Baseball Photo Trivia

[Stradling]

Shit I bookend those guesses 

[Tank]

3 hours ago, Dick B Back said:

So does anyone know who led MLB with 20 triples in 1979?

Ralsty.

[Chuck]

Cheers to these guys!

 

 

 

[Blarg]

16 hours ago, True Grich said:

Yup.

Played 1899 to 1917 for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers - Sam Crawford, who holds the all-time triples record, a mark that will probably never come close to being broken, with an astounding 309. Crawford had a career high 26 triples in 1914 and led his league in the category six times. His other hitting accomplishments were impressive too. He led the National League with 16 home runs in 1901 and the American League with 7 in 1908, making him the first player to lead both leagues at some point in his time in the game. He had over 2900 hits and more than 1500 runs batted in.

One of the reasons that will never be broken is the fields were a good 50 to 100 feet larger. Players didn't hit home runs but the ball traveled through gaps to a wall 475 feet away before coming to a stop. What we see as doubles off a wall just bounded off the ground and kept rolling away from the fielder.

[fan_since79]

Right. Outfields were enormous back in the day. Even a big fellow like Babe Ruth had 136 triples. The current active leader is Curtis Granderson with 95 and behind him is Brett Gardner with 68. It would be cool to see Trout get to 100 before he's done. He has 46 triples right now.

[Dick B Back]

15 hours ago, Stradling said:

I am going to guess Jim Rice.  Although I thought that was ‘78.   If not him then I’ll guess Omar Moreno. 

Nope

[Roy Hobbs]

19 hours ago, Dick B Back said:

So does anyone know who led MLB with 20 triples in 1979?

Kauffman Stadium was known for triples back then so I am going to guess Willie Wilson or maybe George Brett

[Dick B Back]

1 minute ago, Roy Hobbs said:

Kauffman Stadium was known for triples back then so I am going to guess Willie Wilson or maybe George Brett

Brett is correct! Although not known for his wheels, he led MLB in triples 3 times.

[T.G.]

Holds a major league record for...

[Angel Oracle]

Props TG, I have no clue on that one other than being a Giants player from the 1960s, judging by the uniform look. 

[T.G.]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Props TG, I have no clue on that one other than being a Giants player from the 1960s, judging by the uniform look. 

Spoiler

The major league record for the most balks in one game is held by Bob Shaw, who had five balks in a May 4, 1963, game while pitching for the Milwaukee Braves against the Chicago Cubs.^[8] Four of the five balks came when the Cubs' Billy Williams was on base: one in the first inning, then three more in the third inning. In the latter frame, Shaw walked Williams, and then proceeded to balk him to second, third and home.^[9] Shaw's balks were blamed on his difficulty adjusting to a then-new point of emphasis in the rules: umpires were told to enforce the section of the balk rule strictly that required the pitcher, when going from the stretch to the set position, to come to a complete stop with his hands together for one full second before pitching. The rule had been virtually ignored before.

 

[Dick B Back]

I’m old but I was clueless as to who that guy was. Nice job @True Grich!

[fan_since79]

Great question. I was stumped.

Go ahead and give the answer, I have another question ready to go.

[T.G.]

The major league record for the most balks in one game is held by Bob Shaw, who had five balks in a May 4, 1963, game while pitching for the Milwaukee Braves against the Chicago Cubs.^[8] Four of the five balks came when the Cubs' Billy Williams was on base: one in the first inning, then three more in the third inning. In the latter frame, Shaw walked Williams, and then proceeded to balk him to second, third and home.^[9] Shaw's balks were blamed on his difficulty adjusting to a then-new point of emphasis in the rules: umpires were told to enforce the section of the balk rule strictly that required the pitcher, when going from the stretch to the set position, to come to a complete stop with his hands together for one full second before pitching. The rule had been virtually ignored before.

 

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[fan_since79]

Among other stops after his playing days ended, he has an Angels connection.

 

[Roy Hobbs]

6 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Among other stops after his playing days ended, he has an Angels connection.

 

Tony La Russa 

[Tank]

He reminds me of a righthanded Vic davalillo.

[T.G.]

 

Had a couple of different nicknames...

Edited December 2, 2019 by True Grich

[fan_since79]

I'm stumped.

 

[T.G.]

He had a 22 year career from 1914-1935

[Angel Oracle]

I had to look it up.     Can I give a clue?

[T.G.]

Sure 

[Roy Hobbs]

I am sad no one has got this yet.

[T.G.]

59 minutes ago, Roy Hobbs said:

I am sad no one has got this yet.

I know you're Jonesing to give the answer.

[fan_since79]

17 hours ago, True Grich said:

He had a 22 year career from 1914-1935

I had to search out this answer and I hope you don't mind if I give a clue.

He was the ace of the Yankees staff in 1923 and led them to their first World Series title. Two years later he lost a league-high 21 games.