcher in the photo managed for 26 years for four different teams. He had a winning pct. better than .500 only with his last team.

 

 

[fan_since79]

Okay, last clue.

 

The catcher in the photo managed for 26 years in the majors and never made it to the World Series.

[Angel Oracle]

Del Crandell?

[Angel Oracle]

I cheated and looked it up.   Very good question, because something is not as it seems in the photo regarding the position played that day.

[fan_since79]

I cheated and looked it up.   Very good question, because something is not as it seems in the photo regarding the position played that day.

He was the catcher for the Los Angeles Sunrise team, and 16 years old at the time. Berra was only 17 and would be signed by the Yankees the following year.

[fan_since79]

He also angrily turned over the postgame buffet table in the clubhouse after Joe Morgan got his first major-league hit against his team, a walk off 2-run single.

[Angel Oracle]

I won't answer it because I looked it up, but that last clue should help a lot.

[fan_since79]

I won't answer it because I looked it up, but that last clue should help a lot.

One more, just to nail it down:

 

As a manager, he brought in a left-handed pitcher in a critical post-season situation, and the pitcher plunked the batter with his first pitch. Then he brought in a right-hander, and all hell broke loose.

[nate]

Sparky Anderson?

[fan_since79]

1986.

 

That should do it.

[Mark68]

Ty Cobb was supposed to be in the photo, but didn't get there in time. His train was late.

Probably because the other inductees bribed the engineer.

[Mark68]

1986.

 

That should do it.

John McNamara

[Mark68]

Never mind. I should have looked at the previous clues and gotten....Gene Mauch.

[fan_since79]

Gene Mauch it is.

[fan_since79]

 

This steal of home in a scoreless game in September, 1964 was the decisive play in a game that started a streak of ten straight losses for the Philadelphia Phillies, which cost them the NL pennant.

 

Frank Robinson is the batter. Who is the runner? He was a rookie utility infielder for the Reds.

 

 

 

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

Mauch was a catcher in American Legion ball, but became a 2B in pro ball.

That's what originally threw me off.

[Angel Oracle]

 

This steal of home in a scoreless game in September, 1964 was the decisive play in a game that started a streak of ten straight losses for the Philadelphia Phillies, which cost them the NL pennant.

 

Frank Robinson is the batter. Who is the runner? He was a rookie utility infielder for the Reds.

I've been a bit of a 1960s historian around friends.

This one, for me anyway, is easy.

 

Eventually became a Halos player in the late 60s (iirc).

 

 

Chico Ruiz

 

Taking a break from answering these, if all are alright with that.

Want to give others a chance. 

 

Here's one also using the photo.    Who was the Phillies catcher?

[CaliAngel]

 

It's the only time a World Series has ended with a caught stealing.

 

That's only because Aybar hasn't been in one yet.