Craig Biggio Trivia [Archive]

nolanryan5714

06-29-2007, 11:41 AM

I thought it fitting to start a thread about the newest member of the "3,000 Club" - so, here we go! :)

I'll post a question. Once someone answers, they ask a question, and so on and so forth.

Question #1 - (Obvious, so here goes part of it) - When Biggio caught Nolan Ryan's game in 1988 against the Phillies, a)what number was he wearing? b)Who won the game? c)What did Biggio do offensively?

P.S. - That was Nolan Ryan's last shutout as an Astro.

Time to put baseball-almanac.com to good use!!! :clapping

RuthMayBond

06-29-2007, 12:38 PM

For the life of me I don't have fore-knowledge of this number, so I hope it's between three and five

KCGHOST

06-29-2007, 12:43 PM

Question #1 - (Obvious, so here goes part of it) - When Biggio caught Nolan Ryan's game in 1988 against the Phillies, a)what number was he wearing? b)Who won the game? c)What did Biggio do offensively?

a) 4
b) Astros 2-0
c) 0-3

nolanryan5714

06-29-2007, 12:47 PM

Nice job! :)

Now, who is going to post the next question?

nolanryan5714

06-29-2007, 12:48 PM

For the life of me I don't have fore-knowledge of this number, so I hope it's between three and five

LOL !!! Very clever. :)

nolanryan5714

06-29-2007, 03:00 PM

Alrighty, I'll start up the second round....

Today is the "anniversary" of what, concerning Biggio?

SoxSon

06-29-2007, 04:13 PM

Alrighty, I'll start up the second round....

Today is the "anniversary" of what, concerning Biggio?

On 29 June 2005, Biggio broke the HBP record held by Don Baylor by being hit for the 268th time.

(You can make the next question, though. :D )

Trivia Guy

06-29-2007, 04:38 PM

Alrighty, I'll start up the second round....

Today is the "anniversary" of what, concerning Biggio?

He got his first major league hit 19 years ago today...........

nolanryan5714

06-29-2007, 04:39 PM

Great job, SoxSon! :)

I believe it was also the anniversary of his first hit, as well....checking on that.

nolanryan5714

06-29-2007, 04:41 PM

LOL, well, I was beaten to it. Next question:

Who are the pitchers that gave up grand slams to Biggio?

sprinter45

06-29-2007, 08:16 PM

Ummm, I don't know.

Utter Chaos

06-29-2007, 10:36 PM

Who are the pitchers that gave up grand slams to Biggio?Jon Lieber and John Wettland

rdonahue

06-30-2007, 01:37 AM

On 29 June 2005, Biggio broke the HBP record held by Don Baylor by being hit for the 268th time.

Wasn't Hughie Jennings hit by more pitches?

nolanryan5714

06-30-2007, 01:46 AM

We're talking modern era. ;)

RuthMayBond

06-30-2007, 07:00 AM

I'll have to wait until I get one right, I have three Biggio trivia questions

nolanryan5714

06-30-2007, 11:59 AM

I'll have to wait until I get one right, I have three Biggio trivia questions

Huh? You did get one right, RMB! #4!

Post away your questions, man!

RuthMayBond

07-01-2007, 04:06 PM

Huh? You did get one right, RMB! #4!

Post away your questions, man!WEll, it wasn't the whole question ,but if you say so

1) How many players were drafted ahead of Biggio in the year he was selected?

2) What pitcher picked him off 1B unassisted?

3) What teammate hit back-to-back HR with him, TWICE in one game?

Mikie

07-02-2007, 02:21 PM

WEll, it wasn't the whole question ,but if you say so

1) How many players were drafted ahead of Biggio in the year he was selected?

2) What pitcher picked him off 1B unassisted?

3) What teammate hit back-to-back HR with him, TWICE in one game?

