Trivia Points Game

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Hello. I hope many as possible join this. The rules are simple: I will post several questions every so often. People will answer them, and I will reward one point to every correct answer. Then, I will keep track of who has answered the most questions correctly, and post the people. Some questions will be worth 2 points.

Here is the first set just to get started:
1) Who holds the record for having the most consecutive seasons as a team leader in a category?

2) This player starred in a movie and was the first to do so.

3) Had the most walks of the 1950's.

Please not that next time there will be more questions that are more challenging.

[Utter Chaos]

Hello. I hope many as possible join this. The rules are simple: I will post several questions every so often. People will answer them, and I will reward one point to every correct answer. Then, I will keep track of who has answered the most questions correctly, and post the people. Some questions will be worth 2 points.

Here is the first set just to get started:
1) Who holds the record for having the most consecutive seasons as a team leader in a category?Cal Ripken led the Orioles in Games played 16 years in a row (1982 to 1997)

[Trivia Guy]

#2 -- Babe Ruth as himself in The Babe Ruth Story?

[Utter Chaos]

2: Irish Muesel, Jigger Statz, Truck Hannah and Ivy Olson in Fast Company (1929)

3. Early Wynn.

[Mascott]

1. Rickey Henderson leading his team in steals. 2. Honus Wagner appeared in a short film in 1909 where he gave batting tips to they boy who would play Moe with the Three Stooges.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

Here we go:

1) Mel Ott led the Giants in homers for 18 consecutive seasons.
2) Ty Cobb was the first player to star in a film called Somewhere in Georgia in 1916. (Wagner giving hitting lessons doesn't really count)

3) Early Wynn had the most walks of the 1950's. Utter Chaos

Here is the next set:
1) Who was the first african-american player in the Major leagues for the 20th century? (be careful!)
2) What trio of brothers are the only ones to play in the same postseason?
3) Who was the first player to strike out 1000 times in a career?
4) Who is the only pitcher since 1901 to throw a no-hitter but ner a regular shutout?
5) Who had an 18-7 record and a 5.26 ERA in the same season?

[Trivia Guy]

Here is the next set:
1) Who was the first african-american player in the Major leagues for the 20th century? (be careful!)
2) What trio of brothers are the only ones to play in the same postseason?
3) Who was the first player to strike out 1000 times in a career?
4) Who is the only pitcher since 1901 to throw a no-hitter but ner a regular shutout?
5) Who had an 18-7 record and a 5.26 ERA in the same season?

#2 --- I think it was the Molina brothers.

[Erik Bedard]

#4: Clay Buchholz

[Utter Chaos]

Here we go:
Here is the next set:
1) Who was the first african-american player in the Major leagues for the 20th century? (be careful!)
2) What trio of brothers are the only ones to play in the same postseason?
3) Who was the first player to strike out 1000 times in a career?
4) Who is the only pitcher since 1901 to throw a no-hitter but ner a regular shutout?
5) Who had an 18-7 record and a 5.26 ERA in the same season?

#3 Babe Ruth
#4 Joe Cowley?

[Erik Bedard]

#5: Roxie Lawson

[Erik Bedard]

I'm going to guess Ed Porray for #1.

[Gee Walker]

I didn't search here, but in looking over the "birthplaces" section of Baseball-Almanac a guy named Al Cabrera was born in the Canary Islands, which is just off the coast of Africa. He played one game for the 1913 Cardinals.

I'm just not sure if he would have ever been an "African-American" since he died in Cuba.

[Erik Bedard]

Ed Porray was born on a ship near the Canary Islands as well, and he played three games in the Federal League for Buffalo (died in PA, too, so he was probably African-American).

[Old Sweater]

If you were born in the Canary Islands wouldn't that make you Spanish American even if you became a US citizen?

[Erik Bedard]

Yes, technically, but the Canary Islands are part of Africa as well. I think.

[Tyrus4189Cobb]

I'm glad to see so many people participating, hopefullly more will join! Here are the answers:

1) Jimmy Claxton is the player recognized from my book source.
2) The Molina brothers. Trivia Guy
3) Babe Ruth. Utter Chaos
4) Ed Lafitte
5) Roxie Lawson. Erik Bedard

Here is the scoreboard after two rounds:
Utter Chaos: 2 points
Trivia Guy and Erik Bedard: 1 point

Here is the new set:
1) Who is the only pitcher to pitch 100 or more complete games but never a shutout?
2) Who was the first player to hit a pinh-hit homer in the Worls Series?
3) Who was the first MLB player to wear glasses?
4) Who is the last player to hit two inside-the-park homers in the same game?
5) Who was the first player to hit one over the Green Monser at Fenway Park?

[Trivia Guy]

Here is the new set:
1) Who is the only pitcher to pitch 100 or more complete games but never a shutout?
2) Who was the first player to hit a pinh-hit homer in the Worls Series?
3) Who was the first MLB player to wear glasses?
4) Who is the last player to hit two inside-the-park homers in the same game?
5) Who was the first player to hit one over the Green Monser at Fenway Park?

#4 --- Greg Gagne on October 4, 1986.

[RuthMayBond]

Here is the new set:
1) Who is the only pitcher to pitch 100 or more complete games but never a shutout?
2) Who was the first player to hit a pinh-hit homer in the Worls Series?
3) Who was the first MLB player to wear glasses?
4) Who is the last player to hit two inside-the-park homers in the same game?
5) Who was the first player to hit one over the Green Monser at Fenway Park?
1) Jim Hughey
2) Yogi Berra
3) Paul Hines was the first with sunglasses, but Lee Meadows was the first (modern player, :ughh ) with conventional glasses

[Utter Chaos]

3) Who was the first MLB player to wear glasses?Will White?

[Erik Bedard]

#5: Hugh Bradley

[Utter Chaos]

4) Who is the only pitcher since 1901 to throw a no-hitter but ner a regular shutout?
4) Ed Lafitte


I don't understand this question. Lafitte pitched the first no-hitter in the Federal League in 1914. According to Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lafited01.shtml) he threw a shutout in 1915. So it looks like he did have a no-hitter and a regular shutout.

1) Who was the first african-american player in the Major leagues for the 20th century? (be careful!)That one has been asked and answered so many times on this forum that it has become trite. Seriously, used the search function.I used the search function and came up with 2 times this question was asked. The only thing that's becoming "trite" is your comments that add nothing to these threads.


On the other hand Jimmy Claxton played for the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League. While the Federal League and the Pacific Coast League are considered part of Organized Baseball I think it would be a stretch to consider them Major Leagues.

[Old Sweater]

Here is a link to an article about Jimmy Claxton.

http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/publish/article_01933.shtml


http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/uploads/jimmyclaxton.jpg

[Erik Bedard]

I don't understand this question. Lafitte pitched the first no-hitter in the Federal League in 1914. According to Baseball Reference (http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lafited01.shtml) he threw a shutout in 1915. So it looks like he did have a no-hitter and a regular shutout.

And I don't see how Clay Buchholz is wrong.

[Gee Walker]

Jimmy Claxton didn't pitch in any of the recognized major leagues. He did log some innings with the Oakland Oaks in the PCL, and that was a good league during that era... but it isn't acknowledged to be a MLB team.

I can't find any record of him pitching in the Federal League.

So who was the first African-American to play major league baseball in the 20th century?