Baseball Photo Trivia

[fan_since79]

7 minutes ago, Redondo said:

He saved Jim Bunning's perfect game

You got it!

Nice article about the game:

https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/baseball-history/bunnings-perfect-game

[fan_since79]

On June 19, 1927 Jack Scott did something that no pitcher has accomplished since.

[Tank]

i looked it up because i had zero idea who he was. fascinating, and something that won't happen again in our lifetime.

[fan_since79]

I should give a clue: involved a doubleheader.

[Redondo]

Amazing feat and it will never happen again

I had to look it up also

[fan_since79]

This clue should help:

He was fully hydrated all afternoon.

[fan_since79]

Last clue:

It was a rather long day.

[fan_since79]

If nobody gets it by tomorrow morning I will give the answer.

[T.G.]

I'm going to take a guess... He threw back to back complete games in one day (double header)?

[fan_since79]

57 minutes ago, T.G. said:

I'm going to take a guess... He threw back to back complete games in one day (double header)?

Good guess! That's correct.

Nobody's done it since and nobody ever will.

And those were the days when the second game started 20 minutes after the first ended. None of this day/night soft stuff.

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Good guess! That's correct.

Nobody's done it since and nobody ever will.

And those were the days when the second game started 20 minutes after the first ended. None of this day/night soft stuff.

I didn't understand the part about him being well hydrated though 

[fan_since79]

1 hour ago, T.G. said:

I didn't understand the part about him being well hydrated though 

Dehydration jokes here when a pitcher gets hurt mid-game. 

[fan_since79]

The last pitcher to face this player in organized baseball (an exhibition game in 1943) and also the first pitcher to face this newcomer in 1947. Both players are Hall of Famers.

 

[Angel Oracle]

11 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

The last pitcher to face this player in organized baseball (an exhibition game in 1943) and the first pitcher to face this newcomer in 1947.

 

Jackie Robinson

[fan_since79]

7 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Jackie Robinson

You got one of them.

[Angel Oracle]

52 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

You got one of them.

Babe Ruth the other 

[fan_since79]

10 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Babe Ruth the other 

Yep.

 

[fan_since79]

What was the occasion?

[Angel Oracle]

Koufax’ first MLB win?

[fan_since79]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

Koufax’ first MLB win?

You're too good.

August 27, 1955, vs Cincinnati. Two-hit shutout, 14 strikeouts.

[fan_since79]

This is not Dennis the Menace.

[jsnpritchett]

3 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

This is not Dennis the Menace.

George Brett

[fan_since79]

Yeah, I guess it is. Already thinking about that pine tar bat mischief.

[fan_since79]

Who are these four and what did they do on this day in 1964?

[fan_since79]

It had to do with the long ball.