Wednesday trivia- MLB

[kane]

Hank Aaron

 

[Valuist]

Aaron is not a qualifier

 

[kane]

What about Straw or Mantle?

 

[Valuist]

neither

 

[kane]

neither

At least you know I'm not cheating

 

[Valuist]

Hint: the bulk of those on the list played in the last 25 years.

 

[Valuist]

OK, 3 correct have been guessed: Barry Bonds, Dawson & Willie Mays. 5 more to go.

 

[John Kelly]

Barry's father, Bobby.

I was at the old Comiskey Park working as an Andy Frain usher the day Bobby was traded from the White Sox to the ?.

 

[Valuist]

Barry's father, Bobby.

I was at the old Comiskey Park the day Bobby was traded from the White Sox to the ?.

Texas Rangers. I believe for Claudell Washington? I still can hear Piersall railing on Claudell, who became his favorite whipping boy.

People forget what a great talent Bobby Bonds was. Apparently alcoholism limited what should've been an even better career. But still, 300 HRs & SBs is pretty damned good. Only 7 others have done it.

 

[kane]

Carlos Beltran

 

[ComptrBob]

I think ARod got over 300 SBs.

 

[Valuist]

Beltran and A-Rod are both correct. We are up to 6 correct.

The last 2 are not easy. Kane may get one of them.

 

[kane]

Joe Morgan

 

[Valuist]

One of the two left is a former Red. Good guess with Morgan, but its not him.

 

[kane]

Griffey Jr

 

[Valuist]

Griffey Jr

Not enough steals.

 

[kane]

Great trivia question, thought it would be easier

 

[kane]

Andruw Jones

 

[kane]

Jose Canseco

 

[ComptrBob]

Andruw Jones

Jose Canseco

Good guesses, these were two that I thought about as well, especially Canseco had to be close to 300 steals.

 

[kane]

Good guesses, these were two that I thought about as well, especially Canseco had to be close to 300 steals.

I just looked them up, and neither is correct, I'm about to wave the white flag

 

[Viejo Dinosaur]

Just looked it up...would have never guessed either one....

 

[MrTop]

robin yount ?

 

[kane]

Dave Parker

 

[MrTop]

paul molitor

 

[MrTop]

I looked it up.....a million years I never would of got it

 

[cheapseats]

According to Ron Cey today, regular season 2018 was the first year ever to have more strike outs than base hits..................................

 

[ComptrBob]

Process of elimination .. take those who I know have hit 300 or more homers … I say it isn't Frank Thomas, Babe Ruth or Harmon Killebrew .. lol

 

[Valuist]

Mr. Top- I never would've gotten it either. Those last 2 are in pretty big company.

Bob- correct it isn't Thomas, Ruth or Killebrew.

 

[Valuist]

Dave Parker

Good guess and he even played for the Reds. But no, not The Cobra.

Also not Canseco or Andruw Jones

 

[Valuist]

OK, here is the final two:

Reggie Sanders and Steve Finley

 

[kane]

Since you gave me the Reds hint I might have eventually guessed Sanders, from now till the end of time I never would have thought of Finley

 

[Valuist]

Since you gave me the Reds hint I might have eventually guessed Sanders, from now till the end of time I never would have thought of Finley

Agree, both were very solid players. I knew Sanders at his peak was capable of 25-30 of each; just didn't know he did it long enough.

Finley is really a shocker. But it is true.