1. He was taken 22nd in the 1st round by the Astros in 1987, so 21.

2. Haven't found that one, I presume it was a hidden ball trick?

3. Lance Berkman, vs. the Phillies on July 25, 2005

RuthMayBond

07-02-2007, 02:22 PM

1. He was taken 22nd in the 1st round by the Astros in 1987, so 21.

2. Haven't found that one, I presume it was a hidden ball trick?

3. Lance Berkman, vs. the Phillies on July 25, 2005I don't know about the hidden ball trick for #2, but you have both other ones correct :applaud:

Dave Cash

07-05-2007, 05:55 PM

nolanryan5714

07-05-2007, 09:07 PM

i guess we knew who won when you said that it was nolan's last shutout:shrug:

No kidding?!?!?

It was supposed to be an obvious hint.

Get to know me more, and you'll see my personality. It's all fun, 'cause it's a game. :)

NJMetfan4life

07-09-2007, 11:37 AM

Here's a question

Where was Craig Biggio about 10 seconds after he got his 3,000th hit?

nolanryan5714

07-09-2007, 07:13 PM

Here's a question

Where was Craig Biggio about 10 seconds after he got his 3,000th hit?

Sliding into 2nd.

Okay, next question:

What year did Biggio start up the Sunshine Kids?

NJMetfan4life

07-09-2007, 08:19 PM

" sliding into second"

sorry i belive he was jogging to the dugout because he was thrown out trying to stretch a sigle into a double.(i might be wrong though)

is the answer to your question 1990?

nolanryan5714

07-10-2007, 12:47 AM

Actually, that question was a bit misleading. Craig didn't found the Sunshine Kids, he's just a huge supporter.

From the official site:

The Sunshine Kids Foundation was founded by Rhoda Tomasco in 1982 while she was serving as a volunteer in the pediatric cancer unit of a hospital in Houston, Texas.

I apologize for that.

Anyone up for a next question? Fire away!

Bigrcube

07-10-2007, 10:04 AM

OK, here's another question:

Where and when did Biggio attend college and name the future MLB players he played with on those teams?

geezer

07-10-2007, 01:03 PM

OK, here's another question:

Where and when did Biggio attend college and name the future MLB players he played with on those teams?

Seton Hall, and played with 2 former Red Sox players, Mo Vaughn and John Valentin.

Utter Chaos

07-10-2007, 01:16 PM

Seton Hall, and played with 2 former Red Sox players, Mo Vaughn and John Valentin.He also played with pitchers Kevin Morton and Rich Scheid.

NJMetfan4life

07-10-2007, 01:31 PM

Here's an easy one

What position did Biggio origionally play?

Bigrcube

07-10-2007, 01:45 PM

Here's an easy one

What position did Biggio origionally play?

He's a converted catcher. Was an NL All-Star as a catcher too.

geezer

07-13-2007, 10:26 AM

This is interesting, besides Biggio, have any other player had 3,000 hits and played at least for a time catcher in the majors.

nickels11

07-13-2007, 11:31 AM

Craig Biggio is the only Right-Handed batter to not do this for a full season?

nolanryan5714

07-13-2007, 03:46 PM

Craig Biggio is the only Right-Handed batter to not do this for a full season?

I don't quite understand. ???

Mikie

07-13-2007, 04:29 PM

Craig Biggio is the only Right-Handed batter to not do this for a full season?

My guess is ground into a double play. The better stat is that he played every game, all 162 in 1997, and didn't GIDP, he's either the only or one of just a few to do that, either handed.

nolanryan5714

07-13-2007, 04:33 PM

Oh, my bad! It was trivia. Somehow I was preoccupied and missed that. 'doh!

The DP answer is very attractive.....hmmmm......

Mikie

07-13-2007, 05:16 PM

This is interesting, besides Biggio, have any other player had 3,000 hits and played at least for a time catcher in the majors.

The only other member of the 3000-hit club with any games at catcher is Cap Anson, who's listed at C for 83 of his 2276 games from 1876-1897. 31 of them came in 1877 for the White Stockings, who played 59 games total, with Anson usually cited as the regular 3B where he played 40 games.

Biggio was the regular catcher for the Astros from his debut in mid-'88 (50 games that year), through '89 (125 g), '90 (113 g), and '91 (139 g), for a total of 427 games played at C.

None of the other 25 members, from Rose to Clemente, made even a cameo appearance at catcher.