Ultimate Baseball Trivia

[Mark68]

First clues:

Only one of them exceeded 125 Ks and was a top lefty prospect for them in the mid 70s.

Another started out in the Pirates org. 

Another lost 20 games that season.

Another pitched in ST for the Halos several years later.

Another is a current MLB pitching coach for a contending team. 

I know the 20-game loser was Brian Kingman.

Another one was Steve McCatty.

[fan_since79]

Name the only catcher to catch TWO perfect games.

Hint?

[Angel Oracle]

I know the 20-game loser was Brian Kingman.

Another one was Steve McCatty.

That's two, nicely done....McCatty is the Nats' pitching coach.

[Angel Oracle]

Tris Speaker holds the career doubles record?

[Angel Oracle]

Jorge Posada for only catcher to catch two perfect games?

[Brent Maguire]

Tris Speaker holds the career doubles record?

Good call AO. I thought it would take a few tries until that came up. 

[Brent Maguire]

Who has the highest BB/K ratio of all time as a hitter?

 

This player walked 10.1% of the time and only struck out 1.4%(!) of the time, good for a 7.39 ratio. 

[Brent Maguire]

Another one:

 

Who has the lowest WAR of all time? This player comes in at a whopping -17.6. 

[fan_since79]

Another one:

 

Who has the lowest WAR of all time? This player comes in at a whopping -17.6. 

 

Bill Bergen?

 

But he was a terrific defensive catcher, so I'm not sure about this guess.

[Brent Maguire]

 

Bill Bergen?

 

But he was a terrific defensive catcher, so I'm not sure about this guess.

 

Correct. 

 

A .170/.194/.201 line will probably negate all that defensive value. 

[Angel Oracle]

It's time to give the other 3 pitchers in the 1980's A'ths rotation, along with Steve McCatty and Brian Kingman.

Top lefty prospect for the A'ths in the mid 70s and also the only one to K over 125 batters that year = Mike Norris.

Started out in Pirates' org = Rick Langford.

Pitched in ST for the Halos several years after = Matt Keough.

 

All 5 eventually had arm/shoulder troubles, thanks to Billy Martin overusing them.

Bullpen fact:  only one reliever (Bob Lacey) pitched over 30 innings for them that season.

[Lou E Ville]

Hint?

 

He was one of the A's two catchers in the Henderson/McGwire/Canseco era.

[Angel Oracle]

He was one of the A's two catchers in the Henderson/McGwire/Canseco era.

Ron Hassey?

[fan_since79]

Who has the highest BB/K ratio of all time as a hitter?

 

This player walked 10.1% of the time and only struck out 1.4%(!) of the time, good for a 7.39 ratio. 

Ty Cobb?

[Brent Maguire]

Ty Cobb?

Nope. You'll have to dig deep on this one. 

[Angel Oracle]

Wee Willie Keeler?

[Brent Maguire]

Ty Cobb?

A couple of hints:

 

-Career .312 hitter

-Inducted into the HOF in 1977

-Had 1 season where he had 9 SO in 155 games

-Spent the majority of his career with CLE

-5'6 155 lbs, super small player

-SS and 3B

[nate]

Tris Speaker?

[Brent Maguire]

Wee Willie Keeler?

Good guess AO, but not quite

 

This player had 842 BB and 114 K in his career. 

[Brent Maguire]

Tris Speaker?

Nope. His last name does start with an S, if that helps anyone. 

[nate]

Yea, posted that before you said it was an IF.  Can't think of who it would be.  If he was inducted in 77 he was a 50's era player right?

[Brent Maguire]

Yea, posted that before you said it was an IF.  Can't think of who it would be.  If he was inducted in 77 he was a 50's era player right?

He was actually a player in the 20's and 30's. Voted in by the Veteran's Committee in '77. 

[fan_since79]

He was actually a player in the 20's and 30's. Voted in by the Veteran's Committee in '77. 

I'm drawing a total blank. I know when you give the answer I will probably recognize the name, but for the life of me I can't think of it now.

[Brent Maguire]

I'll give you guys an answer soon. Any last guesses? 

[nate]

I am pretty sure I know who it is but I kinda cheated.  Initials are JS.