ipitch's easy trivia quiz

[ipitch]

Answers these without looking them up! Even a caveman could do that.

1. Known as "The Iron Horse", this player played in a once-record 2,130 consecutive games, since broken by Cal Ripken. Hint: his initials are LG.
2. Who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history? Hint: his initials are DL.
3. This player first led the AL in HRs in 1915. Hint: his initials are BR.
4. Until the Niekros broke their record, who held the record for most career pitching wins by siblings?

0 correct - baseball trivia minor leaguer :dismay:
1 correct - baseball trivia rookie :rolleyes:
2 correct - baseball trivia .240 hitter :think:
3 correct - baseball trivia 2-time all-star :faint:
4 correct - baseball trivia hall of famer :applaud:

[Mikie]

Answers these without looking them up! Even a caveman could do that.

1. Known as "The Iron Horse", this player played in a once-record 2,130 consecutive games, since broken by Cal Ripken. Hint: his initials are LG.
2. Who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history? Hint: his initials are DL.
3. This player first led the AL in HRs in 1915. Hint: his initials are BR.
4. Until the Niekros broke their record, who held the record for most career pitching wins by siblings?

0 correct - baseball trivia minor leaguer :dismay:
1 correct - baseball trivia rookie :rolleyes:
2 correct - baseball trivia .240 hitter :think:
3 correct - baseball trivia 2-time all-star :faint:
4 correct - baseball trivia hall of famer :applaud:

Hmmm, #1 would appear to be Henry L. Gehrig, or HG, so you got me on that one, LG isn't ringing a bell.

#2 is easy, Donald James Larsen, but everyone called him just plain ol' Don.

#3 must be a trick question like #1, because it sounds like it should be George H. Ruth, or GR, not a clue who the BR guy would be off the top of my head.

Most people would answer Gaylord and Jim Perry for #4, but then most people don't know Cy Young and Christy Mathewson were half-brothers...it's a long, sordid story and something of a genealogical secret, so I won't elaborate.

[E.Howard 32]

1. Lou Gehrig
2. Don Larsen
3. (I didn't know, but I looked it up! I ain't sayin', but it is a very cool question!) He was a teammate of Babe Ruth on the 1921 Yankees too!
4. I first thought the Dean brothers Paul and Dizzy but now I think the Perry's is correct.

[Old Sweater]

Wow!!! Real trivia!!!

[Brooklyn]

1. Lou Gehrig
2. Don Larsen
3. (I didn't know, but I looked it up! I ain't sayin', but it is a very cool question!) He was a teammate of Babe Ruth on the 1921 Yankees too!
4. I first thought the Dean brothers Paul and Dizzy but now I think the Perry's is correct.

The Perry's are correct for number 4, but whose record did they break?

[RuthMayBond]

The Perry's are correct for number 4, but whose record did they break?Mathewsons'?

[Brooklyn]

Mathewsons'?


Yep, that is it. That was one of my favorite trivia quesitons, until the Perry's / Niekro's went and "ruined" it

[Utter Chaos]

I might have missed some but here's some pairs of brothers that won 100 or more games.

Niekro 539
Perry 529
Maddux 386
#Clarkson 385
Mathewson 373
Martinez 344
*Glavine 303
Coveleski 296
Forsch 282
Weyhing 267
Reuschel 230
Leiter 227
Hernandez 224
Dean 200
*Tannehill 197
*Ferell 193
Pfeffer 189
#Perez 185
Benes 184
Pascual 175
Wiltse 168
McDaniel 148
Kilroy 141
Stottlemyre 138
Lary 128
*Shantz 119
Weaver 117
Mahler 110
Tobin 105
Pipgras 102

*-only one brother was a pitcher,
#- 3 or more brothers

[Utter Chaos]

Mathewsons'?Yep, that is it. That was one of my favorite trivia quesitons, until the Perry's / Niekro's went and "ruined" itWhat about Dad, John and Walter Clarkson?

[ipitch]

THE ANSWERS...

Obviously, #1 and #2 were very easy. The reason they were easy was because I was trying to make you think that question #3 was easy too. But, it wasn't too easy, because it's not Babe Ruth, but Braggo Roth. #4 was supposed to be a trick question, but, I screwed it up. I was told that the 2nd winningest siblings were "Cy Young and his sister (511 wins total)" :laugh . Unfortunately, we both forgot about the Perry brothers. :( Oops.

1. Lou Gehrig
2. Don Larsen
3. Braggo Roth
4. Jim & Gaylord Perry

[Brooklyn]

What about Dad, John and Walter Clarkson?

I was only thinking of a pair of borthers. Or maybe I was only thinking post-1900. Nice catch

[bluezebra]

Answers these without looking them up! Even a caveman could do that.

1. Known as "The Iron Horse", this player played in a once-record 2,130 consecutive games, since broken by Cal Ripken. Hint: his initials are LG.
2. Who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history? Hint: his initials are DL.
3. This player first led the AL in HRs in 1915. Hint: his initials are BR.
4. Until the Niekros broke their record, who held the record for most career pitching wins by siblings?

0 correct - baseball trivia minor leaguer :dismay:
1 correct - baseball trivia rookie :rolleyes:
2 correct - baseball trivia .240 hitter :think:
3 correct - baseball trivia 2-time all-star :faint:
4 correct - baseball trivia hall of famer :applaud:

This "trivia" is an insult to true baseball fans. Anyone who doesn't know the answers should not be allowed to watch any more baseball games.

Bob

[bluezebra]

Answers these without looking them up! Even a caveman could do that.

1. Known as "The Iron Horse", this player played in a once-record 2,130 consecutive games, since broken by Cal Ripken. Hint: his initials are LG.
2. Who pitched the only perfect game in World Series history? Hint: his initials are DL.
3. This player first led the AL in HRs in 1915. Hint: his initials are BR.
4. Until the Niekros broke their record, who held the record for most career pitching wins by siblings?

0 correct - baseball trivia minor leaguer :dismay:
1 correct - baseball trivia rookie :rolleyes:
2 correct - baseball trivia .240 hitter :think:
3 correct - baseball trivia 2-time all-star :faint:
4 correct - baseball trivia hall of famer :applaud:

1..Larry Gronoski
2..Darwin Leftkowitz
3..Booby Rabinowitz
4..Bun(ny) & Frank Furter

Bob

[ipitch]

This "trivia" is an insult to true baseball fans. Anyone who doesn't know the answers should not be allowed to watch any more baseball games.

Bob

So, you knew the answer to #3?